The Collector's Portfolio of Hooker's Finest Fruits

Hooker , William
1989 (First Edition Thus). Prentice Hall Press , New York, United States

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).

$100.00

Specifications

Author Hooker , William
Publisher Prentice Hall Press
Place Published New York, United States
Year Published 1989 (First Edition Thus)
Date of First Edition
or Edition Notes
1989
Size Small 4to - Quarto, 250mm x 190mm
Chapters Unspecified
Pages Unspecified

Condition Report

Cover 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 and informative brochure [also with the tiniest evidence of insect contact at top right hand corner) about William Hooker and instructions original mounting and framing . this brochure with the portfolio are still in and excellent state overall.
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.".