A Practical Treatise on Tree Culture in South Australia
Adelaide, E. Spiller, Government Printer, 1881 (second edition)/ 1881.
Octavo, xii, 116 pages plus 29 lithographed plates (one folding, containing some 76 figures) by J.W. Love.
Quarter cloth and papered flush-cut card (with the full title page details printed on both front and rear covers); tiny nick to the bottom edge of the front cover; spine lightly sunned, with minimal wear to the ends; tiny sealed tear to the leading edges of two consecutive leaves; a very good copy.
The author was the 'Conservator of Forests for the Government of South Australia'. The lithographs by J.W. Love illustrate various species of trees (exotic and native), techniques and layouts for planting, and tools. Ferguson 7514.
Item #146499
Price (AUD):
$200.00