Poison Tree Selected Writings (17 results)
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Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.Books on the Boulevard
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. 6.25 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 272 pages.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Near Fine. First Edition. The first English translation of Rumphius' Ambonese Herbarium, and Curiosities. Rumphius was perhaps the greatest Dutch naturalist of the East Indies. These volumes of writings on tropical flora, shellfish, minerals, and precious stones found in the colonial Dutch East Indi…es also touch on: natural history, native use of plants in the 17th Century, native customs, lore, religion. Also: general historical information. Frontis, 16 plates. *** 260 pp. *** Index, notes. First Edition.
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Condition: Very Good. 1981. Natural History, Botany. The University of Massachusetts Press. Very good - near fine cloth and very good dust jacket 260p. Back flap of dj was folded over (some time ago) 5/26.
Language: English
Published by Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Univ of Massachusetts Pr 1981
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.Riverby Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, dustjacket without folds or tears. 260 pages, no markings or writing. Binding square and tight.
Language: English
Published by Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Univ of Massachusetts Pr 1981
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.Riverby Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, dustjacket without folds or tears. 260 pages, no markings or writing. Binding square and tight.
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- First Edition
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.Andre Strong Bookseller
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. very good +. First edition. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is FINE ; like new on all points. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; clean, minor wear. Nature. RGR.
Language: English
Published by The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst 1981
- Hardcover
Seller: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, U.S.A.Sea Chest Books
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. First thus edition in fine condition, with a fine dust jacket. Edition with translated excerpts and illustrations from Rumphius' "Ambonese Herbarium" and "Curiosities". First volume of a 12 volume series on the natural history of the Indies. Foremost authority on t…he natural history of the Indies in his time, which was the late 17th century, and also a keen observer of ethnobotanical lore and information. xii, 260 pp. Botany, Ethnobotany, History, Anthropology, Natural History, Plants, Travel, Exploration, Indies, 17th Century.
Language: English
Published by University of Massachusetts Press., Armherst. 1981
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaAsia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB
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Black and white illustrations, xii + 256pp, index, from the library of Professor Anthony Reid with his name and a date on the front free endpaper, corners and edges of dustjacket a little worn, good to very good hardback copy. Illustrated with sixteen plates from the first edition of Ambonese Herbarium, The Poison Tree demonstra…tes why Rumphius was the greatest authority on tropical flora of the time, exercising considerable influence on subsequent research, and recognized as a major source by specialists in the field. The work is also an intriguing source book on native use of plants in the seventeenth century, native customs, lore, religion, and historical information.
Published by Massachusetts, Amherst 1981
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- First Edition
Seller: Pazzo Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.Pazzo Books
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Published by University Of Massachusetts, New York. 1981
- Hardcover
Seller: Prabhu Book Exports, Gurgaon, HR, IndiaPrabhu Book Exports
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BINDING - Hardcover. Condition: CONDITION - Used/ Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket - Good. with light wear. 259 Pages isbn 0870233297.
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Published by Published by The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst 1981
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Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United KingdomKeoghs Books
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, xii, 256 pages, [4], illustrated frontispiece with titles, occasional full page illustration First Edition , slight foxing to edges, book in very good condition , dustwrappers in near fine condition , light brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, green endpapers, brown illustrated wrappers with white titles, 23.5 x 15.5 cms Har…dback ISBN: 870233297.
Published by University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst 1981 1981
Seller: Casanova Books, Amsterdam, NetherlandsCasanova Books
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8vo, cloth, dj, illustrated, 260 p. In very good condition. K3.
The Poison Tree: Selected Writings of Rumphius on the Natural History of the Indies
Georg Eberhard Rumpf; E. M. Beekman [Editor]; E. M. Beekman [Translator];
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
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Published by Amherst: University of Massachusetts, (1981). 1981
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, CanadaDavid Mason Books (ABAC)
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Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First edition. Cloth, (260)pp. Fine in d/w. This is the first English language publication of selections of Rumphius (1628-1702) writings on tropical flora, shellfish, minerals, and precious stones found in the colonial Dutch East Indies.".
- Hardcover
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hardcover. Condition: new.
