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2012Best.-Nr. DADAX0986021636VELLUM 2012-10-12. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.06x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. VELLUM hardcover
Best.-Nr. 6241Johannesburg: Aloe Books 1985. Limited edition. A fine as new copy. Pp. i-xl 2-150; frontispiece portrait of Adrian H. Haworth 120 color photographs 31 black-and-white photos and half-tones 24 distribution maps. Publisher's original dark green morocco leather spine with five raised bands red morocco title/author label in one compartment two-color map endpapers in gray cloth-covered slipcase with green marbled paper on the top side and bottom of the slipcase and dark green morocco flange at the opening of the slipcase sm 4to 11 x 8 1/4 inches. This is Sponsors' edition limited to 27 signed copies lettered A-Z signed by the author on the limitation page; this is copy letter V. The subscriber's page shows that there were sixteen sponsors to this work presumably they received letters A-Q; this left only eleven copies available for sale. The copy offered here is one of these eleven available for sale. Haworthia is a large genus of small succulent plants endemic to Southern Africa Mozambique Namibia Lesotho Swaziland South Africa. Like the Aloes they are members of the subfamily Asphodeloideae and they generally resemble miniature aloes except in their flowers which are distinctive in appearance. Horticulturally they are popular garden and container plants from Wiki. This is an important taxonomic revision of the genus Haworthia that was named after Adrian H. Haworth who was an English entomologist botanist and crustacean expert. This very rare offering is finely bound in attractive dark green morocco that is housed in a custom slipcase. Johannesburg: Aloe Books, 1985. Limited edition. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 5195México: Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural 1976. Reprint. Small bump to front outer top corner which has caused some pages to bend forward wrappers on spine a little sunned some browning to the front wrappers only the text and plates are bright and clean; overall a very good copy. Pp. iv 298 70 full page plates. Original green pictorial printed wrappers lg 4to. This is a facsimile reprint of the rare 1909 first edition. The work covers the ferns of Mexico with finely executed plates of many species. México: Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural, 1976. Reprint. unknown
Best.-Nr. 3617Hong Kong: Orchid Press 2003-2007. First edition. Fine new condition. Pp. 103; 108; 108 300 fine color photos of orchids. Color pictorial boards hardback with color pictorial dust jacket beautiful color pictorial endpapers 4to 10.75 x 10.5 inches. Volume 1: Highlight Edition Volume 2: A Poem of Wild Orchids and Volume 3: Shangri-La of Wild Orchids. A total of six volumes were planned in 2003 but only three have been published. Since five years have passed since volume 3 was published it is doubtful any more will appear. Hong Kong: Orchid Press, 2003-2007. First edition hardcover
Best.-Nr. 3404New York: Ivison Blakeman Taylor and Co. 1878-1884. First edition. Spine cloth of volume 2 part 1 is a bit sunned and has a nick to cloth just below the title as well as wear to the cloth at the head and foot of the spine there is also some light spotting to the cloth of volume 1 part 2 - overall a good solid copy. Pp. vi 402; iv 402. Publisher's original brown cloth gilt-lettered on the spine sm 4to. Vol. 1 Part 2 covers Caprifoliaceae to Compositae Vol. 2 Part 1 covers Gamopetalae after Compositae. See Stafleu and Cowan 2132. Vol. 1 Part 1 was published in 1895-97 after Gray's death. Name sticker of C.D. Fretz M.D. Sellersville on the front endpaper. New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co., 1878-1884. First edition hardcover
Best.-Nr. 2255Lehre Germany: Verlag von J. Cramer 1968 reprint. Fine copy. Pp. iv 62 74 91 300 full page plates. Publisher's cloth gilt-lettered on spine folio 38cm x 28cm. First published in Leipzig in 1835 this high quality reprint is an exact reproduction of the original work. It is volume 65 in the series 'Historiae Naturalis Classica' edited by J. Cramer and H.K. Swann. Lehre, Germany: Verlag von J. Cramer, 1968, reprint hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1845Leiden Lugduni Batavorum: Arnz and Soc. 1850. Some faint scattered foxing to some plates some minor chipping to the wrappers along the spine otherwise a clean near fine copy with the text pages unopened and uncut. Pp. 234 65 full page lithographs some folding. Original blue boards 4to. Documents the Dicotyledones and Monocotyledones of Suriname formerly Dutch Guinea. Leiden (Lugduni Batavorum): Arnz and Soc., 1850. hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 47894Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 2005. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket Scarcely used. xiv 577 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. 47896Wellesley-Cambridge Press 2006. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket The title's spelling of Peony for the scientific name is intentional though why isn't explained in a logical fashion; there is a rather confused explanation in the first of two introductions which also reveals that 'mudan' is the authors' preferred term for what the rest of the world calls tree peony. Wellesley-Cambridge Press hardcover
2003Best.-Nr. 47892None stated. c. 2003. 1st edition. Fine/No Jacket. Paper covers Scarcely used. None stated. unknown
2014Best.-Nr. 47889Kew Publishing / IPS / LHB Hortorium 2014. 1st edition. New/No Jacket. Pictorial hard covers New in polyester wrapper. Kew Publishing / IPS / LHB Hortorium hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. 5976737Cambridge University Press 2010. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1200grams ISBN:9780521518055 Cambridge University Press hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. 44631Timber Press 2006. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket Scarcely used. Timber Press hardcover
1996Best.-Nr. 44636Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 1996. 1st edition. Fine/No Jacket. Paper covers Scarcely used. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew unknown
2007Best.-Nr. 44672Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 2007. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket As new. The first modern monograph of the genus. Attractively illustrated with col. plates mainly by Christobel King. viii 190 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 44666R.B.G. Kew / Christopher Helm / Timber Press 1999. 2nd edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket Scarcely used. No inscriptions. R.B.G. Kew / Christopher Helm / Timber Press hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. 44607Timber Press 2000. 2nd edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket As new. No inscriptions. Timber Press hardcover
1997Best.-Nr. 44630Timber Press / R.B.G. Kew 1997. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket Erratum slip loosely inserted. Timber Press / R.B.G. Kew hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. 44634Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 2002. Revised edition of the 1938 monograph. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket An impeccably preserved copy of the great posthumously published work of the doyen of plant taxonomy and nomenclature. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. 44661Allen Press for the L.H. Bailey Hortorium and the International Palm Society 1987. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket Scarcely used. Owner's ink stamp. xxi 1 610 pp. Allen Press, for the L.H. Bailey Hortorium and the International Palm Society hardcover
1981Best.-Nr. 44649Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 1981-1996. 1st edition. Fine/No Jacket. Paper covers vols. 1 & 2 in slip case A full set of the series ending with "Legumes of economic importance". They are the proceedings of three International Legume Conferences at Kew the last being held in 1992. Owner's inscriptions. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew unknown
1993Best.-Nr. 44606HMSO / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 1993. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket As new. No inscriptions. HMSO / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew hardcover
2003Best.-Nr. 44854European Orchid Conference 2003. 1st edition. Fine/No Jacket. Paper covers Scarcely used. European Orchid Conference unknown
1995Best.-Nr. 45265Royal Botanic Gardens Kew / International Palm Society 1995. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket Scarcely used. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew / International Palm Society hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 45261HMSO / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 1993. 1st edition. Fine/Fine. Hard covers dust jacket As new. Owner's signature. HMSO / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew hardcover
