Sutton, S.L. et al. (Eds.). Tropical Rain Forest: Ecology and Management. Special publications series of the British Ecological Society, Number 2.
Pub. Blackwell. 1983 pp. 498 with figs. throughout. VG. in vg. dw.
Aimed at those interested in tropical forest science, this book is divided into the main areas of ‘vegetation and floristics’, ‘animals, mainly insects’, ‘the maintenance of biodiversity’, ‘plant-animal interactions’, ‘decomposition and nutrient cycling’, ‘decomposition and nutrient cycling’, ‘resource management’, ‘biological considerations’, ‘pantropical monitoring’, ‘regional reports’ and ‘the global concern’.
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Swan, A. Botanical Painting. with Coloured Pencils.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 pp.128 with col. illus. Small 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Title page signed by the author, Ann Swan.
The first practical step-by-step guide to using coloured pencils in botanical painting and is written by Ann Swan, one of the top exponents of the genre.
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Swan, Claudia. The Clutius Botanical Watercolours. Plants and Flowers of the Renaissance.
1st. Ed. Pub. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1998 pp.143 including 142 full-page col. reproductions. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., with very gently sunned spine.
‘A deluxe portfolio of rare and precious botanical art’, these anonymous late 16th century paintings, collected by the pharmacist Clutius, have been selected for publication from the collection in the Jagiellon University Library, Krakow.
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Swezey, M.P. Faberge Flowers.
1st. Ed. Pub. Harry N. Abrams. 2004 pp.128 with col. photos. throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
‘Tells the story of Faberge’s botanical pieces for the first time. Written by scholars in the field of Russian decorative arts and cultural history, this book illuminates the lost world of Faberge’s collectors, and presents a selection of superb examples of the objects of fantasy.’
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Symon, D.E. A Revision of the Genus Solanum in Australia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Adelaide Botanic Gdns. 1981 pp.367 with b/w. figs. and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine softback in vg. paper dw. with title handwritten on spine.
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Synge, P.M. Lilies. A Revision of Elwes’ Monograph of the Genus Lilium and its Supplements.
1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1980 pp.276 with colour & b/w. plates. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Patrick Synge, world authority on Lilies, wrote this work the first after Elwes’ Monograph. The book began as a revision of Elwes’ work, but the original text has been completely rewritten to include 100 years worth of additional knowledge since the Monographs publication.
£15.00 [ref: 32291]

Synge, Patrick M. In Search of Flowers.
1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1973 pp.176 with colour and b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. Edges of boards marked by silverfish o/w. a vg. hdbk. in vg. dw.
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Tackholm, V. & G. and Drar, M. Flora of Egypt. Vol. I to III.
1st. Ed. Pub. Fouad I University, Cairo. 1941-1954 Three volumes. 8vo. Softbacks. Vols. II & III inscribed by V. Tackholm. Contents nr. fine. Card covers vg. with some spotting, spines a little chipped with titles handwritten to spines.
A work begun in 1925 with the aim of covering all aspects of Egyptian flora. Frodin describes the work as a ‘Copiously descriptive flora of vascular plants.....with lengthy notes on habitat, ecology, biological features, properties and uses, historical and modern local ‘lore’, (and in each volume) a complete index.
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Tainton, N.M. et al. Common Veld and Pasture Grasses of Natal.
1st. Ed. 4th. Imp. Pub. Shuter & Shooter. 1985 pp.198 with b/w. illus., throughout. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
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Talbot, P.H.B. Principles of Fungal Taxonomy.
Pub. Macmillan. 1971 pp. 274 with line drawings throughout. A vg. copy in card covers.
£10.00 [ref: 38104]