Bidspirit auction | Sacheverell Sitwell

Sacheverell Sitwell - Great Flower Books 1700-1900'. A Bibliography Record of Two Centuries of Finely Illustrated Flower Books Great Flower Books 1700-1900 by Sacheverell Sitwell A Bibliography record of two centuries of finely - illustrated flower books. Folio, pp 94 plus 36 tissue guarded plates, 20 of which are in colour, Half green morocco over marbled boards, hardcover binding, title in gilt on spine, edited by Patrick M. Synge, Published by Collins, London, 1956 A beautiful book the most thorough and comprehensive bibliography of flower books, describing over 750 books. The book is composed in four sections: an essay on flower books by Sitwell, an essay on the illustrators by Wilfrid Blunt, an introduction to the bibliography by Patrick M. Synge, and the bibliography by W. T. Stearn, Sabine Wilson, and Handasyde Buchanan. Size: 35 x 49.4 cm (13.7 x 19.4 inches) Excellent Condition Provenance: Keywords: India, Indian, Early Printed Book, Plate Book, Flower