The Magnificent Flora Graeca: How the Mediterranean Came to the English Garden by Harris, Stephen A - 2007

Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. New in New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1851243062 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The story of the expeditions of Sibthorp and his renowned illustrator Ferdinand Bauer is a tale replete with larger-than-life characters and adventures on land and sea. Harris profiles the lives of Sibthorp, Bauer, and other leading characters, and explores the Flora Graecas rich cultural and scientific legacy. Sibthorps pioneering adventures unearthed floral specimens previously unknown to science, as he collected the originals of such popular garden flowers as the Crocus flavus ssp. flavus, the parent of the Golden Yellow; and… Read More