Trees of Southern Africa: Covering All Known Indigenous Species on the Republic of South Africa, South-West Africa, Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland
by Palmer, Eve; Pitman, Norah
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/-
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Cape Town, South Africa: A.A. Balkema, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/-. This large three-volume set offers an extrodinarly detailed look of the titled Southern African countries (South West Africa being modern Namibia), complete with thorough black and white in-text and plate photographs and drawings, a few beautiful plate colour photgraphs are included in the series as well; after an introductory section in the first volume looks at prehistory, men and trees, trees and magic, and other topics; the books then look at the trees by family type; volume three includes a bibliography and index. Brown cloth with gilt decoration on front and gilt titling on spine, errata notice taped onto front free endpaper of first volume. A few bumped corners, ex-library books with usual markings, pages very lightly browned on side edge, but pages and illustrations are clean and bright, tightly bound. Total of 2235 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Seller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 006691
- Title
- Trees of Southern Africa: Covering All Known Indigenous Species on the Republic of South Africa, South-West Africa, Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland
- Author
- Palmer, Eve; Pitman, Norah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A.A. Balkema
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- TREES, BOTANY, NATURE, AFRICA, SOUTH TANZANIA,TREES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: COVERING ALL KNOWN INDIGENOUS SPECIES ON THE REPUBLIC SOUTH-WEST BOSTWANA, LESOTHO & SWAZILAND,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Africa;
- Product_type
- Ex-Library
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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