de Bray, L. The Art of Botanical Illustration. A history of the classic illustrators and their achievements.
Rep. Pub. Eagle Editions. 2001 pp.191 with col. & bw. illus. throughout. Large 4to. Fine softback with very gently sunned spine.
Lys de Bray, herself a noted flower painter, provides an informed, entertaining and revealing overview of the work of the greatest botanical illustrators of the various periods of history, linking their careers and achievements to the wonderful illustrations they created.
£7.50 [ref: 68606]

De Crespigny, Eyre. A New London Flora; or, Handbook to the Botanical Localities of the Metropolitan Districts.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hardwicke and Bogue. 1877 pp.xxiv, 179 plus catalogue. Small 8vo. A little spotting to fore-edge of text block and very occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original boards with gilt lettering thor. vg.
£15.00 [ref: 45914]

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de Cuveland, Helga. Flora Exotica. Ein botanisches Prachtwerk von 1720 [A botanical masterpiece from 1720].
1st. Ed. Pub. Hatje Cantz. 1999 pp.201 with 61 fine col. plates and b/w. text illus. German text. Large 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., with very gently sunned spine.
Commissioned by Imperial Count Johann Georg Dernath, the painter Johann Gottfried Simula portrayed numerous ornamental and exotic plants from his estate gardens and orangery in Ostholstein in 1720.
£25.00 [ref: 68851]

De la Bathie, H., Perrier. & Beckman, S.D. Flora of Madagascar. (Vascular Plants). 49th Family - Orchids. Volumes I & II.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Beckman. 1981 pp.ix, 542 with 80 full-page b/w. figs. Two vols. bound as one. Large 8vo. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Fine hardback. Scarce
Descriptions and illustrations of the plants of the orchid family from Madagascar and the surrounding area.
£75.00 [ref: 34664]

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de la Bedoyere, Charlotte Portrait of a Woodland. Biodiversity in 40 acres.
1st. Ed. Pub. Search Press. 2004 pp.175 with many fine coloured photographs. 4to. New hardback in new dw., just a little of-mint.
This book deals with one persons obsession with 40 acres of woodland and shows how biodiversity can be enhanced.
£15.00 [ref: 49135]

de Sampaio, A.J. Flora do Rio Cumina (E. do Para - Brasil). Resultados botanicos da Expedicao Rondon a Serra Tumuc-Humac en 1928.
Pub. Archivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. [c.1933] pp.206, [i] with 19 b/w. photos, 1 map and 3 illustrations. Small folio. Hardback. Occ. spotting o/w. contents fine. Bound in green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine in nr. fine condition. Scarce.
Alberto Jose de Sampaio was born in Campos, Brazil in January 1881. In 1912 he became Professor and Head of Botany at the National Museum, Brazil. In 1928, he was chosen as botanist for the expedition of Marshal Rondon to Serra Tumuc-Humuc resulting in the publication of this work.
£75.00 [ref: 67937]

de San Pio Aladren, M.P. (Ed.). Mutis. And the Royal Botanical Expedition of the Nuevo Reyno de Granada.
1st. Ed. Pub. Villegas Editores / Lunwerg Editores. 1992 Two vol. set with col. & b/w. illus. throughout both volumes. Small folio. Fine hardbacks in nr. fine slipcase.
The Royal Botanical Expedition to New Granada took place between 1783 and 1816 in the territories of New Granada, covering present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Peru and northern Brazil and western Guyana. The expedition was headed by José Celestino Mutis, a Spanish priest, who was also a botanist, mathematician and teacher. Altogether Mutis led the expedition for over 25 years during which they explored some 8,000 km2. He developed a meticulous methodology that included harvesting of botanical samples in the field together with detailed descriptions, including data about the surrounding environment of each species and their medical or industrial uses.
£150.00 [ref: 67952]

de San Pio Aladren, M.P. and Sherwood, S. Old and New South American Botanical Art. The Mutis and Shirley Sherwood Collections.
1st. Ed. Pub. Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid. 2010 pp.175 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine softback.
The catalogue of an exhibition which juxtaposed sixty-two 18th Century drawings of South American botanical specimens with a similar number of contemporary works from the Shirley Sherwood collection.
£50.00 [ref: 67932]

Deakin, Roger. Wildwood. A Journey Through Trees.
Pub. Penguin. 2008 pp.xii, 390. Fine softback.
‘Wildwood’ is a remarkable celebration of the transforming magic of trees, exploring the 'fifth element' of wood as it exists in nature, in our souls, in our culture and our lives. From the walnut tree at his Suffolk home, Roger Deakin embarks upon a quest that takes him through Britain, across Europe, to Central Asia and Australia, in search of what lies behind man's profound and enduring connection with wood and with trees.
£7.50 [ref: 71869]

Dean, G. Flowering Legacy. The Biography of Pauline Dean.
1st. Ed. Pub. Botanical Publishing. 2009 pp.174 with col. illus. throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
A biography of Pauline Dean, the botanical artist, winner of eight gold medals at the RHS.
£10.00 [ref: 66800]