Webster, AD. British Orchids; containing an exhaustive description of each species.
J.S. Virtue, 1898. Pp.xii,131 with text illus. Gilt orchid design on front cover. One-inch of fraying to upper spine, slight loss of dressing to boards. Sound, tight copy.
£18.00 [ref: 15821]

Webster, J. Introduction to Fungi.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1980 pp.xi, 669 with colour photos., and illus., throughout. 8vo. VG. plus softback.
A clearly written account of the structure and reproduction of the main fungal groups, as exemplified by common, easily obtainable examples.
£15.00 [ref: 58722]

Webster, M. McCallum. A Checklist of the Flora of the Culbin State Forest.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Webster, M. McCallum 1977 pp.31 plus index with line drawings. 8vo. Softback. Small address label. Signed by author to title page. With charming inscription to verso of front cover. Near fine. Scarce.
Culbin State Forest, formerly known as The Culbin Sands, lies in the parishes of Auldearn in the county of Nairn, and in that of Dyke and Moy in the county of Moray.
£17.50 [ref: 63015]

West, Keith. How to Draw and Paint Wild Flowers.
1st. Ed. Pub. Herbert Press. 1993 pp.128 with b/w. & col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This is an entirely practical step-by-step guide to the art of wild flower painting, written by a well-known botanical artist.
£5.00 [ref: 49435]

West, Keith. Painting Plant Portraits. A step-by-step guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Herbert Press & The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1991 pp.112 with col. & b/w. illus. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., with gently sunned spine. Signed ‘Keith West’ to title page - unusual to find a signed copy.
Keith West has selected twelve interesting and popular plants and shows how to capture their beauty through a series of practical, step-by-step illustrations accompained by clear instructions.
£25.00 [ref: 67922]

West, W. & G.S. The Alga-Flora of Yorkshire. A complete account of the known freshwater algae of the County, with many notes on their affinities and distribution.
1st. Ed. Pub. Yorkshire Nat. Union. 1901 pp.239. 8vo. Hardback. Ownership insc. to front paste-down dated 1944. Bound in maroon cloth boards. Nr. fine. Scarce.
£50.00 [ref: 36481]

Westland, P. The Complete Flower Arranger.
Pub. Parragon. 1997 pp.228 with colour photos. 4to. Fine ring-bound softback.
Contains over 60 step-by-step projects, including designs for special occasions and holidays, and ideas for dried flower arrangements.
£8.00 [ref: 49414]

Weston, G.C. Exotic Forest Trees in New Zealand.
1st. Ed. Pub. NZ. Forest Service. 1957 pp.xxvii, 104 with b/w. photos. & maps plus two col. folding maps in pocket at rear of book. 8vo. Hardback. Early Signature and bookseller’s stamp to ffep. Contents fine. Original printed boards gently sunned o/w. fine. Super work.
For each species, their history is provided together with information on location, climate, their preferences, development and growth. The two colour maps are in fine condition. The first illustrates the North Island, the second the South Island. They indicate the locations of State Exotic Forests, elevation, Cities down to small centres of population, railways, roads and boundaries of land districts.
£9.00 [ref: 45643]

Wheeler, K.G.R. A Natural History of Nettles.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Author in cooperation with Trafford Publishing. 2004 pp.x, 300 with b/w. photos., illus., and figs., plus CD-ROM containing all illustrations in high resolution colour. 4to. Nr. fine softback. Dedication from the Author to Bryan Sage (distinguished Naturalist) on the inside front cover and letter from the author loosely inserted. Out-of-print. Scarce.
The first book ever on the much-maligned nettles of the world. This study centres on the most abundant and common stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), but also deals with other nettles throughout the world. A detailed, comprehensive and utterly fascinating account not only of the ecology and morphology of nettles, but of the folklore and numerous uses made of them, and the insect communities that depend on them.
£95.00 [ref: 55662]

Wheeler, W. Botanical Illustration.
1st. Ed. Pub. L’Aventurine. 2003 pp.172 with col. and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Crease to front cover o/w a fine softback.
‘The images presented in this book were chosen among thousands of European botanical representations from the 16th to the early 20th century. Preference was given to lesser known works. Certain works, notably a suite of watercolours on vellum, some from the hand of Pierre-Joseph Redoute, have never been published before.’
£8.50 [ref: 66265]