Turrill, W.B. A Supplement to Elwes’ monograph of the genus Lilium. Part IX. Illustrated by Margaret Stones. 1st. Ed. Pub. RHS. 1962
pp.12 with 5 fine botanic colour lithograph plates. Elephant folio. AEG. Contents in fine condition. Bound in full blue morocco lightly rubbed on extremities and a little marking to rear board. With original, illustrated, card covers bound in.
This supplement was published in August 1962 by the RHS. Just 500 copies of this, the colour lithography, edition were made. The plates were illustrated by Margaret Stones (1920-2018) the Australian botanical illustrator who worked as the principal contributing artist to Curtis’s Botanical Magazine from 1950 to 1981. Each plate is supported with text by Turrill and line drawings. A super work.
£125.00 [Ref: 42833]