The Observer's Book of Grasses, Sedges and Rushes. 1976

Observer's Books

by Francis Rose

1974. 1974 Reprint. 191 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Francis Rose was, until his retirement in 1981, Reader in Biogeography at King's college, University of London. He is a lifelong botanist whose specialist studies have included the history and distribution of the British and adjacent continental flora, mosses, the effects of air pollution on vegetation and the ecology and distribution of epiphytic lichens. He is author of many scientific papers, and of several books, with D. L. Hawksworth.
In 2000 Dr Rose was awarded the MBE for services to botany and in 2001 the Cadbury Medal for conservation.