Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by Alec (Editor) Pridgeon ISBN 13: 9780747206354

London, United Kingdom: Headline Book Publishing, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 304 pages with hundreds of colour photos.

London, United Kingdom: Headline Book Publishing, 1992. First British Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Lavishly illustrated guide with photographs & descriptions of over 1,100 orchid species. Covers habitats, distribution, names & classification, hybrids, pollination, controlling pests & diseases, & conservation. 304 pages. A FIRST BRITISH EDITION, this hardcover with plain navy boards & brilliantly illustrated endpapers is in Near Fine condition: looks, feels, & smells nearly brand new! Only flaws are a small scrape to bottom edge of front cover/bumped corner/very light smudge to fore edge. Interior is completely clean; nice, white pages; NO writing, highlighting or underlining; NOT ex-lib. Unclipped DJ is also Near Fine: bright, no fading, extremely minor edgewear/very faint creasing along top edge. Gorgeous book, guaranteed gift-giving quality! Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.… Read More

Hardback. Very Good.