Breitenbach, J. and Kranzlin, F. Fungi of Switzerland. Vol. I. Ascomycetes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Mykologia. 1984 pp.310 with col. photos. & line drawings throughout. 4to. From the collection of Ted Blackwell, highly regarded Fungus Recorder for Herefordshire with his occ. informed annotations and small address label to front paste-down. Some marking to fore-edge of text block and prelims., o/w. contents fine. Pictorial boards vg. with tape strengthening to spine and some rubbing to extremities.
A monumental work. Identification is significantly aided through the provision of descriptions, habitat and collection data, drawings of microscopic features, and colour photographs.
£50.00 [ref: 72480]

Breitenbach, J. and Kranzlin, F. Fungi of Switzerland. Vol. 2. Non gilled fungi. Heterobasidiomycetes, Aphyllophorales, Gastromycetes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Mykologia. 1986 pp.412 with col. photos. & line drawings throughout. 4to. From the collection of Ted Blackwell, highly regarded Fungus Recorder for Herefordshire with his occ. informed annotations. Some marking to fore-edge of text block o/w. contents fine. Pictorial boards vg., with tape strengthening to spine and Ted’s label to top corner. Loosely inserted is an 11-page article on ‘Exidiopsis species from Devon, including the new segregate genera Ceratosebacina, Endoperplexa, Microsebacina, and Serendipita’ (1993) together with notes of Ted’s and an 1-page article of ‘New or interesting records of British Hymenomycetes - V’ (1973).
A monumental work. Identification is significantly aided through the provision of descriptions, habitat and collection data, drawings of microscopic features, and colour photographs.
£60.00 [ref: 72481]

Brenninkmeyer-De Rooij, B. et al. Bouquets from the Golden Age. The Mauritshuis in Bloom.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Waanders. 1992 pp.112 with col. and b/w. illus. 4to. Fine softback. Dual text in English and Dutch.
A book to accompany the exhibition ‘Bouquets from the Golden Age’ which traces the developments in flower painting from the beginning of the 17th century into the 18th century.
£7.00 [ref: 66339]

Brickell, C.D. and Mathew, B. Daphne. The Genus in the Wild and in Cultivation.
1st. Ed. Pub. Alpine Garden Society. 1976 pp.194 with col. & b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Inscription to ffep. Fine hardback in vg. dw., with surface production ripples.
A guide to the genus Daphne both from the horticultural and botanical viewpoints.
£9.00 [ref: 71054]

Briggs, D. & Walters, S.M. Plant variation and evolution.
2nd. Ed. Rep. with Corr. Pub Cambridge Uni Press. 1988 pp.xv, 412 with b/w. illus. and figs. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
After describing the historical background of plant variation studies, this book shows the remarkable insight that work on living plants has given us into the processes of plant evolution.
£10.00 [ref: 61147]

Briggs, David. Plant Microevolution and Conservation in Human-influenced Ecosystems.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 2009 pp.xix, 597 with b/w. figs. 4to. Fine softback. RRP £53.99.
An examination of the human influences on the evolutionary process.
£22.00 [ref: 63335]

Brimble, L.J.F. Trees in Britain. Wild, Ornamental and Economic and some relatives from other lands.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Macmillan & Co. 1948 pp.x, 352 with col. & b/w. illus., b/w. photos. 8vo. Light spotting to fore-edge of text block and to ends o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
A well illustrated guide to trees in Britain with emphasis on the role of trees in folk-lore and literature.
£9.50 [ref: 70842]

British Herbal Medicine Association. A Guide to Traditional Herbal Medicines. A sourcebook of accepted traditional uses of medicinal plants within Europe.
Pub. BHMA. 2003 pp.256. A new softback copy.
£20.00 [ref: 55310]

British Herbal Medicine Association. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983.
Anniversary Ed. Pub. BHMA. 2015 pp.255. This anniversary edition is a presentation of the original text of 1983. In this edition, the text is much clearer and as a result, much easier on the eye than in previous reprints.
Widely acknowledged as a classic, the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983 is still in demand after more than a quarter of a century. To countless practitioners and students it has offered a sound introduction to the study of herbal medicine and remains an essential reference work in their personal libraries. The monograph provides quality criteria and therapeutic information for 232 botanical drugs, presented in a structured format of exceptional clarity.
£35.00 [ref: 46452]

British Herbal Medicine Association. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1996.
Pub. BHMA. 1996 pp.212. A new hardback.
For those serious about the study of phytotherapy this is probably already on your reading list. It is especially good for those who prefer the scientific approach. The book consists of a series of monographs on a number of herbs and their descriptions, constituents and medical usage plus useful information on dosage etc.
£50.00 [ref: 47162]