Tropical Forests of the Caribbean
by Tom Gill
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Baltimore: Tropical Plant Research Foundation/Charles Lathrop Pack Forestry Trust, 1931. Cloth. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6.5". None. A very smart limited edition of this study of the tropical forests of the Caribbean, with illustrations. Scarce work. This edition is limited to one thousand numbered copies, of which this is number six hundred and nine. Illustrated with frontispiece and eighty plates. Collated complete. A detailed study of the Caribbean tropical forests, with reference to forest wealth, the effects of human occupancy, tropical logging, wood use, and the tropical forests of tomorrow. Written by Tom Gill, an American forester with international acclaim. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 859T37
- Title
- Tropical Forests of the Caribbean
- Author
- Tom Gill
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tropical Plant Research Foundation/Charles Lathrop Pack Forestry Trust
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Tropical Forests Caribbean Gill Forests
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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