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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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A FLOWER-HUNTER IN QUEENSLAND & NEW ZEALAND
Written by Mrs. Rowan.
Stock no. 2134444
Published by John Murray. 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. With map and illustrations. School gilt embossed stamp to front cover. Fading and browning/foxing to covers; bumping to corners, some other marks. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Some uncut page edges.

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CASSELL'S WILD FLOWERS OF BRITAIN & NORTHERN EUROPE
Written by Christopher Grey-Wilson. Illustrated by Marjorie Blamey.
Stock no. 2134319
Published by Cassell. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Over 2400 wild flowering plants. Colour illustrations. 544 pages. ISBN: 030436214X. Old gold name and address label with a few ink numbers to front endpaper. Contents are excellent! Wrapper is browned to spine, with some edge-creasing.

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ANDORRA: FLORS FLEURS FLORES FLOWERS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1820170
Published by Associacio Per A La Defensa De La Natura. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

A pocket guide for walkers detailing 100 of the more common flowers out of the 1,000 or so to be found in Andorra. Four languages: Catalan, French, Romanian, English. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9992010290. Edges of card covers lightly rubbed. Crease to free front endpaper. Contents clean.

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CAPE BULBS
Written by Richard L. Doutt.
Stock no. 2132682
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713476648.

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FLOWERS TO PAINT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318708
Published by Amex Company Ltd.. Very good condition.

Yellow pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations with b/w versions opposite to colour (apart from centre pages which are both b/w). No text apart from flower names. Contents unused.

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THE FLORA OF MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by A.E. Wade.
Stock no. 1818277
Published by National Museum of Wales. 1st 1970. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. 2 folding b/w maps. 1174 species listed. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

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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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FLOWER LEGENDS FOR CHILDREN
Written by Hilda Murray. Illustrated by J.S. Eland.
Stock no. 2126687
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1ST 1901. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Delightful colour plates. A few marks to covers; some nicks to cloth at top and tail of spine. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. Some scuffing. Front joint is a bit cracked. Some marks to outer page edges and page margins.

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THE FLORA OF BERKSHIRE
Written by H.J.M. Bowen.
Stock no. 1814513
Published by Holywell Press. 1st 1968. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w distribution maps to rear. Bookplate to front endpaper and name and date in ink. Slight musty odour present.

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FLORA OF STAFFORDSHIRE
Written by E.S. Edees.
Stock no. 1814511
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

County Flora series. B/w photos. 280 pages including b/w distribution maps. ISBN: 0715355635. Bookplate and address label to front endpaper. Price-cut green pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased.

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NEW ATLAS OF THE BRITISH & IRISH FLORA
Written by C.D. Preston; D.A. Pearman; T.D. Dines.
Stock no. 1609627
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Distribution maps and accompanying text for 2412 flowering plants in Great Britain and Ireland. All the native species and all the commoner hybrids and ointroduced species are covered together with a wide range of subspecies. Large format. 910 pages. ISBN: 0198510675. A little wear to cloth at corners. Acetate overlay is present. CD-Rom present in sleeve at rear (NOT TESTED). Light stain affecting edge of last few pages. Contents otherwise are generally clean and bright. Acetate overlay is present. Wrapper is edge creased, with a small tear, and creased across the lower part of the rear panel.

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