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FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA VOLUME 23 MAGNOLIOPHYTA: COMMELINIDAE (IN PART): CYPERACEAE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1206582
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2002. Fine condition.

A comprehensive taxonomic guide to the extraordinary diversity of plant life covering the continent. Containing identification keys, distribution maps, summaries of habitat and geographical range, precise descriptions, chromosome numbers, pertinent synonymies, line drawings depicting all genera, selected references and b/w illustrations. Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. ISBN: 0195152077. Name stamp to front endpaper and foredge.

FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA VOLUME 19 MAGNOLIOPHYTA: ASTERIDAE (IN PART): ASTERACEAE, PART 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 1206579
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

A comprehensive taxonomic guide to the extraordinary diversity of plant life covering the continent. Containing identification keys, distribution maps, summaries of habitat and geographical range, precise descriptions, chromosome numbers, pertinent synonymies, line drawings depicting all genera, selected references and b/w illustrations. Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. ISBN: 9780195305647. Name stamp to front endpaper and foredge.

FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA VOLUME 5 MAGNOLIOPHYTA: CARYOPHYLLIDAE, PART 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 1206575
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

A comprehensive taxonomic guide to the extraordinary diversity of plant life covering the continent. Containing identification keys, distribution maps, summaries of habitat and geographical range, precise descriptions, chromosome numbers, pertinent synonymies, line drawings depicting all genera, selected references and b/w illustrations. Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. ISBN: 0195222113. Name stamp to front endpaper and foredge.

FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA VOLUME 4 MAGNOLIOPHYTA: CARYOPHYLLIDAE, PART 1
No author listed.
Stock no. 1206574
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

A comprehensive taxonomic guide to the extraordinary diversity of plant life covering the continent. Containing identification keys, distribution maps, summaries of habitat and geographical range, precise descriptions, chromosome numbers, pertinent synonymies, line drawings depicting all genera, selected references and b/w illustrations. Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. ISBN: 0195173899. Name stamp to front endpaper and foredge. Front cover very slightly bowed.

FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA VOLUME 3 MAGNOLIOPHYTA: MAGNOLIIDAE AND HAMAMELIDAE
Written by Nancy R. Morin.
Stock no. 1206573
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1997. Fine condition.

Edited by Morin. A comprehensive taxonomic guide to the extraordinary diversity of plant life covering the continent. Containing identification keys, distribution maps, summaries of habitat and geographical range, precise descriptions, chromosome numbers, pertinent synonymies, line drawings depicting all genera, selected references and b/w illustrations. Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. ISBN: 0195112466. Name stamp to front endpaper and foredge.

WOODLAND STALKING
Written by Peter Carne.
Stock no. 1707386
Published by Swan Hill Press. 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An excellent all-round introduction to the delights and essentials of this popular sport. B/w diagrams. B/w photos. 164 pages. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1853108561. Spine bumped. Spine of wrapper very slightly faded.

THE CORNISH FLORA SUPPLEMENT 1981-1990
Written by L.J. Margetts; K.L. Spurgin.
Stock no. 1206413
Published by The Trendine Press. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Blue boards, silver titles. vi + 119 pages. ISBN: 095125622X. Name stamp to front endpaper and foredge.

FLORA OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by John G. Dony.
Stock no. 1806949
Published by Hitchin Urban District Council. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The wild plants of the county of Hertford and the adjoining areas included in Watsonian vice-county 20. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w photos and distribution maps. A few light marks to boards. Initials in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn with loss especially affecting title to front panel.

ELEMENTARY BOTANICAL PLATES
Written by Robert John Thornton.
Stock no. 2109001
1810. Very good condition.

Very large format. Modern binding; green cloth spine; grey covers with printed title label stuck to front. Illustrative of the science of botany....but more particularly intended to illustrate botanical extracts; or the philosophy of botany. Made up from sections of the author's work: A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus. Contains 44 engraved plates; mostly showing specimens viewed under the microscope. Some light wear to cover edges; a bit of damage to home made title label. First 2/3rds of pages have been trimmed, especially to bottom edge; others are uncut; some pages look longer internally than others. Foxing and some grubby margin marks spread to page throughout the book. Damp staining to corners and a couple of edges of pages.

BORDER PINKS
Written by Richard Bird.
Stock no. 2108502
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1ST 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Colour photos. ISBN: 0713470607. A couple of marks to covers and edges. wrapper is a little edge-creased.

THE MAMMALS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by J.G. Millais. Illustrated by J.G. Millais; Archibald Thorburn; G.E. Lodge; Henrik Gronvold.
Stock no. 1706435
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1904. Almost very good condition.

Three volumes. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 14 x 13", large heavy format. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 1025 copies. With 62 photogravures, 62 coloured plates and 149 uncoloured plates. Copy No. 217. Bookplates to front pastedowns. 12cm split to one side of spine from top to volume 1. Spines faded. Corners worn. Occasional foxspot to contents.

KLOOF AND KARROO
Written by H.A. Bryden.
Stock no. 2107907
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1889. Very good condition.

Sport, Legend, and Natural History in Cape Colony. With a notice of the game birds, and of the present distribution of the antelopes and larger game. Cloth covers with gilt titles and vignettes. Tissue-guarded b/w plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping to top of spine; minimal loss. Spotting to covers. Ink stamp to half-title page. Foxing to outer page edges. A few marks to some page margins.