The land of the blue poppy. Travels of a naturalist in eastern Tibet

Kingdon-Ward, Frank

Published by University Press, Cambridge, 1913

About this Item

First edition of the author's very scarce second book, and his first botanical book; 8vo, pp. xii, 283, [1]; 5 maps (3 folding), frontispiece and 59 illustrations on 39 plates; a very good, sound copy in later half brown calf, gilt-paneled spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 1; old library rubberstamps (not very offensive) on first blank leaf, recto of the frontispiece, title page, the final blank, and on the verso of every plate and map; all else fine, clean and sound. Accompanied by the very rare bifoliate prospectus (Cambridge, 1913), with details of the publication of the book, 1 full-page illustration, and a prospective summary of the contents. This prospectus is not located in OCLC. Kingdon Ward began his botanical explorations in the Himalayan regions, the Mekong valley, northwestern Burma, Yunnan and the China-Tibet frontier which were first made evident to the outside world in The Land of the Blue Poppy. Yakushi K188. Schweinfurth II.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The land of the blue poppy. Travels of a naturalist in eastern Tibet
• Publisher: University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1913
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asia
  • China
  • Natural History
  • Tibet