Fitch, W.H. & Smith, W.G. Illustrations of the British Flora. A Series of Wood Engravings, with Dissections, of British Plants.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Lovell Reeve & Co. 1887 pp.346 with 1,310 line drawings, plus 16-page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. A little spotting to fore-edges of text block only very occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Pages 195-206 coming loose. Original cloth boards thor. vg.
£7.50 [ref: 70254]

Fitch, W.H. & Smith, W.G. Illustrations of the British Flora. A Series of Wood Engravings, with Dissections, of British Plants.
1st. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve & Co. 1880 pp.xvi, 338 with line drawings throughout, 4 plants per page. 8vo. Hardback. Title pages and some pages from the Publisher’s Catalogue at rear removed. Early signatures to ffep. (one dated 1883, the other 1922) Many of the illustrations have been tinted with watercolour, and a great many have the English names hand-writtten alongside the image. Contents nr. fine. Original cloth boards good to vg. A unique and very pleasing copy indeed.
£30.00 [ref: 70838]

Fitter, A. An Atlas of the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1978 pp.272 with col. dist. maps throughout. 8vo. Minor spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
£4.00 [ref: 39723]

Fitter, A. Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe. New Generation Guide.
1st. Ed. thus. Pub. Univ. of Texas. 1987 pp.320 with col. illus. throughout. 8vo. VG. hardback with orange sticker to foot of spine.
£4.00 [ref: 69652]

Fitter, R. and A., Blamey, M. Wild Flowers of Britain & Northern Europe.
5th. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1996 pp.352 with col. illus. throughout. 8vo. Small ownership label. Light spotting to top edge of text block o/w. a fine softback. Most up-to-date edition.
A comprehensive and portable guide, the ideal companion for a visit to the countryside.
£9.00 [ref: 68744]

Fitter, Richard & Fitter, Alastair. Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1984 pp.256 with colour and b/w. illus. and dist maps. 8vo. Some spotting to top-edge of text block and boards a little sunned o/w. a fine hardback.
This book provides comprehensive coverage of all the grasses, sedges, rushes and ferns of the British Isles, north-west Europe, Scandinavia and Iceland. Over 420 species are illustrated and over 590 described, family by family.
£28.00 [ref: 70206]

Flanagan, M. &. Kirkham, T. Wilson’s China. A Century On.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2009 pp.256 with colour and b/w. photographs. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Ernest Wilson was the foremost plant collector of his generation, responsible for introducing over 1,000 species to our gardens. The authors of this book reveal Wilson's adventures through excerpts from his own writings as well as describing their own experiences tracing his journeys in the wilds of China today.
£9.00 [ref: 66830]

Flanagan, Mark & Kirkham, Tony. Plants From the Edge of the World. New explorations in the Far East.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.312 with colour and b/w. photos. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. jusr gently sunned.
In October 1987, a great storm devastated the historic tree collections at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Wakehurst Place in West Sussex. The losses sparked the realization that the collections at Kew and Wakehurst Place lacked key representatives of the world's temperate woodlands. The Royal Botanic Gardens commissioned Flanagan and Kirkham to fill out the gaps and in their search for new plants, travelled to the rich temperate forests of Korea, Taiwan, eastern Russia and Japan.
£20.00 [ref: 51930]

Fletcher, H.R. A Quest of Flowers. The Plant Explorations of Frank Ludlow and George Sherriff.
1st. Ed. Pub. Edinburgh Univ. Press. 1975 pp.xxix, 387 with col. & b/w. photos. and maps. 8vo. Charming pencil inscription to title page o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
This is the story of two men, Frank Ludlow and George Sherriff, who travelled the Himalaya of Bhutan and South-eastern Tibet, in quest of flowers. Their rich and varied finds, from 1933 to 1949, enlarged botanical knowledge, and delighted British gardeners with many new and vivid plants.
£35.00 [ref: 67147]

Fletcher, R.L. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 3 Part 1 Fucophyceae (Phaeophyceae).
1st. Ed. Pub. British Museum (Natural History). 1987 pp.x, 357 with 15 b/w. photographic plates and illus., within text. 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
£32.50 [ref: 58538]