Argyll Saxby, C.F. (Ed.). Edmondston’s Flora of Shetland. Comprehending a list of the prevalent wild-flowers, horse-tails, club mosses and ferns of the Shetland Isles.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier. 1903 pp.102 with photo. frontispiece and biographical sketch of Edmondston. Contents in fine condition. Original green boards in fine condition. C.E. Salmon’s copy (author of ‘Flora of Surrey’) with his bibliographic notes to front pastedown. Also has bookplate of Sir George Taylor to ffep. A most pleasing copy.
£80.00 [ref: 53789]

Arno, Stephen F. Discovering Sierra Trees.
1st. Ed. Pub. Yosemite Natural History Association/ Sequoia Natural History Association. 1973 pp.v, 89 with many b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. softback.
£4.00 [ref: 50749]

Arnold, Rev. F.H. Flora of Sussex. or A List of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County of Sussex, with Localities of the Less Common Species.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. 1907 pp.xxii, 154 with fold-out colour map at front and colour frontis. Hardback. One or two annotations to text in pencil otherwise contents very clean and bright. A vg. copy.
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Ashton, P.S. A Manual of the Dipterocarp Trees of Brunei State.
Pub. Oxford. 1964 pp.xii, 242 with 58 photographic plates. Ex-Forest Lib. Oxford Uni. Boards showing a small amount of wear, o/w. a vg. copy.
£60.00 [ref: 37025]

Atkins, R. (Ed.). Plant Profiles. Gardens Illustrated.
Pub. BBC. 2003 pp. 240 with many colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dw.
‘Plant Profiles’ has for many years been the most popular regular feature in ‘Gardens Illustrated’ magazine. This book brings together 25 of the best articles, chosen and edited by Rosie Atkins, the former editor of the magazine, in one volume.
£20.00 [ref: 39066]

Aubréville, A. Climats, Forêts et Désertification de L’Afrique Tropicale.
Pub. Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales. 1949 pp. 351 with maps and figs. A good-vg. copy in blue boards.
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Averis, A., (et al). An Illustrated Guide to British Upland Vegetation.
1st. Ed. Pub. JNCC. 2004 pp.454 with colour photographs and line drawings. 4to. Nr. fine softback. Presentation copy with dedication and signed by all authors.
The first comprehensive, single book on plant communities in the British uplands. It provides concise descriptions of all currently recognised British upland vegetation types.
£40.00 [ref: 55226]

Ayensu, E.S. Anatomy of the Monocotyledons. Volume VI. Dioscoreales.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1972 pp.x, 181 with text figs. throughout and 16 b/w. plates at rear of text. 8vo. Hardback. A thor. vg. copy in vg. dw.
This is the first comprehensive anatomical work on the Dioscoreales. Part 1 gives a general account of the Dioscoreales; their geographic distribution, origin, and economic importance. A taxonomic review, together with taxonomic conclusions based on anatomical evidence, is included. Part 2, the descriptive section of the book, is richly illustrated with line drawings and photomicrographs. Most of the species are described and illustrated for the first time.
£30.00 [ref: 44948]

Babington, C.C. Flora of Cambridgeshire: or A Catalogue of Plants Found in the County of Cambridge, with References to Former Catalogues, and the Localities of the Rare Species.
1st. Ed. Pub. van Voorst. 1860 pp.lvi, 327. Small 8vo. Some tick marks to text in pencil otherwise text in very clean condition. Fold-out map at front of book with 3 small spots of foxing. Scattered foxing to end-papers. Original boards in thoroughly vg. condition.
£75.00 [ref: 45915]

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Babington, Charles. Flora Bathoniensis: or A catalogue of the Plants indigenous to the vicinity of Bath.
Pub. E. Collings. 1834 pp.iv, 62 with uncut index. Small 8vo. Some neat, historical notes to 2 pages of text. Some minor rubbing to marbled boards. More recently a new cloth spine has been added. Overall a very good copy.
£45.00 [ref: 47405]