Author: Kingdon-Ward, F. Title: The Land of the Blue Poppy: Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet
Description: Theophrastus 1973 xiii, 215, frontis, 39 b/w plates, 5 maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. blue buckram, gilt title to spine, top edge tinted blue. Fine in d/w (in protective acetate cover). Name to endpaper. Fine in d/w.. Reprint (first published by The University Press, Cambridge, 1913). An account of the first extensive journey by this famous plant hunter and explorer, through Western China sand South-Eastern Asia. Frank Kingdon Ward (1885-1958) is responsible for introducing many plants to the West from this region.. [9780913728031]
Keywords: History Botany; Plant Hunting; South; East Asia; Western China
Price: GBP 25.00 = appr. US$ 35.70 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S58200
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