Author: Blanco, Manuel / Galende, P. / Santiago, D. / Madulid, D. / del Rosario, R.
Publisher: San Agustin Convent c/o Fr. Pedro Galende in Manila.
Year: 1993 [1877-83]
Size: 37.5 x 26.3 cm
Reference:
Flora de Filipinas
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Description
No. 896 out of 1000
All in 1 slip-case. RARE out of print REFERENCE. ISBN: 971-604-051-6.
First English and modern Spanish language edition, published by San Agustin Convent c/o Fr. Pedro Galende in Manila. 3 volumes, 2 vol. plates, and 1 vol. text, limited to one thousand copies. The Flora de Filipinas is the first locally published book of its kind, a rare monumental compilation on Philippine Botany, in which Blanco describes 1,081 plants. This work marked the beginning of Botanical Illustration in the Philippines; the artists included Lorenzo Guerrero, Regino Garcia y Basa, Fabian Domingo, C. Arguelles, F. Pardo, J. Garcia, Rosendo Garcia, F. Martinez, R. Santacloma, and I. Llado. [extra heavy thus special postage – please inquire!)
Condition
vol. I & II – hardbound with dust-jacket, with foxing on cover page.
vol. III – paperback, 387 pages, with stains on title page and acknowledgment page.
