ERICAS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA De Luxe Subscribers Edition

Baker H A and Oliver E G H

Description:

Illustrated with paintings by von Below, Anderson and others. Colour illustrations of each species; colour frontispiece. De Luxe Subscriber's Edition. This copy No.251 of 400. Signed by authors and illustrators. Preliminary pages i-lxiv include facsimile reprints of 1796 illustrations, introduction to the species, fold-out map of distribution of ericas in the Cape Province (1967) and complete list of the species recorded in southern Africa. pp 1-180. Blue full leather-covered boards. Gilt title on front cover. Spine has four raised bands, gilt names of authors and publisher's mark. Gilt title on red tab on spine. Leather slightly bumped on each corner. Original loose plastic protective cover wrinkled on spine. Otherwise book is in Fine condition.

Details:

  • Publisher: Purnell
  • Publisher Place: Cape Town
  • Date of Publication: 1967
  • Edition: De Luxe Subscriber's
  • Size: 275 x 200 x 38 mm
  • Lot No: 80
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