Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight wear and misfitting dust jacket (RRP £50), New
Price: £(GBP)27.50
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Cooper, Curle & Fair -  George Forrest, V.M.H. : Explorer and Botanist Who By His Discoveries and Plants Successfully Introduced Has Greatly Enriched Our Gardens: 1873-1932
Published by the Scottish Rock Garden Club, this book has a number of articles about ot by him, with a number of B&W photos, which gives an idea of the man, his explorations and discoveries. 1935 9 ¼ x 6 ¾ 89 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , No dust wrapper (as issued?), Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Cox ed, Kenneth -  Frank Kingdom Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges
This is so much more than a reprint og Kingdom Ward’s 1926 classic on this very difficult to reach area. The authors have spent many years who not only relate their own expeditions which managed to go further than Kingdom Ward but also explain the background to the geology, people etc of the region. The second edition brings it further up to date with the 2000 floods and the latest dangers threatening the area with, plans for dams, logging etc. 335 pages11 ½ x 8 ½ 2008
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)25.00
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Desmond, Ray -  Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
Back in print again is this well researched and comprehensive account of the life and travels of one of the great pioneer Victorian plant hunters, and covers not just his visits to the Himalayas but also to North Africa and the Middle East, Antarctica and The Rockies and California. Illustrated with many contemporary drawings and botanical prints, there is much information about not only the plants but also the other aspects of his life. 1999 11 x 8 ½ 286 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £29.5), New
Price: £(GBP)23.50
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Farrer -  Among the Hills
Reprint of his 1911account of his exploration of the Graian, Cottain and Maritime Alps. 326 pages 1985 9 ½ x 5 ¼
 
Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)8.00
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Fisher -  Reginald Farrer, Author, Traveller, Botanist and Flower Painter
The original edition which was a reprint of the Alpine Garden Society’s Bulletin Volume 1 No 10, limited to 250 copies, which has articles on the man and his plants. 1932 9 x 5 ¾ 40 pages plus 25 pages of B&W photos.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , No Duist Wrapper (as issued?), Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)30.00
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Flanagan & Kirkham -  Plants from the Edge of the World
Prompted by the 1987 UK hurricane which uprooted so many trees in Southern England, including Kew, this book gives an account for the search for new plants from the temperate regions of Korea, Taiwan, Eastern Russia and Japan to find new plants to fill the gaps. Tells the storey of the journey, the plants that were seen and the people encountered, and finishes with some of the results in cultivation at Kew. TIMBER PRESS BOOK. 2005 9 ¼ x 7 ¼ 312 pages
 
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Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Hadfield, Miles -  Pioneers in Gardening
First published in 1955 this is an account of both the plant hunters and early gardeners who between them brought gardens to our present realisation. 7 ¾ x 5 214 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £7.99), New
Price: £(GBP)4.00
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J Armstron Neame -  Meadow and Alpine Flowers of Northern Itlay
An account of a visit to see the plants, illustrated with 16 charming colour plates. 1937 8 ½ x 5 ¼ 192 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: No DW and cover somewhat faded., Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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James D. Mauseth, Roberto Kiesling & Carlos Ostolaza -  A Cactus Odyssey: Journeys in the Wilds of Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina
Subtitled “Journeys in the Wilds of Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina", this is the very readable account of the Authors’ travels through the countries searching for the plants, and giving interesting insights about them on the way. A remarkable book. 2002 Timber Press 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 306 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Special offer! - Only £10 if ordered with £20+ of regular priced books.,  (RRP £29.95), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Kinkaid, Jamaica -  Among Flowers - a walk in the Himalaya
Recounts a trip this well known fiction author took with some friends to Nepal to collect seeds of plants which they planned to grow at home, this book looks at all aspects of the visit from Yak encounters through Maoist Guerrillas.. 2005 8 ¼ X 5 ½ 189 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Uncut edge to pages (RRP £12.99), New
Price: £(GBP)8.00
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Knapp, Sandra -  Potted Histories (also published as Plant Discoveries)
A marvellous book that both recounts the discovery of the plants that we now take as commonplace in our gardens, and also the botany of several plant families, all wonderfully illustrated with colour reproductions of botanic art over the centuries. 11 ¼ x 10 ¾ 2003 336 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)27.50
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Price: £(GBP)27.50
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Lyte -  Plant Hunters
13 chapters, each on one plant collector, gives a good feel of the search for and introduction of our cultivated plants. 191 pages plus 16 pages of photos including some in colour. 1983 9 ½ x 6 ¼
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Dust cover sellotaped to hard cover, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Mabberley -  Ferdinand Bauer - The Nature of Discovery
This is about the little known Bauer brother who travelled the world, whereas the other one stayed at Kew and is perhaps better known. The book recounts his life and explorations, well illustrated in colour, mainly of flowers and plants, but with a number of animals – the Koala Bears are quite charming! Merrill 128 pages 1999 11 ½ x 9 ¼
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £29.95), New
Price: £(GBP)17.50
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Mee -  Flowers of the Amazon Forests
Sixty of this intrepid traveller’s botanic illustrations are presentd in quite large format, supplemented with photos and other illustrations along with extracts from her diary. Her illustrations are some of the best, and show what is rapidly vanishing from nature. 2006 12 x 9 ¾ 167 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £19.95), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Mee, Margaret -  Margaret Mee's Amazon
Margaret Mee’s marvellous book “In Search of Flowers of the Amazon Forests” has been much admired and long sought after since it went out of print. Now we have a new edition of it in larger format. The text is similar but with many differences from the first edition which was edited by Tony Morrison (is this her original text? – the publishers give no clue). Many of the pictures and paintings (most of which are larger and in many cases seem to be much better reproduced) are the same (it is difficult to compare the contents of the two books, and again frustratingly the publishers are silent on this). In all an even better book than the first edition. 2004 12 x 9 ½ 319 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Some wear to dust jacket (RRP £29.5), New
Price: £(GBP)17.50
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Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)22.50
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Musgrave & Gardner & Musgrave -  Plant Hunters
Covers nine of the most famous plant hunters, detailing their trips and introductions. 224 pages with many colour photos. 1998 10 x 7 ½
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Phillips, H Wayne -  Plants of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Follows the route of these intrepid explorers, using over 300 plants that they found with not only description and illustration, but also extracts from their journals. 2003 9 x 6 278 pages
 
Cover: Card
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Potter, Jennifer -  Strange Blooms
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
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Seaward & FitzGerald -  Richard Spruce (1817-1893) Botanist and Explorer
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Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Shephard, Sue -  Seeds of Fortune - A Gardening Dynasty
Recounts the story of the Veitch family and the development of their nursery business during the years of horticulture mania, and the plant explorers they sent out to find the new discoveries upon which their business was built. Illustrated with contemporary pictures, including 16 pages in colour. 2003 9 ½ x 6 ¼ 300 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £18.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Short -  In Pursuit of Plants
A fascinating collection of edited extracts from the journals and diaries of 38 plant hunters in the nineteenth and early 20th centuries, with a number of contemporary illustration supplemented by modern photos. 9 ¾ x 6 ¾ 351 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Slight marks/damage to dust cover. (RRP £22.5), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Shulman -  A Rage for Rock Gardening
A concise biography of the renown plant hunter and gardener Reginald Farrer . 127 pages plus 8 pages of illustrations. 2002 7 ½ x 5
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £6.99), New
Price: £(GBP)3.50
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Stuart -  The Plants that shaped our Gardens
More of a plant centric view of the development of plant usage in our gardens, this book is largely organised by the manner in which they have been used, with much fascinating information and well illustrated, mainly in colour. 10 ¼ x 7 ½ 2002 Frances Lincoln 208 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)18.50
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Synge -  In Search of Flowers
His account of his travels to various parts of the world seeking plants. 176 pages plus 16 pages of B&W and 4 of colour photos. 1973 9 ½ X 6 ¼
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Slight tear in DW, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)8.00
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Turner, Roger -  Design in the Plant Collector's Garden
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Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Ward, Bobby -  The Plant Hunter's Garden
The author gives us an insight in to many of the most adventurous of modern days plant hunters who are seeking the best of the less or previously unknown plants for introduction to cultivation. Fascinating, and gives many ideas for plant to look out for, with many illustrated in colour. 2004 10 ¾ x 7 ½ 340 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £29.99), New
Price: £(GBP)17.50
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very slight wear to dust jacket (RRP £29.99), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Ward, Bobby -  The Plant Hunter's Garden
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £29.99), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Wijnands, Wilson & Toussaint van Hove -  Jan Commelin's Monograph on Cape flora
Drawings and descriptions of the plants that the Hon. Simon van der Stel, Governor at the Cape of Good Hope, found on his great journey, 1685. A hitherto unpublished manuscript dating from 1687-1692 by Jan Commelijn, with English translation, together with the plates that were originally drawn by Hendrik Claudius. Fully supported by historical data and identifications of the plants depicted. Includes 13 succulent plants & 8 bulbs. 52 uncoloured plate reproductions, 10 of which are double and folding, 3 text-figs & map 1996 edition 10 x 8 110 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , No dust jacket as issued, New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Wilson -  Smoke that Thunders
Reprint of the 1927 description of his travels in Africa, Australia and NZ. 248 pages 1985 8 ½ x 5 ¼
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)8.00
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)5.00
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