BOTANY -- HIGHGROVE FLORILEGIUM, THE. Watercolours depicting Plants grown in the Garden at Highgrove. Lond., Addison Publications for The Prince's Charities Foundation, 2008-09. 2 vols. W. 124 cold. lithographs of watercolors by contemporary botanical illustrators & text decorations and endpaper designs by R.S. Smith. Lge-fol. Fine or. burgundy half goatskin with marbled paper boards, spines raised in compartments and decorated in gilt with green mor. labels, oval green mor. title-piece with the Prince of Wales's emblematic feather badge in gilt to front sides. With 2 or. hand-made green felt covers with red ties to house and protect the books.
Printed in a limited and numbered edition of 175 copies (#125). Preface signed by King (at that time Prince) Charles. Each plate signed by the artist with blindstamp & limitation number in pencil. Added: Publisher's information brochures in matching owrps. portfol. NB Shipping requires high postal fees. - Possibly to be taken over from the consigner a custom-made (especially for this sumptious bookproduction) display-cupboard of massive oakwood with glass dustcover with 3 drawers with black steel handle bars, 90 x 120 x 75 cm. (Photos of this cupboard available upon request).
€ 7500
result € 7000
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