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Our Wild Orchids - Trails and Portraits
by Morris, Frank; Eames, Edward A.; Ames, Oakes (Foreword)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxi, [1], 464 pages. Index of common names. Index of Latin names. Glossary. 130 black and white plates. "Intended for amateurs like ourselves; lovers of outdoor life and the world of nature, drawn to the observation and study of wild flowers for their beauty as living things." - Author's Preface. "A popular treatise which embodies the results of recent research. Our native orchids are retreating before the advance of agriculture and some of them are already threatened with extinction. In making careful photographic records of the species in their natural environment, the authors have rendered a notable service to orchidology." - Foreword. Light wear to original green cloth-covered boards featuring bright gilt lettering upon front board and spine. Prior owner's name and date atop front free endpaper. Binding sound..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 152H1646
- Title
- Our Wild Orchids - Trails and Portraits
- Author
- Morris, Frank; Eames, Edward A.; Ames, Oakes (Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Our Wild Orchids - Trails and Portraits Pictorial
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- First Edition
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