Author: SCHLECHTER, R.; TRANSLATED BY: ROGERS, R.S.; KATZ, H.J.; SIMMONS, J.T.
Title: The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea (Incorporating the Figure Atlas to the Above)
Description: Melbourne, Australia: The Australian Orchid Foundation, 1982. First English Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0959538437. Translated from the German, first published in 1914. 1180 pages. Index. Two fold-out maps at back. Illustrated with black and white diagrams. "This monumental work will increase in stature as time goes on and habitats fall to bulldozers and man's incursions that lead to irreversible destruction and change... A Priceless gift from earlier days never to return. The more the book ages, the more important and valuable it will become." - from Foreword. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unused. A superb copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea (incorporating the Figure Atlas to the Above). Fine .

Keywords: 0959538437 ( Natural History