Batey, M. & Woudstra, J. The Story of the Privy Garden at Hampton Court.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Barn Elms. 1996 pp.36 with colour, b/w. photos., and illus., throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
The story of the reconstruction of the private garden, which began in 1992, originally created at Hampton Court for William and Mary of Orange.
£5.00 [ref: 59095]

Bath, T. & Jones, J. Hardy Geraniums. The Gardener’s Guide to Growing.
Pub. David & Charles. 2000 pp.157 with many attractive photos. Fine in dw. A most useful guide to those interested in this group of plants.
£12.50 [ref: 36606]

Bath, Trevor & Jones, Joy. Hardy Geraniums. The Gardener’s Guide to Growing.
1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1994 pp.157 with many col. photos. and line drawings. Large 8vo. Title page signed ‘All best wishes, Trevor (Bath)’. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A most useful guide to those interested in this group of plants. Considers over 220 hardy geraniums including American and Australian species and exotics from all over the world. Propagation is covered in depth.
£10.00 [ref: 66049]

Batsaki, Y. et al. The Botany of Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library. 2016 pp.398 with col. and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new.
This richly illustrated book investigates the cultural, economic, and political significance of plants in the eighteenth century, a time of rapid and groundbreaking developments with widespread exploration, growing trade in botanical specimens and horticultural experimentation.
£70.00 [ref: 66702]

Batsford, H. & Fry, C. Homes and Gardens of England.
1st. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1932 pp.x, 61 with colour frontis., plus 175 b/w. photos. and illus., fold-out map and 30 page publisher’s catalogue. Large 8vo. Some spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards showing some sunning on spine, o/w. thor. vg.
Features superb photographs of the many fine country houses in England.
£45.00 [ref: 60620]

Batten, A. Flowers of Southern Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frandsen. 1986 pp.xv, 401, xxxii with 100 colour plates. Folio. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Limited edition this being copy No. 307 of 4,000.
‘Primarily a collection of paintings of the beautiful flowers of a land famous for the richness of its flora. One hundred colour plates, painted in great detail, show the flowers life size, superimposed on a finely pencilled background depicting the habit of the plant as well as its habitat.’
£75.00 [ref: 67650]

Batten, H.M. Inland Birds. Northern Observations by a Sportsman.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hutchinson & Co. 1923 pp.288 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Nr. fine copy.
Charmingly written. Henry Mortimer Batten was a well-known lecturer and broadcaster on natural history and stories about wild animals and birds for the BBC from its earliest days. He published a number of books including works for children.
£20.00 [ref: 58222]

Batten, J. The Best of Sheep Hunting.
Special Ed. 4th. Print. Pub. The Amwell Press. 1990 pp.xxiv, 584 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in faux leather binding with gilt decoration and lettering in nr. fine slipcase.
An Anthology of thirty-six of the best sheep hunting stories ever written covering America, Asia and Europe by some two dozen of the world's best known sheep huning authors. The book covers more species of sheep than any other available.
£50.00 [ref: 73665]

Batten, L. (et al). Birdwatchers’ Year.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1973 pp.351 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Bird activity recorded, month by month, by six experienced birdwatchers and ornithologists.
£7.50 [ref: 72038]

Batten, L.A. et al. (Ed.) Red Data Birds in Britain. Action for rare, threatened and important species.
1st. Ed. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 1990 pp.viii, 349 illustrated by Ian Willis. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in vg. dw.
Each of the species accounts provides information on current populations, basic ecology, threats to species and the legal protection and conservation measures in force.
£4.00 [ref: 49698]