Search Results: SCIENCE/Life Sciences/Botany from William Robertson

London: Collins, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Designed as a companion volume to 'Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe', this shows the distribution of nearly 2,000 wild plants in Europe, between the Alps and Iceland. It is nothing less than an attempt at comprehensively mapping the flora of Northern Europe, and as such, its maps provide information which cannot be obtained from any other single source. A fascinating tool for the botanist, or anyone interested in the environment. Contains 272 pages, 24.5 x 17cm, and illustrated throughout with coloured maps, with extensive notes, main sources, plants checklist, index of English names, and index of Scientific names. Blue cloth boards showing some sun-fading to top front edge and moderate shelf-wear, otherwise in good condition. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Bloomsbury , 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. An in depth examination of British plants, their origins and history, with special emphasis on the modifications produced by the last great Ice Age. Size, 21.5 x 15cm, 315 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos, graphs, maps and charts. Cream cloth boards in illustrated dust jacket showing one or two minor repaired cuts, otherwise in very good condition. Internally, near fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Newton Abbot : David & Charles , 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Full account of the distribution of the flowering plants and ferns of Staffordshire. Packed with data and information. Size, 22 x 14.5cm, 280 pages, 16 b&w photos, 5 maps, 50 pages of distribution charts. Green cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, very good: bright (no sign of tanning), clean and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Faber & Faber , 1950. Hardcover. Fair. Authoritative guide to the propagation of Alpine plants. Regarded as the 'bible' of the subject when first published. Size, 22 x 14cm, 464 pages, 43 b&w photos, 93 line drawings. Brown cloth boards, no dust jacket. Boards show moderate shelf wear, with spine cover damaged at top, bottom and sides. Some slight spotting to endpapers with faint ink signature. Internally, shows one or two ink notes by previous owner, otherwise good: generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings.