Legon, N.W. and Henrici, A. Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2005 pp.xvii, 517. 4to. Nr. fine softback. Several pages of pencilled checklists loosely inserted.
A comprehensive work, providing publication references and brief habitat, frequency and distribution details for all 3,760 species of mushroom, toadstool, bracket fungus, puffball, earthstar, stinkhorn, club and coral, tooth and jelly, fungus as well as the rusts and smuts, recorded in the British Isles.
£22.00 [ref: 65602]
Leonard, P. Keys to the British Species of Lactarius.
1st. Ed. Pub. P. Leonard. c.1996 pp.27 with tables. Stapled typescript. A4 softback. Title and author’s name handritten to margin of first page.
£7.50 [ref: 66720]
Leonard, P. Lactarius. Synoptic Keys to British Species of Lactsrius.
Pub. Patrick Leonard. 2006 pp.13 with col. codes. A4 stapled softback. Fine.
Covers all species in the checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota.
£6.00 [ref: 66740]
Locquin, M.V. Flore Mycologique. Mycological Flora. Vol. 3 -Text and 4.- Plates.
Pub. Guyot. 1977 2 Volumes. A fine set. Text duplicated French and English. Scarce.
£140.00 [ref: 41854]
Lucas, S. In Praise of Toadstools. Volume 1 and 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lucas Art. 1992-1997 Two vol. set. with colour illustrations throughout. Folio. Fine hardbacks in fine dws. With a printed letter from Suzanne Lucas, loosely inserted in Vol. One, inviting purchasers to subscribe to Volume Two. An excellent set.
A super work of botanical illustration, with full-page colour illustrations of fungi (all life size). Suzanne Lucas (1915-2008) was a very highly regarded botanical artist who went on to serve as President of The Society of Botanical Artists.
£89.50 [ref: 67626]
Lucas, S. In Praise of Toadstools. Volume 1 and 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lucas Art. 1992-1997 Two vol. set. with colour illustrations throughout. Folio. Fine hardbacks in fine dws. With a printed letter from Suzanne Lucas, loosely inserted in Vol. One, inviting purchasers to subscribe to Volume Two.
A super work of botanical illustration, with full-page colour illustrations of fungi (all life size). Suzanne Lucas (1915-2008) was a very highly regarded botanical artist who went on to serve as President of The Society of Botanical Artists.
£89.50 [ref: 67106]
Marren, Peter. Mushrooms. The natural and human world of British fungi. British Wildlife Collection No. 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2012 pp.272 magnificently illustrated with colour photographs throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Title page signed and dated by the author.
The first book in the British Wildlife series provides a new insight into the world of fungi. Written in the author’s own inimitable style, it is a refreshingly candid view of the diversity of fungi and our relationship with this intriguing group, exploring such subjects as the naming of fungi, their importance in natural ecosystems, fungus forays and our ambivalent attitude to edible fungi, as well as recent efforts to record and conserve vulnerable species.
£30.00 [ref: 68752]
Marren, Peter. Mushrooms. The natural and human world of British fungi. British Wildlife Collection No. 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2012 pp.272 magnificently illustrated with colour photographs throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The first book in the British Wildlife series provides a new insight into the world of fungi. Written in the author’s own inimitable style, it is a refreshingly candid view of the diversity of fungi and our relationship with this intriguing group, exploring such subjects as the naming of fungi, their importance in natural ecosystems, fungus forays and our ambivalent attitude to edible fungi, as well as recent efforts to record and conserve vulnerable species.
£25.00 [ref: 70901]
Marren, Peter. Mushrooms. The natural and human world of British fungi. British Wildlife Collection No. 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2012 pp.272 magnificently illustrated with colour photographs throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Title page signed and dated by the author. Several Times newspaper articles concerning mushrooms together with the pre-publication flyer for the book, loosely inserted.
The first book in the British Wildlife series provides a new insight into the world of fungi. Written in the author’s own inimitable style, it is a refreshingly candid view of the diversity of fungi and our relationship with this intriguing group, exploring such subjects as the naming of fungi, their importance in natural ecosystems, fungus forays and our ambivalent attitude to edible fungi, as well as recent efforts to record and conserve vulnerable species.
£30.00 [ref: 65627]