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Whittle, Tyler

The Plant Hunters, being an examination of collecting with an account of the careers & methods of a number of those who have searched the world for wild plants

1970

38.54 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1970
Place of printing
Philadelphia, New York, London. Chilton Book Company
Author
Whittle, Tyler
Edition
First American Edition.
Keyword
Travel - General Plant Hunting
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xii, 281 pp, illus, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, bookplate on endpaper, dj (short tear, not price clipped), fine and clean in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. One of the better introductions to plant hunting, second only to Alice Coat's classic book, which helped spark the interest in this area. Covers early collectors, the influence of Nathaniel Ward, later collectors in most parts of the world, and an interesting chapter in case you want to start to collect plants yourself.