Acanthophyllum Books

A history and dictionary of British flower painters 1650-1950

Walpole, J. · 2006

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Antique Collector's Club. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. To include Ehret, who was German, and to cite James Bolton (1735-1799) who was arguably Yorkshire's most successful flower palnter of the 18th century only in an appendix, getting his dates wrong, and inserting a spurious D. f...

Notes on economic botany of China

Henry, A. · 1986

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

Boethius Press, Kilkenny. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Bookplate, owner's signature, a further inscription in Chinese (with loosely inserted letter from a Chinese correspondent)

The healing effects of herbal tea

Sach, P. · 2000

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Penguin Books Australia. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

Plants for arid lands

Wickens, G.E., Goodin, J.R. & Field, D.V. · 1985

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

George Allen & Unwin. Kew international conference on economic plants for arid lands. V.g.. Good. Front flap of jacket torn. Spine of d.w. slightly sunned. A collection of conference papers which aim to increase awareness of the value of under-exploited plants of arid and semi...

Lost crops of Africa, vol. 1: grains

Ruskin, F.R. (ed.) · 1996

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,640)

National Academy Press. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

Wild food: a complete guide for foragers

Phillips, R. · 2014

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

Macmillan . New edition. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

An empire of plants: people and plants that changed the world

Musgrave, T. & W. · 2000

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Cassell. 1st edition . Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used. Owner's inscription.

American essence: a history of the peppermint and spearmint industry in the United States

Landing, J.E. · 1969

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,374)

A.M. Todd Foundation. 1st edition. V.g.. Good. Edge wear to jacket. Donor's inscription on ffep.

Seeds of change: five plants that transformed mankind

Hobhouse, H. · 1992

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Papermac. New edition. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

Medicinal plants of North Africa

Boulos, L. · 1983

£64.00 (€76.71 | $84.55 | ¥13,498)

Reference Publications. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Author's compliments slip loosely inserted.

Plants and civilization

Baker, H.G. · 1972

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Macmillan . Reprint of 2nd edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Little used.

Wild food plants in the Philippines

Lugod, G.C. & De Padua, L.S. · 1979

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

University of Philippines, Los Ba–os. Technical Bulletin vol. 4 no. 1. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

Ginger: the ultimate home remedy

Fulder, Stephen · 1993

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Souvenir Press. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Little used. 128 pp.

Ressources vŽgŽtales de l'Afrique tropicale: OlŽagineux

Van der Vossen, H.A.M. & Mkamilo, G.S. (eds.) · 2007

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

PROTA. 1st edition, published simultaneously in French and English. As new . No Jacket. 261 pp. "Les 65 especes donÕt l'usage primaire est comme "Oleagineux" sont decrites au sien de 48 articles de synthese, ce qui implique que 17 especes ne font pas l'objet d'un article sepa...

Food for free

Mabey, rw. · 1973

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,374)

Collins . Reprint of 1972 edition. Fine. Fine. Scarcely used.

Nuttige planten van Nederlandsch Indie (4 v.)

Heyne, K.; Ng, F.S.P. (intro.) · 1984

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Forest Research Institute, Kepong. 1st English edition. V.g.. No Jackets. A typewritten English translation of the Dutch account of 1913-1917. Front hinge of vol. 1 weak, otherwise little used. Bound in dark green leatherette with gilt titles.

Elixirs of life

Leyel, C.F. · 1987

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Faber and Faber. New edition. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

Wild foods of Britain

Hill, J. · 1939

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

Adam and Charles Black. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Owner's signature.

Edible wild plants of sub-Saharan Africa

Peters, C.R., O'Brien, E.M. & Drummond, R.B. · 1992

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

Proceedings of the XIIIth plenary meeting of AETFAT (2 v.)

Seyani, J.H. & Chikum, A.C. (eds.) · 1994

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)

National Herbarium, Zomba. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Little used. Subtitled "Plants for the people".