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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Dyer (R.Allen) Editor (and others):

THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF AFRICA

Published: The Government Printer, Pretoria, 1948 - 1985

Edition: First edition

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Volumes 27 to 49 bound in green skivertex, plates 1041 to 1960, printed by photolithography, with accompanying text, a very good set.

'Since its inception in 1921, this serial, modelled on the former Curtis's Botanical Magazine, has published well over 2000 colour plates of African plants prepared by some 80 artists. The object of the serial is to convey to the reader the beauty and variety of form of the African flora, to stimulate interest in the study, conservation and cultivation of African plants and to advance the science of botany as well as botanical art.' Editor's note.

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 4to (250 x 180 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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