Palmer, E. & Pitman, N. Trees of South Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. A.A. Balkema. 1961 pp.352 with colour and b/w. photos., and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Ownership insc. Minor spotting to ends o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Featuring 170 tree species that are described in detail, giving information about their distribution, habit, foliage, flowers and fruit as well as their “characters”, uses and the legends and stories that surround them.
£27.50 [ref: 61857]

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Palmer, E. and Pitman, N. Trees of Southern Africa. Covering all known indigenous species in the Republic of South Africa, South-West Africa, Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland.
1st. Ed. Pub. A.A. Balkema. 1972 Three vol. set with col. & b/w. photos and line drawings throughout. 4to. Fine hardbacks in nr. fine dws.
‘The first definitive work on South African trees ever to be published. It is the only publication to contain a comprehensive description of the more than 1,000 species of indigenous trees to be found in Southern Africa.’.
£125.00 [ref: 71908]

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Peace, T.R. Pathology of Trees and Shrubs. With special reference to Britain.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1962 pp.xx, 723 with 16 b/w. plates and 103 text figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback. A super copy.
Of all the published texts on the diagnosis of disease in trees and shrubs none has stood the test of time better than T.R. Peace's classic descriptive work. Remains to this day the most comprehensive survey of tree diseases. It remains one of the most comprehensive surveys of tree diseases, covering causal agents such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, and environmental deficiencies.
£32.50 [ref: 53379]

Pennington, T.D. and Revelo, N. El genero Inga en el Ecuador. Morfologia, Distribucion y Usos.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 1997 pp.vii, 177 with b/w. figs. and dist. maps. 8vo. Spanish text with latin names. Nr. fine softback.
Describes the 75 Ecuadorian species of Inga (Leguminosae - Mimosoideae). Each species has a short botanical description, and information on phenology and potential uses.
£40.00 [ref: 65439]

Pielou, E.C. The World of Northern Evergreens.
1st. Ed. 3rd. Prt. Pub. Comstock Pub. Assocs. 1994 pp.x, 174 with b/w. illus. throughout. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. Out-of-print.
Discusses the distinctive features of various evergreen trees, describes how they reproduce and grow. Considers the impact of fire, wind, snow, ice, clear-cutting and air pollution.
£12.00 [ref: 56275]

Pooley, E. The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand & Transkei.
1st. Ed. Pub. Natal Flora Publications Trust. 1993 pp.512 with col. photos. & dist. maps throughout. 8vo. Ownership insc. VG. softback. Signed by author to title page.
Covers 780 tree species with colour photographs, clear line drawings, distribution maps, and easy-to-use leaf key.
£12.50 [ref: 61524]

Powell, R. Leaf and Branch. Trees and Tall Shrubs of Perth.
Pub. Dept. of Cons. and Land Management, Australia. 1990 pp.viii, 239 with illus. throughout. A vg. softback.
The author has brought together a wealth of information on the trees and tall shrubs of the Perth Metropolitan Region. The large central section of this book describes each of the 79 species that commonly grow to a height of 3 metres or more.
£22.50 [ref: 45625]

Rackham, O. Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Phoenix. 2001 pp.xix, 234 with b/w. photos. and figs. 8vo. Softback. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block and to ends o/w. fine condition. From the collection of Ted Blackwell, highly regarded Fungus Recorder for Herefordshire. Inserted is a presentation slip on the occasion of his retirement from the above position, from his friends of the Herefordshire Fungal Survey Group, Nov. 2008.
Preferred revised edition. A comprehensive history of Britain’s woodlands and a useful field-work guide for those who want a fuller understanding of trees, in their various forms.
£5.00 [ref: 72413]

Rackham, Oliver. Ancient Woodland. Its history, vegetation and uses in England.
New. Ed. Pub. Castlepoint Press. 2003 pp.xxxvi, 584 with numerous colour and b/w. photos, text figs. and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Rackham gives detailed historical and ecological accounts of both individual woods and a range of woodland types from prehistoric times to today, and shows how changing woodland management regimes have maintained and modified the woods. He has added nine brand new chapters since the first edition was published in 1980, and photographs have been re-scanned to improve reproduction.
£125.00 [ref: 71942]

Rackham, Oliver. Ancient Woodland. Its history, vegetation and uses in England.
New. Ed. Pub. Castlepoint Press. 2003 pp.xxxvi, 584 with numerous colour and b/w. photos, text figs. and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Rackham gives detailed historical and ecological accounts of both individual woods and a range of woodland types from prehistoric times to today, and shows how changing woodland management regimes have maintained and modified the woods. He has added nine brand new chapters since the first edition was published in 1980, and photographs have been re-scanned to improve reproduction.
£125.00 [ref: 70752]