Bush Foods of New South Wales – Kathy Stewart & Bob Percival (1997)

Authors: Kathy Stewart & Bob Percival
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Year: c.1997
Format: Softcover
Pagination: 52 pages
Illustrations: Illustrations, maps, colour photographs and portraits
Size: Approx. 30 cm
ISBN: 0731300041

Description

Bush Foods of New South Wales: A Botanic Record and an Aboriginal Oral History by Kathy Stewart and Bob Percival brings together botanical knowledge and Aboriginal oral history relating to useful plants found throughout New South Wales.

Arranged as a practical record of edible, medicinal and other useful plants, the book aims to create a meeting place between Aboriginal knowledge and Western botanical science. Entries draw on plant identification, traditional uses and regional knowledge, supported by diagrams, sketches, maps and photographs.

The publication also includes contributions from Beryl Carmichael, Ruth Simms and Barbara Timbery, adding important personal and cultural perspectives to the botanical information presented.

Includes a bibliography, reference list, plant-name index and general index.

Condition

Very Good. Some curling to the corners. Otherwise well preserved.

Why You’ll Love It

A valuable Australian reference combining ethnobotany, Aboriginal oral history and practical information on native plants. Particularly useful for readers interested in bush foods, traditional plant knowledge, Australian botany and New South Wales natural history.