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Originally Posted by fredfarmer
Roberta -This reminder prompted me to finally search out and order the 2nd edition of the Compendium of Miniature Orchid Species. Only a few online book companies offer it and the range of prices is significant. I finally settled on Exotic Plant Books in Long Prairie, Minnesota and was pleasantly surprised at the care they gave to packing the set of 4 books and the speed with which they sent them. They apparently only have one more set and are hesitating to buy more because of the taxes, import/export fees and the constantly changing exchange rate between the dollar and the pound make the current price unattractive. That may explain the range of asking prices on the website of other online book companies. They may or may not still have that last set left, so ....
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Glad that you got it! It's a magnificent set of books. (I got mine right after it came out, participated in the initial order that was shipped to Mary Gerritsen. I don't know if she has any more copies, I can ask her, if anyone needs a set and can't find it, )