Remarkable Baobab - Hardcover

Pakenham, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297843737 ISBN 13: 9780297843733

Publisher: Orion Pub Co, 2004

Synopsis

143 pages of excellent text, filled with beautiful color photos. The ultimate portrayal of a most amazing tree, known for its extraordinary size and girth, and for its bizarre appearance with what appears to be a tangle of roots sprouting from a bulbous trunk. First Edition.

About this title

About the Author:

As well as the author and photographer of bestselling books on trees, Thomas Pakenham is the author of the critically acclaimed THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA which won the W.H. Smith Award and the Alan Paton Award. He is also the author of THE BOER WAR, THE MOUNTAINS OF RASSELAS and THE YEAR OF LIBERTY. He lives in County Westmeath, Ireland and is chairman of the Irish Tree Society. He plants trees both for profit and ornament.

Review:

'Welcome to the strange world of the baobab tree, the subject of Thomas Pakenham's excellent new book... truly outstanding photographs... All involved deserve credit for this original book.' -- James Fleming THE SPECTATOR

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Pub Co
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0297843737
• ISBN 13: 9780297843733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1