Well illustrated, tall quarto, pp xlii, 428, very clean internally, pink cloth in excellent condition, the dustwrapper is slightly worn and marked as usual. [Limited edition of 750 copies - this one being 498]. View More...
Illustrated, pp 384, all edges gilt, slightly used internally, partially disbound, lacking the upper cover, part of the spine lacking, the lower cover is soft morocco but becomng detached. View More...
Illustrated, octavo, pp 384, a little age-toned but otherwise very good internally, purple pebble cloth a little worn and markedm the spine fraying at the head and with a little wear to the rear joint, the rear cover bruised and marked,but still a good copy. [Bound up to include the advertisement page at the end of each monthly part. From the library of the Victorian nursery firm of John Cowan & Co. Ltd, with their stamp on the front endpaper.] View More...
Well illustrated, small slim 8vo, pp x, 150, paperback, a very good new copy. [Dendrobium species are attractive, conspicuous and numerous along the entire eastern coast of Australia, and are popular plants for culture and breeding of colourful hybrids. In contrast to the other books in the series so far, where a selection of species was made, all Australian species and their variants (around 80) are included. There is a full spectrum of plant form from some of the smallest mat-forming dendrobiums to the largest in the genus, being over two metres tall and several metres across. The unusual an... View More...
Well illustrated, large 8vo, pp x, 190, paperback, covers very slightly worn, but really a very good copy. [The illustrations are mainly line drawings, though some were originally etchings or heliotypes, now converted to lino-cuts.] View More...
Well illustrated with line drawings, thick 8vo, pp xviii, 779, paperback, the very slightest signs of use, but really a very good copy. [Originally published in three parts of Fieldiana, 1952 - 65, this Dover edition claims to be corrected and expanded. It is still the major orchid flora for this area.] View More...
Second printing. Illustrated, large octavo, pp 310, a very good copy in a very slightly worn dustwrapper. [Includes Fossil History of the Orchidaceae, Orchids in Rumphius' "Herbarum Amboinse", Alkaloids and Anthocyanins of the Orchidaceae, etc.] View More...
Illustrated. large octavo, pp 432, a very good copy in a very slightly worn dustwrapper. [Includes Ethnobotany of the Orchidaceae, Orchid Phytoalexins, Physiology of Germinating Orchid Seeds, Chromosomes in Orchids, A Reassessment of the Sectional limits on the Genus Cymbidium.] View More...
Illustrated, large octavo, pp 349, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [Includes Benzing's "Major Patterns and Processes in Orchid Evolution", articles on pollination and development of pollen,velamen, exodermis and stomata, a history of orchidology in Southeast Asia, and a compendium of orchid diseases.] View More...
Slim octavo, pp (6), 101, paperback, very good. Bilingual texr - English and Vietnamese. [Phil Cribb's copy, with his signature on the title page.]. RARE. View More...
NEW. Well illustrated, pp viii, 308, very good in dustwrapper. In print at £48.00. (An excellent study in which the geology, climate and vegetation of Vietnam are explored specifically in relation to the Paphiopedilum species known to grow there. The main text provides comprehensive accounts of the history, nomenclature and relationships of each of the 22 species and natural hybrids found within the country, as well as providing the first detailed account of their habitats, biology and ecology. The book is most attracively illustrated, with 217 figures, many of which are colour photographs.] View More...
Illustrated with 247 simple botanical plates from line drawings, thick folio, pp 534, a very good copy in original green cloth. [Very heavy - extra postage may be required] View More...
Very well illustrated, large thick octavo, pp xviii, 697, a very good new copy in a dustwrapper which is very slightly bumped on the corners. Please note that this book weighs 2.5 kilos, so extra shipping costs will be needed. [The cultivation and medicinal use of orchids are Chinese traditions that date back millennia, but scientific documentation of southeast China?s native orchids commenced with the establishment of European trade bases at Macau in the 16th Century and at Guangzhou in the 18th Century. João de Loureiro, a Portuguese missionary, collected Pecteilis susannae and Spiranthes ... View More...
[German text]. Third edition - Dritte, uberarbeitete und erweiterte auflage. Illustrated, very large quarto, pp 590, very clean internally, dustwrapper very slightly worn otherwise a very good copy. Very heavy - extra postage may be necessary. View More...
[German text]. Second edition - 2., uberarbeitete auflage. Illustrated, very large quarto, pp 475, very clean internally, lower corner very slightly bumped, otherwise a very good copy in the original card slipcase. Very heavy - extra postage may be necessary. View More...
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