Histoire des Tulipes.

£500 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A charming little book on the history of tulips that contains a surprising bounty of information. The reader may move from an account of ‘Tulip Mania’ in the 17th century to verse inspired by the flower and then on again to catalogues of species both past and present. The engravings, made after drawings by P. Bessa, are softly beautiful.

• Year: 1821

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