Coates Palgrave, (Olive H.) [Signed]

TREES OF CENTRAL AFRICA;

painted by Olive H. Coates Palgrave; descriptions by Keith Coates Palgrave; photographs by Deric and Paul Coates Palgrave

Published: National Publications Trust, Salisbury, 1956

Edition: First edition

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xxxi, 466 pages: illustrations (chiefly colour), colour frontispiece, map. Quarto. Quarter leather & cloth, dust wrapper with cellotape repairs, but seldom present. Top edge gilt, Number 346 of an edition limited to 500 copies.

Signed by Coates Palgrave on a preliminary page.


Consists of "...water colour paintings of one hundred and ten of the trees met in the Federation of Central Africa… each coloured plate is accompanied by a habitat photograph of the tree." Introduction. Also includes the indigenous names of the trees and their medicinal uses, where known.

  • Jacket Condition: Fair
  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Fair
  • Size: 32 x 25 cm
  • Sold By: Select Books
  • Contact Person: David McLennan
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 021-4246955
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Credit card; EFT
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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