Publication details
After a lengthy finishing process the book is finally with the printers in
Singapore. Printing is scheduled for 27 May 2012.
The extent of the two volumes has reached 1022 pages. The work contains 2500 colour photographs, 50 watercolours by Fay Anderson, and numerous Bolus plates and illustrations from other historical publications including Curtis's Botanical Magazine and Edwards's Botanical Register.
The cloth-bound volumes (+French fold jackets) will be individually shrink-wrapped within a slipcase protected by a sturdy mailing carton. The print-run will consist of only 1000 sets. A limited number of the deluxe collectors’ edition will be available as a post-publication offer.
Updates on the book’s progress and availability will be posted on this page. The selling price of this publication will be announced shortly.
Specifications
Paper 128 gsm matt art paper, printed in full colour throughout
Format 305 × 240 mm
Extent 1022 pages, in two volumes bound in hardcover and jacketed, in a slipcase
Weight c. 6 kg
ISBN Standard edition: 978-0-9870197-2-1
ISBN Collectors’ edition: 978-0-9870197-5-2
To download the Cape Orchids flyer, CLICK HERE
Contact details
Sandstone Editions
PO Box 372, Noordhoek 7979,
Cape Town, South Africa
Telephone (+27) 21 789-1069
To secure your copy of this limited-run edition and join the mailing list for price and publication updates, send an email to: capeorchids@gmail.com
Standard Edition
Set of two volumes, bound in hardcover, with a four-colour laminated dustjacket, folded in at head and tail, in a full-colour slipcase.
Collectors’ Edition
A limited number of a deluxe collectors’ edition will be available as a post-publication offer, comprising signed copies, bound in leather and hand-marbled paper, spine rounded and tooled in gold, in a handcrafted slipcase. Subscribers’ names will be hand-inscribed by a calligrapher.
The extent of the two volumes has reached 1022 pages. The work contains 2500 colour photographs, 50 watercolours by Fay Anderson, and numerous Bolus plates and illustrations from other historical publications including Curtis's Botanical Magazine and Edwards's Botanical Register.
The cloth-bound volumes (+French fold jackets) will be individually shrink-wrapped within a slipcase protected by a sturdy mailing carton. The print-run will consist of only 1000 sets. A limited number of the deluxe collectors’ edition will be available as a post-publication offer.
Updates on the book’s progress and availability will be posted on this page. The selling price of this publication will be announced shortly.
Specifications
Paper 128 gsm matt art paper, printed in full colour throughout
Format 305 × 240 mm
Extent 1022 pages, in two volumes bound in hardcover and jacketed, in a slipcase
Weight c. 6 kg
ISBN Standard edition: 978-0-9870197-2-1
ISBN Collectors’ edition: 978-0-9870197-5-2
To download the Cape Orchids flyer, CLICK HERE
Contact details
Sandstone Editions
PO Box 372, Noordhoek 7979,
Cape Town, South Africa
Telephone (+27) 21 789-1069
To secure your copy of this limited-run edition and join the mailing list for price and publication updates, send an email to: capeorchids@gmail.com
Standard Edition
Set of two volumes, bound in hardcover, with a four-colour laminated dustjacket, folded in at head and tail, in a full-colour slipcase.
Collectors’ Edition
A limited number of a deluxe collectors’ edition will be available as a post-publication offer, comprising signed copies, bound in leather and hand-marbled paper, spine rounded and tooled in gold, in a handcrafted slipcase. Subscribers’ names will be hand-inscribed by a calligrapher.
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| The two volumes of The Cape Orchids and their slipcase |
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Publication of
The Cape Orchids has been supported by the Botanical Society of South Africa |
