The Poison Tree; Selected Writings of Rumphius on the Natural History of the Indies

Beekman, E. M.; ( Editor and Translator )

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Language: English

Published by The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 1981

0870233297 / 9780870233296

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First thus edition in fine condition, with a fine dust jacket. Edition with translated excerpts and illustrations from Rumphius' "Ambonese Herbarium" and "Curiosities". First volume of a 12 volume series on the natural history of the Indies. Foremost authority on the natural history of the Indies in his time, which was the late 17th century, and also a keen observer of ethnobotanical lore and information. xii, 260 pp. Botany, Ethnobotany, History, Anthropology, Natural History, Plants, Travel, Exploration, Indies, 17th Century.

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Title
The Poison Tree; Selected Writings of Rumphius on the Natural History of the Indies
Author
Beekman, E. M.; ( Editor and Translator )
Publisher
The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst
Publication year
1981
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
Fine
Binding
Cloth
Language
English
ISBN 10
0870233297
ISBN 13
9780870233296
Edition
First Thus
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8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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