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]

Desmond, Ray. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Traveller and Plant Collector.
Rep. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 2006 pp. 286 with many fine illus. Fine copy of this excellent book.
£27.50 [ref: 36012]

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]

Dixon, P.S. & Irvine, L.M. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1 Rhodophyta. Part 1 Introduction, Nemaliales, Gigartinales.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Museum (Natural History). 1977 pp.xi, 252 with b/w. illus. throughout. 8vo. Covers gently shelf-rubbed and gently sunned to spine o/w. a fine softback.
The first of three parts comprising Volume 1, this book covers the orders Nemaliales and Gigartinales. A general introduction to the Rhodophyta deals with such topics as morphology, reproduction and economic utilization. Each species is then described and illustrated and notes on the ecology and distribution are given. Keys to aid identification are also included.
£15.00 [ref: 68399]