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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF POLLINATION (NN 83)
Written by Michael Proctor; Peter Yeo; Andrew Lack.
Stock no. 1326698
Published by Harper Collins. Circa 1997. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 83. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards with gilt title and NN to spine. ISBN: 000219905X. 2nd printing. Spine of wrapper is slightly faded.

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WILD & GARDEN PLANTS (NN 80)
Written by Max Walters.
Stock no. 1326693
Published by Collins. Circa 1993. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 80. This is a physical POD copy (Print On Demand). Green cloth, no title to spine (original has a gilt title to spine). 16 pages of colour plates and over 60 photos and diagrams in b/w. ISBN: 0002193760. Pale foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy of the POD version of this book. Pictorial dustwrapper is in two halves, taped at spine fold by the printer on verso, light tape mark showing through on spine edge of rear panel.

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WILD ORCHIDS OF BRITAIN (NN 19)
Written by V.S. Summerhayes.
Stock no. 1827216
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. An introduction to a group fo plants which will never lose its unique appeal to students of the British Flora. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 61 colour photographs, 39 b/w photographs, 19 text figures and 43 distribution maps. Faint tape mark to top edge of rear board. Text block browned with light foxing. Previous owner's personalised bookplate to front endpaper. Date of 'May 1951' written in ink to front endpaper. Browning and tape marks to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine with small circular loss to middle, rear panel browned and a little grubby, top & tail of spine lightly creased.

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FLOWER FAIRIES LIBRARY
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1326213
Published by Ted Smart. Circa 1999. Fine condition.

A pictorial slipcase containing 8 Flower Fairy titles: Flower Fairies of the Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Trees, Garden, Wayside and A Flower Fairy Alphabet. Each book is 7.75 x 6.25" and has glazed pictorial boards and colour illustrations. Books are fine. Slipcase is bumped at corners and edges.

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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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BRITISH PLANT LIFE (NN 10)
Written by W.B. Turrill.
Stock no. 1324227
Published by Collins. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good 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. Spine slightly bumped. Fading to spine and front cover edges. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel, slightly browned to spine with 0.5" loss at top.

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HOW TO RECOGNISE GARDEN FLOWERS
Written by . Illustrated by Will H. Stevens.
Stock no. 1323271
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Young Naturalist series. 101 of the most popular garden flowers in colour. Beige boards with brown cloth spine. 31 numbered pages, colour illustrations. Endpapers partly browned and foxed. Price-cut wrapper is foxed, slightly edge rubbed and grubby.

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HOW FLOWERS WORK: A GUIDE TO PLANT BIOLOGY
Written by Bob Gibbons. Illustrated by Vanessa Luff.
Stock no. 2139125
Published by Blandford Press. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0713712783. Wrapper has 1" closed tear to base of spine.

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THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORCHIDS
Written by Zdenek Jezek.
Stock no. 2137983
Published by Rebo Publishers. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Stunning colour photography throughout. ISBN: 9036615895.

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BABES AND BLOSSOMS
Written by Walter Copeland. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2137442
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine, gilt title. Beige boards with illustration to front. Verse by Copeland, colour illustrations throughout by Robinson. Spine is browned with a few marks. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. Some scuffing. NEW endpapers. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Some grubby margin marks.

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FLOWERS OF THE HOLY LAND
No author listed.
Stock no. 2136373
Circa 1908. Very good condition.

Wood effect covers, what appears to be a leather spine. 12 leaves of card with mounted pressed plant specimens. The accompanying captions are in Hebrew, German, French and English. Some scuffing and wear to spine. Browning and some foxing throughout. Inscriptions in ink to verso of front endpaper. Pressed flowers appear very good still; a couple of the tissue-guards have come loose, but still present. A lovely item!

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WILD FLOWERS (NN 5)
Written by John Gilmour; Max Walters.
Stock no. 1823042
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 5. Green cloth, gilt titles. 45 colour photos, 27 b/w photos and 3 line drawings. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, tape mark to top of rear panel, spine & front cover (one mark), top of spine chipped obliterating '5' of the title, and tiny chip to top front edge.

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