A YEAR IN FIJI,
or an inquiry into the botanical, agricultural, and economical resources of the colony. Published at the request of The Hon. Sir A. H. Gordon, G.C.M.G., Governor of Fiji, &c. Pp. [iv]+298(last colophon), multi-folding frontispiece map printed in red & black, appendices, index; navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, black & blind, lightly worn; upper hinge starting, a couple of leaves lightly creased, a few small edge splits (including one to folding map), a little light foxing; Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1881. First edition. *The Scottish botanist John Horne (1835-1905) was the Director of the Botanical Gardens in Mauritius. He also collected plants in the Seychelles and Fiji. Item #099631
Price: $750.00