Jordan, M. A Guide to Wild Plants. The Edible and Poisonous Species of the Northern Hemisphere.
Pub. Millington. 1976 pp.240 with colour photographs. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
A very interesting guide. The identification, habitat, recipes and history of each edible or poisonous plant is discussed.
£8.00 [ref: 39390]
Kirk, W.D.J. Insects on Cabbages and Oilseed Rape. Naturalists’ Handbooks 18.
1st. Ed. Pub. Richmond Publishing. 1992 pp.66 with b/w. figs. and six plates (4 col.). 8vo. Fine hardback.
A compact and informative guide for enthusiasts and professionals alike.
£12.00 [ref: 63534]
Kuhn, Rolf (et al). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean.
1st. Ed. RBG, Kew. 2019 pp.430 with over 2000 colour photos., plus dist. maps. 8vo. Fine softback.
A comprehensive photographic guide to the orchids of the region written by leading experts. Covers 30 genera and their species including Ophrys, Cypripedium, Orchis, Dactylorhiza, Epipactis and Serapias, as well as 70 natural hybrids.
£35.00 [ref: 68137]
Ladd, D. Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers. A Falcon Field Guide.
1st. Ed. Falcon Press/The Nature Conservancy. 1995 pp.262 with colour photos throughout and line drawings. 8vo. Fine softback.
An excellent field guide to wildflowers, grasses, and weeds of the midwestern tallgrass prairie.
£17.50 [ref: 63429]
Lousley, J.E. & Kent, D.H. Docks and Knotweeds of the British Isles. BSBI Handbook No 3.
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1981 pp.205 with b/w. line drawings throughout. Small 8vo. Softback. Initials inside front cover. VG. softback
£6.00 [ref: 71279]
Mallory, C. and Aiken, S. Common Plants of Nunavut.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nunavut Dept. of Education. 2004 pp.200 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. Softback. Bilingual with text in English and Inuktitut. Thor. vg.
Explore the fascinating world of Nunavut's varied plant life in this richly visual, informative book. Through photographs and a broad range of information including traditional knowledge about plant use compiled through interviews with Inuit elders readers will learn about the appearances, adaptations, life cycles, and habitats of the diverse array of plants that live in the North.
£20.00 [ref: 65170]
Mani, M.S. Plant Galls of India.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan India. 1973 pp.ix, 354 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Some spotting to ends o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
The first compendium on the plant galls of the Indian region, the result of almost forty-five years of exploration and study.
£28.00 [ref: 65230]
Manning, J. Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.
1st. Ed. Pub. Struik. 2009 pp.488 with over 1100 col. photos. and dist. maps. throughout. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine softback with gently sunned spine.
South Africa, together with Lesotho and Swaziland, encompasses habitats that range from montane to semi-desert and fynbos to sub-tropical forest. This varied landscape is home to some 19,000 shrubs and herbs, a large number of which bear flowers of intricate and often stunning beauty.
£9.50 [ref: 65876]
Maytham Kidd, M. Cape Peninsula. South African Wild Flower Guide 3.
New Ed. Pub. Bot. Soc. SA. 1983 pp.239 with colour illus. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback.
£11.00 [ref: 31767]
McCosh, D. & Rich, T. Atlas of British and Irish Hawkweeds. (Pilosella L. and Hieracium L.).
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 2011 pp.i, 496 with b/w. silhouettes & dist. maps. 8vo. Softback. Evidence of a splash to the top- and bottom edges of the text block with some resulting cockling o/w. contents fine. Covers nr. fine.
Each species account has Latin and English names, distribution map, representative silhouette, brief notes, list of vice-counties from which it has been recorded, and IUCN threat category.
£8.50 [ref: 68391]