108. WALCOTT, Mary Vaux (1860-1940). North American Wild Flowers. Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1925. 5 volumes. 4to (320 x 225 mm). 400 colored plates after Walcott. Half-titles most with Smithsonian Institution booklabels affixed, titles with seal of the Smithsonian printed as a vignette in red. Full green morocco gilt by Techbound Studio (cloth labels to a few volumes), spines tooled and lettered in gilt with raised bands. Condtion: hinges strengthened; some rubbing to bindings. Blunt & Stearn, The Art of Botanical Illustration (1994) pp.301 & 328; Nissen BBI 2094; Stafleu & Cowan 16.550. Walcott's work on American Wild Flowers, usually issued loose in portfolio, but here bound. (5)
est. $400 – £600