1989 - 1991. Large octavo, well illustrated, slight foxing to the first cover, otherewise very clean. In original parts in the standard red binder. View More...
Illustrated with black and white photographs in the text, small quarto, pp 98, paperback, a very good copy. [A facsimile reprint of this very scarce publication. A plant index and a few brief notes and articles are added here which are not in the original printing.] View More...
12 pages of line drawings within the text, pp (135), paperback, a slight crease to the first page otherwise a very good copy. [Reprint from Kew Bulletin Volume 36 (2).] View More...
Well illustrated, large 8vo, pp 135,very slightly age-toned, otherwise a very good copy of the hardback edition in a slightly rubbed dustwrapper. View More...
Illustrated, small octavo, pp xii, 195, a very good copy in dustwrapper which has a slight fade on the spine. [Forrest Shreve (1878-1950) was an internationally known plant ecologist who spent most of his career at the Carnegie Institution's Desert Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona. Shreve's contributions to the study of plant ecology laid the groundwork for modern studies and several of his works came to be regarded as classics by ecologists worldwide. This first full-length study of Shreve's life and work demonstrates that he was more than a desert ecologist. His early work in Maryland and Jamai... View More...
[Not dated - c. 2005]. Well illustrated in colour, small quarto, pp 88, paperback, a very good copy. [A bizarre, eccentric, poetic journey through the endangered Mozambique flora. En route the author provides many useful photographs of aloes, cycads and other tropical plants. Bilingual text in English and Portuguese]. View More...
Very well illustrated, large quarto, pp 514, very clean internally, hessian cloth in very good condition, in a slightly worn and torn dustwrapper. With a photocopy of the corrigenda slip loosely inserted. From the collection of the Kew botanist David Field, with a signed inscription from the author. Field is mentiond in the list of acknowledgements. [A heavy book - extra postage may be required.] View More...
Illustrated with fine botanical line drawings by Gillian Condy (twelve of which are coloured), small quarto, pp x, 126, very clean internally, red cloth in excellent condition, a very good copy in a dustwrapper which shows just very slight signs of use. [Number 872 of the standard edition of 974 copies.] View More...
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION - Number 1311 of 2000. Well illustrated by Gillian Condy and Murray Ralfe, large tall quarto, pp xii, 156, a very good new copy in dustwrapper, in slipcase. (A heavy book - extra postage may be needed) View More...
Very well illustrated throughout, folio, pp xiv, 194, very clean internally, grey cloth in excellent condition, a very good new copy in dustwrapper. {Limited edition of 999 copies - this one being number 406}. [This fabulous large format book, on what hobbyists still tend to call Sarcocaulons but taxonomically are now all included in Monsonia and the title "Bushman Candles" neatly sidesteps, is based around the extensive field knowledge of the two authors. For each of the 15 species there is a full description and diagnostic features, geographic distribution and habitat preference, history, l... View More...
[1973-5]. Well illustrated in colour, pp 144, paperback as issued, covers slightly worn. Index to the whole volume loosely inserted in the last issue. [A previous owner has inked-in a few relevant name changes in the first two parts]. View More...
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