Plant Hunter in Manipur (signed 1st edition with dust jacket ! - W.T. Stearn`s copy ),

Kingdon Ward, Frank:

Published by London, Jonathan Cape,, 1952

About this Item

Original cloth with unclipped dust jacket, 254 pages, frontispiece, 11 plates, folding map, previous owner inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise very good condition. Plant hunting in Northern India, Assam, in 1947/48 on behalf of the New York Botanic Garden. He travelled together with his wife Jean, after whom he named the lily newly discovered on this trip, Lilium Mackliniae: "When Mr. Kingdon-Ward, working for the U.S. Army, was searching for crashed aircraft in the Manipur Hills, he did not foresee that a few years later he and his wife would be making an expedition to the same area in their professional capacities as plant-hunters. Readers of his earlier books will remember well the author`s gifts for descriptive writing and his ability to communicate the excitement of the chase. Though he calls his new book `a plain tale of plant hunting, nothing more`, this account of his Manipur expedition is, in effect, an adventure story beautified (there is no other word for it) by descriptions of flora, fauna and scenery. Among his finds was the new lily, Lilium Mackliniae, which is now on the market." Inscribed on the front endpaper to noted fellow botanist: "W.T. Stearn with best wishes from the author. F. Kingdon-Ward" - very rare as such, more so with such fine association. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Seller Inventory # 32577

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plant Hunter in Manipur (signed 1st edition with dust jacket ! - W.T. Stearn`s copy ),
• Publisher: London, Jonathan Cape,
• Publication Date: 1952
• Language: English
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 550 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalogue 59