Davidson Lynette Text (3 results)

210 x 135 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (vi) + 121, incl. index; detailed illustrations of growth form, flowers, leaves, pods and thorns. Occasional fox spot. Very good condition. An essential identification guide for the southern African thorn trees now placed in the genus Vachellia. "This booklet is intended as a field guide and it is hoped that the illustrations, which are approximately life-size and are accompanied by a brief supplementary text, will enable the field worker to identify the indigenous Acacia species which occur south of the Zambezi and Cunene rivers. The text has been kept as simple and brief as possible, avoiding the use of microscopic characters in description and cutting technical terms to a minimum, but the use of a hand lens, magnification X10, would make it easier to see characters such as glands and veins.".…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and minor marks on the covers and on the first blank page. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 121 pages (complete). Signed by Lynette Davidson on the title page. Please note that the typo in the original printing of the title has been corrected by hand. From the private library of arborist, H B Nicholson. The spine has a Dewey classification label. A benign copy. The cover has a clear plastic protective cover. The covers are little marked from handling. Within, the pages are mild-mannered, clear, clean, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…