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Palms in Australia: Over 300 Native and Exotic Species.
by Jones, David; Gray, Bruce (photographer)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0730100073
- ISBN 13
- 9780730100072
- Seller
-
Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney, Balgowlah: Reed, 1991. Reprint ed.. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, fair condition reading copy (in fair dustjacket), colour photos, few black & white drawings, tables, figures, some insect damage (edges of covers & spine, showing as white spots), minor edgewear jacket (foxing reverse side), pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, few scuffs edges & green endpapers, light foxing few pages at front & rear, spine ends slightly rubbed, some edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 278 pp. David Jones provides a comprehensive book on palms. He describes all 57 species native to Australia plus a further 300 exotic species suitable for Australian and New Zealand conditions. The book has a straightforward alphabetical arrangement of descriptions of all species. Over 200 colour photos plus black & white photos illustrate many species and detailed line drawings explain botanical points. There is a comprehensive glossary and appendices to assist the professional horticulturist and the keen gardener. Numerous photographs by Bruce Gray.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30935
- Title
- Palms in Australia: Over 300 Native and Exotic Species.
- Author
- Jones, David; Gray, Bruce (photographer)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0730100073
- ISBN 13
- 9780730100072
- Publisher
- Reed
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, Balgowlah
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- reference, gardening, flora, palms, australia
- Bookseller catalogs
- GARDENING & FLORA;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
Glossary
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- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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