Pierre Joseph Redoute: Roses 2
London: Ariel Press, 1956. Folio, original stiff illustrated covers with thin paper wrap over covers, 24 large format colour engraved plates of roses, preliminary text, pp (XVI), (24). Previous owner's bookplate. Some pencil annitations in the margin of the preliminary text. Plates all clean and vibrant. Very good condition
24 large colour plates of roses by Pierre Joseph Redouté (1759 - 1840), who has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. This is another selection of a further variety of roses, following Ariel Press's publication of "Roses" in 1954. In her introduction, Eva Mannering writes of the mythology and folklore surrounding roses. Item #106079
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