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THE BOTANICAL LOOKER-OUT AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Written by Edwin Lees.
Stock no. 1809235
Published by Hamilton, Adams & Co..
2nd
1851.
Almost very good condition.
At All Seasons, and in the Most Interesting Localities. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. 6 b/w engravings. xvi and 564 pages. Spine browned and worn at top and tail. Boards a little scuffed and browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper and verso of frontis. Joints starting to crack. Scattered foxing throughout especially to plates which are all present.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- WILD FLOWERS
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- ANTIQUARIAN
FLORIGRAPHIA BRITANNICA VOLUME II
Written by Richard Deakin.
Stock no. 1809153
Published by Groombridge & Sons.
1st
1857.
Very good condition.
Volume II only. Classes VI to XV. Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Britain. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge gilt. Edges rubbed. Boards a little dusty. One or two margin marks but contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- UK (GENERAL)
- FERNS
FOOTNOTES FROM THE PAGE OF NATURE OR FIRST FORMS OF VEGETATION
Written by Rev. Hugh Macmillan.
Stock no. 1809110
Published by Macmillan & Co..
1st
1861.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and gilt vignette to front. Tissue-guarded colour frontis plus numerous b/w text illustrations. x and 294 pages plus 24 page publisher adverts to rear. Front edge of spine fraying and split to outside edge. Corners lightly worn. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Frontispiece present but detached. A few hinges starting to pull. Some grubby marks present.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- ANTIQUARIAN
THE FIELD-CLUB FLORA OF THE LOTHIANS
Written by Isa. Martin.
Stock no. 1809103
Published by William Blackwood.
1st
1934.
Very good condition.
Small format. Green cloth. With descriptions, keys, ecological lists, illustrated glossary and map of the Lothians. B/w frontispiece. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- SCOTLAND
- LOTHIAN
- COUNTY FLORA
SKETCHES & NOTES FROM A BIRD PAINTER'S JOURNAL
Written by Philip Rickman.
Stock no. 1502802
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited.
1st
1949.
Slightly better than good condition.
Pale green cloth covers with dark green titles to spine. 2 colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. 119 pages. Published for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Spine bumped and worn with very split to top edge. Corners worn. Covers a bit grubby. Front joint is partially broken between frontis and title page. Rear joint starting to crack. Name in ink to front endpaper. Crease and small edge tear to page 85/86. Small brown spot to lower edge of text block affects bottom edge of a few pages. A little foxing.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ILLUSTRATED
SOME VEGETATION TYPES OF TROPICAL AUSTRALIA IN RELATION TO THOSE OF AFRICA & AMERICA
Written by J.S. Beard.
Stock no. 1809078
1967.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Journal of Ecology 1967. Blue cardwraps. Pages 271-290. B/w photos. Light creasing to covers. Contents fine.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FLORA OF SIAM: MONOCOTYLEDONES
Written by William Grant Craib.
Stock no. 1809073
Published by University of Aberdeen.
1913.
Very good condition.
Aberdeen University Studies: No. 61. Plain paperwraps booklet. 41 pages including index. Paperwraps lightly creased and browned. One or two margin marks and light corner creases else a nice copy.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- THAILAND
- SIAM
THE ARBORESCENT HABIT IN ANGIOSPERMS: A REVIEW
Written by H. Bancroft.
Stock no. 1809063
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1931.
Good condition.
Plain paperwraps. New Phytologist Reprint, No. 19 (From The New Phytologist, Vol. XXIX, Nos. 3 and 4, 1930). B/w figures. 64 pages. Covers detached and marked with tape at spine edge. Spine worn with loss. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLOWERS
ENUMERATION OF THE PLANTS COLLECTED AT GEBEL ELBA DURING TWO EXPEDITIONS
Written by Mohammed Drar.
Stock no. 1809062
Published by Government Press, Bulaq.
1st
1936.
Almost very good condition.
Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt. Technical and Scientific Service; Fouad I Agricultural Museum Bulletin No. 149. Plain paperwraps. vii & 123 pages plus b/w plates to rear. Paperwraps are browned, wear to top & tail of spine with some loss. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- EGYPT
HIMALAYAN PLANTS VOLUME 1
Written by Hideaki Ohba; Samal B. Malla.
Stock no. 1809058
Published by University Of Tokyo.
1st
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A comprehensive guide to the plants of the Himalayas based on extensive field research carried out in 1983 and 1985 by a University of Tokyo botanical research project team. This is the first volume of five. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates, b/w text figures. x and 386 pages including index. ISBN: 0060084272. Corners lightly bumped. Text block a little dusty. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- WILD FLOWERS
- NEPAL
- CHINA
- PAKISTAN
- TIBET
- BHUTAN
LES PLANTES PROTEGEES D'ILE-DE-FRANCE
Written by Gerard Arnal.
Stock no. 1809041
Published by Collection Parthenope.
1st
1996.
Nearly fine condition.
Cardwraps. Text in French. Colour photos and distribution maps. 349 pages including index. ISBN: 2951037902. A few minor marks to covers. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- WILD FLOWERS
- FRANCE
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
FLOWERING SHRUBS IN INDIA
Written by S.L. Jindal.
Stock no. 1809035
Published by Publications Division, Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting.
1st
1970.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Brown cloth boards, white titles. B/w & colour plates. 178 pages. Front board bowed. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn and grubby to rear panel.