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London: Scientific Book Guild. VG, NO dj. 1945. hardcover. hardcover. 12mo . 230pp . Reprint of the Collins 1945 original. .

London: The Scientific Book Guild Laminated boards. Early reprint; no date, circa 1950; first published 1945 by Wm. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. With black-and-white photograph plates and map drawings. Small portion of laminate alongside spine beginning to separate from boards. Upper front cover corner bumped. Clean and tight.

London: The Scientific Book Guild, William Collins, Sons, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 21.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 230pp. Glossy boards, no jacket. Chipping to the top of the spine. Previous owner's name on front fixed endapper.

Oldbourne London, 1961. Softback, 24 illustrations , 3 maps, 230pp Good

London: The Scientific Book Guild, 1945. Illustrtaed, octavo, pp 230, the edges a little foxed, laminated boards slightly worn. . Boards. Good.

London: Collins, 1945. Illustrated, octavo, pp 230, clean internally, red cloth a bit marked faded and worn but still firm and sound. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.

The Scientific Book Guild 1945. Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

London, Collins, 1945, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, spine faded, short tear, chip), near fine in good dj, book interior is clean and unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 279 pp, color frontis, 24 illus, index. . The author describes the history of plant hunting in the area, the source for much of today's nursery stock. He describes the exploits of major plant hunters including Fortune, Wilson, Forrest and Kingdon Ward, as well as many of the less known botanists, from Britain, America and Europe who travelled there. A readable yet detailed account by this important garden writer, who personally knew many of the important 20th century gardeners and plant hunters. Later editions did not have the frontis in color of the Primula Sinensis. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London 1945, Collins. Red cloth, 230p., colored frontis, 25 b.w. photos. 3 maps, index, dj. FIRST EDITION SCARCE An excellent work, addressing the East India Company & China a look at the botanist Robert Fortune and his period, the awakening of China, Ernest Wilson and his plant hunting, mo- dern British, American and American plant collectors. With technique of plant introduction. Valuable look at the early plant collectors & the plants they introduced. Yakushi C152. Scans can be sent by email. .

London, Collins, 1945, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, spine lightly faded few short tears), near fine & clean in very good dj, presentation copy to F. Cleveland Morgan, signed by author, on endpaper, with Morgan's small bookplate. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 279 pp, colored frontis, 24 illustrations, index. . The author describes the history of plant hunting in the area, the source for much of today's nursery stock. He describes the exploits of major plant hunters including Fortune, Wilson, Forrest and Kingdon Ward, as well as many of the less known botanists, from Britain, America and Europe who travelled there. A readable yet detailed account by this important garden writer, who personally knew many of the important 20th century gardeners and plant hunters. Later editions did not have the frontis in color of the Primula Sinensis. F. Cleveland Morgan founded the decorative arts department at the Art Association of Montreal (today the… Read More