Baker, Richard St. Barbe. Famous Trees.
Pub. Dropmore Press. 1952 pp.117 with 20 fine engravings on hand made paper limited edition no.373/999 copies. A fine copy in cloth boards.
£110.00 [ref: 36685]

Baker, Richard St. Barbe. Trees. A book of the seasons.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Lindsay Drummond. 1948 pp.48 with b/w. photos. 4to. Contents clean and bright. Original boards stained and spine sunned, o/w. a vg. hdbk.
£6.00 [ref: 50541]

Balfour, Isaac Bayley (et al.). Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Vols. I to XXII.
1st. Ed. Pub. Edinburgh / Glasgow. 1900-’58 Twenty-two volumes bound in twelve. 8vo. Ex-Royal Society, Edinburgh. Contents all in near fine or fine condition. Handsomely bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering and emblem to spines. All bindings in fine condition. A superb set with plates throughout (many fold-out) including plans of the garden. Scarce.
A fascinating insight into the history and activities of RBG Edinburgh; its development, research carried out in the garden, much plant hunting material and more. An excellent example is the significant amount of information contributed by George Forrest following his expeditions to China and Tibet. Forrest’s text is supported by many plates, both illustrative and photographic.
£700.00 [ref: 53505]

Ballantyne, G.H. Wild Flowers of Kinross.
2nd Ed. Pub. Scottish Wildlife Trust. 1985 pp.xvi, 111 with b/w. map of Kinross-shire at rear of book. Very good in card covers.
£7.00 [ref: 47996]

Barbour, M. et al. California’s Changing Landscapes. Diversity and Conservation of California Vegetation.
1st. Pub. The California Native Plant Society. 1993 pp.244, with colour and b/w. plates. Previous owner has underlined some sections in pen and made some notes in margin. O/w. a vg. softback.
£10.00 [ref: 33203]

Barkhuizen, B.P. Succulents of Southern Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Purnell. 1978 pp.222 with colour photographs throughout. A nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.
This book is a great reference source for the botanist, the student of plant life, the collector and the layman.
£30.00 [ref: 44273]

Barnes, G. & Williamson, T. Rethinking Ancient Woodland. The Archaeology and History of Woods in Norfolk.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uni. of Hertfordshire Press. 2015 pp.[xii], 276 with b/w. photos., maps, figs. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. Out-of-print in hardback.
A groundbreaking study questioning many of the assumptions about the designation of 'ancient woodlands’ which are often assumed to provide a direct link with the natural vegetation of England, as it existed before the virgin forests were fragmented by the arrival of farming.
£50.00 [ref: 56266]

Barnett, H.L. Illustrated Genera of Imperfect Fungi.
1st. Ed. 2nd. Prt. Pub. Burgess. 1956 pp.i, 218 with b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Thor. vg. ringbound softback.
£20.00 [ref: 56047]

Bartlett, M. Gentians.
Pub. Alphabooks. 1975 pp.144 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper.
£2.00 [ref: 46939]

Barton, L.V. Seed Preservation and Longevity.
Pub. Leonard Hill. 1961 pp.xvii, 216 with text figs. throughout. Ex-Library copy with usual stamps and markings. Fore-edges of text block lightly stained. Overall a near vg. copy in same dustwrapper.
£10.00 [ref: 46161]