Blamey, M. Learn to Paint Flowers in Watercolour.
Rep. Pub. HarperCollins. 1993 pp.64 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine softback.
Each title in the best selling ‘Learn to Paint’ series is written by a professional working artist. Here Marjorie Blamey clearly describes all the basic techniques of painting flowers in watercolour, and provides many practical exercises and step-by-step demonstration paintings.
£3.50 [ref: 67450]

Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. Cassell’s Wild Flowers of Britain & Northern Europe. Over 2400 wild flowering plants.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell. 2003 pp.544with col. illus. throughout. Large 8vo. Lower fore-corners gently bumped o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw., with patched repair to bottom corner.
Covering all species - native and introduced - north of the Alps and the Mediterranean region, except for grasses, rushes, sedges and horsetails, this is the most complete and detailed guide yet.
£40.00 [ref: 71397]

Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. Mediterranean Wild Flowers.
1st. Ed. Pub. HarperCollins. 1993 pp.560 with 191 colour plates and b/w. line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with gently sunned spine.
Describes and illustrates over 2,500 species and varieties, with notes on flowers, foliage, fruits , habitat, flowering months and distribution.
£25.00 [ref: 67728]

Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. Mediterranean Wild Flowers.
1st. Ed. Pub. HarperCollins. 1993 pp.560 with 191 col. plates and b/w. line drawings. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Describes and illustrates over 2,500 species and varieties, with notes on flowers, foliage, fruits , habitat, flowering months and distribution.
£20.00 [ref: 71289]

Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1989 pp.544 with colour illus. throughout. Small 4to. Light marking to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., with gently sunned spine. Comprehensive and highly recommended.
Over 2,400 plants, native and introduced, described and illustrated in colour.
£22.00 [ref: 68327]

Blunt, W. and Stearn, W.T. The Art of Botanical Illustration.
New Rev. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1994 pp.367 with col. & b/. illus. throughout. Large 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., with gentle sunning to spine. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist. Half-title signed and dated (April 1994) by William Stearn. Antique Collectors’ Club page inscribed ‘With best wishes, Diana Steel’ (Steel was Director of the ACC). Dedication page signed by the dedicatee, Eldwyth R. Stearn. Loosely inserted is an original RBG Kew invitation card to the book launch of ‘The Art of Botanical Illustration’ which was held at Kew Gardens in April 1994. A super copy.
Originally published in 1950 as a part of the New Naturalist Series, this much enhanced edition is a must for all those interested in botanical illustration and the history of the techniques involved. Highly recommended.
£65.00 [ref: 68834]

Bocher, T.W. Oceanic and Continental Vegetational Complexes in Southwest Greenland.
1st. Ed. Pub. C.A. Reitzels. 1954 pp.336 with b/w. photos. & maps plus 4 b/w. plates to rear. Large 8vo. Softback. Signature to front cover. Small closed tear to plate III o/w. contents fine. Card covers vg.
£25.00 [ref: 67102]

Boekhout, T. A Revision of Ballistoconidia-Forming Yeasts and Fungi.
1st. Ed. Pub. Inst. of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Lettres. 1991 pp.194 with b/w. line drawings. Large 8vo. Softback. Very gently sunned spine, o/w. a fine copy. Scarce.
£45.00 [ref: 57186]

Bonner, A. Plantes de les Balears.
1st. Ed. Pub. Editorial Moll. 1977 pp.138 with colour photos and line drawings. 8vo. Softback. Address label. Catalan with latin names. Some light pencil annotations to text and index o/w. contents fine with a few pressed examples. Covers lightly rubbed, o/w. thor. vg.
£5.00 [ref: 63318]

Bonner, A. Plants of the Balearic Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Editorial Moll. 1982 pp.150 with 4 colour plates and many line drawings. 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
£5.00 [ref: 63021]