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Fox, Francis W, and M E Norwood Young; botanical descriptions by Gerrit Germishuizen

Food from the Veld

Edible wild plants of southern Africa, botanically identified and described by Francis William Fox and Marion Emma Norwood Young in collaboration with Desmond Hallowes, Rena Segal and Ruth Wustrow

Published: Delta Books, Johannesburg and Cape Town, 1982

Edition: First

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Brief biographies of the two distinguished authors are on the black dustjacket flap.

The book was sponsored by the South African Institute for Medical Research, which retained the copyright.

Colour-painted wraparound dustjacket by Sara Joelle Hall with a key on the front flap to the plants illustrated, tan paper-boards with matching printed endpapers, frontispiece of a baobab on art paper, 400 pp of b/w-illustrated prelims, text, references and indexes of common and botanical names - all on white wove text paper.

CONDITION. The copy is complete, unmarked, undiscoloured and fine throughout.

  • Jacket Condition: Fine
  • Binding Condition: Very Good +
  • Overall Condition: Very Good +
  • Size: 255 x 210; 1.2 kg
  • Sold By: Fontein Books
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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