The military orchid
Brooke, Jocelyn2011
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Over three decades and through two world wars, in the deserts of Libya and the woodlands of Italy, in the chalk downs of Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, he searched continually for his most beloved and elusive Orchis militaris, the military orchid. Jocelyn Brooke blends memoir, botany and satire to recall this lifelong quest.
Main title:
The military orchid / Jocelyn Brooke ; illustrated by Gavin Bone and Stephen Bone.
Edition:
Pbk. ed.
Imprint:
Wimborne Minster : Little Toller Books, 2011.
Collation:
150 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London : Bodley Head, 1948.
ISBN:
9781908213051 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2939562