![Rocky Mountain Trees - a handbook of the native species with plates and distribution maps](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/164/543/1601543164.0.m.jpg)
Rocky Mountain Trees - a handbook of the native species with plates and distribution maps
by Preston, Richard J
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State College Press, 1940. First edition. Illustrated with botanical line drawings, small octavo, pp lxxxi, 285, very clean internally, green cloth very slightly worn and the lower corners very slightly bruised. [From the library of the botanist G. Thomas Robbins with his signature on the front endpaper and the Jepson Herbarium gift stamp also.]. ["For nature enthusiasts, students of forestry, visitors to the West and residents of the broad area lying between the Great Plains and the Pacific Coast states, this is the finest field guide available to Rocky Mountain tree species. All the native and naturalized trees within this region have been included, along with accurate, up-to-date distribution and zone maps showing exactly what trees are to be found in each area. Complete botanical and silvical descriptions cover habitat, shade tolerance, enemies, attitudinal range (when helpful) , wood type, reproduction, etc., for each of more than 125 species. Full-page plates accompany each of these descriptions, showing such characteristics as leaves, flowers, twigs, and fruits, all carefully drawn to provide the maximum amount of information necessary for identification purposes. In addition, variant and related trees are described, bringing the total number of trees covered to 252 species, representing 85 genera and 40 families. An extensive key and a check list of species by state have also been included, so that the name of any unfamiliar tree can be found in a matter of minutes."]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020829
- Title
- Rocky Mountain Trees - a handbook of the native species with plates and distribution maps
- Author
- Preston, Richard J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Iowa State College Press
- Place of Publication
- Ames, Iowa
- Date Published
- 1940
- Bookseller catalogs
- Floras; Trees and Shrubs;
Terms of Sale
Mike Park Ltd
Cheques and cash can only be accepted from UK customers. Payments from UK and abroad can be made by credit and debit cards, and also by PayPal. All books are accurately described for condition. Faulty or mis-described books may be returned, but please contact us first.
About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
Biblio member since 2005
London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
For the last forty seven years we have been specialist in gardening, botanical and natural history books, but other subjects are stocked, also. Our website can be found at mikeparkbooks.com. Interesting catalogues of newly-acquired stock are issued three times a year. Please contact us to go on our mailing list. Our full listings can be viewed on our website at mikeparkbooks.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...