The wildflowers of three counties — Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara — with a foreword from the ecologist Elna S. Bakker, who wrote An Island Called California. Mary Coffeen's author photograph has her sitting back to back with her hiking companion in the goldfields at Shell Creek, dog included, which sets the tone about right.
Honest wear: moisture staining and foxing spots across the back cover, and edge wear at the front corners.
