Marks, D.F. (Ed.). Bryan Poole. Contemporary Botanical Aquatint Etchings. Special Limited Edition.
1st. Ed. Pub. Art n Stuff. 2011 pp.iv, 113 col. illus. throughout. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist and inscribed on the title page ‘To Gren - with best wishes, Bryan Poole’. Loosely inserted is a copy of emails between Gren Lucas and Bryan Poole; Gren complimenting BP on the book and the quality of his work and in return BP thanking Gren and explaining how helpful it had been to have had such high quality assistance with the book’s production. Special limited edition of just 250 copies with foreword by Shirley Sherwood. Scarce.
A collection of Bryan Poole’s work, illustrating the best of his painting and printmaking techniques.
£295.00 [ref: 66802]
Marren, P. Britain’s Rare Flowers.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1999 pp.xv, 334 with col. photos. & illus. throughout. Small 4to. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
The word ‘rare’ includes all the 300 odd plants on Red listed species, but also includes some scarce species which are more widespread but not necessarily less rare. Extinct species are also included. In all this book looks at 500 of the rarest wild flowers and ferns of the British flora.
£10.00 [ref: 71867]
Marren, P. Britain’s Rare Flowers.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1999 pp.xv, 334 with colour photos., throughout. Small 4to. Small owner’s label to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with gently sunned spine.
The word ‘rare’ includes all the 300 odd plants on Red listed species, but also includes some scarce species which are more widespread but not necessarily less rare. Extinct species are also included. In all this book looks at 500 of the rarest wild flowers and ferns of the British flora.
£12.00 [ref: 67098]
Marren, Peter. Mushrooms. The natural and human world of British fungi. British Wildlife Collection No. 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2012 pp.272 magnificently illustrated with colour photographs throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The first book in the British Wildlife series provides a new insight into the world of fungi. Written in the author’s own inimitable style, it is a refreshingly candid view of the diversity of fungi and our relationship with this intriguing group, exploring such subjects as the naming of fungi, their importance in natural ecosystems, fungus forays and our ambivalent attitude to edible fungi, as well as recent efforts to record and conserve vulnerable species.
£25.00 [ref: 70901]
Marrioitt, J.V.R. Keys to British Typhula and other Species. Keys No.6 Autumn 1991.
Pub. J.V.R. Marriott. 1991 pp.20 with b/w.figs. A4 softback typescript. Fine, with title handwritten to margin of first page.
£7.50 [ref: 66722]
Marriott, J.V.R. Key to the Species in the Collybia Dryophila Group [with] Supplement to ‘Keys to Collybia Dyophila Group’.
Pub. J.V.R. Marriott. 1989 pp.4. A4 softback. Stapled typescript. Fine.
£4.00 [ref: 66721]
Marriott, J.V.R. Keys to Naucoria Species of Damp Ground. Keys No. 8 Autumn 1992.
Pub. J.V.R. Marriott. 1992 pp.20. A4 softback typescript. Fine, with title handwritten to margin of first page.
£7.50 [ref: 66730]
Marriott, J.V.R. Keys to the British Clavarioid Fungi.
Pub. J.V.R. Marriott. 1989 pp.12. A4 softback typescript. Fine, with title handwritten to margin of first page.
£6.00 [ref: 66724]
Marriott, W. M. Some Practical Hints on Forestry to Small Owners.
1st. Ed. Pub. County Times. nd. pp.19 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Previous owner’s name on front cover o/w. a thor. vg. softback.
£7.00 [ref: 50366]
Marsden-Jones, E.M. and Turrill, W.B. British Knapweeds. A Study in Synthetic Taxonomy.
1st. Ed. Pub. Ray Society. 1954 pp.xii, 201 with col. frontis, plus 27 b/w. plates and other text figs. 8vo. Bookplate of Sally Corbet to ffep. Spotting to fore-edges of text block and prelims., o/w. contents fine. Cloth boards nr. fine in thor. vg. dw.
Sally (Sarah) Corbett taught entomology and ecology at London and Cambridge Universities. Her research interest was in pollination ecology with a special focus on bumblebees.
£12.00 [ref: 71871]