Plant Hunter’s Paradise

Second Hand
Hardback
Published by: Jonathan Cape

1st edition. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket: Very Good-.
Red cloth hardback in Fine condition aside from a little foxing to the edges of the textblock; the leaves themselves are almost entirely unaffected. Free from inscriptions. The very lightly rubbed DJ has a moderately sun faded spine and slightly chipped top of spine but otherwise in remarkable condition for age. Both maps in excellent condition.
Traveling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and adjacent areas, including the unexplored country on the Burma-Tibet frontier, in 1922, 1926 and 1930 to 31, Kingdon Ward describes plants, nature and native customs in his usual readable way.
There are appendices on zoological specimens collected and new plants he introduced to Europe that he found in Burma.