The Roses (Pocket Edition), Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Roses: The Complete Plates 1817–1824 (originally published in three editions) by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, published by Taschen. The definitive botanical record of the rose, rendered by the man history remembers as its greatest painter — official court artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Joséphine, whose gardens at Malmaison inspired much of this very work. A pocket edition of one of the most beautiful books ever made.

5.8"L × 0.5"W × 8"H