A Traveller's Notes, or Notes of a Tour Through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, the Australian Colonies and New Zealand During the Years 1891-1893

Book Description

Chelsea: James Veitch and Sons at the Royal Exotic Nursery. 1896. 4to. H Cloth. Near Fine. 4to, green cloth lettered in black with contemporary decorative label in Japanese on front cover. Some light aging and occasional spotting else a clean, tight copy. Printed for private circulation, this is the first and only edition. Folding color map of the world with Veitch's route marked in red, nine fine photogravures with tissue guards and many other photographic illustrations. James Herbert Veitch was a member of a distinguished horticultural family, owners of the most famous British nursery of the 19th century. He undertook this trip to study vegetation of these regions and to see whether plants of these countries could flourish in English gardens. In addition to his botanical work, he recorded his observations of the countries and people that he visited.

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