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A Quest of Flowers: The Plant Explorations of Frank Ludlow and George Sherriff Told from Their Diaries and Other Occasional Writings
by Fletcher, Harold Roy;Ludlow, Frank;Sherriff, George
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0852242786
- ISBN 13
- 9780852242780
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1976. Second Impression . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. Cloth binding, map endpapers, profusely illustrated with photographs, 7 color plates, 20 maps, 418 pages. Dust jacket has a few short closed edge tears and a few small nicks near the head of the spine, dust jacket is now in a new mylar sleeve. Laid-in are some papers related to the book.
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- Title
- A Quest of Flowers: The Plant Explorations of Frank Ludlow and George Sherriff Told from Their Diaries and Other Occasional Writings
- Author
- Fletcher, Harold Roy;Ludlow, Frank;Sherriff, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0852242786
- ISBN 13
- 9780852242780
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- BOTANY TAXONOMY FLORA GARDENING TIBET HIMALAYAS NATURAL HISTORY
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