Book Description

First edition. 8vo. pp. [viii], 187; photo. illusts.; crease to flyleaf, else near-fine in the original cloth, gilt, bumped to heel of spine. A presentation copy, inscribed to flyleaf to “Elizabeth S. Haldane with great regard from Wm. Cuthbertson Dec. 1933”.
Dealer Notes
William Cuthbertson was the owner of Dobbie & Co., the Scottish horticultural retailers still in existence. In 1925-6 he and his wife decided to visit family members and business contacts overseas. The present work records their travels to India, Ceylon, Australia, New Zealand, Borneo, Shanghai, Hawaii, USA and Western Canada.
Author Cuthbertson, William & Janet.
Date 1928
Binding Original cloth, gilt
Publisher Printed for Private Circulation by T. and A. Constable Ltd. at the University Press, Edinburgh, n.d. [1928]
Condition Near-fine
Pages [viii], 187

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