Abeywickrama, B.A. (Ed.). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon. Volume 1, Part 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uni. of Ceylon. 1973 pp.iii, 109 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
Considers Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Bignoniaceae, Gesneriaceae, Loranthaceae, Martyniaceae, Pedaliaceae, Periplocaceae, and Viscaceae.
£6.00 [ref: 60595]
Acloque, A. Flore de France, Contenant La Description de Toutes les Especes Indigenes.
1st. Ed. Pub. J.-B. Bailliere & Fils. 1894 pp.816 with 2,165 b/w. illus. 8vo. Softback. Minor foxing, o/w. contents fine. Sections uncut. In original paper wrappers, as published, lightly creased, o/w. thor. vg.
£30.00 [ref: 61262]
Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Common Weeds of the United States.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Dover. 1971 pp.463 with line drawings and distribution maps throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded card covers.
Covers 220 important weeds, with illustrations, maps, botanical information and plant lore for each one.
£7.50 [ref: 46211]
Akeroyd, J. (Editor). The Wild Plants of Sherkin, Cape Clear and adjacent Islands of West Cork.
Pub. Sherkin Island Marine Station. 1996 pp.180 with colour and b/w. photographs, plus line drawings throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
This illustrated publication brings together 20 years of floristic data from the islands of Roaringwater Bay, S.W. Cork, Ireland.
£12.50 [ref: 64892]
Akoegninou, A. et al (Eds.). Flore Analytique du Benin.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cotonou & Wageningen. 2006 pp.xxii, 1034 with line drawings to text. 8vo. French with latin names. Fine hardback.
The entire flora of this region is described and includes: determination keys for families, genera, and species; illustrations (generally, 1 figure per genus); herbarium reference data, distribution in Benin, vernacular names, a summary description, phenology, habitat, uses, regional and international distribution, and taxonomical remarks.
£140.00 [ref: 65420]
Aleksandrova, V.D. (Translated by D. Love.) Vegetation of the Soviet Polar Deserts.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1988 pp.x, [ii], 228 with b/w. photos., figs., and dist. maps. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback. A copy of E.C. Pielou’s review (from The Canadian Field-Naturalist) pasted to front pastedown with handwritten note from Pielou to the previous owner. Unique copy.
Characterizes the vegetation of this rather special botanical region, based on Dr Aleksandrova's own extensive research in the northern areas of the Soviet Arctic.
£14.00 [ref: 66073]
Bacon, Lionel. Mountain Flower Holidays in Europe.
1st. Pub. Alpine Garden Soc. 1979 pp. 293 with many plates both in colour and b/w. A vg. hdbk., in vg. dw.
A great guide for those wishing to go plant hunting in Europe.
£10.00 [ref: 36374]
Baker, J.G. Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. J. Cramer. 1970 pp.19, xlix, 557. 8vo. Previous owner’s insc. in pencil and neat bookstamp of Anthony Huxley to ffep. Fine hardback. Scarce.
This is the 1970 reprint of the 1877 edition.
£38.00 [ref: 65833]
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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]
Bebawi, F.F. & Neugebohrn, L. A Review of Plants of Northern Sudan. With Special Reference to their Uses.
1st. Ed. Pub. GTZ. 1991 pp.294 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. Signature and institute stamp to half title. VG. plus softback.
Written to meet the need for a work that provides agro-ecological information on important and/or common plants of Northern Sudan.
£60.00 [ref: 58926]