[Item #55251] The Australian Flower Paintings of Ferdinand Bauer. William T. STEARN, Wilfred BLUNT, introd.

The Australian Flower Paintings of Ferdinand Bauer

London: Basilisk Press, 1976. Limited Edition. No. 280 of 515 copies printed. Elephant folio (65cm). Backed in green leather with green marbled paper-covered boards, corners reinforced with vellum, titled in blind on spine, inside clamshell case covered in grey cloth, titled in black on green paper spine label; dark green endpapers with hinges reinforced with grey cloth, as issued; [1-8] 9-30, [58]pp; 25 plates laid down on inserted green leaves. Cloth clamshell case gently rubbed, with one or two smudges to cloth, spine label lightly rubbed: Very Good. The book itself is Near Fine. "This volume reproduces 25 coloured drawings of Australian plants made in 1801-5 by Ferdinand Luykas Bauer when he was official Botanical Draughtsman" under the supervision of botanist Robert Brown, on Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia.

NOTE: this is a large, heavy volume, and may not be possible to ship to all destinations. If you wish to place an order from outside the United States, please inquire before purchasing.

Price: $750.00

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