A hundred West African flowers and fruits
By: C.W. Chew, del
Publisher: publisher not identified
Published: 1940
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified
Language: eng
Subjects: Flowers; Fruit; Botany; Plants
Other titles: One hundred West African flowers and fruits; 100 West African flowers and fruits; West African flowers and fruits; Another hundred West African flowers; Another one hundred West African flowers; Another 100 West African flowers; West African manuscript flora
Notes: Each volume with separate handwritten title page.

"The artist or botanist first drew 200 plants (each volume with 100 species) ... and then, over the years, added 98 watercolors (35 in vol. I and 53 in Vol. II). The water colors were made from 1940 to 1952. "--Antiquariat Michael Kühn, bookseller, datasheet.

Illustrations are partly mounted (sheets from a sketch book), partly on original bound sheets, all dated and signed or monogrammed by C.W. Chew. "About the artist we do not find any further reference" (Antiquariat Michael Kühn, bookseller, datasheet); Wee-lek Chew (born 1932) may be a relative.

[B]elow the flower [is] a legend typescripted in English, identifying the plant and providing a precise comment on habitat et al. Typed indexes [are] pasted to the front inner cover of each volume."--Antiquariat Michael Kühn, bookseller, datasheet.

"These flora [were] made when the exploration of African flora was still in its infancy."--Antiquariat Michael Kühn, bookseller, datasheet.

Volume I has one dried specimen (page 61; Volume II has three dried specimens (page 37, page 77, page 78).

Volume I has dates 1940-1941,1940-1952; volume II has dates 1941-42, 1943-52.

Each volume has a typed index of plant names on unnumbered leaves attached to the front fly leaf, verso.

Unpublished.

Lib, copy Volume 1 has one dried specimen (page 61); Volume 2 has three dried specimens (page 37, page 77, page 78).

Lib. copy volume 1: front fly leaf, verso has 3 typed unnumbered leaves of plants contained in volume, called Index and, 1 color map of West Africa showing belts of vegetation.

Lib. copy volume 1 has map (in German) figure 1 and map figure 2 tipped in between 52A and 53.

Lib. copy volume 1 pagination: 1B, 1, 1A, 2 (with blank verso), etc.; pages 4, 4A, page 5 verso has plant watercolor and typed description on verso, not numbered; pages 6, 6A;  7, 7A; 8, 8A; 9, 9A; 12, 12A; 13, 13A; 17, 17A; 21, 21A; 23, 23A; 24, 24A; 26, 26A; 27, 27A; 28, 28A 29, 29A; 38, 38A; 39, 39A; 40. 40A; 41, 41A, 41B, 41C;  42, 42A; 43, 43A; 44, 44A; 45, 45A; 48, 48A; 49, 49A; 50, 50A; 51, 51A; 52, 52A; 53, 53A; 54, 54A; 55, 55A; 58, 58A; 60, 60A; 61, 61A; 63, 63A; 64, 64A; 65, 65A; 69, 69A;  78, 78A; 79, 79A; 82, 82A; 83, 83A;  89, 89A; 91, 91A; 92, 92A.

Lib. copy volume 2: front fly leaf, verso has 3 typed unnumbered  leaves of plants contained in volume, called Index.

Lib.copy volume 2 has 4 unnumbered pages laid in atop title page: "List of plants grown successfully in garden, rue Clemenceau, Duala, French Cameroons (Lat 4 N., Alt. 20 ft.)".

Lib. copy volume 2: title page has at bottom left, in ink script: cover signed by "Bichino" d. 12/12/42.

Lib. copy volume 2 pagination: 1A, 1, 1B; 2, 2A, 2B; 4, 4A; 8, 8A; 12,12A; 13, 13A; 17, 17A; 18, 18A; 19, 19A; 20, 20A; 21, 21A; 22, 22A; 24, 24A; 25, 25A; 26, 26A; 28, 28A; 29, 29A; 31, 31A; 32, 32A; 35, 35A; 36, 36A; 41, 41A;  43, 43A; 45, 45A; 46, 46A; 47, 47A; 48, 48A; 49, 49A; 56, 56A; 60, 60A; 61, 61A; 62, 62A; 63, 63A; 64, 64A; 65, 65A; 66, 66A; 68, 68A; 69, 69A; 70, 70A, 70B; 71A, 71; 81, 81A; 82, 82A; 83, 83A; 87, 87A; 88, 88A; 92, 92A; 93, 93A; 95, 95A.