The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya; being an account, botanical and geographical, of the Rhododendrons recently discovered in the mountains of Eastern Himalaya, from drawings and descriptions made on the spot

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya: being an account, botanical and geographical, of the Rhododendrons recently discovered in the mountains of Eastern Himalaya, from drawings and descriptions made on the Spot, London: Thomas M'Lean, 1849-51, second edition

2 Parts in 1 Volume
Title with tinted lithographic vignette, 2 letterpress part titles, 1p. list of subscribers, 1p. preface to part II. Hand-coloured lithographic frontispiece and 21 large hand-coloured plates, beautifully lithographed by the renowned botanical illustrator Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) after the sketches made by the botanist and explorer Hooker (1817-1911) during his travels through the Sikkim Himalaya; contemporary full dark blue shagreen morocco gilt over bevelled boards, elaborately gilt-decorated spine compartments and borders, marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt.
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