Published by Proteaflora Enterprises Ltd, Melbourne - first edition, 1982
ISBN 10: 0959540520 ISBN 13: 9780959540529
Seller: Book Orphanage, McCrae, VIC, Australia
hardcover, 9" x 11¼", lacks jacket 240 pages Colour-illustrated map endpapers ('Cape Folded Mountain Region'), illustrated title page, 346 full-colour photographs, a few drawings (in visual key to the genera), cultivation maps, references, scientific names, glossary, and index. A fascinatingly thorough guide to the Proteaceae of South Africa with their distinctive characteristics, nomenclature, generic and species descriptions, cultivation and propagation, pruning advice, commercial applications and post-harvest handling. Packed book weighs 2kilos (4¼lbs), higher-than-usual shipping will apply - we'll gladly quote first. Small white-out to front endpaper (previous owner's name?). Book in VERY GOOD condition.