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FLORA BOTANY GARDENING NATURAL HISTORY

	Dance, S. Peter & E. Geoffrey Hancock - BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS & OTHER INSECTS : Classic Natural History Prints(Studio Editions , 1991) 128 Pages Sixty splendid full page colour plates. Includes the folio-size engravings from original drawings by Maria Sibylla Merian, 17th & 18th century Dutch entomological artists Roesel von Rosenhof and the Sepps, G D Ehret`s `Plantae et Papiliones Depictae`, A W Scott`s `Australian Lepidoptera`, B Wilkes` `Twelve New Designs of English Butterflies` and F W Frohawk`s 20th C watercolours. Exquisite plates in a very large, attractive format 35 x 26cms. See attached image of cover plate. BEAUTIFUL BOOK. Very fine cloth brds in complete d/w but at rear has substantial creasing and large tear. (Warehouse damage to d/w) Price: $110.00
	Mitchell, Ann Lindsay and Syd House - DAVID DOUGLAS : Explorer and Botanist(Aurum , 1999) xiii, 241 Pages Important botanist (1799 - 1834) who discovered over 200 species in Canada and America incl the eponymous Douglas Fir introduced to Europe. Profusely illustrated, handsome book. Very Fine cloth brds in Very Fine d/w Price: $27.50
	Russell, Vivian - DREAM GARDENS : Discovering the Gardens of the Lake District(Century , 1989) 128 Pages Fine colour illustrations throughout. Fine cloth brds in VG edgeworn d/w Price: $19.80
	Colthurst, Ida - FAMILIAR FLOWERING TREES IN INDIA(Thacker, Spink & Co, Calcutta , 1937, 2nd revised ed) 148 + index Pages With 61 illustrations from photographs in Colour and Half-tone. Small 8vo VG limp cloth Price: $22.00
	George, A.S. (ed.) - FLORA OF AUSTRALIA : Volume 1 Introduction(Aust Govt Pub Service, Canberra , 1993 reor) pp. x, 200 Pages Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Colour illustrations, b/w diagrams, maps. Scarce. Very Fine (name & date on half title) softcover, stiff pictorial card covers Price: $38.50
	Hadfield, Miles - HISTORY OF BRITISH GARDENING, A(Spring Books , 1969 (1960) revised) 483 Pages Originally published in 1960 as `Gardening in Britain`, this is the corrected revised edition. Standard reference work with 33 pages of b/w photos, line drws, illusts Fine cloth brds in Fine d/w Price: $17.60
	Blunt, Wilfrid - IN FOR A PENNY : A Prospect of Kew Gardens(Hamish Hamilton / Tyron Gallery , 1978) 218 Pages First historical survey of Kew Gardens since W J Bean`s 1908 `The Royal Botanic Gardens`. Well illustrated. For an ex-library, it`s a lovely copy. (View image) Ex-library, but as pristine as possible in the circumstances. Clth brds in pict d/w. Very firm and unshaken. Price: $19.80
	Hudler, George W. - MAGICAL MUSHROOMS, MISCHIEVOUS MOLDS(Princeton University Press , 1998) xvi,248 Pages The remarkable story of the fungus kingdom and its impact on human affairs. Includes psychedelic drugs section. Very Fine cloth brds in Very Fine d/w unmarked crisp copy Price: $17.60
	Noel Hoffman, Andrew Brown - ORCHIDS OF SOUTH-WEST AUSTRALIA(Uni of WA , 1992, 2nd revised ed) 420 + index Pages Very small dents to brds. New plates and text revisions make this the most up-to-date reference available. Profusely colour illustrated. A$59.95 at publication. (View image) Laminated pictorial brds (shallow pinpoint dent in cover); name on fep o/w Fine Price: $44.00
	David Jones - PALMS IN AUSTRALIA(Reed Australia , 1988 2nd ed (repr)) 278 Pages Over 300 Native and Exotic Species described. Illustrations, appends, bibliography. 19x27cms Fine in d/w Price: $27.50
	Brooks, E. St. John - SIR HANS SLOANE : The Great Collector and his Circle(Batchworth, London , 1954) 234 Pages Illustrations. Author of `Natural History of Jamaica` and great botanical collector. VG cloth hardcover faded spine tight firm copy, no d/w, no markings Price: $11.00
	Digges, J G. - THE PRACTICAL BEE GUIDE( , 1944. 12th ed) pp. 312 Pages A Manual of Modern Beekeeping: History, Anatomy, Appliances, Management. Illustrations.13.5x21cms Paper covers. Very good+ Price: $22.00
	Bishop, Iain & Attenborough, D - THORBURN`S MAMMALS( , Book Club, 1979 (orig 1974 ed)) pp. 128 Pages Revised ed of Archibald Thorburn`s 1920-21 `British Mammals` with all 50 colour plates. 19.5x26.5cms Very fine. Brds in vg d/w; very minor marks Price: $17.60
	Gardner, C A & H W Bennetts - TOXIC PLANTS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, THE(WA Newspapers , 1956) xx, 253 Pages The standard work, illustrated with line drws. VG+, or cloth brds, sl shelworn at top and bottom of spinecover, owner`s name on fly Price: $38.50