Dean, G. Flowering Legacy. The Biography of Pauline Dean.
1st. Ed. Pub. Botanical Publishing. 2009 pp.174 with col. illus. throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
A biography of Pauline Dean, the botanical artist, winner of eight gold medals at the RHS.
£10.00 [ref: 66800]

Desmond, Ray. Great Natural History Books and their Creators.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Library and Oak Knoll Press. 2003 pp.176 with col. & b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A most useful reference book.
£8.00 [ref: 70828]

Dixon, P.S. & Irvine, L.M. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1 Rhodophyta. Part 1 Introduction, Nemaliales, Gigartinales.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Museum (Natural History). 1977 pp.xi, 252 with b/w. illus. throughout. 8vo. Covers gently shelf-rubbed and gently sunned to spine o/w. a fine softback.
The first of three parts comprising Volume 1, this book covers the orders Nemaliales and Gigartinales. A general introduction to the Rhodophyta deals with such topics as morphology, reproduction and economic utilization. Each species is then described and illustrated and notes on the ecology and distribution are given. Keys to aid identification are also included.
£15.00 [ref: 68399]

Dony, J. G. Bedfordshire Plant Atlas.
Ist. Ed. Pub. Borough of Luton Museum & Art Gallery. 1976. pp. 132 with overlays & numerous distrib. maps. 4to. Softback. Signature. With two overlays. VG. plus softback. Extensive list alien plants recorded in Bedfordshire between 1946 and 1978 loosely inserted.
£5.00 [ref: 63186]

Dony, J.G. et al. English Names of Wild Flowers.
2nd. Ed. Pub. B.S.B.I. 1986 pp.viii, 117. 8vo. Softback. Neat signature to top of title page. Some informed notes in pencil. A thor. vg softback.
£9.00 [ref: 54867]

Ducker, S.C. (Ed.). The Contented Botanist. Letters of W.H. Harvey about Australia and the Pacific.
1st. Ed. Pub. Melbourne Univ. Press. 1988 pp.xvi, 413 with col. & b/w. illus. and maps. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. with very gently sunned spine.
William Henry Harvey (1811-1866), professor of Botany from Dublin, was a prolific letter writer and during his career he engaged in friendly correspondence with Sir William Hooker and other outstanding scientists of his time. His letters give us an insight into the inquiring mind of an outstanding Victorian botanist.
£22.50 [ref: 67148]

Dufour-Dror, Jean-Marc. Alien Invasive Plants in Israel.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Middle East Nature Conservation Promotion Assoc. 2012 pp.213 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback. As new.
Many of the alien taxa invading natural and seminatural habitats in the various regions of Israel may pose a threat for natural areas in the surrounding countries in the eastern Mediterranean and in the Near East as well. Provides information about invasive plants in Mediterranean-type, semiarid and arid regions.
£15.00 [ref: 65503]

Duncan, G. The Amaryllidaceae of Southern Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Umdaus Press. 2016 pp.x, 709 with col. photos., col. illus. and b/w. dist maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This thorough, easy-to-use, guide is the first book dedicated entirely to the 18 genera in the family Amaryllidaceae in southern Africa. Apart from the over 240 exceptional watercolour plates there are detailed distribution maps and magnificent photographs showing plants in typical habitat conditions. There is an index, glossary and bibliography.
£195.00 [ref: 67646]

Duncan, R. James Duncan and the Garden of Mauritius.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lurs Publishing. 2007 pp.x, 182 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Ownership insc. Nr. fine hardback. Scarce.
The story of James Duncan (1802-1876) a Victorian gardener from Scotland who found himself reponsible for saving the Royal Botanic Garden (now the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic garden) in Mauritius, as told, with extracts from his letters, etc. by his great great grandson.
£20.00 [ref: 61518]

Dunér, D. (Ed.). Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift. Årgång 2019. Yearbook of the Swedish Linnaeus Society.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uppsala 2019 pp.179 with col. & b/w. illus. Principally Swedish text with some sections in English. 8vo. Fine softback.
£9.50 [ref: 70817]