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1	Orchid Thief more books like this by Susan Orlean The story of orchid thief and obsessive, John Laroche, and the bizarre world of the orchid fanciers of Florida. The world of the orchid hunters, breeders and showmen, their rivalries, vendettas and crimes, smuggling, thefts and worse provide the backdrop to an exploration of one of the byways of human nature, the obsessive world of the collector. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Orchid fever : a horticultural tale of love, lust and lunacy more books like this by Eric Hansen In 1993 Eric Hansen led an expedition through the steaming jungles of Borneo to find the world's rarest orchid. Five years later he was still on the trail of the true story behind one of the world's strangest plants and humanity's oddest obsessions. From the Orinoco River to the hothouses of Kew, and the clandestine nurseries of Europe to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Wildflowers Across America more books like this by Lady Bird Johnson, Carlton B Lees (Photographer) Although her love of flowers goes back to her childhood among the bluebonnets of Texas, it was during her years as First Lady that Lady Bird Johnson became a key figure in the Beautification Movement, using her dedication to the cause and her personal warmth and charm to enhance the beauty of the nation's capital and eventually the entire country ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Adaptation more books like this by Charlie Kaufman, Donald Kaufman (Screenwriter) This latest head trip from director Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich) concerns an orchid collector (Chris Cooper), a journalist (Meryl Streep as author Susan Orlean), and the screenwriter (Charlie Kaufman, played by Nicolas Cage) who, in adapting Susan Orlean's book The Orchid Thief writes himself into the movie. Adaptation: The Shooting Script ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $11.73! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Both: A Portrait in Two Parts more books like this by Douglas Crase Both is the enchanting account of a remarkable fifty-year relationship: Dwight Ripley, the child heir to an American railroad fortune, and Rupert Barneby, the product of a wealthy, baronial English upbringing, shared an obsession with botany from the moment they met at an exclusive boys’ boarding school in England. Together they embarked on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.94! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Golden Age of Plant Hunters more books like this by Kenneth Lemmon see all copies from $11.95! first editions
7	History of popular garden plants from A to Z more books like this by H G Witham Fogg see all copies from $9.95! first editions
8	In search of the wild asparagus more books like this by Roy Lancaster, Joanna Langhorne see all copies from $2.34! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
9	Adaptation: The Shooting Script more books like this by Charlie Kaufman (Screenwriter), Donald Kaufman (Screenwriter) Based on The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean, including Commentaries by Susan Orlean and Robert McKee and an interview with Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze. see all copies from $7.46! new only from $16.20! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Herbarium more books like this by Ashley Hay, Robyn Stacey (Photographer) This stunning book of photographs by Robyn Stacey, one of Australia's greatest photographers, is the first of its kind. Together with essayist, Ashley Hay, they throw open the closed doors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney herbarium, and reveal the secret history of Australia's flora. Herbarium tells fascinating stories about the nature of ... see all copies from $53.64! new only from $64.77! \| first editions
11	The Plant Hunter's Garden: The New Explorers and Their Discoveries more books like this by Bobby J Ward, Brian Mathew (Foreword by) Many gardeners are vaguely aware of the "greats" of plant exploration, such as E. H. Wilson, George Forrest, or John Tradescant. Fewer may know the names of today's plant explorers or recognize the makings of a new golden age of plant discovery. Nonetheless, a quick visit to almost any nursery will reveal the bounty of these intrepid plant ... see all copies from $10.65! new only from $34.82!
12	The plant hunters more books like this by Ben Healey see all copies from $2.75! first editions
13	Edward Palmer, Plant Explorer of the American West more books like this by Rogers McVaugh see all copies from $14.00! first editions
14	Botanical exploration of the trans-Mississippi West, 1790-1850. more books like this by Susan Delano McKelvey A classic scholarly work, written with charm and humanity. The accounts of the travels and collections of botanical explorers range from the well known -- Lewis and Clark, Menzies, Douglas -- to the obscure. see all copies from $124.99! new only from $138.99! \| first editions
15	The Plant Hunters: Two Hundred Years of Adventure and Discovery Around the World more books like this by Toby Musgrave, Will Musgrave, Chris Gardner This is the story of the men who discovered and brought back a wealth of exotic new plants. Journeying through remote and beautiful lands, often in great peril, they collected the plants that shaped western garden design for 200 years. The stories are illustrated with portraits, photographs and maps. The book traces the journeys of 10 of the most ... see all copies from $21.95! first editions
16	In Pursuit of Plants: Experiences of Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Plant Collectors more books like this by Philip Short These accounts are a mix of adventure, images from a lost world, and stories of the practical problems of plant collecting. see all copies from $18.00! new only from $29.95! \| first editions
17	Plant Hunting in China: A History of Botanical Exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches more books like this by Euan Hillhouse Cox, Peter Cox (Introduction by) First published in 1945, this is a fascinating account of the collection of plants in China by Western botanists from the 17th to the 20th century. see all copies from $27.61! first editions
18	Frank Kingdon-Ward: The Last of the Great Plant Hunters more books like this by Charles Lyte Frank Kingdon-Ward was the last of a long line of plant collectors and explorers that began in the 18th century with Sir Joseph Banks, architect of the Botanical Gardens at Kew. Kingdon-Ward's excursions to North Burma, China and Tibet uncovered varieties of such plant species as rhododendrons, primula, lilies and poppies - species which now grow ... see all copies from $18.38! new only from $182.36! \| first editions
19 view cover	George Forrest Plant Hunter more books like this by Brenda McLean George Forrest was a legendary plant collector in the heyday of the British Empire. His career spanned the decades before and after the First World War. Risking his safety and health, he discovered hundreds of new species, introduced many plants to our gardens, and became one of the most outstanding plant collectors in the Sino-Himalaya. As many ... see all copies from $37.64! new only from $54.56!
20	The plant hunters more books like this by Charles Lyte see all copies from $16.67! first editions
21	Reginald Farrer : Dalesman, planthunter, gardener more books like this by John Illingworth, Jane Routh see all copies from $13.74! first editions
22 view cover	The Plant Hunters more books like this by Michael Sidney Tyler-Whittle, Tyler Whittle, Charles Elliott (Foreword by) Tales of the botanist-explorers who enriched our gardens. see all copies from $10.94! new only from $99.00!
23 view cover	A Pioneering Plantsman: A.K. Bulley and the Great Plant Hunters more books like this by Brenda McLean, Brenda MacLean Presents the story of Arthur K. Bulley (1861-1942), a Liverpool cotton broker in an era of Empire and exploration. With a nose for profit and a love of flowers, he paid intrepid plant hunters to scour the mountains of China and the Himalayas for alpines and hardy plants. The plant hunters became famous, new species were discovered and gardens were ... see all copies from $27.50! new only from $27.50! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession more books like this by Andrea Wulf One January morning in 1734, cloth merchant Peter Collinson hurried down to the docks at London's Custom House to collect cargo just arrived from John Bartram, his new contact in the American colonies. But it was not reels of wool or bales of cotton that awaited him, but plants and seeds...Over the next forty years, Bartram would send hundreds of ... see all copies from $23.88! new only from $23.88!
25	The Growth of Gardens more books like this by Richard Gorer see all copies from $18.52!

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