9 x 12 inches, 212 pages
ISBN (unknown) 1983
Thanks for your generous exposure of the book. Great reproductions. Everything you have included has my support.
By the way the nomenclature is annotated by Dr. Robert W. Read and Lyman B. Smith and so all the nomenclature is current and identifiable, therefore this book is still a valid and significant source book. And of course this book shows just how beautiful bromeliads are as "art forms in nature". Again, thanks for your enthusiasm and generosity. Best regards, Michael
'Bromeliaceae Andreanae' by Edouard Andre. Edited by Michael Rothenberg and designed by Don Gray from Twowindows Press. Foreword by Victoria Padilla. Introduction by Drs. Robert W. Read and Lyman B. Smith. This monograph is the definitive work on bromeliads of the region from the Panama Isthmus to the high altitudes of the Andes to the south and between the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since it was published in 1889.
Originally published in French, this edition was translated into English by Doris Love, and annotated by Read and Smith. Includes reproduction of the original 40 stone lithographs, one color reproduction from "Tour Du Monde," and a portrait of Andre.
The paper is 100 pound Cameo Dull. The typeface is Garamond. The page size is nine by twelve. The book is hardbound in cloth over boards with a leather spine.
Limited to 600 numbered copies, twenty-six copies are signed by Victoria Padilla, Drs. Robert W. Read and Lyman B. Smith. There are two hundred and fifty-six pages. 1983.There are 40 copies left at 90 dollars US. There are 6 copies signed by Padilla, Smith and Read still available for $180.00 US.
Copies of Bromeliaceae Andreanae can be ordered from Big Bridge Press/Shelldance Nursery, 2000 Highway 1, Pacifica, CA. Shipping and handling are included for orders in the United States. Overseas shipping charges will be billed. Contact by e-mail: walterblue@bigbridge.org