Plowden, C.C. A Manual of Plant Names.
3rd. Rev. Ed. George Allen and Unwin. 1972 pp.260 with line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£12.50 [ref: 37297]

Plues, Margaret. Rambles in Search of Wild Flowers and How to Distinguish Them.
1st. Ed. Pub. Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener. 1863 pp.[iv], 349 with 18 fine hand-coloured plates. 8vo. Hardback. Signatures to ffep. Occasional spotting o/w. contents nr. fine. Original green cloth binding with gilt decoration in thor. vg. condition, with light shelf wear to extremities.
Preferred edition. The hand coloured plates in this, the first edition, are much finer than in later editions. Later editions also featured fewer plates.
£100.00 [ref: 63563]

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Poland, John & Clement, Eric. The Vegetative Key to the British Flora. A new approach to naming British vascular plants based on vegetative characters.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Poland / BSBI. 2009 pp.[526] with 24 col. plates and b/w. line illus. to text. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block and a very gently sunned spine o/w. a fine softback.
“A must-have standard text for all ecologists conducting any type of vegetation survey”.
£18.00 [ref: 68803]

Polhill, Roger & Wiens, Delbert. Mistletoes of Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 1998 pp.v, 370 with col. photos., line drawings and dist. maps. 4to. Informed pencil annotation to ffep. Fine hardback with some sunning to spine.
Provides a systematic revision of the 280 species of Loranthaceae and Uiscaceae in Africa, with discussions on the biology of the parasites, their classification, biogeography and economic importance.
£69.50 [ref: 67649]

Polunin, I. Plants and Flowers of Malaysia.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Times Editions. 1991 pp.159 with colour photographs throughout. 8vo. Light spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This book compares some of the rare and common plants of this incredibly rich flora. The main vegetation types, both natural and human influenced, are described in the first part of the book, and in the second 170 species are studied in detail with full colour photos and extended captions.
£5.00 [ref: 35911]

Polunin, I. Plants and Flowers of Malaysia.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Times Editions. 1992 pp.159 with colour photographs throughout. 8vo. Light spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This book compares some of the rare and common plants of this incredibly rich flora. The main vegetation types, both natural and human influenced, are described in the first part of the book, and in the second 170 species are studied in detail with full colour photos and extended captions.
£5.00 [ref: 46740]

Polunin, O. Flowers of Europe. A Field Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1969 pp.662 with col. photos. & b/w. illus. 8vo. VG. hardback in vg. plus dw.
Describes 2,600 of the commonest and most interesting wild flowers to be found growing in Europe.
£6.00 [ref: 70261]

Polunin, O. Flowers of Europe. A Field Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1969 pp.662 with col. photos. & b/w. illus. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
Describes 2,600 of the commonest and most interesting wild flowers to be found growing in Europe.
£6.00 [ref: 70840]

Polunin, O. Flowers of Greece and the Balkans.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1980 pp.xvi, 592 plus 64 pages. A total of 80 pages of colour illus. and 28 pages of line drawings. VG. plus in same dw.
£50.00 [ref: 40269]

Polunin, O. Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. A Field Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. OUP. 1980 pp.xv, 592 with a total of 80 pages of colour illus. and 28 pages of line drawings, endpaper maps. 8vo. Small mark to prelims o/w. a fine hardback in vg. plus. dw.
Almost 3000 species of flowering plants are named or described, and keyed.
£16.00 [ref: 41246]