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]

Botanical Society of the British Isles. Year Books and Proceedings, (1949 to 1969).
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1949-1969 Eight volumes, with plates and figs. in text. 8vo. Contents in fine condition. Uniformly bound in brown cloth (a little light fading in places), o/w. all in fine condition.
A super run of this detailed work. The ‘Year Books’ began in 1949, running until 1953, when the BSBI changed the name of its publication to ‘Proceedings’. The run offered for sale here comprises all ‘Year Books’ (1949-53) and Volumes 1 to 7 of ‘Proceedings’ (covering the years 1954 to 1969).
£150.00 [ref: 53513]

Bott, G. Die Stillebenmaler Soreau, Binoit, Codino und Marrell. in Hanau und Frankfurt 1600-1650.
1st. Ed. Pub. CoCon-Verlag. 2001 pp.256 with col. and b/w. illus throughout. 4to. Fine hardback. Loosely inserted A4 sheet with English translation of titles and chapter headings.
A history of still-life painting and the artists of lower Main in the 17th century.
£150.00 [ref: 66285]

Boudier, E. Histoire et classification des Discomycetes d’Europe. Description des genres avec indication des especes, historique, localites et epoques de recolte, oranographie partie chimique, usages, etc.
Pub. Librarie des sciences naturelles. 1907 pp.vii, 221. Contents written in French. Some minor foxing to first few pages. Useful photocopies loosely inserted in rear. Blue cloth boards with speckled decoration to fore-edge of text block. Spine and boards gently sunned. A very good hdbk. copy. Scarce.
£80.00 [ref: 47536]

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Boulos, L. Flora of Egypt. Volumes 1 to 4.
1st. Ed. Pub. Al Hadara. 1999-2005 Four volume set with col. photos. & line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardbacks in fine dws. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist. Vols. 1 & 2 have dedications from the author to Gren Lucas on the ffep. and title page, respectively. Vol. 3 has, loosely inserted, a brief printed biography of Loutfy Boulos by Gren Lucas together with the author’s business card tipped to the ffep. Also loosely inserted is the A4 two-sided pre-publication advert for Vol. 2. Unique set.
Lofty Boulos’ excellent flora arranged according to Engler’s system.
£350.00 [ref: 68289]

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Boulos, L. Flora of Egypt. Volumes 1 to 4.
1st. Ed. Pub. Al Hadara. 1999-2005 Four volume set with col. photos. & line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardbacks in fine dws.
Lofty Boulos’ excellent flora arranged according to Engler’s system.
£300.00 [ref: 67616]