Horticultural Review 1934 Botanical Journal 23 color litho plates flowers fruits

(Old Books, Early 20th Century Books, Early 20th Century Books, French Books, Illustrated Books, Agriculture, Botany, Gardening).

Revue Horticole: Journal D'Horticulture Pratique.
Published 1934-35, Paris by Libraire Agricole de La Maison Rustique. With early stamps of the General Botanical Institute of Geneva Switzerland.
23 monthly issues, 618 pages (lacks no.3-March '34-not bound in). Text in French. Illustrated throughout with 23 fine color plates of primarily flowers and fruits.

Publisher's lettered and pictorial paper covered boards, with all covers, ads, indexes and extensive scientific text.

Scholarly journal filled with beautifully printed color photo-lithographs. 

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally. The color plates are all clean and nice.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 10 3/4" H x 7 1/2" W.

[B11826].