Plants and People of Nepal
by Manandhar, Narayan P
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0881925276
- ISBN 13
- 9780881925272
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2002. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Binding is tight, covers and spine intact but spine is slightly coked Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting A small number of foxed spots on endpapers with a few faint marks on the edges of a couple of pages (as a result of spilt coffee?) Edges have some faint foxed spots and marks on the outside edge, possible from a spilt coffee The outside edges of the pages have some marks which appears to be from a spilt coffee. Boards have bumped corners Narayan P. Manandhar has spent decades in a firsthand study of the riches of Nepal's flora and the human uses thereof. He has conducted field research on foot in all 75 districts of Nepal in a lifelong effort to record the utilization of plants for food and medicine as well as diverse other applications. The result is "Plants and People of Nepal," his magnum opus, in which he describes the uses made of an astonishing 1400+ species, equal to perhaps one-fifth of the entire flora.
This indigenous wisdom is dying with the older generation, so we are fortunate that Manandhar has rescued this ethnobotanical heritage for his fellow Nepalese and, indeed, all who are concerned about the wealth of knowledge to be obtained from this fascinating country and its flora. More than 800 drawings by the author illustrate the text. Colour photos and line drawings
This indigenous wisdom is dying with the older generation, so we are fortunate that Manandhar has rescued this ethnobotanical heritage for his fellow Nepalese and, indeed, all who are concerned about the wealth of knowledge to be obtained from this fascinating country and its flora. More than 800 drawings by the author illustrate the text. Colour photos and line drawings
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54536
- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Author
- Manandhar, Narayan P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0881925276
- ISBN 13
- 9780881925272
- Publisher
- Timber Press
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Oregon
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 599
- Keywords
- Natural History of Asia plants, Nepal, botany, botanical, flora, food plants
- X weight
- 2250.000 kg
- Size
- A4 (300 x 210mm approx.)
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