Botany And Floras from Natural History Books

Carnforth, UK: Parthenon Publishing, 1993. First edition.. A fine (as new) copy.. Pp. xx, 350, numerous maps and other figures. Pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lg 8vo. Presents the results of an international workshop held at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi (Kenya) from 23-26 January 1991. Name stamp of the Ron Sauey Memorial Library on rear endpaper and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Cape Town: Tiyan Publishers, 1982. First edition.. A fine copy in the original gray cloth case that is slightly edge-worn.. Pp. xvi, 174; 14 full page color plates from paintings by Thalia Lincoln each signed in pencil by the artist, numerous other black-and-white figures, and portraits. One-quarter leather over green cloth-covered boards, lettered in gilt on the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hatfield, South Africa: Umdaus Press, 2001. Limited edition.. A fine copy in a fine slipcase.. Pp. x, 126; 12 full page color plates from paintings by Gillian Craib, numerous black-and-white illustrations from ink drawings by Gillian Craib, black-and-white distribution maps of all species. One-quarter brown morocco leather over green patterned marbled boards, spine with four raised bands… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in fine condition.. Pp. (viii), 229; numerous text-figures and maps. Green pictorial laminated boards, lettered in black and white on the spine and the front and rear covers, 8vo. Oxford Biogeography Series, no. 11. This volume develops a new synthesis of research… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1935. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. ii, 179-283; with 10 leaves of folding maps and charts at rear, 5 tables. Early green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Volume LXVIII. … Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966-1975. First edition.. Slight repair to cracks in two slipcases, a bright and clean set in near fine condition.. Pp. 4203, 1305 full pages of color plates. Publisher’s original decorated cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, in slipcases, lg 4to (13 x 10 inches). The set includes - Volume 1 (2 parts):… Saber más sobre este artículo

Springfield: State of Illinois, 1966. First edition.. Light sunning to spine, a near fine copy.. Pp. 142, numerous text-figures. Publisher’s pictorial printed olive-green wrappers, lettered in white on cover, 8vo. From the series: Illinois State Museum Popular Science Series, Vol. VI. The collection and identification of plants was jointly undertaken by the Illinois State Museum and the Illinois… Saber más sobre este artículo

Tucson: University of Arizona, 1940. First edition.. Light wear to wrappers, bump to lower corner, a very good copy.. Pp. 134, 52 plates. Publisher’s printed brown wrappers, lettered in black on the cover, 8vo. From the series: University of Arizona Bulletin Biological Science Bulletin no. 5. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chelsea, MI: Ann Arbor Press, 1998. First edition.. A near fine copy.. Pp. xxiii, 357, numerous text-figures. Publisher’s printed pictorial laminated boards, lg 8vo. This book develops a more ecological approach to food production. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1971. First edition.. Some wear to spine, a very good copy.. Pp. x, 435, 56 text-figures.  Publisher's printed, pictorial white wrappers lettered in black on spine and front cover, lg 8vo.  This book examines the evolutionary mechanisms in higher plants.  This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with… Saber más sobre este artículo

Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, 1929. First edition.. Light tanning and wear to the wrappers, a good solid copy.. Pp. 111; 5 plates (line-drawings). Publisher's original printed olive-green wrappers, lg 8vo. University of Oregon Publications volume 1, no. 1. Hepatica is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern… Saber más sobre este artículo

Saint Paul, MN: J. E. Haynes, 1923. First edition.. Wrappers a little soiled; a tight copy in very good condition.. Pp. 70; numerous text-figures (line-drawings), some black-and-white photos. Original printed green and white pictorial wrappers, sm 8vo (6.75 x 5 inches). The first edition of this early guide to the plant life of Yellowstone National Park.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newfane, VT: Published by the Author, 1928-1940. First edition.. Faint browning to the endpapers only; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition. . Pp. (volume I): pp. 264, 129 plates (fine line-drawings); (volume II): pp. 284, 115 plates (fine line-drawings and black-and-white photos); (volume III): pp. 276, 80 fine line-drawings Contemporary moss-green cloth, lettered in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Librairie Charles Delagrave, 1884. Second edition.. There is some tanning to the outer page margins of the text block, folding defect to page 101 with no effect to the text, the morocco binding and marbled boards are very bright and clean; a tight copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xv, 308; 75 full page plates (73 are… Saber más sobre este artículo

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1961. First edition.. Rear wrapper has a faint corner crease; a tight and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. viii, 51; frontispiece black-and-white photo of prairie research area, 1 text-figure (chart). Original stiff printed wrappers, lettered in green on the front cover, 8vo. Occasional Papers, Number 8, Minnesota Museum of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Londini (London): S. Smith & B. Walford, Societatis Regiae Typographorum, 1696. First edition.. One small worm hole in the outer margins of the last section of pages, some age toning to the last blank page; a clean copy in very good condition in a period leather binding.. Pp. (xiv), 1-48. Recent brown morocco leather in period style,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Bronx: New York Botanical Garden, 1972. First edition.. Light sunning to the outer borders of the green wrappers; a near fine copy.. Pp. 239-278; 14 text-figures (line-drawings, maps, halftones). Original printed pale green wrappers, lg 8vo. From: Brittonia, volume 24, no. 3. Inscribed by the author on the front wrapper to George Beatty.

New York: Torrey Botanical Club, 1920. First edition.. Rear wrapper chipped around edges, top outer corner of text is bumped, a very good copy.. Pp. 57-118. Extract with rear tan wrapper present, 8vo. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club, volume 16, no. 2. No ownership marks.

New York: New York Botanical Gardens, 1900. First edition.. Light edge wear to the front wrapper, some loss to blue wrapper at the top edge of the spine; a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. xi, 492, folding map at rear. Publisher's original printed blue front wrapper (rear wrapper is missing), lg 8vo. … Saber más sobre este artículo

London, Frederick Warne, 1899. New edition (revised).. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xiv, (1), 1-269; xii, 1-279; xi, 1-258; xi, 1-213 with 319 fine colored plates after paintings by Anne Pratt. Original one-half black morocco leather over dark green leather-covered boards, spine with five raised bands each decorated with small gilt horizontal… Saber más sobre este artículo