Owner's inscription. Errata slip attached to front free endpaper with adhesive tape. Some marking to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper spine faded. 3/4" tear at head of rear fold of dust wrapper. 1 3/4" tear at head of dust wrapper spine. 1" tear at head of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 724 pages + 16 plates (colour and B&W). Green cloth boards. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 240mm x 145mm. "Flora Of The Sydney Region is a direct descendant of Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Syndey District and Blue Mountains, which was first published privately in 1962. This second edition has been considerably improved, updated and completely reset. The area covered has been extended and new data from the author's own research and that of the botanists at the New South Wales National Herbarium has been included. Eight pages of colour photographs have also been added." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo