Horticultural Review 1932-33 Botanical Journal 23 color Floral plates flowers
Brian DiMambro(Old Books, Early 20th Century Books, Early 20th Century Books, French Books, Illustrated Books, Agriculture, Botany, Gardening).
Revue Horticole: Journal D'Horticulture Pratique.
Published 1932-33, Paris by Libraire Agricole de La Maison Rustique.
24 bi-weekly issues, 584 pages. Text in French. Illustrated throughout with 23 fine color photo-lithography plates of flowers and fruits, lacking plate from issue 17 (seemingly as bound).
Publisher's lettered and pictorial paper covered boards, deckled edges, with all indexes and extensive scientific text.
Scholarly journal filled with beautifully printed color floral plates.
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding gently age worn, expertly bound long ago at The Botanical Institute in Geneva, Switzerland with their stamp to ffep. Mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive and sound as an object.
Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally. The color plates are all clean and nice.
Please review photos for more detail showing how this scarce 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.
[B11787].