Tallis, J.H. Plant Community History. Long-term changes in plant distribution and diversity.
1st. Ed. Pub. Chapman & Hall. 1991 pp.x, 398 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Neat signature. Fine hardback. In-print at £200.00.
This presents a global overview of vegetational changes in response to large-scale environmental changes, particularly climate, in the last 65 million years, and draws on new research in palynology, climatology, geophysics and oceanography.
£150.00 [ref: 60940]
Tanji, Y. & Tatematsu, W. The Tree.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Graphic-Sha. 1994 pp.97 with fine colour photos. throughout. Landscape 4to. English and Japanese text. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Features the superb colour photographs of Japanese trees in situ by Yasutaka Tanji with essays by Wahei Tatematsu.
£40.00 [ref: 61244]
Tansley, A.G. Britain’s Green Mantle. Past, Present and Future.
2nd. Ed. Pub. George Allen & Unwin. 1968 pp.327 with b/w. photos. and figs. 8vo. Small owner’s label to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Traces the history of our vegetation from the end of the Ice Age, describing woodlands and grasslands, heaths and bogs, mountain vegetation as well as coastal dunes and salt marshes.
£12.00 [ref: 67082]
Tansley, A.G. (Ed.). Types of British Vegetation. By members of the central committee for the survey and study of British vegetation.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1911 pp.xx, 416 with b/w. plates and figs. Small 8vo. Signature to ffep. A little spine lean o/w. a nr. fine hardback.
This book discusses the effects of climate, topography, and human activity on plant distribution and vegetation patterns. By providing a comprehensive overview of British plant ecology, this book serves as a valuable resource for botanists, ecologists, and anyone interested in the natural environment.
£25.00 [ref: 71930]
Tarran, M. and Sidwell, R. Flowers of the Two Elizabeths.
Ltd. Ed. Pub. Malvern. [1988] pp.[106] with full page col. illus. throughout. Folio. Fine hardback in fine dw., contained in nr. fine slipcase. From the Limited edition of 1,000 copies of which this is Being no. 993, with the owner’s name and the artist’s signature to title page.
A compendium of beautifully illustrated plants focusing on those with royal associations or those popular during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II
£45.00 [ref: 71943]
Taylor, A.W. Wild Flowers of the Pyrenees.
1st. Ed. Pub. Chatto and Windus. 1971 pp.ix, 103 with colour and b/w. plates. 8vo. Hardback. Address and label. Occasional tick to text with one annotation and pressed example. Corners slightly bumped o/w. nr. fine in thor. vg. dw.
£8.00 [ref: 63320]
Taylor, A.W. Wildflowers of the Pyrenees.
Pub. Chatto & Windus. 1971 pp.ix, 103 with colour and b/w. photography. Nr. fine in card covers.
£18.00 [ref: 31133]
Taylor, Dr. J.E. The Sagacity and Morality of Plants. A Sketch of the Life and conduct of the Vegetable Kingdom.
New Ed. Pub. George Routledge & Sons. [c.1884] pp.xi, 311 with 100 b/w. text figs. 8vo. Hardback. A little spotting to fore-edge of text text block and to endpapers o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with small amount of loss to top of spine and small mark to rear o/w. fine.
A fascinating study on plant life, with chapters on floral diplomacy, hide and seek, defence not defiance, co-operation of vegetation, plant economy, robbery, geographical vicissitudes, and much more.
£40.00 [ref: 71909]
Taylor, W.R. Plants of Bikini and other Northern Marshall Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Univ. of Michigan Press. 1950 pp.xv, 227 with 79 b/w. photographic plates. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine hardback in vg. dw.
Before carrying out the atomic-bomb tests of the fifties, the commanding officers of the Joint Task Force directed that comprehensive scientific studies be made of the test sites, to establish a basis of the probable effects on the lagoon, reef, plants and animals. Part of this study was the analysis of the plant and animal life of Bikini Atoll, and other atolls in the same latitude for comparison.
£52.50 [ref: 65843]
Teague, G. Tropical & Garden Flower Identification. Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Central America.
1st. Ed. Pub. 18 Rabbit Press. 2006 pp.xi, 238 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. Signed inscription from author to ffep. Fine softback in publisher’s clear protective cover.
A photographic resource guide for the identification of tropical plants and flowers in the greater West Indies.
£35.00 [ref: 61511]