In Pursuit Of Plants

,llustrated with a selection of nineteenth-century botanical art and modern photographs. In Pursuit of Plants is a compilation of fascinating first-hand accounts of the experiences of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century collectors in their pursuit of plants from around the world. In Surinam, plant hunter F.W. Hostmann allowed vampire bats to suck his toes; in west Africa William Grant Milne was… Read more about this item

University of Western Australia Press, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 175mm x 245mm. Jacket has light general wear plus a 5mm nick to top front corner. Book very clean. Binding tight. 352pp.

Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2004. Hardcover. Good/Good Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 351 pp. Tightly bound. Lower corners are lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Good dust jacket. A hint of foxing to the page edges and reverse side of the dust jacket.

Timber Press., 2003. 1st. Ed.. pp.xvi, 351 with some beautiful reproduced plates. Hardback. Fine in fine dw. A fascinating insight into the hardships and endurance required by the early plant hunters in the search for their quarry.

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Perth: UWAP, 2004. 1st edition. Fine. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket xvi + 351pp., col. & b/w pls., appends., references, index,

Timber Press, 2004-02-15. hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7x1x10. 351pp. (green spine) large 8vo. sized. 2004. First edition. A lovely, fresh, clean, tight near fine copy in like jacket. Original publisher's black boards - gilt embossed to the spine. The text supported by numerous colour reproductions. The upper corner of the spine a little bumped. A lovely, fresh, clean,… Read more about this item

university of western australia press crawley 2003. black cloth boards xvi + 351pp illus FINE in FINE d/w

Timber Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2004-02-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Timber Press, 2004-02-15. Hardcover. Good.

Timber Press, . First Edition. Hardcover. AS New. Sm Quarto. 2004 Color And B & W Illustrations Sm Quarto, , PP.351, Experiences Of Nineteenth & Early Twentieth Century Plant Collectors D16i