The Palms of British India and Ceylon / by Ethelbert Blatter

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. PROVENANCE: Author's presentation copy with the publisher's headed card to the front paste-down. Physical description: xxviii, 600 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. Notes: Based on papers and illustrations which appeared under this title in the Journal of the Bombay natural history society, 1910-1918. "Several things have been corrected, new information has been added, and the general arrangement has been changed in various places." cf. Pref. Bibliography: p. [558]-585. Subject: Palms - India. Palms - Sri Lanka. Botany - India. Botany - Sri Lanka. Floras. Palmae (K) Plant distribution. Sri Lanka. India. Series: Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society ; 1910-1918. Genre: Illustrated.