I just got back home from travel and found my book had arrived! The very first thing I looked for when opening it was a gold brick! I found beautiful botanical illustration plates, instead. -- Mr. Kelly M. Irvin 10850 Hodge Ln Gravette, AR 72736 USA USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b On 4/9/24 7:38 AM, Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs wrote: > David > that's great. > Our USA shipment is due today or tomorrow. > Arnold > > On Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 08:22:49 AM EDT, David Maltby via pbs<pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Good morning Arnold > I ordered two books directly from SA and they arrived yesterday. > Thanks for help and information. > David Maltby > from Toronto. Canada > > On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 5:03 PM Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> >> I am closing the ordering period tonight March 31 12 PM New York Time. >> The book is $80.00 shipped to USA addresses. >> If you are sending in a check let me know in case it arrives late. >> Mailing address is >> PBSc/o Arnold Trachtenberg140 Lakeview AvenueLeonia, NJ 07605 >> PayPal to: >> Arnold140@verizon.net >> Indicate it's BX 1 and for the Amaryllis book in the note section. >> Arnold >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> The publisher of THE AMARYLLIDACEAE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, is closing down >> in May. >> >> We have been offered a bulk purchase for our membership. >> I'm writing to gauge the interest on the part of our membership. >> I estimate the price delivered to USA addresses only at $85-90 delivered. >> Once we get a estimate I can get a better idea of the exact price. >> There is a bit of a savings on shipping for larger number of books. >> You can write me privately atarnold140@verizon.net with your interest. >> Here's a description of the book. >> >> Author: Graham Duncan, Barbara Jeppe, Leigh Voigt >> >> Barbara Jeppe, botanical artist extraordinaire, began work on the >> paintings in July 1971 and for the next 28 years she collected and painted >> over 200 species of Amaryllidaceae. After her death in 1999, her daughter, >> Leigh Voigt, a versatile and highly acclaimed artist herself, picked up >> where her mother left off and painted most of the subsequently described >> species. This thorough easy-to-use guide is the first book dedicated >> entirely to the 18 genera in the family Amaryllidaceae in southern Africa. >> Apart from the over 240 exceptional watercolor plates there are detailed >> distribution maps and magnificent photographs showing plants in typical >> habitat conditions. There is an index, glossary and bibliography. The text >> has been written by one of the most knowledgeable horticulturists and >> botanists in the field, the inimitable Graham Duncan, who has written many >> books and articles on bulbs. The comprehensive text includes a full >> description of each species, a short history of the discovery of each >> plant, nomenclature, medical and other uses, various aspects of >> cultivation, pollination, locality preference and affinities with similar >> species. There is a separate chapter on the cultivation of the species in >> the summer and winter rainfall areas in southern Africa and also in the >> northern hemisphere. This eagerly awaited book will be an asset to every >> botanical book lover's library. >> >> >> >> Arnold >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe:<mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> >> >> | >> | >> | | >> BX/SX Payments >> >> BX/SX Payments >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe:<mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe:<mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe:<mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe:<mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum https://… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe:<mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…