Abbott, C.P. Queen Breeding for Amateurs.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bee Craft. 1947 pp.48 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Softback. Signature dated 1948 to ffep. Contents fine. Card covers thor. vg.
The essential information required for successful queen breeding.
£9.00 [ref: 69687]

Abercrombie, John. The Hot-House Gardener on the General Culture of the Pine-Apple. And methods of forcing early Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, and other choice fruits in Hot-Houses, Vineries, Fruit-Houses, Hot-Walls, &c. with directions for raising melons and early Strawberries.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Stockdale, London. 1789 pp.xvi, 238 with 4 [of 5] plates plus 2-page publisher’s catalogue. Large 8vo. Contents in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. More recently bound in oat-coloured cloth with gilt lettered label, light marking to spine and extremities o/w. in fine condition.
‘Among 18th century British nurserymen who became writers on practical gardening, one of the most successful was John Abercrombie.’ (Henrey). Over half of this work comprises a detailed, practical, advice on the culture of the Pineapple. The remainder focusses on grapes, peaches, nectarines, melons and strawberries. Abercrombie was an ‘outstanding pomologist’ (Jansen).
£300.00 [ref: 51892]

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Abeywickrama, B.A. (Ed.). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon. Volume 1, Part 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uni. of Ceylon. 1973 pp.iii, 109 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
Considers Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Bignoniaceae, Gesneriaceae, Loranthaceae, Martyniaceae, Pedaliaceae, Periplocaceae, and Viscaceae.
£6.00 [ref: 60595]

Able, K.W. & Fahay, M.P. Ecology of Estuarine Fishes. Temperate Waters of the Western North Atlantic.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Hopkins Uni. Press. 2010 pp.xii, 566 with b/w. illus., dist. maps and figs. throughout. 4to. Signature. Fine hardback in fine dw. RRP £99.00.
This comprehensive reference details the life history and ecology of the fish species that occupy the estuarine and coastal habitats along the eastern United States and Canada. Detailed species accounts include information on distribution, habitat use, reproduction and migratory patterns.
£59.50 [ref: 59442]

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Abraham, F. et al. (Eds.). The Flora of Sussex.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2018 pp.viii, 428 with col. photos. and dist. maps. Folio. One corner gently bumped o/w. a fine hardback. Out of print.
This comprehensive Flora has been compiled to update, expand and revise the ‘Sussex Plant Atlas’ published in 1980 and is the first major account of the county's flora since Wolley-Dod's work of 1937. Around 2,750 taxa are described, many accompanied by distribution maps.
£70.00 [ref: 71879]

Abson, D.J. The Wonders of a Bee Hive. A Nutshell in verse. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 73.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[8] with b/w. illus. 4to. Nr. fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70560]

Abson, D.J. The Wonders of a Bee Hive. A Nutshell in verse. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No.73.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[8] with b/w. illus. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70559]

Abson, D.J. The Wonders of a Bee Hive. A Nutshell in verse. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 73.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[8] with b/w. illus. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70561]

Abson, D.J. The Wonders of a Bee Hive. A Nutshell in verse. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 73.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[8] with b/w. illus. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70558]

Abu-Irmaileh, B.E. Weeds of Jordan. (Weeds of Crop Fields).
1st. Ed. Pub. The Author. [1982] pp.xix, 433 with b/w. botanical illus. throughout. 4to. Bilingual in English and Arabic. Dedication by author to half-title. Thor. vg. softback. Very scarce.
A total of 222 weed species from 48 plant families are included, covering the common weeds in most agricultural areas of Jordan.
£125.00 [ref: 58994]

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