Orchid Hunting in the Lost World (And Elsewhere in Venezuela) Tapa dura - 1988

American Orchid Society, Incorporated, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Amer Orchid Society, 1988-11. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Jacket has light tattering to the edges, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. From Angel Falls spilling down 3000 feet in a single jump to the hot, mosquito and snake infested tributaries of the mighty Orinoco River, G. C. K. "Stalky" Dunstervlle and his wife Nora hiked, drove, canoed, helicoptered, and otherwise explored many Lost Worlds - all in a search of Venezuela's 1200 orchid specie.....Encounters with native indians, crocodiles and vipers in the course of discovering new orchid species make suspenseful and humourous reading from two of the world's last orchid explorers. The 64 articles comprising this anthology appeared in the American Orchid Society Bulletin, spanning four decades. Illustrated in color photographs, black and white botanical illustrations, Index. 280 glossy pages.

West Palm Beach, FL: American Orchid Society, 1988. Original blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Prior owner mark on blank endpaper otherwise a bright and fine copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

West Palm Beach, FLORIDA: Amer Orchid Society. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition Thus. HARDCOVER. 9 X 12". VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(NOPR ICE) DUST JACKET, CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT; GOLD spine titles on dark blue cloth hard covers..BLACK TITLES with pink & /White orchid on sky blue background cover photo ..GREEN & BLUE endpapers maps shows EASTERN VENEZUELA HIGHLANDS; ENTIRE NATION & MAR CARIBE.. DJ flap has 2x2" photo of both authors.. ; 280pg pages; Plant information...history....extensive sample of discoveries, experiences ..Anthology Of 64 Articles Extracted From Past Issues Of The American Orchid Society Bulletin..."EXQUISITE DETAILL, CHARM, and WIT.President of oil company for venez... a naturalist & explorer with passion for orchids.. .

American Orchid Society, Florida, . First Edition As Such. Hardcover. Very Good, A Beautiful Copy. Quarto. 1988 B & W And Color PHotos, Text Figures by  Stalky Dunsterville Quarto, , PP. XV, 280, An Anthology Of 64 Articles Extracted From Past Issues Of The American Orchid Society Bulletin D3e

West Palm Beach, FL: American Orchid Society, 1988 Light bump at top of spine and another barely visible on the spine. Dj has three small edge tears on the top edge, one a three way tear. Some dj edge wear and light creases.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, 280 Pages.

Del Ray Beach: American Orchid Society, 1988. Color photos, ills., map endpapers, index, 2800pp. In a protective Brodart jacket.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to.

Amer Orchid Society, 1988-11-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!