Kingdon Ward, F. Plant Hunter’s Paradise.
Rep. Pub. Waterstone. 1985 pp.347. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
This book is an accout of an expedition to Northern Burma (Myanmar) in 1930. Exercising his phenomenal memory, Kingdon Ward retraces his steps along a bridle path where, eight years earlier, he had seen a rare orchid. To his delight he found the plant and introduced Paphiopedilum to the Western World.
£3.50 [ref: 47653]

Kingdon Ward, F. Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World.
1st. Pub. Victor Gollancz. 1930 pp.383 with 16 photos. 8vo. Contents fine. Original binding nr. fine. A very pleasing copy.
A classic account of the distinguished botanist's travels on the North-East Indian Frontier, comprising two expeditions one of which was to the Burmese Oberland in 1926 and the other to the mountains of furthest Assam.
£85.00 [ref: 67115]

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Kingdon Ward, F. The Romance of Plant Hunting.
1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1924 pp.xi, 275 with b/w. photos. & fold-out map to rear. 8vo. Hardback. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block, ends and prelims., o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering and motif nr. fine to fine.
Over numerous expeditions Kingdon Ward introduced over 1,000 significant plant species to the West.
£150.00 [ref: 72364]

Kingdon Ward, Frank & Whitehead, John (Ed.). Himalayan Enchantment. An anthology.
1st. Ed. Pub. Serindia. 1990 pp.xviii, 254 with b/w. photos. 4to. A thor. vg. hdbk. in thor. vg. dw.
£18.00 [ref: 51833]

Kingdon Ward, Frank & Whitehead, John (Ed.). Himalayan Enchantment. An anthology.
1st. Ed. Pub. Serindia. 1990 pp.xviii, 254 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This is an anthology of Kingdon-Ward’s best writing and balances the botanical side of his activities alongside his interest in geographical terrain where he worked, its birds, beasts, insects and its inhabitants, not only Tibetan and Chinese but also hill tribes.
£12.50 [ref: 64786]

Kingdon Ward, Frank. Assam Adventure.
1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1941 pp.304 with b/w. photographic plates and a fold-out map at rear of text (bottom portion of map neatly removed). 8vo. Hardback. Occ. light mark to blank lower margins o/w. contents fine. Red cloth boards thor. vg.
"Mr. Kingdon Ward's new volume deals with an expedition of 1,100 miles made from Assam into Southern Tibet in 1939. Much of the country was until Mr. Kingdon Ward's visit almost wholly unexplored."
£19.50 [ref: 72001]

Kingdon Ward, Frank. Berried Treasure. Shrubs for autumn and winter colour in your garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Garden Book Club. [c.1955] pp.191 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in good dw.
£6.00 [ref: 51857]

Kingdon Ward, Frank. Burma’s Icy Mountains.
1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1949 pp.287 with b/w. photos. and two fold-out maps. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. plus dw. A very pleasing copy.
This volume tells the story of two expeditions to the mountains of Northern Burma. On its extreme frontier rises a group of snow peaks nearly 20,000 feet high. Although the author writes for the general reader, his botanical and geographical discoveries are recorded.
£47.50 [ref: 64907]

Kingdon Ward, Frank. Burma’s Icy Mountains.
1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1949 pp.287 with b/w. photos. and two fold-out maps. 8vo. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block and to endpapers o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw. with a little loss to spine.
This volume tells the story of two expeditions to the mountains of Northern Burma. On its extreme frontier rises a group of snow peaks nearly 20,000 feet high. Although the Author writes for the general reader, his botanical and geographical discoveries are recorded.
£39.50 [ref: 67218]

Kingdon Ward, Frank. Commonsense Rock Gardening.
1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1948 pp.174 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A thor. vg. hardback.
Reliable advice on rock-gardening from the eminent plant-hunter Frank Kingdon Ward.
£4.00 [ref: 51836]

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