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A Monograph of the Genus Crocus





Book Description
81 hand-col lithographic plates, 1 double-page col map, vignette illustrations. Large 4to, cont. green morocco, gt, rubbed/scuffed to extremities, aeg, marbled endpapers, later cloth reinforcement to hinges. A few discreet marginal pencil annotations.
Dealer Notes
First edition. With an appendix on the etymology of the words Crocus and Saffron by V. C. Lacaita. Hand-coloured lithographic plates by F. Huth after Maw. George Maw (1832-1912) became the leading expert on Crocus, and he dedicated ten years to the production of this book. John Ruskin wrote of Maw's crocus drawings that they were 'most exquisite [..] and quite beyond criticism'.
Nissen BBI, 1316 (erroneously calling for 71 plates).
Nissen BBI, 1316 (erroneously calling for 71 plates).
Author
Maw, George
Date
1886
Binding
Full green morocco
Publisher
Dulau & Co
Illustrator
George Maw
Condition
Very Good
Pages
viii, 326, xx, [10]
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