Dryandra: The Story of an Australian Forest by Vincent Serventy

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Light foxing on foredges. Previous owner has signed inside page. Some sticky tape stains on inside front and back endpages. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Dust jacket is now in protective cover.

Dryandra is a 500,000-acre tract of savannah and woodland near Narrogin. This state forest was set aside originally for mallett trees, used for tannin production, but has served as a sanctuary for many native animals and plants, in an area almost entirely given over to wheat and pasture land. (The Canberra Times 26 December 1970)