Preston, C.D. et al. New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. An Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. O.U.P. 2003 pp.xi, 910 with distribution maps throughout. Small folio. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. Importantly, this copy comes with the CD ROM as published, and also a map overlay, loosely inserted.
Definitive account of the current distribution of British and Irish vascular plants, presenting an up-to-date summary of the range of British and Irish plant species, and demonstrating the large changes which have taken place in the range and frequency of many species since the Atlas of the British Flora was published in 1962. The accompanying CD-ROM will enable the user to view, print, and manipulate the records of mapped species.
£50.00 [ref: 65021]

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Preston, Rev. T.A. The Flowering Plants of Wilts. With sketches of the Physical Geography and Climate of the County.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wiltshire Arch. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 1888 pp.lxvix, 436 with hand-col. map of Wiltshire and one further fold-out map. 8vo. Hardback. Bookplate of Henry Arnold Oliver to front pastedown. A little light spotting to verso of col. map, sections uncut o/w. contents in fine condition. Original, decorated green cloth with gilt motif, in nr. fine condition.
£35.00 [ref: 53792]

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Pridgeon, A.M. et al. (Eds.). Genera Orchidacearum. Volume 1. General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. O.U.P. 2009 pp.xiv, 197 with col. & b/w. photos and other text illus. 4to. New hardback lightly spotted to top-edge of text block and gently bumped to top corner. RRP £172.50.
Genera are comprehensively described, including the complete nomenclature, distribution, anatomy, cultivation, economic uses, taxonomic notes, and a select bibliography.
£50.00 [ref: 72616]

Pridgeon, A.M. et al. (Eds.). Genera Orchidacearum. Volume 1. General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. O.U.P. 2009 pp.xiv, 197 with col. & b/w. photos and other text illus. 4to. New hardback lightly spotted to top-edge of text block and gently bumped to top corner. RRP £172.50.
Genera are comprehensively described, including the complete nomenclature, distribution, anatomy, cultivation, economic uses, taxonomic notes, and a select bibliography.
£50.00 [ref: 54435]

Primavesi, A.L. and Evans, P.A. (Eds.). Flora of Leicestershire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Leicester Museums. 1988 pp.486 with 33 plates and dist. maps. 4to. Hardback. Fine in nr. fine dw.
A comprehensive account of the flowering plants andferns of the county as well as its geology, soils and climate, the result of almost twenty years fieldwork and research.
£16.00 [ref: 63189]

Printz, Henrik. The Vegetation of The Siberian-Mongolian Frontiers. (The Sayansk Region).
1st. Ed. Pub. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab. 1921 pp.458 with full-page b/w. plates. and photos. 4to. Minor bump to top-corner of boards. Overall a thor. vg. hdbk.
£170.00 [ref: 51969]

Pritchard, H.W. Modern Methods in Orchid Conservation : The Role of Physiology, Ecology and Management.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1989 pp.173 with b/w. tables & figs. 8vo. Hardback. Spotting to fore-edges of text block and to ends o/w. a fine hardback.
This book provides information not only to the orchid research scientist, but also to the orchid enthusiast curious about the scientific background to this topic.
£32.00 [ref: 71956]

Proctor, G.R. Flora of the Cayman Islands.
2nd. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2012 pp.724 beautifully illustrated with over 400 colour photographs and 250 line drawings. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine hardback.
The three islands comprising the Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac) support 415 native taxa in a land area little over 260 square kilometers, 29 of which are uniquely Caymanian. This full colour Flora of the Cayman Islands by George R. Proctor is a total revision of his first edition.
£22.50 [ref: 65858]

Pryor, A.R. and Jackson, B.D. (Editor) A Flora of Hertfordshire. With an Introduction on the Geology, Climate, Botanical History, etc, of the County.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1887 pp.lix, 588. with col. map at front. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Limited edition, large paper format, of 50 copies only - this copy being No.27. Original printed boards in vg. condition.
£95.00 [ref: 45913]

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Pryor, A.R. and Jackson, B.D. (Editor) A Flora of Hertfordshire. With an Introduction on the Geology, Climate, Botanical History, etc, of the County.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1887 pp.lviii, 588. with fold out map at front. 8vo. Hardback. Two signatures to ffep. Very minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original decorative cloth, spine professionally relaid, endpapers replaced, in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition with a little rubbing and bumping to corners.
£52.50 [ref: 64848]