South African Botanical Art: Peeling back the petals (Collector’s edition of 100 numbered copies, this is copy no. 1 presented to ‘The Publisher’ by the author) Verzeichniss der Reptilien was published

Verzeichniss der Reptilien was published shortly before Wied’s death

429 woodcuts from the designs of Georges Reverdi featuring 2 portraits of the author

front original wrapper is laid in at front

unnumbered page 91-110

with one-quarter cloth on the spine

South African Botanical Art: Peeling back the petals (Collector’s edition of 100 numbered copies, this is copy no. 1 presented to ‘The Publisher’ by the author) Verzeichniss der Reptilien was publishedPp. (1, limitation), (5), 6 216; color frontispiece of Cyrtanthus flammosus, 131 color plates of fine botanical art. One half dark green textured morocco leather, spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt in one compartment and with a gilt leave in another, over gray cloth boards with central gilt flower, endpapers with central embossed leaf design, in gray cloth covered slipcase bordered in dark green morocco at the head and foot of the