Books available from the author
Dr E. Charles Nelson
Due to the closure of Boethius Press (formerly in Kilkenny & Aberystwyth), I have acquired the remaining stock of the following titles and these are available directly from me.
Prices are in sterling (UK£).
For further information send an email to tippitiwitchet[arroba]zetnet.co.uk – replace [arroba] by @.
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Notes on economic botany of China Facsimile, with modern commentary and indexes, of the 1893 booklet by Dr Augustine Henry (one-time Professor of Forestry, University College, Dublin), published in Shanghai – only 3 copies of the original are known. paperback – ISBN 0-86314-101-3 – £3 [p&p £1]. |
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Shamrock: botany and history of an Irish myth The hardback issue contains a bibliography of shamrock (not included in softback). With many colour and black-&-white illustrations. The definitive, yet light-hearted, history of shamrockery in botany, nationalism, art and literature. (Contains an illustration in Chinese ink by Wendy Walsh.) hardback – ISBN 0-86314-200-1 – £15 [p&p in UK £2, elsewhere £4]. softback – ISBN 0-86314-199-4 – £10 [p&p in UK £2, elsewhere £3]. |
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A man who can speak of plants: Dr Thomas Coulter (1793‑1843) of Dundalk in Ireland, Mexico and Alta California A biography, by Charles Nelson and the late Alan Probert, of the man who discovered more then 50 cacti, the big-cone pine (Pinus coulteri) and the white Californian tree poppy (Romneya coulteri), among other things. Frontispiece in Chinese ink by Wendy Walsh. hardback – lettered limited issue (copies H to Z inclusive available) - please enquire by e-mail – ISBN 0-9524847-0-6. softback – numbered, limited issue of 500 copies (issue sold).
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To order any of these, please list the books required and the issues, and send a cheque or bank draft for the correct amount to
Dr E. C. Nelson
Tippitiwitchet Cottage, Hall Road, OUTWELL, Wisbech PE14 8PE, Cambs., U. K.
All orders must be accompanied by full payment. Thank you.
© Tippitiwitchet Cottage, 4 December 2008