Plant Hunting in China

Full Title: Plant Hunting in China: A history of Botanical Exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches
Second Hand
Hardback
Published by: Collins

1st edition. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket: Near Fine.
The textblock has lightly soiled edges, otherwise in Fine condition; crisp, clean and bright, free from inscription, securely bound in red cloth boards; inside a slightly chipped and lightly spine faded red DJ.
The story of plant collecting in China & Tibet, from very early, when China was closed to European influence, to later, when the well-known collectors like Kingdon Ward travelled there.