Thorogood, Chris & Hiscock, Simon. Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew Publishing. 2014 pp.vii, 272 with colour photos. and line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback. In-print at £35.00.
This is the first comprehensive identification guide to the rich Mediterranean flora of the Algarve region of southern Portugal, including the Cape St. Vincent Peninsula National Park.
£29.50 [ref: 66375]

Townsend, C.C., Guest, E. and Al-Rawi, A. (Eds.). Flora of Iraq. Volume Nine. - Gramineae.
Pub. Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad. 1968 pp.vi, 588 with colour frontis. and line drawings throughout. Large 8vo. Softback. Nr. fine.
£40.00 [ref: 63909]

Troupin, G. & Bridson, D.M. Flore des plantes ligneuses du Rwanda. [Woody plant flora of Rwanda].
1st. Ed. Pub. Musee Royal de L’Afrique Centrale. 1982 pp.xi, 747 with 229 b/w. figs. each featuring multiple line drawings. Large 8vo. Softback. French text with Latin names. With Publisher’s addenda and corrigenda sheets loosely inserted. Also with the Publisher’s sheet ‘Liste des Familles avec pagination’ loosely inserted. Contents fine. Card covers vg. Scarce.
This book covers the botany and ecology of all woody plants in Rwanda
£60.00 [ref: 71330]

Tsintides, T. Ch. The Endemic Plants of Cyprus.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bank of Cyprus Group. 1998 pp.123 with colour photos. and illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback.
Contains a detailed presentation on 128 endemic plants of Cyprus with information on the plant's botanical and common names, a short description, its natural habitat, the degree of rarity of abundance, and more.
£30.00 [ref: 61143]

Tutin, T.G et al. Flora Europaea. Volumes 1 to 5 and Consolidated Index Volume.
Pub. Cambridge. 1964-1980 6 vols. Ownership labels to 2 volumes and one ink inscription to ffep of Volume 1. Contents in vg. condition, dustwrappers in good to vg. condition. The Consolidated Index has the library stamp of the RHS Lindley library to the front paste-down and 1 or 2 other indications of ex-library ownership.
£300.00 [ref: 38838]

Valdes, B et al (Eds.). Checklist of Vascular Plants of N Morocco with Identification Keys. Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Nord du Maroc, Incluant des Clés D'Ídentification
1st. Ed. Univ. de Sevilla et al. 2002 Two vol. set. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Bilingual in English and French text. Fine softbacks.
The Checklist covers all vascular plants growing in the wild, including naturalized species, and will enable usersrs to name any such plant collected in N Morocco, here considered as including all territories N Sebou and Inaouene valleys and W European Union. The Checklist is appended with two glossaries, one in English and another in French, with the technical terms used in the and an index of accepted names and synonyms with over 9,000 entries.
£49.50 [ref: 65872]

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van Steenis, C.G.G.J. The Mountain Flora of Java.
1st. Ed. Pub. E.J. Brill 1972 pp.viii, 90 with 57 large col. plates, b/w. photos, & dist. maps. Folio. Inscription (possibly from author) to ffep. Contents fine. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering nr. fine with corners gently bumped.
This book illustrates 456 species of flowering plants native in the mountains of Java made from living specimens in colour by Amir Hamzah and Moehamad Toha.
£90.00 [ref: 68284]

Viney, D.E. An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus. Vol. 1 and 2.
Pub. Koeltz Scientific Books/Gantner. 1996 Two volume set with line drawings throughout. 8vo. Fine softbacks. Errata et Addenda for Vol. 1 loosely inserted. Vol. 2 is a copy of the 2nd corrected printing.
The second volume covers two further groups of flowering plants - the often neglected sedges and grasses - and the ferns, some complimenting his survey of the region’s vascular plants.
£60.00 [ref: 65821]

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Walden, B.M. & Hu, S.Y. Wild Flowers of South China and Hong Kong. Around the Year. Part 1 and 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sino-American Pub. Co. 1987 Two vol. set. with 555 col. illus. 4to. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Parts 1 and 2 written in ballpoint. Nr. fine softbacks with gentle sunning to spines. With Publisher’s bookmarks loosely inserted.
The plants are arranged according to the month of the year in which they are most usually to be seen in flower. Part 2 extends the coverage of South China into the provinces adjoining Hong Kong and the New Territories.
£42.50 [ref: 65883]

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Ward, Lester F. Status of the Mesozoic Floras of the United States. First Paper : The Older Mesozoic.
Pub. Washington Government Printing Office. 1900 pp.211-430 plus 179 plates (photographic and drawing). Original paper covers. First three sections, last page of index and rear paper cover detached. Some loss to the front and rear covers and margin of last page of index. Contents clean and in vg. condition. ‘With the authors compliments’ written at top of front cover. Working copy.
This work gives an account of ‘the progress thus far made in the direction of developing Mesozoic floras of the United States.’ ‘The aim will be to enumerate for the several formations, geographical areas, and special localites the fossil plants that have been found, collected and reported upon.’
£20.00 [ref: 47254]