Holway, T. The Flower of Empire. An Amazonian Water Lily, the Quest to make it Bloom, and the World it Created. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 2013
pp.xii, 306 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A new hardback in new dw.
Based on original research, this is the first book written on the remarkable story of the Victoria Regia Water Lily in the broader context of Victorian England.
£18.99 [Ref: 54440]