Christiansen, M.S. Grasses, Sedges and Rushes in Colour.
1st. Ed. Pub. Blandford Press. 1979 pp.175 with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. Small 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Covers most of the wild and cultivated species of grasses, including cereals and fodder grasses, plus the rushes and sedges likely to be found growing in the British Isles.
£12.00 [ref: 60496]
Clapham, A.R. (et al). Flora of the British Isles.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1987 pp.xxviii, 688 with b/w. figs. 4to. Hardback. Light spotting to endpapers o/w. contents fine. Covers sunned in places, o/w. thor. vg.
A book intended to assist in the identification of native species including information on ecology, geographical distribution, history, agricultural significance etc., all within a single volume.
£18.00 [ref: 63432]
Clapham, A.R. et al. Excursion Flora of the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1959 pp.xxxiii, 579. Small 8vo. Neat signature to ffep. Good hardback.
Published in response to a need for an easily portable guide, while maintaining enough detail to aid in identifying all species that are generally common in lowland districts of the British isles.
£3.00 [ref: 54842]
Clapham, A.R. et al. Excursion Flora of the British Isles.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1973 pp.xxxv, 586 with a few b/w. text figs. Previous owners’ signature to ffep. which is also clipped at the top. Overall a vg. hardback in good to vg. dw.
£8.00 [ref: 48635]
Clement, E.J. (et al). Illustrations of Alien Plants of the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 2005 pp.vii, 466 with 166 full-page b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback with sunned spine. Out-of-print.
This BSBI volume on alien plants of the British Isles fills a long-standing gap. The full page black and white illustrations will be indispensable to naturalists, ecologists and conservationists who need to identify alien plants.
£17.50 [ref: 68519]
Clement, E.J. (et al). Illustrations of Alien Plants of the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 2005 pp.vii, 466 with 166 full-page b/w. illus. 8vo. Initials to half-title, spine showing some sunning o/w. a fine softback. Out-of-print.
This BSBI volume on alien plants of the British Isles fills a long-standing gap. The full page black and white illustrations will be indispensable to naturalists, ecologists and conservationists who need to identify alien plants.
£19.50 [ref: 64684]
Clement, E.J. and Foster, M.C. Alien Plants of the British Isles. A provisional catalogue of vascular plants (excluding grasses).
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1994 pp.xviii, 590. 8vo. Fine softback, very gently sunned on spine.
Catalogue which provides data on over 3,000 taxa of alien plants found growing in the wild in the British Isles. There is a short introduction to the subject, 44 pages of references, and a comprehensive index.
£12.00 [ref: 64683]
Clement, E.J. et al. Illustrations of Alien Plants of the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. BSBI. 2006 pp.vii, 466 with 166 full-page b/w. illus. 8vo. Spine lightly sunned o/w. nr. fine softback. Out-of-print.
£22.00 [ref: 63888]
Coombes, A.J. A-Z of Plant Names.
Pub. Chancellor Press. 1994 pp.xii, 195. A vg. copy in illus. boards.
The aim of this book is to provide a guide to the derivation, meaning and pronunciation of the scientific names of the more commonly grown plants.
£4.00 [ref: 46366]
Cope, T. & Gray, A. Grasses of the British Isles. B.S.B.I. Handbook No. 13.
1st. Ed. Pub. B.S.B.I. 2009 pp.612 with line drawings throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback. Out of print in hardback.
Grasses of the British Isles contains descriptions of 15 tribes, 67 genera and 220 species and the information includes description, distribution, habitat and additional information as well as plates illustrating the different species.
£40.00 [ref: 72233]