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Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, Reino Unido
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VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 240mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). xii, 256pp. N° de ref. del artículo k5492
Illustrated with sixteen plates from the first edition of Ambonese Herbarium, The Poison Tree demonstrates why Rumphius was the greatest authority on tropical flora of the time, exercising considerable influence on subsequent research, and recognized as a major source by specialists in the field. The work is also an intriguing source book on native use of plants in the seventeenth century, native customs, lore, religion, and historical information.
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E.M. Beekman is a poet and novelist who has published widely on Dutch culture and edited and translated anthologies of the writings of Paul van Ostaijen and Multatuli.
Título: The Poison Tree. Selected Writings of ...
Editorial: The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst
Año de publicación: 1981
Encuadernación: Olive hardback cloth cover
Condición: Very Good
Condición de la sobrecubierta: Sobrecubierta no Incluida
Edición: First Edition.
Librería: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, Estados Unidos de America
Cloth - Hard Cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. First Edition. 260 pages. Dust jacket shows a quarter inch closed tear along top fold. Jacket is otherwise bright, clean, and intact, and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. Nº de ref. del artículo: 034983
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: very good +. First edition. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is FINE ; like new on all points. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; clean, minor wear. Nature. RGR. Nº de ref. del artículo: 33727
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. The first English translation of Rumphius' Ambonese Herbarium, and Curiosities. Rumphius was perhaps the greatest Dutch naturalist of the East Indies. These volumes of writings on tropical flora, shellfish, minerals, and precious stones found in the colonial Dutch East Indies also touch on: natural history, native use of plants in the 17th Century, native customs, lore, religion. Also: general historical information. Frontis, 16 plates. *** 260 pp. *** Index, notes. First Edition. Nº de ref. del artículo: CORV-SEA-00873
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Librería: Keoghs Books, Skipton, Reino Unido
, xii, 256 pages, [4], illustrated frontispiece with titles, occasional full page illustration First Edition , slight foxing to edges, book in very good condition , dustwrappers in near fine condition , light brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, green endpapers, brown illustrated wrappers with white titles, 23.5 x 15.5 cms Hardback ISBN: 870233297. Nº de ref. del artículo: 68952
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Librería: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Black and white illustrations, xii + 256pp, index, from the library of Professor Anthony Reid with his name and a date on the front free endpaper, corners and edges of dustjacket a little worn, good to very good hardback copy. Illustrated with sixteen plates from the first edition of Ambonese Herbarium, The Poison Tree demonstrates why Rumphius was the greatest authority on tropical flora of the time, exercising considerable influence on subsequent research, and recognized as a major source by specialists in the field. The work is also an intriguing source book on native use of plants in the seventeenth century, native customs, lore, religion, and historical information. Nº de ref. del artículo: 213735
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