Nature into art : a treasury of great natural history books / Handasyde Buchanan Hardcover - 1979

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson , 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 220 p. ; ill. ; (some col.) ; 32 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p.209-210. - Includes index. Contents; Includes flowers and fruit, birds, animals and fish, insects and shells. Also, a chapter on printing techniques, with a note on book sizes and watermarks. Subjects; Buchanan, H. Natural history literature History. Biological literature History. Zoological illustration History. Botanical illustration History. Natural history literature History. Biological literature History. Botanical illustration History. Botany. Natural history ; Pictorial works. Nature (Aesthetics) History. Botany ; Pictorial works. Ornithological illustration. Books History. Books Bibliography. Book design. Natural history Pictorial works Bibliography. Botanical illustration. Zoological illustration. History. Zoological illustration History. Natural history. Botanical illustration. Zoological illustration. Ornithological illustration. Book design. Bookplates. Illustrated books. Zoological illustration History. Botanical illustration History. Botany. Zoology. Botanical illustration. Zoological illustration. Zoology. Biologie. Natural history illustration. Botanical art. Natural history. 18th century. 19th century. Organisms Books (ca. 1700- ca. 1900). Books on organisms, (ca. 1700- ca. 1900). Plants and animals : as subject of printmaking. Animals Depictions 18th century. Animals Depictions 19th century. Book illustration 18th century. Book illustration 19th century. Plants and flowers Depictions 18th century. Plants and flowers Depictions 19th century. Genres; Bibliographies. History. Illustrated. Illustrated works.