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Translated from German into English by Braddock, A., Andrews, A., Taylor, J. The translation of Stangl’sexcellent monograph on Inocybe preserves all the original text, with descriptions of individual species onone page and Stangl’s precise microscopic drawings on the facing page. This is a reprint of the 2011 firstEnglish edition with errors corrected . Although based on a life's work in Bavaria the book covers speciesfound throughout central Europe and is applicable to other regions including Britain. The book containsStangl’s key to the genus and an updated Index which includes a column stating the frequency of eachspecies in Britain. This is also indicated in the species descriptions thus providing a checklist of Britishspecies. Paperback £27.0070. DARWIN E. KING-HELE D. (ed) The Collected Letters of Erasmus Darwin 2013 CUP ISBN:9781107412705. Erasmus Darwin has often been cited as the most widely talented man of the past 250years. He excelled in medicine and poetry, was an inventor and wide ranging man of science, and foundedseveral societies. This 2006 collection of 460 of his letters provides an insight into the life of this amazingman. Paperback £44.5071. DE OLIVEIRA, S.M. (ed) Flora of the Guianas Series A: Phanerogams Fascicle 29. 127 Sapindaceae2012 Kew Publishing ISBN: 9781842464809. 204 pp, 40 line drawings, map. Paperback £60.0072. DUFF A.G. (Ed.) Checklist of Beetles of the British Isles 2 nd ed. 2012 Pemberley Books ISBN:9780957335707. 174 pages, no illustrations. Compared to the first edition several updates have been madeto family-group names, 47 new species have been added to the main list, and 9 species have been removed.Paperback £16.9573. DUNCAN, G. The Genus Lachenalia (A Botanical Magazine Monograph) Kew Publishing, 2012ISBN: 9781842463826. c.650pp. 300+ photos. 135 maps. This is the first complete and illustratedmonograph of the genus Lachenalia, a horticulturally important and botanically diverse plant group.Hardback. RRP £120.00 £110.0074. FISHER, C. The Golden Age of Flowers Botanical Illustration in the Age of Discovery 1600-1800 2013British Library ISBN: 9780712358958. 144 pp. A selection of 100 of remarkable flower images from thisperiod, many unsurpassed for their accurate representation. Paperback £14.5075. FORBES, R.S. & NORTHRIDGE, R. The Flora of County Fermanagh. 2012 National Museums North.Ire. c. 850 pp. c. 530 tetrad maps and c. 270 col. photos. The first published flora for this Irish county it alsoincludes information about a range of topics including biology, dispersal, habitat preference, comp. distrib.with other regions in N. Ireland, G.B and beyond, plus chapters on geology, climate etc. Large heavy A4Hardback. (postage is £7.50 in UK) £25.0076. FROSCH, W. & CRIBB P. Hardy Cypripedium. 2012. Kew Publishing ISBN: 9781842464649. >300col. photos, 50 maps. One of the most popular and easy to grow groups of orchids, this photographicaccount of the hardy slipper orchid, genus Cypripedium and its hybrids, is aimed mainly at growers, but itwill also appeal to orchid lovers. Superb photographs of 47 species and 100 hybrids plus accompanying textwith descriptions, distribution, ecology, habitat and habit, cultivation methods and other useful info.Hardback £45.0077. FUKUOKA, M. The Premise of Fidelity: Science, Visuality, and Representing the Real in Nineteenth-Century Japan. 2012: Stanford University Press ISBN: 9780804777902. 304 pp. 39 illus. "This highlyoriginal work opens a window into the world of early Japanese botanical drawings, ink-rubbings,woodblock prints, and modern photography to show the dynamic connections between art, science, andmedicine in nineteenth-century Japan."-Ann Jannetta, Professor Emerita of Japanese History, University ofPittsburgh. Hardback £38.5078. FULLER, R.J. (Ed.) Birds and Habitat. Relationships in Changing Landscapes Series: EcologicalReviews 2012 CUP. ISBN:9780521722339. 554 pp. 92 b/w illus. 18 tables. Drawing on recent advances inour understanding of bird-habitat relationships, this book provides the first major review of avian habitatselection in over twenty years. European landscapes are the main focus, but examples and relevant materialalso drawn from North America and Australia. Paperback £40.0079. GEREAU, R.E. et al Lake Nyasa Climatic Region: Floristic Checklist: Monographs in SystematicBotany (MSB) 122. 2012. Missouri Botanical Garden Press ISBN: 9781935641100. 118 pages, 1 col.photo, b/w illus. tables. Paperback £53.9980. GODET J-N. Guide des Écorces des Arbres d'Europe: Reconnaître et Comparer les Espèces 2012Delachaux et Niestle ISBN: 9782603018491. 256 pp. col. photos Paperback £29.9581. GREGORY, R. et al Structured Decision Making: A Practical Guide to Environmental ManagementChoices 2012 Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 9781444333428. 312 pp. using an approach they call StructuredDecision Making, which involves analytical methods from a wide range of applied sciences, the authors10126. RAY, J. John Ray's Cambridge Catalogue (1660) translated and edited by OSWALD, P. H. &PRESTON, C. D 2011 The Ray Society ISBN: 9780903874434. 612 pages, b&w ill.1 b/w map. The firstcomplete translation from the Latin of Ray’s first publication, and the first British county flora. AsProfessor Oliver Rackham comments in his foreword, other editions and commentaries on the CambridgeCatalogue exist “but none does justice to its complexity, its discursiveness, its allusiveness, thecircumstances of its writing, its vast bibliography or Ray’s other works associated with it as appendices orsupplements”. Hardback RRP £75 BSBI price £60.00127. RHS Pruning Plant by Plant: How to Prune more than 200 Popular Plants 2012 Dorling KindersleyISBN: 9781405391726. 480 pp. col. photos. Pruning advice for 180 trees, shrubs and climbers plus 20popular fruit crops. The only pruning guide in a handy size hat shows what you need to do plant by plant.The A-Z organization, simple instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams will encourage you to prune withconfidence. Paperback £9.95128. RIX, M. Golden Age of Botanical Art 2012 Andre Deutsch Ltd 256 pages ISBN: 9780233003641Alongside special features on key figures in the botanical art world, the book highlights the work of some ofthe great names of botanical art, including Ehret and Bauer. Includes many rare, or previously unpublished,images, Hardback RRP £25.00 £20.00129. RODWELL, J.S. National Vegetation Classification: Users Handbook. JNCC. ISBN: 9781907807329Now back in print albeit with a price increase. 68pp, colour photo section, maps, figs. A4 paperback. £19.95130. SACANDE, M., SANOU L, & BEENTJE, H. Guide d’identification des arbres du Burkina Faso.2013. Kew Publishing, ISBN: 9781842464700. c.304pp. c.300 illustrations. The result of >10 yrs researchin collaboration with Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank Project. An essential reference to over 200 woody plantspecies, with accompanying keys, col. photos, distrib. maps, local names and uses. French text. H/b £59.00131. SALAMAN R.N. (Edited by: J. G. Hawkes) The History and Social Influence of the Potato. 2nd Ed.1985 CUP ISBN:9780521316231. 768 pp. Elegantly written, with numerous vivid anecdotes, Salaman'sHistory has long enjoyed the status of a classic. First published in 1949, this remarkable book is theculmination of a life-long study of every aspect of the potato.This is a revised impression. Paperback £37.99132. SCOTT R. (ed) Atlas of Highland Land Mammals 2012 Highland Biological Recording Group ISBN:9780955221132 142 pp., b&w distrib. maps and 18 col. photos in 4 plates. Documents the distribution ofthe 37 species of land mammals regularly found in the Highland area of Scotland. It includes the bats andseals, but not the truly marine whales, dolphins and porpoises. Colour photos show a selection of speciesand typical signs. Paperback £7.50133. SHERLOCK E. Key to the Earthworms of the UK and Ireland 2012 Field Studies Council. This newAidgap guide, which is illustrated in colour throughout, should enable users to identify all 27 species ofearthwoms found living freely in the UK and Ireland. A special feature of this book is a fully illustratedguide to the main external features used in the key; experience has shown that these are often a significantbarrier in earthworm identification. Detailed species accounts are also included. Paperback £7.50134. SOCHACZEWSKI P. An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles: Campfire Conversations with AlfredRussell Wallace on People and Nature Based on Common Travel in the Malay Archipelago 2012Roundhouse Publishing ISBN: 9789814385206. 416 pp. b/w photos, b/w illus. b/w maps Part travelogue,part biography, this book charts the discoveries of the famous naturalist/explorer Alfred Russel Wallace(1823-1913). Wallace devoted much of his time to fieldwork, first in the Amazon and then in Asia. Duringhis travels he identified what is now known as the Wallace Line, which divides the flora and fauna of Asiafrom that which was hitherto a combination of both Australian and Asian origin. He is, of course, notablefor independently developing the theory of evolution due to natural selection Paperback £9.95135. STRID, A. & B. (ed.) Flora Graeca Volumes 7 - 8. (Centuria Septima et Octava). 1832 - 1835.Annotated re-issue. 2013. Gantner Verlag ISBN 9783906166971200 full-page col. plates. 200 col. distr.maps. Hardcover. - With a new introduction. This is the 4th book in an annotated re-issue of the FloraGraeca Sibthorpia. Hardback £189.00136. TIMBERLAKE, J. (ed.) Flora Zambesiaca Volume 3 Part 4 Papilionoideae: Indigofereae 2012 KewPublishing. ISBN: 9781842464083. 252 pp.Illus. 56 line drawings. provides comprehensive descriptiveaccounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique,Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip. Follows a modified Bentham & Hooker system, as parts or aswhole volumes as and when they are complete.Paperback £60.00137. VAN GROUW K. The Unfeathered Bird 2012 Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691151342. 287pp. 385 col. illus. A richly illustrated book on bird anatomy that offers original insights into what goes onbeneath the feathered surface. Each exquisite drawing is made from an actual specimen and reproduced in15
utilization of these genetic resources. Future perspectives of conservation of tropical species are discussed.Aimed at a wide audience interested in the conservation of tropical plant diversity. Hardcover £135.00115. O'BRIEN, S. In the Footsteps of Augustine Henry 2012 Garden Art Press. ISBN: 9781870673730. 367pp.500 col. Ill. Augustine Henry is one of the most famous of the pioneering plant hunters to have travelledto China during the latter part of the 19th century, playing a key role in establishing the basis for our presentknowledge of the Chinese flora. This book tells the story of his life and work and documents the expeditionsundertaken by a dedicated team of botanists and horticulturalists in the 1990s to revisit Henry's routes.Hardback RRP £40.00 £35.00116. OUTEN A.R. & CULLINGTON P. Keys to the British Species of Inocybe 2009 ( 2012 update) SelfPublished. 73 pp. A comprehensive and useful set of keys to the genus Inocybe in Britain. A usefulsupplement to Stangl's monograph on the genus Inocybe. A4 ringbound paperback £13.50117. PEDROTTI, F Plant and Vegetation Mapping 2012 Spinger Verlag Geobotany Studies 1. ISBN9783642302343. XIII, 294 p. 239 illus., 123 in color. The first of a new series on Geobotany - a broadscience that deals with the study of species and of vegetation communities in relation to the environment.This volume is concerned principally with geobotanical mapping. Hardcover £89.00118. PIGOTT, D. Lime-Trees and Basswoods: A Biological Monograph of the Genus Tilia CambridgeUniversity press 2012 ISBN: 9780521840545 314 b/w illus Using extensive data from field studies ofnatural populations around the world, this book proposing a revised taxonomy of 23 species and 14subspecies. Detailed descriptions are provided for all recognised taxa and are accompanied by illustrations.Additional material includes a glossary of botanical terms and appendices of herbarium codes and relevantphysical concepts. Hardback RRP £80 ON OFFER £72.00119. PILKINGTON, M. & P. Wildflower Meadows: Survivors from a Golden Age. 2012 PapadakisPubishing. ISBN: 9781906506261. 224 pages. Col. photos throughout. Shows how, with the help of theNational Vegetation Classification we can understand the unique plants present in the most common type ofmeadow and explains the Biodiversity Action Plan for wildflower meadows. P/b RRP £25 £21.00120. POTTER, J. The Rose 2012 Atlantic Books ISBN: 9781848871779. 544 pp. col. ill. throughout. Theacclaimed horticultural historian Jennifer Potter shows what, exactly, gives this most fragrant flower itspotency in societies around the world. Vividly written and well illustrated the book challenges manycherished beliefs about the rose. Hardback £16.50121. POTTS G.R. Partridges. New Naturalist Series: 121. 2012 Harper Collins. Explores how mankind andpartridges have evolved together and how the decline has been barometer for biodiversity over vast swathesof the Northern Hemisphere, Potts also highlights the success of some conservation efforts and their futureimportance.Hardback ISBN: 9780007418701 RRP £50.00 £38.00Paperback ISBN: 9780007418718 RRP £30.00 £20.00122. PRICE, V. Botanical Illustration: The first ten lessons 2012 A&C Black. ISBN: 9781408152034. 136pp. 150 col. illus. An experienced teacher of botanical illustration, Valerie Price shows even the uninitiatedillustrator how to produce accurate and beautiful results, with her step-by-step guidance. Paperback £16.50123. PROCTER, G.R. Flora of the Cayman Island. Kew Publishing, ISBN: 9781842464038 c. 736pp. 400col. photos. 250 line drawings. This full colour flora is a total revision of the first edition. While still being aclassic flora, 250 line illustrations and over 400 colour photographs illustrate the majority of species mostlikely to be encountered. Thus, it satisfies the needs of the professional botanist, while providing the nonexpertand visitor with an accessible, informative field guide. The companion book, Threatened Plants ofthe Cayman Islands: the Red List graphically describes the danger of urban development, tourism andindustrialization on this exquisite flora. Paperback. £74.00124. PULLAR, P. & LOW M. Fauna Scotica: Animals and People in Scotland 2012 Birlinn PublishingISBN: 9781841585611. 289 pp. col. & b/w photos, col. & b/w illus. This informative and well illustratedbook is themed around various habitats it features a wealth of information on hundreds of species. As wellas descriptions and biological information, the text is interspersed with much detail – historical, folklore,anecdotal, and even culinary There are also details of all the main Scottish conservation bodies andScotland's major nature reserves, as well as information of the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Hard/b £29.00125. RABEHEVITRA, D. ET AL Field Guide to the Littoral Forest Trees of Southern Madagascar. 2012.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN: 9781842464441. The field guide will cover all 350 trees and shrubsknown from the area It will be taxonomically rigorous, but it is aimed at non-specialists as well asbotanists. The emphasis will be on field characters and photographs, with taxonomic descriptions andterminology kept to a minimum. The keys will make extensive use of photographs. Paperback: £44.9514review key methods and discuss case-study examples based on their experiences in communities,boardrooms, and stakeholder meetings. The goal of this book is to lay out a guide for changing howenvironmental decisions are made. Paperback £37.5082. GRIME, J.P. & PIERCE, S. The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems 2012 Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 9780470674826. 264 pp. Explains how evidence from across the world is revealing that,beneath the wealth of apparently limitless and bewildering variation in detailed structure and functioning,the essential biology of all organisms is subject to the same set of basic interacting constraints on lifehistoryand physiology. Paperback £39.9583. HALL D.W. & BYRD, J.H. Forensic Botany. A Practical Guide. 2012 John Wiley ISBN:9780470661239. An accessible introduction to the way in which botanical evidence is identified, collectedand analysed in criminal cases. Paperback £39.9584. HAMBLER C. & CANNEY S.M. Conservation 2013 CUP. ISBN: 9780521181686. 425 pp. 22 col. &80 b/w ill. 42 tables Well known practical introduction to conservation biology Thoroughly revised andupdated, this second edition reflects trends towards embracing multiple disciplines, considering the linksbetween ecology and the social sciences and bringing conservation to the heart of sustainability andenvironmental policy. Paperback £27.5085. HAY, A. GOTTSCHALK M. & HOLGUIN A. Huanduj: Brugmansia. 2012 Kew publishing ISBN:424pp. 448 col. photos, 8 b/w and 8 colour maps. A horticultural, botanical and ethnobotanical monographof a spectacularly beautiful groups of plants. the only widespread continental plant genus of several speciesknown solely in cultivation. With now nearly 2000 cultivars, this book provides a world cultivar register aswell as the first full taxonomic revision of the genus. Hardback £68.0086. HOCK, B (Ed.) The Mycota, Volume 9: Fungal Associations 2 nd ed. 2012 Springer Verlag ISBN:9783642308253, 432 pp. 84 illus., 62 in col. .This new edition focuses on mycorrhizas, lichens and fungalbacterialsymbioses. It has been completely revised, updated and expanded. Renowned experts presentthorough reviews and discuss the most recent findings on molecular interactions between fungi and plantsor bacteria that lead to morphological alterations and novel properties in the symbionts. New insights intothe beneficial impact of fungal associations on ecosystem health are provided and documented with strikingexamples. H/back £176.0087. HODSON, M.J. & BRYANT, J.A Functional Biology of Plants 2012 Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN:9780470699393. 334 pp. Well illustrated whole plant physiology text. It provides a modern, integrated viewof whole plant and molecular approaches to the study of plants. Paperback £34.5088. HUBBLE, D. Keys to the Adults of Seed and Leaf beetles 2012 FSC. ISBN: 9781908819086. 136 pp.b&w ill. This AIDGAP identification guide covers the adults of the Chrysomelidae, Orsodacnidae andMegalopodidae. Illustrated keys to subfamilies and small families, genera and species are provided. Thechrysomelids include a number of species of popular interest, either because of their attractive metalliccoloration or status as pests in farms and gardens. However, for many years there has been no single simpleaffordable identification guide in English to the species found in Britain and Ireland. Paperback £8.5089. JEFFERSON R., DAVIS J. & PACKHAM. C. Jewels Beyond the Plough: A Celebration of Britan'sGrasslands. 2012 Langford Press ISBN: 9781904078418. 168 pp. col. ill. This book concentrates on andcelebrates Britain’s semi-natural or wildflower grasslands which are made up of unsown, wild native plants.Two semi improved grassland types, coastal and flood plain grazing marsh, and water meadows, have beenincluded in the book as they have significant wildlife or heritage value. Hardback £37.5090. JOHN-NAYLOR, D. How to Draw Flowers & Trees January 2013 Search Press. ISBN:9781844488766. 144 pp. 500 ill. Similar in style to the author’s popular ‘How to draw trees’. A goodbeginner’s guide. Paperback £12.9591. KIBBY, G. British Boletes: with key to species Self Published 201274 pp. 95 col. photos. User-friendlyidentification keys and descriptions to all the known species along with colour photos of the majority ofspecies. £19.9592. KIBBY, G. Genus Amanita in Great Britain Self Published 2012 56 pages with keys, and descriptions,61 full colour photos of British species. A4 paperback £15.9593. KIBBY, G. Genus Tricholoma in Britain Self Published 2013 This is the latest monograph in a seriesproduced by the author, a well known mycologist and writer. As stated in the preface to this book, 'Eachvolume is essentially a field guide with illustrations or photographs of many of the commoner species butsome of the rarer or more obscure species that are rarely shown elsewhere.’ Tricholoma species can bedifficult to identify at the individual species level, so we anticipate that this will be another useful fieldguide. A4 paperback £15.9511
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