Search Results: Flora from Belle Books

First edition. Translated from the French by Ben Lifson. "The development of nearly twenty species of wildflowers is caught on film using macrophotography, which produces a remarkably clear, larger-than-life, stop-action image. From the bud brimming with nectar and the unfolding of petals to the beauty of full bloom and then, after fading and shrinking, the fall of the corolla, the photographs reveal flowers as they have never been seen before." Dustjacket in very good condition with only general light rubbing, a little shelf wear at spine and a couple of lightly bumped corners. There is minimal foxing to inside of dustjacket. The covers are dark green board with the title in silver along the spine. Light bumping of corners. The text is very clean and crisp with no annotations. A giftcard has been attached to the front pastedown endpaper. It is in-keeping with the style of the book and has no inscription inside. The photographs are in excellent condition and are just breath-taking. Most are full page… Read More

First edition. "In this volume Mr Davies seeks, in language intelligible to "the man in the street" (and in the country lane), to trace the origins of the New Zealand flora, and to describe it's distinctive features and its geographical distribution." The dustjacket is missing. The cover is green cloth board with the title in dark green on the spine. The spine is faded and foxed, there is shelf wear, and wear at the crown where there is a small tear. The cloth on the margins of the spine is fragile. There are a number of ink marks on the front and back cover and the corners are bumped. The text is very clean and clear, with a few, mostly minor, marks on a couple pages including the title page. These also appear to be ink. (A troublesome fountain pen perhaps.) There are no annotations anywhere. There are numerous black and white photographs taken by the author and two fold out maps in the back showing botanical districts of New Zealand. These are all in good condition.A highly regarded reference book… Read More

Signed first edition. "This book results from a long interest and experience in the mountains by both authors. Recently they have spent four summers collecting, describing and drawing plants from most alpine regions in New Zealand to produce a book that will please and instruct all who are interested in New Zealand alpine flora." The dustjacket shows wear around the margins and the corners are bumped. There are 2 small tears (largest 2cm) at the crown of the spine and one small tear at the top margin of the back. The dustjacket is not price-clipped. The black covers are in good condition with the title in gilt lettering on the spine. There is minimal shelf wear. The text is very clean with minimal ageing of the pages. There are no annotations to the text. The numerous excellent illustrations are in very good condition. The maps on the end pages show slight foxing and ageing. Signed by the author on the title page, and with a gift inscription by the author. We are happy to provide further information… Read More