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Burdett, F. D., Edited And Annotated By Percy J. King

The Odyssey of an Orchid Hunter

1930

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Year of publication
1930
Place of printing
London. Herbert Jenkins
Author
Burdett, F. D., Edited And Annotated By Percy J. King
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia Plant Hunting Orchids
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 317 pp, frontis (port), plus 15 plates from photos, index, map of Philippine Islands on endpapers. original cloth, slightly rubbed at corner, small dent at cover edge, lightly foxed on few leaves, mainly marginal, but a very good, solid and tight copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Burdett was one of the first prospectors of the Kimberley goldrush, a pearl hunter, explorer and orchid collector who explored coral reefs and jungles for some forty years. In this work, the author travelled in the jungles of the Philippines and describes the jungle, the peoples, nature, his adventures and the finding of some orchids among other things, including ancient artifacts. He was also the author of The Odyssey of a Pearl Hunter.
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