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Good in a Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Dust jacket is shelfworn and edgeworn with multiple edge-tears, but is overall present and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards with minor edgewear; Library stamps and foxing to the endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75"-11.75" tall); Heavy (8.8 lbs); Light green dust jacket with title in fuchsia lettering over red cloth-covered boards; 1982, Roehrs Co. Publishers; 1280 pages; "Exotica, Series 4 International: Pictorial Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants from Tropical and Near-tropic Regions, Library Edition, Volume 1, " by Alfred Byrd Graf.
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New in New dust jacket. 0911266178. This specific set of hardback book is in new condition with hard board covers that have sharp edges and corners and tight bindings. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jackets are in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Exotica 4 series is in two large (over 1, 100 pages in each) encyclopedic volumes. Series 4 brings some 16, 600 photos of 13, 980 species. The detail included in Exotica 4 is exquisite-e.g. what is the difference between Pelagoniums and Geraniums? If you don't know AND don't care, then Exotica 4 is not for you. Despite that, Exotica 4 isn't really all about horticultural trivia. Graf recommends referring to specialty literature for the more arcane information about obscure varieties and cultivars. It's about the photographs, simply. The photographs are (mostly) in sharp black and white with the plants grouped by families. As in many family portraits, the relations can look quite strange. I found this an advantage when identifying species-I wasn't distracted by color printing variances-and if I could find a plant that looked like the one I wanted to identify there was a good chance it'd be nearby. I used these books when I managed a wholesale/retail houseplant business. We often had customers coming in saying, "I have this plant at home-its got green leaves-what is it? " This set of Exotica 4 never failed. Exotica 4 doesn't try to be one of those coffee table type of gardening books which drip temptingly stylised photos of divine plants, but with limited information or substance. Instead it is aimed at the nursery grower or horticultural enthusiast who knows what a good specimen plant looks like, and now would like to know the name, or where it comes from. I found learning where the plants came from fascinating. The photos of plants in their natural habitats gave further clues about their care and maintenance. There's good information, in code, about the care of each and every (mind: 13, 000+ species) plant mentioned. The code has keys in English, Spanish, German, French and Russian-not a bad attempt to give meaning to "International"-and an illustrated description of botanical terms. Basic information about propagation, pests, lighting and use of plants in the home and offices is included-although if you are keen enough to invest in these books you probably know all about these topics, and again, specialty literature exists."; 11.5 X 9.2 X 4.5 inches; 2560 pages.
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Near Fine. Near Fine Dust Jackets. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall CLEAN near fine 1982 11th edition hardcovers with near fine dust jackets. International postage extra.
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Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. 11th Edition. Hardcover. "A treasury of Indoor Ornamentals for Home, the Office, or Greenhouse--in warm climates the Patio and the Garden Outdoors." (from title page). Very light shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows on small scuff mark, light shelf wear, else bright and clean. Red coated cloth boards, green ink labels and decorative elements, gilt lettering and decorative elements, glossy, textual, endpages. 2560pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index.
