Sherwood, S. & Matthews, V. Contemporary Botanical Artists. The Shirley Sherwood Collection.
1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1996 pp.240 with colour illus. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., with just very gently sunned spine. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist with the half-title page inscribed ‘For Gren, Thank you for your support and enthusiasm, Shirley. February 21st 1996’.
This lavishly illustrated book celebrates the ‘renaissance of botanical art with work collected during the last five years from over a hundred painters, living in seventeen different countries around the world’.
£60.00 [ref: 67929]

Sherwood, S. & Matthews, V. (Eds.). Contemporary Botanical Artists. The Shirley Sherwood Collection.
1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicolson / RBG Kew. 1996 pp.240 with col. illus. throughout.4to. Fine softback with a hint of sunning to spine. Loosely inserted is a photocopied article from ‘Country Life’ by Roy Strong about the Sherwood Collection at Kew Gardens.
Celebrating the renaissance of botanical art. Contains work collected in the five years before publication, from over a hundred painters, living in seventeen different countries around the world.
£17.50 [ref: 68635]

Sherwood, Shirley. A New Flowering. 1000 years of Botanical Art.
1st. Ed. Pub. Ashmolean. 2005 pp.200 with colour illus., throughout. 4to. Fine softback. Loosely inserted is a 4-page, illustrated, article from ‘Country Life’ reviewing the exhibition that this book is based on.
Featuring reproductions of Botanical art spanning a period of 1,000 years (up to the mid/late 20th century), this catalogue represents the Ashmolean’s leading exhibition of 2005. Flowers, fruit and vegetables, trees, succulents and more are depicted, accompanied by insightful text.
£10.00 [ref: 68634]

Sherwood, Shirley. A Passion for Plants. Contemporary Botanical Masterworks from the Shirley Sherwood Collection.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2003 pp.264 with colour illus., throughout. Large 4to. Very minor spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
‘A Passion for Plants’ is the author’s homage to the renaissance of botanical art. The best of contemporary botanical art has been assembled from her own collection and paired with her own recollections of the aritsts and their working methods.
£25.00 [ref: 60308]

Sherwood, Shirley. A Passion for Plants. Contemporary Botanical Masterworks from the Shirley Sherwood Collection.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell 2001 pp.264 with colour illus., throughout. Large 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
‘A Passion for Plants’ is the author’s homage to the renaissance of botanical art. The best of contemporary botanical art has been assembled from her own collection and paired with her own recollections of the aritsts and their method of working.
£35.00 [ref: 63892]

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Sherwood, Shirley. A Passion for Plants. Contemporary Botanical Masterworks from the Shirley Sherwood Collection.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell. 2001 pp.264 with colour illus., throughout. Large 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., with gently sunned spine. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist with the half-title inscribed by the author ‘For Gren, with thanks for all your help, Shirley’. Loosely inserted is an official invitation card to a lecture to be given by Shirley Sherwood to launch her new book at Sotheby’s, London in 2001. Gren is one of the first people to be thanked in Dr. Sherwood’s acknowledgements for his help in producing this book.
‘A Passion for Plants’ is the author’s homage to the renaissance of botanical art. The best of contemporary botanical art has been assembled from her own collection and paired with her own recollections of the artists and their working methods.
£65.00 [ref: 67931]

Sherwood, Shirley. & Rix, Martyn. Treasures of Botanical Art. Icons from the Shirley Sherwood and Kew Collections.
Rev. Ed. Pub. RBG. Kew. 2019 pp.276 with colour illus. 4to. Fine hardback. Comes with a copy of RBG, Kew’s invitation card to an exhibition entitled ‘Exotica : paintings from distant lands’ which was held at The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art on Tuesday 11 June 2019.
Reveals the history of botanical painting, its beauty and science, with works from two renowned collections and over one hundred significant artists, dating from the late 1400s through to today.
£12.50 [ref: 67905]

Shishkin, B.K. (Ed.). Flora of the U.S.S.R. Vol. XXIV - Dipsacaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Campanulaceae.
Pub. Israel Program for Scientific Translations. 1972 pp.[ii], xvi, 370 with line drawings plus four maps. 4to. Softback. Contents fine. Printed paper covers show a little wear.
Describes species belonging to the Dipsacaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Campanulaceae.
£12.50 [ref: 67941]

Shoolbred, W.A. The Flora of Chepstow.
1st. Ed. Pub. Taylor & Francis. 1920 pp.x, 140 with b/w. fold-out map. 8vo. Date in ink to ffep. Fine hardback, gently bumped on front top-corner, in removable clear protective sleeve. Very scarce.
W.A. Shoolbred (1852-1928) was a doctor and botanist from Chepstow, and one of the main hawkweed workers of his day. He contributed a significant number of specimens to the Hieracium collection at the Natural History of Wales.
£145.00 [ref: 62819]

Shorten, D. Guides for the Amateur Mycologist. No. 4. Guide for the Kitchen Collector Preservation and Cooking of Fungi.
Pub. Brit. Myc. Soc. 1994 pp.44 with figs. 8vo. Softback. Nr. fine.
£5.00 [ref: 41218]