A Natural History of Ferns ***Signed, Inscribed, Dated, and Doodled by Author***

Moran, Robbin Craig; Fukuda, Haruto M (illustrated)

ISBN 10: 0881926671 / ISBN 13: 9780881926675

Published by Timber Press, Portland and Cambridge, 2004

About this Item

First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in brown cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 301pp. Colour photographic plates, b/w photographs, illustrations, diagrams and maps (both full page and within text). Signed, inscribed, dated, and doodled by author in black ink to title page. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (40/7).

Seller Inventory # ABE-1611921051435

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Natural History of Ferns ***Signed, Inscribed, Dated, and Doodled by Author***
• Publisher: Timber Press, Portland and Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881926671
• ISBN 13: 9780881926675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and informative look at why ferns and their relatives are unique among plants. Ferns live in habitats from the tropics to polar latitudes, and unlike seed plants, which endow each seed with the resources to help their offspring, ferns reproduce by minute spores. There are floating ferns, ferns that climb or live on trees, and ferns that are trees. There are poisonous ferns, iridescent ferns, and resurrection ferns that survive desert heat and drought. The relations of ferns and people are equally varied. Moran sheds light on Robinson Crusoe's ferns, the role of ferns in movies, and how ferns get their names.

A Natural History of Ferns provides just what is needed for those who wish to grow ferns or observe them in their habitats with greater understanding and appreciation.

About the Author

Robbin C. Moran is curator of ferns at the New York Botanical Garden. He is the author or coauthor of many papers and four books about ferns, including Fern Grower's Manual, published by Timber Press.