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Cloth over boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very fine. First English edition. Hardcover cloth (blue) over boards with complete d/j. Large 4to. 232 pp. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 full colour plate photographs, including 4 fold-outs, on glossy paper. Title stamped in silver on spine, and blind stamped on front cover. Head and fore edge of the text block slightly yellowed. Some pages have small rubbing marks. Images are vibrant. Binding is strong and square. Dustjacket (photographic paper) has an old price sticker on the back, and some light sunning, but is remarkably free from any serious wear. A gorgeous copy overall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hard cover book and DJ, Fine/Fine. Stated First Edition. Extra postage will be required on orders outside the USA. Jean-Louis Nou (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations. 1.Introduction 2.Floristic Analysis 3.Systematic Enumeration 4.Gymnosperms 5.Index of The Families Details Within The Flora 6. Appendix 1: Grasses of Ranikhet. Appendix 2: Exotic Gymnosperms of Ranikhet. Appendix 3: List of Pteridophytes of Ranikhet. 7.Photographs of Selected Plants. 8.Selected Bibliography. 9.Index: Botanical Names. Systematic is fundamental to biology because it is foundation for all studies on all organisms and in understanding with conservation issues. The Flora of Ranikhet, West Himalaya is an attempt to explain the components of angiosperms and gymnosperms. The present Flora describes 934 plant species with 925 angiosperms (125 families) and 9 gymnosperms (4 families). The Angiosperms includes 772 dicots (105 families) and 153 monocots (20 families). The complete list of grasses, exotic gymnosperms and pteridophytes were also provided. The present flora is useful for nature lovers, taxonomist, researchers, students, ecologist, conservationist, local communities, trekkers and tourist etc.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents : 1. Introduction, 2. Assessment of Traditional Medicinal Systems (TMS), 3. Ethno-Medicinal Plants, 4. Threatened Medicinal Plants, 5. Nativity and Endemism of Threatened Medicinal Plants. The traditional medicine is a sum total of knowledge or practices used in diagnosis, preventing or curing a physical, mental or social diseases. Practices of traditional medicines vary from country to country and from region to region and usually influenced by the factors such as culture, traditions, personal attitude and philosophy. The book Traditional Medicinal Systems and Threatened Medicinal Plants of Kumaun, Western Himalaya, India is a documentation of TMS of Kumaun along with 256 medicinal plants including 50 threatened plant species. The families and species are arranged in alphabetical order. The present book will be a interest of researchers, students, teachers, naturalist, conservationist, trackers, botanist, nature lovers and traditional practitioners etc.…

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Systematic enumeration. 3. Analysis of the flora. Photographs and selected sketches of plants. Selected bibliography. Index: Botanical names. Systematic and sensitive study of plants of particular place is called flora and in this flora "Legume and Thistle Flora of Kumaun, Western Himalaya, India" describes 522 species of four families i.e. Fabaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae and Asteraceae. The Asteraceae spread over 177 genera. 60 genera belongs to Fabaceae, 8 genera to Caesalpiniaceae, 6 genera to Mimosaceae and 103 genera to Asteraceae with having 206, 30, 21 and 265 species respectively. The families and species are arranged in alphabetical order. The present flora will be a interest of researchers, naturalists, conservationists, trackers, botanists, nature lovers, students, teachers and traditional practitioners etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Floristic diversity. 3. Categrization of threatened plants. 4. Ethno-botanical utilization. 5. Selected bibliography. Index: Vernacular names. Index: Botanical names. Flora of Betalghat (Nainital), Western Himalaya, India deals with intensive and extensive exploration of the entire Betalghat region. The present book describes 1200 taxa belongs to 140 families, 769 genera and 1184 species of angiosperms and 8 families, 14 genera and 16 species of gymnosperms. The present book will be useful for environmentalist, conservationist, naturalist, students, researchers, planners and trackers for conservation and sustainability.…

Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Vol. I Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Early historic South Asia. 3. History and chronology of Gupta. 4. Appreciation of early South Asian art. 5. Art of Kusana Gupta transition. 6. Origin of early South Asian art. 7. Classical art of Gupta Age (c. 428 pp.