Druce, G.C. The Flora of Northamptonshire. Being a Topographical and Historical Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County, with Short Biographical Notices of the Botanists who Have Contributed to Northamptonshire Botany During the Last Three Centuries.
1st. Ed. Pub. T. Buncle & Co. 1930 pp.cxlii, 304. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Original cloth boards in nr. fine condition with light shelf rubbing and gently sunned spine.
£50.00 [ref: 45918]

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Druce, George Claridge. The Comital Flora of the British Isles. (Flora Comitalis Britannicae : Fl. Com. Brit.).
1st. Ed. Pub. T. Buncle. 1932 pp.xxxii, 407 interleaved with plain pages for notes, with fold-out map in pocket at rear. 8vo. Hardback. Charming ownership inscription (dated 1932) to ffep. Spotting to ends o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
Being the distribution of British (including a number of non-indigenous) plants throughout the 152 vice-counties of Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands, with the place of growth, elevation, world distribution, grade, chief synonyms, and first names by which the plants were recorded as British.
£15.00 [ref: 50133]

Druce, George Claridge. The Flora of Buckinghamshire. With Biographical Notes of those Who Have Contributed to its Botany During the Last Three Centuries.
1st. Ed. Pub. T. Buncle and Co. 1926 pp.cxxvii, 437 with b/w. plates and folding map in rear pocket. Large 8vo. Hardback. Minor marks to top-edge of text block, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards nr. fine.
£45.00 [ref: 49563]

Du Breuil, M. (Wardle, William). The Scientific and Profitable Culture of Fruit Trees. Including Choice of Trees, Planting, Grafting, Training, Restoration of Unfruitful Trees, Gathering and Preservation of Fruit etc.
1st. Ed. Pub. William Wesley. 1862 pp.iv, [ii], 228, plus vi adverts. With 191 engravings in text. 8vo. A fine copy in original green cloth boards, handsomely decorated on spine. Neat ownership inscription dated ‘Dec. 2, 1887; Funchal Madeira’ to verso of ffep.
The Pear, Apple, Peach, Plum, Cherry and Apricot tree are all treated within this work.
£49.00 [ref: 52428]

Du Plessis, N. & Duncan, G. Bulbous Plants of Southern Africa. A guide to their cultivation and propagation.
1st. Ed. 1st. Imp. Pub. Tafelberg. 1989 pp. 192 with 47 full-page col. illus. by Elise Bodley and b/w. figs. Fine hardback in fine dw., housed in publisher’s nr. fine pictorial slipcase.
A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide for identifying South African geophytes, with an enumeration of various techniques for propagating them. Elise Bodley has exhibited at the Audubon Naturalist Society and all of the watercolours in this book were exhibited at the Naturalist Centre at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
£85.00 [ref: 71877]

Du Puy, D. (et al). The Orchids of Madagascar.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 1999 pp.ix, 376 with 46 col. plates of photographs plus two plates of maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
An essential book for botanist, orchid enthusiast, ecologist, environmentalist and field worker who needs to have the complete picture on Madagascar's orchid flora.
£40.00 [ref: 66961]

Dubbeldam, A. Wild Flowers of Mann.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lily Publications Ltd. 2004 pp.192 with col. photos. & illus. throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback.
Beginning with a review of the origins of the Isle of Man's flowers and the folklore associated with them, the book then moves on to consider the Island's habitats and their flora.
£18.00 [ref: 68543]

Ducker, S.C. (Ed.). The Contented Botanist. Letters of W.H. Harvey about Australia and the Pacific.
1st. Ed. Pub. Melbourne Univ. Press. 1988 pp.xvi, 413 with col. & b/w. illus. and maps. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. with very gently sunned spine.
William Henry Harvey (1811-1866), professor of Botany from Dublin, was a prolific letter writer and during his career he engaged in friendly correspondence with Sir William Hooker and other outstanding scientists of his time. His letters give us an insight into the inquiring mind of an outstanding Victorian botanist.
£22.50 [ref: 67148]

Dudman, A.A. and Richards, A.J. Dandelions of Great Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No 9.
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1997 pp.344 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. Light spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine softback with gentle sunning to spine.
Everyone knows what a dandelion looks like, but how do you tell them apart? In this handbook the reader is exposed to the complexities of dandelion identification and every species is illustrated with one silhouette.
£15.00 [ref: 71740]

Dufour-Dror, Jean-Marc. Alien Invasive Plants in Israel.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Middle East Nature Conservation Promotion Assoc. 2012 pp.213 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback. As new.
Many of the alien taxa invading natural and seminatural habitats in the various regions of Israel may pose a threat for natural areas in the surrounding countries in the eastern Mediterranean and in the Near East as well. Provides information about invasive plants in Mediterranean-type, semiarid and arid regions.
£15.00 [ref: 65503]