REGIONS OF FLORISTIC ENDEMISM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (Collectors’ Edition)

Van Wyk (Abraham E.) & Smith (Gideon F.)

Description:

A Review with Emphasis on Succulents. Foreword by Edward O. Wilson.

Collectors’ Edition: 199 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photographs, tables, diagrams and maps, bound by Peter Carstens in quarter blue morocco with a red title label on the spine, marbled paper sides, contained in a matching cloth and marbled paper slip case, a very good copy.

Number 16 of the Collectors’ Edition limited to 40 copies, signed by the authors.

Details:

  • Publisher: Umdaus Press
  • Publisher Place: Hatfield, Pretoria
  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Edition: Collectors’ Edition
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 4to (305 x 240 mm)
  • Lot No: 141
  • Hammer Price: $200
  • Bids: 1
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  • Estimate: $300/400
  • Reserve: $200

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