Arnold, Peter -  Orchids
A large format book which is primarily a portfolio of well reproduced large format photos with limited information on the plants. 120 Pages 11 ¼ x 11 ¼ 1994
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Averyanov, Cribb, Ke Loc & Hiep -  Slipper Orchids of Vietnam
A marvellous book which first gives an overview of the flora before describing the known species, well illustrated with colour photos of the plants and their habitats, maps, sketches etc 2003 10 ¼ x 7 ¼ 308 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Very slight marking on dust wrapper, New
Price: £(GBP)50.00
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Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)60.00
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Baker & Baker -  Orchid Species Culture - Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance
Another marvellous book from this duo giving so much information for the successful cultivation and identification of these popular orchids. 2006 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 992 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £55), New
Price: £(GBP)30.00
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Baker & Baker -  Orchid Species Culture - Dendrobium
An encyclopaedia of cultivation information for this popular Genus of Orchids. 1996 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 852 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Now out of print, , New
Price: £(GBP)150.00
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Bechtel, Cribb & Launert -  Manual of Cultivated Orchid species - 3rd edition
A substantial and comprehensive identification and cultivation guide585 pages including 144 pages of colour photos 10 ¾ x 9 ¾ 1992
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: DW with crease and slight wear, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)45.00
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Berliocchi, Luigi -  The Orchid in Lore and Legend
Covers the history of Orchids from the earliest recorded references, through the great expansion of collecting 200 years ago and the impact it had on culture. It ehn looks at the plant itself, the species and their cultivation. 2000 translation of 1996 Italian original Timber Press 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 184 pages plus 16 pages of colour reproductions of paintings
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £22.5), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Birk, Lance -  The Paphiopedilum Growers Manual
The book starts by describing the species then in cultivation, illustrated with a colour photo of the flower, and in some cases with habitat pictures when available. The rest of the book covers cultivation, breeding etc. 1983 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 208 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , No dust wrapper - as published?, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)50.00
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Black -  Complete book of growing Orchids
An attractively illustrated book with colour photos by an author other than the usual ones! About a quarter is the usual botany/cultivation etc, and the rest covers suitable species to grow. 1980 10 x 7 ¾ 160 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Blowers -  Pictorial Orchid Growing
An introductory book, well illustrated with B&W photos. 127 pages 9 ¾ x 7 ¼ 1966
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)2.50
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Boosey, Jane -  300 Orchids
A compact introductory book written by a nurserywoman which describes the many of the most attractive and easily available and grown varieties, as well as some of the more special ones, well illustrated with colour photos. 2007 6 ¼ x 5 ¾ 528 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , , New
Price: £(GBP)8.50
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Botanica -  Botanica's Orchids
A chunky reference A-Z of these fascinating plants, giving details of where they come from, and cultivation, all well illustrated with colour photos. 2002 7 ¾ x 5 ¾ 608 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Bowmer, Roger -  British orchids - a site guide
A useful smaller guide to the orchids of Britain, which for each recognised specie gives habitat, distribution and natural history, and several colour photos show the plants in habitat, close up, and variability etc. There are suggested locations to see the species. 2008 9 ¼ x 6 ½ 144 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: Some wear and bumping to the cover (RRP £12.99), New
Price: £(GBP)9.00
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Braem -  Cattleya Volumes 1&2
A detailed look at the Brazilian Bifoliate and unifoliate Cattleyas, well illustrated with sketches, B&W and colour photos and wonderful colour paintings. Text in English and German. 190 pages in total 9 ½ x 6 ½ 1986
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)50.00
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Brown & Folsom -  Wild orchids of the Northeastern United States
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £19.5), New
Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Buttler -  Field Guide to Orchids of Britain and Europe
Over 200 species are attractively illustrated by more than 500 colour photos in this useful book. 7 ½ x 4 ¾ 1991 288 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: in as new condition, Second hand book – please see important information
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Cash -  Slipper orchids
A comprehensive account of these plants covering cultivation, descriptions and hybrids. 228 pages plus 56 pages of good colour photos, mainly 4 to a page. 11 ¼ x 8 ½ 1991
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)30.00
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Ceulemans, Nicole -  Jean Linden – Explorer/ Master of the Orchid
Recounts the life of the Belgian plant explorer and nurseryman Jean Linden who with his son did a great deal to popularise Orchids in the 19th Century, and produced the marvellous “Lindenia” of wonderful colour illustrations. Well illustrated with contemporary pictures, including colour prints from a number of publications. 2006 11 ¼ x 9 ¼ 237 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)35.00
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Chadwick & Chadwick -  The Classic Cattleyas
Written by a father and son team, who are well known in the American society and now run a nursery, this book describes the larger flowered species and cultivars, how to cultivate them and future hybridising possibilities. 2006 10 ¾ x 7 ½ 251 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £35), New
Price: £(GBP)25.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight mark or small tear to dust jacket. (RRP £35), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Cribb -  The Genus Cypripedium
A classic book on these popular hardy orchids by a renowned author, which covers their history, morphology, ecology etc as well as their cultivation before going through each of the then recognised species. Well illustrated with 26 full page reproductions of botanic art plates by a number of artists, and 98 colour photos. 1997 9 ¼ 6 301 pages plus 27 pages of colour photos and 26 pages of colour plates.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: A new copy of the second printing of the original edition - a surprisingly rare book., , New
Price: £(GBP)60.00
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Delforge -  Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
More than 520 species are described and illustrated with 1270 colour photos, along with introductory sections on anatomy, taxonomy etc and keys make this a most comprehensive account of the plants. 2006 7 ¾ x 5 640 pages
 
Cover: Laminated Illustrated Hard cover
Comments:  (RRP £29.99), New
Price: £(GBP)22.50
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Duperrex & Dougoud -  Orchidees d'Europe
Around 100 species are describes and illustrated with sketches, and 32 colour photos . French 1955 7 x 5 239 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight wear and fraying of dust wrapper, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)17.50
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Erickson, Rica -  Orchids of the West
Many species of Western Australian Orchids are described, and quite of lot of their habitat and other chatty information is also given. Illustrated with 21 colour plates of paintings and by the author as well as B&W sketches. 1951 8 ¾ x 5 ¾ 109 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight loss of edge of dust wrapper, and a couple of 1/2 in closed tears., Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Feinstein & Hesse -  Orchidelirium
An outsize volume of close up photos of Orchid flowers, taken by an accomplished photographer, allowing the details of the colouring and form of the flowers to be easily appreciated. There is a brief introduction to the book by Robert Hesse, otherwise it’s just the pictures with the plants name. 2007 13 ¼ x 11 ¼ 128 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Friend -  Growing Orchids in your Garden
Covers all possible aspects, from tropical to temperate gardens, growing in the ground, pots or epiphytically and well illustrated with colour photos. Written by a long time orchid enthusiast who has travelled the world with his interest. 2004 9 ¼ x 7 ¼ 218 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £22.5), New
Price: £(GBP)16.00
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Frowine, Steven -  Miniature Orchids
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very minor bump/wear to dust jacket (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Frowine, Steven -  Fragrant Orchids A Guide to Selecting, Growing, and Enjoying
Fragrance might not be an attribute we normally associate with orchids, but the author describes and illustrates with a colour photo 110 of the best and more easily available and amenable for cultivation. More than 450 species and hybrids are listed by attributes. 2005 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 200 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Gordon -  Phalaenopsis Culture - A worldwide Survey
An accumulation of the opinions of 135 of the worlds best growers on how best to grow these plants. 310 pages 11 x 8 ½ 1988
 
Cover: Card
Comments: Spiral bound, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Griffiths, Mark -  Orchids
Telling the history of the introduction of exotic Orchids to cultivation, this is a substantial book sumptuously illustrated with large (many full or near full page) reproduction of the paintings commissioned by the RHS since 1897 of their award winning plants. 2002 12 ¾ x 11 336 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £45), New
Price: £(GBP)27.50
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Grove, David -  Vandas and Ascocendas and Their Combinations with Other Genera
Looks at the many hybrids that have been produced within this group of orchids, from the history of their production through the theory of their hybridisation and the criteria for the desired floral outcome. 1995 10 ½ x 7 ½ 241 pages plus 40 pages of colour photos and watercolours.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)45.00
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Hodgson, Paine & Anderson -  Letts Guide to Orchids of the World
After a brief introduction, the book is an A-Z encyclopaedia of the plants, well illustrated with colour photos and giving distribution, descriptions and cultivation information. 236 pages 11 x 8 ½ 1991
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Hsiang, Rue-Chih -  Phalaenopsis Superior Parentages
A wonderful colour photo gallery of the best species and cultivars to use in breeding programmes. Text English and Chinese. 1987 11 ¾ x 8 ½ 332 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , No dust wrapper - as published?, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)110.00
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Japan Orchid Growers Association -  Quality Stream "Cattleyas" - 800 collection
A selection of 800 of the best varieties for cultivation, with each illustrated with a colour photo. Text English and Japanese. 1982? 10 ¼ x 8 ½ 207 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)60.00
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Jones, David -  A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia
A much revised and expanded edition of his first book published in 1988, this book describes and well illustrates (over 1200 colour photos and 200 sketches) an enormous number – around 1300 species and subspecies – to be found in Australia. Will this ever be bettered? A marvellous book. 2006 12x 9 ¼ 496 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Clean cut in front of dust jacket, and scores to back. (RRP £39.99), New
Price: £(GBP)30.00
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Keenan, Philip -  Wild Orchids across North America
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Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Kijima -  Orchids
Over 200 large format colour photos extremely well reproduced, along with limited information. 207 pages 1987 11 ½ x 9
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Koopowitz -  Orchids & their Conservation
An overview of the biology, ecology, distribution, destruction and conservation of orchids across the world. 2001 10 x 7 ½ 176 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Slight wear to the dust wrapper, New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Kramer -  Botanical Orchids
This book concentrates on the species first introduced in to cultivation, rather than the later hybrids, and covers their botany, environment and cultivation before detailing with many attractive species, all well illustrated with sketches and many colour photos and pictures. 1998 11 ¼ x 8 ½ 222 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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La Croix -  African Orchids in the Wild and in Cultivation
The book aims to give all the information on habitat and cultivation details about species available in the trade and others known to be in cultivation, plus some not yet in cultivation but of potential value. The Authors lived in Africa for a number of years, and then grew them in Western Scotland. 1997 9 ¼ x 6 379 pages plus 44 pages of colour photos. Timber Press.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £30), New
Price: £(GBP)25.00
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la Croix, Isobyl -  The New Encyclopedia of Orchids
An attractive and authoritative book covering 1500 species in 350 genera selected by the well respected author which presents their latest classification. As well as descriptions and habitat information there is cultivation advice, well illustrated with many good colour photos. 2008 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 524 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Quite a worn dust wrapper (RRP £40), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Lavarack, Harris & Stocker -  Dendrobium & its relatives
The first part of this book looks at the classification, evolution, ecology and cultivation of the plants, whilst the second part describes and illustrates over 400 species, including at least one in each of the 48 subgroups of Dendrobium, including the most popular as well as lesser known species. 2000 11 ¼ x 8 ½ 287 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Heavily bumped (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Linden -  Lindenia - Iconography of Orchids
Just occasionally I come across something quite exceptional, and I think this comes in to that category. The originals on which these volumes are based were a monthly publication running from 1885 – 1906, and had high quality illustrations of species along with descriptions. This is a high quality facsimile reprint of the original illustrations, along with an English translation of the text, published in 1993 in five volumes. 814 full page colour plates and one or two pages of descriptions, distribution, history etc per plate. I have been fortunate to find a few NEW copies of this fabulous set of books. Please note that this set weighs around 15kg. 1993 13 x 9 ¾ 2300 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)350.00
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Luebbermann -  Easy Orchids
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Slight wear to the cover (RRP £11.99), New
Price: £(GBP)4.00
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Luebbermann & Echtermeyer -  Easy Orchids
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £11.99), New
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Luer, Carlyle -  Native Orchids of the United States and Canada excluding Florida
After a brief introduction to orchids and their distribution in the USA, the plants are described by subfamily and genus. Each genus is given an overview, with a key to the species, and then each of over 100 species/subspecies is given a one page description with sketches and distribution map, and a number of colour photos on the opposite page. 1975 12 ¼ x 9 ¼ 361 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)100.00
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Motes -  Vandas
Covers the history, cultivation, hybrids etc of these beautiful plants. 140 pages plus 48 pages of well reproduced colour photos. 1997 9 ¼ x 6
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: Slight wear and/or marks to cover, New
Price: £(GBP)35.00
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: Now out of print, New
Price: £(GBP)40.00
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Nash & La Croix -  Flora's Orchids
A beautiful overview of the family which explains what an orchid is, and then goes through 1500 species with descriptions, all well illustrated with over 1500 good colour photos. In slip case. 2005 12 x 9 ¼ 368 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £40), New
Price: £(GBP)35.00
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Nilsson & Mossberg -  Orchids of Northern Europe
After a brief introduction to orchids, the main part of the book is 58 colour plates of paintings, with a description of the species opposite. 1979 8 x 4 ¾ 136 pages
 
Cover: Laminated Illustrated Hard cover
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)5.00
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Noble, Mary -  You can grow Cattleya Orchids
An introductory book covering the basics, with a number of B&W photos plus 6 pages of colour photos and 4 pages of beautiful colour paintings. 100 pages 9 x 6 1991
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)6.00
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Orchid Society of Great Britain -  Journal
Quarterly Journal of the Society
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: Vol 29 (1980) issue 3 to Vol 32 (1983) issue 1. 11 issues in all. Occasion slight staining to covers., Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Orchid Society of South East Asia -  Orchid Growing in the Tropics
A very well illustrated introduction to growing the plants, aimed at the newer grower, and whilst primarily aimed at those in warmer climes it has much of interest for those of us less lucky temperaturewise! 1993 Timber Press 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 207 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £16.99), New
Price: £(GBP)14.00
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Rentoul, J N -  The Specialist Orchid Grower
Aimed at the reasonably experienced general grower who wishes to move on to a more specialist collection, this book provides guidance from an accomplished Australian grower. 208 pages 9 ¾ x 7 ¼ 1987
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: Slight wear to cover (RRP £17.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Rentoul, J N -  Growing Orchids - The Hybrid Story
The last book in the series from this noted Australian grower, this book looks at the history of the hybrids which have been produced over the year, and provides pedigrees for many plants. 74 pages of colour photos. 1991 9 ¾ x 7 ¼ 200 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £17.99), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Slightly worn cover (RRP £17.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Richter, Walter -  Orchid Care
An introductory guide to cultivation and breeding the plants, well illustrated with sketches, B&W and colour photos. 212 pages 9 ½ x 6 ¾ 1972
 
Cover: Hardback
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Riley & Banks -  Orchids of Australia
150 species of Australian Orchids are detailed on one page, giving distribution, habitat conservation status along with general comments, but the main element are the botanical illustrations on the opposite page, which show the plant as a whole along with many more detailed illustrations. 2002 13 x 8 ¾ 308 pages.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £53), New
Price: £(GBP)30.00
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Rittershausen -  The Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids
Covers all aspects of the plants and their uses, well illustrated with colour photos, and written by the people who have done so much to popularise them. 159 pages 2001 9 ¾ x 7 ¼
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: American printing, identical to UK edition,  (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Rittershausen -  Orchids- A Practical Handbook
The Rittershausens are well know Orchid enthusiasts, and their books are always well produced. This is the compact version of their general guide to the plants and their cultivation (full size is “Growing Orchids”), well illustrated with colour photos. 256 pages 2000 9 x 7
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Rittershausen -  Orchids in colour
After an introduction to the main genera, 105 species are illustrated with a colour photo either half or full page, with adjacent description. 1979 7 ¾ x 6 192 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Slight tears in DW, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)8.00
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Rittershausen, Brian & Sara -  Orchid Basics
An introductory book from the family that have done so much to popularise these plants. 2005 8 ¼ x 5 ¾ 128 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Slight wear to the cover (RRP £5.99), New
Price: £(GBP)4.50
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Rittershausen, Wilma & Brian -  Reader's Digest 101 Easy-to-Grow Orchids
A large format book by the well know Orchid Growing family which gives good advice on which plants to grow and how to grow them, well illustrated with many colour photos, many large format. 2004 10 ¾ x 9 ½ 192 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Very minor wear to cover (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Rittershausen, Wilma & Brian -  A Gardener's Directory of Orchids
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Slight wear to the cover (RRP £9.99), New
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Rittershausen, Wilma & Brian -  Orchids
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Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)6.50
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Schoser, Gustav -  Orchid Growing Basics
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Cover: Softcover
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Sheehan, Thomas -  Ultimate Orchid
Published by Dorling Kindersley in association with The Smithsonian Institute and the American Orchid Society, this is a book with stunning photographs arranged by genus, giving habitat and cultivation information on many of the most attractive species. 2001 11 ¼ x 9 ¼ 160 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £17.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Sheehan, Tom & Marion -  An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera
The magnificent culmination of 25 years work, this book covers over 150 genera. Each is given a full page of description, distribution, cultivation etc, and opposite a full page of botanical drawings of a specie beautifully painted by Marion. A brief introduction covers the overall picture on Orchids. 1994 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 421 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)30.00
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Soon, Teoh Eng -  Orchids of Asia - 3rd expanded edition
A much expanded edition of a classic book which covers not only orchids native to Asia but also those which have been introduced. Over 500 good colour photos now enhance the book, along with sound cultivation advice. 2005 10 x 10 367 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £31.99), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Stewart -  Orchids at Kew
A really attractive book, both from the colour photos but also with many colour reproductions of historic Botanic Art. The book is really only able to scratch the surface of the subject, but nonetheless does it very well. 11 x 8 ¾ 1992 155 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
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Stewart & Stearn -  The Orchid Paintings of Franz Bauer
After an introductory section about Bauer, the first Kew Botanical Artist, and another on the structure and function of Orchid flowers, the main part of the book is 63 colour reproductions of almost all of his completed orchid paintings, mostly full page. 160 pages 1993 11 14/ x 8 ¾
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Stewart, Hermans & Campbell -  Angraecoid Orchids - Species from the African Region
An authoritative account of these plants, which looks at their botany, cultivation, and in detail at their classification with descriptions and colour photos. 2006 10 ½ x 7 ½ 431 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £52.5), New
Price: £(GBP)35.00
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Stewart, Joyce -  Orchids
A good introductory book which covers the basics of cultivation, and helps with the selection of what to grow. Well illustrated with colour photos. Revised 2000 edition (original edition 1988). 9 ¾ x 7 ½ 124 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Taylor -  Orchids
An attractive colour album of many of the more attractive and popular plants in flower. 1979 10 ¾ x 7 ¾ 64 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Tibbs -  Orchids a practical guide to care and cultivation
A good introductory guide to growing the plants, with cultivation advice as well as suggestions on what to grow, all well illustrated. 2007 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 160 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £12.99), New
Price: £(GBP)8.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: Very minor wear to dust wrapper (RRP £17.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Webster, Patsy -  The Orchid Genus Book
An attempt by an amateur to make sense of the Orchid family, its classification and cross references to the sources of information available. Whilst technical, it is written for the enthusiast non technical person. 1992 11 x 8 ½ approx 200 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Spiral bound, Second hand book – please see important information
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Wellington Orchid Society -  Cattleya Alliance - A Cultural Guide
As the title suggests this is primarily a guide to cultivation, with a few B&W and 16 pages of colour photos. 206 pages 8 ¼ x 5 ¾ no date – late 1980s?
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: Fold across front cover and very little green highlighting in the 4 reference pages, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)9.00
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White, Judy -  Bloom-Again Orchids
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Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £9.99), New
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Williams & Kramer -  Orchids for Everyone
The first half of the book is on various aspects of cultivation etc, and the remainder an A-Z of the species. 208 pages 1980 12 x 8 ¾
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: 1997 revised edition, , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Wilson, Williamson -  Paphiopedilum Hybrids - Their parents and progeny as gegistered from 1869 -
Builds on the original Sauders lists by trying to fill in the gaps from the original listings and bring it up to date at the time of publication. A mine of information for those in to hybridising these attractive and popular orchids. 1990 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 533 pages
 
Cover: Laminated Illustrated Hard cover
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)60.00
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Withner -  Cattleyas vol 6 - The South American Encyclia species
Whilst a somewhat technical book, there is plenty of readable information about these plants. 194 pages plus 28 pages of 72 colour photos. 2000 10 ½ x 7 ½
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £32.5), New
Price: £(GBP)16.00
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Withner & Harding -  The Cattleyas and their Relatives: The Debateable Epidendrums
A sequel to Withner’s six books on Cattleyas and their relatives, this volume looks at those species which have not yet been split off from the main genus, an gives what information is known about them and what still needs to be ascertained. 2004 10 ½ x 7 ½ 300 pages plus 40 pages of colour photos with 98 illustrations.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £32.5), New
Price: £(GBP)16.00
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Wood, Howard -  The Dendrobiums
Will there ever be a more comprehensive book on the Dendrobiums? This substantial book is the culmination of 50 years of Orchid growing, and 20 years to produce this book. It covers all you would wish to know, from their evolution, botany, habitats and cultivation through to their classification. 659 colour illustrations complete the feast. 2006 11 ¾ x 8 ½ 996 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Slightly bumped or slight damage to dust wrapper copy, New
Price: £(GBP)50.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
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Wood, J J -  Orchids of Borneo Volume 3 Dendrobium etc
A somewhat technical book which starts with a key and then describes the species along with a sketch and finishes with 26 colour plates of photos. 1997 10 ½ x 7 ¾ 299 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)25.00
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