Sappi Tree Spotting Cape: From Coast to Kalahari by Thomas, Val; Moll, Eugene; Grant, Rina
Sappi Tree Spotting Cape: From Coast to Kalahari (Premium Softcover Edition)
The Definitive, User-Friendly Field Integration of the Cape's Diverse Vegetation Regions and Woody Flora
The Definitive, User-Friendly Field Integration of the Cape's Diverse Vegetation Regions and Woody Flora
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Sappi Tree Spotting Cape: From Coast to Kalahari
- Author: Val Thomas, Eugene Moll, and Rina Grant
- Publisher: Jacana Media, Johannesburg
- Publication Date: 2008
- ISBN-13: 9781770090828
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Impression. Standard Softcover Issue (Completing the Acclaimed Sappi Tree Spotting Series).
- Binding: Publisher's original premium pictorial gloss-laminated card wrappers.
- Physical Format: Large Octavo (8vo), 297 x 210 mm, 432 pages. Generously illustrated with full-colour habitat photographs, macro leaf and bark identification grids, maps, seasonal charts, and simplified visual diagnostic aids.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Wraps: The original pictorial laminated covers are exceptionally bright, flat, and visually striking. The wrappers exhibit only slight, superficial signs of handling and light corner-tip shelf wear, fully consistent with careful reference use. The spine is completely straight, rigid, uncreased, and undamaged.
- Interior: The text block is robustly bound, tight, and square. The internal pages, colour grids, maps, and identification charts are exceptionally clean, clear, crisp, and completely intact. Free of any standard user highlighting, foxing, marginal notes, or dog-ears.
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The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
- Presentation: This volume was published exclusively in a heavy-gauge laminated softcover format without a dust jacket. The copy is meticulously protected within a clear cellophane cover to preserve the high-gloss wrap and prevent edge wear.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 2008, Sappi Tree Spotting Cape: From Coast to Kalahari stands as a monumental achievement in South African botanical field literature. While dozens of botanical titles focus on isolated areas of the Cape or specific plant families, this definitive work is the first to successfully integrate whole vegetation regions with the precise distribution of woody plants across this incredibly diverse landscape.
Published in 2008, Sappi Tree Spotting Cape: From Coast to Kalahari stands as a monumental achievement in South African botanical field literature. While dozens of botanical titles focus on isolated areas of the Cape or specific plant families, this definitive work is the first to successfully integrate whole vegetation regions with the precise distribution of woody plants across this incredibly diverse landscape.
Acting as the final, highly anticipated volume in the famous Sappi series—which includes the Lowveld, Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, and Highveld editions—this book explores the wonder of trees and shrubs stretching from the dry, rocky Richtersveld in the west, through the Kalahari sands, across the arid Karoo, and into the southern forests of towering giants and Proteas. The groundbreaking methodology of the authors keeps complex scientific terminology to an absolute minimum, showing the reader exactly where to look for a specific tree and identifying its most striking visual features. By bypassing cumbersome, academic "keying" systems in favor of instant visual recognition, this out-of-print reference remains an indispensable collectible for modern eco-tourists, botanists, and nature enthusiasts.
Author Profile: Val Thomas, Eugene Moll, and Rina Grant
This volume brings together three of South Africa’s most respected and innovative environmental educators and scientists. Val Thomas pioneered the visual concepts behind the Sappi Tree Spotting series, revolutionizing how the general public interacts with field guides. Professor Eugene Moll is a highly distinguished ecologist, academic, and former professor of botany at the University of the Western Cape, globally recognized for his work on African savannas and fynbos ecosystems. Dr. Rina Grant is an accomplished scientist specializing in savanna ecology, who spent decades contributing to wildlife management and environmental research in South Africa’s national parks. Together, this elite authorial team combined rigorous ecological data with a simplified, highly practical mapping system, forever changing the face of amateur and professional tree identification in southern Africa.
This volume brings together three of South Africa’s most respected and innovative environmental educators and scientists. Val Thomas pioneered the visual concepts behind the Sappi Tree Spotting series, revolutionizing how the general public interacts with field guides. Professor Eugene Moll is a highly distinguished ecologist, academic, and former professor of botany at the University of the Western Cape, globally recognized for his work on African savannas and fynbos ecosystems. Dr. Rina Grant is an accomplished scientist specializing in savanna ecology, who spent decades contributing to wildlife management and environmental research in South Africa’s national parks. Together, this elite authorial team combined rigorous ecological data with a simplified, highly practical mapping system, forever changing the face of amateur and professional tree identification in southern Africa.
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