Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the corners but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement, from China for the export market, undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted with five different flowers and a cute butterfly. More

Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the right margin but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement, from China for the export market, undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted bouquet of flowers with many types of fruits intertwined. More

1849. Herbarium with manuscript notes. White card with specimen 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches, on scrap book sheet 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Some toning but in good condition. Delicate and charming pressed crab apple specimen on hand made sheet by an accomplished hand, mounted on scrap book paper. The herbarium is comparable to a library of preserved plants with the specimens and labels providing all the information. In fact, the label and specimen are equally important... More

Cambridge: MIT, 1981. Hundreds of black & white plates. 2 volumes, oblong 4to, grey cloth, housed in a blue cloth slipcase (stained). Cambridge: M.I.T., (1981). Both volumes are in fine condition. More

1892. Watercolor drawing on paper. Image measures 7 1/4" x 6 7/16". This original watercolor drawing depicts sulpher matches, a candle extinguisher, and the inside and outside of a combination tin tinder box, from the collection of Daniel C. Beard. The drawing dates from 1892, when Beard worked as an illustrator for books by Mark Twain, Ernest Crosby, and others. The choice of subject matter no doubt relates both to his early career as an engineer and surveyor, as well..... More

Munich: Hirmer Verlag, 2014. Text in German with some English translations. Color reproductions throughout. 4to, pictorial boards. Munich: Hirmer Verlag, (2014). A fine copy. With essays by Ina Ewers-Schultz, Andrea Knop, and Regina Landherr. More

New York: Abrams, 2000. 157 illustrations, with 140 color plates. 128 pages. Slim oblong 4to, blue cloth, slightly edgeworn d.w. New York: Abrams/Arkansas Art Center, (2000). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

New York: DC Moore Gallery, 2009. Illustrated abundantly in color. 111 pages. Short folio, matte pictorial boards. New York: DC Moore Gallery, (2009). Near fine. More

New York: Rizzoli, 1988. With an introduction by Frank H. Goodyear Jr. Illustrated throughout in color. 110 pages. Slim, square 4to, gray cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is torn and worn with sticker residue. New York: Rizzoli in association with the Evansville Museum of Arts & Science, (1988). First American edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

Beijing: China Classical Art Publishing House, 1959. Illustrated in b/w and color. Unpaginated, text in Chinese. Thin folio, tan cloth, d.w. (minor chipping/edgewear), plain cardstock slipcase. Beijing: China Classical Art Publishing House, (1959). First edition. A fine copy, in a near fine dust wrapper, in a very good slipcase. More

1907. Original drawing. Watercolor and ink on paper. 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Shows pinholes at corners. Signed and dated by the artist "Ant Chinard" on verso. In very good condition. A study of campanula or bellflower, 1907. Delicate black line drawing over watercolor. From a collection of nature studies by artist and naturalist Antoinette Chinard. More

Original drawing. Watercolor and ink on paper. 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Shows pinholes at corners. Signed by the artist "Ant Chinard" on verso. In very good condition. A study of larkspur, also known as delphinium, c. 1907. Delicate black line drawing over watercolor. From a collection of nature studies by artist and naturalist Antoinette Chinard. More