Glasby, J.S. Dictionary of Plants Containing Secondary Metabolites.
Pub. Taylor and Francis. 1991 pp. 488. New hardback with a couple of minor marks. In-print at £405.00.
Lists over 8,000 plants containing important chemical compounds.
£75.00 [ref: 33748]
Goodman, Jordan. Planting the World. Joseph Banks and his Collectors: An Adventurous History of Botany.
1st. Ed. Pub. William Collins. 2020 pp.xxxix, 520 with colour illus. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £25.00
Based on original sources, Goodman gives a momentous history of how the discoveries made by Banks and his collectors advanced scientific understanding around the world.
£23.50 [ref: 58980]
Grey-Wilson, Christopher. Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Alps. France, Italy and Switzerland.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2025 pp.736 with over 2000 colour photographs. 8vo. Softback. New. RRP £55.00.
This long-awaited field guide covers more than 2,000 of the region’s exceptionally diverse and important plant-life, from the most common species to local endemics. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs, each species profile includes nomenclature, description, dimensions, habitat, flowering times and distribution.
£49.00 [ref: 72295]
Gut, Bernardo. Trees in Patagonia.
Pub. Birkhauser. 2008 pp.x, 283 with many colour photograohs & b/w. line drawings. 4to. New hardback. Last three copies.
This book is a guide to the native trees and approximately 95% of the introduced arboreal species of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. Renowned experts describe the most important National Parks of both Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. The last chapter is devoted to Carl Skottsberg and his remarkable expedition through Patagonia a hundred years ago.
£42.99 [ref: 57746]
Hall, N. and Rickard, M. Fern Books In English Published Before 1900.
Pub. British Pteridological Soc. 2006 pp.iv, 98 with colour and b/w. photographs. 4to. Softback. New.
Very useful for any pteridologist, librarian or bibliophile interested in reading, finding or collecting books on ferns.
£17.50 [ref: 46788]
Hall, T. The Immortal Yew.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2019 pp.ix, 213 with 100 colour photographs. Small 4to. New hardback. RRP £25.00.
As some of the oldest living organisms to be found in Europe, yew trees have become inextricably bound up in some of the oldest enduring institutions of European culture. In ‘The Immortal Yew’, Tony Hall explores the biological, cultural, and mythic significance of these imposing evergreens.
£23.50 [ref: 58205]
Hall, Tony. Wild Plants of Southern Spain. A guide to the native plants of Andalucia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2017 pp.351 with many colour photos. plus dist. maps. 8vo. New softback. RRP £30.00.
Southern Spain, and Andalucia in particular, is one of the most florally diverse regions in the world. This super guide provides information and photographs of over 500 species and will help you identify plants that range from the familiar to the astonishing.
£27.00 [ref: 52436]
Harrap, A. & Harrap, S. Orchids of Britain And Ireland. A Field and Site Guide.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2009 pp.480 with numerous colour photos. 8vo. New softback. RRP £45.00. Latest edition. Recommended.
This comprehensive and well illustrated guide is a benchmark for the identification of British and Irish orchids. With detailed information on their biology, habitats, distribution and conservation, it covers all 56 species of wild orchid found in Britain and Ireland.
£41.50 [ref: 55368]
Harrap, S. Harrap’s Wild Flowers. A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain & Ireland.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2013 pp.413 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. New softback.
With superb photography throughout and succinct, no-nonsense text, ‘Harrap's Wild Flowers’ will help you identify almost any wild flower that you may encounter in Britain and Ireland.
£20.00 [ref: 57280]
Harris, J.C. Bloomsbury Pocket Guide to Mushrooms.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2014 pp.192 with numerous colour photos., throughout. 8vo. A new softback.
Covers 158 of the most common mushrooms found in the UK, northern and central Europe. Includes details of key features, habitiat and season.
£11.99 [ref: 54406]