Mayflower Books, 1978, Hardcover, Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First, Illustrated By: Victoria Goaman; Judith Dunkley; Christabel King

This is the first USA edition. Size: Quarto 4to. 335 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. This beautifully illustrated work is an invaluable reference which includes entries on more than 300 families of flowering plants, from Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae. Entries on each family consist of concise and readable accounts of the distribution, diagnostic features, classification, and economic uses of its members. More than 200 family entries are illustrated in full color, as are the comprehensive glossary and the informative introduction to the forms, structure, ecology, uses, and classification of flowering plants. The book serves as a classic reference that will be valued by naturalists, horticulturists, botanists, and everyone who enjoys the colorful elegance of plants. Illustrator: Victoria Goaman; Judith Dunkley; Christabel King. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; Botany; ISBN: 0831734000. ISBN/EAN: 9780831734008. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4272.