Between Two Shores: Flora and Fauna of the Cape of Good Hope

Very good hardcover in dust jacket. Light spotting along top edge of text block. Bumped corners, a touch loose in the binding.

Perched on the southwestern corner of Africa, at the tip of the Cape Peninsula, the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve enjoys a reputation as one of the most spectacularly beautiful and ecologically important sanctuaries in southern Africa. Only a short distance from Cape Town, it is a major destination for local and overseas visitors who come to enjoy its wildlife and wilderness.

In this, their second book, Michael Fraser and Liz McMahon, present a natural history of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and demonstrate just why it is so important and so popular. Between Two Shores describes and illustrates the reserve's rich diversity of habitats and wildlife, from the floral riches of the inland mountains and plateaux, to its varied coastline and the open sea.

The paintings in this volume portray subjects from the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve as varied as orchids and pelargoniums to the Evileye Puffer Fish and Leopard Toad. The lively and informative text charts the history of the reserve and describes its fascinating natural inhabitants.