Berkeley, Rev. M.J. Handbook of British Mosses. Comprising all that are known to be natives of the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lovell Reeve & Co. 1863 pp.xxxvi, 324 with 23 hand-coloured plates, 1 b/w. plate (all with letterpress) plus 16-page Reeve catalogue (not dated). 8vo. Hardback. Neat inscription. Very minor spotting at ends, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth binding, spine expertly relaid (so well undertaken it is barely noticable), all in excellent, nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed.
£100.00 [ref: 58667]

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Berry, Andre Q. et al. (Eds.). Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses.
1st. Ed. Pub. Clwyd County Council. 1996 pp.xiv, 208 with col. photos., b/w. illus.; folding map in rear pocket. Large 8vo. Pages 4 & 5 blank with photocopied versions loosely inserted. Near fine softback with sunned spine. An illustrated, fold-out, English Nature guide to Fenn’s Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve (1996) and an article from Shropshire Wildlife about the Reserve (1991) loosely inserted.
As Britain’s third largest and southernmost lowland raised mire, with a documented history of peat extraction extending over at least four hundred years, the Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses complex is an important part of Britain’s ecological and cultural heritage.
£22.00 [ref: 67053]

Besler, Basilius. The Book of Plants. The Complete Plates.
Pub. Taschen. 2007 pp.441 with colour plate reproductions throughout. Large 4to. Minor spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. A lovely facsimile of Basilius Besler’s masterpiece.
A magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, Eichstatt, the original Book of Plants is in a class of its own when it comes to the variety and range of flowers engraved. Working under Basilius Besler, a team of at least ten engravers worked on this massive project, translating in situ and specimen drawings faithfully to copper plates. Nearly four hundred years old, the book survived though the gardens did not; they were destroyed by invading Swedish troops in 1634. However, in 1998 a reconstruction of the original garden opened to the public in Eichstatt.
£45.00 [ref: 71429]

Bevis, J. (et al). Flora of the Isle of Wight.
1st. Ed. Pub. Isle of Wight Nat. Hist. and Arch. Soc. 1978 pp.114 with 2 maps. 8vo. Softback. Ex-Lib. Contents fine in vg. softcovers.
£5.00 [ref: 68274]

Bigelow, H.E. & Thiers, H.D. (Eds.). Studies on Higher Fungi. A Collection of Papers Dedicated to Dr. Alexander H. Smith on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday.
1st. Ed. Pub. J Cramer. 1975 pp.vi, 372 with 2 tipped-in colour plates, b/w., photos., and illus. Large 8vo. Fine softback. Scarce.
£80.00 [ref: 57185]

Binz, A. and Thommen, E. Flore de la Suisse. y compris les parties limitrophes de l’Ain et de la Savoie.
2nd. Ed. Pub. F. Rouge et Cie. 1953 pp.xxxvi, 450. Small 8vo. Hardback. Occasional ticks and annotations o/w. contents thor. vg. Some shelf wear and tape marks to dw. o/w. good condition.
£40.00 [ref: 63024]

Birk, L.A. The Paphiopedilum Grower’s Manual.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Pisang Press. 2004 pp.xii, 281 with col. & b/w. photos. 4to. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
The first edition of this detailed work was very well received. This second revised and expanded edition picks up where the first left off and provides the information needed to become successful.
£85.00 [ref: 61607]

Birkenhead, J. Ferns and Fern Culture. Their native habitats, organisation, habits of growth, compost for different genera; cultivation in pots, baskets, rockwork, walls; in stove, greenhouse, dwelling-house, and outdoor ferneries; potting, watering, propagation, etc. Selections of ferns; suitable for stove, warm, cool and cold greenhouses; for baskets, walls, exhibition, wardian cases, dwelling-houses, and outdoor ferneries. Insect pests and their eradication, &c.
2nd. Ed. Pub. By the author. [c.1890] pp.128 plus adverts to rear. With b/w. illus. 8vo. Historical name and address (dated Jan 8th 1898) to front paste-down. A thor. vg. hdbk. in gilt illus., blue cloth boards.
£25.00 [ref: 53613]

Bishop, David. Causal Botany; or A Treatise on the causes and Character of Changes in Plants, especially of changes which are productive of Subspecies or Varieties.
1st. Ed. Pub. H. and W. Wright. 1829 pp.viii, 184. 8vo. Hardback. Marbled endpapers and matching marbling to fore-edges of text block. Minor bump to top-corner o/w. contents fine. Full-calf boards with decorative gilt borders and spine in vg. plus condition. Scarce.
Bishop’s comprehensive treatise on the causes and character of changes in plants. The book mainly focuses on the changes that lead to the development of subspecies or varieties in plants. The author examines the reasons behind the changes in plants, including the effect of the environment, the influence of cultivation, and the impact of hybridization. The book also explores the role of genetics in plant variation and the importance of selective breeding in the development of new plant varieties.
£200.00 [ref: 68317]

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Bishop, S. (et al). Stephen Bishop’s New Flora of Gloucestershire. Part 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucs.Naturalists’ Soc. 2000 pp.322 with line drawings and dist. maps. 8vo. Fine softback. Interesing letter regarding the the publication of this book, and the plan for Part 2 loosely inserted. Only 500 copies printed.
In 1982 Stephen Bishop formed the Gloucestershire Flora Committee and under his leadership, the project had amassed almost 200,000 tetrad records prior to his death in 1997. Part 1 comprises all the species accounts Stephen wrote along with the relevant distribution maps. Part 2 comprises further distribution maps and habitat studies.
£20.00 [ref: 64792]