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Planting The World. Joseph Banks And His Collectors. An Adventurous History Of Botany

Jordan Goodman

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Ref. 117412   Edition. First Edition

Published By: William Collins 2020 (London)

First Edition Hardback. The beautifully illustrated dust jacket is in a good clean condition and shows very little wear. The rich navy cloth boards are in excellent condition. There are a few minor closed tears to the margins of the text towards the rear. The pages however are clean throughout, illustrated with several colour photographic plates. pp. xxxix + 520. Overall a good copy. Joseph Banks was the botanist on board James Cooks Endeavour and collected plants on a vast scale. Plants that would transform Europe's industry, medicine, eating and drinking habits.. 

Book Condition: Very Good

Jacket Condition: Very Good

Size: large 8vo

Binding: Hardback

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