Isbn: 9781851494613 - george forrest: plant hunter (9 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Small 4to. 239pp. Frontispiece. 161 text-illus., many in color. Original cloth, very slightly worn. Dust jacket. The author signed the presentation copy.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Signed. Please note this is the 2004 Antique Collectors' Club edition. A hardback volume in Very Good condition, in a similar dustjacket. This copy is SIGNED ('Best Wishes') by the author. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. light shelf wear on the book and jacket. a neat and clean copy. sound binding. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

2004, 250pp, hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar, vlekjes op boekblok / good copy, small stains on book block , 250pp, met stofomslag, goed exemplaar, vlekjes op boekblok / good copy, small stains on book block , 250pp, met stofomslag, goed exemplaar, vlekjes op boekblok / good copy, small stains on book block.…

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Zustand: gut. George Forrest / Plant Hunter In englischer Sprache. pages.

HARDCOVER. Zustand: New. George Forrest was a legendary plant collector in the heyday of the British Empire. His career spanned the decades before and after the First World War. Risking his safety and health, he discovered hundreds of new species, introduced many plants to our gardens, and became one of the most outstanding plant collectors in the Sino-Himalaya. As many plants were named after him, he is well known in gardening circles yet this is the first biography of Forrest, and the first book on him for fifty years. This book, published to celebrate the centenary of Forrest's first setting out for the mountains of Yunnan, south-west China, brings Forrest to life, drawing on his own letters and those of his contemporaries. It tells of Forrest's adventures and his escape from death at the hands of warring Lamas. It shows the influence of his patrons, describes the excitement of his plant and animal discoveries, and reveals his rivalry with other plant hunters, Reginald Farrer and Frank Kingdon Ward. ' One of the most.…