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Kingdon Ward, F.

Plant Hunter in Manipur

1952

140,06 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1952
Luogo di stampa
London. Jonathan Cape
Autore
Kingdon Ward, F.
Edizione
First Edition.
Soggetto
Travel - Asia Plant Hunting Burma
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

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.