214pp. Cloth Hardcover with gilt vignette and title. Illustrated in colour. Presentation inscription from Mrs H.M.L. Bolus to her niece.
Very light shelf wear, slightly bumped corners, otherwise clean and tight throughout.
The publication of this book is a follow-on to 'A First book of South African Flowers' and continues the effort of the Wild Flower Protection Society to spread a wider knowledge of South African flowers among those for whom the purely scientific books have little, or no meaning and to bring about an awareness of the need to preserve the species that are in danger of becoming extinct.
Harriet Margaret Louisa (Kensit) Bolus became curatrix of the Bolus Herbarium, serving it devotedly for nearly 60 years, and even after her re¬tirement, until her death in 1970. For more than 10 years, before her uncle's death in 1911, she had been his secretary and companion as well as his assistant in his herbarium and library. She was herself a botanist of international repute, with special interests in mesembryanthemum and Erica.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 253mm x 182mm x 23mm
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