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Lot 5381:
6 Alpine Plant engravings by AF Lydon & B Fawcett 1872
These beautiful wood engravings are from Alpine Plants: Figures and Descriptions of some of the Most Striking and Beautiful of the Alpine Flowers by David Wooster, F.R.H.S. Published by Bell and Daldy, London 1872.
The 6 prints comprise:Draba Aizoides, Iberis Bubanii & Sedum Turgidum;Menziesia Polifolia & Parnassia Palustris;Gentiana Andrewsii;Merendera Bulbocodium & Polygonum Vacciniifolium;Sedum Sexangulare, Menziesia Caerulea & Scilla Bifolia Rubra;Colchicum Autumnale Flore-Pleno.
These exquisitely coloured wood engravings (xylographs) were made from multiple blocks, prepared and printed by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield, based on the watercolor paintings of Alexander Francis Lydon.
Size: Approx. 6.5 in X 9.5in (16.5cm x 24cm)
Condition: Excellent condition, some with occasional spotting – please review the image carefully
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