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Kingdon Ward, F.

Plant Hunter in Manipur

1952

140,06 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1952
Lugar de impresión
London. Jonathan Cape
Autor
Kingdon Ward, F.
Edición
First Edition.
Materia
Travel - Asia Plant Hunting Burma
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 254 pp, frontis, 11 other plates, folding map showing author's route, index. original cloth, sliver spine title lettering, near fine and clean in dust jacket (not price clipped, very light use). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A fine narrative of the author's travels with his wife in Manipur (Assam, Burma) on a plant hunt, where he describes the flora, fauna, scenery, people. He discovered the Lilium Makliniae which is now in the market. The author became familiar with this area between Assam and Burma, when he was employed by the US army in world war II searching for crashed aircraft.