Traite de Botanique Systematique. Tome 1 - Les Vegetaux non Vasculaires (Cryptogamie) by Chadefaud, M - 1960

London: Collins, 2006. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated, pp xiv, 609, the much scarcer variant with plain endpapers, green cloth in very good condition, an excellent as new copy, in a dustwrapper with a slightly marked spine and a very tiny nick at the spine head. [‘Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife. Each species has its own agenda and its own interactions with human activities’. This 100th volume of the New Naturalist series presents a landmark in natural history publishing. Looking at such diverse evidence as the woods used in buildings and ships, and how woodland has been portrayed in pictures and photographs, Rackham reconstructs British woodland through the ages. Aimed at the non-specialist, ‘New Naturalist Woodlands’ investigates what woods are and how they function. In lively style, Rackham takes us through: How woods evolved and how they are managed, the basic botany (understanding roots, partnerships, longevity, tree-rings), outline of woodland history,… Read More

Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 1967. Two volumes, large octavo, pp xii, 522; xvi, 740, very good condition. Heavy - extra postage may be required. [Facsimile of the work first published in 1928 - 1934 . Two volumes only, of four.]. [The author was a Hungarian rabbi, scholar and politician. Low systematically explored the basics of plant terminology in different periods of the Hebrew and Aramaic languages, dominated the latest scientific methods in this field, made himself familiar with literary sources of plant names, and made careful use of manuscript material. With the help of Semitic languages, especially Syriac, he clarified many etymologies.. Cloth. Very Good.

London: Collins, 1960. Illustrated, small octavo, pp xiv, 241, the half-title slightly age-toned, a tiny mark on the title page. otherwise exceptionally clean internally, green cloth in very good condition; the dustwrapper is not price-clipped, it is slightly worn and creased along the top edge and the rear cover is a little rubbed.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Slightly worn.

Toulouse: Les Freres Douladoure, 1939. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps, octavo, pp (2), 233, very slightly worn internally, paperback, covers creased and slightly worn. RARE. [From the library of the botanist Frank White, with his signature on the upper cover.]. [Travaux du Laboratoire Forestier de Toulouse t.V, vol 1, art. II].. First Edition. Paperback. Good.