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Synopsis

The rev. william keble martin (9 july 1877, radley ? 26 november 1969, woodbury) was a church of england priest, botanist and botanical illustrator, known for his concise british flora in colour. the concise british flora was published in may 1965 when the author was 88. the book was the result of 60 years' meticulous fieldwork and exquisite painting skills, and became an immediate best-seller. he completed over 1,400 paintings in colour and many black-and-white drawings before the book was finally published. this is the large format limited edition composed in baskerville type and printed by jarrold & sons limited, norwich on the hale paper company's mould-made wookey rag laid paper made at wells in somerset. the book was bound by the wigmore bindery and the handmade paper with natural flowers used for the boards, from the mill of richard de bas at ambert d'auvergne, france. the book was designed and produced by george rainbird and his colleagues in london.

Item Description

This edition consists of 160 copies only of which numbers 1 to 150 were for sale. This copy is number 57. It is also signed by W. Keble Martin. There are 94 colour plates and 6 black and white plates. NO slipcase. 23 x 30.5 cm. All the plates are present and in excellent condition. There are no internal marks. This is a heavy book and will need extra postage charge.