Cynthia Giddy - CYCADS OF SOUTH AFRICA. Second Revised Edition, First Impression (1986). Struik.
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| TITLE | Cycads of South Africa |
| AUTHOR | Cynthia Giddy (Illustrated by Barbara Jeppe) |
| PUBLISHER AND NO OF PAGES | Struik. 114 |
| SIZE / TYPE | 305 x 235 mm. Hardback (cloth bound). Complete with jacket. |
| EDITION / DATE | Second Revised Ed, First Impression (1986). |
| ILLUSTRATIONS | 34 Colour Plates with numerous photographic illustrations, several distribution maps and a large number of line illustrations by Barbara Jeppe. Illustrated endpapers. |
| CONDITION | The book is nice and clean and tightly bound. The dust wrapper has some slight edge wear, but is nice and bright. There is a small message in ink on the inside of the front board. Generally this is a very presentable book and the wrapper is cellophane protected. |
| NOTES | This book has detailed descriptions and extensive illustrations of all the 29 South African Cycad species. It also covers aspects such as plant propagation, hybrids, damaged plants, diseases and the laws pertaining to cycads in South Africa. NOTE THAT THIS IS THE REVISED EDITION, PUBLISHED BY STRUIK. THE INITIAL EDITION (PUBLISHED BY PURNELL AND WITH A DIFFERENT WRAPPER ILLUSTRATION) HAS BEEN REVISED IN THIS EDITION. APART FROM THE REVISION, THERE IS ALSO ADDITIONAL SECTIONS ON HAND POLLINATION, PESTS AND DISEASES, MORPHOLOGY OF CYCADS AND DAMAGE AND REGROWTH ILLUSTRATED WITH 4 ADDITIONAL COLOUR PLATES. THE EXTRA PLATES AND REVISIONS MAKES THIS REVISED EDITIONS A MORE USEFUL REFERENCE ON SOUTH AFRICAN CYCADS THAN THE PREVIOUS EDITION. |
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