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North American wild flowers, by Mary Vaux Walcott

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Artist:
Walcott, Mary Vaux 1860-1940  Search this
Inscriber:
Walcott, Mary Vaux 1860-1940 DSI  Search this
Former owner:
Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) 1872-1973 DSI  Search this
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Physical description:
5 volumes, 400 leaves of plates in various foliations : chiefly color illustrations ; 37 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
North America
Date:
1925
1928
Notes:
Limited, numbered folio edition, signed by the author at the end of the foreword in volume 1
Published in parts between 1925 and 1928. According to Stafleu & Cowan, part 1 was issued in 1925, with a new foreword appearing in 1927; part 2 was probably issued in 1926; part 3 was issued in 1927, accompanied by the new foreword and a slip dated 15 November 1927; and parts 4 and 5 issued in 1928
Issued in 5 portfolio volumes of quarter-bound black leather with gray cloth-covered boards, gilt-tooled spines, and gray ribbon ties, with a silver-colored oxidized metal Smithsonian seal mounted on the front of each portfolio
The illustrations, many dated 1925, are reproductions of watercolor drawings by the author
Volume 1 contains plates numbered 1-77, 24a, 31a, and 56a (for a total of 80 plates); volume 2 contains plates 81-160; volume 3 contains plates 161-240; volume 4 contains plates 241-320; and volume 5 contains plates 321-400
Also issued in a quarto-sized "library edition" (32 x 24 cm) with title pages dated 1925. The library edition was issued in five linen-covered portfolios each containing a paperbound volume of text and a set of loose plates
Includes index to all volumes in volume 5
Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2315
Stafleu, F.A. Taxonomic literature (2nd ed.), 16.550
Also available online
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SCNHRB has two copies; AAPGRB has one copy
SCNHRB copy 1 (formerly RB BOT) is number 380 of the limited edition, and is complete with all numbered plates present
SCNHRB copy 1 has two photocopied typescript indexes to the illustrations (one for scientific names, and one for common names; [20] leaves in total) laid in
SCNHRB copy 1 lacks the original portfolios for volume 3 (in archival paperboard box) and volume 4 and volume 5 (both in later linen-covered boxes with printed paper spine labels). Volumes 1 and 2 have the publisher's portfolios
SCNHRB copy 2 (formerly RB SI) is number 336 of the limited edition and is imperfect: the plates and accompanying letterpress description for plates numbered 244, 254, 321, and 344 are wanting
SCNHRB copy 2 is inscribed by the author: To Dr. Charles G. Abbot with congratulations and appreciation of Mary Vaux Walcott, first month 10th [day] 1938
SCNHRB copy 2 has the publisher's portfolios for all 5 volumes
AAPGRB copy (N40.1 .W158W3 1925b v. 1-5 folio AAPGRB) is number 1 of the limited edition, and is complete with all numbered plates present. A duplicate title leaf, without volume numbering, is laid in volume 5
AAPGRB copy has been donated by Erin Younger
AAPGRB copy has the publisher's portfolios for all 5 volumes
Contents:
Volume 1. Plates 1-80 [that is, 77: numbers 78, 79, & 80 refer to plates 24a, 31a, & 56a respectively] -- volume 2. Plates 81-160 -- volume 3. Plates 161-240 -- volume 4. Plates 241-320 -- volume 5. Plates 321-400
Summary:
Half-tone color reproduction of original watercolors, on cream paper. Woody herbaceous plants in fruit or flower
Topic:
Wild flowers  Search this
Botany  Search this
North America  Search this
Illustrated works  Search this
Pictorial works  Search this
Call number:
QK112 .W3X 1925
QK112.W3X 1925
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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