Description
small 4to, Hardcover patterned boards with dark blue inlays with a flat board spine and loosely tied with dark blue ribbon and board envelopes inside holding the reproduced Antique Botanical Prints all in fine condition.The portfolio edge has some non obvious minor insect damage. Also included is an informative brochure [also with the tiniest evidence of insect contact at top right hand corner] about William Hooker and instructions on mounting and framing . This brochure with the portfolio are still in an excellent state overall. the prints are painstakingly reproduced from the original prints in the Royal Horticultural Society’s London Library. All prints are trimmed to 9″ x 12″ and are specifically selected to frame and hang “for a superb finishing touch to almost any style of interior decor.” Excellent value for those needing to decorate a room with superb, pristine reproductions from a master working in the golden age of botanical illustration (1730 – 1850).