Barnes, H.F. Gall Midges of Economic Importance.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crosby, Lockwood & Son. 1946-1951 Six volumes with b/w. photos. 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. fine hardbacks in nr. fine dws. A great opprtunity to obtain the first six books of this eight volume set.
Contents: Vol. 1 - Root and Vegetable Crops; Vol. 2 - Fodder Crops; Vol. 3 - Fruit; Vol. 4 - Ornamental Plants and Shrubs; Vol. 5 - Trees; Vol. 6 - Miscellaneous.
£49.50 [ref: 66474]
Barredo, M.C. Flowers of Menorca.
1st. Ed. Pub. GOB. 1996 pp.127 with colour photos. and line drawings throughout. Large 8vo. Fine hardback.
A detailed commentary on 146 Menorcan flowering plants with a separate section on the orchids of Menorca.
£18.00 [ref: 64934]
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]
Baxter, Dr. E.W. (et al). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Vol. 62 : No. 1 to Vol. 79 : No. 4
1st. Ed. Pub. For Linnean Society of London by Academic Press. 1969-1979 Eighteen volume run comprising 70 softback parts (each volume with own full index). Large 8vo. Softback. Nr. fine run.
£120.00 [ref: 66690]
Baxter, Travor. The Eternal Yew.
1st. Ed. Pub. Self Publishing. 1992 pp.192 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently sunned on spine.
£12.00 [ref: 53068]
Beaman, J.H. and Anderson, C. The Plants of Mount Kinabalu. 5. Dicotyledon Families Magnoliaceae to Winteraceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Hist. Pubs. (Borneo) / RBG Kew. 2004 pp.xiii, 607 with col. photos. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine hardback in fine dw., with gentle sunning to spine.
The final volume of this excellent, comprehensive, account of the Kinabalu flora. The systematic section, which includes such families as Rosaceae and Rubiaceae, Melastomataceae and Myrsinaceae, is preceded by chapters on the history of botanical exploration on mount Kinabalu, ecological considerations, distribution factors, and contains at the back, a substantial directory of numbered collections. Enhanced by colour photographs, Volume 5 is a fitting finale to the remarkable achievement which this flora represents.
£50.00 [ref: 66018]
Bean, W. J. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles. Volumes I & II.
Pub. John Murray. 1919-1925 Two volume set. 8vo. Hardbacks. Neat ownership inscription, dated 1919, to front paste down of Vol. 1. Original green cloth boards. Nr. fine set.
£75.00 [ref: 56057]
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Bean, W.J. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Historical and Descriptive.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell. 1908 pp.xx, 222 with 20 colour and 40 half-tone plates. Large 4to. Hardback. AEG. Some scattered foxing, o/w. contents fine. Original richly decorated cloth boards in thor. vg. condition. Copy No.82 from a limited edition of 100 large format copies.
£275.00 [ref: 60898]
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Bean, W.J. Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles. Volume III.
8th. Ed. 5th. Imp. Rev. Pub. John Murray. 2000 pp.xvi, 973 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw.
£60.00 [ref: 50907]
Bean, W.J. Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles. Volume I.
8th. Ed. 2nd. Imp. Rev. Pub. John Murray. 1976 pp.xx, 845 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.
This second impression allowed for corrections to the text. Furthermore, the information concerning a large number of specimen trees has been revised, the treatment of Amelanchier entirely brought up-to-date and a few additional descriptions of plants have been inserted where space allowed.
£80.00 [ref: 50906]