The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an

The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an

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Millais. Rhododendrons. 1917-1924. 2 volumes. folio. publisher's cloth

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July 28, 10:56 AM GMT

Estimate

400 - 600 GBP

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MILLAIS, JOHN GUILLE


Rhododendrons. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1917-1924


FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 285 OF 550 COPIES PRINTED, 2 volumes, folio (405 x 296mm.), half-titles, 34 coloured plates after Beatrice Parsons, Winifred Walker, Lilian Snelling, and Archibald Thorburn, 28 collotype plates, photographic illustrations, publisher's maroon cloth gilt, occasional spotting, covers slightly scratched, spine of volume 2 repaired at foot 


LITERATURE:

Nissen BBI 1369


PROVENANCE:

Vice-Admiral Algernon Walker-Heneage, armorial bookplate; Bonhams, London, 23 February 2010, lot 295