Creed, P. A Guide To Finding Fungi. In Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2009 pp.73 with many delightfully vivid col. photos. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback. As new.
The woodlands, grasslands and heathlands of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire are home to a huge number of wild mushrooms and toadstools. Trying to identify them all can be daunting, but this Guide helps to simplify the task. It concentrates on those which are most likely to be found in the area (about 230 species), and describes their most distinctive features. With such excellent photography, this guide would be of use to all those interested in this subject no matter where they live.
£4.00 [ref: 71744]

Creed, P. & Haynes, T. A Guide To Finding Mosses. In Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2013 pp.73 with many delightfully vivid col. photos. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback. As new.
This guide focuses on the species most likely to be found by the beginner, but it also includes striking, rarer examples from the local area. Covering over 200 species, it includes easy-to-follow descriptions. Information on key habitats and the best places to look, is also provided. With such excellent photography, this guide would be of use to all those interested in this subject no matter where they live.
£4.00 [ref: 71745]

Creed, P. & Hudson, R. A Guide to Finding Orchids. In Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2013 pp.73 with col. photos. throughout.8vo. Fine softback. As new.
These counties are home to 36 species of orchid and this guide features a full description of each species. Includes flowering times and best places to look, with over 80 superb full-colour photographs.
£4.00 [ref: 71746]

Cribb, P.J. and Leedal, G.P. The Mountain Flowers of Southern Tanzania. A field guide to the common flowers Orchids; Balsams; Legumes; Begonias; Red-hot pokers; Daisies; Aloes; Lobelias; Gladiolus; Streptocarpus.
1st. Ed. Pub. A.A. Balkema. 1982 pp.ix, 244 with colour photos., line drawings and other text figs. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine hardback in vg. plus dw.
The Southern Highlands of Tanzania are floristically one of the richest areas in Africa. Although intended as a guide to the flora of the Southern Highlands, this handy book will also be useful elsewhere in east and south-central Africa.
£22.50 [ref: 65836]

Croasdale, H., & Scott, A.M. New or otherwise Interesting Desmids from Northern Australia.
Rep. Pub. J. Cramer. 1976 pp.501-594 with 17 b/w. plates of line drawings. 8vo. Inscription by Hannah Croasdale plus signatures to front cover. Fine softback.
From the library of David. B. Williamson, one of the UK’s leading experts on desmids.
£19.50 [ref: 62738]

Cullen, James. The Identification of Flowering Plant Families. Including a key to those native and cultivated in north temperate regions.
4th. Rev. Ed. Rep. Pub. Cambridge. 2000 pp.xii, 215 with b/w. figs. Small 8vo. Fine softback. Most recent edition.
Should allow readers to identify any flowering plant family found wild or in cultivation in northern temperate regions.
£7.50 [ref: 67538]

Davis, B.N.K. Insects on Nettles. Naturalists’ Handbooks 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1983 pp.65 with b/w. figs. and five plates (4 col.). 8vo. Fine hardback.
A compact and informative guide for enthusiasts and professionals alike.
£12.50 [ref: 63548]

Dudman, A.A. and Richards, A.J. Dandelions of Great Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No 9.
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1997 pp.344 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. Light spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine softback with gentle sunning to spine.
Everyone knows what a dandelion looks like, but how do you tell them apart? In this handbook the reader is exposed to the complexities of dandelion identification and every species is illustrated with one silhouette.
£15.00 [ref: 71740]

Duperrex, A. Orchids of Europe.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Blandford. 1961 pp.xiv, 235 with 32 colour photos. & text figs. 8vo. Inscription to ffep., handwritten notes to rear endpapers with occ. annotations to text. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in good dw. with some loss.
A comprehensive guide to the wild orchids of Europe.
£3.00 [ref: 31225]

Falk, Steven J. Warwickshire’s Wildflowers. The wildflowers, shrubs & trees of historic Warwickshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Brewin Books. 2009 pp.viii, 344 with colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Provides a fully updated checklist of Warwickshire’s 1,778 native and naturalised plants.
£15.00 [ref: 62966]