Frank Kingdon-Ward -- bibliography -- |
A list of published books by Frank Kingdon-Ward. FKW also published inumerable articles in a variety of magazines. I do not intend to attempt a list of these; EVER! | |||
TITLE + amazon, if avail. |
DATE | PUBLISHER | Other info. |
On the road to Tibet. | 1910 | Shanghai Mercury ltd. Shanghai. | Original is EXTREMELY RARE. Brand new reprint Ulm/Donnau 2006 isbn 3-931997-26-X available from www.amazon.de in English only. |
£ Land of the Blue Poppy $ The Land of the Blue Poppy: Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet |
1913 | Cambridge university press. | Said to be one of Frank's best books. |
£ In farthest Burma. $ In Farthest Burma. |
1921 | Seely Service and Co. | |
£ Mystery Rivers of Tibet. $ Mystery Rivers of Tibet. |
1921 | Seely Service and Co. | |
£ From China to Hkamt i Long |
1924 | Edward Arnold and co. | |
The romance of plant hunting. $ The romance of plant hunting |
1924 | Edward Arnold and co. | |
£ Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges $ Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges |
1926 | Edward Arnold and co. | |
Rhododendrons for everyone.
$ Rhododendrons for everyone, (The Gardeners' chronicle handbooks) |
1926 | The gardener's chronicle ltd. | |
£ Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World. $ Plant hunting on the edge of the world. |
1930 | Victor Gollancz | |
Plant hunting in the wilds.
$ Plant hunting in the wilds, (Pioneer series) |
1931 | Figurehead (pioneer series) | |
The loom of the east. $ The loom of the East, |
1932 | Martin Hopkinson Ltd. | |
A plant hunter in Tibet. $ A plant hunter in Tibet (The Odyssey library) |
1934 | Jonathan Cape. | |
The romance of gardening. $ The romance of gardening |
1935 | Jonathan Cape. | |
£ Plant Hunter's Paradise $ Plant hunter's paradise, |
1937 | Jonathan Cape. | |
Assam adventure. $ Assam adventure |
1941 | Jonathan Cape. | |
Modern exploration. | 1945 | Jonathan Cape. | |
About this earth. $ About this earth;: An introduction to the science of geography |
1946 | Jonathan Cape. | |
Commonsense rock gardening. $ Commonsense rock gardening |
1948 | Jonathan Cape. | |
Burma's icy mountains. $ Burma's icy mountains |
1949 | Jonathan Cape. | |
Rhododendrons. $ Rhododendrons (New gardening series) |
1949 | Latimer House. | |
£ Footsteps in civilization $ 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 $ Return to the Irrawaddy |
1956 | Andrew Melrose. | |
£ Pilgrimage for plants $ 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 |
Links to antiquarian booksellers. | |
Courthay books. £ Horizon Books. $ Orangeberry books. £ Abe Books. $ Amazon. $ I get commision on the following link. Thanks. Kingdon-Ward books at Amazon. |
Biography page 1,
Biography Page 2,
Biography Page 3,
Biography Page 4, Bibliography, Species, Timeline, |