Allen, D.E. Flora of the Isle of Man.
1st. Ed. Pub. Manx Museum & Nat. Trust. 1984 pp.xiv, 250 with b/w. maps. 8vo. Signature to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£12.00 [ref: 62817]
Allen, D.E. Rubus in Surrey (v.c.17). A list of the species considered reliably on record compiled by D.E. Allen 1997-2000 from the published literature, field records and searches of the relevant main herbaria.
Pub. D.E. Allen. 2001 pp.19. A4. Softback. With 3 pages of handwritten notes following a Rubus Meeting with David Allen on 29th July 2001 loosely inserted. Fine.
£15.00 [ref: 61626]
Allman, T. (Pub.). The Botanical Keepsake. An Arrangement of British Plants.
Pub. T. Allman. 1846 pp.viii, 233 with 28 hand-coloured plates. Small 8vo. Hardback. AEG. Charming dedication, dated 1857, to ffep. Light spotting to endpapers and occ. internally o/w. contents nr. fine. A little spine lean. Original cloth binding with gilt decoration in vg. condition with some marks and bumping to extremities. Scarce.
Charming. Intended as an introduction to botany and the text is presented as a dialogue between the teacher (Miss H.) and her pupils (Sophia and Mary). The flowers in the plates were drawn from nature.
£100.00 [ref: 63896]
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American Orchid Society. American Orchid Society Bulletin. Apr. 1992.
Pub. AOS. 1992 Fine.
£1.00 [ref: 33480]
American Orchid Society. AOS Almanac - 1992-93.
Pub. AOS. 1993 pp.120. A fine softback copy.
£4.00 [ref: 33558]
Amphlett, J. and Rea, C. The Botany of Worcestershire. An account of the Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses, Hepatics, Lichens, Fungi, and Fresh-Water Algae, which grow or have grown spontaneously in the County of Worcester.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cornish Brothers Ltd. 1909 pp.xxxiii, 654 with fold-out map in pocket to rear of volume. 8vo. Neat, early, signatures to ffep, small owner’s stamp to title page. Contents in fine condition. Original binding in vg. condition. Handwritten letter loosely inserted.
£30.00 [ref: 65805]
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Anderman, Tomas. Herr Archiater of Hammarby. Carl von Linne in the Parish of Danmark.
1st. Ed. Pub. Danmarks Hemygdsforening. 2007 pp.96 with col. illus. 8vo. Minor mark to blank margin of early leaves and minor abrasion to front cover o/w. a fine softback. Scarce.
This book charts the home life of the Linne family and is a useful companion to the Linne historical sites.
£17.50 [ref: 66516]
Andersen, F. and Nesbitt, P. Flora Danica.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh and Danish Cultural Institute, Edinburgh. 1990 pp.50 with col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine softback. Private view invitation card and A4 sheet listing the exhibits, loosely inserted.
The catalogue for an exhibition of Danish porcelain, illustrated through the inspiration of Flora Danica, which took place at Inverleith House during the 1990 Edinburgh Festival.
£25.00 [ref: 66311]
Anderson, F.J. An Illustrated History of the Herbals.
1st. Ed. Pub. Columbia Univ. Press. 1977 pp.xiv, 270 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in good dw.
In this book the author surveys 32 of the most important herbal works in the library of the New York Botanical Garden. Included are works by Dioscorides, Pliny, ‘The Herbal of Apuleius’ and on to later herbals including the ‘Herball’ of John Gerard and Parkinson’s ‘Theatrum Botanicum’.
£18.00 [ref: 64922]
Anderson, J.A.R. A Check list of the Trees of Sarawak.
Pub. Forest Dept. Sarawak. 1980 pp. 364. VG. in green cloth boards.
£15.00 [ref: 35183]