Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker,Traveller and Plant Hunter

Second-Hand. Published by: Antique Collectors Club&RBGKew. Hard cover, Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Sir Joseph Hooker was well known as Director of Kew Gardens, but his explorations of the Himalayas and the Southern Hemisphere are equally distinguished aspects of his career. A close friend of Charles Darwin, he too derived scientific insights and inspiration from his visits to the exotic island floras of New Zealand, Australia and the Falklands, as well as encountering the very distinctive Cape Flora of South Africa.