Watson, Mark F. et al. Flora of Nepal. Volume 3 - Magnoliaceae to Rosaceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. 2011 pp.xx, 425 with line drawings and dist. maps. 4to. Partially erased pencil insc. to ffep, o/w. a fine hardback.
Documents 600 species in 21 families from Magnoliaceae to Rosaceae.
£35.00 [ref: 66476]

Weber, A. (Ed.). An Introductory Field Guide to the flowering plants of the Golfo Dulce Rain Forests, Costa Rica. Corcovado National Park and Piedras Blancas National Park.
1st. Ed. Pub. Biologiezentrum des OO Landesmuseums. 2001 pp.462 with 106 col. photo. plates and line drawings to text. 4to. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine softback with gently sunned spine.
Over 900 selected species from the area are described, many of which are illustrated. Details are given on distribution, pollination biology, fruit- and seed dispersal, and use, whilst a general section covers geology, soils and climatic patterns of the region.
£45.00 [ref: 65896]

Wiggins, I.L. and Porter, D.M. Flora of the Galapagos Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Stanford Univ. Press. 1971 pp.xx, 998 with endpaper maps, 96 col. photos., b/w. figs. & dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist with the title page inscription from Duncan Porter ‘For Gren Lucas who’s fast becoming a Galapagueno, Duncan’
The first complete flora of the Galapagos Islands, treating every vascular plant known to occur in the archipelago, whether native or introduced - 107 families, 348 genera, 642 species and 60 subspecies and varieties.
£75.00 [ref: 67123]

Wood, J.R.I. A handbook of the Yemen Flora.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG. Kew. 1997 pp.vi, 434 plus 40 col. plates to rear and b/w. text figs. 4to. Previous owner’s insc. in pencil to ffep. Nr. fine hardback.
This is the first full account of the 1,750 flowering plants and ferns found in the Yemen Arab Republic. It deals with all known native and naturalized species including trees and grasses. Identification is made easier by keys, drawings and colour plates.
£65.00 [ref: 67634]

Woods, Joseph. The Tourist’s Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Italian Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Reeve, Benham & Reeve. 1850 pp.lxxxii, 503 with 1 b/w. plate. 8vo. TEG. Hardback. Armorial bookplate. Marbled endpapers. Contents fine. Half morocco over pebbled cloth, with gilt decoration and raised bands to spine. Leather rubbed and spine ends frayed. Overall a vg. copy.
Written by the English Quaker, architect and botanist, Joseph Woods (1776- 1864). A descriptive catalogue of 118 genera and 945 species, drawing on his own excursions in Europe and the British Isles.
£50.00 [ref: 57253]

Zahran, M.A. with A.J. Willis. The Vegetation of Egypt.
1st. Ed. Pub. Chapman & Hall. 1992 pp.xvi, 424 with b/w. photos., maps and figs. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback.
Covering each of the four major eco-geographical regions of Egypt - the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Nile Region - this book is an important contribution to the study of the vegetation of arid and Mediterranean-type regions.
£33.75 [ref: 55506]

Zenari, Silvia. Flora Escursionistica. Chiave Botanica Analitica per la Determinazione Delle Principali Specie Vegetali Dell’Alta Italia. Testo E Tavole. Volume Primo.
1st. Ed. Pub. Libreria Editirice Internazionale, Zannoni. 1957 pp.xvi, 790. 8vo. Hardback. Nr. fine in very good dw. Tables and Glossary in pocket inside rear cover.
£75.00 [ref: 63031]

Zheng-yi, W. and Raven, P.H. Flora of China. Volume 24. Flagellariaceae through Marantaceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. Science Press/MBG Press. 2000 pp.xii, 431. 4to. Ownership insc. in pencil to title page together with small address label; extensive pencil notes to verso of ffep. o/w. a fine hardback. Notes on Fritillaria, loosely inserted.
Covers the families Flagellariaceae, Restionaceae, Centrolepidaceae, Xyridaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Bromeliaceae, Commelinaceae, Pontederiaceae, Philydraceae, Juncaceae, Stemonaceae, Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Taccaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Iridaceae, Musaceae, Lowiaceae, Costaceae, Zingiberaceae, Cannaceae, and Marantaceae.
£30.00 [ref: 65888]

Zheng-yi, W. and Raven, P.H. Flora of China. Volume 4. Cycadeae through Fagaceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. MBG Press/Science Press. 1999 pp.x, 453. 4to. Ownership insc. in pencil to title page. Minor splash marks to endpapers and some coffee stains to text (pp.287-282). VG. hardback.
Includes the Cycadaceae, Ginkgoaceae, Araucariaceae, Pinaceae, Sciadopityaceae, Taxodiaceae, Cupressaceae, Podocarpaceae, Cephalotaxaceae, Taxaceae, Ephedraceae, Gnetaceae, Casuarinaceae, Saururaceae, Piperaceae, Chloranthaceae, Salicaceae, Myricaceae, Juglandaceae, Betulaceae, and Fagaceae.
£30.00 [ref: 65887]

Zhengyi, Wu & Raven, P.H. Flora of China. Illustrations. Gentianaceae through Boraginaceae. Vol. 16.
1st. Ed. Pub. Science Press (Beijing) & Miss. Bot. Gar. Press (St.Louis). 1999 pp.383. with line drawings throughout. 4to. English and Chinese text. Some spotting to fore-edges of tex block, spine gently sunned, o/w. a fine hardback.
This volume is companion to text volume 16, which was published in 1995.
£50.00 [ref: 31920]