Bagnall, J.E. Handbook of Mosses. With an account of their Structure, Classification, Geographical Distribution, and Habitats.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Swan Sonnenschein. 1889 pp.viii, 96 with b/w. text figs., plus 8-page catalogue, Small 8vo. Nr. fine hardback..
£12.00 [ref: 64970]

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Berkeley, Rev. M.J. Handbook of British Mosses. Comprising all that are known to be natives of the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lovell Reeve & Co. 1863 pp.xxxvi, 324 with 23 hand-coloured plates, 1 b/w. plate (all with letterpress) plus 16-page Reeve catalogue (not dated). 8vo. Hardback. Neat inscription. Very minor spotting at ends, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth binding, spine expertly relaid (so well undertaken it is barely noticable), all in excellent, nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed.
£100.00 [ref: 58667]

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Berry, A.Q. et al. (Eds.). Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses.
Pub. Clwyd Archaeology Service. 1996 pp.xiv, 208 with colour photos. A thor. vg. sbk. Map inserted in pocket at rear. Also, with two guides to Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses pub. by English Nature.
£35.00 [ref: 48221]

Birkenhead, J. Ferns and Fern Culture.
Pub. John Heywood. [1897] pp.128 with engraved illus. 8vo. Original decorated cloth boards. Fine condition.
£35.00 [ref: 41776]

Birkenhead, J. Ferns and Fern Culture. Their native habitats, organisation, habits of growth, compost for different genera; cultivation in pots, baskets, rockwork, walls; in stove, greenhouse, dwelling-house, and outdoor ferneries; potting, watering, propagation, etc. Selections of ferns; suitable for stove, warm, cool and cold greenhouses; for baskets, walls, exhibition, wardian cases, dwelling-houses, and outdoor ferneries. Insect pests and their eradication, &c.
2nd. Ed. Pub. By the author. [c.1890] pp.128 plus adverts to rear. With b/w. illus. 8vo. Historical name and address (dated Jan 8th 1898) to front paste-down. A thor. vg. hdbk. in gilt illus., blue cloth boards.
£25.00 [ref: 53613]

Blockeel, T.L. et al. (Eds.). Atlas of British & Irish Bryophytes. Volume I and II.
Pub. Pisces Publications. 2014 Two volume set with colour photographs and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. New hardback set. RRP £75.00.
All 1,069 species of hornworts, mosses and liverworts are mapped in this superb two volume publication.
£65.00 [ref: 47625]

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Braithwaite, R. The British Moss-Flora.
1st. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve & Co. 1887-1905 Three volume set with 128 plates. Crown 4to. Hardbacks. A little spotting to one title page, a few spots elsewhere, o/w. contents exceptionally clean and fine. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering and gilt motif to front boards in quite remarkable, nr. fine condition. With thoughtful bookplate of W.D. Foster, M.D. Cantab. A superb set.
Volumes 1 & 2 consider Acrocarpi whilst Volume 3 focusses on Pleurocarpi.
£275.00 [ref: 62064]

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Braithwaite, R. The Sphagnaceae; or Peat-Mosses of Europe and North America.
Pub. David Bogue. 1880 pp.91 with 29 b/w. plates. Crown 4to. Hardback. Neat date stamp ‘Apr 9 1918’ to ffep and some occasional informed annotations in pencil. Contents exceptionally clean and in fine. Original green cloth binding, gilt lettered to spine, in exceptional nr. fine condition. A superb copy. With one-page of typed notes loosely inserted.
£75.00 [ref: 62065]

British Pteridological Society. The Occasional Paper of the British Pteridological Society, No. 1.
Facs. Ed. Pub. British Pteridological Society. 2008 pp.16 with fold-out illus. and chart at rear. 8vo. A fine softback.
This is a facsimile copy of the original published in 1875 with notes by Michael Hayward and includes a description of the Dryopteris affinis, D. filix-mas and D. oreades complex as well as a Nature Print.
£15.00 [ref: 53568]

Busby, A.R. and Paul, A.M. (Eds.). The Bulletin of the British Pteridological Society. Volume 3, No. 1 to No. 5.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Pteridological Society. 1984-1988 Five parts with b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine softbacks.
The history of this journal is such that in 1973, ‘A more permanent format was felt to be appropriate and the BPS Bulletin was launched “to serve chiefly the non-scientific membership, and to supply all information of interest to our members.”’ (taken from the BPS website).
£10.00 [ref: 65956]