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]

Bookbinder, D.J. Paths to Wholeness. Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas.
1st. Ed. Pub. Transformations Press. 2016 pp.221 with col. illus. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback.
£15.00 [ref: 68570]

Boon, C.R. & Outen, A.R. Flora of Bedfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bedfordshire Natural History Society. 2011 pp.vi, 718 with colour photos. and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback. Out-of-print.
The authors, Chris Boon for the flowering plants, and Alan Outen for the mosses, have each spent many years studying their fields of natural history, and are not only recorders for the county, but are also involved with their respective national societies. The flora is the culmination of more than 20 years of a comprehensive programme of recording in the county by the BNHS. A superb work.
£50.00 [ref: 64857]

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Boon, C.R. & Outen, A.R. Flora of Bedfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bedfordshire Natural History Society. 2011 pp.vi, 718 with colour photos. and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback. Signed by Christopher Boon to title page. Out-of-print.
A superb work.
£85.00 [ref: 62257]

Borg, Joseph. Street Trees in Malta.
1st. Ed. Pub. Men of the Trees (Malta). 1976 pp.69 with line drawings. Small 8vo. Softback. Nr. fine. Scarce.
A fascinating insight into the Street Trees of Malta. Readers can follow the fascinating routes that Borg discusses - he talks about the history of the trees and he gives great detail on how trees behave in different soils, methods of propagation, resistance to wind, salt spray etc.
£19.50 [ref: 63027]

Bosanquet, S. et al. The Mosses and Liverworts of Carmarthenshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Authors. 2005 pp.245 with col. photos. & dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine softback. Errata slip loosely inserted.
Over 600 species, sub-species and varieties of mosses, liverworts and hornworts have been recorded from the county in habitats ranging from coastal dunes to montane crags. The distribution of each species is described, with distribution maps presented for those occurring in five or more tetrads. Accompanying notes include information on habitat, ecology, fertility and significance in a local, Welsh or British context.
£26.00 [ref: 67570]