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WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND BLOSSOMS (3 VOLS)
Written by Edward Step; R.A. Blakelock.
Stock no. 1829276
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st thus 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Three volumes. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour plates. B/w photos. B/w text illustrations. New Edition revised by Blakelock. Small format. Series I is bound in lighter green cloth than series II & III. Series I is lightly faded at horizontal edges and is lightly bumped to base of spine. Minor foxing/browning to text blocks. Contents clean. Series I dustwrapper is affected by damp (crinkled and stained to verso). Edges of price-cut dustwrappers lightly worn with minor closed tears, Series II has a small chip to lower edge of front panel, tape repairs to verso.

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BRITISH PLANT NAMES AND THEIR DERIVATIONS
Written by R.J. Harvey-Gibson.
Stock no. 1829258
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

The meaning of plant names. Intended for students' use and not to be regarded as a reference book for experts. Limp boards, grey cloth, black titles. 50 pages. Boards marked and worn at corners. Previous owner names in ink to front endpapers. Rear pastedown beginning to come unstuck from board (edge). Endpapers heavily browned and foxed. Text block browned. Contents generally clean.

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MOSSES & LIVERWORTS (NN 97)
Written by Ron Porley; Nick Hodgetts.
Stock no. 1329037
Published by Collins. Circa 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series. Green cloth. 179 colour and b/w photographs. ISBN: 0002202123. Still in original shrinkwrap with small opening on edge.

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WILD & GARDEN PLANTS (NN 80)
Written by Max Walters.
Stock no. 1829205
Published by Collins. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 80. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 16 colour plates and over 60 b/w photos and drawings. 200 pages including index. ISBN: 0002193760. Minor bump to top of spine. Minor crease to vertical edge of front endpaper (cannot capture on camera). Else a lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at spine (as is normal) else fine.

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FUNGI (NN 96)
Written by Brian Spooner; Peter Roberts.
Stock no. 1829144
Published by Collins. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

New Naturalist series. A broad look at the extraordinary variety of fungal species. Cardwraps. Colour photos. xi and 594 pages including index. ISBN: 0002201534. Text block a little grubby. Dry glue used in binding present at base of spine on text block. Contents clean.

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WILD FLOWERS OF THE ISLE OF MAN: AN ILLUSTRATED FIELD GUIDE
Written by Jean Clifton.
Stock no. 1829115
Published by Harold Jackson. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Photographs of wild flowers growing on the Isle of Man. Staple bound booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 83 pages plus index at front. Covers scuffed, small patch to rear cover where old price-label was. Contents clean.

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TREASURES OF LAND AND SEA
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828976
Good condition.

An album of pressed flowers from the UK. Very large format. Black leather spine & corners, black cloth sides with gilt title and vignette to front. Flowers are pressed and mounted on card with paper guards. 212 specimens, 4 and 6 per page. Hand-written pencil common name to each specimen. List of Contents handwritten to rear. Pages bound in with cloth. Spine & corners rubbed, scratched & lightly worn. Boards scuffed and discoloured. Large bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown. Small tear to lower edge of front endpaper. Endpapers are grubby. Specimens are discoloured, some have disintegrated in part. Heavy foxing to paper guards. Browning to card on which specimens are placed. Some card margins are disintegrating, exposing fresh card beneath. All specimens are present if only in part (mostly complete). An unusual item.

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FERNS OF NEW ZEALAND
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828975
Good condition.

An album of pressed New Zealand fern specimens. Mounted on card which opens concertina style. 8 pages of pressed specimens with tissue guards. Hand-written botanical name to each page. Burgundy cloth spine & corners, brown patterned cloth to sides, gilt title to front board. Spine has disintegrated with much loss. Corners are worn. Foxing to tissue guards and pale foxing to specimen pages. Pressed specimens are discoloured with age but complete. Ribbon closure to vertical edge of boards is missing. An unusual item.

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CRITICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATLAS OF THE BRITISH FLORA
Written by F.H. Perring.
Stock no. 1828974
Published by EP Publishing Limited. 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Including distribution maps of 500 flowering plants and ferns and explanatory text. Large format. Orange cloth boards, gilt tittle to spine. viii and 159 pages including index. ISBN: 0715813412. Light knock to front spine edge. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Green dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn.

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ATLAS OF THE BRITISH FLORA
Written by F.H. Perring; S.M. Walters.
Stock no. 1828973
Published by EP Publishing Limited. 2nd 1976. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. Large format. Orange cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w distribution maps. xxvi and 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0715811991. 7 acetate overlays included. Name in ink to front pastedown. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Green dustwrapper is worn and torn with loss, large tear across rear panel means lower 1/3 of dustwrapper is detached (but present).

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MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY RARE PLANT REGISTER
Written by Trevor Evans.
Stock no. 1828972
Published by Botanical Society Of The British Isles. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

This register includes records from 1970 onwards. Large format. Green spriral-bound cardwraps. 89 pages. Front cover lightly scuffed. Rear cover slightly grubby. Page 7 has a red biro correction. Else a clean copy.

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ATLAS OF THE DEVON FLORA
Written by R.B. Ivimey-Cook.
Stock no. 1828971
Published by The Devonshire Association. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Flowering plants and ferns. Large format. Colour pictorial boards. xviii and 258 pages including index. Distribution maps. ISBN: 0852140479. Spine faded from green to almost white - title to spine is obscurred. Light rubbing to board edges. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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