Notes on some of the roots, tubers, bulbs and fruits used as vegetable food by the Aboriginals of Northern Queensland, Australia by THOZET, A. (ANTHELME)

Notes on some of the roots, tubers, bulbs and fruits used as vegetable food by the Aboriginals of Northern Queensland, Australia THOZET, A. (ANTHELME): 02169 W. H. Buzacott (printer), "Bulletin" Office Rockhampton 1866 16 pp. Orig. green wrappers, sewn. Back-strip of wrapper worn off, lower wrapper partly sepatared from sewn text block, a few brown stains to wrapper and title.- The rare - and probably earlier - issue without the four pages of "addenda" (17-20).- Anthelme Thozet (1826, Lyon, France - 1878), was a gardener at the Sydney Botanic Gardens 18561858, before moving to Queensland. He collected extensively in the vicinity of Rockhampton, sending plants to Ferdinad von Mueller (cf. Flora of Australia, Vol. 1). - Ferguson 17134. $350.00AUD
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