Anderson, J.A.R. A Check list of the Trees of Sarawak.
Pub. Forest Dept. Sarawak. 1980 pp. 364. VG. in green cloth boards.
£15.00 [ref: 35183]
Anderson, M. L. & Taylor, C. J. (Ed.). A History of Scottish Forestry. Volume 1 and 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thomas Nelson. 1967 Two volume set. 8vo. Near fine hdbk. set in nr. fine dws.
Volume one covers the history of Scottish forestry from the Ice Age to the French Revolution. Volume two considers the Industrial Revolution to Modern times.
£100.00 [ref: 50491]
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Argus, G.W. The Genus Salix in Alaska and the Yukon.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Museums of Canada. 1973 pp.xvi, 279 with b/w. photos., dist. maps. 8vo. Bookplate. Softback. Some scattered foxing o/w. contents fine. A thor. vg. copy. Scarce.
Presents a revision of the genus ‘Salix’, with a detailed consideration of thiry-nine native species, two introduced species, nine sub-species, and eleven varieties. One of the main objectives of this work is to aid in the identification of specimens.
£50.00 [ref: 56274]
Arno, Stephen F. Discovering Sierra Trees.
1st. Ed. Pub. Yosemite Natural History Association/ Sequoia Natural History Association. 1973 pp.v, 89 with many b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. softback.
£4.00 [ref: 50749]
Bailey, Jennie & White, John. British Native Trees at Westonbirt.
1st. Ed. Pub. Forestry Commission. 1985 pp.24 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback.
£8.00 [ref: 53035]
Baker, Richard St. Barbe. Among the Trees. Vol II (of II).
Ltd. Ed. Pub. Puncknoll. 1941 A very clean copy of the second volume of this two volume set. 4to. Limited to 500 copies. Attractively bound in half vellum and cream cloth boards. Nr. fine.
£75.00 [ref: 45217]
Baker, Richard St. Barbe. Famous Trees.
Pub. Dropmore Press. 1952 pp.117 with 20 fine engravings on hand made paper limited edition no.373/999 copies. A fine copy in cloth boards.
£110.00 [ref: 36685]
Baker, Richard St. Barbe. Green Glory. The Story of the Forests of the World.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lutterworth Press. 1948 pp.239 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. plus dw. Signed by the author to title page. With five ‘Men of the Trees’ stamps tipped to ffep. Unique copy.
Environmentalist Richard St. Barbe Baker’s work touched the lives of many people. The stamps relate to St. Barbe’s proposal to plant a band of trees across Africa to stop the southern advance of the Sahara.
£95.00 [ref: 61068]
Baker, Richard St. Barbe. Men of the Trees. In the Mahogany Forests of Kenya and Nigeria.
1st. English Ed. Pub. Allen & Unwin. 1932 pp.xvii, 282 with b/w. plates. 8vo. Hardback. With dedication from author dated 25th. Jan. 1934 to half-title. Light spotting to ends and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Some text block lean. Original cloth boards in vg. plus condition.
The charming dedication reads ‘Frederic Lee, with sincere regards from his fellow Man of the Trees, Richard St Barbe Baker, Ashbridge Club, Leicester, 25th Jan 1934’.
£28.00 [ref: 65214]
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Barlow, C. The Natural Rubber Industry. Its Development, Technology, and Economy in Malaysia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. Uni. Press. 1978 pp.xxiv, 500 with b/w. photos. and figs. 8vo. Signature. Fine hardback in thor. vg. to nr. fine dw.
A detailed work. Records and analyses the development of the world’s largest rubber industry - that of Malaysia.
£95.00 [ref: 60950]