Botany

Softcover. Cambridge University Press, reprint, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 434 pages with b&w illustrations. Unique in its comprehensive coverage, this book describes the major vegetation types from the arctic tundra of Alaska and Canada to the tropical forest of Central America. This original detailed summary provides the reader with a sense of the species composition, architecture and environment of each ecosystem. Each chapter opens with a map of North America that delineates the specific geographic area discussed within the following text. Some basic topics covered include paleobotany, autecological behaviour, nutrient cycling, and productivity. In addition to the basic biology of the ecosystems, environmental issues and management problems are addressed. Notes on areas for future research conclude each chapter. Comprehensive bibliographies provide references to additional details published in the technical literature. Mild crease to front cover and first 5 pages, otherwise very good, clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1st , 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Author's third book, very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. London, Scriptum, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 335 pages illustrated in color. The story of this flower, from the hunt for new varieties in the wild in the 1800s to the development of the more than 100,000 hybrids that exist today, is related in fascinating detail in "Orchids". This beautiful book features text by one of the world's foremost orchid authorities alongside spectacular watercolor portraits of prize-winning orchids from the Royal Horticultural Society in London, which spearheaded orchid cultivation in Western Europe beginning in the 19th century. This exquisite collection of paintings commissioned by the RHS every year since 1897 represents the ultimate orchid pictorial history. "Orchids" is an indispensable sourcebook for those captivated by the beauty and infinite variety of this glamorous flower.

Hardcover. NY, Frederick A. Stokes, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in black. 332 pages. This edition features a color frontispiece, full-page plates in both color and black & white, and in-text illustrations throughout by William Walworth Stilson. A reprint of the 1901 edition. No date, probably the 1930s. Owner's name on inside front cover, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. Portland, Timber Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 267 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy. Couple pages creased.

Hardcover. Cambridge [England] ; New York, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 386 pages. Hardcover. Black & white illustrations throughout. Minor dust jacket edge wear, spine faded, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. London, Wordsworth, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 342 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated with full color paintings by P.J. Redoute. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Albany NY, New York State Museum of Natural History, 1st, 1868-1875, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated (approximately 400 pages, including 12 plates, 4 in color, featuring fungi and mushrooms). Half leather and marbled boards with gilt lettering, raised bands on spine. Light rubbing to boards otherwise very good, clean.

Hardcover. Albany NY, New York State Museum of Natural History, 1st, 1876-1887, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Unpaginated (approximately 400 pages, including 13 b & w plates featuring fungi and mushrooms). Half leather and marbled boards with gilt lettering, raised bands on spine. Light rubbing to boards otherwise very good, clean.

Hardcover. NY, Reinhold Publishing, 3rd pr., 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with red lettering, 155 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, reprint, 1849, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 284 pages, illustrated with 24 brilliant color plates including the frontispiece. Original green cloth with gilt decorated front cover, gilt design on spine, top edge gilt. Covers with light edge wear, chipping to top of spine. Title page states New Edition, so assumed a reprint. The plates do not appear to be hand-colored but chromolithographs, all brilliantly colored and except for the frontispiece (which has a touch of foxing) all are clean and unblemished. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf.

Hardcover. Bangkok, Finance One, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 247 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Bright, unclipped dust jacket. Light bumps to corners, otherwise clean, very good.

Hardcover. University Park PA, Penn State University Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 264 pages. Numerous color illustrations. An exploration of Bartram's writings and artwork; all sixty-eight Bartram drawings owned by the Natural History Museum are brought together for the first time. Works by other eighteenth and nineteenth century natural history artists are included. His love of nature led him to explore the environs of the American Southeast between 1773 and 1777. Here he collected plants and seeds, kept a journal of his observations of nature, and made drawings of the plants and animals he encountered. The completed drawings were sent to his patron in London, and these make up the bulk of the collection held at London's Natural History Museum. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Hardcover. NY, McGraw Hill, 2nd pr., 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. A history of illustrated flower books with a description of the various types. Handsome folio volume, 11" by 14.5". Olive green silk cloth binding, bright gilt spine titles, blindstamped flower design to front cover. 208 pages with bibliography and index. 126 illustrations, including 40 full page color plates taken from rare printed books. The period 1485 to 1850 is covered, after which standards of reproduction began to decline. There is a small crease which runs down the center of the dj font panel, but not conspicuous. clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1st US, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 231 pages, richly illustrated, primarily in color. This book is filled with gorgeous color illustrations. 1486 species illustrated, nomenclature edited by Douglas Kent. Clean copy.

Softcover. Washington DC, U.S. Department of Interior, 1st, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 180 pages, b&w illustrations. Fading to red on covers, light musty odor. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 200 pages, large format. Profusley illustrated with color photographs of trees. Trees are vital- without them we simply wouldn't be here. Not only essential, they have been an inspiration throughout our history. In breathtaking photographs and stories we are taken on a journey from the boreal forest at the edge of the Arctic to the rainforests girdling the planet; from ancient bristlecones to fresh-leaved seedlings; from the charming and familiar to the scary and rare. An elegantly written and highly accessible text is complemented by an extraordinary collection of images created by some of the world's leading nature photographers.

Hardcover. Columbus OH, Mushroom Publishing Co., 1st, 1908, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 609 pages, profusely illustrated with 500 b&w photographs of various types accompanied by scholarly descriptions. Two pages with clear tape repair (now browning), previous owner's bookplate. This copy is notable for the full-color original paintings of various kinds of mushrooms done on the front and rear endpapers. Professionally done (or at the least, done by a very talented amateur) but not signed. Pictures available on request. Tan cloth cover with brown leather spine with gilt lettering and rules. In a cardboard slipcase which has a wraparound color illustration of ferns and mushrooms.

Hardcover. Woodbridge UK., Garden Art Press, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 191 pages, color illustrated. The viticella clematis is an undiscovered garden treasure - abundant, vigorous and varied in appearance, easy to grow and maintain. They are the perfect starting point for growers new to the clematis, and an inspiring presence in any garden. 'A garden plant second to none', in the author's words. The standard Large Flowered varieties of clematis, being easier to display in orderly garden centres, completely dominate in the commercial market. Viticellas, by comparison, are easier to grow, vigorous, hardy and completely resistant to the threat of Clematis Wilt (Stem Rot) which is a consistent obstacle to the growth of healthy Large Flowered clematis plants. This book is the only one on this subject, and offers a valuable practical guide to viticellas, leading the reader through the varieties of small, medium and large blooms, and explaining the route to successful growth. The striking impact of the viticella combined with the ease of cultivation offers exciting prospects for gardeners. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, G.H. Buek, 1st, 1894, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, oblong light beige cloth with gilt title and decoration. Non-Paginated. Illustrated with 288 clean full color plates. Front and rear hinges cracked but holding with spine cloth. Light wear to covers. Originally published in parts as a Botanical Fine Art Weekly publication.

Hardcover. Dallas, Southern Methodist University, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 210 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs and drawings. Clean, tight copy.