Orchid Summer : In Search of the Wildest Flowers of the British Isles de Dunn, Jon

Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2018. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Very Good.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Bloomsbury, 2018 Very near fine unread and unmarked book, pages lightly tanned in a fine dust jacket. First edition, First printing. . First Edition. Hard Cover.

Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018. 357, b/w map. . HB. NEW. . 'Orchid Summer' is a journey into Britain and Ireland's most beautiful corners in search of orchids, the wildest and most captivating flowers of the British Isles. The flowers that are the focus of this treasure hunt are exquisite and diverse. Some resemble insects and develop scents that mimic the smell of a virgin female wasp in order to lure male wasps to sample their unsatisfying charms. Some tower above the surrounding vegetation; others are vanishingly small and discreet. Some are sweetly scented; others smell of ripe billy goats. Some are readily found, others are very elusive – none more so than the last to flower, the rarest of them all, the ghost orchid…. [9781408880883]

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.