Beretta, M. and Tosi, A. (Eds.). Linnaeus in Italy. The Spread of a Revolution in Science.
1st. Ed. Pub. Watson Publishing. 2007 pp.xxiii, 340 with b/w. figs. Large 8vo. Signature. Light spotting to text block edges o/w. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
The essays collected in this book illustrate how the works of a devotedly Protestant scientist gradually conquered Italy, a country that was at least in appearance devoutly Catholic.
£95.00 [ref: 65477]

Berglund, K. Jag tänker på Linné. Han som såg allt. [I Think of Linnaeus. The Man Who Saw Everything].
1st. Ed. Pub. Albert Bonnier. 2007 pp.407 with col. & b/w. photos. & illus. Swedish text. Large 8vo. Minor surface abrasions to spine, small tear to corner of half-title o/w. a fine hardback.
Traces the life and work of Linnaeus with period illustrations and contemporary photographs.
£12.50 [ref: 70820]

Bishop, David. Causal Botany; or A Treatise on the causes and Character of Changes in Plants, especially of changes which are productive of Subspecies or Varieties.
1st. Ed. Pub. H. and W. Wright. 1829 pp.viii, 184. 8vo. Hardback. Marbled endpapers and matching marbling to fore-edges of text block. Minor bump to top-corner o/w. contents fine. Full-calf boards with decorative gilt borders and spine in vg. plus condition. Scarce.
Bishop’s comprehensive treatise on the causes and character of changes in plants. The book mainly focuses on the changes that lead to the development of subspecies or varieties in plants. The author examines the reasons behind the changes in plants, including the effect of the environment, the influence of cultivation, and the impact of hybridization. The book also explores the role of genetics in plant variation and the importance of selective breeding in the development of new plant varieties.
£200.00 [ref: 68317]

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Black, D. (Ed.). Carl Linnaeus. Travels.
1st. Ed. Pub. Paul Elek. 1979 pp.108 with col. illus. Small 4to. Fine hardback in vg. dw.
Illustrated extracts from the journals Linnaeus kept on his expeditions through his native Sweden.
£12.50 [ref: 66536]

Blackadder, E. & Leitch, M. Elizabeth Blackadder RA. The Artist at Work in Her Studio.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Academy. 2002 pp.96 with col. illus. and photos. throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback.
An insight into the working practices of one of the most original watercolourists of recent years.
£7.00 [ref: 66297]

Bocher, T.W. Oceanic and Continental Vegetational Complexes in Southwest Greenland.
1st. Ed. Pub. C.A. Reitzels. 1954 pp.336 with b/w. photos. & maps plus 4 b/w. plates to rear. Large 8vo. Softback. Signature to front cover. Small closed tear to plate III o/w. contents fine. Card covers vg.
£25.00 [ref: 67102]

Botanical Society of the British Isles. Year Books and Proceedings, (1949 to 1969).
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1949-1969 Eight volumes, with plates and figs. in text. 8vo. Contents in fine condition. Uniformly bound in brown cloth (a little light fading in places), o/w. all in fine condition.
A super run of this detailed work. The ‘Year Books’ began in 1949, running until 1953, when the BSBI changed the name of its publication to ‘Proceedings’. The run offered for sale here comprises all ‘Year Books’ (1949-53) and Volumes 1 to 7 of ‘Proceedings’ (covering the years 1954 to 1969).
£150.00 [ref: 53513]

Bower, F.O. Joseph Dalton Hooker. Pioneers of Progress. Men of Science.
1st. Ed. Pub. S.P.C.K. 1919 pp.62. with b/w. frontis. portrait. 8vo. Hardback. Evidence of labels removal to front endpapers. Minor spotting to prelims o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth boards vg. Scarce.
A biography of botanist Joseph Hooker.
£40.00 [ref: 70856]

Bowes, B.G. A Colour Atlas of Plant Structure.
1st. Ed. Pub. Manson. 1996 pp.192 with colour and b/w. photos. and illustrations. 4to. Fine hardback.
A fundamental guide to understanding plant structure.
£30.00 [ref: 64826]

Bown, Deni. Aroids. Plants of the Arum Family.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2000 pp.392 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Ownership insc. with additional notes, in pencil to ffep. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw., with very gently sunned spine.
Preferred, revised, second edition. A lively and accessible account of the Araceae family, this is a much needed survey of an economically important family of plants which has considerable curiosity value and visual impact.
£80.00 [ref: 66017]