Its publication represented the first time such a large genus had been entirely painted by a single botanical artist.
The three volumes comprise plates reproduced using offset printing, and bound in green leather.
Volume II, published in 1988, also contained 24 plates and was also released in an edition of 730 books and 100 portfolios.
Volume III, completed in 2000, contained 28 plates, and was released in an edition of 530 books and 300 portfolios.
[2] Since the publication of Volume III, a new Banksia, B. rosserae has been described; Rosser subsequently painted it and released a set of prints.