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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Pooley (Elsa)

THE COMPLETE FIELD GUIDE TO TREES OF NATAL, ZULULAND & TRANSKEI

Presentation copy of the Collectors' Edition

Published: Natal Flora Trust, Durban, 1993

Edition: Collectors’ Edition

Reserve: $150

Approximately:

Estimate: $200/250

Bidding opens: 26 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 5 Mar 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Collectors' Edition: 512 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photographs and distribution maps, maps on the endpapers, half green morocco with matching marbled paper sides, contained in a grey cloth and marbled paper slip case - binding and case by Peter Carstens, a fine copy.

Presentation label on the front free endpaper: Collectors' Edition, 47/50. Presented to Stephan & Ilse Wentzel. In appreciation of your support which has made possible the publication of "Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal & the Eastern Region." Signed by the Chairman and Author. Durban, September 1993

From the Foreword by Brian J. Huntley, Chief Executive: National Botanical Institute. 'Elsa Pooley and her team of collaborators have added a remarkable compendium of knowledge, photographs, maps and sketches to growing resource of guidebooks on the natural history of Southern Africa. Following on the rich tradition of Sim, Henkel, Codd, Palmer and Pitman, Moll and others, this new handbook provides succinct descriptions to no less than 780 species of trees, shrubs and climbers of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. More than 63% of the trees of South Africa are included, making the book useful to tree lovers and botanists throughout the country.'

  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 8vo (220 x 150 mm)


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