Clement, Peter & Rose, Chris. Robins and Chats.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2015 pp.688 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £65.00.
This authoritative handbook looks in detail at the world's 175 species of robins and chats.
£60.00 [ref: 50839]

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Clennett, Chris. Wild Flowers of the High Weald.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2018 pp.106 with col. photos. throughout. Large 8vo. New softback. RRP £15.00.
Illustrated in colour throughout, this handbook examines the flora of each of its habitats: woodland, meadows, heaths, farmland, lakes and streams, and the coast, and includes a checklist of plants and a map.
£12.00 [ref: 71343]

Clevely, A. The Allotment Book. A practical guide to creating and enjoying your own perfect plot.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 pp.224 with many fine photographs. 4to. New softback. RRP £12.99.
This is all you need to create a successful vegetable garden whether on an allotment or in your own garden. Recommended.
£12.00 [ref: 28998]

Cloake, J. & Strong, R. (Eds.). Artist’s Kew. An Exhibition of Contemporary Works.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2006 pp.96 with colour illus. throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £18.00.
A fascinating catalogue of an exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens. It explores the history of Kew and presents views of its grounds and buildings, in oils and watercolour, by 50 contemporary artists including Kurt Jackson, Steve Whitehead and Sir Peter Blake.
£14.50 [ref: 60482]

Cooper, P.M. The Bauer Brothers. Images of Nature.
1st. Ed. Pub. Natural History Museum, London. 2015 pp.112 with colour illus., throughout. Small 4to. New softback. RRP £13.00
Examines the contrasting lives of Franz (1758-1840), for 50 years the resident artist at Kew Gardens, and Ferdinand (1760-1826) who led a life of travel and adventure as a natural history artist. Illustrated with images from the superb archive of Bauer drawings at the Natural History Museum Library, many of which have never been published before.
£11.75 [ref: 58976]

Cope, T. The Wild Flora of Kew Gardens. A Cumulative Checklist from 1759.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2009 pp.vi, 305 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £32.99
With nearly 2,000 taxa included, this book notes the past and present distribution of wild species within the Gardens, and demonstrates the extent to which the wild flora of the Kew estate has changed over the last 250 years.
£25.00 [ref: 57352]

Cornejo, F. & Janovec, J. Seeds of Amazonian Plants.
Pub. Princeton. 2010 pp.xxviii, 155 with colour photos. and two b/w. illus. plates. 8vo. New softback. Last copy.
The first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics. Stunningly illustrated it features an easy-to-use whole-plant approach to seed identification. Provides detailed descriptions not only of the seeds but also of the habit, trunk, bark, leaves, infructescence, and fruit of Amazonian plants
£24.95 [ref: 49329]

Crane, E. & Walker, P. Pollination Directory for World Crops.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA. 1984 pp.183. Large 8vo. New softback.
A valuable reference for beekeepers, cultivators and agronomists. The directory concentrates primarily on plants in cultivation for crop production. Full descriptions of the plants and their pollinators, with a focus on honeybees, are provided.
£15.00 [ref: 55352]

Crane, Eva et al. Directory of Important World Honey Sources.
Rep. Pub. IBRA. 2018 pp.384. 8vo. A new softback.
Identifies 467 plants as major sources of honey. Details are given of each plant, its economic uses, flowering period and the physical properties of the honey derived from each plant.
£35.00 [ref: 54421]

Creed, P. A Guide to Finding Bees. In Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2018 pp.73 with colour photographs throughout. Small 8vo. New softback.
Describes over 70 species found in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Each is described using non-technical language making this book easy-to-use. With over 140 high-quality colour photographs.
£5.95 [ref: 54603]