British Botanical and Horticultural Literature Before 1800. 3 vols. 1975. 32 col.pls. 162 black & white pls. 1128 p. 4to. Cloth. (Reprint 1999).

A botanical bibliography on British botanical literature publishedbefore 1800. More than 1500 entries, including history and back-groundinformation on the listed books and their authors. Herbals, floras,nurserymen and their publications, works on gardening, operations andpractice, on garden design, on planting, and on plants of economicimportance, are among the books considered. A considerable amount ofmaterial is included on 18th century British nurserymen and theirpublications, and also on botanical drawing books, two subjects whichhave rarely received adequate attention. A large number of fineillustrations from the books themselves are included. - A significantbook, which should be in the library of every botanical institute.