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Cambridgeshire’s Mosses & Liverworts. Preston, C.D. & Hill, M.O. Cambridgeshire’s Mosses & Liverworts. A Dynamic Flora.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2019 pp.vi, 326 with colour photos., figs., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. New softback.
Describes the current bryophyte flora of the vice-county, based on surveys undertaken between 2000 and 2018. Detailed accounts of the 341 species recorded from the county since 1660 are given and changes in its bryoflora are analysed.

£27.50 [ref: 57285]

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Genera Orchidacearum. Pridgeon, A.M. et al. (Eds.). Genera Orchidacearum. Volume 1. General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. O.U.P. 2009 pp.xiv, 197 with colour and b/w. photos and other text illus. 4to. A new hardback in illus. boards, gently bumped to top-edge. RRP. 167.50
Genera are comprehensively described, including the complete nomenclature, distribution, anatomy, cultivation, economic uses, taxonomic notes, and a select bibliography.

£67.50 [ref: 54435]

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Flora of the Cayman Islands. Proctor, G.R. Flora of the Cayman Islands.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Kew Publishing. 2012 pp.788, beautifully illustrated with 400 colour photographs and 250 line drawings. New hardback. RRP £85.00.
The three islands comprising the Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac) support 415 native taxa in a land area little over 260 square kilometers, 29 of which are uniquely Caymanian. This full colour Flora of the Cayman Islands by George R. Proctor is a total revision of his first edition.

£59.50 [ref: 47789]

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The History of the Countryside. Rackham, Oliver. The History of the Countryside. The classic history of Britain’s landscape, flora and fauna.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2020 pp.xvi, 445 with b/w. photographs and other figs. throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £16.99
This marvellous book traces the history of the British countryside from the late Ice Age to the present. It examines how indigenous plants and wildlife, as well as the general topography, have altered over the centuries, and how the changing nature of the landscape shapes our lives.

£15.00 [ref: 59234]

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The Modern Flower Press. 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]

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Indian Botanical Art. 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]

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Mountain Flowers. 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]

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Great British Elms. 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]

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The Orchid Paintings of Franz Bauer. 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]

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Collins British Common Wild Flower Guide. 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]

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