Author(s): Willem Lemmers

RARE AND COLLECTIBLE | GARDENING

How exquisite is exquisite? Photographer Christopher Baker and Willem Lemmers, one of the world's foremost tulip experts, set out to find the answers. The result is "Tulipa, " where, in 350 stunning full-color plates, perfection in nature meets perfection in art. Each specimen was chosen for its importance as a superb example of the flower's form and characteristics, and each photograph, taken at the peak of the flower's beauty, becomes a stunning portrait. The "story" behind 500 tulips is told as well, from a tulip's parentage to the history of its cultivation and discovery.

1999, First edition, first printing. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine, unclipped d/w which is now in a protective cover. Scans available if required.