Allan, M. The Tradescants. Their Plants, Gardens and Museum. 1570-1662.
1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph, 1964 pp.345 with colour frontis., and b/w. illus., plus fold-out genealogical table. 8vo. Endpapers renewed. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Includes John Tradescant the elder’s Plant List from 1634 and the ‘Musaeum Tradescantianum’ from 1656.
£15.00 [ref: 68186]

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.
American Forrest 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. photos. & illus. throughout. Several tiny spots to fore-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A well illustrated biography of botanist and plant collector Jean Linden who led Belgium’s first botanical expedition to Brazil in 1835, while still a student.
£9.50 [ref: 47746]

Clayton, Dudley. Charles Parish - Plant Hunter and Botanical Artist in Burma.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Ray Society. 2017 pp.xii, 278 with 148 reproductions from Parish’s two-volume ‘Drawings of Orchidacea’. 4to. One corner gently bumped o/w. fine hardback in fine dw., with some gentle sunning in places.
As chaplain to the Honourable East India Company forces in Burma (Myanmar), Charles Parish (1822–1897) arrived in Tenasserim province in 1852. During the following 25 years, he studied the flora of the region, collected botanical specimens, particularly orchids, and discovered and recorded new species.
£20.00 [ref: 67990]

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, Kenneth. (Ed.). Frank Kingdon Ward’s Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges. Retracing the Epic Journey of 1924-25 in South-East Tibet.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Garden Art Press. 2008 pp.335 with col. and b/w. photos. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., with gently sunned spine.
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.
£18.00 [ref: 68286]

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]