517, [2] pp. Tipped in color plates and additional illustrations in text. (4to) 29.5 x26 cm (11½x10¼"), green decorative cloth, gilt spine, illustrated endpapers, green cloth slipcase. No. 31 of 50 deluxe copies. First Edition.
Rare deluxe edition of Arpad Plesch's catalogue of his own magnificent library of illustrated botanical books, which was dispersed at Sotheby's in 1975-76. Bibliographical references. Records several thousand botanical works. This deluxe copy with gilt and morocco cover label, reading: "Ex-Libris Arpad Plesch." No auction records for this limited edition could be located.
