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Between Two Shores. Flora and Fauna of the Cape of Good Hope
by Fraser, Michael (text), and Liz McMahon (illustrations)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0864862245
- ISBN 13
- 9780864862242
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: David Philip, 1994) 0864862245. 4to; original red boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 192 (including index); numerous colour illustrations and photographs. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn; edges, endpapers and outermost leaves foxed; bottom edges of boards rubbed; scar to rear free endpaper. Good. "Perched on the southwestern corner of Africa, at the tip of the Cape Peninsula, the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve enjoys a reputation as one of the most spectacularly beautiful and ecologically important sanctuaries in southern Africa.
Between Two Shores describes and illustrates the reserve's rich diversity of habitats and wildlife, from the floral riches of the inland mountains and plateaux, to its varied coastline and the open sea. .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10016
- Title
- Between Two Shores. Flora and Fauna of the Cape of Good Hope
- Author
- Fraser, Michael (text), and Liz McMahon (illustrations)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0864862245
- ISBN 13
- 9780864862242
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: David Philip, 1994) 0864862245
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town Sa
- This edition first published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Botany. Botanical Art. Fynbos. Oceans. Coastline. Natural History Natural History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Dustwrapper
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- Gilt
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