John C Smith Dodsworth (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 104 pages. dj faded.

Papered Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 26cm, 104pp, b&w photo illus in text, colour photo plates, d/w. VG.

Super 8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Heavy shelf rubbing to lower edges of boards. Dust-jacket in clear plastic cover, taped to boards and endpapers.; viii, 104 pages + 80 colour plates on 40 plate leaves. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 252 x 189mm. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations. "This landmark publication describes all our native shrubs and climbers, which are so prominent in the New Zealand bush, landscape and gardens. Shrub and climber habitats, whole plants, leaf, flower and fruit are illustrated in more than 360 colour and 200 black-and-white photographs which show the beauty and diversity of growth, flower and fruit. Every recognised species is concisely described in plain language." - from dust-jacket blurb.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The first edition of this study on the plants of New Zealand, complete with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated throughout with line sketches and photographs. A study into all ferns and allied plants which can be found in New Zealand. This would be a collection of roughly 193 species and subspecies, 88 of which occur in no other country. Written by Patrick J. Brownsey, an English historian and botanist, and John C. Smith-Dodsworth, an English botanist, both of whom now reside in New Zealand. Illustrated by T. N. H. Galloway. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, excellent with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. T. N. H. Galloway (illustrator). book.…