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Pilgrimage for Plants Original green cloth, title lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, tiny tear), name on endpaper, else fine and clean in very -

by KINGDON-WARD, Frank;

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London, George G. Harrap & Co., [1960], First edition. . original green cloth, title lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, tiny tear), name on endpaper, else fine and clean in very good jacket. . 8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; 191 pp, frontis (portrait), plates from photos, bibliog, index, endpaper maps. . Kingdon-Ward, the last of the great plant hunters, describes his life and adventures, in this, the last of his books. He made 23 expeditions for plants, mainly in Assam, Burma, China and Tibet, over a forty year period, and is described in this book. Many species of plants have been named after him. William T. Stearn of the British Museum wrote a useful bibliographical introduction, including a year by year account of Kingdon-Ward's explorations, with references to the resulting publications. Stearn also compiled a list of all known publications of him, including periodicals and books. Yakushi K204. Schweinfurth 25. Marshall 27871. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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  • Title Pilgrimage for Plants
  • Author KINGDON-WARD, Frank;
  • Binding original green cloth, title lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, tiny tear), name on endpaper, else fine and clean in very
  • Publisher London, George G. Harrap & Co., [1960], First edition.
  • Bookseller's Inventory # J13313

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