Gentle Conquest: The Botanical Discovery of North America Tapa dura - 1992

Washington: Starwood, 1992. hardcover. fine/very good(+). Library of Congress Classics. With b/w and color illustrations throughout. 160 pages. 4to, green cloth, d.w. Washington: Starwood, (1992). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper with sunning to spine.<br/> <br/>

Washington: Starwood Publishing, Inc., 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Printed and bound in Japan by Dai Nippon. 160 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket fine with minimal wear, slightly faded to the spine, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions, no foxing. A fine bright copy, virtually as new..

Washington D.C.: Starwood Publishing, 1992. 160pp, index, bibliography, num col & bw ills. Green cloth in jacket with place marker ribbon. Library of Congress Classics label to front. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Starwood Publishing, Inc., Washington DC, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 160 pages. Hardcover. Text in English. Publisher's "Library of Congress Classics" gold foil label partially coming up on the front of the dustjacket which also has some other mild wear and rubbing. Otherwise, the wear to the edges and corners of the boards is minimal, with a tight binding and clean, unmarked interior. Bound in dark green cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. Beautifully illustrated with illustrations from the Library of Congress..

Washington, D.C.: Starwood Publishing. Vg/Vg Light Foxing At Head. Text & Illustrations Clean, Binding Tight. Pages: 160.. 1992. Hardcover..

Starwood Publishing Inc., Washington D.C., 1992. Library of Congress Classics. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Nearly new. A series of fine botanical drawings in the collections of the Library of Congress provided the inspiration for this scholarly survey of pioneering botanical exploration, copiously illustrated by colour and monochrome plates and figures. The author, Professor of Botany at the University of Maryland, is a contributor to "Flora of North America" and "Intermountain Flora" and an expert on plant nomenclature. The book also contains some interesting biographical information on prominent botanical explorers and artists. Printed in Japan by Dai Nippon; attractive end papers.

Fulcrum Publishing. Collectible - Acceptable. Signed Copy Collectible - Acceptable. Book Good. No dust jacket. Signed by author on title page.

Fulcrum Publishing, 1992-10-01. Hardcover. Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Good hardcover, no dust jacket. Clean pages.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Starwood Pub, 1992. Oversized 160pp including bibliography and index Photos and colorful illustrations from the Library of Congress. Presumed First Edition. Cloth Hardback. As New/Fine+.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Starwood Pub, 1992. Discovering and naming the flora of North America, and learning their uses for food, building materials, and medicine, were critical parts of the explorer's mission to the "New World" and continued to be very important through the early 19th century . The Library of Congress has a splendid collection of the early botanical publications that resulted; this book makes them available to us all. 160 pp. with Index. Green cloth with gilt lettering on front cover. On title page, "Not for Resale" whitened out. Small "bump" to lower corner tip, otherwise Book is Fine. Dust Jacket is VG+ to Near Fine. Gold Seal "sticker" with Library of Congress Classics" on front cover. Beautifully illustrated in color. . Cloth. Very Good+ to Near Fine/Very Good+ to Near Fine. Illus. by Color Drawings. Size: Approx. 8 " x 10 1/2". Botany.