seeds change illustrated history adelaide von aitken richard (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Only flaw is a gift inscription to front free endpaper. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs as well as beautiful botanical illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 213 pages. This book ranges well beyond the boundaries of the garden. It is a story of lessons heeded and unheeded - of Aboriginal environmental management, adaption to arid lands, plant fashions, and the changing face of horticulture, landscape design, and botany. The book charts the role of the botanic garden as an agent for change.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Adelaide, Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, in association with Bloomings Books Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2006. Large square quarto, x, 214 pages with numerous illustrations (many in colour). Papered boards; a fine copy with the near-fine dustwrapper (very lightly scuffed). The book was released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Adelaide, Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, in association with Bloomings Books Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2006. Large square quarto, x, 214 pages with numerous illustrations (many in colour). Papered boards; rear bottom corner slightly bumped; an excellent copy with the near-fine dustwrapper. The book was released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Adelaide Botanic Garden.