Publisher's blue hardcover binding with silver titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket.
142pp. Illustrations in profusion.
Binding tight. Contents clean.
This is the first South African edition which was published in conjunction with the first British edition by Weidenfeld & Nicholson.
'Baobabs were first noted by 18th-century explorers for their extraordinary size and girth and for their bizarre appearance with what appears to be a tangle of roots sprouting from a bulbous trunk. Even today they continue to baffle botanists. The most magnificent specimens are reputed to be very ancient, possibly 1,000 years old, but no one can be certain because when they reach a great age they become hollow.' - editor's note
- Jacket Condition: Fine
- Binding Condition: Fine
