Bristlecone Pines: Reproductions of Carbon Pencil Drawings (INSCRIBED)
[Pittsburgh, Pa.]: [Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie-Mellon University], [1986]. INSCRIBED by Della Taylor Hoss. Folio. 1 pp text; 10 color and 3 black & white photographs (14" x 11"); image size 10" x 7 1/2"; with printed signature below each image. Photography by E.A. Grensted; Calligraphy by Joan Merchant. Illustrated golden yellow portfolio. Light, general wear; a near fine copy. Item #22633
Single sheet introduction by Hoss outlining her first experience, at the age of 70, of the Bristlecone pines in Nevada's White Mountains, accompanied by reproductions of her striking carbon pencil and charcoal drawings of Bristlecones, which included the world's oldest living plants—some dating back 4,000 years.
Price: $450.00