First edition. Octavo, pp 85. Illustrated with line drawings. Bound in tan colour leather with gilt lettering to the spine. Contains descriptions and line drawings of 42 ferns found in Hong Kong . The author begins his introduction with the bold claim that “Hongkong is a great place for ferns” and goes on to state that 155 varieties of ferns had been found in Hong Kong (compared with only 37 different kinds in the whole of the British Isles . Uncommon book, Copac lists two copies only (BL, Kew Gardens )