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SITWELL, Sacheverell, Wilfred BLUNT (1901-1987) & James RUSSELL. Old Garden Roses, London: George Rainbird, 1955-1957. 2 volumes, 2° (428 x 305mm.), 16 coloured plates after James Russell, original half vellum gilt, top edge gilt, cloth slipcases, by Edward Hiscox (volume I) and Zaehnsdorf (volume II). Limited to 2,160 copies, this no. 72 (volume I) and no. 74 (volume II) of 160 copies signed by the authors with each plate signed by the artist.
With 5 books printed by the Ariel Press, P.-J. Redouté Roses (London, 1954) and his Fruits and Flowers (London, 1955), J.J. Walther Flower Portraits (London, 1961), C. von Riefel A Folio of Fruit (London, 1957), and C. O. Moreton Old Carnations & Pinks (London, 1955, limited to 100 copies). (8)
With 5 books printed by the Ariel Press, P.-J. Redouté Roses (London, 1954) and his Fruits and Flowers (London, 1955), J.J. Walther Flower Portraits (London, 1961), C. von Riefel A Folio of Fruit (London, 1957), and C. O. Moreton Old Carnations & Pinks (London, 1955, limited to 100 copies). (8)
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