Brodo, I., Sharnoff, S.D. & Sharnoff, S. Lichens of North America.
1st. Ed. Pub. Yale Univ. Press. 2001 pp.xxiii, 795 with col. photos. throughout, dist. maps & b/w. figs. 4to. Small, light coloured, mark to fore-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
This stunning book – the first accessible and authoritative guidebook to lichens of the North American continent – presents superb colour photographs, descriptions, distribution maps, and keys for identifying the most common, conspicuous, or ecologically significant species. A superb work.
£70.00 [ref: 68731]

Bromilow, C. Problem Plants of South Africa. A Guide to the Identification and Control of more than 300 Invasive Plants and Other Weeds.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Briza Publications. 2001 pp.258 with colour photos. and dist. maps. throughout. Large 8vo. Ownership insc. Nr. fine softback.
Covers more than 300 species of problem plants with descriptive text and colour photographs for easy identification. Gives the origin, environmental impact and control measures for each species.
£12.00 [ref: 61798]

Bromilow, C. Problem Plants of South Africa. A Guide to the Identification and Control of more than 300 Invasive Plants and Other Weeds.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Briza Publications. 2001 pp.258 with colour photos. and dist. maps. throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
Covers more than 300 species of problem plants with descriptive text and colour photographs for easy identification. Gives the origin, environmental impact and control measures for each species.
£12.00 [ref: 65425]

Brooks, R.P. Serpentine and Its Vegetation. A Multidisciplinary Approach.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dioscorides Press. 1987 pp.454 with b/w. photos., figs., and illus. Large 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine.
A comprehensive study of the unique flora supported by serpentine soils (used in this context to refer to soils derived from ultramafic rock as well as serpentinized rocks) all around the world.
£15.00 [ref: 58072]

Brown, A. Flower Paintings from the Apothecaries’ Garden. Contemporary Botanical Illustrations from Chelsea Physic Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 2005 pp.135 with colour plates throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Small address label to front cover of dw.
Contains 56 colour reproductions of paintings, each one by a different artist. The plants depicted range from small alpines to magnificent trees and from food plants to those which yield life-saving drugs.
£40.00 [ref: 58142]

Brown, A. Flower Paintings from the Apothecaries’ Garden. Contemporary Botanical Illustrations from Chelsea Physic Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. AAC. 2005 pp.135 with full-page coll. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£20.00 [ref: 66268]

Brown, A. et al. Botanical Illustration. from Chelsea Physic Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. ACC. 2015 pp.175 with full-page col. and b/w. illustrations throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. with gently sunned spine. With a Private view card and list of exhibits for Mall Galleries’ exhibition of Chelsea Botanical Artists work, 2005, loosely inserted.
This book celebrates the work of the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society, founded in 1995. The illustrations in this book include more than 70 watercolours of plants cultivated in the Chelsea Physic Garden, all by masters of their technique and are accompanied by notes on plant characteristics and their uses in traditional and modern medicine.
£18.00 [ref: 66266]

Brown, John Croumbie. Forests and Forestry of Northern Russia and Lands Beyond.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1884 pp.16, viii, 279. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in original boards.
£60.00 [ref: 50496]

Brown, Rev. J. C. Schools of Forestry in Germany. With addenda relative to a desiderated British National School of Forestry.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1887 pp.16, iv, 159. with fold-out chart. 8vo. Contents clean and bright. A nr. fine hdbk. in original boards.
£45.00 [ref: 50493]

Brown, W.H. (Ed.). Minor Products of Philippine Forests.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dept. of Agriculture and Nat. Resources, Manila. 1920-1921 Three vol. set. with b/w. photos. and line drawings. 8vo. Softbacks. Ex-Lib. Bookplate. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. of Vol. I. Spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Superficial wear to paper covers.
Vol. 1 considers Philippine Mangrove Swamps, Palms and Palm Products, Bamboos and Fiber plants. Vol. 2 looks at Resins, Gums, Seed Oils, Essential Oils, Wild Food Plants and Natural Dyes. Vol. 3 covers Ornamental Plants, Plants used as Soap substitutes or scouring materials, Medicinal Plants, Useful wild plants, Edible fungi and Medicinal Uses of Philippine plants.
£75.00 [ref: 66042]

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