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Books about Plant Hunting for Sale:
[8225] Cox,
E. H. M.. The Plant Introductions of Reginald Farrer. London: New
Flora and Silva, 1930. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good- xi, 113 pages with 4 b/w photos and 12 coloured plates.
Cloth (slightly soiled). Folio. Limited edition of 500 copies. $299.95
[1246] Fairchild, David. Garden Islands of the Great East. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good- / Good. Collecting Seeds from the Philippines
and Netherlands India in the Junk "Cheng Ho". 1st edition. NY 1943.
xiv, 239 pages with over 100 b/w photographs. Blue cloth. From a horticultural
library. $6.95
[5078] Farrer, Reginald. On the Eaves of the World. London: Edward
Arnold, 1917. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good 2 vols. Vol. 1: 1st ed, 1917; vol 2: 2nd prtg. London
1926. 8vo. xii, 311; viii, 328 pages with 64 b/w photos. Cloth. "The
expedition of which these two volumes tell the first half of the tale was
definitely planned (though long dreamed of) in 1913, and got going on February
7, 1914. Its object was to explore thoroughly, in the interests of horticulture
and forestry, the whole of the Kansu-Tibet Border, from South to North. I will
but say succinctly here that these two volumes deal only with my wanderings of
1914, round the extreme South-West March of Kansu, and up the Border, coming to
rest for the winter at Lanchow in mid-November . The tale of the second year,
1915, yet remains to be written."
$135.95
[7981] Farrer, Reginald. On the Eaves of the World. London: Edward
Arnold, 1926. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Poor 2nd prtg. London 1926. 2 vols. 8vo. xii, 311; viii, 328 pages
with 64 b/w photos. Blue cloth (covers detached on volume 1. both volumes
edgeworn). From a botanical garden library. "The expedition of which these
two volumes tell the first half of the tale was definitely planned (though long
dreamed of) in 1913, and got going on February 7, 1914. Its object was to
explore thoroughly, in the interests of horticulture and forestry, the whole of
the Kansu-Tibet Border, from South to North. I will but say succinctly here
that these two volumes deal only with my wanderings of 1914, round the extreme
South-West March of Kansu, and up the Border, coming to rest for the winter at
Lanchow in mid-November . The tale of the second year, 1915, yet remains to be
written." $49.95
[2871] Farrer, Reginald. The Void of War. Letters from Three Fronts. London:
Constable & Company, 1918. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 1st edition. London 1918.
8vo. Cloth w.dj (dj with significant tears). xiv, 271 pages. Reginald Farrer
describes the conditions in the trenches of World War I (1914-18) where he was
sent by the British Department of Information. This collection of dispatched
reports back home provide a moving insight into the reality of the war. $395.95
[3753] Farrer, Reginald. The Rainbow Bridge (Plant Hunter Ser.). Portland,
OR, U.S.A.: Timber Press, Incorporated, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Paperback. New ISBN: 0-946313-48-2. 383 pages with map.
Paperback. New. $15.95
[3754] Farrer, Reginald. Dolomites (Plant Hunter Ser.). London: Cadogan
Books, 1995. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. New
ISBN: 0-946313-17-2. 207 pages plus map. Paperback. $11.95
[4161] 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. $9.95
[4762] Fisher, F. H. With Additional Notes By E. H. M. Cox and W. E.
Ingwersen. Reginald Farrer, Author, Traveller, Botanist and Flower Painter. UK:
Alpine Garden Society, 1933. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / . 2nd ed. Alpine Garden Soc., UK 1933. 8vo. 38 pages plus 25 b/w plates. Quarter-cloth. $39.95
[7936] Handel-Mazzetti, Heinrich. A Botanical Pioneer in South West China. Eastbourne,
UK: David Winstanley, 2001. 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"
tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0952923009. Experiences and Impressions of an
Austrian Botanist During the First World War. 2nd prtg. UK 2001. 4to. xv, 192
pages with 48 b/w photos. Paperback. Originally published as "Naturbilder
aus Suedwest China". Translated by David Wistanley. $125.95
[7355] Kaulbeck, Ronald. Tibetan Trek. London: Hodder & Stoughton,
1934. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good 300 pages with 16 photos and 2 maps. Black cloth. with an
introduction by F. Kingdon Ward. Kingdon Ward and Kaulbeck were travelling
companions exploring together parts of Asia until authorities denied Kaulback
further passage and he had to return through Burma on his own. $65.95
[2916] Kingdon-Ward, F.. Modern Exploration. London: Jonathan Cape,
1945. 1st Edition. Sm 8vo. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 124 pages. Green
cloth. $17.95
[7718] Kingdon-Ward, F.. Plant Hunting in the Triangle, North Burma. London:
Royal Horticultural Society, 1955. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good A 14 page article reporting the
findings of his expedition in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society
1955. The entire year bound together. With a 6 page article by W> Sykes
"Expedition to Nepal" part 1.
$25.95
[8025] Kingdon-Ward, Frank. The Land of the Blue Poppy. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1913. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good- 1st ed. Cambridge 1913. 8vo. 283
pages with 39 b/w photos and 5 maps. Blue cloth (spine professionally
strengthened). From a botanical library with library blind stamp on title page
and bookplate in front. No other markings. Provenance of Paul and Ruby Bowman.
Tight and clean. $2,295.00
[5837] Kingdon-Ward, Frank. Return to the Irrawaddy. London: Andrew
Melrose, 1956. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good- 1st ed. London1956. 224 pages with 45 b/w photos. Red
cloth. From a botanical garden library with stamp on front endpaper and library
pocket on rear endpaper. Otherwise very good. $29.95
[7769] Kingdon-Ward, Frank. Return to the Irrawaddy. London: Andrew
Melrose, 1956. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN: . 1st ed. London 1956. 224 pages with 46 b/w
photos, diagram and foding map. Black cloth. Very good condition. $37.95
[6800] Kingdon-Ward, Frank. From China to Hkamti Long. London: Edward
Arnold, 1924. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good- 1st ed. London 1924. 8vo. 317 pages with 20 b/w photos
and map. Cloth. Slight rubbing to cover and occasional foxing to outside edges
of text block. Missing the bank front endpaper. Otherwise very good. $495.95
[1571] Maund, Benjamin. The Botanic Garden: Consisting of Highly Finished
Representations of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great
Britain. (17 Volumes - the Complete set). 1825. 1st Edition. 4to - over
9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Volumes 1-13 plus 4
additional volumes (all published), 1825 - 1851. Each of the first 13 volumes
has 24 hand-coloured engraved plates. Each plate is divided into quarters and
depicts 4 beautifully illustrated flowers. The 312 hand-coloured engravi ngs
were from drawing by Mrs. E. Bury and Maund’s two daughters. Each flower
is accompanied by a 1-2 page commentary mentioning its history, origin, and
botanical peculiarities. Together with The Floral Register; Containing Figures
and Descriptions of Nearly All Tender and Hardy Plants, which have lately been
introduced to, and cultivated in Great Britain. Parts 1 & 2. 144, 240 pp.
And with The Auctarium of the Botanic Garden; Containing Miscellaneous
Information, Connected with the Cultivati on of a Garden, and Natural History.
Parts 1 & 2. 144; 280 pp. Altogether 17 volumes, nicely bound in uniform
new half morocco with raised bands and marbled boards. The skills of a
qualified British bookbinder and conservator were employed to recreate a
binding very similar to the original. The green morocco binding has raised
bands, attractive gilt stamping and marbled boards that are appropriate for the
period. 4to. Very clean. The complete set, which is very rare to find, esp in
such clean condition. Fine. Nissen 2222. Stafleu 813. Very good. $9,995.00
[7199] McKelvey, Susan Delano. Botanical Exploration of the
Trans-Mississippi West 1790-1850. Corvallis, OR: Orego State University
Press, 1991. Reprinted Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good- / . ISBN: 0-87071-513-5. OR State Univ. Corvallis 1991.
4to. 1144 pages with 8 maps. Grey cloth. Froma botanical Library - with
privious library plate on front endpaper. Else very good condition. $74.95
[8378] McLean, Brenda. A Pioneering Plantsman. A. K. Bulley and the Great Plant
Hunters. London: Stationary Office, 1997. 1st Edition. 4to - over
9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 11
250018 8. 184 pages with many illustrations. Cltoh w.dj. $25.95
[1479] Rock, J. F. . The Amnye Ma-Chhen Range and adjacent Regions. A
Monographic Study. : , 1956. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good Photocopy reprint of the Roma 1956 edition. 194 pages, 80
plates and some maps. Green hardcover. From a botanical library. $79.95
[7834] Short, Philip. In Pursuit of Plants. Experiences of nineteenth &
early twentieth century plant Collectors. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2004.
1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-88192-635-3. Portland, OR 2004. 351 pp with some
ills. Cloth. w.dj. $21.95
[4287] Ward, Frank Kingdon;Cox, Kenneth. Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the
Tsangpo Gorges: Retracing the Epic Journey of 1924-25 in South-East Tibet. Easthampton,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Antique Collectors Club Ltd, 2001. 1st Edition. 4to -
over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN:
1-85149-371-9. Retracing the Epic Journey of 1924-25 in South-East Tibet. $48.95
[2251] Wilson, Ernest H.. Plant Hunting. Boston: Stratford Company,
1927. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft
Cover. Very Good 1st ed. Boston, MA 1927. 2 volumes. Original printer’s
wrappers (i.e. protective wrappers put on by printer before books were to be
bound). 248, 276 pages with many b/w photos. Partially uncut. Very clean. Very
good. $185.95
[1127] Woodcock, H.D. and William Stearn. Lilies Of The World. London:
Country Life, 1950. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Their Cultivation & Classification. London, NY
1950. Lg 8vo. 431 pages with 132 b/w photos & 41 line drawings. Cloth
w/decorative & gilt cover. Comprehensive reference. With orginal invoice
from 1951. $27.95