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. Light spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
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.
£8.00 [ref: 50695]
Burton, J.S. Sir Joseph Banks. Rooted in Lincolnshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sir Joseph Banks Society. 2012 pp.127 with col. illus. & line drawings throughout. Small 4to. Fine softback.
Focusing on the life of Sir Joseph Banks and his connections with Lincolnshire (his father was a wealthy Lincolnshire squire) and Australia.
£15.00 [ref: 45582]
Carter, H.B. Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820).
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. British Museum (Natural History). 1991 pp.xi, 671 with b/w. photos. and illus. Crown 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
In this authoritative biography, Harold Carter sheds light on many hitherto new aspects of the public and private life of Sir Joseph Banks.
£65.00 [ref: 60867]
Carter, H.B. Sir Joseph Banks and the Plant Collection From Kew sent to the Empress Catherine II of Russia 1795.
1st. Ed. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1974 pp.103 with sepia frontis. and four plates at rear of text. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in quarter leather over blue cloth boards. Super copy.
In 1793 the Tzarina Catherine II sought a collection of garden plants from George III but the war with France delayed any action until 1795 when the King commanded Sir Joseph Banks to select plants from Kew.
£15.00 [ref: 67126]
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. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback.
George Forrest (1873–1932) was a Scottish botanist, who became one of the first western explorers of China's then remote southwestern province of Yunnan, generally regarded as the most biodiverse province in the country. Altogether, Forrest made seven trips to Yunnan, collecting samples and seeds and in total, he brought back perhaps 31,000 plant specimens.
£8.50 [ref: 51888]
Cox, Peter & Hutchinson, Peter. Seeds of Adventure. In Search of Plants.
1st. Ed. Pub. Garden Art Press. 2008 pp.415 with many colour photos. 4to. Half-title signed by both authors. Top corner a little bumped o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This book captures the thrills of two great friends, Peter Cox and Peter Hutchinson, as they searched for hardy plants. It also records the difficult times shared whilst travelling on 16 journeys to India, Nepal, Bhutan and China.
£48.00 [ref: 66991]
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.
A thoroughly researched book, the result of a collaboration between Malagasy botanists and several of the world’s major Herbaria.
£65.00 [ref: 65454]