Printz, Henrik. The Vegetation of The Siberian-Mongolian Frontiers. (The Sayansk Region).
1st. Ed. Pub. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab. 1921 pp.458 with full-page b/w. plates. and photos. 4to. Minor bump to top-corner of boards. Overall a thor. vg. hdbk.
£170.00 [ref: 51969]
Proctor, G.R. Flora of the Cayman Islands.
2nd. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2012 pp.724 beautifully illustrated with over 400 colour photographs and 250 line drawings. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine hardback.
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.
£22.50 [ref: 65858]
Rechinger, K.H. Flora Iranica. Vol. 140. Papilionaceae I.
Pub. Akademische Druck-Austria. 1979 pp.89 with 60 b/w. plates. Large 8vo. Bilingual with general descriptions in German and morphological descriptions and keys in Latin. Fine softback.
£20.00 [ref: 67547]
Rivas-Martinez, S. et al. La Vegetacion de la Alta Montana Cantabrica. Los Picos de Europa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Ediciones Leonesas. 1984 pp.295 with 4 folding maps, colour photos. and b/w figs. Spanish with latin names. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback.
An excellent guide to the vegetation of the High Cantabrian Mountains.
£35.00 [ref: 65469]
Robertson, S.A. Flowering Plants of Seychelles. An annotated Check List, of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms, with Line Drawings.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 1989 pp.xvi, 327 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine softback with minor sunning to spine and rear cover.
Checklist of the 1,150 species recorded from these islands, about 250 of which are thought to be indigenous or endemic.
£8.00 [ref: 65842]
Saldanha, C.J. Flora of Karnataka. Volume I. Magnoliaceae to Fabaceae & Vol. II. Podosemaceae to Apiaceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. A.A. Balkema. 1985-1996 Two vol. set with col photos., line drawings and fold-out map. 8vo. Ownership insc. and other notes to ffeps., ‘Review Copy’stamp to Vol. II. Fine hardbacks in thor. vg. dws. Scarce.
A detailed flora for Karnataka, the sixth largest state by area, in India.
£80.00 [ref: 66059]
Scott, R.W. The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains. Vol. 1. The Middle Rockies.
1st. Ed. Pub. University of Utah. 1995 pp.ix, 901 with b/w. illus and dist. maps throughout. 4to. Fine hardback. RRP £140.00.
£20.00 [ref: 61236]
Shishkin, B.K. (Ed.). Flora of the U.S.S.R. Vol. XXIV - Dipsacaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Campanulaceae.
Pub. Israel Program for Scientific Translations. 1972 pp.[ii], xvi, 370 with line drawings plus four maps. 4to. Softback. Contents fine. Printed paper covers show a little wear.
Describes species belonging to the Dipsacaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Campanulaceae.
£12.50 [ref: 67941]
Standley, P.C. Flora De Costa Rica. Parte 1, Nos. 1 - 4.
1st. Ed. Pub. Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. 1937-1940 pp.194. 8vo. Ex-lib. In Spanish with Latin names. A thor. vg. hardback.
All published parts of this, the slightly amended Spanish edition. Covers Cycadaceae through to Araceae on the Englerian system.
£120.00 [ref: 57549]
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Steyermark, J.A. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Vol. 8. Poaceae-Rubiaceae.
Pub. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. 2004 pp.xiv, 874 with over 650 botanical line drawings. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This is the 8th book in a nine volume flora. This volume continues the alphabetical sequence of family treatments begun in Volume 2. It includes 17 families of flowering plants, from Poaceae through Rubiaceae.
£30.00 [ref: 36987]