In old Ceylon
London: Edward Arnold, 1908. First edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [3], 351, [1], 16 (Arnold catalog); frontispiece and 15 photographic plates; original pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; a fine copy. Farrer (1880-1920) was an extensive traveler in Asia and a noted plant hunter. On this trip to Ceylon in 1908 he became a Buddhist. "Farrer's collecting trips are particularly interesting when viewed in the context of the global plant exchanges which occurred during British Imperial rule. During this time crops and other plants were transplanted from then-native habitats to others throughout the Empire for a variety of economic, medical and scientific reasons. At a domestic level, too, while Farrer and other plant collectors introduced new species to British gardens, sentimental colonists took with them plants, and animals, which reminded them of home" (Wikipedia). He died young while botanizing in Burma, possibly of alcohol poisoning. Item #67778
Price: $175.00
