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THE SURINAM ALBUM
Written by Julie Harvey. Illustrated by Maria Sybylla Merian.
Stock no. 1812675
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile edition with introductory booklet in custom made clamshell box. 91 watercolour facsimiles from the Maria Sibylla Merian Collection in the British Museum. Maria Sibylla Merian was one of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries' great painters of plants and animals. Limited edition of 1000. A sturdy inner panel holds the commentary volume underneath. This is bound in green cloth and printed on high-quality white laid paper. Julie Harvey of the Entomology Library at the Natural History Museum has written a fascinating introduction to Merian's work, setting it in context and providing an overview of her life and times. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. Small scuff mark to top of rear board (minor). Else a beautiful copy. Copy No. 16 of 1000. Clam shell case is in fine condition. Contained in original packaging from the Folio Society - polystyrene (reinforced and repaired with brown tape) and cardboard box. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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ON THE EXAMINATION OF A HYBRID DIGITALIS 1831
Written by J.S. Henslow; S.M. Walters; V.H. Heywood.
Stock no. 1810912
Published by University Botanic Garden Cambridge. 1981. Fine condition.

Facsimile of the 1831 edition. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Volume 4, pp. 257-278. Blue cardwraps. 4 plates including one folded.

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PLANT DISEASE A NATURAL HISTORY (NN 85)
Written by David Ingram; Noel Robertson.
Stock no. 2116240
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 85. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards. ISBN: 0002200740. Wrapper is faded to spine and one edge.

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PLANT PESTS (NN 116)
Written by David V. Alford.
Stock no. 2116205
Published by Collins. Circa 2011. As new condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist 116. A fascinating account of the natural history of the insects and mites that inhabit our farms and gardens, and feed on our cultivated plants. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Yellow endpapers with repeating NN logo. ISBN: 9780007338498. Still in original shrink wrap - that now is a bit torn. However, wrapper spine and edge has become faded where on a shelf, over time.

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BRITISH PLANT LIFE (NN 10)
Written by W.B. Turrill.
Stock no. 2116165
Published by Collins. Circa 2008. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series. Green cloth covers. 6 x 8.5 inches. 315 pages. Depicting colour illustrations of plants of specific interest. A most attractive and informative book. A facsimile reproduction of the 1948 edition. ISBN: 9780007278565. Unused - still in original shrink wrap!

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THE FLORA OF BRISTOL
Written by James Walter White.
Stock no. 1606462
Published by Chatford House Press Ltd.. 1972. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Being an Account of all the Flowering Plants, Ferns, and their Allies That Have at Any Time Been Found in the District of the Bristol Coal-Fields. A facsimile of the 1912 edition. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 722 pages. 3 b/w plates and a map. Limited to 400 copies. ISBN: 0950083658. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper, with partially erased pencil annotation. Wrapper is faded to spine and edge torn with a little loss.

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FLORA DE MALLORA (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Francesc Bonafe Barcelo.
Stock no. 2114978
Published by Editorial Moll. 1977. Very good condition.

Large format. Brown leatherette; gilt titles to spines, vignettes to front. Numerous b/w photos throughout. Text in SPANISH! Split to side of spine on Volume I. Grubby marks and some foxing to covers and pages of some volumes.

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THE BOTANISTS AND GUIDES OF SNOWDONIA
Written by Dewi Jones.
Stock no. 1712705
Published by Carreg Gwalch. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. An account of the botanical exploration of Snowdonia. 170 pages. ISBN: 0863813836. SIGNED with dedication to title page.

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CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE BOLUS HERBARIUM No. 1
Written by E.A.C.L.E. Schelpe.
Stock no. 1605869
Published by The Bolus Herbarium. 1969. Very good condition.

Blue card wraps. Review of Tropical African Pteridophyta 1. 132 pages. A few small ink annotations to contents.

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ALL INDIA COORDINATED RESEARCH PROJECT ON ETHNOBIOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT 1983
No author listed.
Stock no. 1809400
Published by Government Of India. 1983. Very good condition.

An attempt to document the salient achievement made by the AICRPE during the year 1983. A deeper understanding of the impact of increasing population and modernisation on tribal culture in India. Cream cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 61 pages. Covers creased and lightly faded, a little grubby in appearance. Bookplate to inside front cover. A few grubby marks to contents which are also a little bobbled at gutter edge as if by damp.

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ALL INDIA COORDINATED RESEARCH PROJECT ON ETHNOBIOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT 1984
No author listed.
Stock no. 1809399
Published by Government Of India. 1984. Very good condition.

An attempt to document the salient achievement made by the AICRPE during the year 1984. A deeper understanding of the impact of increasing population and modernisation on tribal culture in India. Grey cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. iv and 137 pages. Covers creased and rear cover a little grubby. Bookplate to front endpaper. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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