Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. Mediterranean Wild Flowers.
1st. Ed. Pub. HarperCollins. 1993 pp.560 with 191 colour plates and b/w. line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with gently sunned spine.
Describes and illustrates over 2,500 species and varieties, with notes on flowers, foliage, fruits , habitat, flowering months and distribution.
£25.00 [ref: 67728]

Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1989 pp.544 with colour illus. throughout. Small 4to. Signed by both Marjory Blamey and Christopher Grey-Wilson on slip tipped onto title page. Fine hardback in fine dw., with a hint of sunning to spine. Comprehensive and highly recommended. Most unusual to have both the signature of the author and the illustrator.
Over 2,400 plants, native and introduced, described and illustrated in colour.
£75.00 [ref: 72315]

Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1989 pp.544 with colour illus. throughout. Small 4to. Light marking to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., with gently sunned spine. Comprehensive and highly recommended.
Over 2,400 plants, native and introduced, described and illustrated in colour.
£22.00 [ref: 68327]

Blanchard, J.W. Narcissus. A Guide to Wild Daffodils.
1st. Ed. Pub. Alpine Garden Society. 1990 pp.203 with 46 col. photos, line drawings and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Author’s signature to title page. Scarce.
Descriptions of over 150 species, varieties, forms and hybrids, all with detail including history, habit and cultivation.
£85.00 [ref: 71633]

Bland, B. The Profit of Birding.
1st. Ed. Pub. New Holland. 2012 pp.352 with colour photos. and b/w. drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Author Bryan Bland has led thousands of birding tours to more than 70 countries. On one such trip a bemused waiter once posed the question: "Where is the profit in birding?" Bryan is famed as one of birding's greatest story-tellers, and he uses his book to answer this question emphatically. In short, there's more to birding than just birds. Birders and non-birders alike will enjoy the humorous anecdotal narrative, while the lively text is accompanied by many of the author's photographs and exquisite line-drawings.
£5.00 [ref: 64371]

Bland, D. Practical Poultry Keeping.
Pub. Crowood Press. 1996 pp.159 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A vg. copy in illus. boards.
£8.00 [ref: 44407]

Blaxter, J.H.S. and Southward, A.J. (Eds.). Adavances in Marine Biology. Volume 26.
1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1990 pp.x, 314 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Minor spotting to top edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback.
Volume 26 of this important series will be of particular interest to fish biologists, eg. Haug's review of Atlantic halibut presents a complete summary of this important species both as a subject of a pelagic fishery and a developing aquaculture industry.
£40.00 [ref: 70323]

Bleasdale, Joe. Care of Bees in Warre and Top Bar Hives.
Pub. NBB. 2014 pp.x, 112 with colour photographs and line drawings. 8vo. A new softback.
Aimed at those using the increasingly popular Warré and Top Bar Hives and anyone who wishes to stop the use of chemicals in their beekeeping. It gives practical guidance, with clear instructions, line drawings, and photographs.
£12.00 [ref: 47870]

Blezard, Ernest. (compiled by). Lakeland Natural History.
1st. Ed. Pub. Carlisle Natural History Society. 1946 pp.xi, 170 with 3 b/w. photographic plates and publisher’s two fold-out maps in rear pocket. 8vo. Hardback. Personal library stamp of R.S.R. Fitter to ffep. Some spine lean. Contents nr. fine. Original cloth in thor. vg. condition, gently bumped on one corner.
£7.50 [ref: 64110]

Blezard, Ernest. (Ed.). Lakeland Ornithology.
1st. Ed. Pub. Carlisle Natural History Society. 1952 pp.141 with 3 b/w. photographic plates. 8vo. Hardback. Personal library stamp of R.S.R. Fitter to ffep. Upper corner of text block bumped o/w. contents fine. Original cloth in thor. vg. condition.
£5.00 [ref: 64111]