A Very Victorian Passion: The orchid paintings of John Day

Full Title: A Very Victorian Passion: The orchid paintings of John Day 1863 to 1888
Second Hand
Hardback
Author: Cribb, P. & Tibbs, M.
Published by: RBG Kew; Blacker

Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Very Good+.
The book itself is very crisp, clean and bright inside and out; possibly as new. The DJ is a little bumped, now protected inside a removable clear cover. John Day’s ink and watercolour illustrations of over 2300 orchids now form one of the most important botanical archives in the world. This book presents 280 of those illustrations, as well as discussing the Victorians’ love of orchids and looking at ‘a year in the life of a Victorian orchid grower’.
ISBN: 500970157