Norah Pitman (44 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Unread. No markings in book. Binding is tight. DJ with light shelf wear to edges.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. DJ with some edge wear, toning and creasing.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

4to; original dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and with gilt publisher's monogram to upper cover; dustwrapper; tinted top edge; pp. 352, incl. index; folding map of 'The Indigenous High Forest of South Africa'; plates, incl. colour; line drawings depicting leaves and fruit. Dustwrapper a little soiled, foxed and faded, with penned code to upper panel; spine panel worn at head, with tape residue to tail; tape marks, ink stamp and penned code to front free endpaper; edges somewhat browned; occasional fox spot. Good condition. 'South Africa possesses one of the most magnificent floras in the world, yet the tree life has gone comparatively unnoticed. This is the stranger when one considers what riches it contains, from the soft silver and the classic shape of the silver tree of the Cape to the baobab, that ancient and dramatic guardian of our northern boundary. . This is the first book to be published on the indigenous trees of South Africa as a whole. It is not a book for botanists only - although the botanical facts have been carefully checked. Rather it is a book for the layman and for all those with little knowledge of botany who are yet interested in South Africa's beautiful and varied tree life. One hundred and seventy trees are described in detail - their distribution, habit, foliage, flower, fruit, and timber properties, but, because trees have their own personalities as living things, their "characters", too, are outlined, where possible - their likes and dislikes, their idiosyncrasies, their uses, the legend and story that surround them.'.

4to; original dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and with gilt publisher's monogram to upper cover; no dustwrapper; tinted top edge; pp. 352, incl. index; folding map of 'The Indigenous High Forest of South Africa'; plates, incl. colour; line drawings depicting leaves and fruit. Very good condition. 'South Africa possesses one of the most magnificent floras in the world, yet the tree life has gone comparatively unnoticed. This is the stranger when one considers what riches it contains, from the soft silver and the classic shape of the silver tree of the Cape to the baobab, that ancient and dramatic guardian of our northern boundary. . This is the first book to be published on the indigenous trees of South Africa as a whole. It is not a book for botanists only - although the botanical facts have been carefully checked. Rather it is a book for the layman and for all those with little knowledge of botany who are yet interested in South Africa's beautiful and varied tree life. One hundred and seventy trees are described in detail - their distribution, habit, foliage, flower, fruit, and timber properties, but, because trees have their own personalities as living things, their "characters", too, are outlined, where possible - their likes and dislikes, their idiosyncrasies, their uses, the legend and story that surround them.'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. 352 pages. contains: Distribution of the more common trees, identification, botanical and common names, rain trees, fodder trees, the Yellowwood Family (Podocarpaceae), The Cypress Family (Cupressaceae), The Laurel Family (Lauraceae), The Family Monimiaceae, The Ebony Family (Ebenaceae) and more. priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire.; 8 1/4 x 10 5/8".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ex-lib with usual stamps etc. DJ plastic protected. The ffep is just slightly detached. Outer edge of fold-out map page rubbed. 352pp illus. Very heavy at 1.9kg. May require extra postage.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No edition or date stated. Publication of 15 pages English and 15 pages Afrikaans. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. The text is legible. Staple bound. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The dust jacket is slightly shelf rubbed, edge worn and tape repaired. The boards are in a very good condition though. Internally clean and tightly bound. A tall book that is complete with 352 pages. This is an ex-library book with all the usual markings. Please note: Unless posted within South-Africa we will need to ask for extra postage as this is a heavy book. [B.N.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: Good. Original gilt lettered green cloth, plastic covered (removable) dust jacket, numerous illustrations (partly in colour), 4to.; Foxed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards are shelf rubbed.Previous ownership inscription.Light tanning.Excellent binding.Vol.3 only.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signature of botanist Dr WJ Louw to front pastedown. 352pp. + many plates in b/w and colour. DJ protected by well-rubbed plastic. Heavy volume.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. jacket is shelf rubbed, edge worn and a bit soiled. tanning and foxing. light markings. well bound. fairly good copy and jacket.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated with 31 colour plates, 148 black and white photographs, and line drawings in the text, quarto, pp 352, very clean internally, green cloth with just very slight sign of use. A heavy book - extra postage may be required. [Very detailed].

352 p., 145 (23 col.) illustr., num. textfigs. 2 distr. maps. cloth in dustjacket. Fine!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. (H1) Brown cloth boards very clean. Very slight fade patch to bottom and front edge. Contents clean and unmarked. DJ a bit discoloured, creased and some small tears around edge. Otherwise very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Volume 1 only. Ex-library book. The boards are edge rubbed with light scuffing and a library marking on the spine. The binding is secure. Library markings internally, not affecting any text. Tall and heavy book, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 3 volume set. VERY HEAVY, NOT SUITABLE FOR AIRMAIL. the jackets are a bit scuffed, chipped and a little torn. ownership stamps. obvious usage markings. all copies remain neat and presentable. excellent binding. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)The jacket is a bit sunned and marked and there is a tiny chip to the top of the spinal panel. Internally clean and tightly bound. A little tape burn / residue. No 190 of the limited edition of 200 copies.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[Mel]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 3 Volume Set. 11 by 8 inches.Original publisher's copper brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front , xv + 703pp (vol1), 794pp (vol2), 737pp (vol3), illustrated throughout in b/w. Attractive calligraphic bookplate of Victoria Burbidge (and husband Brinsley) botanist, both at Edinburgh Botanic Gardens and at Kew, also Denver Botanic Garden. For many years she edited CurtisÕ Botanical Magazine. She was also Clematis registrar for the Royal Horticultural Society.Very heavy set, and delivery costs may be a consideration especially outside Britain. Fine in clean very good d/w's.

Hard Covers. Condition: Fine. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. Vol 1 only. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, light foxing starting. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 352 pages (complete). A sturdy book in good condition. The dustjacket has wear and some tear (about the spine head). The dj has shelving and usage marking. The seams and spine are strong and whole. The edges and corners have mild wear. The cover is smart and tidy. The frontispage has a previous owner signature. The papertrims have user markings. The contents are neat, clean, clear, bold, very confident, tidy and bright. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Jacket is shelf rubbed.Spine a little discoloured.Internally clean.Excellent binding.As new.Illustrated.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3 volume set complete. volumes 2 and 3 were published in 1973. the jackets are shelf rubbed and have small nicks but they present very well. volume 3 has a previous owner's signature. volumes 1 and 2 have no inscriptions. all volumes are exceptionally clean internally and the binding is excellent. this is a very well looked after set. this set is extremely heavy and is not really suitable for airmail postage. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The jacket is sunned and a bit worn. There is some edge wear and the corners and spine edges are a little frayed. There are three small closed tears. The boards are slightly edge worn. There is a previous owners inscription. The pages within are crisp, clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Amsterdam and Cape Town: Balkema, 1961. First edition (pp. 352), large quarto (27 cm) in publisher's pictorial dust wrapper (sun-faded, a chip or two), green cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Sixty families of South African (and adjacent regions) trees, thirty-one colour plates, 148 photographs, and many drawings by Norah Pitman. Clean, bright, and sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Good in very good, protected dust jackets. Ex-library; usual stamps and markings. 4to. 11 1/4". Packed with illustrations, from photographs, sketches, diagrams, details, maps etc, full plate and within text. Generally in black and white. The definitive and most comprehensive work on Southern African trees, now scarce and unlikely to be reprinted. A.A. Balkema adopted the old fashioned method of publishing and selling the three volumes separately rather than all at once as would be the practice today. Consequently a number of buyers were not able to obtain complete sets of the standard edition at the time and much annoyance was caused by this.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Boards clean and undamaged. DJ lightly rubbed along edges with a few short closed tears and short splits at the lower fold's corners. Spine a little sunned. 205 x 280mm. Pages 705 to 1497. Illus. Extremely heavy volume.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Boards clean and undamaged. Prev owner's name to ffep. Signed by Palmer to title page and warmly inscribed by her to half-title verso. 200 x 280mm. 703pp. illus. Very heavy volume. Inscribed by Author(s).