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Livres anciens et modernes

Kingdon Ward, F.

Plant Hunter in Manipur

1952

140,06 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1952
Lieu d'édition
London. Jonathan Cape
Auteur
Kingdon Ward, F.
Edition
First Edition.
Thème
Travel - Asia Plant Hunting Burma
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 254 pp, frontis, 11 other plates, folding map showing author's route, index. original cloth, sliver spine title lettering, near fine and clean in dust jacket (not price clipped, very light use). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A fine narrative of the author's travels with his wife in Manipur (Assam, Burma) on a plant hunt, where he describes the flora, fauna, scenery, people. He discovered the Lilium Makliniae which is now in the market. 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.
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