Trees of South Africa (LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED)

Palmer, Eve and Norah Pitman

Description:

This was, in 1961, "the first book to be published on the indigenous trees of South Africa as a whole" and was then described as "a book for All South Africans - for the gardener because he will find useful and practical information; for the farmer because he will learn about fodder trees; for the Africana collector for the historical associations; for the conservationist; for the layman because he and his children should know their trees as part of their South African heritage." Eve Palmer and Norah Pitman spent 13 years writing this book "for people like ourselves who, although their knowledge of botany is elementary, are yet curious enough to wonder what it is they see when they travel through forest and veld".

Of this edition two hundred copies in special binding have been SIGNED by the author and the illustrator. This copy is number 17.

pp 352 text + 31 colour plates + 148 b/w photographs. Illustrated throughout with line-drawings. Marbled green cloth boards, quarter-leather with gilt titling to spine and gilt decoration on front board, top and bottom board edges show signs of shelf wear. DJ rubbed and shows signs of soiling, DJ spine & back stained and faded, front top edge chipped. Text block bottom edge shows signs of shelf-wear and slight stain, top edge decorative yellow, shows some spotting and slight stain. Front and back pastedowns wrinkled to hinges with previous owner's signature and date in ink on front pastedown.

Details:

  • Publisher: AA Balkema
  • Publisher Place: Cape Town
  • Date of Publication: 1961
  • Edition: Limited Edition
  • Jacket Condition: No DJ
  • Binding Condition: Very Good+
  • Overall Condition: Very Good+
  • Size: 270mm x 215mm x 40mm
  • Lot No: 234
  • Hammer Price: $75
  • Bids: 1
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  • Estimate: $120
  • Reserve: $75

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Seller Details:

  • Name: Richmond Books and Prints
  • Address: 24-28 Loop Street & 15 Spring Street, Richmond, Northern Cape
  • Contact Person: John Donaldson
  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Email: booktownrichmond@hotmail.com
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  • Trade Association: AA Approved
  • Additional Information: A few years ago the town of Richmond in the Great Karoo was established as the first Booktown in the country and on the continent. Richmond Books and Prints is the cornerstone of this endeavour. We specialise in Africana with a focus on early travellers, explorers, hunters and missionaries; South African fauna and flora, fiction, bibliographies, history, the Anglo Boer war and Rhodesia. Apart from our Africana collection, our bookshops in Richmond - which consist of four Karoo-style houses, six converted stables and other outbuildings - house used books ranging from Afrikaans, Art, Aviation, Biographies, Cuisine, English fiction, History, Natural History, Religion, Sport, Trains & Railways, Warfare to Youth literature. We welcome visitors with a love of books to our bookshops and to this unique part of our country. We are open from Mondays to Saturdays from 09h00 – 17h00 and on Sundays by appointment.