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FLORA OF CONNEMARA AND THE BURREN
Written by D.A. Webb; Mary J.P. Scannell.
Stock no. 1828885
Published by Royal Dublin Society; Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Connemara and the Burren are two adjacent but strongly contrasted regions of the west of Ireland which have long been famous among botanists for their wealth of rare and interesting plants. Designed to be used in conjunction with a systematic Flora, but contains many hints on identification which will be appreciated by the less experienced botanist. Olive green cloth boards, navy title block with gilt title to spine. A few b/w and colour photos. xlv and 322 pages including index. ISBN: 052123395X. Base of spine shelf-worn, light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapperis faded to spine with some fading to rear panel, wear to top of spine.

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A REVIEW OF THE CORNISH FLORA 1980
Written by L.J. Margetts; R.W. David.
Stock no. 1828883
Published by Institute Of Cornish Studies. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first comprehensive survey of all the flowering plants and ferns of Cornwall (including casuals) to appear since Davey's 'Flora' (1909) and Thurston and Vigurs' 'Supplement' (1922). Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos. vi and 388 pages including index. ISBN: 0903686341. Boards clean. Name in ink to front pastedown. Text block lightly browned. A few pencilled marks to a few page margins. Else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper has creased laminate.

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THE WILTSHIRE FLORA
Written by Beatrice Gillam.
Stock no. 1828881
Published by Pisces Publications. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The conditions that give rise to the varied flora of Wiltshire; monographs of ten of Wiltshire's special plants; and the main section - the flora. Includes geographical and topographical maps. 8 colour plates. 386 pages. ISBN: 0950824585. A lovely copy. Includes laminated overlay with two grids. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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AN ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF NORTH CYPRUS
Written by D.E. Viney.
Stock no. 1828879
Published by Koeltz Scientific Books. 1st 1994. Almost very good condition.

A comprehensive and fully illustrated Flora (grasses and sedges excepted). Cardwraps. Colour frontis and b/w line drawings. xxix and 697 pages. ISBN: 3874293645. SIGNED by the author with a gift inscription to title page. Pictorial cardwraps are a little creased and scuffed. Text block is browned. Joints are pulled but glued spine is tight. Inside front cover has ink scuffing from printing, small mark to frontis. Top corner of contents lightly creased else contents are clean.

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A FLORA OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS
Written by Sylvia M. Haslam; Peter D. Sell; Patricia A. Wolseley.
Stock no. 1828878
Published by Malta University Press. 1st 1977. Good condition.

Blue & white cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. lxxi and 560 pages including index. Coers are edge-rubbed, creased and scuffed. Text block browned and slightly grubby. Hinge is split between pages 194 and 195, page 193/194 detached as a result. Contents are a little grubby to prelims and last few pages otherwise clean.

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FLORA OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Trevor J. James.
Stock no. 1828170
Published by Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A book for everyone who wants or needs to know about the wild plants of Hertfordshire. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Distribution maps. viii and 518 pages including index. ISBN: 9780952168584. SIGNED by the author to front pastedown (with gift dedication). Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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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. 1827825
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo); Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A project to provide inventory of all vascular plants in the flora of Mount Kinabulu - this is volume 4 only. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. xiv and 570 pages including index plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9838120510. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.

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GUIDE TO THE FORESTS OF THE BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS
Written by T.C. Whitmore.
Stock no. 1827476
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Forest Record No. 2 of the Forestry Department, British Solomon Islands Protectorate. This book does not aspire to being a complete flora of the forests of the Solomon Islands but provides information that will be valuable to botanists and foresters. Care has been taken with the list and vocabulary of Kwara'ae names. Red cloth baords, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. A few b/w diagrams. Heavy knock to vertical edge of front board exposing board beneath the cloth and also a smaller knock to lower corner. Text block browned. Some foxspots present including a heavy spot to last few page margins. One or two minor margin annotations. Dustwrapper is browned to spine, chipped with loss at edges, heavy damp stain to front panel (worse is to verso).

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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.

A project to provide inventory of all vascular plants in the flora of Mount Kinabulu - this is volume 4 only. 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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THE FLORA OF BRISTOL
Written by James Walter White.
Stock no. 1324730
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 and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate and small address label to front free-endpaper. Light browning to endpapers. Edge of fold-out map has been slightly misfolded and now has a slightly ragged margin. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss, spine of wrapper is a bit grubby and front flap is creased.

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ILLUSTRIERTE FLORA VON MITTEL-EUROPA
Written by Gustav Hegi.
Stock no. 2140095
Published by Carl Hanser. Very good condition.

Large format. Grey cloth with black titles. Mit bersonderer Berucksichtigung von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz. Zum Gebrauche in den Schulen und zum Selbstunterricht. Band I Zweite, neubearbeitete Auflage. Colour plates, b/w illustrations and photos. Text in German. Bumping and war to spine and corners. Some fading to spine. Page corner creasing.

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THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE PLANT ATLAS
Written by G.T.D. Wilmore; J. Lunn; J.S. Rodwell.
Stock no. 1823569
Published by Yorkshire Naturalists' union. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos and distribution maps. ISBN: 9780956537805. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped.

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