Cacti

Cacti by Sir Oliver Leese. Published by Triune Books, London, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: VG in Chipped DJ. DJ chows watermarks on top and bottom edges, book board edges faded, overall content in excellent condition. 144 Pgs. ISBN 0856740098. World-wide coverage in 250 illustrations including over forty color pictures. The author offers a country-by-country record of the natural habitat of cacti and other succulents living together in the wild. His invaluable descriptions from personal experience of traveling in search of these plants, provide the novice, as well as the established collector, with a realistic basis for planning cactus gardens, indoor collections or miniature bowls in ''captivity''. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 22336.