Pooley’s Trees of Eastern South Africa (Signed)

This exquisite Collector’s Edition of Pooley’s Trees of Eastern South Africa is a deluxe, limited release of one of the region’s most comprehensive botanical guides. Expertly bound in quarter leather with gilt embellishments and raised spine bands, it combines aesthetic elegance with scholarly depth, making it equally at home in a field reference collection or a fine private library.

Authored by respected botanist Richard Boon, this work builds on the legacy of Elsa Pooley’s original guide, presenting detailed species descriptions, colour photographs, botanical illustrations, and distribution maps that span South Africa’s diverse eastern landscapes. The book includes keys for identification, ecological notes, and information on traditional uses of trees, making it an invaluable tool for botanists, ecologists, nature lovers, and field researchers.

This particular edition is signed by the author and was produced in limited numbers, making it a rare and highly sought-after item for collectors of South African natural history, botany, and fine press books.