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FLORA OF NORFOLK
Written by C.P. Petch; E.L. Swann.
Stock no. 1828932
Published by Jarrold and Sons Limited. 1st 1968. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of the distribution and status of the Norfolk flora. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 288 pages. Lower edge of spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, edge-creased, 1.5" closed tear to top front fold.

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THE FLORA OF CHEPSTOW
Written by W.A. Shoolbred.
Stock no. 1828930
Published by Taylor and Francis. 1st 1920. Good condition.

The area consists of the lower part of the Valley of the Wye, from Bigsweir Bridge southwards to the mouth of the river at Beachley. Green cloth boards, black title to spine. Folding b/w map of Chepstow area. vii and 140 pages. Boards are almost detached (just hanging on by a thread!). Corners of boards rubbed & worn. Annotation throughout. Map is present and clean, torn at a couple of folds (no loss).

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FLORA OF MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by Trevor Evans; Naylor Firth; Stephanie Tyler; George Peterken.
Stock no. 1828928
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Watsonian vice-county 35. With accounts of Geology by Naylor Firth and habitats by Stephanie Tyler and George Peterken. Glazed pictorial boards. 582 pages including index. B/w illustrations and distribution maps. Colour photos. ISBN: 0900278498. Light bump to top of spine. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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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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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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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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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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FLORA DOMESTICA: A HISTORY OF BRITISH FLOWER ARRANGING 1500-1930
Written by Mary Rose Blacker.
Stock no. 1822017
Published by The National Trust; Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. 1st USA 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history of floral decoration from the delicate bouquets of the sixteenth century to the extravagant displays of the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Includes a useful guide to historic plant and flower varieties available today. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0707803802. Top edge of spine lightly worn with tiny nibble. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel.

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