Orchids of Africa Tapa dura - 1981

(Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1981) 0869540939. Folio (350 x 257 mm); lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; decorative endpapers; pp. ix + (iii) + 159, incl. index; beautiful full-colour plates; line drawings. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn and a bit foxed to reverse side; bumps to head and tail of spine; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; occasional light fox spot. Very good condition. "Part I contains a review of the African orchids south of the Sahara, including descriptions of the kinds of plants and flowers, their structure and habits, and the first complete list of the currently recognised genera. In Part II fifty selected species are illustrated by Esmé Hennessy's detailed paintings in full colour, while Joyce Stewart's text describes them botanically and discusses their origins, habitat and introduction to cultivation. Chosen to portray some of the diversity of form, colour, shape and size that is found among the… Leer más

Macmillan, 1981. Book. Good. Hardcover. hardback, folio, bottom corners of boards lightly rubbed o/w very good in a lightly rubbed dust jacket, col'd plates, b&w illustrations, 159pp.

Macmillan, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 0x0x0. Hennessy, E.F. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. Tall. The jacket is rubbed and edge worn. There are closed tears along the edges. It is protected in cellophane. The boards are a little edge worn. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, light foxing. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. r*11/04/2024. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.