HEATH'S FERN PORTFOLIO

THIS IS A FINE SET OF FERN CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS EXECUTED
IN 1885 BY FRANCIS GEORGE HEATH, LONDON.
THE AIM OF THIS PORTFOLIO WAS TO PRODUCE A SERIES OF LIFE-SIZED
AND LIFE-LIKE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE FRONDS OF BRITISH FERNS AND
WITH ACCOMPANYING DESCRIPTIONS. IT WAS AUTHORED BY HEATH WHO
ALSO WROTE AND EDITED NUMEROUS BOOKS ON ENGLISH FLORA.
THIS BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED SERIES COMBINES SEVERAL STUDIES OF
DIFFERENT FERNS ARTISTICALLY ARRANGED IN COLLAGE. REALISTIC COLOUR
AND ASPECT GIVE A DIMENSIONALITY AND AIRINESS TO THIS CLASSIC MOTIF.
THE PAPER SIZE IS 11.5" X 15" AND ARE ALL IN VIRTUALLY PERFECT CONDITION.
EACH IS PRICED AT C$250.00

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