Ensayo Sobre Plantas Usuales De Costa Rica
Editorial Universitaria, 1957. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Item #L067556
A Very Good copy with a few small nicks to head and foot of spine (with tape repair at head); slight rubbing and browning to wrappers (chiefly at edges); previous owner's ink name on first preliminary leaf; slight internal browning to edges. 264 pages + plates. Text in Spanish. 'Segunda Edicion Revisada' (title page and upper wrapper) of the classic study by the French authority (1857-1950), originally published in the United States in 1908. Preliminary note by Rafael L. Rodriguez C.; with original 1908 first edition prologue by O. F. Cook; includes index of scientific names, plus list of 'indigenous' names and a bibliographical catalogue.47 b/w Photographs (including portrait; Chiefly on plates); b/w Title Vignette.
Price: $15.00