Ex-library.

Morton’s Handbook of the Farm Series; no. 5. Past owner’s name in ink on title page and name stamp on a few internal pages. Slight foxing at front and end of text and on fore edges of pages. Edges of boards worn, corners bumped and spine faded. Front endpapers torn at hinge and binding a little loose.

Two maps and 12 colour illustrations. Cover shows minimal wear.

Boards show very little wear. Black and white illustrations throughout, 15 pages of colour illustrations.

Library stamps to the fep’s and title pg. Some light pencil underlining. Text in French. Photo illustrations. Leather spine with marbled boards and ep’s.

Text by Compton Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens of South Africa, Kirstenbosch, Cape Town. No date; probably 1970s. Full colour illustrations throughout accompanied by captions in English, Afrikaans, French and German. Odd spots and marks in text, slight rubbing and creasing to covers.

Foreword by Prof H.B Rycorft, Director of the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

Text in English and Afrikaans. Illustrations by Mary Maytham Kidd. Light soiling to covers and a few loose threads.

Limp covers in firm condition displaying wear and staining, with an inscription to J.H. De Villiers, first Chief Justice of South Africa, inscribed by the author on the top edge. Booklet has been folded down the middle. Off-print from the ‘Official Handbook of the Cape of Good Hope’

In excellent condition.

Preface date 1909. On cover: Presented by Lennon Limited 1931. In remarkably good condition with only small neat owner’s name in ink on front cover.

“Limp covers in firm condition displaying some wear and staining, with a previous owner’s name inscribed on the front top edge. No date of publication indicated, presumably circa 1928. Being chapter VI of the First Book of Wild Flowers. (Second Print)”".”"”

Completely revised. Contains 407 colour and black and white photographs. Dw shows some wear and tears. Large book, will incur extra postage.

Colour photographs, b/w photographs and illustrations. Cellotape stains on both free-end papers.

Slight foxing to endpapers.

Inside front cover inscribed with former owner’s name and displays pasted in ownership label.

Ink inscription to the the front fep. Black-and-white and colour plates throughout. DW shows wear and some closed tears, especially to the front bottom corner.

Dust jacket in fair condition, well worn on edges . Some foxing and previous owners inscription to endpapers. Firm copy

Dust jacket in very good condition with minor wear and tear. Tape marks to paste down endpapers. Book plate pasted in free end paper. Very slight foxing to end papers. Good firm, clean copy.

In excellent condition. A history of some of the classical botanical illustrators.