Fraser, S.M. and Sellers, V.B. (Eds.). Flora Illustrata. Great Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. NY Botanical Gdn./ Yale. 2014 pp.xxiii, 296 with col. and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A celebration of the Mertz Library’s immense collection of botanical and horticultural works, illustrating examples from the twelfth century to the present day.
£15.00 [ref: 66289]

Frey, W. (et al). The Liverworts, Mosses and Ferns of Europe.
1st. Eng. Rev. Ed. Pub. Harley Books. 2006 pp.xv, 512 with b/w. illus. throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback.
The structure of this book takes the form of an extended key to nearly 2,000 European species, in which families and genera are keyed out mostly as single units. The format is that of a field guide. Incorporates recent advances in knowledge of taxonomy and distribution.
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Fries, Sigurd. and Edlund, Lars-Erik. (Eds.). Carl Linnaei Västgöta-Resa. på riksens höglovliga ständers befallning förrättad år 1746 med anmärkningar uti ekonomien, naturkunnogheten, antikviteter, invånarnes seder och levnadssätt, med tillhörige figurer.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wahlstrom & Widstrand. 1978 pp.364 with b/w. illus. Swedish text. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Carl Linnaei's journey to Västgöta : carried out at the command of the noble estates of the kingdom in the year 1746 with remarks on the economy, natural history, antiquities, the customs and way of life of the inhabitants, with accompanying figures.
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Fries, T.M. Linnaeus.
Rep. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 2011 pp.xv, 415 with b/w. maps and illus. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
This biography of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707–78) was originally published in 1903 by another Swedish botanist, Theodor Magnus Fries (1832–1913). This English version, published in 1923, was translated and edited by British botanist Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1846–1927) and covers the early life of Linnaeus (including some family history), his student years at Uppsala, his travels, his years as a teacher, notes on his personality and his relationship with the wider scientific community. Jackson provides further information in the appendices, enhancing Fries' work with Linnaeus' genealogy, a list of his pupils, his private notes on 'Divine Punishment' and a brief history of Sweden during Linnaeus' lifetime.
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Friis, Ib. Forest and Forest Trees of Northeast Tropical Africa. Their Natural Habitats and Distribution Patterns in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia.
1st. Ed. Pub. HMSO. 1992 pp.iv, 396 with b/w. photos., figs. and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine softback with gently sunned spine.
This book contributes to the research into the utilisation of native tree species in Africa for food, animal fodder and soil conservation projects, by providing a thorough survey of forest types and individual species in the climatically vulnerable `Horn of Africa' – Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti. The ecology and plant geography of the area is discussed and illustrated with the aid of species distribution and landuse maps.
£30.00 [ref: 65860]

Frodin, D.G. Guide to the Standard Floras of the World. An Annotated, Geographically Ranged Systematic Bibliography of the Principle Floras, Inumerations, Check-lists, and Chorological Atlases of Different Areas.
Rep. Pub. Cam. Univ. Press. 1986 pp.xx, 619. 4to. Hardback. Contents fine. Cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
£40.00 [ref: 41394]

Frohne, D, & Pfander, H. J. A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. A Handbook for Pharmacists, Doctors Toxicologists, and Biologists.
Pub. Wolfe Science. 1983 pp.291 with colour and bw. illustrations throughout. Thor. vg. hardback.
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Frye, T.C. Ferns. Of the Northwest.
Pub. Binfords & Mort. 1956 pp.iii, 177 with 62 figs. throughout. A vg. copy in sl. tatty and stained dw.
£12.00 [ref: 39149]

Fuchs, Leonhart. The Great Herbal of Leonhart Fuchs. De historia stirpium commentarii insignes, 1542.
1st. Ed. Pub. Stanford University. 1999 Two volume set. 4tos. Fine hardbacks bound in cream coloured linen boards. Matching slipcase lightly marked o/w. fine.
A black and white facsimile of the copy held in the Hunt Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. The Commentary volume contains black and white illustrations in the text, plus over 100 colour plates.
£225.00 [ref: 55775]

Fuchs, Leonhart. The Great Herbal of Leonhart Fuchs. De historia stirpium commentarii insignes, 1542. (Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants).
1st. Ed. Pub. Stanford University. 1999 Two volume set. 4tos. Fine hardbacks bound in cream coloured linen boards. Matching slipcase with some marking to top-edge, o/w. in fine condition.
A black and white facsimile of the copy held in the Hunt Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. The Commentary volume contains black and white illustrations in the text, plus over 100 colour plates.
£175.00 [ref: 68290]