Gerritsen, M.E. &. Parsons, R. Masdevallias. Gems of the Orchid World.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.299 with colour photos throughout plus line drawings. 4to. New hardback (with one tiny spot to top-edge) in new dw.
The first complete reference to these collectible orchids. An inspiring tribute to their beauty and a practical guide to their care, the book offers detailed advice on all aspects of culture. Includes chapters on propagating, showing, and registering masdevallias.
£38.00 [ref: 61655]

Ghazanfar, S.A. (et al). A Herbal of Iraq. A herbal inspired by the work of Abdul Jaleel Ibrahim Al-Quragheely, the Doctor of Al-Ashab.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2022 pp.xviii, 134 with archival and contemporary botanical art. Small 4to. New hardback.
Plant-based medicine has always played an important role in the daily lives of Iraqis. Edited by experts from both the University of Oxford and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – working in collaboration with Iraqi botanists – ‘A Herbal of Iraq’ describes fifty plants and their uses in traditional herbal medicine in the region.
£18.00 [ref: 62685]

Gibson, S. Swifts and Us. The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky.
1st. Ed. Pub. William Collins. 2021 pp.328 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. New hardback in new dw.
A fascinating story of discovery, exploring the lives of these mysterious birds, their ancient ancestry and what they have meant to people watching them over the centuries.
£16.99 [ref: 60631]

Gilmore, D. et al. The Moths of Glamorgan.
1st. Ed. Pub. Atropos. 2014 pp.424 with dist. maps. 4to. New hardback. RRP £40.00.
‘The Moths of Glamorgan’ is the first comprehensive assessment of the moth fauna of the county for nearly two hundred years. The status, distribution and flight period is given for each of the 1,500 species recorded from Glamorgan based on the county database of over 350,000 records.
£30.00 [ref: 49434]

Glasby, J.S. Dictionary of Plants Containing Secondary Metabolites.
Pub. Taylor and Francis. 1991 pp. 488. New hardback with a couple of minor marks. In-print at £405.00.
Lists over 8,000 plants containing important chemical compounds.
£75.00 [ref: 33748]

Goodman, Jordan. Planting the World. Joseph Banks and his Collectors: An Adventurous History of Botany.
1st. Ed. Pub. William Collins. 2020 pp.xxxix, 520 with colour illus. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £25.00
Based on original sources, Goodman gives a momentous history of how the discoveries made by Banks and his collectors advanced scientific understanding around the world.
£23.50 [ref: 58980]

Goodman, L. Form and Function of the Honeybee.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. IBRA. 2012 pp.xi, 220 with colour photographs and many other figs. throughout. Folio. A new softback.
Recommended. Containing over 340 diagrams, micrographs and colour illustrations, Form and Function works equally well as an expert guide to the physiology and anatomy of the honey bee, and as an introduction to this fascinating field for students and others.
£30.00 [ref: 46286]

Gorman, Gerard. Woodpeckers of the World. The complete guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2014 pp.528 with many colour photos. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. RRP £35.00.
An excellent work. Packed with new colour photography, it covers all 239 species of Woodpeckers.
£28.00 [ref: 55907]

Grey-Wilson, Christopher. Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Alps. France, Italy and Switzerland.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2025 pp.736 with over 2000 colour photographs. 8vo. Softback. New. RRP £55.00.
This long-awaited field guide covers more than 2,000 of the region’s exceptionally diverse and important plant-life, from the most common species to local endemics. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs, each species profile includes nomenclature, description, dimensions, habitat, flowering times and distribution.
£49.00 [ref: 72295]

Grieve, G. and Miers, T. The Wild Gourmets. Adventures in food & freedom.
Pub. Bloomsbury. 2007 pp.318 with col. photos. throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw., a little off-mint. RRP £20.00.
Divided into two main sections, Part 1 considers ‘Living on the Land’ - making camp, getting wood and water, making fire and cooking in camp. Part 2 then looks at ‘Living off the Land’ - the meat, aquatic life and vegetation.
£10.00 [ref: 36840]

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