Portland, OR: Timber Press, (2004). Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive look at the medicinal uses of more than 400 species used by the people of Britain and Ireland. Based on firsthand accounts captured by surveys, on more than 1000 manuscript volumes of the Irish Folklore Commission, and on 300 other published and unpublished sources. Includes illustrations from herbals such as those by Bock, Fuchs, and Brunfels, a map and a selection of color photographs by Deni Bown. Includes an appendix on veterinary remedies, sources and indexes of folk uses, scientific names and vernacular names. 431 pp. ISBN: 0-881926388.

Oxford, New York & Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford University Press, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - Collects in one volume information about the poisonous plants that can be found in Pakistan which previously could only be found in scattered, specialized scientific papers. A beautiful book, in which detailed descriptions of the plants are accompanied by author's own accurate full color botanical drawing which highlight the poisonous parts of each plant. Of interest especially since otherwise toxic or poisonous plant extracts can have therapeutic value at lower dosage levels. Includes notes and references with each plant, plus glossary of botanical and medical terms, index of common English names and botanical names. xv, 512 pp. ISBN: 9780195977899.

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Diary of a young Scotsman who arrived on Vancouver Island in 1863 for the purpose of collecting roots and seeds. 211 pgs with extensive notes, appendices, many illustrations, index. ISBN: 0-7748-03223.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1943. Hardcover - Illustrated with a frontispiece and inserted photographs. Bibliography, index. 342 pp.

New York: Walker, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Armchair adventure for the reader with a keen interest in both natural history and exotic culture... Here is an 'on the road'tale that combines a naturist's observations, misadventures, encounters with birds and people - and discoveries about himself - during several months in backcountry Mexico." Accounts of life among the Nahuat Indians, and several sections describing the birds. Illustrated with drawings by Kelli Glancey.Index. xi, 196 pp. ISBN: 0-802711529.

Boston: Richard G. Badger / The Gorham Press, (1929) dj. Hardcover first edition - A small book, sponsored By The Outdoor Circle of Honolulu, with photographic illustrations throughout, most in black and white, but with 3 of trees in full bloom in full color (frontispiece and two internal plates) Index. 161 pp.

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, (c 1969.). Revised edition, A comprehensive work on the flora of the deserts of the American Southwest, illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings. Index. 322 pp. ISBN: 0-8047-03655.

Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., (1927.). Hardcover first edition - 'Authorized edition in English with editorial notes' of a monograph originally published in German by this Russian physiologist. Illustrated. Index. ix, 163 pp.

New York: Lothrup, Lee & Shepherd, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Simple poems - and the author/artist's notes on where the plants were found, from Hawaii to the Florida Everglades to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens - are accompanied by gorgeous watercolor paintings. Unpaginated, somewhat oversized format. ISBN: 0-688134254.

Hanalei, Kaua'i: Limahuli Garden and Preserve, (2006). A self-guiding tour to the garden, illustrated with drawings by Anna Stone. Details 39 points of interest in the Limahuli Garden of Ha'ena, Kaua'i, part of The National Tropical Botanical Garden. Includes a map and pronunciation guide. 52 pp.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1982. Hardcover first edition - Lists 4571 plants with drug or food potential, offering the Latin name of each plant, the country in which it was collected as well as the name of the collector, and then quotes the ethnobotanical or other note of interest. Includes indexes to genera, families, common names, and uses. Frontispiece. 363 pp. ISBN: 0-674617657.

Edinburgh: E & S Livingstone, 1962. dj. Hardcover - The second - and best - edition of this authoritative and comprehensive work. In fact, it is so signficantly changed from the original 1932 edition, that is more like a new work. The title was changed to include Eastern Africa to reflect the expanded area it covers, and the book has over 1000 additional pages. Illustrated with botanical color paintings, black and white drawings and photographs, some in color. Bibliography, European names, vernacular names, active principles, index and more. pp. xii 1457.

Durban, Natal, South Africa: Bennett & Davis, Printers, 1907. dj. Hardcover first edition - A greatly revised and expanded work based on a pamphlet originally issued in 1888 by the Colonial Herbarium. Index. 202 pp.