Grey-Wilson, C. &. Cribb, P. Guide to the Flowers of Western China.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew Publishing. 2011 pp.vi, 642 over 2,000 col. photos & maps. Small 4to. Owner’s name to ffep and half-title. Fine hardback.
China's rich flora is unrivalled in temperate latitudes of the world, with 30,000 species of plants. Nowhere is this floral richness better seen than in the west of the country.
£35.00 [ref: 71873]

Grierson, M. & Green, P.S. A Hawaiian Florilegium. Botanical Portraits from Paradise.
1st. Ed. Pub. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii. 1996 pp.x, 102 with fine colour illus. throughout. Large 4to. Fine hardback in fine hardback.
With his general introduction to the flora of Hawaii and then individually, for each painting, botanist Peter Green narrates the interaction of plants and people - through the ethnobotany and legends of the early Hawaiians, the taxonomic research of botanists past and present, and the history that brought such an amazing mix of species to the Islands. Wonderful illustrations by Mary Grierson.
£75.00 [ref: 68867]

Grierson, M. (illus.); Brickell, C. (text) & Stearn, C. (intro). An English Florilegium. Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits, Herbs. The Tradescant Legacy.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thames and Hudson. 1987 pp.240 with 52 colour plates depicting 150 plants. Folio. A little minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
William Stearn introduces this work with an absorbing account of the John Tradescants, the remarkable father and son gardeners and plant hunters. In artwork commissioned for this book, Mary Grierson illustrates 150 of the plants that the Tradescants knew, grew and in some cases, introduced to 17th Century England. Christopher Brickell supports this with extensive notes describing the plates and setting the plants in their botanical and horticultural context.
£32.50 [ref: 71430]

Grieve, B.J. How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers. Part 2: Dicotyledons (Amaranthaceae to Lythraceae). A Key to the Flora of the Extratropical Regions of Western Australia.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Univ. Western Australia Press / Wildflower Society of Western Australia. 1988 pp.xv, 731 with col. photos & text figs. Large 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Nr. fine hardback.
This revised edtion of Part II, like all books in the series, is designed for quick and easy identification with simple, straightforward drawings for most species.
£15.00 [ref: 65828]

Griffiths, Mark. The Lotus Quest. In Search of the Sacred Flower.
1st. Ed. Pub. St. Martin’s Press. 2010 pp.xiii, 338 with colour illus. and photos. 8vo. Some light spotting to fore-edges text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
‘The Lotus Quest’ looks at the lotus of ancient Egypt and India, the plant’s medicinal uses, the inspiration it has provided to Western artists and much more.
£9.50 [ref: 61652]

Grindon, L.H. The Manchester Flora: A Descriptive List of the Plants Growing Wild within Eighteen Miles of Manchester.
1st. Ed. Pub. William White. 1859 pp.viii, 575 with numerous woodcut engravings. 8vo. Hardback. Signature dated 1859 to ffep. Contents nr. fine. Bound in contemporary quarter calf with marbled boards in vg. condition.
The long-title continues ‘With notices of the plants commonly cultivated in gardens, preceded by an Introduction to Botany’.
£50.00 [ref: 26724]

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Grindon, Leo H. The Shakspere Flora. A Guide to all the Principal Passages in which Mention is made of Trees, Plants, Flowers, and Vegetable Productions.
1st. Ed. Pub. Palmer & Howe, Manchester. 1883 pp.xii, 318 with tissue-guarded engravings & text illustrations. 8vo. Hardback. Young Men’s Christian Association Prize label (dated 1884) to front pastedown. Publisher’s blindstamp to patterned end-papers. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block and occ. internally, o/w. contents fine. Original richly decorated binding, lightly rubbed on tips and a little marked on rear, o/w. fine.
This copy was presented in 1884 to a Mr J.H. Riley (his Association membership No. 10032) as 1st Prize for proficiency in Book Keeping.
£150.00 [ref: 63118]

Groom, P. Elementary Botany.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. George Bell & Sons. 1900 pp.x, 252 with 275 b/w. illus. plus 48-page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback.
Simply written with clear, relevant diagrams throughout, this is still a useful introduction to the subject.
£12.50 [ref: 61270]

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Grossblatt, N. (Ed.). Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests.
1st. Ed. Pub. National Academy Press. 2002 pp.xiii, 194. 8vo. Signature to ffep., and pencil annotations in text. Nr. fine hardback. In-print at £49.99.
Examines the growing problem of nonindigenous plants and plant pests introduced into the United States and offers recommendations for improving detection of potential invaders, and refining ability to predict their impact.
£25.00 [ref: 58964]

Grounds, Roger. Grasses. Choosing and using these ornamental plants in the garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Quadrille. 2005 pp.160 with colour photographs and other figs. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. Out of print.
Providing practical cultivation information and inspiration for those wanting to cultivate grasses, not least through the more than 200 evocative photographs.
£10.00 [ref: 43877]