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A History Of the Native Woodlands Of Scotland 1500 - 1920
by Alan R MacDonald and Fiona Watson T C Smout
Trees and Shrubs Hardy In the British Isles 5 Volume Set Including the Supplement
by W J ; Clarke, D L Bean
Tropical Trees Found In the Caribbean - South America - Central America - Mexico
by Dorothy and Bob Hargreaves
Forests Books & Ephemera
THE WOODLANDS: Or a Treatise on the Preparing of Ground for Planting; on the Planting; on the Cultivating; on the pruning; and on the Cutting Down of Forest Trees and Underwoods...
by Cobbett, William
London: Printed and Published by William Corbett, 1825. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. First Edition. 8vo. Unpaginated but circa 340 pages, index. Contemporary green half polished calf binding with pink marbled paper boards, very good with a little general wear and light rubbing.Contents clean and tight, original end papers, front end paper and front blank with several old knocks and very small associated tears; small contemporary signature on title page, generous margins. A very good copy.
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£85.00
Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism (association copy)
by Miller, Char (signed); Gifford Pinchot (subject)
Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Association copy, inscribed on the title page: "For Jane Cottrell, Best wishes, Char, 2-3-07, Portland." Uncommon signed. Jane Cottrell rose to become the Forest Service's Deputy Chief, an office which sits just below the agency's Chief and Associate Chief (i.e. third in command). Char Miller is an environmental historian, a professor at Pomona College, and the author of more than a dozen environmental book on subjects as...
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£242.85
THE AMERICAN CAMELLIA YEARBOOK 1954
by Brown, Arthur C. (editor)
Gainsville, Florida: American Camellia Society, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 396 pages, colour & b/w illustrations. Original red cloth binding very good; contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, unmarked. A very good copy..
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£10.00
Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles Vol 3: N-Rh: v. 3
by Bean, Wj
Hardback. Very Good.
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£12.17
High Meadow, the Ecology of a Mountain Meadow
by Heady, Eleanor & Harold F Heady
New York, N. Y., U. S. A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good/good. Good in Very Good jacket Former library book with associated markings. Nive maylar cover over excellent dust jacket. Inside book has missing blank front page.
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£23.46
The Forest Trees of Britain
by Johns, Rev. C. A
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner name on title page, some . scattered light foxing.. 1886. Hardcover. xi, 431 pp + several pages of publisher's ads at rear. Green cloth with gilt design of tree on front boards. Many engravings. Patterned endpapers. A hefty and attractive volume describing Britain's various tree species. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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£20.24
CORDON TRAINING OF FRUIT TREES Diagonal, Vertical, Spiral, Horizontal Adapted To The Orchard-House And Open-Air Culture
by Brehaut, Rev. T. Collings
London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo (11 x 17cm). pp. [8], 119, [1]; b/w engraved frontispiece, 8 further b/w plates, original brown end-papers with adverts. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine, blind stamped decoratio to the boards, very good with a little rubbing only. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy. The scarce first edition..
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£170.00
Insect Pests of Australian Forests. Ecology and Management
by Elliott, H.J.; Ohmart, C.P. & Wylie, F.R
Melbourne: Inkata Press. 1998. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Illustrated with Colour photographs & Black & white drawings. 214 pages. A comprehensive, well illustrated account of the main forest insect pests. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£26.46
Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe
by Press, J. R
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, 1992. Book. Illus. by Eric and David Hosking. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. 247, numerous colour photos. Laminated paperback covers fine, contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. Provides easy identification of hundreds of the most common species of trees in Britian and Europe. Each species is treated with a colour photograph, common and scientific names, and information on the distribution, habitat, colour, size and type. A fine copy.
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£12.00
THE LAST FOREST The Fascinating Account of Britain's Most Ancient Forest
by rackham, Oliver
London: J.M. Dent, 1993. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 8vo. 302 pages; b/w illustrations. Covers fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine paperback copy..
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£15.00
Remarkable Trees of the World, Meetings with Remarkable Trees
by Pakenham, Thomas
8vo, 2 vol., hardcover with ill. d.j. in a slipcase, 191, 191p., color full page ill. As new.
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£44.45
Trees and shrubs hardy in the British Isles Volume IV Ri-Z
by BEAN, W.J
London: John Murray, 1989. 808 pp. B/w illustrations. Revised volume IV Ri-Z.. PLEASE NOTE: Because of ' and ZVAB'S special requirements for shipping fees (price is per item, not per weight) shipping charges may be higher with heavy books or when comprising several volumes. PLEASE CONTACT US BEFOREHAND IN CASE OF UNCERTAINTY.. Eighth edition. Hard bound. Book good/Jacket : small traces of use.
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£34.69
The Fragmented Forest: Island Biogeography Theory and the Preservation of Biotic Diversity
by Harris, Larry D. (signed)
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Second printing with number line to 2. Inscribed warmly on the half-title page: "To Karen, a steadfast friend and supporter in my work and in my life. 1986 has been better and more livable because fo you, God Bless for our futures. Larry D. Harris, 7/12/86." Uncommon signed, and uncommon in hardcover in general. Harris spent his career as a Professor of Wildlife and Range Sciences at the University of Florida, where his papers...
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£202.38
The Chiefs Remember: The Forest Service, 1952-2001
by Steen, Harold K.; Mike Dombeck (signed); Jack Ward Thomas (signed)
Durham: Forest History Society, 2006. First edition. Softcover. Near fine. The simultaneous paperback edition. Inscribed briefly on the title page and signed by four former US Forest Service Chiefs: R. Max. Peterson, F. Dale Roberston, Jack Ward Thomas, and Mike Dombeck. Uncommon as such. This book collects excerpts from interviews with seven FS Chiefs, who "look back at the issues they faced throughout their 50 collective years of service and provide a glimpse into the inner workings of America's...
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£202.38
Trees: A Visual Guide
by Rodd, Tony; Stackhouse, Jennifer
West Sussex: Bonnier Books, 2008. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 4to. 304 pages; fine colour illustrations throughout. Covers fine with minimal wear only. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine copy, clean and bright..
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£15.00
Inside Wood Masterpieces of Nature
by Harlow William
The perfect gift for anyone who works with wood. Craftsmen, construction, woodworkers, it's all in here. Wood. Bark, Magnified Wood, Burnt Wood, Cross Sections of Wood. Washington D. C.: American Forestry Association. 1970. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ;illustrated with Photographs . A trace of wear in dj with light wear to the corners and spine ends and sunning along top edge front panel and flap edge.
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£8.10
BRITISH TREES WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
by The Hon. Stanhope Tollemache
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1901. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. pp. 98; frontispiece and 60 fine collotype plate. Green cloth binding with gilt to spine and front board, no dust jacket, minimal wear, corners a little bumped. Contents clean and tight, front endpapers are cracked at the hinge, hinges are firm, no inscriptions or marks. A very good clean copy..
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£45.00
Bonsai. Sculptures vivantes.
by SAMSON, Isabelle et Rémy
Quarto, Non paginé(100 p), ill. photos coul. de Alain Draeger, rel. toile de l'éditeur sous boîtier ill., préface d'Alain Peyrefitte. état de neuf.
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£29.64
TREES AND SHRUBS HARDY IN THE BRITISH ISLES Volume I, A - C
by Bean, W. J
London: John Murray, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Eighth Edition. Sm 4to. 8th edition fully revised. Cloth binding sound and tight with some fading to the spine and front board. Contents clean and tight, large child's inscription to front endpaper, otherwise unmarked. A good copy. Vol. I of what is generally recognized as the definitive guide to Trees and Shrubs hardy within the UK..
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£20.00
Our Flowering World (association copy)
by Platt, Rutherford (signed); Thomas Costain (inscribed to)
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. An association copy, inscribed on the half-title page: "To Ida & Tom Costain, with personal regards and best wishes, Rutherford Platt, September 1949." Uncommon signed. Opposite the author's inscription is another: "To Aunt Ida, with love, Phil, Christmas 1947." So the book was given to the recipients and Platt signed it a few years later. Thomas Bertram Costain was a Canadian-American journalist and the author of several dozen books of...
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£364.28
MODERN RHODODENDRONS
by COX, E. H. M. & P. A
London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957. Book. Illus. by Stones, Margaret. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Sm 4to. pp. xiii, 193. Dust jacket very good with a little general wear and rubbing to extremities, now protected in an archival sleeve. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket, with fine colour plates by Margaret Stone..
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£9.00
Thinking of a Garden
by Merwin, W.S. (signed); Tina Freeman
Kauai: National Tropical Botanical Garden, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Signed by Merwin and photographer Tina Freeman on the limitation page on the verso of the title page. Scarce. Published by the trustees and friends of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in a limited edition of 100 copies. This is copy 79. Merwin selected the poems for the book, 12 total, and each is accompanied by a black and white photographs taken by Freeman in 2004 at the NTBG and its affiliated gardens. Book and...
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£1,214.25
New Naturalist No. 32 TREES, WOODS AND MAN
by Edlin, H. L
London: Collins, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. Reader's Union Edition. 8vo. pp. xv, 272, 27 colour photographs, 30 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings. Dust jacket near fine, bright, no foxing or browning, not priced, protected in a removable sleeve. Hardback binding, immitation cloth, very good. Contents clean and tight, small blind stamp to front free endpaper, no foxing or inscriptions. A bright clean reprint. [Collecting the New Naturalists - BC32A Readers Uniion Edition of which there was...
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£15.00
CREATING A FOREST GARDEN Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops
by Crawford, Martin
Devon: Green Books, 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 384 pages, numerous colour and b/w illustration. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy..
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£25.00
Our National Forests
by Frank, Bernard (signed); William O. Douglas (foreword)
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Inscribed on the front free endpaper in red ink: "Mary Lund is one of the most cheerful persons I've ever met. Bernie Frank." Uncommon signed, and uncommon in general. At the time of the writing of this book, Frank was an Assistant Chief of the US Forest Service and here he "tells us what a treasure house these forest are and how they are repeatedly endangered by unthinking citizens and by special interests."...
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£202.38
