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Kingdon Ward, F.

Plant Hunter in Manipur

1952

112.80 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1952
Place of printing
London. Jonathan Cape
Author
Kingdon Ward, F.
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia Plant Hunting Burma
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 254 pp, frontis, 11 other plates, folding map, index. original cloth, dj (short tear, slight wear at spine ends), name erased on title page, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the famous plant hunter's adventure with his wife together with descriptions of the flora, fauna and scenery. On this expedition, he discovered a new lily, Lilium Mackliniae, that was introduced to the world of gardening soon after. 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.