Wild and domesticated animals and plants of the world. Plant and animal ecology, husbandry and training.
All these fortunabooks.com prices are in New Zealand dollars, and there is a minimum order required of NZD$20 excluding postage. A complete guide to the breed with details of the origin and development.
ISBN 0091225000
breeding, showing, gundog, gun dogs, canine
VG hardback with no jacket.
$10 C/C
Popular Dogs 1974 revised fifth edition, 245pp + plates.
[#4703 ]
Excellent field guide to European species of fungi. With 96 colour plates from Flora Agaricina Danica by Jakob E. Lange and additions by Ebbe Sunesen and P. Dahlstrom.
ISBN0002193000
VG hardback with no dust jacket, pictorial boards.
$25 C/C
Collins 1978, 257pp.
[#3260 ]
The most comprehensively illustrated book on the subject at time of publication, with thousands of specimens in clear, colour photographs.
ISBN0330264419
mycology, fungi, mushrooms, toadstools, agaric, polypores, ascomycetes, foraging,
VG+ softback
$55 B/D
Pan MacMillan 1994, 288pp.
[#4232 ]
Landscape and Garden Design with a focus and man-made features such as pottery and walls and paths.
Some consideration of planting to ttract native birds.
With colour and black and white illustrations.
ISBN0002169789
gardening, landscaping, property,
VG hardback in VG dust jacket with chip from bottom right corner of rear cover taped in place.
$20 B/C
Collins 1980, 195pp.
[#4041 ]
Victorian botanical artist, whose work is housed in The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.
ISBN0906671183
VG hardback in VG dust jacket.
$20 B/C
Webb and Bower 1980, 240 pages. [#4852 ]
VG hardback in VG dust jacket with slightly sunned spine and one short repaired tear to rear panel.
$15 B/C
Webb and Bower 1980, 240 pages. [#2331]
Including camelias, pelargoniums, fuchsias, magnolias, euphorbias, hibiscus and bourgainvillaea, as well as tender roses and other select groups. All these plants grow outdoors in Mediterranean or subtropical climates and most of them need the shelter of a cool greenhouse or conservatory in areas that have frost in winter, a few need heat. All of them can be grown outdoors in the UK summer. Includes introductory chapters on garden and greenhouse cultivation, types of conservatory and on the habitat of species in the wild.
ISBN0330373757
VG softback
$30 B/C
Pan Books 1998 new edition, 286pp. [#2906 natural history, gardening, plants ]
Over 1250 perennial plants described and shown in superb colour photographs. Part of The Pan Garden Plants Series.
ISBN9780330292757 / 0330309369
gardening, garden plants, botany, reference, summer, autumn, flowering plants
VG hardback in VG dustjacket
$30 B/D
Pan Books 1991, 252pp.
[#3476 ]
Illustrated with over 1400 colour photographs of roses from all over the world - old roses, species roses, hybrid teas, floribundas, climbers, ramblers and miniature roses. With detailed descriptions of each rose's origin and parentage, appearance, characteristics and growing conditions.
ISBN0330299972
garden plants, roses, cultivation, heritage varieties, wild roses
VG softback
$25 B/C
Pan Books 1988, 284pp.
[#3450/3565 ]
More than 1900 shrubs described and shown in superb colour photographs. Part of The Pan Garden Plants Series.
ISBN9780330302586
gardening, garden plants, botany, reference, summer, autumn, flowering plants
VG softback
$25 B/D
Pan Books 1989, 288pp.
[#3477 ]
The story of the creation of the famous Peace Rose.
ISBN 0571101186
roses, cultivation, Peace rose, Baccara rose
VG paper covered sewn binding on quality paper.
Title to spine faded away.
$15 C/B
Faber 1972 first edition thus after the hardbound, 254pp + plates.
[#5497 ]
Elephant handling in Burma.
By the author of Elephant Bill.
illustrations by Henry C Pitz
elephant workers
VG hardback in VG- dust jacket with short edge tears, blank Book Society plate to fep.
Faint foxing to closed edges.
$8 C/C
Hart Davis 1953 first edition, 251pp
[#4976 ]