Wild Flowers of the United States; The Southeastern States, From the Atlantic to Arkansas and Eastern Texas and From the Southern Borders of Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico
by RICKETT, Harold William;
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1967], First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, name and small ink mark on endpaper, else clean and fine. . folio [33 x 25 cm]; 2 volumes, x, 322; vi, 323-688, [ii] pp, 241 fine color plates each illustrating several species, overall index in volume 2, map endpapers. . Its complete and the most comprehensive and detailed work on the subject and has become the standard reference. A very well produced and massive work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Bookseller
- Horizon Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J12363
- Title
- Wild Flowers of the United States; The Southeastern States, From the Atlantic to Arkansas and Eastern Texas and From the Southern Borders of Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico
- Author
- RICKETT, Harold William;
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, name and small ink mark on endpaper, else clean and fine.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1967], First Edition.
- Size
- folio [33 x 25 cm]; 2 volumes, x
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature - Botany;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Horizon Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Horizon Books
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