Trees of South Africa (LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED)

This was, in 1961, \"the first book to be published on the indigenous trees of South Africa as a whole\" and was then described as \"a book for All South Africans - for the gardener because he will find useful and practical information; for the farmer because he will learn about fodder trees; for the Africana collector for the historical associations; for the conservationist; for the layman because he and his children should know their trees as part of their South African heritage.\" Eve Palmer and Norah Pitman spent 13 years writing this book \"for people like ourselves who, although their knowledge of botany is elementary, are yet curious enough to wonder what it is they see when they travel through forest and veld\".

Of this edition two hundred copies in special binding have been SIGNED by the author and the illustrator. This copy is number 17.

pp 352 text + 31 colour plates + 148 b/w photographs. Illustrated throughout with line-drawings. Marbled green cloth boards, quarter-leather with gilt titling to spine and gilt decoration on front board, top and bottom board edges show signs of shelf wear. DJ rubbed and shows signs of soiling, DJ spine & back stained and faded, front top edge chipped. Text block bottom edge shows signs of shelf-wear and slight stain, top edge decorative yellow, shows some spotting and slight stain. Front and back pastedowns wrinkled to hinges with previous owner\'s signature and date in ink on front pastedown.