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Idaho Mountain Wildflowers: A Photographic Compendium 2d edition
A. Scott Earle with Jane Lundin; James L. Reveal, Consulting Editor
Larkspur Books 2008, 256 pages, 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", soft-cover, index
Idaho Mountain Wildflowers has been expanded; 225 more species of wildflowers native to the mountains of Idaho (and neighboring states) have been added, with defining images. . On the basis of recent historical, molecular and chromosomal studies, many of our plants have been reclassified. This edition stresses the new classifications (while noting the older ones). In response to continued requests, this edition is in a sturdy, soft-cover format for easier referral in the field. Order options

$19.95
with mailing.

Lewis and Clark's Green World: The Expedition and its Plants
A. Scott Earle and James L. Reveal, Farcountry Press 2003, 244 pages, 9" x 9", hardcover
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark collected more than three hundred plant specimens and described many more in their journals. Lewis and Clark's Green World follows the Corps of Discovery's trail from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back. The expedition's story is told, along with detailed descriptions and color illustrations of the plants that Lewis and Clark collected. The authors consider the significance of the various plants to the expedition and to Native Americans, as well as their importance today. The fate of the expedition's specimens is an intriguing story, narrated in depth. Hardcover. Order options

Price reduced! Now $15.95
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Idaho Mountain Wildflowers: A Photographic Compendium 1st Edition
A. Scott Earle, Larkspur Books 2001, 224 pages, 9" x 9", hardcover, index.
A beautiful hardcover book that includes over 300 color images of wildflowers native to the mountains of Idaho. The illustrations are accompanied by a description of each flower, its family, growth habits, history, the derivation of common and scientific names, and notes on economic and medicinal uses. A final, "how to do it," chapter is devoted to wildflower photography. Here is a book for wildflower enthusiasts and for those who hike and climb in our mountains. Only a few copies of this beautiful hard cover first edition are available. Order options

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with shipping .

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Thomas Jordans Diary

2007 158 pages 6" x 9" softcoverT

Thomas Jordan's Diary is a day-by-day account of farm life in rural Maine during the 1840s. The writer, an industrious and intelligent farmer, provides us with an unparalled look at the past, as our country was entering a new age. Extensive annotation and an introduction by one of the diarist's descendants serve to bridge the time gap between then and now. Order options

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2007 160 pages, 6" x 9", softcover

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We also have a variety of important illustrated botanical works for sale: please inquire for descriptions and prices

Goodale, George L. and Isaac Sprague, The Wild Flowers of America, Boston, Bradlee Whidden, 1886, 50 full page chromolithographic prints by Isaac Sprague. Goodale was a prominent New England minister, Isaac Sprague was a noted botanical illustrator who worked with Harvard Professor Asa Gray as an illustrator for all of his writing.

Barton, W.P.C., Flora of North America volumes i-iii, 121 full page hand colored plates. Philadelphia, 1821-1823. 106 engraved hand-colored prints, the first successful use of stippled engraving in the United States. Barton was a surgeon in the US navy, although apparently inactive during his later life. He was Professor of Botany at the University of Pennsylvania. His Flora of North America is one of the most important of all early American botanical works, the more so for its fine illustrations and scientific descriptions.

Hulme, F. Edward, Flower Painting in Water Colours (undated, 1870s or earlier) 20 tipped-in fine chromolithographic plates 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"

Hulme, F. Edward, Familiar Wild Flowers (undated, 1870s) complete (volumes i-v), 200 full page chromolithographic plates, two sets, fine bindings

Hulme, F. Edward, Familiar Garden Flowers (undated, 1870s) complete (volumes i-v), full page chromolithographic plates, fine bindings

Lowe, E. J., A Natural History of British Grasses, London, Groombridge & Son, 1862. Chromoxylographs by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield.

Lowe, E. J., Beautiful Leaved Plants, London, Groombridge & Son, 1861. Illustrated with chromoxylographs by Ben jamin Fawcett of Driffield.

Lowe, E. J., A Natural History of New and Rare Ferns, London, Bell and Daldy, 1871. Chromoxylographs by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield. Fine binding.

Meehan, Thomas, The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States, Series I & II, four volumes, Philadelphia, 1880. Leather boards, illustrated throughout with color lithographs.

Paxton, Joseph, Magazine of Botany, (1835-1849) complete (volumes i-xvi) 748 full and double page hand- colored plates. Full runs of this important periodical, second in importance only to Curtis Magazine are uncommon. This nicely bound set is complete, with a full complement of plates.

Robinson, W.(illiam), Flora and Sylva, London 1902-1905, Three volumes. Boards half vellum and fine linen , b&w illustrations and exquisite, large color lithographs by botanical illustrator H(enry). G. Moon.

Step, Edward, Wild Flowers: Month by Month in Their Natural Haunts, (1905) , 2 volumes, full page chromolithographic frontispieces, 342 black and white halftone photo-illustrations by the author. School prize presentation volumes, full leather, gold stamped titles and devices, marbled edges, blue and gold marbled endpages. Lovely binding.

Thayer, Emma Homan, Wildflowers of the Pacific Coast, NY. Cassell & Co. 1878, Full page chromolithographs

Wooster, David, Alpine Plants: Figures and Descriptions of Some of the Most Striking and Beautiful of the Alpine Flowers, 1st & 2d series (1872, 1874), 108 full page chromoxylographic plates (color wood engravings) after drawings by Francis Lydon and printed by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield (several sets available). Wooster's book is the first significant illustrated work to take note of alpine plants, as such. It marks both the increasing popularity of alpine recreation and of attempts to grow alpine plants in English gardens. Benjamin Fawcett, working with artist Francis (Frank) Lydon, perfected the use of printing with serial hardwood woodblocks for color illustrations, particularly of natural subjects..

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	Now available! *Idaho Mountain Wildflowers: A Photographic Compendium 2d edition* A. Scott Earle with Jane Lundin; James L. Reveal, Consulting Editor Larkspur Books 2008, 256 pages, 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", soft-cover, index Idaho Mountain Wildflowers has been expanded; 225 more species of wildflowers native to the mountains of Idaho (and neighboring states) have been added, with defining images. . On the basis of recent historical, molecular and chromosomal studies, many of our plants have been reclassified. This edition stresses the new classifications (while noting the older ones). In response to continued requests, this edition is in a sturdy, soft-cover format for easier referral in the field. Order options	$19.95 with mailing.

	Lewis and Clark's Green World: The Expedition and its Plants A. Scott Earle and James L. Reveal, Farcountry Press 2003, 244 pages, 9" x 9", hardcover Meriwether Lewis and William Clark collected more than three hundred plant specimens and described many more in their journals. Lewis and Clark's Green World follows the Corps of Discovery's trail from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back. The expedition's story is told, along with detailed descriptions and color illustrations of the plants that Lewis and Clark collected. The authors consider the significance of the various plants to the expedition and to Native Americans, as well as their importance today. The fate of the expedition's specimens is an intriguing story, narrated in depth. Hardcover. Order options	Price reduced! Now $15.95 with shipping.

	*Idaho Mountain Wildflowers: A Photographic Compendium* 1st Edition A. Scott Earle, Larkspur Books 2001, 224 pages, 9" x 9", hardcover, index. A beautiful hardcover book that includes over 300 color images of wildflowers native to the mountains of Idaho. The illustrations are accompanied by a description of each flower, its family, growth habits, history, the derivation of common and scientific names, and notes on economic and medicinal uses. A final, "how to do it," chapter is devoted to wildflower photography. Here is a book for wildflower enthusiasts and for those who hike and climb in our mountains. Only a few copies of this beautiful hard cover first edition are available. Order options	Price reduced! Now 12.95 with shipping .

	*Goodale, George L. and Isaac Sprague, The Wild Flowers of America,* Boston, Bradlee Whidden, 1886,** 50 full page chromolithographic prints by Isaac Sprague. Goodale was a prominent New England minister, Isaac Sprague was a noted botanical illustrator who worked with Harvard Professor Asa Gray as an illustrator for all of his writing.
	Barton, W.P.C., Flora of North America volumes i-iii, 121 full page hand colored plates. Philadelphia, 1821-1823. 106 engraved hand-colored prints, the first successful use of stippled engraving in the United States. Barton was a surgeon in the US navy, although apparently inactive during his later life. He was Professor of Botany at the University of Pennsylvania. His Flora of North America is one of the most important of all early American botanical works, the more so for its fine illustrations and scientific descriptions.
	*Hulme, F. Edward, Flower Painting in Water Colours* (undated, 1870s or earlier) 20 tipped-in fine chromolithographic plates 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"**
	*Hulme, F. Edward, Familiar Wild Flowers* (undated, 1870s) complete (volumes i-v), 200 full page chromolithographic plates, two sets, fine bindings**
	*Hulme, F. Edward, Familiar Garden Flowers* (undated, 1870s) complete (volumes i-v), full page chromolithographic plates, fine bindings**
	*Lowe, E. J., A Natural History of British Grasses, London, Groombridge & Son, 1862. Chromoxylographs by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield.*
	*Lowe, E. J., Beautiful Leaved Plants, London, Groombridge & Son, 1861. Illustrated with chromoxylographs by Ben jamin Fawcett of Driffield.*
	*Lowe, E. J., A Natural History of New and Rare Ferns, London, Bell and Daldy, 1871. Chromoxylographs by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield. Fine binding.*
	*Meehan, Thomas, The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States,* Series I & II, four volumes, Philadelphia, 1880. Leather boards, illustrated throughout with color lithographs.**
	Paxton, Joseph, Magazine of Botany, (1835-1849) complete (volumes i-xvi) 748 full and double page hand- colored plates. Full runs of this important periodical, second in importance only to Curtis Magazine are uncommon. This nicely bound set is complete, with a full complement of plates.
	*Robinson, W.(illiam), Flora and Sylva, London 1902-1905,* Three volumes. Boards half vellum and fine linen , b&w illustrations and exquisite, large color lithographs by botanical illustrator H(enry). G. Moon.
	Step, Edward, Wild Flowers: Month by Month in Their Natural Haunts, (1905) , 2 volumes, full page chromolithographic frontispieces, 342 black and white halftone photo-illustrations by the author. School prize presentation volumes, full leather, gold stamped titles and devices, marbled edges, blue and gold marbled endpages. Lovely binding.
	Thayer, Emma Homan, Wildflowers of the Pacific Coast, NY. Cassell & Co. 1878, Full page chromolithographs
	Wooster, David, Alpine Plants: Figures and Descriptions of Some of the Most Striking and Beautiful of the Alpine Flowers, 1st & 2d series (1872, 1874), 108 full page chromoxylographic plates (color wood engravings) after drawings by Francis Lydon and printed by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield (several sets available). Wooster's book is the first significant illustrated work to take note of alpine plants, as such. It marks both the increasing popularity of alpine recreation and of attempts to grow alpine plants in English gardens. Benjamin Fawcett, working with artist Francis (Frank) Lydon, perfected the use of printing with serial hardwood woodblocks for color illustrations, particularly of natural subjects..