Frank Kingdon-Ward

Explorer, plant collector, and author 1885 - 1958

Frank Kingdon-Ward

Bibliography

Published Books by FKW

TITLE	DATE	PUBLISHER	Other details
On the road to Tibet. (A collection of articles written for the Shanghai Mercury.)	1910	Shanghai Mercury ltd. Shanghai.	Original is VANISHINGLY RARE. Reprint Ulm/Donnau 2006 isbn 3-931997-26-X also no longer available.
Land of the Blue Poppy: Travels of a naturalist in Eastern Tibet.	1913	Cambridge university press.	@ Amazon UK Reprints from Cambridge University Press
In farthest Burma: The Record of an Arduous Journey of Exploration and Research Through Frontier Territory of Burma and Tibet	1921	Seely Service and Co.	Original is very rare. Reprint available from Amazon and other booksellers. isbn 978-9745240629
Mystery Rivers of Tibet	1921	Seely Service and Co.	Amazon link Reprint Timber Press, Inc. available from Amazon and other booksellers isbn 978-0946313525
From China to Hkamti Long	1924	Edward Arnold and co.	Very rare Amazon link No reprint known
The romance of plant hunting	1924	Edward Arnold and co.	1st edition very rare. Reprint rare 1924 edition at Amazon 1933 reprint at Amazon
The Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges	1926	Edward Arnold and co.	1st edition extremely rare and highly sought after 1924 First edition at Amazon Updated and re-issued 1999 Antique Collectors' Club Ltd isbn 978-1851493715 at Amazon Several copies were signed at the launch by myself and others. Antique Collectors' Club Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Mar 2008) isbn 978-1851495160 available from Amazon
Rhododendrons for everyone	1926	The gardener's chronicle ltd.	From Amazon
Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World	1930	Victor Gollancz	1st edition 1930 fairly rare Amazon Reprinted 1974 Minerva Press isbn 978-0856360060 from Amazon Reprinted 1983 Cadogan books London isbn 978-0946313198 at Amazon
Plant Hunting in the Wilds	1931	Figurehead (pioneer series)	Fairly rare available at Amazon
Loom of the East	1932	Martin Hopkinson Ltd.	Extremely rare and sought after. Amazon link subject to availability.
A plant hunter in Tibet	1934	Jonathan Cape.	1st edition fairly rare Amazon link Reprint White Orchid,Thailand; 2006 paperback text only. isbn 978-9745240872 at Amazon Reprint Routledge 2006 hardback isbn 978-0710311979 at Amazon
The romance of gardening	1935	Jonathan Cape.	Fairly rare available at Amazon and other booksellers.
Plant Hunter's Paradise	1937	Jonathan Cape.	Fairly rare. Usually available at Amazon and other booksellers.
Assam adventure	1941	Jonathan Cape.	Fairly rare. Sometimes available at Amazon and antiquarian booksellers.
Modern exploration.	1945	Jonathan Cape.	1st Edition; 1945 at Amazon 2nd Edition; 1946 at Amazon
About this earth	1946	Jonathan Cape.
Commonsense rock gardening	1948	Jonathan Cape.
Burma's icy mountains	1949	Jonathan Cape.
Rhododendrons	1949	Latimer House.
Footsteps in civilization	1950	Jonathan Cape.
Plant hunter in Manipur	1952	Jonathan Cape.
Berried treasure	1954	Ward Lock and co. ltd. London and Melbourne.
Return to the Irrawaddy	1956	Andrew Melrose.
Pilgrimage for plants	1960	George C. Harrap and co. ltd.	Published pothsumously. Including a list of FKW publications.

The following is a list of books which I think are relevant to the subject of this site. I would welcome any suggestions as this is an open ended list.
TITLE.	AUTHOR.	OTHER INFO.
£ Frank Kingdon-Ward. Biography $ Frank Kingdon-Ward	Charles Lyte	The only published biography. Some factual errors but mostly accurate and informative.
£ Himalayan Enchantment $ Himalayan Enchantment	An anthology, Edited by John Whitehead.	An excellent collection of Frank's writings.
Tibetan Trek	Ronald Kaulbak	The story of an expedition from the point of view of one of Frank's travelling companions.
Pack Up Your Medicines: 1939-1947	C.V.Hammond	The story of wartime field pharmacy. The author met FKW on his travels.
Manipur: Maid of the mountains	R. Constantine	Mentions FKW in respect of the search for wild tea.
Plant-hunting in China.	E.H.M. Cox	Covers the history from the earliest explorers to the time of FKW. Cox was a contemporary of Frank. His grandson is Kenneth Cox, who finally found the mythical falls and republished The Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges.
My hill so strong	Jean Kingdon-Ward