Camus, J.M. and Crabbe, J.A. (Eds.). The Fern Gazette. Volume Sixteen, Parts 1& 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. The British Pteridological Society. 2000 Two parts bound in one volume with b/w. photos.and illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
The British Pteridological Society was founded in 1891 and continues as a focus for fern enthusiasts. It provides a wide range of information about ferns throught the medium of its publications and other literature.
£10.00 [ref: 65971]
Cannon, P.F. (et al). The British Ascomycotina. An Annotated Checklist.
1st. Ed. Pub. C.A.B. 1985 pp.viii, 302. Large 8vo. Some spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£35.00 [ref: 65793]
Cannon, P.F. (et al). The British Ascomycotina. An Annotated Checklist.
1st. Ed. Pub. C.A.B. 1985 pp.viii, 302. Large 8vo. From the library of E.A. Ellis (author of New Naturalist No.46 - The Broads) with his siganture and small ownership stamp.
Occ. underlining o/w. contents fine. Nr. fine hardback in vg. plus dw.
About 1,300 genera and 7,300 species are listed; 1,100 and 5,100 respectively of these are accepted.
£25.00 [ref: 67549]
Cappelli, A. Fungi Europaei. Agaricus L.: Fr. ss. Karsten. (Psailliota Fr.).
1st. Ed. Pub. Candusso. 1984 pp.560 with 70 colour plates and b/w. illus. 8vo. Bilingual in Italian with English. From the library of Drs. Patrick & Joyce Andrews, with occasional neat informed annotations in margins. VG. plus hardback, gently sunned spine. With note from Marijke Nauta to Pat Andrews and her 13-page article from Persoonia (1999) on ‘Notes on Agaricus section Spissicaules’ loosely inserted.
£120.00 [ref: 58339]
Carlstrom, Annette. A Survey of the Flora and Phytogeography of Rodhos, Simi, Tilos and the Marmaris Peninsula. (SE Greece, SW Turkey).
1st. Ed. Pub. Univ. of Lund. 1987 pp.302 plus index with dist. maps. 4to. Softback. Creasing to covers and title page. Light spotting to fore-edge o/w. thor. vg. Scarce. With 2-page ‘A Brief Account of the Plants of Halki’ (1987) by C.M. Lovatt loosely inserted.
£75.00 [ref: 63033]
Carrington, S. Wild Plants of the Eastern Caribbean.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan Ed. 1998 pp.vi, 122 with col. photos. and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Ownership insc. and notes in pencil to title page. Fine softback. Out of print.
A well illustrated guide to the 214 species of flowering plants to be found in the region.
£20.00 [ref: 65878]
Carter, H.B. Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820).
1st. Ed. Pub. British Museum (Natural History). 1988 pp.xi, 671 with b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., lightly pulled at top of spine. Author’s signature to title page. Very favourable newspaper review of this work (Sunday Times 24/04/88) and an Australian five dollar bill (fine condition and issued c.1980) featuring the portrait of Joseph Banks, loosely inserted. Unique copy.
In this authoritative biography, Harold Carter sheds light on many hitherto new aspects of the public and private life of Sir Joseph Banks. In his review for the Sunday Times, Allan Massie said of this book that ‘Carter has brought together in admirably coherent form a quantity of information never before so collected.....We owe Carter a debt of Gratitude.’.
£120.00 [ref: 67439]
Carter, H.B. Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820).
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. British Museum (Natural History). 1991 pp.xi, 671 with b/w. photos. and illus. Crown 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
In this authoritative biography, Harold Carter sheds light on many hitherto new aspects of the public and private life of Sir Joseph Banks.
£65.00 [ref: 60867]
Carter, H.B. Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820). A guide to biographical and bibliographical sources.
1st. Ed. Pub. St. Pauls’s Biographies / British Museum. 1987 pp.328 with 19 b/w. plates. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback.
£20.00 [ref: 64981]