$80 PILGRIMAGE FOR PLANTS - Frank KINGDON WARD, Harrap, London, 1960, 190 page VG hardback with VG+ jacket, some foxing, B&W plates, maps as endpapers,
PILGRIMAGE FOR PLANTS - Frank KINGDON WARD, Harrap, London, 1960, 190 page VG hardback with VG+ jacket, some foxing, B&W plates, maps as endpapers, This is Kingdon-Ward's last book, the culmination of some 40 years as a plant collector and explorer. His twenty-three expeditions, mainly in Assam, Burma, Yunnan, China & Tibet resulted in the discovery of a tremendous amount of hitherto unknown plants. . This book is semi autobiographical, outlining just how and why he became a plant hunter. With miscellaneous notes on plants, the mountain collecting of: orchids, rhododendrons, wild tea, lilies with an important bibliography of his writings.With a biographical introduction by Wm. T. Stearn. $80
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