A Vision of Eden, Marianne North

A Vision of Eden, the Life and Works of Marianne North. Published in collaboration with the Royal Gardens, Kew.
Born in 1830, Marianne North grew up in a highly literate and artistic environment. 1871 saw her set off on her first expedition with the aim of making a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic plants of the world. This book is an account of her adventures, published in collaboration with The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, and is full of high quality reproductions of her wonderfully colourful nature paintings.Book in very good condition.

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