304 pages, illustrations.
A sequel to "The Plant-Hunters." The young plant-hunters, Karl and Casper, their guide, Ossaroo, and dog attempt many schemes to escape the Himalayan valley in which they found themselves trapped.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Plant collectors, Juvenile fiction., 1850s
Dimensions
Height
6-3/4 in
Width
4-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
Mayne Reid
Publisher
Ticknor & Fields
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1864
Date Printed
1866
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Notes
Bound in bright blue cloth with elaborate pictorial gilt stamped spine. Front and rear boards blind stamped in a Reid series uniform binding. Tissue guarded engraved frontis. Yellow endpapers. This series binding was published in the 1850's. Same binding issued in the 1860's.
