Biografia

ThŽrŽsien Cadet, botaniste et ecologiste

Chesne, S. & Micheneau, C. · 2007 · Acanthophyllum Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Editions Orphie. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

A vision of Eden: the life and work of Marianne North

North, Marianne; preface by J.P.M. Brenan; introduction by Anthony Huxley · 1980 · Acanthophyllum Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Webb & Bower, in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Abridged edition. V.g.. V.g.. An account, largely in her own words, of the intercontinental travels of an intrepid woman artist specialising in botanical landscapes, Marianne North, who is celebrated by having her...

The plant hunters: the adventures of the world's greatest botanical explorers

Fry, C. · 2009 · Acanthophyllum Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Andre Deutsch / Kew Publishing. 1st edition. Fine. Fine (slip case). Documents in folders within the text.

Brothers of the spade: correspondence of Peter Collinson of London, and of John Custis, of Williamsburg, Virginia, 1734-1746

Swem, E.G. · 1957 · Acanthophyllum Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Barre Gazette, Barre, MS. 1st edition. Good. No Jacket. Ex-library copy, with bookplates; little used.

William Byrd II an his lost history: engravings of the Americas

Pritchard, M.B. & Sites, V.L. · 1993 · Acanthophyllum Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

Colonial Williamsburg foundation. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Scarcely used. Bookplate.

The compleat naturalist: a life of Linnaeus

Blunt, W. · 1984 · Acanthophyllum Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,375)

Collins. 1st paperback edition. Fine. No Jacket. Bookplate.

Empire's nature: Mark Catesby's new worl vision

Meyers, A.R.W. & Pritchard, M.B. · 1998 · Acanthophyllum Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Omobundro Institute / Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Bookplate.

William Dampier in New Holland: Australia's first natural historian

Lloyd, C. · 1966 · Acanthophyllum Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Faber and Faber. 1st edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Bookplate and owner's signature.

The Chelsea gardener: Philip Miller 1691-1771

Le Rougetel, H. · 1990 · Acanthophyllum Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Natural History Museum Publications. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Bookplate.

British and Irish herbaria

Kent, D.H. & Allen, D.E. · 1984 · Acanthophyllum Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,375)

BSBI. 1st edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Two book plates by the same owner. A very useful reference work for botanical curators. 333 pp.

No ordinary gardener: Thomas Knowlton 1691-1781

Henrey, Blanche (edited by Chater, Arthur) · 1986 · Acanthophyllum Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

British Museum (Natural History). 1st edition. Fine. v.g.. A comprehensively researched biographical account of a talented 18th century gardener who despite a somewhat shaky grasp of English spelling and grammar produced a large body of correspondence which throws new light on...

William Dampier in New Holland: Australia's first natural historian

George, A.S. · 1999 · Acanthophyllum Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Bloomings Books. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Bookplate. A comprehensive account of the plants collected by Dampier, set within the travelogue he published.

Mark Catesby, the colonial Audubon

Frick, G.F. & Stearns, R.P. · 1961 · Acanthophyllum Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

POD reprint. Facsimile reprint. Fine. No Jacket

The collectors: creating Hans Sloane's extraordinary herbarium

Carine, M. (ed.) · 2020 · Acanthophyllum Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,375)

Natural History Museum. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. A sketchy account of the components of Sir Hans Sloane's herbarium, by multiple authors, credited only on the rear jacket flap. Anyone intending to study this rather complicated herbarium should first read this book. Several spe...

The correspondence of John Bartram 1754-1797

Berkeley, Edmund & Berkeley, Dorothy Smith · 1992 · Acanthophyllum Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,594)

University Press of Florida. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Fine copy, no dust jacket. Two bookplates. Transcripts of correspondence both to and from John Bartram (b. 1699), America's first native-born botanist of note, and a major source of plant introductions into Europe. Wit...

Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists

Desmond, Ray · 1994 · Acanthophyllum Books

£72.00 (€86.30 | $95.12 | ¥15,189)

Taylor & Francis / Natural History Museum. Good. No Jacket. Spine missing. A well-used copy. This book is rather clumsily bound. Bookplate.

Lord Bute: essays in re-interpretation

Schweizer, K.W. (ed.) · 1988 · Acanthophyllum Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Leicester University Press. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Bookplate.

Mark Catesby's legacy: natural history then and now

Brush, M.J. & A.H. · 2018 · Acanthophyllum Books

£56.00 (€67.12 | $73.98 | ¥11,814)

Catesby Commemorative Trust. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Bookplate.

Darwin and his flowers: the key to natural selection

Allan, M. · 1977 · Acanthophyllum Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Faber and Faber. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Author's inscription. Bookplate.

William Robinson 1838-1935: father of the English flower garden

Allan, M. · 1982 · Acanthophyllum Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Faber and Faber. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. "A thoroughly bad book" - owner's inscription. See review by E.C. Nelson in Moorea vol. 2, 1985 (copy loosely inserted).