Godet, J-D. Plants and Flowers. of Great Britain and Northern Europe.
Pub. Mosaik. 1993 pp.264 with illus. in colour. Fine in illus. boards.
Over 3,000 colour photographs of more than 600 species with an alphabetical index of the common and scientific names.
£17.00 [ref: 48278]

Godfery, M.J. Monograph & Iconograph of Native British Orchidaceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1933 pp.xvi, 259 and 58 fine colour plates and a further 9 monochrome plates. With publisher’s ‘Addenda et Corrigenda’ sheet loosely inserted. Royal 4to. Hardback. TEG. Some spotting to fore-edge of text block, to ends and occ. to verso of plates and concomitant text leaf o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards in very good plus condition in vg. dw.
The lifesize plates represent 50 species, subspecies and varieties, and 18 natural hybrids.
£200.00 [ref: 68303]

Goldblatt, P. Gladiolus in Tropical Africa. Systematics, Biology & Evolution.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1996 pp.321 with colour photos., b/w. text figs. and dist. maps. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print.
Detailed information about the discovery of tropical African Gladiolus species, the etymology of their names and a complete account of their synonyms, the morphology and anatomy of the plants, their geographical distributions and habitats, their relationships, and other aspects of their biology, including ecology and ethno-botany.
£20.00 [ref: 64811]

Goldblatt, P. The Moraeas of Southern Africa. A systematic monograph of the Genus in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Transkei, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Bot. Gdns. 1986 pp. 224 with 102 fine illus. by Fay Anderson, b/w. dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., just gently sunned. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist, title page inscribed by the author ‘Gren Lucas, with best wishes, Peter Goldblatt’.
This large genus of Iridaceae is native to Africa south of the Sahara but concentrated in the south western Cape and the Drakensberg Mountains.
£30.00 [ref: 67160]

Goldblatt, P. The Woody Iridaceae. Nivenia, Klattia & Witsenia. Systematics, Biology & Evolution.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1993 pp.vi, 139 with colour illus. and b/w. figs. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Comprehensive monograph on the unusual species from the South-west Cape region.
£18.00 [ref: 64820]

Good, R. A Concise Flora of Dorset.
Pub. Dorset Natural History & Archeological Society. 1984 pp.xii, 226 with 2 maps. 8vo. A vg. softback.
£6.50 [ref: 46216]

Good, R. A Concise Flora of Dorset.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dorset Nat. Hist. & Arch. Soc. 1984 pp.xii, 226 with 2 maps. 8vo. Fine softback.
£7.50 [ref: 61390]

Goode, D. Cycads of Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Struik Winchester. 1989 pp.256 with colour illus. and dist. maps throughout. Large 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. housed in vg. slipcase.
The result of 21 years of study, this is a complete reference to the genus Encaphalartos, including all the known species of this group, as well as the sole living representative of the genus Strangeria. Each species is illustrated with three colour plates showing all aspects of the plant's structure and habitat, backed up with a comprehensive text.
£95.00 [ref: 67652]

Gooding, J. Wildflowers in Art. Artists Impressions of Western Australian Wildflowers 1699-1991.
1st. Ed. Pub. Art Gallery of Western Australia. 1991 pp.96 with col. illus. throughout. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist. Signed and dated by the artist to title page. Also, loosely inserted are two postcards featuring artwork by Margaret Preston, an exhibition leaflet supporting the launch of the book and a gift card inscribed ’To Gren and Shirley with thanks for your kind hospitality’.
Published by the Art Gallery of Western Australia to coincide with an exhibition of botanical artworks that span a 300 year period of Western Australian history.
£30.00 [ref: 66793]

Gooding, Mel., (et al). Joseph Banks’ Florilegium. Botanical Treasures from Cook’s First Voyage.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thames & Hudson. 2017 pp.320 with 181 fine colour and b/w. illus. Folio. Minor bumping to extremities o/w. a fine hardback with wraparound printed strip (loosely inserted at rear to protect it). The preferred folio edition - the work was later reprinted in a smaller format. Also loosely inserted is Alecto’s advert advising interested people on how they could purchase an individual Alecto print.
Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage round the world from 1768 to 1771. He collected over 1,300 plant species and on his return commissioned over 700 superlative engravings known collectively as Banks' Florilegium. Never published in his lifetime, it was only in 1990 that a complete set in colour was issued under the direction of the British Museum. It is from these prints that the present selection is made.
£80.00 [ref: 68848]