Plant-Hunting In China

London: Collins, 1945. 230, col frontis, 24 b/w plates, 3 maps. . HB. Vg in d/w (lightly soiled, extremities rubbed, minor edge wear, price-clipped; in removable, protective sleeve). W.D. Hincks' name to endpaper. Hincks was an English entomologist and co-author of <i>A Check List of British Insects</i> (1945). Also with another small ownership stamp to endpaper.. First edition. A… Read more about this item

London: The Scientific Book Guild, William Collins, Sons, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 21.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 230pp. Glossy boards, no jacket. Chipping to the top of the spine. Previous owner's name on front fixed endapper.

A history of botanical exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches. Collins London 1945. First edition. Red cloth, colour frontis, photographs, 230pp. A good copy. Jacket - spine heavily faded, edgeworn.

London, Collins, 1945, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, spine lightly faded few short tears), near fine & clean in very good dj, presentation copy to F. Cleveland Morgan, signed by author, on endpaper, with Morgan's small bookplate. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 279 pp, colored frontis, 24 illustrations, index. .… Read more about this item

The Scientific Book Guild, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. This is a clean copy. There is some foxing to the text block. There are some smudges to the cover.

London, Collins, 1945, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, spine faded, short tear, chip), near fine in good dj, book interior is clean and unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 279 pp, color frontis, 24 illus, index. . The author describes the history of plant hunting in the area, the source… Read more about this item

Oldbourne. Card covers with some wear to edges and spine. In very good condition with photographs.. [caption id="attachment_23901" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="A History of Botanical Exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches."] [/caption]

London: Collins, 1945. Illustrated, octavo, pp 230, clean internally, red cloth a bit marked faded and worn but still firm and sound. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.

The Scientific Book Guild 1945. Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

London: The Scientific Book Guild, 1945. Illustrtaed, octavo, pp 230, the edges a little foxed, laminated boards slightly worn. . Boards. Good.

London: The Scientific Book Guild Laminated boards. Early reprint; no date, circa 1950; first published 1945 by Wm. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. With black-and-white photograph plates and map drawings. Small portion of laminate alongside spine beginning to separate from boards. Upper front cover corner bumped. Clean and tight.

Scientific Book Club, 1953. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, octavo, reprint of the 1945 Collins title, bookplate removed from front free endpaper, tightly bound, text clean and unmarked, b&w plates, 230pp.

London: Scientific Book Guild. VG, NO dj. 1945. hardcover. hardcover. 12mo . 230pp . Reprint of the Collins 1945 original. .

Oldbourne, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.