Buy this book on-line Compton, Robert Harold ; Rice, Elsie Garrett (illustrator) : Wild Flowers of the Cape of Good HopeBotanical Society of South Africa, Kirstenbosch, 1950
Signed by Author(s)250 coloured plates (complete). Signed by Compton, a long-term director of the South African National Gardens at Kirstenbosch, on the title page. A really wonderful book that thrills with its gentility, refinement and tidy beauty. The dustjacket has a clear cellophane protective cover. The serene dustjacket beneath has some wear and scuffing and rubbing. The green cover is tight and secure. The spine is sunned. The edges and corners have light shelving wear. The frontispage has a previous owner signature. The frontis and end pages have some markings. Beyond this the plates and pages are bright, fresh, elegant, vivacious, gentle, vivid, clean, clear and enchanting. fk. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fair Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Compton, Robert Harold ; Rice, Elsie Garrett (illustrator) : Wild Flowers of the Cape of Good Hope. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri rari, out-of-print books, used books, livres rares and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |