Wild Orchids of Texas (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)
by Joe Liggio, Ann Orto Liggio
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0292747128
- ISBN 13
- 9780292747128
- Seller
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover Cloth 228 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition 1999. Striking red boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"Of all the state and regional books on orchids, this is the best that I have read. As attractive as it is educational, this book will stand as the bible of Texas orchids for decades to come." -- Carl R. Slaughter, author of Wild Orchids of Arkansas
From the East Texas swamps and forests to the Edwards Plateau canyons and the Trans-Pecos mountains, Texas hosts a surprising number of native orchids. Their exquisite beauty endears them to everyone from wildflower lovers to professional botanists and conservationists.
This beautifully illustrated book presents all 54 wild orchids of Texas. The species descriptions that accompany Joe Liggio's lovely color photos discuss the plant's flowers, blooming season, pollinators, typical habitats, and range (also shown by map), including its distribution within and beyond Texas. The species are grouped by genus and also listed by color, county, and habitat for easy reference.
In addition to the species accounts, the authors offer a general natural history of Texas orchids that discusses such topics as pollination and reproduction, special growing requirements, and threats to orchids from loss of habitats and careless collecting. They also describe the many orchid habitats in Texas and the species that grow in each. This wide variety of information, which has never before been collected in one volume for a general readership, makes this book the essential guide to Texas' wild orchids.
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- Seller
- River House Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 656835
- Title
- Wild Orchids of Texas (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)
- Author
- Joe Liggio, Ann Orto Liggio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0292747128
- ISBN 13
- 9780292747128
- Publisher
- University Of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin, TX
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 228
- Bookseller catalogs
- Texana; First Editions;
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