Search Results: the flowering of the pacific by adams brian

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Sydney, Collins, 1986.. xii +194pp, 4to. Original boards in dustwrapper. Includes numerous black and white and colour plates. A very good copy. . First Edition

Sydney: Collins, . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Quarto. 1986 Map Decorated End Papers, 71 Color Specimen Plate Illustrations, 39 B & W Drawings, Distribution Maps Quarto, , PP.194, The Narrative Of Three Year Voyage Of The Endeavour To Madeira,Rio De Janeiro, Tierra Del Fuego, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Java and HOme By Way of The Cape Of Good Hope; Provenance: From the library of Dr. Thomas Lovejoy 1941-2021 an American Ecologist, Yale University Graduate and President of the Amazon Biodiversity Center in Brazil. He also held appointments at the United Nations, George Mason University, and the World Bank and received recognition worldwide for his work including posthumously from the National Geographic Society with its highest honor the Hubbard Medal. Credited with E. O. Wilson of coining the term  biological diversity in 1980, he spent his life working in science and public policy. D20c

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London : Collins, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 194 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 map, ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p183-184. - Includes index. Subjects: Banks, Joseph Sir 1743-1820; Cook, James 1728-1779; Endeavor (Ship); Endeavour (Bark); Banks' Florilegium; Botany Pacific area; Voyages around the world; Botany; Expeditions; Plant collecting; Voyages around the world History 18th century; Geography; Pacific Area; Explorers; Discovery and exploration; Travel; Botanical illustration.

Collins. Sydney. 1986 (Ist Edition). 4to, XI, 169pp + chapter notes etc. Hardcover, neat d/w now protected by clear archival covering; excellent condition. A detailed account of Joseph Bank's travels in the South Pacific and the story of his "Florilegium".

Sydney: Collins / British Museum (NH), 1986. 1st edition. As New. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket 194pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, Inc. reproductions of 16 colour plates from BanksÕ Florilegium

London: Collins, 1986. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 8.25 x 11.25 inches (21 x 29 cm). Dust jacket: No wear but heavy fading to spine and edges of covers, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Beige cloth binding with heavy fading to spine and board edges. Light foxing to page edges. Internally in excellent condition. Overall book condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. ISBN: 0002174723. Size: 8.25 x 11.25 inches (21 x 29 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 194

Syd. Collins., 1986.. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 194pp. Many col & b/w ills. Bookplate on front pastedown. Very Good copy. 1st ed. Signed by the author, Brian Adams. Loosely inserted is a first day cover to celebrate the XIII International Botanical Congress held in Sydney in 1981. The envelope has a portrait of Joseph Banks surrounded by botanical decorations.