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1990Best.-Nr. 022214Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press 1990. Very well illustrated quarto pp 319 very pccasional minute traces of page adherence very good grey cloth with very slightly bruised corners the dustwrapper has similar bruises but otherwise everything is very good. Very scarce. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn. Kangaroo Press Hardcover
1867Best.-Nr. 022229Basle & Geneva 1867. First edition 1867 - 1888. Latin text. Five volumes Supplement bound in seven pp xxxiv 1017; 1159; 1033; 1276; 868; xxxiv466 5 plates and a map of Geneva several taxonomic single sheet offprints by Bornmuller on new species have been tipped in at various points pages rather age-toned a very occasional early neat annotation traces of a small old label on each front endpaper strongly bound in ribbed half leather and mottled boards a little rubbed and scuffed but very firm. A duplicate from Cambridge University Botanic Garden Library with their small stamp and withdrawn stamp on each title page but no other markings. Swiss botanist and explorer Pierre Edmond Boissier was amongst the most prolific collectors of the 19th century. Travelling through much of Europe North Africa and the Middle East he produced a vast taxonomic output. The Flora Orientalis is a monumental work with Latin descriptions of 11681 species. Despite the relegation of several of his names through synonymy his publications represent pioneering work which has been used as the baseline reference for the national floras of all the regions he visited. RARE A heavy set - extra postage will be needed. First Edition. Half Leather. Good. Hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 022298Wakayama: Haato Limited 1991. Illustrated with 35 fine coloured botanical plates many photographs some coloured 41 plain botanical plates pp 384 quarto green cloth a very good copy in card slipcase. The main body of the text is in Japanes but there is an extensive English translation also. RARE. This from the library of Dan E. Mayers plantsman chess-master limerick-lover and eccentric with bookplate showing his Arts & Crafts house "Lorien" in Wadhurst. It was Mayers who supervised the translation. A heavy book - extra postage will be required. First Edition thus. Cloth in slipcase. Very Good. Haato Limited Hardcover
1894Best.-Nr. 02228926 & 27 Cockspur Street Charing Cross London: Edward Stanford 1894. Fifth edition. Illustrated with a few text engravings and a coloured plate of spectra with adhesion damage small thick octavo pp xxx 509 very clean internally all edges gilt original brown cloth with attractive decoration in black and gilt the binding leaning slightly a slight tear to the spine head. . Cloth. Very Good. Edward Stanford Hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 022269Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University 1961. Illustrated quarto pp xiv 313 very clean internally bound in green half morocco and cloth faded on the spine the original front paper cover bound in. An excellent copy. SCARCE. From the library of Dan E. Mayers plantsman chess-master limerick-lover and eccentric with bookplate showing his Arts & Crafts house "Lorien" in Wadhurst. First Edition. Half morocco. Very Good. Harvard University Hardcover
1860Best.-Nr. 02233211 Bouverie Street London: Bradbury & Evans 1860. Two volumes illustrated with 122 colour plates including 8 bis plates a little age-toning occasional foxing or light marking the plates are very slightly "waved a little more pronounced in the second volume an extra engraved title page in each volume with the date of 1859 one facing flimsy with a tear which has been repaired with archival tape rebound in modern green half calf the spine decorated in gilt and with red morocco labels. . First Edition thus. Half Leather. Very Good. Bradbury & Evans Hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. 022361Portland: Timber Press 1998. Illustrated thick octavo pp n469 very clean internally brown cloth in excellent condition in a very good dustwrapper. "Encompassing part or all of 28 eastern U.S. states and two Canadian provinces the Central Hardwood Forests cover a variety of habitats and include trees adapted to a broad range of conditions. This book describes 188 native or naturalized tree species found in these forests plus 84 trees that are commonly planted in the region.". First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Timber Press Hardcover
1984Best.-Nr. 022414Yunnan: The People's Publishing House 1984. Two volumes large thick quarto a folding map no illustrations pp 4 2259 the fore-edge a little foxed in the second volume otherwise clean internally decorated boards with cloth spines a little worn and rubbed but sound. Chines names with Latin names and full Western references. SCARCE. From the library of the botanist Alan Leslie with his bookplate in each volume. Cloth-backed boards. Good. The People's Publishing House Hardcover
1983Best.-Nr. 0224911983. Very well illustrated large thick horizontal octavo pp 720 very clean internally soft cloth the dustwrapper is slightly faded around the spine and slightly torn at the spine head. With inscription on the title page tro Rosemary Verey from Seiko Hirota July 1985 & Naotaka Hirota June 1986". Japanese text with Latin identification. Soft Cloth. Very Good/Slightly worn. Paperback
1949Best.-Nr. 022532The American Consulate Gibraltar 1949. Tall quarto pp v 100 11 xv printed on one side of each leaf very clean internally plain grey covers with cloth spine and typed label on the front cover. "Edited and duplicated at the American Consulate Gibraltar 1949". SCARCE. . Paperback. Good. The American Consulate, Gibraltar Paperback
Best.-Nr. 022538Paris1904: J. Mersch First edition 1904-1905. Two volumes bound in one thick octavo pp 386; 287 exceptionally clean internally not illustrated bound in later pink cloth very good. A duplicate from the Cory Library Cambridge Botanic Garden though the only mark is a withdrawn stamp on the title page. RARE . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. J. Mersch Hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 022616Portland: Timber Press 2005. Well illustrated quarto pp 512 extremely bright internally green cloth with a very slight lean to the binding otherwise excellent in a fine dustwrapper. "This is a great resource for botanists native plant enthusiasts ecologists conservationists and amateur naturalists who desire a comprehensive up-to-date and well-illustrated book for the identification of plants of the Pacific Northwest. This is the definitive guide to the rich and varied plant life of the region from the ocean shore to the crest of the Cascades from British Columbia south through the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon and the Siskiyous in northwestern California. Its botanical coverage is complete including plants native to the region as well as those that have been introduced and become naturalized. More than 2500 species are fully described with user-friendly keys and more than 700 color photographs and 350 line drawings to facilitate successful identification.". First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Timber Press Hardcover
1904Best.-Nr. 022629Dublin: Hodges Figgis & Co. Ltd 1904. Thick octavo pp lxx 324 top edge gilt a little age-toned internally a folding map at the rear the half-title and opposing blank slightly foxed front and rear hinges very weak and book will soon need re-casing green beveled cloth a bit bleached and marked a bit worn. RARE. From the collection of the Irish plant collector Amelia Kinahan with inscription signed by author. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fair. Hodges, Figgis & Co., Ltd Hardcover
1960Best.-Nr. 021476Wien: Springer-Verlag 1960. 1956 - 1960. Bound in two volumes octavo pp xii 999. an owner's signature on the front endpaper and a very occasional neat manuscript note internally otherwise the contents are just slightly age-toned but otherwise good blue cloth slightly rubbed and marked but firm and sound. A heavy set - extra postage may be needed. Cloth. Good. Springer-Verlag Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 021561Gifu Loose title page in English and Japanese age-toned 80 page descriptive booklet in Japanese the front cover a little age-toned four-page folded loose index in English 109 very fine colour lithographic plates loose one plate a little foxed one plates stained in the margin one final page in Japanese age-toned; loosely tied with blue silk and contained in the original blue cloth fitted folding box rubbed secured with two ties with bamboo clasps one tie in danger of becoming detached. RARE. The first edition of this iconic book was 1914 and the second edition two years later in 1916. The title page to our copy is definitely that of the first edition - it has the misprint 'Illustraions' and no English date; whereas in the second edition the date appears and the misprint is corrected. Our copy has 109 plates which is definitely correct for the second edition; however the only copy of the first edition online is that of Jerry Stanoff's Rare Oriental Book Company which states 101 plates - now is his copy lacking or is our own copy a mixture of editions ! I can find no copy of the first edition in a library so I can't corroborate this at the moment. "Isuke Tsuboi 1843-1925 a man who devoted himself to the research of bamboo for nearly forty years and was known as "Japans foremost bamboo guru". In 1881 he set up a farm to experiment with bamboo planting. Over the many years of his hard work Tsuboi accumulated fruitful knowledge in bamboo species and their phytogeographic patterns. He also developed efficient planting methods identified the causes of withering and discovered efficient ways to fight against pests. During his years of research Tsuboi made frequent trips between Taiwan China and Japan which demonstrate the seriousness and diligence with which he pursued the study of bamboo. He was the first man to build a bamboo specimen garden in Japan a place that displayed his categorization of all native bamboo species in Japan. Botanists directors of bamboo groves and bamboo lovers of his time all came to marvel at the richness of his collection. Sadly after Tsuboi passed away the garden was abandoned and then vanished in disrepair. Tsubois Illustrations of the Japanese Species of Bamboo stands as one of the great achievements of his research. The book depicts various species and morphology of bamboo and contains intricate sketches of their inner parts. Even by todays standard this book still retains great value as a reference guide.". Loose in box. Very Good. Paperback
2003Best.-Nr. 021568Portland: Timber Press 2003. Very well illustrated quarto pp 423 the fore-edge very slightly marked a neat signature on the front endapeper otherwise extremely clean internally maroon cloth in very good condition the dustwrapper is a little faded around the spine and very slightly bruised on the upper corners. A heavy book - extra postage may be required"This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate practical guide with clear photographs. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy from the definitive text of Dr. Walter Judd the book is a rare work of scrupulous research - and magnificent photography - that will be as useful to the gardener as it is to the botanist. Kirsten Llamas exhaustively documents more than 1400 flowering trees shrubs vines and herbaceous plants commonly grown in tropical and subtropical gardens. She provides thorough information on cultivation for each plant including growth characteristics light exposure cold hardiness invasive tendencies and unique horticultural features. More than 1500 color photos of magnificent flowering specimens make this book as much a pleasure to browse as it is a resource for research. Sure to appeal to gardeners landscapers nurseries collectors botany students florists and botanical gardens "Tropical Flowering Plants" promises to be a staple reference for decades to come.". Cloth. Very Good/Slightly faded. Timber Press Hardcover
1894Best.-Nr. 021537London & Ashford: Lovell Reeve & Co 1894. 1894 - 1924. Seven volumes bound in ten octavo a duplicate from Cambridge Botanic Garden library with stamps on the endpapers and occasionally elsewhere internally otherwise clean and tight internally blue cloth spine heads pulled rwo of which are badly torn one volume has the rear joint splitting. A complete set with the scarce supplement to Volume V part II original boards which was published in 1933. A heavy set - extra postage will be needed. Cloth. Fair. Lovell, Reeve & Co Hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. 021586Stanford University Press 1974. Small thick quarto pp xxiv 1008 well illustrated with many hundreds of small line drawings and distribution maps a neat signature on the front blank a light crease to the title page and the next few pages otherwise very clean internally pale green cloth with just very slight signs of use Loosely inserted is an offprint - Generalized Geology of Mt McKinley National Park. . Cloth. Very Good. Stanford University Press Hardcover
1963Best.-Nr. 021549Sofia: Izdatelstvo na Bulgarskata Akademiia na Naukite 1963. 1963 - 1982. Russian text with plant names in Latin. Eight volumes large octavo approximately 4400 pages including approximately 500 plates of line drawings endpapers age-toned but otherwise very good and clean internally green cloth in good condition. The last volume has the bookplate of the botanists Brinsley Burbidge and Vicky Matthews. A very heavy set - extra postage will be needed. Cloth. Very Good. Izdatelstvo na Bulgarskata Akademiia na Naukite Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 021536Codicote & Lehre: Wheldon & Wesley Ltd & J. Cramer Seven volumes bound in ten octavo extremely clean internally blue cloth in very good condition. Volumes 3 & 7 1894 & 1900 are the early printings the others are the Wheldon & Wesley reprint of 1973. Complete with the scarce supplement to Volume V part II original boards published in 1933. An excellent set. A heavy set - extra postage will be needed. Cloth. Very Good. Wheldon & Wesley Ltd & J. Cramer Hardcover
1968Best.-Nr. 021660London: The Tryon Gallery 1968. Folio. Illustrated with 32 stunning colour plates each with a page of description pp 8 a double page map of collecting localities blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and with artist's name lettered in gilt on upper cover possibly the only copy with htis binding with original acetate dustcover a very bright copy inthe original green slipcase. Limited edition of 500 copies - this one being hors-series and labelled "File Copy". A large and very heavy book - extra postage will be necessary. First Edition. Cloth in slipcase. Very Good. Illus. by Margaret Mee. The Tryon Gallery Hardcover
1831Best.-Nr. 021666London: Sold by the Proprietor J. Sowerby or C.E. Sowerby; latterly J.W. Salter 1831. 1831 - 1849. Four volumes octavo illustrated with approximately 366 hand coloured plates four of which are folding generally in very good condition occasionally printed on slightly duller paper recently bound in a plain but qood quality brown cloth slight markings to the upper cover of one volume. Volume I - plates 2593 - 2692 extremely clean and bright. Volume II - plates 2693 - 2796 the first ten plates and text have faint fold markings otherwise very clean and bright. Volume III - plates 2798 - 2866 lacking 2797 one plate with a paper crease probably a production fault. Volume IV - is where it gets complicated. The plates and text are now bound more or less in systematic order - 2886 2908 2951 2918 2916 2955 2943 2922 2898 2944 2928 2917 2906 2934 2905 2903 2952 2900 2935 2903 2909 2892 2893 2891 2890 2895 2887 2968 2870 2930 2946 2914 2897 2958 2875 2953 2876 2877 2904 2950 2868 2949 2960 2945 2929 2915 2884 2931 2896 2910 2885 2923 2895 2924 2880 2932 2901 2887 2919 2888 2936 2878 2871 2942 2907 2925 2947 2873 2874 2957 2902 2872 2921 2912 2882 2881 2938 2937 2889 2894 2948 2913 2879 2889 2911 2940 2920 2959 2941 2954 2926 2927 2958 2939 2933. lacking 2883 & 2940 . The paper in this last volume is of poorer quality with a little age-toning occasional scattered light blemishes or foxing. RARE. A further volume was published in 1863 but is not present here but all volumes are exceedingly scarce. A vital addition to the first edition of English Botany but rarely to be found. In the advertisement to Volume I it explains that the death of Sowerby in 1822 and Smith in 1828 delayed any possibility of the publication of these new discoveries. However Sowerby's two sons were now embarking on this venture which they originally thought would be complete in two volumes. Latterly the descriptions were completed by eminent botanists such as C.C. Babington William Borer M.J. Berkeley and William Wilson. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Sold by the Proprietor J. Sowerby or C.E. Sowerby; latterly J.W. Salter Hardcover
1979Best.-Nr. 021624Novosibirsk: Nauka 1979. Russian text. Two volumes large octavo a very few line drawings in the text many distribution maps pp 1046 ii age-toned both hinges at the title pages are cracked with slight weakness otherwise very firm and clean internally green cloth with only slight signs of use. From the library of the Kew botanist Vicki Matthews with her signature on the front endpaper. Covers Onocleaceae to Saxifragaceae and Rosaceae to Asteraceae. RARE. A heavy set - extra postage may be necessary. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Nauka Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 021638Washington: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service 1964 - 1974. Two volumes very well illustrated with botanical line drawings. small very thick quarto pp x 548; xiv 1024 extremely clean internally grey pictorial cloth the corners very slightly bruised the spine of the first volume a little creased otherwise a very good set. Extremely heavy - extra postage will be required. An immense work of considerable detail. The first volume was published as 'Common' Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Hardcover
1880Best.-Nr. 021680Wellington: The Office of James Hughes Colonial Museum & Geological Survey Department 1880. Illustrated with 64 slightly tinted plates four or five are a little foxed octavo pp xvi 175 the title page slightly foxed otherwise very clean internaly recently bound in a maroon cloth. The preface points out that one of the conditions to publication was that the plates should be nature-printed. This made it necessary to first publish a folio edition with a slightly different title which was indeed nature-printed. This was produced in a very small number. This octavo edition was then prepared for general distribution with the plates prepared by photo-lithography and depict the grasses one-half their natural size. At the current time we also have a copy of the rare folio edition for sale. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. The Office of James Hughes [Colonial Museum & Geological Survey Department] Hardcover
