Farrer, R. On the Eaves of the World. Vols. I & II.
1st. Ed. 2nd. Imp. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1926 Two volume set with b/w. photographic plates and fold-out map. Collated and complete. 8vo. Hardbacks. Charming inscriptions to ffeps. (dated Christmas 1932). Some spotting to fore-edges of text block, very occ. light spotting internally o/w. contents fine. Original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering in very bright, nr. fine condition.
£80.00 [ref: 67437]

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Farrer, R. Rainbow Bridge.
Facs. Ed. Pub. Cadogan Books. 1986 pp.383 with map at rear of text. Pages 205-208 have come loose from the book o/w. a vg. copy in sl. creased card covers.
£9.50 [ref: 45670]

Farrer, R. The Dolomites.
Pub. Cadogan Books. 1985 pp. 207 with one map at rear of text. A vg. copy in card covers.
£12.00 [ref: 39151]

Farrer, R. The Dolomites. King Laurin’s Garden.
Rep. Pub. Cadogan Books. 1985 pp. 207 with col. frontis. and one map at rear of text. 8vo. Small ink stamp to inside front cover, historic signs of splash to inside front cover and ffep. Gently sunned spine. Overall a vg. softback copy.
Reginald John Farrer (1880–1920), was a traveller and plant collector. In 1913 he published The Dolomites: King Laurin's Garden, which deals with plant hunting in the Italian Dolomites and at this time Farrer travelled widely in the mountains of Italy, France and Switzerland, walking and climbing with gardener friends, including fellow plantsman E.A. Bowles.
£4.00 [ref: 46119]

Farrer, R. The Dolomites. King Laurin’s Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. A & C Black. 1913 pp.vii, [i], 207 with 20 colour plates and fold-out map. Large 8vo. Owner’s details erased on ffep., o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth binding in nr. fine condition.
With twenty charming paintings by E. Harrison Compton.
£90.00 [ref: 67209]

Farrer, R. The Dolomites. King Laurin’s Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. A & C Black. 1913 pp.vii, [i], 207 with 20 colour plates and fold-out map. Large 8vo. Occ. very minor spotting o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth binding in nr. fine condition. Comes with a colour printed, fold-out, panoramic view of ‘Die Dolomitenstraße’ or ‘La Strada delle Dolomiti’ with stamp of Joh. F. Amonn, Bozen to rear. A very pleasing copy indeed.
With twenty charming paintings by E. Harrison Compton.
£95.00 [ref: 69327]

Farrer, R. The Rainbow Bridge.
1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1921 pp.xi, 383 with illustrations and map. 8vo. Hardback. A little loss to map margin o/w. contents nr. fine. Original blue cloth in good to vg. condition.
Reginald John Farrer, was a traveller and plant collector. He published a number of books, although is best known for My Rock Garden. He travelled to Asia in search of a variety of plants, many of which he brought back to England and planted near his home village of Clapham, North Yorkshire.
£22.50 [ref: 64798]

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Farrer, R. The Rainbow Bridge. Plant Hunters Series.
3rd. Imp. Rep. Pub. Cadogan. 1986 pp.383 with b/w. map. 8vo. Feint, scattered foxing to endpapers and fore-edge of text block. A vg. softback.
£6.00 [ref: 51876]

Farrer, R. The Rainbow Bridge.
1st. Ed. 3rd. Imp. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1926 pp.383 with 16 b/w. photos. & illus. and folding map plus 16-page publisher’s catalogue. Neat early insc. to ffep. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block and to ends o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards thor. vg.
‘This volume contains the continuation and completion of Mr. Farrer’s fascinating account (begun in ‘On the Eaves of the World) of his adventurous journey in Western China in search of new species of Alpine plants.’
£12.00 [ref: 40295]

Farrer, R. The Rainbow Bridge.
1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1921 pp.xi, 383 with illustrations and map. 8vo. Hardback. Contents very clean and in fine condition. Original blue cloth in thor. vg. condition.
£95.00 [ref: 53771]

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