Botanic Gardens: Modern-Day Arks [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]

Oldfield, Sara

Published by The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2010

About this Item

Fine condition color photographic boards contained in a fine condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes Foreword by Beth Rothschild; Further Reading; Taking Action!; Action at Home; Index; Acknowledgments and Photo Credits. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Approximately 22 pages of the first three chapters contain scattered neatly applied black pen underlining and the first front endpaper contains a neatly scripted gift inscription. Signed and inscribed by the author with black Sharpie on the half title page. "The conservation role of botanic gardens has never been more important. We rely on plants to feed us, shelter us, provide fuel, supply the raw materials for medicine, and maintain a stable environment. Yet a staggering one-third of all flowering plant species are threatened with extinction. In Botanic Gardens: Modern-Day Arks, Sara Oldfield offers a fascinating insider's view of botanic gardens around the world. This lavishly illustrated book tels the story of how a global network is striving to save our botanical heritage. It features gardens from countries across the globe, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Germany, Turkey, Uganda, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, and China. Comments and photographs from the botanists and gardeners involved give the book a personal touch, revealing the human side of the important work that goes on behind the scenes of these spectacular gardens." - from the inner front jacket flap. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sara Oldfield, based in Kew, London, is Secretary General of Botanic Gardens COnservation International and has had a career in international plant conservation spanning more than thirty years. She is the author of Rainforest (2003) and Deserts: The Living Drylands (2004), both published by the MIT Press.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Botanic Gardens: Modern-Day Arks [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
• Publisher: The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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  • Signed and Inscribed