Flora Hawaiiensis: The New Illustrated Flora of the Hawaiian Islands, Books 1-4 (four books in one volume)
by Degener, Otto
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- Good
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued
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About This Item
Privately Printed by the Author. Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued.
The contents of this volume were released in loose leaf fascicles, to be added to these specially designed bindings in a taxonomic order related here at the front of the book. Books 1-4 (bound in one volume) only. Printed between 1932 and 1963.
Brown and gold illustrated titles on hinged boards with three metal screws to hold the publication. Initial page of instructions loose. Lose of material on the spine. The top of the front board weak at the joint. Text clean. age-toned as is typical.. Otto Degener, a renowned botanist and conservationist, was a leading expert on Hawaiian flora. He not only documented the islands' plant life in his groundbreaking work, Flora Hawaiiensis (1932), but also raised awareness about conserving native habitats threatened by invasive species and rampant development.
Degener's collection, encompassing 36,000 species, included 900 endangered plants, making his herbarium the most extensive and valuable collection of Hawaiian specimens. Many of his samples are now housed in The New York Botanical Garden's Herbarium.
The contents of this volume were released in loose leaf fascicles, to be added to these specially designed bindings in a taxonomic order related here at the front of the book. Books 1-4 (bound in one volume) only. Printed between 1932 and 1963.
Brown and gold illustrated titles on hinged boards with three metal screws to hold the publication. Initial page of instructions loose. Lose of material on the spine. The top of the front board weak at the joint. Text clean. age-toned as is typical.. Otto Degener, a renowned botanist and conservationist, was a leading expert on Hawaiian flora. He not only documented the islands' plant life in his groundbreaking work, Flora Hawaiiensis (1932), but also raised awareness about conserving native habitats threatened by invasive species and rampant development.
Degener's collection, encompassing 36,000 species, included 900 endangered plants, making his herbarium the most extensive and valuable collection of Hawaiian specimens. Many of his samples are now housed in The New York Botanical Garden's Herbarium.
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- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
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- Title
- Flora Hawaiiensis: The New Illustrated Flora of the Hawaiian Islands, Books 1-4 (four books in one volume)
- Author
- Degener, Otto
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Privately Printed by the Author
- Keywords
- Botany; Hawaii
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