Signed First Edition, “Rhododendrons and Azaleas,” Clement Gray Bowers, 1936

Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Their Origins, Cultivation and Development by Clement Gray Bowers, first edition, 1936, warmly inscribed by the author. Illustrated in color paintings by Franck Taylor Bowers and in black-and-white pen drawings by the author. MacMillan Company, New York.

Cloth cover with gilt vignette and spine lettering. In-text illustrations, 27 color plates, 12 black and white plates, colored maps endpapers. 549 pages.

Dust jacket in poor condition with tears, loss, and tape. Otherwise, volume in near fine condition, as photographed.

Inscription: For Herbert “Cosmic” Ray and Mabel “Violet” Ray and the little “Alpha,” “Beta,” and “Gamma” Rays. This copy is autographed by the author January 26, 1936 at Maine, NY.

Found inside is a newspaper clipping from the Binghamton Press, Rhododendrons and Azaleas by Binghamtonian Wins Praise: Publisher Failed to Anticipate Demand for Costly Authoritative Volume on Plants by Dr. Clement G Bowers. A rare bit of nearly antique ephemera.

Would make a thoughtful gift for a horticulturist. Or a descendant of Dr. Bowers or of Herbert and Mabel Ray.

26 x 19 x 6cm, 3lb 14oz

scarcity rating: 5-

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