Arabella Roupell. Pioneer Artist of Cape Flowers. Limited Edition 493/625 by Allan Bird
This is a Limited edition of 625 copies of which this book is number 200
Arabella Roupell. Pioneer Artist of Cape Flowers by Allan Bird.
Published: South African Natural History Publication Company, Johannesburg, 1975
Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition. The DJ has some limited signs of wear the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
The still fresh Emerald Green boards with gilt lettering and motive on face and spine is covered with a good DJ now protected with a fresh Cellophane sleeve. The DJ has limited edge wear but is still good.
Arabella Elizabeth Roupell was an English flower painter, noted for an anonymous set of flower paintings published in 1849 under the title 'Specimens of the flora of South Africa by a Lady
This is really a revised edition of More Cape Flowers, having an extra Introduction and 2 extra full color illustrations.
Six unpaginated text pages by Allan Bird followed by twelve reproductions of Roupell’s watercolor illustrations of Cape flowers with descriptive text to left leaf and illustration to right- blank pages follow to next set of text and illustration.
2pp bibliography. Size: 337x17p41mm.
