A Field Guide to Australian Native Shrubs
by Holliday, Ivan & Watton, Geoffrey
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0727006002
- ISBN 13
- 9780727006004
- Seller
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Benalla, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Adelaide: Rigby, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 219 pages, illustrated. Apart from an ownreship signature onnthe title page, a clean, unmarked and solid copy that has seen little use. First edition. This book is "laid out in alphabetical order with indexes of both common and botanical names, and a glossary of scientific terms. Every genus included is accompanied by vibrant coloured photographs of at least one species plus sketches of leaves, flowers, seed pods, etc. The text comprises general facts about the genus, and is developed with examples of particular species in the genus with descriptions of the phyllodes, fruits, flowers and the necessary environments. ... It covers more than 200 species including the common, the rare, the showy, the subtle, the easy rto cultivate and the difficult.". (front flap, more or less)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Good Reading Second Hand Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019328
- Title
- A Field Guide to Australian Native Shrubs
- Author
- Holliday, Ivan & Watton, Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0727006002
- ISBN 13
- 9780727006004
- Publisher
- Rigby
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
- Keywords
- Australian Plant Identification Shrubs
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About the Seller
Good Reading Second Hand Books
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Benalla, Victoria
About Good Reading Second Hand Books
Good Reading operates from a house, which is all bookshop, and holds approximately 35,000 titles. It is open by appointment only.Benalla is a country town two and a half hours north of Melbourne on both the Hume and the Midland Highway.
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