Stiff r l a (7 Ergebnisse)

Paper covers. Zustand: V.g. No Jacket. 1st edition. Taken from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, and filed as loose sheets at Kew, these reproduce all the notes etc. on the margins of the drawings and in some cases the cards on which they were mounted. A tidy copy, no inscriptions. Weight: 1 Language: English. …

Soft cover. pp.79 with 47 plates of col. illus. 4to. Fine softback. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist with an affectionate inscription on the half-title page to Gren and his wife in which Ruth Stiff thanks them for their support and friendship. Loosely inserted is a 4-page, illustrated, exhibition invitation card for 'Flowers from the Royal Gardens of Kew'. Produced to accompany a touring exhibition of the United States, this book, with a foreword by Prof. Lucas, illustrates the quality of the artwork used to illustrate Curtis's Botanical Magazine over the years.…

Paper covers. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. Owner's label. As new. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. pp.viii, 199 with wonderful col. illus. by Mee throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. with very gently sunned spine. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist with the title page inscription : 'To Gren and Shirley - Could not and would not have done this without you. You are quite simply the best! Thank you, Ruth'. Unique copy. This volume was published to support the exhibition 'Margaret Mee : Return to the Amazon' held in the USA between 1997 and 1999. Gren Lucas, (then Keeper of the Herbarium and Library at Kew) was the person behind the concept of the exhibition and as she explains in her Acknowledgements was 'an invaluable help' and provided unstinting support to Ruth Stiff, the Curator.…

pp.184 with col. illus. throughout. Text in French and English. 4to. Fine softback with a little gentle sunning to spine and front cover edges. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist and inscribed on the half-title by Ruth Stiff - 'To Gren and Shirley, with many thanks and very best wishes, Ruth, 25-9-2007.' A richly illustrated catalogue, produced to accompany an exhibition of works by these two talented botanical artists and travellers on display at the Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris from May to July 2007. Many of the paintings were previously unpublished in book form, making this an essential addition to the libraries of all interested in the work of Marianne North and Margaret Mee.…

pp.184 with col. illus. throughout. Text in French and English. 4to. Fine softback. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist and inscribed on the title page by Ruth Stiff - 'To Gren and Shirley, with all my love and best wishes, Ruth, 25-05-09.' A richly illustrated catalogue, produced to accompany an exhibition of works by these two talented botanical artists and travellers on display at the Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris from May to July 2007. Many of the paintings were previously unpublished in book form, making this an essential addition to the libraries of all interested in the work of Marianne North and Margaret Mee.…

pp.viii, 201 with wonderful col. illus. by Mee throughout. 4to. Fine softback with some gentle sunning. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist. With the inscription 'To Gren, all the best on a wonderful occasion' signed by Cynthia Mitchell, one of the two exhibition sponsors. The title page is also signed by Margaret Mee's husband, Greville Mee and there is a further signature which we can't decipher. Furthermore, Prof. Sir Ghillean Prance (who wrote the Preface and a chapter within this work) wrote 'To Gren, Thank you for all you have done to organise this book and to promote Margaret Mee at Kew, Ghillean Prance'. Lastly, at the end of her Acknowledgements, Ruth Stiff wrote 'To Gren, We have done it indeed! I am so pleased and so grateful. What a team we make! Ruth'. A wonderfully unique copy. This volume was published to support the exhibition 'Margaret Mee : Return to the Amazon' held in the USA between 1997 and 1999. Gren Lucas, (then Keeper of the Herbarium and Library at Kew) was the person behind the concept of the exhibition and as she explains in her Acknowledgements was 'an invaluable help' and provided unstinting support to Ruth Stiff, the Curator. Gren also wrote the Introduction to this book. Signed by Author.…