Cribb, P. & Bailes, C. Hardy Orchids. Orchids for the Garden and Frost-free Greenhouse.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press / Helm. 1989 pp.xiii, 162 with 96 colour photographs and 41 line drawings. Small 4to. Spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
This book shows that the range of orchids that can be grown outdoors in Europe and North America is much greater than most perceive it to be.
£12.50 [ref: 33446]

Cribb, P. & Hermans, J. Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2009 pp.456 with colour photos. and dist. maps throughout. Large 8vo. Fine hardback.
A superb guide book. Madagascar is a world hot-spot for orchids with almost 1,000 species. They occur in almost every habitat, from coastal and montane forests to cold mountain tops and dry spiny forest. This field guide, the first of its kind for Madagascan orchids, will enable you to identify these showy, and often spectacular plants. Illustrated with over 600 colour photographs.
£47.50 [ref: 72355]

Cribb, P. and Bailes, C. Hardy Orchids. Orchids for the garden and frost-free greenhouse.
1st. Ed. Pub. Christopher Helm. 1989 pp.xiii, 162 with 96 colour photographic plates and 41 line drawings. 4to. Charming bookplate to front paste-down. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This book shows that the range of orchids that can be grown out-doors in Europe and North America is much greater than most perceive it to be.
£15.00 [ref: 54459]

Cribb, P.J. A Revision of The Antelope and “Latourea” Dendrobiums. A revision of Dendrobium sect. Latouria (Orchidaceae). A revision of Dendrobium sect. Spatulata (Orchidaceae).
Rep. Kew Bulletins. 1983 & 1986 pp.229-306, 615-692 with col. photos. and b/w. figs. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
£8.00 [ref: 66699]

Cribb, P.J. and Leedal, G.P. The Mountain Flowers of Southern Tanzania. A field guide to the common flowers Orchids; Balsams; Legumes; Begonias; Red-hot pokers; Daisies; Aloes; Lobelias; Gladiolus; Streptocarpus.
1st. Ed. Pub. A.A. Balkema. 1982 pp.ix, 244 with colour photos., line drawings and other text figs. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine hardback in vg. plus dw.
The Southern Highlands of Tanzania are floristically one of the richest areas in Africa. Although intended as a guide to the flora of the Southern Highlands, this handy book will also be useful elsewhere in east and south-central Africa.
£22.50 [ref: 65836]

Cribb. P. & Tibbs, M. A Very Victorian Passion. The Orchid Paintings of John Day 1863 to 1888.
1st. Ed. Pub. Blacker & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2004 pp.464 with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. Landscape 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Sir Harry Veitch VHM said of John Day that his “collection became one of the richest and most famous in Europe...no amateur of his time possessed a greater practical knowledge of orchids”.
£15.00 [ref: 64909]

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Crittenden, P.D. (Ed.). The Lichenologist. Volume 35. Part 3.
1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 2003 pp.191-274 with col. & b/w. photos. plus tables. 8vo. Annotation to top of front cover o/w. fine softback.
Contains a more than 40-page article ‘The lichenicolous fungi of Great Britain and Ireland: an overview and annotated checklist’.
£12.00 [ref: 67500]

Croasdale, H., & Scott, A.M. New or otherwise Interesting Desmids from Northern Australia.
Rep. Pub. J. Cramer. 1976 pp.501-594 with 17 b/w. plates of line drawings. 8vo. Inscription by Hannah Croasdale plus signatures to front cover. Fine softback.
From the library of David. B. Williamson, one of the UK’s leading experts on desmids.
£19.50 [ref: 62738]

Crompton, G. & Whitehouse, H.L.K. Annotated Check List of the Flora of Cambridgeshire. With the 10km squares up-dated to December 1982, for the Administrative County of the old Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, and fo Vice-county 29.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crompton & Whitehouse. 1983 pp.95 with b/w. illus. and maps. 8vo. Signature and some highlighting of text o/w. a near fine softback.
£12.00 [ref: 60504]

Cronin, Leonard. Australian Flora.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Reed Books. 1997 pp.320 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Previous owner’s small label to front.
The preferred revised edition. A celebration of Australia’s plant life. Features more than 1,000 species from the delicate blooms of the alpine meadows to the rich wonderland of the tropical rainforests. Thorough descriptions are accompanied by accurate and beautiful paintings of every species.
£28.00 [ref: 71448]