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Xerophile Cactus Photographs From Expeditions Of Obsessed Revised Ed Desert
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Located in: Temecula, California, United States
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eBay item number:197898526424
Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Very good overall condition with light wear. Please review the photos for a visual reference.”
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Illustrated
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- ISBN
- 9781984859341
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Potter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-10
198485934X
ISBN-13
9781984859341
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20050396687
Product Key Features
Book Title
Xerophile, Revised Edition : Cactus Photographs from Expeditions of the Obsessed
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Botany, Climatic / Desert, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Plants / Cacti & Succulents
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Photography, Science, Gardening
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
38.4 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-936015
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
583/.8850222
Synopsis
An updated edition of the cult classic, featuring stunning archival photographs of hundreds of the rarest and most spectacular plants on Earth,taken by a motley crew of cactus obsessives "A catalogue of wonders that most of us will never get to see in person."- The New Yorker From the people behind Cactus Store comes Xerophile , a photographic collection of these improbable desert wonders in the wild.Drawing on the archives of twenty-five cactus obsessives-from PhD botanist to banker, art teacher to cancer researcher-this revised edition spans eighty years and features new and expanded descriptive notes for all 350+ photos. Xerophile brings together eighty years' worth of these explorers' remarkable images from some of the world's most remote habitats- a peculiar two-leaved plant that lives for millennia in the deserts of Namibia; succulents whose poisonous sap is used by hunters to fell large game in Angola; and cactus that live on snow-covered mountains in Bolivia, sink below ground level to survive droughts in Mexico, are pollinated by bats in Brazil, and grow in pure lava fields of the Galapagos Islands., An updated edition of the cult classic, featuring stunning archival photographs of hundreds of the rarest and most spectacular plants on Earth, taken by a motley crew of cactus obsessives "A catalogue of wonders that most of us will never get to see in person."-- The New Yorker From the people behind Cactus Store comes Xerophile , a photographic collection of these improbable desert wonders in the wild. Drawing on the archives of twenty-five cactus obsessives--from PhD botanist to banker, art teacher to cancer researcher--this revised edition spans eighty years and features new and expanded descriptive notes for all 350+ photos. Xerophile brings together eighty years' worth of these explorers' remarkable images from some of the world's most remote habitats: a peculiar two-leaved plant that lives for millennia in the deserts of Namibia; succulents whose poisonous sap is used by hunters to fell large game in Angola; and cactus that live on snow-covered mountains in Bolivia, sink below ground level to survive droughts in Mexico, are pollinated by bats in Brazil, and grow in pure lava fields of the Galapagos Islands.
LC Classification Number
QK495.C11
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- s***_ (93)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseWonderful and amazing ordering from this store! They shipped it like a gift wrapped in brown paper in a sturdy box and it was so professionally packed. The condition was better than the photos, high quality item, great value for every cent I spent on it! And it looked wonderful! Thank you so much!
- u***i (17)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe books were as described and as pictured. Great value!!! The turnaround from order to receipt of order was fantastic. (5 days) The books were packed well and were received in good condition.Howard I. Chapelle Set of 3 Books Yacht Designing Sailing Craft Boat Building (#197505149703)
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