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THE BOTANIST IN IRELAND
Written by Robert Lloyd Praeger.
Stock no. 1828933
Published by EP Publishing Limited. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First published in 1934, this is a re-issue. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xii and 587 pages including index. ISBN: 0854099557. Reprint. Light rubbing to base of spine. Text block lightly browned. Light browning and grubby marks to endpapers. Some underlining and marking of references in orange pen. Price-cut dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby.

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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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ECOLOGICAL FLORA OF THE SHROPSHIRE REGION
Written by C.A. Sinker; J.R. Packham; et al. Illustrated by Anne Gilbert; Lindsay Brown.
Stock no. 1828929
Published by Shropshire Trust For Nature Conservation. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book ranges beyond the county boundary to include interesting and important parts of neighbouring counties, especially on the Welsh side. Large format. Dark orange cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. One acetate overlay included. xvi and 344 pages including index. ISBN: 095086370X. Heavy bump to lower rear edge of spine but not affecting contents. Acetate overlay is present. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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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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MANUAL OF THE GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES (VOLUME ONE)
Written by A.S. Hitchcock; Agnes Chase.
Stock no. 1828927
Published by Dover Publications Inc.. 1st thus 1971. Very good condition.

In two volumes, of which this is volume one only. A definitive encyclopedia of United States grass life. This Dover Edition is an unabridged republication of the second revised edition, as published by the United States Government Printing Office in 1950 as U.S. Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Brown cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 569 pages. ISBN: 0486227170. Spine faded to lilac. Cover edges lightly rubbed, covers a little creased. Contents clean.

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SWANSEA BAY'S GREEN MANTLE
Written by Mary E. Gillham.
Stock no. 1828926
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Wildlife On An Industrial Coast. B/w sketches, colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 427 pages including index. ISBN: 0905928180. Text block slightly grubby and a few foxspots. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine and lightly edge-creased.

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ATLAS OF BRITISH AND IRISH BRAMBLES
Written by A. Newton; R.D. Randall.
Stock no. 1828925
Published by Botanical Society Of The British Isles. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

A phytogeographical analysis of microspecies of Rubus sect. Rubus & sect. Corylifolii. Pink pictorial cardwraps. B/w distribution maps throughout. xxx and 98 pages including index. ISBN: 0901158313. Spine lightly faded. Lower front corner of cover lightly creased. Contents clean.

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SUPPLEMENT TO THE FLORA OF WILTSHIRE
Written by L.F. Stearn.
Stock no. 1828924
Published by Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A complete list of county botanical records since Grose's Flora of Wiltshire was published in 1957 up to and including 1972. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis plate and a few illustrations. xvi and 150 pages including index. ISBN: 0950196525. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Rear corners bumped, vertical edge of rear board has a small knock. Contents are clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small tears and small chips, unevenly faded.

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A CONTRIBUTION TO A FLORA OF MERIONETH
Written by Peter Benoit; Mary Richards.
Stock no. 1828923
Published by The West Wales Naturalists' Trust. 2nd 1963. Very good condition.

Second Edition (revised). Cardwraps. Staple-binding. A list of species. 69 pages. Covers a little grubby and lightly rubbed at corners. 'Merioneth' written in biro to spine. Staples starting to rust and thus bleeding to spine and contents. Else contents clean.

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THE FLORA OF MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by S. Hamilton.
Stock no. 1828922
Published by John E. Southall. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Being a Catalogue of all the Flowering Plants known to be native to the County; and a guide to localities, together with a List of Ferns. Slim volume. 81 & xi pages including index. Boards browned, and a little marked. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Endpapers and text block browned. Hinges a little pulled but binding tight. A few light creased corners. Ink blot to vertical margin of pages 50-66. Else contents clean.

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FIRST RECORDS OF BRITISH FLOWERING PLANTS
Written by William A. Clarke.
Stock no. 1828921
Published by Trollius Publications. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

The text of this reprinted edition of William Clarke's invaluable reference work is taken from the second edition, originally published in 1900. To this has been added the supplement which appeared in Journal of Botany 1909. Green cardwraps. xvi and 194 pages. ISBN: 095397183X. Edges lightly rubbed, rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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