Sm Quarto, Green Boards Under Jacket, PP.300, B & W and Color Illustrations
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: USED_FAIR. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Former Library book. In protective cover. Seller Inventory # V06L-00902
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Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xi, 300pp, index, glossary, num bw & col ills, maps. Or olive boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, small bookseller label on front pastedown. The book begins with the history of noxious weeds legislation in 1856, the Thistle Act of 1890 and continuing up to the current Act. Seperate chapters deal with the principles of weed control and the properties and uses of available herbicides. The bulk of the book consists of a comprehensive survey of the 90 proclaimed noxious weeds in Victoria:their classification, appearance, life cycle, methods of propagation and dispersal, the properties which make them noxious in the Australian environment. Recommended control practices for each weed are clearly described. In addition there are some fascinating sidelights on name derivations and the reasons why the various plants were first introduced. With over 90 col, and 180 bw, photos showing weeds at various stages of growth making identification easier. Also maps showing distribution of all noxious weeds throughout the state. Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 053898
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Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: UNSPECIFIED. Dust Jacket Condition: F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original green boards (a trifle rubbed) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed & sunned, occ. marks); pp. xii (last blank), 300, with illustrations. Heavy item (1.25 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A near fine copy. Ex-libris Zoologist and Dingo authority Laurie Corbett, with his ownership signature to first page and inscription to him from Geoff Douglas, Chairman, Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Board, who contributed the foreword. Association Copy. Seller Inventory # 026298
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Seller: Uncle Peter's Books, Clunes, NSW, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Green boards with white lettering are a little rubbed at the edge. Head and tail of spine bumped. Binding is tidy and solid. Pages are lightl thumbed and foxed. Colour plates are bright. This book is in good condition. Dust wrapper bears the odd scuff mark. Spine sunned. Edges are thumbed, fold backs are discoloured, otherwise in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound. Seller Inventory # GAR019
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