Cape floral kingdom : the story of South Africa's wild flowers, and the people who found, named and made them famous the world over /
Conrad Lighton
Category
Books
Date
1960
Materials
Place of origin
Cape Town
Collection
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent
NT 3205595
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 206 p., plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. Loosely inserted: [1]. half-tone picture postcard of King's Room, Knole addressed to Hon. V. Sackville-West, Sissinghurst Castle; signed 'Margaret'; dated: 3.8.60 ; [2]. card of Mount Ngauruhoe, 'Christmas greetings from New Zealand', inscribed "from D & R. Urquhart Xmas 1956"; [3]. autograph airmail letter signed from Conrad Lighton to Vita Sackville-West; headed 'c/o Cape Argus S.. July 15, 1960'; sending book and regarding Vita's interest in 'Veld flora'; [4] publisher's typsecript letter to V.S-W, sending book, requesting review; dated: 8th July, 1960. Binding: red publisher's cloth, gold lettered spine.
Makers and roles
Conrad Lighton