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Figs (FICUS SPP) of Hong Kong
by Hill, Dennis S.; Corner, E. J. H. (Foreword)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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About This Item
Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 138 pages followed by 65 black and white photographic plates. Index. Bibliography. From first printing of 1,000 copies. "There can be few more remarkable relationships than the thriving success of the giant fig-trees and the multitude of very small insects which sustain them... (the author's) discoveries reveal the incredible ability of natural evolution." - from dust jacket. Bookplate of prominent botanist Roy L. Taylor inside front board. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Light to moderate wear to pale green cloth-covered boards. Above-average wear and sunning to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this important reference..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 352G4621
- Title
- Figs (FICUS SPP) of Hong Kong
- Author
- Hill, Dennis S.; Corner, E. J. H. (Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press
- Place of Publication
- Hong Kong
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Figs (FICUS SPP) of Hong Kong Ficus Microcarpa Linn Chinese Banyan Tree China Flora Tropical Sub-Tropical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Biology;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- First Edition
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