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Image	Ref	Title	Author	Description	Price US $
	AB 001	Wild Flowers of Natal	Gibson, Janet M.	Natal Publishing Trust Fund, 1978. Limited Edition, Numbered 137/150. Signed by the Author, together with a letter of thanks for the sponsorship of this book, signed.	$85.00
	AB 002	Trees of South Africa	Palmer, Eve & Pitman, Norah	Cape Town, 1961. 352 pp. Ills & 1 fold. map. Cloth, dark green with gilt, good condition. Dj good in protective cover with very small tear on the spine. Slight foxing on edges. This is the first book to be published on the indiginous trees of South Africa as a whole. 170 trees are described in detail.	$85.00
	AB 003	Southern Cape Forests and Trees	Von Breitenbach, F.	Gov. Printer, 1974. 328 pp with bw illustrations and dwgs and addendum slip. A guide to the tree species as well as for the study of the whole ecosystems that the different Cape forests consist of Very good condition with protective cover.	$190.00
	AB 007	The Proteaceae of Southern Africa (First 1970)	Rousseau, Frank	Purnell, Cape Town, Hardcover First edition, 1970. In original yellow cloth boards with title in red to front cover and spine panel, Yellow endpapers with flower motif, 110pp, average of three colour illustrations to a page each with descriptive details. Dj slightly worn and scuffed especially at top and base of spine, also a little faded. Two short, illegible, ink inscriptions on front endpaper. Overall book is tight and clean, illustrations bright.	$40.00
	AB 007	Natal the Garden Colony	McCracken, Donal P; McCracken, Patricia A	Frandsen Publishers, Sandton, South Africa Hardcover. First 1990. Very good tight copy, some slight yellowing to page edges.	$45.00
	AB 011	Wild Flowers of Natal	Mairn M Hulme		$65.00
	AB 012	Important Grassland Plants of Kenya	D. C. Edwards and A. V. Bogdan	First Edition, 1951	$40.00
	AB 014	Wild Flowers of the	W. R. Trauseld	1969, Signed	$100.00
	AB 015	Natal Wild Flowers	Barbara Jeppe	First Edition, 1975	$40.00
	AB 016	Old Nectar and Roses	K. van der Spuy	First Edition, 1969	$20.00
	AB 017	The Springing of the Year "A South African Country Diary"	Gillian Rattray	First Edition, 1980	$50.00
	AB 019	Wild Orchids of Southern Africa	Joyce Stewart, H. P. Linder, E. A. Schelpe, A. V. Hall	Macmillan South Africa. pty Ltd. Johannesburg. First Edition 1982. Hardcover.Signed by Joyce Stewart and E.A. Schelpe	$150.00
	AB 1000	South African Erythrinas	Hennessy , Esme Franklin	First Edition , 1972	$50
	AB 1002	Wild Flowers of the Northern Cape	Adams , Jill	1976	$25
	AB 1003	Eastern Cape Veld Flowers	Gledhill , Eily		$30
	AB 1004	The Wild Flowers of the Southern Africa Natal-A Rambler's Pocket Guide	Wright , Dr Winifred G	Hardcover. 1963	$20
	AB 1005	Handbook of African Medicinal Plants	Iwu , M M	C.R.C Press.Third edition. 1993.Hardcover.435pp. A professor of Pharmacognosy at the University of Nigeria , Professor Iwu presents a array of medicinal plants spanning the continent. This is not an exhaustive encyclopaeidic reference but rather concentrates on those plants considered to be of therapeutic importance. Forest products are also covered which could contribute to biodiversity if used in a sustainable fashion among rural populations. The book will interest people in various academic circles. Black and white photographs and illustrations are included.	$200
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	VN3000	Natal Wild Flowers	Jeppe, Barbara	Purnell. Cape Town. First 1975. Hardcover. 118pp. Indexed. Dj price clipped. Now in good protective cover. Inscription on inside cover.	$60
	AB 1007	The Aloes of South Africa	Reynolds , Gilbert Westacott	Published December 1950. Author Signed	$300
	AB 1008	Reynold's The Aloes of South Africa	Reynolds , Gilbert Westacott	1970	$200
	AB 1009	Home Orchid Growing	Northern , Rebecca Tyson	Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. New York. Third Edition.Hardcover.374pp. Now in good protective cover.	$50
	AB 1010	Ericas in Southern Africa	Baker , H.A & Oliver ,E.G.H	Purnell. Cape Town. Hardcover.DJ now in good protective cover	$150
	AB 1011	Old Nectar and Roses	Van Der Spuy, Kenneth Reid	Books of Africa. Cape Town. 1969. Hardcover. 170pp. Indexed.DJ not price clipped	$20
	AB 1012	The Flora Capensis of Jakob & Johann Philipp Breyne	Gunn , Mary & Du Plessis , Enid	The Brenthurst Press. First 1978. Johannesburg. Limited to 850 copies in this cloth bound edition. 218pp. Hardcover Dj not price clipped. 91 plates ( reproductions of paintings ).	$200.00
	AB 1013	The Proteas of Southern Africa	Rourke , J.P.	Purnell. Cape Town. First 1980. Hardcover. 244pp. Indexed. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations thoughout. Dj not price clipped.	$80
	AB 1014	Veld Plants of Southern Africa	Hobson , N.K. assisted by :Jessop . J.P. / Ginn , M.C. Vd/ Kelly , Jane.	Macmillan South Africa. Johannesburg. First 1975. Hardcover. 310pp. Numerous colour illustrations for mosty of the plant entries otherwise black and white illustrations.Printed in very large font. Plants have been additionlally classified by the author according to grazing value with a single star representing plants useless for grazing and a maximum of 5 stars representing plants that should be valued as good grazing plants. Dj not price clipped. Inscription on first page.	$100
	VN83	The South African Acacias ( First 1976 )	Carr , J.D	Conservation Press Pty Ltd. Johannesburg. Hardcover. First 1976. 323pp. Green leatherette with gilt spine lettering is like new. The Author describes in detail, all the species occuring in South Africa, South West Africa (Namibia ),Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho.Dj is very good as well. The book is in very good condition and was part of the collection belonging to the late Valerie Neill a prominent horticulturist and judge of orchids in South Africa.	$120
	AB 1015	The Practical Book of Herbs. Growing and Using Herbs in South Africa	van Wijk , Yvette	Chameleon Press. Cape Town. First edition 1986. Hardcover. No Dj. 144pp. Indexed. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations throughout.	$50
	AB 1016	Trees of Southern Africa	Palgrave , Keith Coated	C. Struik Publishers. Cape Town. First 1977. Hardcover. 959pp. Indexed. No Dj. Some pages water stained	$50
	AB 1017	Common Veld and Pasture Grasses of Natal	Tainton, Neil Melbourne, / Bransby, D. I., and Booysen, P. de V	Shuter & Shooter. Pietermaritzburg. First edition . Softcover. 198pp.	$60
	AB 1018	Proteas for Pleasure	Eliovson , Sima	Macmillan South Africa Ltd. Johannesburg. 6th revised 1983 . Hardcover. 230pp. Indexed. DJ not price clipped.	$25
	AB 1019	Trees of the Kruger National Park Volume I & II	P. Van Wyk	Purnell. Cape Town. 1972. Hardcover. Two Volumes 284pp, 597pp. Both Indexed. DJ not price clipped and in good protective ( removable ) cover	$175.00
	AB 1020	Gardening Handbooks for Southern Africa. Annuals and Perennials. (Green Finger Series)[	Sheat, W G	Dagbreek Book Store . Johannesburg. First 1956. Hardcover. 136pp. Dj has sticker on front.but not price clipped	$30
	AB 1021	A Field Guide to Wild Flowers KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region	Pooley , Elsa	Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. First 1998. Softcover. 630pp. Index.	$30
	AB 1022	The Practical Book of Herbs Growing and using herbs in Southern Africa	van Wijk , Yvette	Chameleon Press. Cape Town. First 1986. Hardcover. 144pp. Indexed. No Jacket. Owners label on front endpaper. Clean and tightly bound.	$ 80
	AB 1023	The Wild Flowers of Southern Africa Natal A Rambler's Pocket Guide	Wright , Dr Winifred G.	Nelson. Johannesburg. 1963. Hardcover. 168pp. Indexed. DJ not price-clipped. Bottom corner of rear board "chewed". Slight tear in Dj and some Foxing.	$20
	AB 1024	The Genus Watsonia Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens Volume 19	Goldblatt , Peter	National Botanic Gardens. 1989	$100
	AB 1025	The A-Z of Gardening in Southern Africa	Sheat , W.G.	Struik. Second edition 1993. Hardcover. No Dj.	$30
	AB 1026	Garden Beauty of South Africa	Eliovson , Sima	Macmillan. Johannseburg. First 1979. Hardcover. Dj not price-clipped but repaired tear to front.	$15
	AB 1027	Ericas in Southern Africa	Baker , H.A & Oliver ,E.G.H	Purnell. Cape Town. First 1967. Hardcover. DJ has insect damage	$140
	AB 1028	Notes on Mesembrianthemum and Some Allied Genera	Bolus, H.M.L.	The Speciality Press of SA Ltd. Cape Town 1928. Small amount of insect damage to board. Small piece of board cut out at upper rear corner. Pages incredibly clean for a book of this age. Owner's inscription on front endpaper.	$290
	AB 1029	Mesembs of the World	Smith / Chesselet / van Jaarsveld / Hartmann / Hammer / van Wyk / Burgoyne / Klak / Kurzweil	Briza Publications. South Africa	$150
	AB 1030	The Bougainvillea Growers Handbook for Southern Africa	Iredell, Jan	Media House Publications (Pty) Ltd. South Africa. Softcover. First 1989.	$25
	AB 1031	Our Wildflower Heritage		Collector's Book of Stickers (Shell South Africa).	$80
	AB 1032	Poisonous Plants in OSuthern African Gardens and Parks A Field Guide	Munday, Joan	Delta Books. South Africa. First 1988. Hardcover.	$20
	AB 1033	What Flower is That	Stokes, Hazel	Purnell. Capetown. 1969. Hardcover. 78pp. Very small book.	$ 10
	AB 1034	Growing Bonsai in South Africa	Hall, Doug	Southern Book Publishers. Third impression 1997. Softcover.	$20
	AB 1035	A Field Guide to the Mushrooms of South Africa A Practical Handbook for Collectors	Levin, H / Branch, M / Rappoport, S, / Mitchell, D	C. Struik. Cape Town. 2nd Edition Revised and Updated 1987. Hardcover. No Dj.	$35
	AB 1036	Flowers by the Roadside	Flugge-de Smit, R.A.H.	Johannseburg. 1947. Hardcover. Signed by Author	$20