Flowers of Southern Africa by Auriol Batten (English Collector’s Edition No. 1851/4000)

Flowers of Southern Africa by acclaimed botanical artist Auriol Batten is one of the finest illustrated works celebrating the remarkable diversity of Southern Africa’s indigenous flora. Combining breathtaking botanical paintings with informative text, this beautifully produced volume has become an enduring classic for botanists, gardeners, collectors and lovers of South African natural history.

This copy is the 1988 English Collector’s Edition, individually numbered No. 1851 of only 4,000 copies. Published by Southern Book Publishers (Pty) Ltd., Flowers of Southern Africa continues the legacy of the original Frandsden publication while maintaining the exceptional production quality that has made the work a favourite among collectors. The large-format pages showcase Auriol Batten’s exquisite full-colour botanical paintings, reproduced with outstanding clarity to capture the beauty and detail of Southern Africa’s extraordinary flowering plants.

Each illustration is accompanied by authoritative descriptions that make Flowers of Southern Africa both an attractive coffee-table book and a valuable botanical reference. Batten’s combination of artistic talent and botanical accuracy has ensured the book’s lasting reputation as one of the definitive works on the region’s flora.

Numbered collector’s editions are increasingly sought after by collectors of Africana, botanical illustration and natural history. Complete with its original dust jacket, Flowers of Southern Africa represents an excellent opportunity to acquire a handsome collector’s edition of one of South Africa’s most celebrated botanical publications.

Condition – Very Good

1988 hardcover in a good original dust jacket showing moderate shelf wear. Dirt marks are present on the text block edges. Internally clean and well preserved. Collector’s edition No. 1851 of only 4,000 numbered copies.