Jerry [Suffolk] wrote : "a... large Botanical book on Orchids... ORCHIDACAE by P. Francis Hunt and Mary A. Gienson? Published by the Bounton Press in England 1973 and was one of only 600 printed.
This book Is signed by the two authors and is numbered #152" **************** found the following : "HUNT. (P.Francis). 1973 Orchidaceae, Bourton Press. ... Edition Limited to 600 copies signed by the Author and Artist. With 40 coloured plates by Mary A. Grierson, folio" source : http://www.way-books.co.uk/books/detail/3333.htm "HUNT, P.F. & GRIERSON, M.A. 1973 Orchidaceae. Plates drawn by M.A. Grierson. (Bourton, Berkshire), Bourton Press. Folio. pp. 144, with 1 table ('the position of the orchid family in the plant kingdom') and 40 coloured plates... Published in a small edition strictly limited to 620 copies, 20 for private distribution lettered A to T... quality of contemporary botanical illustration yields nothing in technique and artistic merit to the work of renowned masters of former days such as Ehret, Jacquin and Redouté. Where fine paintings are accompanied by clear and authoritative text, a satisfying completeness results and I venture to say that the present work matches the highest traditions in botanical literature ... The expert botanical matter by P. Francis Hunt fittingly complements the exquisite portraits of Mary Grierson to give a most impressive book. If it had been produced in the nineteenth century it would have been on equal terms with such orchid classics as Sander's 'Reichenbachia' and Bateman's account of the Orchids of Mexico and Guatemala ..." (from the foreword by Sir George Taylor, former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)." source : http://www.antiquariaatjunk.com/php/search.php3?Subjects=Orchids&CatTitle=Orchids ******************* see also : http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=4882189&wauth=Hunt%2C%20P%2E%20Francis&pbest=874%2E95&matches=2&qsort=p&cm_re=works*listing*buyused http://www.antiqbook.co.uk/boox/pem/B2438.shtml http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=372758758&an=P.%20Francis%20Hunt,%20Illustrated%20by%20Mary%20A.%20Grierson&tn=ORCHIDACEAE http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=383434100&an=Hunt,%20Francis%20P&tn=Orchidaceae ******************* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
