Jaeger, E.C. Desert Wild Flowers.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Stanford University Press. 1947 pp.xxx, 322 with line drawings and b/w. photographs. Ink inscription to ffep. o/w. contents in thoroughly vg. condition. Dustwrapper chipped and worn in places. Overall a vg. copy.
Covers the three desert parks of Southwestern America, being Death Valley National Monument, Joshua Tree National Monument and Boreo State Park.
£12.00 [ref: 46185]
Jahns, H.M. Collins Guide to the Ferns, Mosses and Lichens. of Britain and Northern and Central Europe.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1983 pp.272 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. Spine gently sunned o/w. a fine hardback.
Highly recommended. Describes over 750 species, concentrating upon those that the reader is likely to encounter and be able to identify without the use of a microscope.
£35.00 [ref: 71297]
Jahns, H.M. Collins Guide to the Ferns, Mosses and Lichens. of Britain and Northern and Central Europe.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1983 pp.272 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. Some spotting to top-edge of text block and boards a little sunned o/w. a fine hardback.
Highly recommended. Describes over 750 species, concentrating upon those that the reader is likely to encounter and be able to identify without the use of a microscope.
£35.00 [ref: 70205]
James, M. and Saunders, C. Margaret Mee. Works on Paper : Books : Artefacts. From the Collection of Margaret and Greville Mee.
1st. Ed. Pub. Henry Sotheran. 2008 pp.49 with col. & b/w. illus. 4to. Fine softback. A wonderful item. Loosely inserted is the official invitation card to the opening of the exhibition on 6th. Oct. 2008.
Henry Sotheran’s colour illustrated (with detailed descriptions and prices) catalogue which featured 64 items from the collection and property of Margaret and Greville Mees. A fascinating insight into the life of this extraordinary couple. Highlights include Mee’s gouache over pencil illustration of the Amazon moonflower in bloom and three medals e.g. her OBE.
£100.00 [ref: 70801]
James, M. and Saunders, C. Margaret Mee. Works on Paper : Books : Artefacts. From the Collection of Margaret and Greville Mee.
1st. Ed. Pub. Henry Sotheran. 2008 pp.49 with col. & b/w. illus. 4to. Fine softback with a hint of sunning to spine. A wonderful item.
Henry Sotheran’s colour illustrated (with detailed descriptions and prices) catalogue which featured 64 items from the collection and property of Margaret and Greville Mees. A fascinating insight into the life of this extraordinary couple. Highlights include Mee’s gouache over pencil illustration of the Amazon moonflower in bloom and three medals e.g. her OBE.
£100.00 [ref: 68836]
James, N.D.G. The Forester’s Companion.
4th. Ed. Pub. Basil Blackwell 1989 pp.xii, 310. 8vo. Softback. Spotting to fore-edges of text block and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Card covers thor. vg. Scarce.
A revised and updated edition of this indispensable guide to all aspects of forestry, forming a comprehensive reference book for woodland owners, foresters and students.
£40.00 [ref: 68534]
James, T.J. Flora of Hertfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hertfordshire Nat. Hist. Soc. 2009 pp.vii, 518 with colour photos., b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. With Errata slip. Out-of-print.
Covers over 2,000 species of wild plants and hybrids recorded in Hertfordshire, based on a countywide survey from 1987-2005. The species accounts include distribution maps, analysis of status and comparison with information from ‘The Flora of Hertfordshire’ by John Dony, published in 1967.
£90.00 [ref: 62256]
James, T.J. Flora of Hertfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hertfordshire Nat. Hist. Soc. 2009 pp.viii, 518 with colour photos., b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback. With Errata slip. Out-of-print.
Covers over 2,000 species of wild plants and hybrids recorded in Hertfordshire, based on a countywide survey from 1987-2005. The species accounts include distribution maps, analysis of status and comparison with information from ‘The Flora of Hertfordshire’ by John Dony, published in 1967.
£60.00 [ref: 62969]
Jamil, M. The relationship between strigolactones and Striga hermonthica infection in cereals.
Pub. by the Author. 2012 pp.viii, 184 with colour photos., figs., and tables. Large 8vo. Summary in Dutch and Arabic, o/w., all text in English. Fine softback.
This thesis describes experimental work on rhizosphere signalling molecules, the “strigolactones”, which are germination stimulants for the parasitic weed, Striga, in cereals.
£20.00 [ref: 58918]