Item #11982 Great Natural History Books and their Creators. Ray DESMOND.
Great Natural History Books and their Creators.
Great Natural History Books and their Creators.
Great Natural History Books and their Creators.

Great Natural History Books and their Creators.

London: British Library, 2003,

First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 176 pp. British Library, Item #11982

Among the most admired and rarest works ever created are the large-scale books of natural history. The detailed drawings and the remarkable color reproductions found in these magnificent editions truly astounded the art and book worlds. Great Natural History Books and their Creators reveals the incredible stories behind these exceptional collecor's books. Ray Desmond engagingly shares with the reader the dramatic behind-the- scene story of how these rare volumes were created. He conveys the hardships and sacrifices by the early artists whose works are forever reserved in these beautiful volumes. This edition contains over 115 illustrations (69 in full color plates), which were carefully reproduced from the original plate pages at The British Library and other prominent archives. A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket.

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