Lot 88: Lilian Snelling (1879-1972), British STUDIES OF

Lilian Snelling (1879-1972), British STUDIES OF LILIUM: LILIUM NOBILISSIMUM; LILIUM FORMOSANIUM; LILIUM RUBELLUM; LILIUM JAPONICUM (A SUPPLEMENT TO ELWES' MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS LILIUM, 1933 - 1940); Four handcoloured lithographs; each signed with initials in the plate Each image approximately 17.75" x 12.5" - 45.1 x 31.8 cm.; 29.3" x 21.9" - 74.5 x 55.5 cm. Note: The artist drew for William Curtis's "Botanical Magazine" for 30 years from about 1922 to 1952. She produced over 830 illustrations for the magazine and was considered to be the greatest botanical illustrator of her day.