Andersen, F. and Nesbitt, P. Flora Danica.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh and Danish Cultural Institute, Edinburgh. 1990 pp.50 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine softback. Private view invitation card and A4 sheet listing the exhibits, loosely inserted.
The catalogue for an exhibition of Danish porcelain, illustrated through the inspiration of Flora Danica, which took place at Inverleith House during the 1990 Edinburgh Festival.
£25.00 [ref: 66311]

Anderson, A.W. Plants of the Bible.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crosby Lockwood. 1956 pp.72 with 12 col. plates & line drawings. 4to. Nr. fine hardback in good dw.
A beautifully illustrated guide to some of the plants referred to in the Bible.
£8.00 [ref: 70078]

Andrews, Patrick. Agaricus and other Fungi. July 1982 - February 2005
Handwritten records. 1982-2005 Three A4 notepads. Almost 23 years of neat, highly detailed, handwritten records along with detailed pencil and ink sketches mainly, but not exclusively, recording details of mushrooms belonging to the genus Agaricus. Many of the specimens were found in Berkshire in the area to the south-east of Reading around Shinfield, Arborfield, Farley Hill and Swallowfield, but there are also records from further afield - e.g. at Kenfig Burrows Nature Reserve in Wales. Loosely included are a number of letters to Dr. Andrews on matters mycological. A remarkable, unique record.
Dr. Patrick Andrews was a keen and committed amateur mycologist and member of the British Mycological Society who had a wide correspondence including with acknowledged specialists in the field.
£195.00 [ref: 61442]

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Andrews, Patrick. Structural Investigations of: I. Some Plant Polysaccharides. II. Methylene Derivatives of L-Rhamnose.
Printed by P. Andrews. 1953 pp.ii, 130 with illus. Small 4to. Thor. vg. hardback. With a reprint of an article entitled ‘Mannose-Containing Polysaccarides. I. The Galactomannans of Lucerne and Cloder Seeds’ by P. Andrews et al from the Journal of the American Chemical Society (1952) bound in at rear.
A thesis submitted by Patrick Andrews for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Bristol, March 1953.
£30.00 [ref: 58569]

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Andrews, Patrick. The Glucomannan of Lily Bulbs, Also An Investigation of the Sugars present in Tulip, Hyacinth and Onion Bulbs.
Printed by P. Andrews. 1950 pp.61. Large 8vo. VG. softback.
A detailed thesis submitted by Patrick Andrews for the Degree of B.Sc. Hons., in 1950.
£30.00 [ref: 61440]

Andrews, S. et al. (Eds.). Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants. Third International Symposium. Proceedings of the Meeting held in Edinburgh, Scotland 20-26 July 1998.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG. Kew. 1999 pp.xix, 553 with figs. and tables. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Contents include : nomenclature in the ornamental seed-trade, registration of plant names, principles of cultivated plant classification, modern techniques in breeding and taxonomy, the cultivar-definition and recognition, genetically modified crops and more.
£17.50 [ref: 71640]

Anfalt, T. & Nilsson, O. Little Book of Flowers. A bouquet from Rudbeck’s botanical project.
1st. Facs. Ed. Pub. Uppsala Univ. Library. 2000 pp.42 with 13 col. illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
The guiding principle for producing this work was to give a good presentation of the Rudbeck family’s great botanical project, ‘The Book of Flowers’ by means of only a few examples. Here thirteen plates are presented in full colour.
£15.00 [ref: 68614]

Angel, M. A Floral Calendar. and other flower lore.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pelham Books. 1985 pp.69 with col. illus. throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., showing some sunning along spine.
An illustrated collection of floral lore and symbolism, including a calendar of flowers, based on the medieval calendar of saints.
£3.50 [ref: 70081]

Aptroot, A. et al. Veldgids korstmossen van duin, heide en stuifzand. [Field guide to lichens of dunes, heathland and drifting sand].
1st. Ed. Pub. BLWG. 2011 pp.158 with col photos. & dist. maps throughout. 8vo. Dutch text with latin names. Helpful pencil notes to ffep. and pencil underlining to text on last page o/w. a fine hardback.
A list of all genera covered within this work can be found on pages 14 and 15.
£25.00 [ref: 67496]

Arber, A. The Natural Philosophy of Plant Form.
1st. Ed. Pub. C.U.P. 1950 pp.xiv, 246 with text figs. Some scattered foxing to fore-edges and a little to f.e.p.s overall a vg. copy in green cloth boards.
£75.00 [ref: 42239]