The Forest Carpet. Peter Valder

Peter Valder

This superb book describes Darwin’s links with artistic tradition and his impact on the visual arts in Europe and America in the nineteenth century

An account of the founding and development of the parks and botanic gardens in all the principal cities and towns of the colony

The book is illustrated throughout with the brother’s superb artwork

The Forest Carpet. Peter ValderBill and Nancy Malcolm. A detailed account of the little known non flowering plants of the New Zealand forest, includes liverworts, mosses, hornworts, fork ferns, lycopodium and lichens. Illustrated with superb colour photographs. A beautiful book. Craig Potton Publishing Ltd., Nelson, 1989. Softback. 139 pages. SECONDHAND. Fine condition.