Fisher, Celia. Flowers of the Renaissance.
1st. Ed. 1st. Impression Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2011 pp.176 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist. Title-page inscribed ‘to Gren with love and thanks from Celia’. Loosely inserted is a brief letter to Gren from Celia Fisher introducing her book and inviting him to ‘come and help me launch it’ and on the reverse of the letter is a proof page which she suggests demonstrates her efforts to ‘expand the Renaissance and flowers into places not generally searched.’
In this book the author focuses on twenty favourite flowers and brings them to the fore in detailed illustrations of renaissance paintings and tapestries.
£60.00 [ref: 68854]

Fisher, Celia. Peonies & Pomegranates. Botanic Illustrations from Asia.
1st. Ed. Pub. The British Library. 2018 pp.200 with col. illus. throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out of print.
Many of the flowers and fruits growing in our gardens and greenhouses today were brought to the West by collectors or traders. ‘Peonies and Pomegranates’ describes the origins of these plants, with quotations from the people of Asia who first appreciated, cultivated and wrote about them. Almost all the illustrations are by Asian and Middle Eastern artists. Describes over seventy plants that originated in Asia and the Middle East.
£5.00 [ref: 66351]

Fisher, J. Mr. Marshal’s Flower Album. From the Royal Library at Windsor Castle.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gollancz. 1985 pp.128 with over 120 plants illus. in colour. 4to. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.
The exquisite flower album featured in this work were created in the mid-seventeenth century by Alexander Marshal. He became renowned as one of the earliest water-colourists and over 120 plants and flowers (newly discovered, common and wild) he illustrated within the album are reproduced herein.
£8.00 [ref: 57290]

Fisher, J. Mr. Marshal’s Flower Album. from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gollancz. 1985 pp.128 with over 120 plants illus. in colour. 4to. Fine hdbk., in near fine dw.
The exquisite flower album featured in this work was created in the mid-seventeenth century by Alexander Marshal. He became renowned as one of the earliest water-colourists and over 120 plants and flowers (newly discovered, common and wild) he illustrated within the album are reproduced herein.
£10.00 [ref: 53765]

Forel, Oscar. Synchromies. Secrets des Ecorces. Geheimnisvolle Rinden. Hidden Art in Nature.
1st. Ed. Pub. Edita. 1977 pp.113 with 48 tipped-in col. photos. Text in French, German and English. Small folio. Fine hardback contained in fine clamshell box. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist. With a dedication from the author to the half-title (to Madame Dupont dated Feb. 1977). With a further dedication to Gren presenting this copy to him in memory of his friendship with Oscar Forel (dated Aug. 2019). A wonderful copy.
A collection of photographs of bark, made by the psychiatrist and photographer Oscar Forel to illustrate the harmony of colours to be found in nature, phenomena he called Synchromies.
£75.00 [ref: 67958]

Fox, J. (et al). Rory McEwen. The Colours of Reality.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2013 pp.224 with col. illus. & b/w. photos. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., just gently sunned along the spine and fore-edge. Loosely inserted is an original RBG Kew invitation card to the private view of the exhibition ‘Rory McEwen, The Colours of Reality and Rory McEwen’s Legacy.’ which was held at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art on Monday 13th May 2013.
A biographical study of the multi-talented Rory McEwen (1932-1982). The book emphasises his highly detailed botanical paintings.
£38.00 [ref: 68829]

Franklin, R. A Coming of Age. Celebrating 18 Years of Botanical Painting by the Eden Project Florilegium Society.
1st. Ed. Pub. Two Rivers Press. 2018 pp.vi, 113 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback.
The Eden Florilegium Society was founded in 2000 to record plants in Cornwall and those held at The Eden Project in particular. There are over 140 paintings in the archives donated by 31 different artists, many of whom exhibit nationally and internationally and hold RHS Gold medals for their work.
£10.00 [ref: 66271]

Franklin, R. A Coming of Age. Celebrating 18 Years of Botanical Painting by the Eden Project Florilegium Society.
1st. Ed. Pub. Two Rivers Press. 2018 pp.vi, 113 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback.
The Eden Florilegium Society was founded in 2000 to record plants in Cornwall and those held at The Eden Project in particular. There are over 140 paintings in the archives donated by 31 different artists, many of whom exhibit nationally and internationally and hold RHS Gold medals for their work.
£10.00 [ref: 68623]

Fraser, M. & L. The Smallest Kingdom. Plant and Plant Collectors at the Cape of Good Hope.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2011 pp.220 with col. & b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
‘The Smallest Kingdom’ is a beautifully illustrated account of the botanical exploration of South Africa's Cape Floral Kingdom and the plants that this region has given to the gardens of the world over the last four centuries.
£15.00 [ref: 68626]

Fraser, S.M. and Sellers, V.B. (Eds.). Flora Illustrata. Great Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. NY Botanical Gdn./ Yale. 2014 pp.xxiii, 296 with col. and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A celebration of the Mertz Library’s immense collection of botanical and horticultural works, illustrating examples from the twelfth century to the present day.
£15.00 [ref: 71669]