Sydney, NSW : Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Date: 1997. First edition . Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Stapled booklet and pages tight, staples very good Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Back soft cover has some significant fading. Inside back cover has plant notes written in ink. The close association Aboriginal people in Australia have with plants has developed since time began - countless thousands of years. Plants were their greatest resource and were widely utilized. They provided Aboriginal people with a diet rich in all vitamins and fiber necessary for a healthy lifestyle. Aboriginal people were very skilled in the selection of plants for all tasks in hand: from clothing, food and medicine to weapons, shelter and dyes. B & W line drawings and colour photos 1997. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney ISBN 0731300041 9780731300044 [AU]