Burma's Icy Mountains

London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. With 16 photographic illustrations taken by the author, 2 maps, dustjacket has light wear to spine ends and is now proteced in a loose fitted clear cover, a very good copy in very good dustjacket. ; 205 x 140mm; 287 pages .

London: Jonathan Cape, 1949. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper worn at the edges, with loss to the spine ends and corners, and grubby overall. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Pages lightly age-tanned. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with silver… Read more about this item

London [1949], Cape. Blue cloth, very good, 2 maps, 287p., 16 b.w. photos, in bit dusty & bit worn dj., in mylar cover, else bright and clean, solid copy. FIRST PRINTING THE FIRST EDITION Detailing two expeditions to the mountains of North Burma, Tibet, and China for botanical discoveries and geological mapping. Gripping narrative of the hardships, difficulties & perseverance… Read more about this item

London [1949], Cape. Blue cloth, very good, 2 maps, 16 b.w. photos, 287p., dj. in mylar, bright, clean copy. 2nd impression, THE FIRST EDITION Detailing two expeditions to the mountains of North Burma, Tibet, and China for botanical discoveries and geological mapping. Gripping narrative of the hardships, difficulties & perseverance of this botanist-explorer. Not only commenta- ry on plant collection,… Read more about this item

London [1949], Cape. Blue cloth, very good, 287p., 2 maps,16 b.w. photos, crisp, very clean copy. FIRST EDITION Detailing two expeditions to the mountains of North Burma, Tibet, and China for botanical discoveries and geological mapping. Gripping narrative of the hardships, difficulties & perseverance of this botanist-explorer. Not only commenta- ry on plant collection, but notes on the people, customs… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1949 VG/VG. 8vo. original blue cloth (exposed cloth edges a trifle sunned, bookseller's rsm to front pastedown, some spots & marks to endpapers & leaf edges, else internally clean) in dustwrapper (rubbed and a little frayed with small loss at spine ends, pen infill to five letters in author's name on upper panel); pp. 288 (last blank),… Read more about this item

London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 288pp, 16 black and white photographic plates, two fold-out maps. Blue cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. 8vo. Sun-faded spine; rubbed extremities, cloth wearing. Top text block edge dust damaged, remaining edges tanning; front board top corner bent, cocked. Endpapers just starting to fox.… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1949 8vo. original blue cloth (a trifle rubbed at extremities, prev. owner's name to FFE, a few spots, else clean & bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 288 (last blank), with 16 plates & 2 folding maps. A near fine copy. [Neate W16: Account of two expeditions, 1937-39, into Burma's 20,000 ft mountains, by a famous British plant-hunter]. .… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape, 1949. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN: