London: Thames and Hudson, 2014. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. This book explores the rich histories, significance and uses of over 80 key plants in 69 entries, revealing our relationship with them, both utilitarian and aesthetic, and their multiple benefits and cultural associations. Lavishly illustrated and organized thematically, eight sections cover... More about Remarkable plants that shape our world
London: Icon Books, (2017. reprint). Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. When the imperial explorer James Cook returned from his first voyage to Australia, scandal writers mercilessly satirised the amorous exploits of his botanist Joseph Banks, whose trousers were reportedly stolen while he was inside the tent of Queen Oberea... More about Sex, botany and empire: the story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks
Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, BRAND NEW. Contains full texts of rare botanical poems by eighteenth-century women. This title engages with popular and provoking debates on sexuality, as women's study of the modern sexual system of botany was perceived to threaten female modesty. Introduction; 1. 'The Sweet Flowers... More about Botany, sexuality and women's writing, 1760-1830: from modest shoot to forward plant
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2015. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs. At the turn of the nineteenth century - when most food in America was bland and brown and few people appreciated the economic potential of then-exotic foods - David Fairchild convinced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to finance... More about Fruits of Eden: David Fairchild and America's plant hunters
London: Profile Books, 2013. Octavo, boards, BRAND NEW. This is an extraordinary investigation into the world of trees - and the inspiring story of one man's quest to help save the world's oldest and greatest specimens. When the oldest trees in the world suddenly start dying - across North America... More about The man who plants trees
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs and illustrations. A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings. Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship... More about The long, long life of trees