THE SCOTS HERBAL THE PLANT LORE OF SCOTLAND
Written by Tess Darwin. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1326239
Published by Mercat Press. 2000. Very good condition.

A comprehensive guide to the many ways in which wild plants have been used in Scotland from prehistoric times to the present day. Cardwraps. 198 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1873644604. Some slight rubbing to spine and corners. Light creasing to edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock and a few foxspots to half title-page.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME THREE: ASIA & AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826759
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802017185. Previous owner's bookplate to front and rear pastedown. Text block and page edges lightly browned. Black dustwrapper with green spine is lightly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME TWO: NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA (INCLUDING CENTRAL AMERICA & THE WEST INDIES)
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826758
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802016677. A few minor marks to boards, lower corners lightly bumped. Previous owner's library label to front and rear pastedown. Light browning to page edges and text block. Black dustwrapper with yellow spine is lightly rubbed and scuffed.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME ONE: EUROPE & AFRICA
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826757
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802015700. Presentation plate attached to front endpaper '...on the occasion of planting a tree in the Arboretum at the White House to mark the centenary of the Benn Brother's publication Timber Trades Journal June 7 1973', large b/w photo depicting this to front pastedown. Marks to front endpapers. Text block browned and page edges lightly so. Black dustwrapper with red spine is worn at edges, spine and front panel title is faded, some loss to top and tail of spine, some damp staining present mainly to verso and flap edges.

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WILDFLOWERS OF CORK CITY AND COUNTY
Written by Tony O'Mahony.
Stock no. 1826698
Published by The Collins Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A stimulating, contemporary account of the flora and habitats of Ireland's largest county. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781848890206. A few minor knocks to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and a little scuffed.

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THE GENUS LAVANDULA
Written by Tim Upson; Susyn Andrews. Illustrated by Georita Harriott; Christabel King; Joanna Langhorne.
Stock no. 1826681
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Botanical Magazine Monograph. A comprehensive and authoritative account of lavenders, focusing on their worldwide importance as garden plants and a mainstay of the perfumery and aromatherapy industries. Lilac cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1842460102. Minor bump to lower front corner of board. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of minor marks.

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APPLES: A GUIDE TO IDENTIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL VARIETIES
Written by John Bultitude.
Stock no. 1826662
Published by The Macmillan Press Ltd.. 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Compiled and written specifically to enable anyone interested in eating or growing apples to identify a specific variety. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0333349717. Reprint. Spine a little faded, horizontal edges of boards are lightly rubbed. Hefty knock to top rear edge of boards with damage to board but not to contents. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, base of spine has a small chip, verso of spine is foxed.

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PLANTS IN OUR WORLD: ECONOMIC BOTANY
Written by Beryl Brintnall Simpson; Molly Conner Ogorzaly.
Stock no. 1826658
Published by McGraw-Hill Education. 4th 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Fourth Edition. Exploring the science and stories behind our use of plants. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 9780073524245. A nice copy.

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THE PLANTS OF MOUNT KINABALU: 4. DICOTYLEDON FAMILIES ACANTHACEAE TO LYTHRACEAE
Written by John H. Beaman; Christiane Anderson; Reed S. Beaman.
Stock no. 1826652
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo); Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. xiv and 570 pages including index plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9838120510. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to front edge of spine and is lightly scratched to rear panel.

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LICHENS (NN 86)
Written by Oliver Gilbert.
Stock no. 1826600
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 86. A look at how lichens have been used throughout history in medicines, dyes, food and perfumes. What they are and how they grow and reproduce. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002200813. Large name & date in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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WILLOWS: THE GENUS SALIX
Written by Christopher Newsholme.
Stock no. 1826590
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A comprehensive description of the origin and global distribution of this graceful genus plus a section on general characteristics and classification, including alternative names to avoid confusion. Card wraps. B/w diagrams and colour photos. 224 pages including glossary, bibliography, general index and botanical index. ISBN: 0713487593. Text block slightly grubby. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean.

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LICHENS (NN 86)
Written by Oliver Gilbert.
Stock no. 1826580
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

New Naturalist No. 86. Pictorial cardwraps. A look at how lichens have been used throughout history in medicines, dyes, food and perfumes. What they are and how they grow and reproduce. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour photos. ISBN: 0002200821. Top of spine and corners lightly rubbed, rear cover faintly scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

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