KING, Sir GEORGE and ROBERT PANTLING. The Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya [Vol. VIII of Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta]. Calcutta: Printed at the Bengal Secretariat Press. London: B. Quaritch 1898. 4 vols., 4to, 351 x 280mm. (13 13/16 x 11 in.), morocco-backed boards, worn, casing of vol. 3 detached, inner hinges of vol. 4 splitting, plate 118 misbound, foxing, a few minor marginal dampstains. 453 partly colored lithographed plates by various Indian artists after Pantling, 8 of them double-page, including 5 "bis" plates (nos. 244, 402, 404, 430 and 444). Nissen BBI 1051; Stafleu TL-2 3660. (4)

Details

KING, Sir GEORGE and ROBERT PANTLING. The Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya [Vol. VIII of Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta]. Calcutta: Printed at the Bengal Secretariat Press. London: B. Quaritch 1898. 4 vols., 4to, 351 x 280mm. (13 13/16 x 11 in.), morocco-backed boards, worn, casing of vol. 3 detached, inner hinges of vol. 4 splitting, plate 118 misbound, foxing, a few minor marginal dampstains. 453 partly colored lithographed plates by various Indian artists after Pantling, 8 of them double-page, including 5 "bis" plates (nos. 244, 402, 404, 430 and 444). Nissen BBI 1051; Stafleu TL-2 3660. (4)