Lack, H.W. Franz Bauer. The painted record of nature.
1st. Ed. Pub. Naturhistorischen Museums, Wien. 2008 pp.130 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Hardback. Nr. fine. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist, inscribed on the half-title ‘For Gren, with the author’s compliments. H. Walker, Berlin, 9 July 2008’. Scarce.
Franz Andreas Bauer (later Francis) (1758–1840) was an Austrian microscopist and botanical artist. Sir Joseph Banks recognised his extraordinary talent and secured him a position as first botanical illustrator at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Museum. After a life spent producing superb botanical and anatomical illustrations he became a member of the Royal Society and was appointed ‘Botanic Painter to His Majesty' King George III.
£70.00 [ref: 67913]

Lack, H.W. Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration.
1st. Ed. Pub. Taschen. 2001 pp.576 with col. & b/w. illus. throughout. Text in German, English And French. Small 4to. Fine softback with gently sunned spine.
A masterly survey of 100 botanical paintings and drawings ranging from the Byzantine era (pre-512 AD) to the present day.
£12.00 [ref: 68569]

Ladd, D. Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers. A Falcon Field Guide.
1st. Ed. Falcon Press/The Nature Conservancy. 1995 pp.262 with colour photos throughout and line drawings. 8vo. Fine softback.
An excellent field guide to wildflowers, grasses, and weeds of the midwestern tallgrass prairie.
£17.50 [ref: 63429]

Laing, R.M. & Blackwell, E.W. Plants of New Zealand.
3rd. Rev. Enl. Ed. Pub. Whitcombe. 1927 pp.xv, 468 with illus. A thor. vg. copy with a sl. faded spine. Cloth board hardback.
£15.00 [ref: 27276]

Laird, M. & Weisberg-Roberts, A. (Eds.). Mrs. Delany & Her Circle.
1st. Ed. Yale Univ. Press. 2009 pp.xi, 283 with col. & b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Mrs Delany was an amateur artist, woman of fashion and commentator on life and society in eighteenth century England. This ambitious book is the first to survey the full range of Mrs Delany's creative endeavours; in particular, her botanical collages, or ‘paper mosaiks’. Published to accompany the exhibition on Mrs Delany and Her Circle at the Yale Center for British Art and the Sir John Soane Museum in 2010.
£75.00 [ref: 71427]

Lancaster, R. Travels in China.
1st. Pub. ACC. 1989 pp. 517 with colour plates throughout. VG. in vg. dw. With dedication from author.
£90.00 [ref: 33306]

Lancaster, R. Travels in China. A Plantsman’s Paradise.
1st. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd. 1989 pp. 516 with colour and bw plates. A nr. fine copy in same dw. With dedication from the author.
Dedication reads - ‘For Piers Trehane, what a great date it has been. Here’s to the next time, with best wishes. Roy Lancaster. 24th September 1990’. Piers Trehane was a very highly influentual person in the field of horticultural nomenclature.
£65.00 [ref: 41419]

Lancaster, R. Travels in China. A Plantsman’s Paradise.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd. 1989 pp. 516 with colour and b/w. plates. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A most enjoyable and detailed account of the well-known author's many journeys through China.
£17.50 [ref: 64729]

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Lancaster, Roy. Plant Hunting in Nepal.
1st. Ed. Pub. Croom Helm. 1981 pp.194 with col. photos. & line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with very gently sunned spine. A charming, dated, dedication from Roy Lancaster to title page.
‘For three months in the autumn of 1971 a group of horticultural botanists travelled through a little known area of East Nepal collecting seeds of plants suitable for cultivation in Western gardens. As a result many new and interesting seeds were introduced, several for the first time, and the plants are now to be found in some of the most famous gardens and collections in Europe.’.
£12.50 [ref: 34147]

Landmann, G. and Bonneau, M. (Eds.). Forest Decline and Atmospheric Deposition Effects in the French Mountains.
1st. Ed. Pub. Springer. 1995 pp.xxiv, 461 with figs. and tables. Large 8vo. Small ownership stamp. Nr. fine hardback.
This volume summarises and assesses the results of a multidisciplinary research programme on forest decline and air pollution.
£35.00 [ref: 63857]