Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Francis Lincoln. 2001 pp.264 with colour and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. with gently sunned spine.
A lively biography of Carl Linnaeus with an account of his expeditions to Lapland and his major scientific achievements.
£14.00 [ref: 66538]
Blunt, W. & W.T. Stearn. The Art of Botanical Illustration.
Rep. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1995 pp.368 with 125 coloured plates and many text figs. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. Out-of-print.
£50.00 [ref: 43666]
Blunt, W. and Stearn, W.T. The Art of Botanical Illustration.
New Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1994 pp.368 with 125 coloured plates and many text figs. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print.
Originally published in 1950 as apart of the New Naturalist Serie, this much enhanced edition is a must for all those interested in botanical illustration and the history of the techniques involved. Highly recommended.
£40.00 [ref: 64258]
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Boekhout, T. A Revision of Ballistoconidia-Forming Yeasts and Fungi.
1st. Ed. Pub. Inst. of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Lettres. 1991 pp.194 with b/w. line drawings. Large 8vo. Softback. Very gently sunned spine, o/w. a fine copy. Scarce.
£45.00 [ref: 57186]
Bond, T.E.T. Wild Flowers of the Ceylon Hills. Some Familiar Plants of the Up-country Districts.
1st. Ed. Pub. Geoffrey Cumberlege/ O.U.P. 1953 pp.xviii, 240 with colour frontis. and line drawings throughout. 8vo. Signatures. VG. hardback in good dw.
£12.00 [ref: 63323]
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Bonnard, B. Channel Island Plant Lore.
1st. Ed. Pub. Brian Bonnard. 1993 pp.70 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
Describes all aspects of the use of plants found on the Channel Islands, including herbal remedies, folk lore, superstitions, and local names.
£22.00 [ref: 65208]
Bonnard, Brian. Flora of Alderney. A new check list of the Flowering Plants, Trees, & Ferns wild on Alderney, and its off-islets.
Rev. Enl. Ed. Pub. Guernsey Press. 1988 pp.viii, 41 with b/w. map of Alderney and adverts to rear. 8vo. Fine softback.
This work revised and updated the previous works on the area by Le Sueur and McClintock, then later Honor Prentice.
£6.00 [ref: 48687]
Bonner, A. Plantes de les Balears.
1st. Ed. Pub. Editorial Moll. 1977 pp.138 with colour photos and line drawings. 8vo. Softback. Address label. Catalan text.Some light pencil annotations to text and index o/w. contents fine with a few pressed examples. Covers lightly rubbed, o/w. thor. vg.
£5.00 [ref: 63318]
Bonner, A. Plants of the Balearic Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Editorial Moll. 1982 pp.150 with 4 colour plates and many line drawings. 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
£5.00 [ref: 63021]
Bonnier, G. & Layens, G. Flore complete portative de la France de la Suisse et de la Belgique. pour trouver facilement les noms de plantes sans mots techniques.
Pub. Editions Belin. 1986 pp.425 with 5338 figures. 8vo. Softback. Nr. fine. In-print at £45.00.
A richly illustrated identification key to the flora of France, Switzerland and Belgium. The authors shun technical jargon to aid easy identification of plants.
£15.00 [ref: 63026]