Forestry Commission. Forestry in Wales.
Pub. Forestry Commission. 1972 pp.34 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Previous owner’s name to front cover o/w. a fine softback.
£5.00 [ref: 50377]

Forestry Commission. Hanes Coed Y Brenin - Meirionydd. Coedwigoedd Prydain.
1st. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1956 pp.18 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Text in Welsh. A nr. fine softback.
£3.00 [ref: 50286]

Forrest, M. & Nelson, E.C. (Ed.). Trees and Shrubs Cultivated in Ireland.
1st. Ed. Rep. with minor Corr. Pub. Boethius. 1988 pp.xxii, [223]. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Scarce - especially so in hardback. Preferred corrected edition.
An inventory of trees and shrubs cultivated out-of-doors in major Irish gardens, based on the collections of twenty privately-owned gardens and eight collections in public ownership.
£35.00 [ref: 65437]

Fortey, Richard. The Wood for the Trees. The Long View of Nature from a Small Wood.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins 2016 pp.xiii, 306 with col. & b/w. photos., and b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out of print in hardback.
Drawing upon a lifetime of scientific expertise and an abiding love of nature, Fortey uses his own small piece of woodland to tell a wider story of the ever-changing British Landscape, human influence on the countryside over many centuries, and the vital interactions between flora, fauna and fungi.
£20.00 [ref: 70909]

Fortune, Robert. Three Years’ Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China. Including a visit to the Tea, Silk, and Cotton Countries: With an account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese, New Plants, Etc.
Facs. Pub. Franklin Clasics. 2018 pp.xiv, 406 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback
£15.00 [ref: 71742]

Forty, Michelle & Rich, Tim. (Transcribers and Editiors). The Botanist. The Botanical Diary of Eleanor Vachell. (1879-1948).
Pub. National Museum Wales. 2005 pp.227 with a b/w. illus. 4to. Printed sheets in publisher’s wrapper. Fine in thor. vg. card covers. Loosely inserted is a three-page booklet with two obituaries of Eleanor Vachell written by H.A. Hyde and J.E. Lousely. Out-of-print. Scarce.
Eleanor Vachell was a highly regarded amateur botanist. This diary predominantly tells the story of her botanical adventures with her friends during their quest to paint every British plant in the wild. She nearly completed it too, missing only 13 of approx. 1,800 species.
£40.00 [ref: 68369]

Foshay, E.M. Reflections of Nature. Flowers in American Art.
1st. Ed. Pub. Knopf. 1984 pp.xvii, 202 with col. and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A history of floral imagery in American art of the 19th and 20th centuries.
£20.00 [ref: 66320]

Fournet, J. & Hammerton, J.L. Weeds of the Lesser Antilles. Mauvaises Herbes des Petites Antilles.
1st. Ed. Pub. INRA. 1991 pp.214 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Ex-Long Ashton Research Station Library. Bilingual in English and French. Nr. fine softback.
£35.00 [ref: 58938]

Fox, B.W. & Guest, J. The Lichen Flora of Cheshire & Wirral.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nepa Books. 2003 pp.92 with colour photos and dist. maps. 8vo. Fine softback. Out of print. Scarce.
Just thirty years ago, lichens were a rarity in Cheshire due to the chronic air pollution suffered. This book documents the return of lichens to the countryside and describes lichen habitats from the Wirral coast to the Pennine hills. Also summarised is the present status of each species through distribution maps.
£15.00 [ref: 67534]

Fox, J. (et al). Rory McEwen. The Colours of Reality.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2013 pp.224 with col. illus. & b/w. photos. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., just gently sunned along the spine and fore-edge. Loosely inserted is an original RBG Kew invitation card to the private view of the exhibition ‘Rory McEwen, The Colours of Reality and Rory McEwen’s Legacy.’ which was held at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art on Monday 13th May 2013.
A biographical study of the multi-talented Rory McEwen (1932-1982). The book emphasises his highly detailed botanical paintings.
£38.00 [ref: 68829]