British Herbal Medicine Association. (Bradley, P. (Ed.)) British Herbal Compendium. Volume 1. A handbook of scientific information on widely used plant drugs. Companion to the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia.
Pub. BHMA. 2010 1st Softback Edition. pp.239 with text figs. A new copy. Softback.
Produced by the BHMA Scientific Committee and edited by Peter Bradley, the Volume 1 monographs offer authoritative summaries of Constituents (with phytochemical structure diagrams) and Therapeutics, copiously referenced to worldwide scientific literature, together with a section on Regulatory Status and excerpts from French guidelines and German Commission E monographs.
£34.00 [ref: 46453]
British Pteridological Society. The Occasional Paper of the British Pteridological Society, No. 1.
Facs. Ed. Pub. British Pteridological Society. 2008 pp.16 with fold-out illus. and chart at rear. 8vo. A fine softback.
This is a facsimile copy of the original published in 1875 with notes by Michael Hayward and includes a description of the Dryopteris affinis, D. filix-mas and D. oreades complex as well as a Nature Print.
£15.00 [ref: 53568]
Britten, J. and Boulger, G.S. (revised by Rendle, A.B.). A Biographical Index of Deceased British and Irish Botanists.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Taylor and Francis. 1931 pp.xxi, 342. 8vo. Ex-Lib. Stamp to top-edge of text block, light spotting to fore-edge of text block o/w. contents fine. Cloth boards show some sunning o/w. fine.
£8.50 [ref: 72311]
Britton, A. The Montane Heathland Lichen Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Lichen Society. 2008 pp.50 with col. photos. & dist. maps throughout. 8vo. Owner’s label to front cover o/w. a fine softback.
This field guide is aimed at hill walkers, naturalists, field ecologists or anyone interested in learning more about the lichens to be found in mountain environments. Twenty seven of the most common or conspicuous species are fully illustrated with high quality photographs and another twenty four species are covered in the text with notes on how to identify them in the field and how to separate similar-looking species.
£12.00 [ref: 72412]
Broad, K. Caring for Small Woods. A practical manual for woodland owners, woodland managers, woodland craftsmen, foresters, land agents, project officers, conservationists, teachers and students.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Earthscan Publications. 1999 pp.xix, 233 with b/w. photos., and figs. 8vo. Fine softback. In-print at £39.99.
A clear and practical guide to the management and conservation of woods up to ten hectares. Complete with information on buying and selling woods, useful contact addresses and a glossary of terms.
£15.00 [ref: 71729]
Broberg, G. (Ed.). Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift. Årgång 2016. Yearbook of the Swedish Linnaeus Society.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uppsala 2016 pp.151 with col. & b/w. illus. Principally Swedish text with some sections in English. 8vo. Fine softback.
£9.50 [ref: 70814]
Broberg, G. (Ed.). Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift. Årgång 2017. Yearbook of the Swedish Linnaeus Society.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uppsala 2017 pp.181 with col. & b/w. illus. Principally Swedish text with some sections in English. 8vo. Fine softback.
£9.50 [ref: 70815]
Broberg, G. (Ed.). Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift. Årgång 2018. Yearbook of the Swedish Linnaeus Society.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uppsala 2018 pp.187 with col. & b/w. illus. Principally Swedish text with some sections in English. 8vo. Fine softback.
£9.50 [ref: 70816]
Broberg, Gunnar (Ed.). Yearbook of the Swedish Linnaeus Society. Commemorative Volume.
1st. Ed. Pub. Almqvist & Wiksell. 1979 pp.317 with col. frontis. portrait. Small 4to. Fine softback.
To commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Carl Linnaeus (1778), The Swedish Linnaeus Society and The Linnean Society of London jointly organized a symposium entitled 'Research on Linnaeus - progress and prospects'. This volume contains papers read at the Symposium, by leading Linnean scholars.
£15.00 [ref: 66541]
Brock, J. Native Plants of Northern Australia.
Rev. Ed. Rep. Reed New Holland. 2001 pp.xii, 355 with col. photos., line drawings and dist maps. Large 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine softback with gently sunned spine.
Describes over 450 species, and includes 700 colour photographs. Covers the northern Northern Territory and the offshore islands. Each species is individually presented with photographs, extensive descriptive information and distribution maps. Aboriginal plant usage is also recorded, including food, craft, and medicinal uses.
£20.00 [ref: 65867]