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Austria, Amandus Verlag, 1951, . . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering and decorations, spine lightly faded but gilt clear, light marginal paper toning but a near fine clean copy. . 8vo [20 x 13.5 cm]; 390 pp. . In German. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Kakao, Roman aus dem Brasilianischen Urwald [Cocoa, Novel from the Brazilian jungle]
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Kew; The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens
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London, The Harvill Press with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, [1995], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), pictorial endpapers, small remainder mark on lower outer edge, else a fine clean copy, unused. . 4to [27 x 19 cm]; xvii, 466 pp, 34 colored plates, double-page plans, hundreds of illustrations, biographies of persons that helped develop Kew, index. . Beautifully illustrated from original sources, books, paintings, etc, the well-respected gardening author and chief librarian at Kew provides a detailed and comprehensive description of its fascinating history. A large and heavy book. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe; Being Sketches of the Domestic and Religious Rites and Ceremonies of the Siamese
by YOUNG, Ernest, illustrations by E. A. Norbury;
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Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co., 1898, First edition. . original pictorial cloth, spine faded and chipped at the ends, cover stained in lower portion, small publisher's presentation blind-stamp on title, good copy, clean internally. . 8vo [24.5 x 17 cm]; xvi, 399, [16, ads] pp, frontis, numerous illustrations from drwgs, 20 page plates, mostly from paintings, some from photos. . Cordier 2873. A detailed description of Thailand and the Siamese people, their customs, beliefs, activities, domestic life, based on extensive travels in the area. The work was quite popular, being later re-issued in slightly smaller format, but the first edition is scarcer. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The King's Garden
by DUVAL, Marguerite; translated by Annette Tomarken & Claudine Cowan;
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Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, First edition in English. . original cloth, dj (short tear at edge), else fine. . 4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index. . Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The King's Garden
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Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, First edition in English. . original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (lightly worn at edges), fine, clean in vg dj. . 4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index. . Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The King's Garden
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Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, First edition in English. . original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (small crease on inside flap), fine, clean. . 4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index. . Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The King's Garden
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Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, First edition in English. . original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (slightly rubbed at edge), fine, clean. . 4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index. . Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Koowarra; A Naturalist's Adventures in Australia
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London, Oxford University Press, 1939, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, very good clean copy in dj (chipped at edges, price clipped). . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xii, 315 pp, frontis and plates from the author's photos, index. . One of Australia's most popular naturalists describes his travels throughout the continent, describing nature, animals, plants, aboriginals, etc, with many illustrations and anecdotes. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Kwa Zulu; Queen Mkabi's Story
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Cape Town, C. Struik, 1966, First edition. . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine clean copy in dj (lightly rubbed, few short tears at edge). . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; x, 226 pp, frontis portrait, portrait plates and illustrations on plates from photos, map, index. . The story, told by Queen Mkabi to Major Cecil Cowley, illustrates the life of Zulu girls, their love affairs, form of betrothal, marriage, conditions, social customs, the battles of Bantu races, the battlefield of Ulundi, etc. The foreword is by A. W. G. Champion. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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