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Books about Plant Hunting for Sale

[8027a] Cox, E. H. M.. The New Flora and Silva Volume 2 (4 issues). London: Dulau & Company, 1930. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 295 pages with many b/w photos. Original wrappers. Set of 4 issues. (Oct 29, Jan 30, Apr 30, July 30) Very good. $19.95

[10905] Cox, E.H.M.. Farrer's Last Journey: Upper Burma, 1919-1920. Little Compton, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Theophrastus, 1977. Reprinted Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0-913728-16-0. 244 pages with b/w photos and fold out map. Green cloth. Prior owner's name on front end paper. $79.95

[10843] Cox, E.H.M.. Farrer's Last Journey. Upper Burma 1919-20. London: Dulau & Co, 1926. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good Together with a complete list of all rhododendrons collected by Reginald Farrer, and his field notes. 244 pages with 28 b/w photos. Burgundy cloth. From a botanical garden library $47.95

[11437] Ellis, Gwynn. Plant Hunting in Wales. Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good 46 pages with some illustrations. Staple-bound. $9.95

[11063] Farrer, Reginald John. Rainbow Bridge. London: Cadogan Books, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. New ISBN: 0-946313-48-2. London 1986 reprint of the original 1921 edition. 383 pages plus map. Paperback. $7.50

[11280] Hinkley, Daniel J.. The Explorer's Garden. Rare and Unusual Plants. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2000. 4th Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0881924261. 380 pages with many colour photos. Cloth with dust jacket. $9.95

[3782] Kingdon-Ward, F.. Plant Hunter's Paradise. New York: MacMillan Publishing, 1938. 1st US Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Poor. 1st US edition. New York 1938. 8vo. 347 pages with 12 b/w photographs & 2 maps. Green cloth, tattered dust jacket. The adventures of travelling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and Tibet between 1922 and 1931. $58.95

[10599] Kingdon-Ward, Frank. Pilgrimage for Plants. London: George G. Harrap, 1960. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / . 1st ed. London 1960. 8vo. 191 pages with about 40 photos. Green cloth. Very good. $22.95

[10589] Lancaster, Roy. Plant Hunting in Nepal. London: Croom Helm, 1981. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 070991606X. 194 pages with some colour photos. Cloth with dust jacket. Prior ownership stamp on front end paper. $8.95

[11089] Smythe, F.S.. The Valley Of Flowers. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. Reprinted Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good London 1947. 8vo. 318 pp with 16 colour photos and 2 maps. Cloth (spine sun faded).. The story of 4 months spent amidst the flowers of the Garhwal Himalayas. $12.95

[11129] Turrill, W. B.. Joseph Dalton Hooker. London: The Scientific Book Club, 1963. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. As New / As New. Botanist, Explorer, and Administrator. 228 pages. Cloth with dust jacket. As new. $6.50

[10595] Whittle, Tyler. The Plant Hunters. Tales of the Botanist-Explorers Who Enriched Our Gardens.. Nw York: Lyons & Burford, 1997. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. New ISBN: 1558215921. 280 pages. New. $7.95

[10961] Wilson, E. H; Charles Sprague Sargent ( editor). Plantae Wilsonianae 3 Volumes. Portland , OR: Timber Press, 1988. Reprinted Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0931146001. An Enumeration of the Woody Plants Collected in Western China for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University during the Years 1907, 1908, and 1010 by E. H. Wilson. 3 volumes. Prior owner's inscription on front end paper of volume 1. Otherwise very good. Cloth with dust jackets. 611; 66; 666 pages. $38.95

[6527] Wilson, Ernest H.. Plant Hunting Volume 1. Boston: Stratford Company, 1927. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / Very Good-. 248 pages with some b/w photos. Dark green cloth with green .dust jacket. Very good. Volume 1 only. Signed by Wilson. $55.00