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C. Arden, Bookseller Darren Bloodworth The Nursery, Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DT, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 1497 820 471 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ardenbooks.co.uk Catalogue No. 122 – New Acquisitions Botany 1 - 151 British Wildlife Collection 152 - 159 Entomology 160 - 225 Fine, Illustrated & Antiquarian 226 - 282 Gardening 283 - 365 Natural History & Zoology 366 - 445 New Naturalist - Main series 446 - 520 New Naturalist – Monographs 521 - 526 Ornithology 527 - 639 Special Offers and New Books – all subject areas 640 - 684 Dear All, We have great pleasure in sending this, our latest catalogue to you and we hope it finds you well. The vast majority of books offered for sale here are new acquisitions, so we hope there’s something of interest for you. Books can be ordered over the telephone, by email and letter. Also, many of the books in this catalogue can be viewed and purchased on-line at www.ardenbooks.co.uk. We can be flexible about the delivery of orders. 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[58641] £35.00 The major 20th Century biography of this famous family. 2. Andrew, J. Churchyard Yew Trees in the Archdeaconry of Gower. Rep. Pub. The Gower Journal. [nd. c. 1992] pp.14-30 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine photocopy of article, probably originally published in The Gower Journal. With a note written and signed by the author to Dr. William Linnard stapled to the front and 2 letters, also from John Andrews, relating to his research into ancient yews, loosely enclosed. [58624] £8.00 3. Baron, G. Understanding Lichens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Richmond Publishing. 1999 pp.92 with colour & b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine softback. As new. [58097] £12.99 Fully comprehensive guide covering the most basic description of what a lichen is through to a complete description of the thallus, including growth forms, reproduction and dispersal, as well as physiology, habitat and communities. 4. Bas, C. et al. (Eds). Flora Agaricina Neerlandica. Volume 1. Critical Monographs on Families of Agarics and Boleti Occurring in the Netherlands. 1st. Ed. Pub. A.A. Balkema. 1988 pp.vii, 182 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 4to. Fine softback. Scarce. [58332] £150.00 General introduction followed by descriptions of 157 species of Rhodocybe, Clitopilus and Entoloma. 5. Bas, C. et al. (Eds). Flora Agaricina Neerlandica. Volume 2. Critical Monographs on Families of Agarics and Boleti Occurring in the Netherlands. 1st. Ed. Pub. A.A. Balkema. 1990 pp.vi, 137 with b/w. illus. 4to. From the library of Drs. Patrick & Joyce Andrews, with their name on front cover. With 3-page ‘British Hygrophorus and their Names According to Arnolds’ by J.V. Marriott (1990) plus other notes and related correspondence loosely inserted. Fine softback. Scarce. [58334] £165.00 With introduction followed by descriptions of members of the families of Pleurotaceae, Pluteaceae, and Tricholomataceae. 6. Beard, J.S. The Proteas of Tropical Africa. 1st. Ed. Pub. Kangaroo Press. 1992 pp.112 with 36 full-colour plates by Lura Ripley plus photos., and dist maps. Large 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [58125] £50.00 Examines the history of the botanical exploration of this species, their distribution, ecology, taxonomy, and cultivation. 7. Bebawi, F.F. & Neugebohrn, L. A Review of Plants of Northern Sudan. With Special Reference to their Uses. 1st. Ed. Pub. GTZ. 1991 pp.294 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. Signature and institute stamp to half title. VG. plus softback. [58926] £60.00 Written to meet the need for a work that provides agro-ecological information on important and/or common plants of Northern Sudan. 8. Berkeley, Rev. M.J. Handbook of British Mosses. Comprising all that are known to be natives of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lovell Reeve & Co. 1863 pp.xxxvi, 324 with 23 hand-coloured plates, 1 b/w. plate (all with letterpress) plus 16-page Reeve catalogue (not dated). 8vo. Hardback. Neat inscription. Very minor spotting at ends, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth binding, spine expertly relaid (so well undertaken it is barely noticable), all in excellent, nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed. [58667] £100.00 9. Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean. A complete guide to the islands and coastal regions. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. A & C Black. 2005 pp.560 with over 2,700 coloured illus. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. [58133] £28.00 Tthe standard field guide to the flowers, fruit trees, grasses and ferns found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean. 10. Blamey, Marjorie. Painting Flowers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dorling Kindersley. 1998 pp.128 with colour illus., throughout. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. [58078] £50.00 Marjorie Blamey is considered one of the best contemporary illustrators of plants and flowers and it is no wonder therefore that she has been involved in the publication of many books. Here she provides detailed insight into her techniques. 11. Blamey, Marjorie. Wild Flowers By Colour. The simple way to identify flowers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dorling Kindersley. 1997 pp.208 with colour illus., throughout. Small 4to. Hardback. Old splash to rear of dw., and rear board, contents not affected and otherwise as new. Scarce in hardback. [58105] £35.00 Preferred large format, hardback edition. Contains over 1,500 species from Britain and Ireland, all arranged by colour. Details include the English name, flowering months and height. 12. Blamey, Marjorie. Wild Flowers By Colour. The simple way to identify flowers. Rev. Ed. Pub. A & C Black. 2005 pp.208 with colour illus., throughout. 8vo. Fine softback. [58431] £9.99 Allows easy recognition of wild flower by colour. 13. Blood, K. Environmental Weeds. A Field Guide for SE Australia. 1st. Ed. Pub. CH Jerram. 2001 pp.228 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. Ringbound 8vo. Pencil annotations to index, o/w. a fine softback. Out-of-print. [58927] £30.00 Environmental weeds invade natural ecosystems such as national parks, bushland, and native grassland. They can have a serious impact and threaten indigenous biodiversity. 14. Blunt, Wilfred & Raphael, Sandra. The Illustrated Herbal. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. [c.1970] pp.191 with colour and b/w. illus throughout. Large 4to. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [58106] £12.00 An absorbing, superbly illustrated, account of the creation and decoration of Europe's most delightful herbals. 15. Bon, Marcel. The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1987 pp.352 with colour illus., throughout. Small 8vo. From the library of Drs. Patrick & Joyce Andrews, with their occasional notes to margins. A vg. softback. [58313] £25.00 Still considered one of the best illustrated field guides available. 16. Bown, Deni. Aroids. Plants of the Arum Family. 1st. Ed. Pub. Century Hutchinson. 1988 pp.256 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. A superb copy. [58135] £90.00 A lively and accessible account of the Araceae family, this is a much needed survey of an economically important family of plants which has considerable curiosity value and visual impact. 17. Breitenbach, J. &. Kranzlin, F. (Eds.). Fungi of Switzerland. Volume 2. Non-gilled fungi. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Mykologia 1986 pp.412 with colour photos., and b/w. illus., throughout. 4to. Hardback. British Mycological Society libary bookplate to front paste down. Contents fine. Illus. boards showing some wear and repair to spine, still sound and in vg. condition. [58346] £65.00 This volume covers the Heterobasidiomycetes (jelly fungi), Aphyllophorales (non-gilled fungi) and Gasteromycetes (puffballs). In all, 528 species are described with drawings of microscopic features and colour photographs. 18. [Brook, Richard]. The Cyclopaedia of Botany. Or a correct history and description of all plants, native or exotic, forming a complete new family herbal. Pub. Clark, London. [c.1850] Two volumes bound as one., pp.[ix], lix, 348, 349-732, with decorative title-page, 100 hand coloured plates and two additional title pages. 8vo. Hardback. Last page of ‘Index of Remedies’ and rfep removed. Very minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Contemporary half-morocco over marbled boards in vg. condition. [58951] £100.00 A fascinating, charmingly illustrated work. Contains an ‘Index to English names’ and an ‘Index to Latin names’ of plants, an ‘Index to Diseases’ and an ‘Index to Remedies’. 19. Brown, A. Flower Paintings from the Apothecaries’ Garden. Contemporary Botanical Illustrations from Chelsea Physic Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 2005 pp.135 with colour plates throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Small address label to front cover of dw. [58142] £40.00 Contains 56 colour reproductions of paintings, each one by a different artist. The plants depicted range from small alpines to magnificent trees and from food plants to those which yield life-saving drugs.