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Sale 320: Fine Books & Manuscripts (#320) 11/03/2005 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 11/03/2005 1:00 PM PST

Lot #98 Rhododendrons

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$812.50

Estimate: $600 - $900

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Description

Title:

Rhododendrons

Author:

Millais, J[ohn] G[iulle]

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Longmans, Green

Date Published:

1917-1924

Description:

2 volumes. Illustrated with 34 color plates (after paintings by Beatrice Parsons, Winifred Walker, Lilian Snelling, et al.), 28 collotype plates & 52 half-tone plates. (Folio) 16x12, original gilt-lettered cloth. Each one of 550 copies.

Scarce set of this very complete discourse on rhododendrons, with many color plates and particularly nice collotype plates from photographs of groves, branches and flowers. Includes azaleas; and lists of hybrids with the people who succesfully grew them.

Condition:

Light wear to cloth with corners bumped and showing at small tears at spine ends and to joints, a little shaken; light foxing to first couple of leaves of the Second Series, very occasional toning offset from tissue guards; very good.

Item#:

166915
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