Botti Stephen (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Sydoriak, Walter (illustrator). xxiv, 484 pages: illustrations (chiefly color), color map; 31 x 34 cm. Book is in very good plus condition, tight and sound. Dust jacket is shelfworn with some blemishes and tape-repaired short tears. Important reference work. George Durkee (An Amateur Naturalist's Bookshelf) says of this book: "Happily, I have been holding off on using the word 'awesome' until something came along truly meriting the superlative. Stephen Botti and Walter Sydoriak have produced such a work. Twenty years in the making, it required the Yosemite Association to solicit donations to keep the project afloat and, finally, produce it. It is well worth the effort and the wait. Reminiscent of a 16th Century Herbal, An Illustrated Flora of Yosemite National Park has not only a dichotomous key of the 1,300 plants of Yosemite (and by extension, much of the Sierra), but illustrates each with a beautiful large drawingover 1,000 watercolors and 300 pen and ink. There's also an index of Yosemite place names where you can look up the plants that occur there. In addition to the illustration, each plant description includes habitat, elevation, when it usually flowers and where you can commonly find it. . . . It is also a true work of art . . . if you're a skilled naturalist-or are looking for an incredible gift for one-this is an invaluable addition to a naturalist's bookshelf.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Sydoriak, Walter (illustrator). 1st Edition. NO Dust jacket.Wear on top of book spine. No handwriting or highlight marks inside. Otherwise in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Sydoriak, Walter (illustrator). 13.25"x12.5". SIGNED by both the author and illustrator. A comprehensive, lavishly illustrated flora of Yosemite. From the forward by Peter H. Raven: 'It is gratifying that Steve Botti has compiled a new and informative Yosemite work. The book will find a receptive audience of botanical professionals, serious amateurs, and wildflower enthusiasts. The customized identification keys and lifelike illustrations will help even the casual user quickly identify the plants'. A book that is both beautiful and useful. Minor scuffs and roughly 1 cm tear to the dust jacket, now in a protective plastic sleeve. Minor scuff to the top edge of the front cover, bump to bottom edge of spine gift inscription from a previous owner (see photos). 484 bright, clean, square pages. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Like New. Sydoriak, Walter (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Prospectus. Folded Board, 4 pp., Very Good. Color Illustrations. This is the Prospectus for a book, not the book itself.