Trapnell C G (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Tall folio. Paper covered printed boards with cloth backed spine. Folding maps. Illustrated. 69pp., index. Previous owner's name stamped on frotn cover (very small). This is the second edition (originally published in 1937). Ex-library mark inside front cover. Full refund if not satisfied.

Soft Covers Within Hard Case. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 698 + 658 + 30 + maps. 10 x 8 x 4 inch. All in very nice clean condition, the two large fold out colour maps look as if they have never been taken out of their slip cases. Weighs 3.5 kg, additional postage may be requested for overseas shipment.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A Near Fine THREE-VOLUME SET in an similar unworn red slipcase. I would have graded this set 'As New' but on pages 201, 203 and 206 of Volume 2, a child or ? Has made a large biro squiggle/drawing? Across those pages. Maybe an adult disagreeing with the content there - but I think 'little hands' got hold of the book briefly before it was whisked away! ! Otherwise NO inscriptions or other marks that I can see, and the set seems very little, if ever, used. Volume 1 is a large paperback (vi) + 698 pages. Volume 2 is a large paperback (vi) + 658 pages; and Volume 3 is a Hardback containing only (vi) + 30 pages plus two large fold-out maps housed in special 'pockets' at the end. All in pristine condition, apart from the biro markings mentioned earlier. "The Ecological Survey of Zambia is a detailed account of the travels of Colin Trapnell during 1932-43 in what used to be Northern Rhodesia. The information on soils, traditional agricultural methods, geology, African plant names, plant distribution and associations, and economic botany will be of interest to anyone concerned with the natural resources, ecology, or economy of Zambia. Supplied with two full sheet vegetation-soil maps, this three-volume set The Ecological Survey of Zambia is a detailed account of the travels of Colin Trapnell during 1932-43 in what used to be Northern Rhodesia. The information on soils, traditional agricultural methods, geology, African plant names, plant distribution and associations, and economic botany will be of interest to anyone concerned with the natural resources, ecology, or economy of Zambia. Supplied with two full sheet vegetation-soil maps. This 3-volume set is Near Fine in a slip case. Quite rare to find the full set intact. This set is overweight at circa 3.5 Kilos, and will require extra postage for International buyers depending on your location. See Images; Each Volume Small 4to - over 9" - 10" tall.

Condition: Good. 1957. No Edition Stated. 69 pages. No dust jacket. Brown & yellow boards with black lettering. Pencil marking to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Firm binding. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to spine head. Minor scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

Condition: Good. 20, 2 large col. Folding maps. . . Folio card portfolio (lightly soiled) (1000x720mm), text worn with tape repairs. Good. Scarce. The map is on a scale of 1: 1,000,000 and is primarily a vegetation map with supplementary indications of the types of soil occupied by each type of vegetation. It was based on a number of field traverses of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) with additional information from aerial photographs and travellers' records. The complex pattern of vegetation and soil types is indicated on the maps by the use of thirty-four tones.The accompanying Memorandum by the British ecologist Colin Graham Trapnell (1907-2004)includes information on soil and vegetation classification of Northern Rhodesia.This document is considered useul in understanding colonial land management, post-colonial development, and environmental change in Zambia.