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First edition. Publishers blue cloth with silver title to spine. Bookplate on inside. Frontispeice portrait plate. Full-page plates and fold-out maps. "The author, described as the last of the great plant hunters, traveled to Burma a number of times. He describes his two expeditions, in the late 1930's, to the more inaccessible and previously unexplored parts of Burma, including Burma's 20,000 foot mountains, with a good description of the geography, topography, botany, people. The illustrations include local people, orchids, views, suspension bridge, etc.A very nice copy.

Publisher: Jonathan Cape., London

Author: R. Kingdon-Ward

Date Published: 1949

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Reference: #39

Weight: 497g

Reserve: $10.00

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