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Figures of Cape Plants by William Curtis
William Curtis
Description:
A collection of about 119 hand-coloured engravings of Cape plants, selected from the early years of Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Bound into old green half-leather. According to the typed title-page this has been arranged according to Harvey's "Genera of South African Plants." The engravings depict popular Cape plants, many from bulb genera, each plate in the original hand-colouring. No text pages are present. KERKHAM #777. These stunning colour plates are a fine example of plants collected at the Cape, some illustrated here for the first time. A nice addition to an African botanical collection. Covers a bit rubbed, some browning & foxing.
Details:
- Publisher: W. Curtis
- Publisher Place: London
- Date of Publication: 1790-1801
- Edition: First edition
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good+
- Size: 8vo
- Lot No: 435
- Hammer Price: $400
- Bids: 1
- Visits: 69
- Estimate: $700 -1000
- Reserve: $400
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Seller Details:
- Name: Great Books
- Address: PO Box 22062, Glenashley, 4022, South Africa
- Contact Person: Dennis Slotow
- Country of Origin: South Africa
- Email: books@abcbook.co.za
- Website: www.abcbook.co.za
- Preferred Payment Methods: Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer
- Trade Association: AA Approved
- Additional Information: Approximate postage for a 1kg book within South Africa = $5.00 first book plus $2.00 each additional book. Approximate foreign postage = $17.00 SURFACE MAIL or $30.00 AIRMAIL first book plus half again per additional book. All parcels are insured. We specialise in books on Africa and do our own regular book auctions. Visit our website or contact us by email for further information.
