1896 A Traveller's Notes, Or Notes of a Tour Through India, Malaysia, Japan &...

Description: Click here to see our other books! A Traveller's Notes, Or Notes of a Tour Through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, The Australian Colonies and New Zealand James Herbert Veitch 1896 James Veitch & Sons : Chelsea 12" by 9.5" 219pp. SUMMARY A very smart first edition of Veitch's horticultural travels across Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, with a folding map and numerous illustrations. First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION First edition. For private circulation only. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, nine plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. Originally appearing in The Gardeners' Chronicle while he was away, this book features the author's notes from his travels through India, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. The purpose of the tour was to gain further understanding of the local vegetation, and the conditions within which they grow. Many illustrations detail the indigenous plants he found along the way. Written by James Herbert Veitch, an English horticulturalist and member of the Veitch family who were considered distinguished horticulturists and nursery-men for over a century. CONDITION In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities resulting in minor loss of the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. A 2" closed tear to the folding map due to handling. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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