Author: Charles H. Curtis; Lord Aberconway
Title: Orchids: Their Description and Cultivation
Description: London, Putnam & Company Ltd. 1950. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the orchid from English botanist Charles H. Curtis. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventy-seven plates, thirty of which are in colour. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive study of orchids of horticultural value and those with chiefly botanical interest, with up-to-date scientific information for the expert and simple guidance for the beginner. Written by Charles H. Curtis, an English botanist who was sent by James Veitch & Sons across the world to search for new plant species, before settling in Penang where he became the first superintendent of the Penang Botanic Gardens. With a foreword by Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway, a British politician, horticulturalist and industrialist. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor fading to the board edges. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Three 3" closed tears to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout with an ink stamp to the front endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Good Only.

Keywords: Orchids Description Cultivation Curtis Description Not Stated


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