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Chin, Wee Yeow

Ferns of the Tropics

1997

41.36 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1997
Place of printing
Portland. Timber Press
Author
Chin, Wee Yeow
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Nature - Botany
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 16 cm]; 190 pp, over 200 color photos, plus many colored illustrations from drwgs, glossary, bibliog, list of fern societies, index. original pictorial boards, title lettering on cover and spine, dj (not price clipped), a fine, clean and unused copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A detailed and very well-illustrated survey of these ferns by renowned botanist who travelled extensively to study and photograph them, including chapters on ferns in folklore and superstition, economic uses, propagation, cultivation, habitats, species.