1. Battiscombe, E.

A Descriptive Catalogue of Some of the Common Trees and Woody Plants of Kenya Colony.

London, The Crown Agents for the Colonies, (1926). 18.5 cm x23.5 cm. 142 pages with numerous photographic illustrations and an Index of Vernacular Names. Hardcover [publisher’s original dark green cloth] with gilt lettering on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Binding strong and firm. Front pastedown carries bookplate of the Linnean Society of London – dated February 1922. Tipped into the endpaper is a Pro forma-‘with compliments’ letter to the Linnean Society’s Librarian from The Crown Agents for the Colonies on behalf of the Government of Kenya.

2. Berkeley, M.J. / Fitch, Walter Hood (illustrator).

Handbook of British Mosses; comprising all that are known to be Natives of The British Isles.

First Edition. London, Lovell Reeve & Co., 1863. Octavo. B/W – Frontispiece, XXXVI, 324 pages plus 23 lithographic plates in colour with juxtaposed explanations, plus a 16-page-catalogue “List of Works on Natural History, Topography, Antiquity and Science by L.Reefe and Co.” Hardcover / Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor staining to the cover.

3. Bruggeman, L.

Tuinboek voor De Tropen. Met 292 Afbeeldingen door Ojong Soerjadi.

Amsterdam, De Spiegel / C.P.J Van Der Peet, 1955. 18.5 cm x 24 cm. V, 221 pages. 292 colour plates throughout. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Good+ condition with some signs of external wear. Foxing evident throughout and mostly to the endpapers and pastedowns. Some notes in pencil on endpaper. The many colour illustrations of the plants are in good condition as well.

4. Cook, E.T.

Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens.

Second edition. London, George Newnes Ltd. / Country Life, 1908. 14.5 x 23cm. (14), 500 pages, with black and white plates throughout. Original hardcover with gilt lettering. Slightly foxed, minor signs of shelf wear to spine, otherwise very good condition. From the ‘Country Life’ Library series.

5. Drake-Brockman, Ralph E.

British Somaliland. With 74 Illustrations from Photographs on Art Paper, Other Illustrations And a Map.

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1912. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. X, 334 pges, 74 illustrations on 49 plates. Fold-out map at rear showing British Somaliland. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Pictorial and patterned design embossed on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slight bumps to lower board corners. Discreet bookseller’s label on front pastedown (Newbold’s Bookshop Ltd. – 289 George Street, Dunedin, New Zealand).

6. Eggeling, W.J.

The Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate. With a Foreword by Sir Arthur Hill, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Entebbe, Uganda, The Government Printer, 1940. 21 cm x 25.5 cm. Frontispiece, XXII, 296 pages. 43 full-page-photographs, numerous line drawings. Colour map of Uganda Protectorate’s annual rainfall tipped-in on front endpaper showing Uganda’s Protectorate with its Average Rainfall. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with lettering on spine and front board. Tree-like design to front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some soiling to front board near head of spine. Interior bright and clean. Binding is firm and strong.

7. [English History Collection] – Willett, Wilfred / Webb, Amy D. (Illustrator).

British Wild Flowers and their Garden Varieties – Cornfield Flowers.

London / Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd., 12 cm x 18 cm. 48 pages. Six coloured, tipped-in-plates and several drawings throughout publication. Original Softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some spotting evident on edges and markedly so on first and last few pages. Internal pages almost entirely free of spotting. Colour plates in very good condition. Previous owner’s name and address in ink pen on inside of cover. [British Wild Flowers Series (No.4)].

8. Galle, Fred C. / Dudley, Theodore R. (scientific Advisor) / Eisenbeiss, Gene K. (technical advisor).

Hollies: The Genus Ilex.

Portland, Oregon, Timber Press / Holly Society of America, 1997. 22 cm x 29 cm. 573 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

9. Garcke, August / Wagner, H.

Illustrierte Deutsche Flora: Eine Beschreibung der in Deutschland und der Schweiz einheimischen Blütenpflanzen und Gefässkryptogamen. Mit 1251 Holzschnitt-Illustrationen. Bearbeitet und vermehrt von Dr. August Garcke.

Zweite Auflage. Stuttgart, Julius Hoffmann / K. Thienemann’s Verlag, 1882. 17 x 24cm. (80), 914 Seiten mit Schwarzweißabbildungen. Gebundene Ausgabe mit originalem Halbledereinband, marmorierten Decken und illustrierten Vorsätze. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren im Buchrücken, Seiten minimal gebräunt. Bibliotheksstempel auf dem Vortitel, sonst keine Anstreichungen oder Textmarken.

10. Goodman More, Alexander / Colgan, Nathaniel / Scully, Reginald W.

Contributions towards a Cybele Hibernica, being Outlines of the Geographical Distribution of Plants in Ireland [Including: “A List of the Principal Books, Papers, MSS. and Herbaria relating to the Flora of Ireland].

Second Edition – Founded on the Papers of the Late Alexander Goodman More. Dublin, Edward Ponsonby, 1898. Large Octavo (16 cm x 22,5 cm). Frontispiece-Map (folded), XCVI, 538 pages. Original Hardcover / Original publisher’s green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Unusual in this condition ! The second edition is the definitive, enlarged and revised version of this book.