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A direct documentary record of a species native to ecosystems that have since been substantially altered by habitat loss and invasive species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1885 chromolithograph printed by Leighton Brothers, London. Folio format (approx. 36.7 × 27.2 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Isabella McHutcheson Sinclair (1840–1890)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsabella McHutcheson Sinclair was a Scottish-born botanist who spent her youth in New Zealand before settling in Hawaii on the islands of Niihau (the so-called \"Forbidden Island\") and Kauai. Working with local Hawaiian informants who shared vernacular plant names and traditional medicinal uses, and corresponding with Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), she produced the most important 19th-century record of Hawaiian plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndigenous Flowers of the Hawaiian Islands\u003c\/em\u003e (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1885) contains 44 chromolithographed plates printed by the celebrated Leighton Brothers of London, after Sinclair's watercolors. Harold St. John (Professor of Botany, University of Hawaii) wrote in 1954: \"This is the first book with colour pictures of Hawaiian flowering plants. 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Of the 1,300+ endemic Hawaiian plant species, 100 are extinct and 273 are threatened or endangered — Sinclair's plates are the only color visual record of many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInstitutional Holdings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete copies at the Chicago Botanic Garden Library (Rare Book Collection), the USDA National Agricultural Library (in the Biodiversity Heritage Library), the Bishop Museum (Honolulu), and major Hawaiian institutional collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheet approximately 14.5 × 10.75 inches (36.7 × 27.2 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e This piece ships \u003cstrong\u003eunframed\u003c\/strong\u003e — the sheet or plate only. We can recommend framers in your area or ship to your preferred framer. 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Please contact us at any time with questions — we believe an informed buyer is the best customer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll pieces are guaranteed \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic originals\u003c\/strong\u003e (not reproductions, facsimiles, or modern prints). 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Of the 1,300+ endemic Hawaiian plant species, 100 are extinct and 273 are threatened or endangered — Sinclair's plates are the only color visual record of many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInstitutional Holdings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete copies at the Chicago Botanic Garden Library (Rare Book Collection), the USDA National Agricultural Library (in the Biodiversity Heritage Library), the Bishop Museum (Honolulu), and major Hawaiian institutional collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheet approximately 14.5 × 10.75 inches (36.7 × 27.2 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e This piece ships \u003cstrong\u003eunframed\u003c\/strong\u003e — the sheet or plate only. We can recommend framers in your area or ship to your preferred framer. 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Wiliwili produces brilliant orange-red flowers and has suffered dramatically from habitat loss and introduced gall wasps in the 21st century. Sinclair's plate is an important historical record of the species in its pre-20th-century abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1885 chromolithograph printed by Leighton Brothers, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Isabella McHutcheson Sinclair (1840–1890)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsabella McHutcheson Sinclair was a Scottish-born botanist who spent her youth in New Zealand before settling in Hawaii on the islands of Niihau (the so-called \"Forbidden Island\") and Kauai. 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Even today it has more colour plates of Hawaiian plants than any other book.\" It was also one of the earliest books to use \"perfect binding\" — leading many surviving copies to lose plates and pages, making loose plates relatively available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eScarcity \u0026amp; Market Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete copies of \u003cem\u003eIndigenous Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e in original binding are rare and sell in the $3,500–$8,000 range. Of the 1,300+ endemic Hawaiian plant species, 100 are extinct and 273 are threatened or endangered — Sinclair's plates are the only color visual record of many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInstitutional Holdings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete copies at the Chicago Botanic Garden Library (Rare Book Collection), the USDA National Agricultural Library (in the Biodiversity Heritage Library), the Bishop Museum (Honolulu), and major Hawaiian institutional collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheet approximately 14.5 × 10.75 inches (36.7 × 27.2 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e This piece ships \u003cstrong\u003eunframed\u003c\/strong\u003e — the sheet or plate only. We can recommend framers in your area or ship to your preferred framer. Professional framing with archival materials typically runs $150–$400 depending on size and finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping Terms\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping costs vary by product, packaging requirements, destination, carrier, and insurance value.\u003c\/strong\u003e We do not use flat-rate shipping because antique prints, maps, paintings, and books each require different packing — some ship flat between archival boards, some ship rolled, some require custom-built crates with shock absorption, and framed pieces need extra protection for glass and corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow our shipping process works:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou place your order (shipping is calculated as $0 at checkout)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe prepare a custom shipping quote for your destination — typically within 24 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe contact you to confirm carrier options (USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL), insurance value, and delivery timeline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce you approve the shipping quote, we send a separate invoice for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe pack with archival-grade materials and insure at full value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions on shipping before you buy? Contact us with your zip code (or international address) and we'll provide a quote before you commit to purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eImportant Buyer Notice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese pieces are \u003cstrong\u003eantique originals\u003c\/strong\u003e, ranging from approximately 100 to over 400 years old. Each piece will show varying degrees of age-appropriate condition: paper toning, foxing, edge wear, fold marks, minor restoration, light staining, and other natural signs of age are common and expected for works of this period. Condition varies from piece to piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is the buyer's responsibility to confirm that the piece is in the condition they require before purchase.\u003c\/strong\u003e We are always happy to answer any questions about the state of the work, provide additional photographs of specific areas, describe any flaws or repairs in detail, or arrange a video review before you buy. Please contact us at any time with questions — we believe an informed buyer is the best customer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll pieces are guaranteed \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic originals\u003c\/strong\u003e (not reproductions, facsimiles, or modern prints). 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All three plates are original 1885 chromolithographs (not reproductions), printed by Leighton Brothers of London after Sinclair's watercolors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Buy as a Set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree coordinated Sinclair plates framed together make an extraordinary statement — the visual equivalent of a small botanical garden indoors. Interior designers prize matched botanical sets for dining rooms, stairwells, and entry halls. The Hawaiian subject matter adds a sense of place and exotic luxury rare in 19th-century botanical work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Isabella McHutcheson Sinclair (1840–1890)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsabella McHutcheson Sinclair was a Scottish-born botanist who spent her youth in New Zealand before settling in Hawaii on the islands of Niihau (the so-called \"Forbidden Island\") and Kauai. Working with local Hawaiian informants who shared vernacular plant names and traditional medicinal uses, and corresponding with Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), she produced the most important 19th-century record of Hawaiian plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndigenous Flowers of the Hawaiian Islands\u003c\/em\u003e (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1885) contains 44 chromolithographed plates printed by the celebrated Leighton Brothers of London, after Sinclair's watercolors. Harold St. John (Professor of Botany, University of Hawaii) wrote in 1954: \"This is the first book with colour pictures of Hawaiian flowering plants. Even today it has more colour plates of Hawaiian plants than any other book.\" It was also one of the earliest books to use \"perfect binding\" — leading many surviving copies to lose plates and pages, making loose plates relatively available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eScarcity \u0026amp; Market Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete copies of \u003cem\u003eIndigenous Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e in original binding are rare and sell in the $3,500–$8,000 range. Of the 1,300+ endemic Hawaiian plant species, 100 are extinct and 273 are threatened or endangered — Sinclair's plates are the only color visual record of many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInstitutional Holdings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete copies at the Chicago Botanic Garden Library (Rare Book Collection), the USDA National Agricultural Library (in the Biodiversity Heritage Library), the Bishop Museum (Honolulu), and major Hawaiian institutional collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach sheet approximately 14.5 × 10.75 inches (36.7 × 27.2 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e This piece ships \u003cstrong\u003eunframed\u003c\/strong\u003e — the sheet or plate only. We can recommend framers in your area or ship to your preferred framer. Professional framing with archival materials typically runs $150–$400 depending on size and finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping Terms\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping costs vary by product, packaging requirements, destination, carrier, and insurance value.\u003c\/strong\u003e We do not use flat-rate shipping because antique prints, maps, paintings, and books each require different packing — some ship flat between archival boards, some ship rolled, some require custom-built crates with shock absorption, and framed pieces need extra protection for glass and corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow our shipping process works:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou place your order (shipping is calculated as $0 at checkout)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe prepare a custom shipping quote for your destination — typically within 24 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe contact you to confirm carrier options (USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL), insurance value, and delivery timeline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce you approve the shipping quote, we send a separate invoice for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe pack with archival-grade materials and insure at full value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions on shipping before you buy? 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