Description
The only exclusive copy of high bibliophile presented with a splendid, extraordinary, laborious and original binding completely handmade.
The Botanical Expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777-1788), led by the Spanish Hipólito Ruiz López. Edition published in 1988 by Lunwerg Editores and the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid in 2 volumes, presented here in a single volume, complete work.
This issue combines two main aspects: one, the work itself, scientific, botanical, historical, instructive, illustrative, with texts written by 10 important scientists and specialists in each subject.
And another, which without detracting from the first, enhances the copy to the point of taking it to unparalleled luxury and sophistication, making it a unique copy (there is no other like it), destined for the library of the most exquisite of bibliophiles and botanists. An unparalleled gift for yourself or for a highly relevant commitment, a copy for the most important university library.
Extraordinary artistic binding in green leather on wood; On both planes, a composition of dried natural flowers has been mounted, protected by a methacrylate sheet; small gold and color mosaics on the spine and flats; cuts painted with plant motifs; reverse planes in leather and velvet, first endpaper in fine turned leather with the second endpaper in handmade water-based paper; handmade lid holder Beautiful binding made with great care and patience, entirely by hand.
Final format of the book: 25.5 x 28.5 x 5.5 cm. 376 pages, almost half of them illustrated with color photographic reproductions of a large selection of the drawings resulting from the Expedition. I weigh almost 3 kg.
Complete, exclusive, unique, luxury copy, and in perfect condition, new, unused.
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