The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest (Signed)
Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 2009.
First Edition. Hardcover.
First Printing. Signed by the author on the title page.
David Douglas' discoveries include hundreds of western plants, most notably the iconic Douglas Fir. "The Collector" tracks Douglas' fascinating history, from his birth in Scotland in 1799 to his botanical training under the famed William Jackson Hooker, and details his adventures in North America discovering "exotic" new plants for the English and European market. In telling Douglas' story, Nisbet evokes a lost world of early exploration, pristine nature, ambition, and cultural and class conflict with surprisingly modern resonances.
Item #902497ISBN: 9781570616136
5-3/4 x 8-3/4", black paper over boards with gilt spine titles, xiii, 290pp, epilogue, acknowledgments, bibliography, chapter notes, index, 5 maps.
Lower corner rear board bumped, square, clean of owner’s marks, leaves bright, near fine in dust wrapper and protective mylar.
Price: $50.00