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Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 1934, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, title lettering on cover, slightly foxed on outer edge of text block, fine, clean and unmarked condition. . 8vo [25.5 x 17.5 cm]; 178 pp, 14 plates from drawing and photos, index. . Each plant is described in detail, including locations found, previous references, etc, of the over 600 plants, including many orchids, found 1931-1932 in various parts of Sumatra, mostly collected at medium and higher altitudes in the primary forests. Merrill, who also wrote extensively in the botanical area, including of the botany of the Cook voyages, and was with the New York Botanical Garden, provides a good introduction, including references to early material on Sumatra. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Washington, Government Printing Office, 1916, First edition. . original cloth, 'complements of US Bureau of Ethnology, Washington' written on front endpaper, else near fine. . 8vo [23.5 x 15 cm]; xii, 118 pp, plates from photos, illustrations from drwgs, folding map, index of botanical names, bibliog. . An early work on ethnobotany, with detailed descriptions of uses of plants both native and imported into the region for the Tewa people of New Mexico. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Cambridge, Mass, Peter P. Good, 1854, . . later full green morocco leather, gilt spine title lettering, some light foxing or offsetting from plates on few leaves but a clean fine set. . 8vo [924 x 15.5 cm]; 2 volumes, both half titles, extra tinted lithographed title in each volume, 98 hand colored plates (numbered 1 - 96, 99, 100, as called for), with tissue guards, ads in volume I has lithographed portrait plate of author. . Plesch 294. Bennet p 46. McGrath 46. Aatwater 1377. Not in Nissen. The 1st edition of 1845 had only 48 color plates. The book was expanded with double the number of plates and this is the preferred edition. Each plate has 4 pages of descriptive text, blank leaf and tissue guard, plus this copy has the lithographed plate of the author. This set also has the two hand colored plates on Linnaean Classification. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Frederick Warne and Co., nd [c1855], no editions or printings stated, presumed first edition. . orig green cloth decorated in gilt floral pattern, black & red, gilt title lettering on spine & cover, all edges gilted slightly rubbed at edges, few pages with small foxed spot, but a near fine attractive copy, cover gilt bright, no ownership markings. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; vi, 174 pp, 41 colored lithographed plates, each with tissue guards, index. . Freeman 3082. Beautifully illustrated work by this highly respected and popular writer on botanical themes, the book published during the fern craze in Britain. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Portland, Timber Press, [1997], First edition. . original pictorial boards, title lettering on cover and spine, dj (not price clipped), a fine, clean and unused copy. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; 190 pp, over 200 color photos, plus many colored illustrations from drwgs, glossary, bibliog, list of fern societies, index. . A detailed and very well-illustrated survey of these ferns by renowned botanist who travelled extensively to study and photograph them, including chapters on ferns in folklore and superstition, economic uses, propagation, cultivation, habitats, species. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New Jersey, Rutgers University Press, [1958], First Edition. . original cloth backed boards, dj (light wear, short tear, price clipped), name on half-title page, interior clean and near fine, overall very good. . 8vo [21 x 15 cm]; [x], 302 pp, many illustrations including full-page, bibliog.. . An interesting book on garden history concentrating on a number of the more common garden flowers. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Collins & Brown, [1990], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean, unmarked. . 4to [28.5 x 22 cm]; 15 pp, colored frontis, 84 fine botanical color plates, each with description on opposite page, other illus, maps. . Caroline May was a botanical artist, born in 1809, died 1874, did over 1,000 botanical paintings, previously unpublished. The paintings are attractive and graceful. A biographical sketch and other introductory material is included. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Atheneum, 1989, First American Edition. . original cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj (not clipped), small dent at lower edge of cover, else fine. . 4to [27 x 20 cm]; xv, 208 pp, numerous illustrations in color including full-page, bibliog, index. . Covers the resident artists, explorer painters, insider amateurs and official Illustrators who have made Kew Gardens renowned throughout the world. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Quadrangle, [1974], First edition. . original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (price clipped), fine and clean copy. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xx, [i], 329 pp, hundreds of illustrations from drwgs, glossary, bibliog, index. . A well-illustrated work covering a thousand or more plants that the gardener or nature walker in North America is likely to see, with details on each and most with an illustration. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

San Jose, Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica, 1986, First Edition. . original cloth (hardcover), gilt title lettering on spine and cover, pictorial dust jacket, bit frayed at spine end, light crease, owner inscription on blank endpaper, a very good clean copy. . sm folio [33 x 26 cm]; 334 pp, complete with 142 colored plates from paintings, detailed glossary, index. . Text in English and Spanish. An important and useful description of the nu,merous orchids of Costa Rica by four experts in the field. The colored plates are excellent and detailed. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Philadelphia, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1945, . . original printed heavy paper wraps, a little wear at outer edges of wraps, interior is clean and fine. . 8vo [27 x 18 cm]; 137-177 pp, 10 plates, table. . The author, curator of Botany with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, describes the species of this genus of slipper flower in some detail based on his 1925 expedition to the Cuzco and Puno districts of Peru. Nicely illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Longmans, Green and Co., [1953], . . original pictorial gilt cloth, with gilt spine title lettering, dj (chipped at spine end, not price clipped), some pencil underlining, endpaper stain, cover rippled in part, else solid very good copy. . 8vo [25.5 x 16.5 cm]; xiv, 452 pp, 25 plates including frontis from photos, 9 colored maps, 75 illus, index. . This second edition was revised, rewritten and greatly expanded with new illustrations added, from the first edition of 1947. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Henry Colburn and Co., 1822, Second edition, same year as first edition. . contemporary half calf, marbled boards, gilt spine title lettering on red leather label, rubbed, joint cracked but firm, few leaves lightly spotted but overall clean, very good copy. . 8vo [22 x 13.5 cm]; 2 volumes in one, [i], vii, 383; [i], 480 pp, index. . Massachusetts Horticultural Society Catalogue 248, which cites the 1822 edition and an 1827 edition. The author describes all vegetables from artichoke to yam and including potato, sugar, capers, indigo, poppy, tea, hemp, herbs, etc, giving the history of each in detail. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Arco Publishing Company, [1977], First American edition. . original cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine copy. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xxi, 304 pp, frontis, 300 illustrations from drwgs, some full-page, glossary, bibliog, botanical index, vernacular index, pictorial endpapers. . An authoritative survey of 750 herbs used through the ages, arranged alphabetically, and giving the history, origin, uses of each, some with cultivation notes. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Octopus Books, [1982], First edition in English. . original pictorial cloth, dj (light wear), near fine clean copy. . 8vo [23.5 x 17 cm]; 352 pp, over 400 illustrations in color and black and white, bibliog, index. . Over 400 species, each illustrated, are described in detail, covering all types, from cactus and carnivorous to orchids and fruit, bromeliads, arctic-alpine plants, composite flowers, aquatic, marshland and shoreline plants, gamopetalous, monocots, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814, third edition. . contemporary full calf, gilt title lettering on spine label, front joint repaired, covers rubbed, edge wear, small signature on title, interior clean and fine in good covers. . 8vo [22 13.5 cm]; xxiii, 405, [i, ads for author's other books' pp, 15 finely engraved plates with 214 illus, index. . Freeman 3460. Pritzel 8745. A popular work, first published in 1807 by the president of the Linnaean Society and a respected botanist. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Minneapolis, London, The University of Minnesota Press, [1936], First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, head of spine worn, spine a little faded, very good clean copy, this was the publisher's copy with their stamp on endpaper, else unmarked. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; [viii], 209 pp, frontis (portrait), plates from photos, tables, bibliog of his works. . A detailed assessment of Harris' works, biography. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, James Ridgway, nd [c1840], fifth edition of volume I, third edition of volume II. . contemporary half calf, gilt edged raised bands, gilt title lettering on black leather labels, edges rubbed, very good set, interior clean and fine with only slight foxing on a few leaves, good impression of plates, nicely colored. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 2 volumes, xvi, 300; viii, 280 pp, 50 hand colored plates, each with a number of figures, appendix, index. . Lindley was one of the most respected botanical writers of his time. Nissen 1201. Many of the editions were published without colored plates. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Torreya, 1912, offprint from Torreya volume 12. . original printed paper wraps, minor fading on edge but fine copy. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; 11 pp, with list of NY Botanical Garden publications on rear cover. . Each plant is described with date and place found. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1849, third edition, the first edition was 1839. . original blind stamped cloth, gilt design and title lettering on spine, spine ends a bit frayed, spine light faded, inscription to 'Ellen Selby from her dear Mamma', very slight foxing on few leaves, very good sound condition. . 12mo [18 x 11 cm]; [x], 213, [iv, ads] pp, lithographed decorated title, 14 plates illustrating about 20 species each, illustrations in text. . Freeman 1260. BM Nat Hist p 610. A nicely produced and detailed work, with hundreds of illustrations, which was very popular at the time. A picture of this book is available on request by email.