Dennis, R.W.G. Fungi of the Hebrides.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 1986 pp.383. Large 8vo. Small address label to front cover. Nr. fine softback.
A comprehensive survey of the 2,905 fungi found in the Hebrides over a thirty year period.
£30.00 [ref: 72462]
Dennis, R.W.G. (et al) [&] Bond, T.E.T. New Check List of British Agarics and Boleti. [with] An Annotated Guide to the Revised Nomenclature of British Agarics and Boleti accoding to the ‘New Check List . . . ‘ (1960).
Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1960 & 1966 pp.225 & pp.97-109. 8vo. Two works bound in one. From the collection of Ted Blackwell, highly regarded Fungus Recorder for Herefordshire with his informed annotations and other notes throughout. Contents fine. Printed boards with cloth spine vg.. Rebound in hardback with original cover mounted to front board.
£12.00 [ref: 72442]
Dennis, R.W.G. et al. New Check List of British Agarics and Boleti.
Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1960 pp.225. 8vo. Name to front cover. VG. softback.
£12.00 [ref: 58340]
Dennis, R.W.G., Orton, P.D. & Hora, F.B. New Check List of British Agarics and Boleti. Bibliotheca Mycologica.
Rep. Pub. Verlag Von J. Cramer. 1974 pp. 224. Some underlining in pen throughout book. Card covers a little worn. Previous owners’ small address label on front of covers o/w. a vg. softback copy.
£18.00 [ref: 47525]
Desmond, Ray. Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists. including Plant Collectors and Botanical Artists.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Taylor & Francis. 1977 pp.xxvi, 747. Crown 4to. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in Publisher’s green cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration.
The preferred third edition. A useful resource for historians, botanists, and archivists.
£80.00 [ref: 71919]
Desmond, Ray. Great Natural History Books and their Creators.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Library and Oak Knoll Press. 2003 pp.176 with col. & b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A most useful reference book.
£9.00 [ref: 68633]
Desmond, Ray. Great Natural History Books and their Creators.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Library and Oak Knoll Press. 2003 pp.176 with col. & b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A most useful reference book.
£8.00 [ref: 70828]
Dickie, George. Flora Abredonensis. Comprehending a list of the flowering plants and ferns found in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen; with remarks on the climate.
1st. Ed. Pub. Aberdeen. 1868 pp.[iv], v, [i], 70. 8vo. Hardback. Some spotting / darkening to contents, o/w. in thor. vg. condition. Original printed boards showing handling still in vg. condition, with more recent spine in fine condition. Presentation copy. Scarce.
£110.00 [ref: 56611]
Dickson, J.H. Wild Plants of Glasgow. Conservation in the City and Countryside.
1st. Ed. Pub. Aberdeen Univ. Press. 1991 pp.208 with 22 col. plates and 29 col. photos. 4to. Address label. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
‘Wild Plants of Glasgow’ deals with the distribution and ecology of many of the 1,100 wild plants that grow in the City of Glasgow and its surroundings; ranging from the commonest and most familiar to an orchid which can be claimed as Scotland’s rarest plant.
£14.00 [ref: 63238]
Dixon, H.N. The Student’s Handbook of British Mosses.
3rd. Rev. Enl. Ed. Rep. Pub. Wheldon & Wesley. 1954 pp.xlvi, 582 with 62 b/w. plates. 8vo. Hardback. Photocopied preface from the original 3rd edition tipped in. Very occ. informed annotation to text o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards nr. fine.
A practical and and accessible handbook of the mosses of the British Isles, aimed primarily at the student of Bryology.
£10.00 [ref: 67539]