Richardson, M. and Fielding, A. The Modern Flower Press. Preserving the Beauty of Nature.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins 2022 pp.288 with colour photos and illus. 4to. New hardback. RRP £30.00.
An excellent introduction into the lost art of flower pressing. Tells the stories that surround traditional flower pressing from its origins to the present day. Provides clear step-by-step instructions from how to choose the right flowers through to how to display them in their pressed glory.
£27.00 [ref: 62687]

Rix, Martyn. Indian Botanical Art. An illustrated history.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021 pp.224 with 150 colour illus. 4to. New hardback. RRP £25.00.
Drawn mostly from original works held in the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This book brings together and shows for the first time ever striking botanical art of Indian origin spanning a period of three hundred years, focussing in particular on the 18th and 19th centuries.
£22.50 [ref: 61720]

Scott, Michael. Mountain Flowers. British Wildlife Collection No. 4.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.416 with colour photos. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £40.00.
In this, the fourth volume of the ‘British Wildlife Collection’, Michael Scott brings a 21st-century perspective to our understanding of mountain plants, outlining the latest understanding of their ecology, and reflecting on their resilience in some of the most extreme environments in Britain.
£36.00 [ref: 50536]

Seddon, Mark and Shreeve, David. Great British Elms. The Remarkable Story of an Iconic Tree and It's Return from the Brink.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024 pp.224 with colour photos., throughout and one colour map. 4to. New hardback. RRP. £30.00.
A celebration of the British elm and positive hope for its future. Since the 1970s nearly all elms in the British Isles have proven to be susceptible to outbreaks of Dutch elm disease, with millions of trees lost. However, the elm was not lost forever. Among all this sudden death and destruction, unnoticed by many, some elms survived the onslaught. This is the story of their recovery.
£26.00 [ref: 68872]

Short, Philip. In Pursuit of Plants. Experiences of nineteenth & early twentieth century plant collectors.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2004 pp.xvi, 351 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw.
A fascinating insight into the hardships and endurance required by the early plant hunters in the search for their quarry. Seven chapters are dedicated to a geographical area - namely Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Europe, North America, Central & South America and the Oceans & Islands - with details then provided for plant collectors who worked in those areas.
£22.50 [ref: 36451]

Stewart, Joyce & Stearn, William T. The Orchid Paintings of Franz Bauer.
1st. Ed. Pub. Herbert. 1993 pp.160 with full-page colour and b/w. reproductions of Franz Bauer’s artwork. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP. £25.00. Out-of-print.
Franz Bauer, a contemporary of Redoute, is considered one of the great botanical artists. This is the first book to reproduce a collection of his works, and includes almost all his completed orchid paintings.
£20.00 [ref: 52971]

Streeter, David. Collins British Common Wild Flower Guide.
Amended. Ed. Pub. William Collins. 2015 pp.272 with many colour illus. throughout. 8vo. A new softback.
This guide is based on the comprehensive Collins Wild Flower Guide. It’s designed as an accessible field guide to the identification of those plants commonly found growing wild in the British Isles.
£14.99 [ref: 52420]

Streeter, David. et al. Collins Wild Flower Guide. The most complete guide to the wild flowers of Britain and Ireland.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2016 pp.704 with many colour illus. 8vo. New softback. RRP £24.99.
Over 1,900 species described in this updated 2nd edition of the classic field guide.
£22.50 [ref: 50253]

Sunderland, Tony. Field Guide to the Rattans of Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 2009 pp.66 with colour photos. 8vo. Softback. New.
Identification guide to all 22 species found in Africa, their ecology and distribution, and their sustainable management. The first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. Species descriptions are based on leaf and stem characteristics and are illustrated with more than 120 colour photographs, line drawings and distribution maps.
£40.00 [ref: 56730]

Thorogood, C. (et al). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2024 pp.v, 439 with col. photos. throughout. 8vo. 8vo. New softback. RRP £40.00.
This comprehensive and accessible field guide to the Canary Islands flowers covers more than 2,000 of the region's exceptionally diverse and important plants, from the most common species to local endemics. Each species profile includes nomenclature, description, dimensions, habitat, flowering times, and distribution.
£36.00 [ref: 69749]