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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Levyns, Margaret R (author and illustrator); H B Rycroft (editor)

The Genus Muraltia. Journal of South Africa Botany. Supplementary Volume No II

Published: Trustees of the National Botanic Gardens of South Africa, Cape Town, 1954

Edition: First

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  • This and the next two lots are examples of supplementary volumes of the Journal of South African Botany devoted to a single genus; these volumes are now scarce (this one is 67 years old) and can command high prices in some markets
  • The author of this volume was from the University of Cape Town and as well as the text she contributed 37 maps and 87 text figures to the volume

No jacket as issued, green cloth-boards with black lettering to the upper panel and spine, plain endpapers, frontispiece with description on the verso, 247 pp of introduction and other prelims divided into 12 sections and including a description of the genus, descriptions of the species, geographical distribution, references and index

CONDITION

  • The spine is lightly sunned, the lower board is lightly rubbed, as are the corners and the outer hinges, the binding is square and tight, the endpapers are unmarked and undiscoloured, and the contents, printed on coated paper, are complete, unmarked and undiscoloured
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 245 x 190; 0.7 kg
  • Sold By: Fontein Books
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country: South Africa
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