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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF TREES AND SHRUBS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1331457
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers book no. 4. Describing 106 species with 177 illustrations of which 16 are in full colour. Small format. Green cloth, blue titles. Spine slightly bumped. Name in ink to front pastedown and name and address (partially crossed out) to front free-endpaper. Some foxing and old tape marks to free-endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with a couple of small edge tears, rear panel has a couple of light creases. Title to spine of wrapper has slightly faded.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FERNS
Written by Francis Rose; W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1331456
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers Series No. 12. Describing 54 species with colour and photographic illustrations and introductory text figures. Revised edition. Green boards. Small format. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper also has a price label mostly scratched away. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased. Uncommon b/w front panel version of wrapper.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF TREES
Written by W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1331452
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer book no. 4. Revised edition. Describing 106 Species. 50 line illustrations, 12 colour plates and 110 half tone photographs. Small format. Green boards. Minimal bumping to spine. Old tape marks and some browning to free-endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge scuffed and has a small mark to spine edge of front panel.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF WILD FLOWERS
Written by W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1331451
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Observers book No. 2. Small format. Green boards with dark green titles. Describing 200 british species with 220 illustrations 100 of which are in full colour. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby.

THE ADVANCE OF THE FUNGI
Written by E.C. Large.
Stock no. 1831570
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1940. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This book reviews the successive epidemics of fungal and other plant disease which have swept the crops of the modern world, and traces the growth of the science of crop-defence, or plant-protection, from its beginnings in the eighteenth century until today (1940s). Includes the Potato Blight, from the famine in Ireland onwards, the Leaf-Disease in Ceylon, the Black Stem Rust in North America which so gravely reduced the suppies of grain available for the Allies in 1916. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 488 pages including index. Light rubbing to board edges. Text block browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is chipped to corners and top & tail of spine, browned with some staining to spine, a few small foxspots and general grubbiness.

PAINTING PLANT PORTRAITS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Written by Keith West. Illustrated by Keith West.
Stock no. 1831504
Published by The Herbert Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author has selectedd twelve interesting and popular plants and shows how to capture their beauty through a series of practical ste0p-by-step instructions. Subjects include the snowdrop, the iris and the poppy. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 112 pages including index. ISBN: 187156929X. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned/faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

NEW ATLAS OF THE BRITISH & IRISH FLORA
Written by C.D. Preston; D.A. Pearman; T.D. Dines.
Stock no. 1831493
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Distribution maps and accompanying text for 2412 flowering plants in Great Britain and Ireland. All the native species and all the commoner hybrids and ointroduced species are covered together with a wide range of subspecies. Large format. 910 pages. ISBN: 0198510675. Still in original shrinkwrap so it is assumed acetate overlay and CD are both present. This copy will make a wonderful gift!

MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS OF NORTH LANCASHIRE
Written by M.J. Wigginton.
Stock no. 1831490
Published by Centre For North-West Regional Studies. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Detailed information on the occurrence and distribution of the 444 mosses and 137 liverworts which have been recorded in North Lancashire. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps, blue titles. B/w distribution charts. 152 pages. ISBN: 0901800813. A very nice copy.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BRITISH GRASSES, SEDGES AND RUSHES
Written by W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1331233
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer's Book No. 7. With an introduction by A. Bruce Jackson. Describing 100 species with 104 illustrations, 50 of which are in full colour. Small format. Green cloth. Some slight fading to cover edges. Booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Light foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FERNS
Written by Francis Rose; W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1831334
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers Series No. 12. Describing 54 species with colour and photographic illustrations and introductory text figures. Revised edition. Green boards. Small format. Reprint. Spine very slightly sunned else boards clean. Pale foxing to text block else contents clean. Pricce-cut by publisher pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, lightly edge-rubbed, slightly browned to spine. A nice copy.

AQUATIC AND WETLAND PLANTS OF INDIA
Written by Christopher D.K. Cook.
Stock no. 1331195
Published by Oxford University Press. 2011. Very good condition.

A physical print on demand book. A reference book and identification manual for the vascular plants found in permanent or seasonal fresh water in the subcontinent of India south of the Himalayas. Large format. Green glazed boards with yellow titles to spine and front cover. 385 pages (including index). B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 9780198548218. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. A few tiny rubbed patches to cover edges. Contents fine.

GENERA ORCHIDACEARUM VOLUME 1
Written by Alec M. Pridgeon; Phillip J. Cribb; Mark W. Chase; Finn N. Rasmussen.
Stock no. 1331194
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A robust and natural classification of the Orchids. This volume begins with a general introduction outlining the history of the classification of Orchids, followed by detailed chapters on Apostasioideae and Cypripedioideae. Black boards, silver title to spine. Large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 0198505132. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with a small tear to top of spine.