Knapp, S. Potted Histories. An Artistic Voyage Through Plant Exploration.
1st. Ed. Pub. Scriptum Editions. 2003 pp. 336 with colour illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This book covers how plants have adopted remarkable behaviours for survival in a variety of harsh habitats. It also tells the remarkable stories of the adventurous botanist explorers who braved disease, slave traders, war, jungles and other dangers to collect plants now commonly grown in our own gardens.
£18.00 [ref: 68604]

Knapp, Sandra. Potted Histories. An artistic voyage through plant exploration.
1st. Ed. Pub. Scriptum Editions. 2003 pp.336 with colour illus. 4to. Fine hdbk. in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine.
Through botanical paintings and insightful essays, Potted Histories examines the fascinating history of plants and flowers. Over 20 plant families are profiled, including cacti, daffodils, iris, magnolia, poppies, roses, tulips and waterlilies.
£17.50 [ref: 49426]

Kneller, M. The Book of Rhododendrons.
1st. Pub. David & Charles. 1995 pp.160 with col. illus. & line drawings by the author. Small folio. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Each painting illustrates the eight month growing cycle and includes the flowering branch, bud, flower, flower division and profile, new leaf growth and seedhead. The artist is resident at the Exbury gardens famous for their rhododendrons.
£17.50 [ref: 70049]

Korach, K.A. 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustrations. 12 November 1972 - 30 March 1973.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Hunt Inst. for Botanical Documentation. 1972 pp.187 with b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback. Hunt Institure Compliments slip loosely inserted.
Contains brief biographies of the featured artists together with examples of their work.
£12.50 [ref: 70283]

Korach, K.A. (Ed.). Botanical Art & Illustration. 1972-1973. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. 1972 pp.187 with b/w. photographs. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in illus. boards.
This is the catalogue from the 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration held at the Hunt Institute.
£12.00 [ref: 49396]

Lack, H.W. 100 Botanische Juwelen. 100 Botanical Jewels.
1st. Ed. Pub. Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz 1987 pp.216 with col. and b/w illus. 4to. Fine softback. Dual text in Geman and English.
The catalogue to the exhibition ‘100 Botanical Jewels’ illustrating many fine examples from the collections of the Berlin Botanical Gardens and Museum.
£16.50 [ref: 66340]

Lack, H.W. Franz Bauer. The painted record of nature.
1st. Ed. Pub. Naturhistorischen Museums, Wien. 2008 pp.130 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Hardback. Nr. fine. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist, inscribed on the half-title ‘For Gren, with the author’s compliments. H. Walker, Berlin, 9 July 2008’. Scarce.
Franz Andreas Bauer (later Francis) (1758–1840) was an Austrian microscopist and botanical artist. Sir Joseph Banks recognised his extraordinary talent and secured him a position as first botanical illustrator at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Museum. After a life spent producing superb botanical and anatomical illustrations he became a member of the Royal Society and was appointed ‘Botanic Painter to His Majesty' King George III.
£70.00 [ref: 67913]

Lack, H.W. Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration.
1st. Ed. Pub. Taschen. 2001 pp.576 with col. & b/w. illus. throughout. Text in German, English And French. Small 4to. Fine softback with gently sunned spine.
A masterly survey of 100 botanical paintings and drawings ranging from the Byzantine era (pre-512 AD) to the present day.
£12.00 [ref: 68569]

Laird, M. & Weisberg-Roberts, A. (Eds.). Mrs. Delany & Her Circle.
1st. Ed. Yale Univ. Press. 2009 pp.xi, 283 with col. & b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Mrs Delany was an amateur artist, woman of fashion and commentator on life and society in eighteenth century England. This ambitious book is the first to survey the full range of Mrs Delany's creative endeavours; in particular, her botanical collages, or ‘paper mosaiks’. Published to accompany the exhibition on Mrs Delany and Her Circle at the Yale Center for British Art and the Sir John Soane Museum in 2010.
£75.00 [ref: 71427]

Latimer, Jonathan. Orchards. Through the Eyes of an Artist. Wildlife Art Series.
1st. Ed. Pub. Langford Press. 2005 pp.175 with colour illus. throughout. Large 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with very gentle sunning to spine. Title No. 6 in the Wildlife Art Series. From the library of ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author and editor Robert Gillmor MBE with the dedication ‘To Robert with very best wishes, Jonthan Latimer’.
This work celebrates the wonderfully diverse nature of orchards in Britain. Over a two-year period, artist Jonathan Latimer travelled across the country in a bid to document orchards through the season.
£40.00 [ref: 65256]

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