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Dunsterville, G. C. K. And E. Dunsterville, Edited By Alec M. Pr, Idgeon

Orchid Hunting in the Lost World (and Elsewhere in Venezuela)

1988

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Year of publication
1988
Place of printing
West Palm Beach. American Orchid Society
Author
Dunsterville, G. C. K. And E. Dunsterville, Edited By Alec M. Pr, Idgeon
Edition
First edition in book form, parts were previously published in
Keyword
Travel - South America Plant Hunting Orchids
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

4to [28.5 x 22 cm]; xv, 280 pp, numerous color illus from photos, black and white photos, many drawings of orchids, maps, map endpapers, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine in fine jacket, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author of the 6 volume Venezuela Orchids Illustrated, traveled widely in Venezuela in search of its 1,200 orchid species. This is an interesting mixture of botany and adventure which appeared in the American Orchid Society Bulletin over a 40 year period. The Lost World was made famous by Arthur Conan Doyle.