Bowers, J.E. A Sense of Place. The Life and Work of Forrest Shreve.
1st. Ed. Pub. Arizona. 1988 pp.xi, 195 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Very light speckling to top edge of text block, o/w. a fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently sunned on front and spine.
Shreve (1878-1950) was highly respected as a plant ecologist and this is the first full-length study of his life. A fascinating insight, not least the explanation of his adventures during his fieldwork.
£10.00 [ref: 50695]
Ceulemans, N. Jean Linden. Explorer Master of the Orchid.
Pub. Fonds Mercator. 2006 pp.237 with colour and b/w. plates and photos. A new hdbk. copy in same dw.
£25.00 [ref: 47746]
Cooper, R.E. et al. (Eds.). George Forrest, V.M.H. Explorer and Botanist who by his discoveries and plants successfully introduced has greatly enriched our gardens. 1873-1932.
1st. Ed. 2nd. Issue. Pub. The Scottish Rock Garden Club. 1973 pp.89 with b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. A vg. hdbk., gently sunned along spine.
£10.00 [ref: 51888]
Cox, K. et al. Frank Kingdon Ward’s Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges. Retracing the Epic Journey of 1924-25 in South-East Tibet.
1st. Ed. Pub. ACC. 2001 pp.319 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. Fine hardback. in fine dw.
The Tsangpo Gorge in south-east Tibet is the world's deepest gorge. First published in 1926, ‘The Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges’ told the story of its exploration by Frank Kingdon-Ward and the rich plant and animal life found there. This second edition contains the text of the original edition and brings the story right up to date by describing the devastating flood of 2000, with dramatic before and after photographs.
£17.50 [ref: 64926]
Davidson, L. Marion. Gates of the Dolomites.
2nd. Ed. Pub. John Lane. [c.1912] pp.xvii, 355, 24 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Ownership stamp to ffep. A thor. vg. hdbk. in original brown cloth boards.
£18.00 [ref: 52398]
Desmond, Ray. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Traveller and Plant Collector.
Rep. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 2006 pp. 286 with many fine illus. Fine copy of this excellent book.
£27.50 [ref: 36012]
Dorr, L.J. Plant Collectors in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. A biographical and bibliographical guide to individuals and groups who have collected herbarium material of algae, bryophytes, fungi, lichens, and vascular plants in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 1997 pp.xlvi, 524, illustrated with portraits of plant collectors to margins. 8vo. Fine hardback with CD-Rom in sleeve attached to rear pastedown. In print at £99.99.
£75.00 [ref: 65454]
Ellis, Gwynn. Plant Hunting in Wales.
Rep. Pub. National Museum of Wales. 1972-1974 pp.46 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Softback. Address label. Inscription by author. Staining to lower corner and to margins, gentle sunning to spine o/w. thor. vg.
A fascinating, well-illustrated insight into the history of plant hunting in Wales.
£6.00 [ref: 63222]
Farrer, R. Alpine and Bog-Plants.
1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1908 pp.xii, 288. Two letters from previous owner tipped onto front paste down and fep. Overall a vg. to fine copy.
£40.00 [ref: 43053]
Farrer, R. Among the Hills. A Book of Joy in High Places.
Pub. Headley Brothers/Swarthmore Press. nd pp.326. Fine in nr. fine boards.
£60.00 [ref: 43041]
view all images for this item