Duncan, G. The Amaryllidaceae of Southern Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Umdaus Press. 2016 pp.x, 709 with col. photos., col. illus. and b/w. dist maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This thorough, easy-to-use, guide is the first book dedicated entirely to the 18 genera in the family Amaryllidaceae in southern Africa. Apart from the over 240 exceptional watercolour plates there are detailed distribution maps and magnificent photographs showing plants in typical habitat conditions. There is an index, glossary and bibliography.
£195.00 [ref: 67646]

Duncan, R. James Duncan and the Garden of Mauritius.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lurs Publishing. 2007 pp.x, 182 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Ownership insc. Nr. fine hardback. Scarce.
The story of James Duncan (1802-1876) a Victorian gardener from Scotland who found himself reponsible for saving the Royal Botanic Garden (now the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic garden) in Mauritius, as told, with extracts from his letters, etc. by his great great grandson.
£20.00 [ref: 61518]

Duncan, U.K. Lichen Illustrations. Supplement to “A Guide to the Study of Lichens”.
1st. Ed. Pub. T. Buncle. 1963 pp.vii, 144 with 142 b/w. line drawing plates. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Duncan published this volume of 142 plates of (for the most part) common British lichens to support publication of his earlier ‘A Guide to the Study of Lichens’ which was first published in 1959.
£25.00 [ref: 68395]

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Dunér, D. (Ed.). Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift. Årgång 2019. Yearbook of the Swedish Linnaeus Society.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uppsala 2019 pp.179 with col. & b/w. illus. Principally Swedish text with some sections in English. 8vo. Fine softback.
£9.50 [ref: 70817]

Dunér, D. (Ed.). Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift. Årgång 2020. Yearbook of the Swedish Linnaeus Society.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uppsala 2020 pp.162 with col. & b/w. illus. Principally Swedish text with some sections in English. 8vo. Fine softback.
£9.50 [ref: 70818]

Dunér, D. (Ed.). Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift. Årgång 2021. Yearbook of the Swedish Linnaeus Society.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uppsala 2021 pp.198 with col. & b/w. illus. Principally Swedish text with some sections in English. 8vo. Upper corner gently bumped o/w. a fine softback.
£9.50 [ref: 70819]

Duperrex, A. Orchids of Europe.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Blandford. 1961 pp.xiv, 235 with 32 colour photos. & text figs. 8vo. Inscription to ffep., handwritten notes to rear endpapers with occ. annotations to text. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in good dw. with some loss.
A comprehensive guide to the wild orchids of Europe.
£3.00 [ref: 31225]

Durand, T. & Daydon Jackson, B. Index Kewensis. Plantarum Phanerogamarum. Supplement Vols 1 to 11 inclusive. (1886 to 1950)
Pub. Oxford University Press. 1941-1953 11 volumes, all in near fine condition - bookplates neatly removed from front-pastedowns. Contents fine.
The Index Kewensis (IK), maintained by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a publication that aims to register all botanical names for seed plants at the rank of species and genera. Following the first publication, these supplements were issued every five years, each one adding around 6,000 names to the index.
£150.00 [ref: 48068]

Dyer, A.F. & Page, C.N, (Eds.). Biology of Pteridophytes.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 1985 pp.xv, 474 with b/w. microscopic photos. and illus. 4to. A thor. vg. softback.
£12.00 [ref: 53575]

Edees, E.S. Flora of Staffordshire. Flowering Plants and Ferns.
1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1972 pp.viii, 280 with b/w. photos. and dist. maps. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
The first full acount of the flowering plants and ferns of Staffordshire. It records all the vascular plants occurring wild in the county, except garden escapes and adventives.
£15.00 [ref: 50125]