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History of gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber & Faber. 1973. pp.264, with some colour and many b/w. plates. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.

History of gardening . 1st. Ed. Rep. Ed. Pub. Faber. 1975. pp.264 with b/w. photos. and colour illus. Royal 8vo. A thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw.

Ornithology Poyser . 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1997. pp.cxli, 903 with dist. maps and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Multi-lingual introduction o/w. text in english. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. This landmark volume presents, for the first time, an integrated picture of the distribution and abundance of the breeding birds of Europe.

Poyser., 1997. 1st. Ed.. pp.cxli, 903 with dist. maps and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. Still in publisher�s packaging. Out-of-print. This landmark volume presents, for the first time, an integrated picture of the distribution and abundance of the breeding birds of Europe.

Poyser., 1997. 1st. Ed.. pp.cxli, 903 with many illus., maps. Royal 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dustwrapper.

Special Offers Ornithology . 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2019. pp.384 with colour and b/w. photos., maps and figs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £60.00. The definitive work on Europe's largest and most spectacular owl.

Wellfleet, New Jersey,, 1989. 1st. Ed. Rep.. pp.945 with 165 colour and b/w. plates, plus dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., gently sunned on spine. Originally published in two-volumes, this is the single volume edition. It is organised in two parts, the first covering taxonomy, morphology, flight, migration, etc., and the second consisting of species accounts.

Ornithology Monographs . Fac. Ed. Pub. Minet. 1972. pp.240 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback. Facsimile reproduction of the first edition published by Witherby in 1921. �The idea with which this little volume originated was to collect all the ancient passages about birds, of any special interest, but more particularly those which concerned British Birds, and to string them together in order of date.�.

Houghton Mifflin , 1970. 1st. Ed.. pp.xviii, 441 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Ex-lib. A vg. hardback in vg. laminated dw. An account of over two hundred plants grown in the New World and the uses made of them, assembled from the diaries and letters of the early settlers.

History of gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Phillimore. 1972. pp.xii, 182 with b/w. photos and fold-out facsimile of early catalogue. 8vo. Although not inscribed as such, from the lib. of Sylvia Landsberg, the highly esteemed designer and rejuvenator of gardens including the Tudor Garden in Southampton, with her handwritten notes to rfep and elsewhere in the text. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. With 4-page typed list correcting some of the identifications of plants John Harvey made and also identifying close matching varieties available in 1982. A unique copy. After analysing the plant-lists of the Middle Ages, this book tells the story of English gardening over the last three hundred years through the trade catalogues produced over this period. Sylvia Landsberg wrote 'The Medieval Garden' (1995). John Harvey was a mentor to Sylvia

Natural history New Naturalists . 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2017. pp.xi, 354 with colour photos. and illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £60.00. Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H.J. Fleure's �A Natural History of Man in Britain� (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment.

Reed Methuen., 1985. 1st. Ed.. pp.142 with 48 colour and b/w. plates. 4to. Hardback. Top-edge of text block very lightly dust-marked, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. This first-ever anthology of early botanical paintings and drawings of New Zealand native plants covers the period from Cook�s first voyage in 1769 through to the publication of Cheeseman�s �Illustrations� in 1914

Philimore., 1974. 1st. Ed.. pp.xiv, 276 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw. The standard text for this subject. A detailed study of the development of the trade in seeds, plants, bulbs & trees from the middle ages to the 19th century.

History of gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Philimore. 1974. pp.xiv, 276 with 16 b/w. plates. 8vo. Although not inscribed as such, from the lib. of Sylvia Landsberg with her handwritten notes to rfep. and pastedown. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw. The standard text for this subject. A detailed study of the development of the trade in seeds, plants, bulbs & trees from the middle ages to the 19th century. Sylvia Landsberg wrote 'The Medieval Garden' (1995). John Harvey was a mentor to Sylvia.

Hoikusha, 1969. 1st. Ed. Rep.. Two volume set with colour photographic plates and text figs. throughout. 4to. Hardbacks with dws. Contents in fine condition. Both in vg. slipcases. Overall a thoroughly vg. set. Japanese text with Latin names. Scarce.

M.A.F.F., 1976. Rev. Ed.. pp.12. 8vo. A vg. leaflet.

Quercus., 2011. 1st. Ed.. pp.415 with superb colour photos. 8vo. A fine softback. RRP �15.00. From tectonic uplift to the atmosphere and from oceans to organisms, this fascinating book offers a concise and thought-provoking look at the cutting-edge science that is transforming the way we look at our world.

Unicorn., 2018. 1st. Ed.. pp.160 with colour photos., colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP �15.00. An informative and entertaining insight into the natural history of churchyards, cemeteries and burial grounds. Complimented by beautiful photographs, illustrations and literary quotes.

Natural history Guides . 1st. Ed. Pub. E.J. Brill / Dr. W. Backhuys. 1985. pp.vii, 171 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.

Entomology Other insects . Pub. Osmia. 2004. pp.40 with colour photographs and a section for field notes at rear. 8vo. Fine softback.