Scientific Results of the Japan Expeditions to Nepal Himalaya, 1952-1953, volume II: Land and Crops of Nepal Himalaya

Pp. x, iii, (i), 529, vii, vii (index); color frontispiece, 29 black-and-white photo-plates, 9 full page plates (line-drawings), some text-figures.  Publisher’s original turquoise-blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, sm 4to.  This is volume 2 of a 3 volume set that presents the Scientific Results of the Japan Expeditions to Nepal Himalaya in 1952-1953.  Each volume was on a different subject.  In 1951 Nepal opened its borders to scientific exploration.  This Japanese expedition was one of several expeditions to explore Nepal in the early 1950s.  Signature of E. W. Bellis on the front endpaper. Publisher Fauna and Flora Research Society Publisher Place Kyoto Date Published 1956 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Very good Condition Description Small crack to inner front joint professionally repaired, light edge-wear to cloth; a tight and clean copy in very good condition. ISBN Limited Edition