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]

Grigson, G. The Englishman’s Flora. Illustrated with Woodcuts from 16th Century Herbals.
1st. Ed. Fac. Rep. Pub. Phoenix House. 1960 pp.478 with b/w. woodcuts from sixteenth century herbals. 4to. Ex-Lib. Some spotting to fore-edge of text block and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Cloth boards vg. with some mottling and sunning to spine in vg. dw. A very readable copy.
Records the superstitions and folk-knowledge of the English flora, by giving the history of each species' name and usage. It provides a comprehensive list of regional and vernacular plant names and touches upon the literary and artistic symbolism of plant life.
£20.00 [ref: 68209]

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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Grose, D. and Stearn, L.F. The Flora of Wiltshire [with] Supplement to the Flora of Wiltshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wiltshire Archaeological and Nat. Hist. Soc. 1957-1975 Two vol. set with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo and small 4to. Signature. Nr. fine to fine hardbacks, supplement with nr. fine dw. The Supplement volume is from the Library of Ron Porley (author of ‘Fungi’ in the New Naturalist series) and loosely inserted is a handwritten note to him.
The supplement provides updates to data given in the original flora.
£25.00 [ref: 64851]

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]

Groves, J. and Bullock-Webster, G.R. The British Charophyta. Vol.I. Nitelleae. Vol.II. Chareae.
1st. Ed. Pub. Ray Soc. 1920-1924 Two volume set with 45 plates, incl. 2 colour frontis., plus illus. in text. Hardbacks. TEG. Contents fine. Original cloth boards, with gilt and blind-stamped decoration, thor. vg. to nr. fine.
Groves and Bullock-Webster’s fine monograph on Charophyta - the group of freshwater green algae called Charophytes.
£50.00 [ref: 68390]

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Groves, R.H. Australian Vegetation.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1981 pp.xiii, 449 with b/w. tables and figs. 8vo. Signature. Some spotting to top edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
‘Australian Vegetation’ provides a synthesis of ecological processes that influence vegetation traits throughout the continent. This authoritative book will inspire readers to learn and explore first-hand the vegetation of Australia.
£19.50 [ref: 65472]