Jones, E.W. & Edwardson T.E. (Eds.). Forestry. The Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain. Vol. 44. No.2.
Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1971 pp.246 with b/w. photos., and figs. 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
Includes articles on “The History and Development of Dartington Woodlands, Devon”; “Thomas Johnes (1748-1816) - Pioneer of Upland Afforestation in Wales”; and “Rates of Spread of some Wind-driven Fires”.
£8.00 [ref: 58599]
Jones, M.M. The Lookers-Out of Worcestershire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Worcs. Nats.’ Club. 1980 pp.vi, 216 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Signature to ffep. Minor spotting to ends o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
A memoir of Edwin Lees, the Worcester naturalist and the History of the First Hundred Years of the Worcestershire Naturalists’ Club, which he founded with two friends in 1847.
£4.00 [ref: 68542]
Jones, W.R.D. William Turner. Tudor Naturalist, Physician and Divine.
1st. Ed. Pub. Routledge. 1988 pp.223. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with sunning to spine.
A biography of the sixteenth century physician known as ‘the father of English botany’.
£14.00 [ref: 64986]
Jonsson, M. Carl von Linné. Boningar, trädgårdar och miljöer. (Dwellings, gardens and environments).
1st. Ed. Pub. Forum. 2003 pp.203 with col. photos. & illus. Swedish text. Large 8vo. Fine hardback. Half-title inscribed by the author.
£10.00 [ref: 70830]
Jordan, M. A Guide to Wild Plants. The Edible and Poisonous Species of the Northern Hemisphere.
Pub. Millington. 1976 pp.240 with colour photographs. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
A very interesting guide. The identification, habitat, recipes and history of each edible or poisonous plant is discussed.
£8.00 [ref: 39390]
Jordan, M. The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe.
1st. Pub. David & Charles. 1995 pp. 384 with very many coloured photographs. VG. in dw.
£7.00 [ref: 23545]
Jordan, M. The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2004 pp.384 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. Fine softback. Out-of-print.
A photographic guide to 1,000 British and European fungi. Each specimen is shown living on its natural substrate, in its most typical habitat, and in natural light to show its true colours.
£19.50 [ref: 68160]
Jordan, M. (Ed.). The Forayer. Vol.1, Issue 1 to Vol. 6, Issue 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. AFBG. 2005-2010 Twenty-two consecutive issues with col. photos and illus. A4 softbacks. Fine.
‘The flagship magazine of the Fungus Conservation Trust. Launched at the beginning of 2005 to replace the original "FCT Journal", which was our forum of communication from the time of the Trust's beginning as an Association, it is now the most widely read magazine in the UK on matters of amateur mycological interest and fungus conservation. The magazine is produced to a high standard, with thirty-two pages in full colour and is packed with articles, information, keys and other practical advice designed to help the amateur mycologist broaden his or her knowledge of the subject, understand the workings of fungi more fully and so gain greater benefit from their foraying ventures.’
£50.00 [ref: 66739]
Juel, H.O. Hortus Linnaeanus. An Enumeration of Plants cultivated in The Botanical Garden of Uppsala during the Linnean Period.
1st. Ed. Pub. Almqvist & Wiksells. 1919 pp.127. Large 8vo. Softback. Nr. fine with paper covers a little sunned, edges chipped.
The former Botanical Garden at Uppsala, founded by Olof Rudbeck Sr. about 1655, was in the charge of Linnaeus from the year 1742 until his death in 1778, when his son Carl Von Linne may have taken over the care of the garden. The latter was its director until his death in 1783.
£30.00 [ref: 66534]
Julien, M.H. (Ed.). Biological Control of Weeds. A World Catalogue of Agents and their Target Weeds.
3rd. Ed. Pub. CABI. 1992 pp.viii, 186. 4to. Thor. vg. softback.
A comprehensive reference source for attempts at the biocontrol of weeds. Information is presented in four detailed lists: List A, exotic invertebrates and fungi; List B, exotic vertebrates; List C, deliberately manipulated organisms within their natural ranges; List D, organisms now occurring in countries other than those into which they were released.
£12.00 [ref: 58916]