Veitch, James. A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants cultivated under glass in Great Britain. Vol. 1. Epidendreae. Vol. 2. Vandeae - Cypripedieae. Rep. Pub. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. 1981
Two volume set with b/w. illus. throughout plus folding maps. 8vo. Hardbacks. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block and very occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Half-calf over cloth boards nr. fine., just gently sunned to spines and lightly shelf rubbed.
A satisfying facsimile of Veitch’s important work which was first published between 1887 and 1894. "This Manual has been compiled to supply amateurs and cultivators of exotic orchids with a fuller account of the principal genera, species and varieties cultivated under glass".
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