The Weeping Goldsmith: Discoveries in the Secret Land of Myanmar by Kress, H. John - 2009

Abbeville Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Abbeville Press, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Pretty copy, looking new! Fresh crisp jacket with very slight shelfwear at edges, and little tears at corners. Heavy book. .

Abbeville Press, 2009-09-29. 1. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Abbeville Pr, 2009. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 272 pages. 10.20x7.80x1.20 inches.

Abbeville Press, 2009-09-29. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Abbeville Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (2009). First Edition. Hardcover. 0789210320 . No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. A nice copy of this title.; 272 pages. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, blind-stamped lettering on front board. Page dimensions: 252 x 189mm. Numerous beautiful colour photographic illustrations, some black and white historical photographic illustrations. The author was a botanist and spent 9 years working on a botany of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), first visiting the country in 1996. The author also writes about and quotes from Frank Kingdon-Ward, who was also a botanical explorer of Burma in the early-mid 20th century. "Dr. Kress explored many areas in this enigmatic country, surveying its teak forests, bamboo thickets, timber plantations, rivers, and mangroves to document its incredible botanical diversity. Myanmar is one of the great biodiversity "hot spots" in Asia, but because… Read More