LOL After the book poll, now I'm curious about what orchid books do you guys have. For those who collect orchid books, what Paph or Phrag books do you have and would recommend? Also what other orchid books would you recommend?

Paphs in Taiwan IV is a good one. There are lots of good slipper books, but some are quite costly ($80).

I have all four volumes of the Paphs in Taiwan books. I love flicking through them. I do it all the time. Lots of great photos (many thousands). But that is all they are. Photo books. There is nothing to read. Seeing the awarded Paphs in Taiwan and there measurements are very useful. Particularly for us in Australia where we get a lot of Taiwanese Paphs. If you just love looking at incredible Paph photos you will love these. They are great coffee table books.

The Harold Koopowitz book is the best book to me on Paphs. Lots of great information on culture, breeding and the history of Paphs. Great photos. And it is very cheap. Every Paph lover should have it. Lots of information on hybridising which is rare.

Lance Birk's book is similar to Harold Koopowitz's. But just focuses on species. Is nowhere near as good as HK. Suffers from terrible photos and the species information is brief and repetitive. The second half of the book is better where it focuses on breeding and culture etc. But you can download that from his website in anycase. Some of his opinions can be considered unorthodox and controversial.

Books from Cribb and Braem etc tend to be more taxonomic in nature with information on the natural history of Paph species as well. Generally don't have any information on growing or breeding Paphs. These tend to be expensive.

David

Two of my favorite Paphiopedilum books are THE GENUS PAPHIOPEIDLUM Natural History and Cultivation Vol. One By Dr. G.J. Braem, Charles Baker and Margaret Baker and SLIPPER ORCHIDS of BORNEO by Phillip Cribb. I also have SLIPPER ORCHIDS by Cash which is so outdated and my least favorite book.

Two of my favorite Paphiopedilum books are THE GENUS PAPHIOPEIDLUM Natural History and Cultivation Vol. One By Dr. G.J. Braem, Charles Baker and Margaret Baker and SLIPPER ORCHIDS of BORNEO by Phillip Cribb. I also have SLIPPER ORCHIDS by Cash which is so outdated and my least favorite book.

I agree with you on Cash. I haven't got THE GENUS PAPHIOPEIDLUM Natural History and Cultivation yet. I will have to pick those ones up. There were meant to be three volumes but only two have been published. I'm not sure whatever happened to the third volume.

David

I agree with you on Cash. I haven't got THE GENUS PAPHIOPEIDLUM Natural History and Cultivation yet. I will have to pick those ones up. There were meant to be three volumes but only two have been published. I'm not sure whatever happened to the third volume.

David

Yes, I also heard the third vol got scrapped for whatever reason. Too bad! I highly recommend THE GENUS PAPHIOPEDILUM vol one and the SLIPPER ORCHIDS OF BORNEO especially for those who are multi floral Paph lovers!!

Those are all nice suggestions. I have Cribb's Slipper Orchids Of Borneo book and thats my fave. My sister's dog chewed the cover off so I need to find another copy. LOL

Those are all nice suggestions. I have Cribb's Slipper Orchids Of Borneo book and thats my fave. My sister's dog chewed the cover off so I need to find another copy. LOL

:lol: That must have been a hungry dog! LOL

:lol: That must have been a hungry dog! LOL

No not hungry just playful and a little spoiled. LOL

The Cribb slipper book is not so expensive. Gf says ok so Im getting my first orchid book.

The Cribb slipper book is not so expensive. Gf says ok so Im getting my first orchid book.

Excellent! :thumbsup: You are going to love it especially the in situ photos of multifloral Paph species like philippinense, rothschildianum, sanderianum, stonei and lowii (the aureum variety also).

Ok you bookworms LOL what about this Koopowitz's Tropical slipper orchid book I found on ebay? Is it any good? http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-BOOK-Tropical-Slipper-Orchids-Koopowitz-Harold-Co_W0QQitemZ250282331502QQihZ015QQcategoryZ378QQrd Z1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2 em118Q2el1247

Ok you bookworms LOL what about this Koopowitz's Tropical slipper orchid book I found on ebay? Is it any good? http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-BOOK-Tropical-Slipper-Orchids-Koopowitz-Harold-Co_W0QQitemZ250282331502QQihZ015QQcategoryZ378QQrd Z1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2 em118Q2el1247

I talked a bit about that one above. If you want a book on growing Paphs, species information, breeding, hybridising etc., this is the best one by a mile. It has all the Phrags as well. At $40 it is incredible value. Lots of great photos and information. I must have read it several times now. You are guaranteed to be happy with this book.

Just note the cover is different to the one in your link. They use that cover a lot in the advertising but the real cover is of a wonderful stonei hybrid (Stoned Susan I think).

David

Thank you David! I didn't know about the cover. That is the same cover used on Amazon.com as well.

The special Orchid Digest special publication on Paphs is well worth buying. Titled "A Revised Checklist of the Genus Paphiopedilum". It contains a taxonomic paper on Paphs by Harold Koopowitz, a significant paper on breeding in Paphs by Koopowitz and Hasegawa and a Paph culture paper by Helen Congleton. Lots of photos. Well worth the $12, especially for HK's taxonomic revision of Paphiopedilum (which contains photos of all Paph species).

It is the first one in the following site -

http://store.fastcommerce.com/cat_OrchidDigest_ff80818116c6e7780116ca2d68630c4d. html

I think the publication below this with the album venustum on the cover contains the article by our own Olaf Gruss on albino Paphs. Great article as well.

David

My paph books:

Cribb and Braem monographs on paphs.
Cash book on paphs.
Averyanov/Cribb slipper orchids of Vietnam
Birk paph book (original)
Braem slipper series (books 1 &2 of 3) 3 was never published
Koopowitz latest paph book
Koopowitz Tropical slipper orchids.
Orchid Digest Check list of paphs (original) from the 80's or so and also the revised checklist
which is more recent.
Taiwan picture book on paphs. vol 3

There might be a few more that I can't remember since I am doing this from memory....

You have a very nice book collection Bill!

My paph books:

Cribb and Braem monographs on paphs.
Cash book on paphs.
Averyanov/Cribb slipper orchids of Vietnam
Birk paph book (original)
Braem slipper series (books 1 &2 of 3) 3 was never published
Koopowitz latest paph book
Koopowitz Tropical slipper orchids.
Orchid Digest Check list of paphs (original) from the 80's or so and also the revised checklist
which is more recent.
Taiwan picture book on paphs. vol 3

There might be a few more that I can't remember since I am doing this from memory....

Bill - what is your opinion on the Braem slipper series (1&2)? I would have to import it into Australia at around $200, so it is not cheap.

David

Bill - what is your opinion on the Braem slipper series (1&2)? I would have to import it into Australia at around $200, so it is not cheap.

David


I was quite disappointed that the final edition wasn't published. They are both well written with good photos and culture data from the Baker's. The price is a value judgement but it is probably worth it.

http://store.fastcommerce.com/cat_OrchidDigest_ff80818116c6e7780116ca2d68630c4d. html


Thanks for this link David... I 'need' that edition!

Also, are you able to divulge your source for the Vols 1-3 of the "Paphs in Taiwan"?

Thanks heaps,
tim

Thanks for this link David... I 'need' that edition!

Also, are you able to divulge your source for the Vols 1-3 of the "Paphs in Taiwan"?

Thanks heaps,
tim

Tim

I have got them from several sources over time. I got 1 and 2 from Orchidaceous books. They currently have 2 and 3 for sale. Bit pricey but still worth it. Here is there website link -

http://www.orchidaceousbooks.com.au/epages/OrchidaceousBooks.sf/en_AU/?ViewAction=View&ObjectID=499039&Page=2

You can get III cheaper here directly from Taiwan if you want to go to that much trouble. Interestingly they don't have II which suggests to me this one may be now out of print. I'd probably grab the one from Orchidaceous books if you are keen.

http://www.orchids.com.tw/orchids/english/indexe.php

Paphs in Taiwan I is definately out of print and has been for many years. I was purchasing Paphs in Taiwan II from Orchidaceous books last year and I asked them about the first volume. They just happened to have a copy unopened that they had recently found hidden away. They were holding it for someone else but that person had never got back to them so they said I could take it if I wanted it. I grabbed it quick smart. Cost me $100 or so but I'm told it is worth a lot more than that. It's a bit of a collectors item now.

David

I was quite disappointed that the final edition wasn't published. They are both well written with good photos and culture data from the Baker's. The price is a value judgement but it is probably worth it.

Do you know why the final edition wasn't published? I really wonder why.

Do you know why the final edition wasn't published? I really wonder why.

I believe it was a problem with the publisher.

I believe it was a problem with the publisher.

That's what I had figured. They probably didn't make enough money from the first 2 books.

I believe it was a problem with the publisher.

It would be interesting to know if the 3rd volume is actually written. If so, it may get released eventually in some format. It certainly is a shame.

David

Thanks for this link David... I 'need' that edition!

Also, are you able to divulge your source for the Vols 1-3 of the "Paphs in Taiwan"?

Thanks heaps,
tim

:iagree: I also would like to know where I can get them. Thanks!!

:iagree: I also would like to know where I can get them. Thanks!!

You can get them from the links in my post above. More locally for you, the 2nd volume can be found from the following site -

http://www.orchidsbooks.com/book.asp?id=1317

You shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a copy of the 3rd volume in the US I assume. If you want a copy of the 1st volume you will have to look for a 2nd hand copy as it has been out of print for years. I don’t think there was a huge number printed so they are worth a bit now.

David

Bill, I know the publisher who said to me that it was a problem with Braem

Bill, I know the publisher who said to me that it was a problem with Braem


I'm not surprised either way, Guido can be quite difficult at times. It's just a shame that the series wasn't completed.

I'm not surprised either way, Guido can be quite difficult at times. It's just a shame that the series wasn't completed.

I'm not surprised either, it's always either the publisher or the author or both. I hope they come to their senses and to some kind of agreement and have that last book printed!

Thanks David!

Hello..
I know this is an old thread, but I just wanted to tell you that you helped me get my first slipper-orchid book..
I got the koopowitz "Tropical slipper orchids" a few days ago, and I already read alot of it.. Thanks for the help, I love the book!!

Best regards,
kenneth

Glad you found this helpful!:D