Thornton, Robert & Dressendorfer, Werner. The Temple of Flora The Complete Plates. 1st. Ed. thus Pub. Taschen. 2008
Thirty-two loose-leaf (Elephant folio sized) colour prints plus same-sized engraved title-page. Accompanied by a (same-sized) 44-page illustrated softback book comprising Dressendorfer’s introductory text and text supporting the plates (multi-lingual - English, French, German and Spanish). Contents in fine condition. Housed in Publisher’s illustrated clamshell case in nr. fine condition. Also comes with the Publisher’s illustrated cardboard packaging.
The year 1799 witnessed the first installment of a work that has gone down in history as one of the most remarkable books of botanical plates ever published. Two centuries have passed since the publication of Robert John Thornton's The Temple of Flora, but its charm remains unsullied today.
£325.00 [Ref: 72056]