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PASSION FLOWERS
Written by John Vanderplank.
Stock no. 1818231
Published by Cassell. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Colour photos and b/w line illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 0304340766. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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VEGETATION OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND (NN 122)
Written by Michael Proctor.
Stock no. 1817562
Published by Collins. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 122. The author discusses the development of the landscape of Britain and Ireland from prehistoric times, including the influence of people and their agricultural practices on the vegetation. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Green endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. ISBN: 9780002201483. Still in original shrinkwrap which is creased.

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HERBARIUM HABITUM IN HORTO MEDICO SAPIENTIAE ROMANAE ANNO LUBILEI 1700
No author listed.
Stock no. 2130369
Published by Antonio Delfino Editore. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine. Colour page reproductions. Text in Italian. ISBN: 8872872111. Bumping to a couple of corners. A few grubby marks to covers. Contents are excellent!

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FUROR HORTENSIS ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN IN MEMORY OF H.F. CLARK
Written by Peter Willis; Robert H. Matthew; Patrick Nuttgens; Geoffrey Jellicoe.
Stock no. 2129954
Published by Elysium Press Limited. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Limited first edition of 1000 copies. Large format. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. B/w photos and illustrations. Not numbered, but this is one of 1000 first edition copies. Bumping and wear to top and tail of spine with a little fading. A few marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Original glassine wrapper is still present with some tears and chips and creasing; also some foxing; a bit of loss.

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FLORA OF NORTHUMBERLAND
Written by G.A. Swan.
Stock no. 2128159
Published by The Natural History Society Of Northumbria. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles and attractive gilt illustration to front cover. 351 pages. B/w distribution maps. ISBN: 0952078201. SIGNED by author to title page. All 8 overlays are present in rear pocket of book. Wrapper is edge-creased with some fading/browning to spine; a few indentations to rear panel.

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RED KITE COUNTRY A CELEBRATION OF THE WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPE OF MID WALES
Written by Lolo Williams. Illustrated by Colin Woolf; Mike Read.
Stock no. 2127743
Published by Wildearth. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Foreword by Williams. Watercolours & sketches by Woolf. Photographic images by Read. ISBN: 1903657091. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.

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GRASS AND GRASSLANDS (NN 48)
Written by Ian Moore.
Stock no. 2126136
Published by Collins. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist no. 48. B/w photos. Spine is faded. A few white spots to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has been covered with clear adhesive film and is browned to spine and rear panel.

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PLANT NAMES SIMPLIFIED
Written by A.T. Johnson; H.A. Smith.
Stock no. 2125512
Published by W.H. & L. Collingridge. 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Their Pronunciation, Derivation & Meaning. Page browning. Wrapper is price-cut with browned spine and edges; some edge-chipping and foxing.

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THE TEMPLE OF FLORA
Written by Stephen Harris. Illustrated by Robert Thornton.
Stock no. 2125063
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Fine condition.

Very large format. The first ever full-size facsimile of the greatest English florilegium. Quarter-bound in Nigerian goatskin, cloth sides. Front board printed and blocked with design by David Eccles from 'The Night-Blowing Cereus'. 232 pages with 9 preliminary monochrome plates, 5 preliminary colour plates and 29 flower illustrations. Text printed on felt-marked Modigliani Neve paper and plates printed on Modigliani Insize. Green ribbon marker. Coloured top edges. Book Size: 22.5" x 18.25". Commentary volume by Stephen Harris. Presented in solander box, bound in buckram. 128 pages. 12" x 8.25". Of the Limited edition of 1980 copies only 600 have been bound into book form. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. This is Copy No. 90. Also contains 2 beautiful colour plates in an envelope - for you to frame! Contained in original slip case that has bumping to a couple of corners and some scuff marks. This is a gorgeous item! This copy would make a wonderful gift. This book is VERY heavy and will be needed to be sent via courier.

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THE NAMING OF NAMES: THE SEARCH FOR ORDER IN THE WORLD OF PLANTS
Written by Anna Pavord.
Stock no. 1815944
Published by The Bloomsbury Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Maroon boards, black title to spine. Illustrated in full colour, this book gives a compelling insight into a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos. ISBN: 0747579520. Lower edge of text block a little grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine.

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HOW A TREE GROWS
Written by William Somerville.
Stock no. 1815203
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition.

An expansion on some notes of lectures given to Forestry Undergraduates in Oxford. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 112 b/w illustrations. 212 pages including index. Corners rubbed and bumped, spine rubbed, a few scuff marks to boards. Name in ink to front endpaper and messy crossing out to top corner of front endpaper. Some foxing throughout but especially to endpapers. Some hinges pulled but binding tight.

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FLORA OF MIDDLESEX: A SUPPLEMENT TO THE HISTORICAL FLORA OF MIDDLESEX
Written by Douglas M. Kent.
Stock no. 1814516
Published by The Ray Society London. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An Account of the Plants found in the Watsonian vice-county 21 from 1548 to the present time. Follows from and updates the original work. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. 219 pages including index. ISBN: 0903874288.

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