Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean. A complete guide to the islands and coastal regions.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. A & C Black. 2004 pp.560 with over 2,700 col. illus. & line drawings. 8vo. VG. plus softback.
The standard field guide to the flowers, fruit trees, grasses and ferns found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean.
£12.50 [ref: 69169]

Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Francis Lincoln. 2001 pp.264 with colour and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. with gently sunned spine.
A lively biography of Carl Linnaeus with an account of his expeditions to Lapland and his major scientific achievements.
£14.00 [ref: 66538]

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]

Bradley, Peter. British Herbal Compendium. Volume 2. A handbook of scientific information on widely used plant drugs.
1st. Ed. Pub. BHMA. 2006 pp.xvi, 411 with many figs. in text. Large 8vo. New hardback.
Companion volume to the BHMA’s British Herbal Phamacopoeia. It covers further plant drugs, major botanicals, including Agnus Castus, Echinacea, Gingko, Saw Palmetto, St. John’s Wort, and on many others widely used but less well documented.
£59.50 [ref: 52419]

Bramwell, D. (Ed.). Plants and Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1979 pp.x, 459 with b/w. photos., figs., maps. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The aim of this work was to draw attention to the scientific importance of islands, to review knowledge of insular floras and to emphasize the necessity for further research on the taxonomy and biology of island plants.
£45.00 [ref: 56252]

Brickell, C.D. and Mathew, B. Daphne. The Genus in the Wild and in Cultivation.
1st. Ed. Pub. Alpine Garden Society. 1976 pp.194 with col. & b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Inscription to ffep. Fine hardback in vg. dw., with surface production ripples.
A guide to the genus Daphne both from the horticultural and botanical viewpoints.
£9.00 [ref: 71054]