Our Library
Over the years, we have collected quite a few books and journals on cacti. Below is our current list.
Books
500 Cacti - species & Varieties In Cultivation - Ken Preston-Mafham
A Cactus Odyssey - James Mauseth, Robert Kiesling, Carlos Ostolaza
An Introduction To Cacti - Danny Schuster
Ariocarpus Et Cetera - John Pilbeam & Bill Weightman
Cacti - Clive Innes
Cacti (1956 Reprint) - J Borg
Cacti - Paul Starosta & Vincent Cerutti
Cacti. An Illustrated Guide To Over 150 Species - Marcus Schneck
Cacti As Houseplants - W E Shewell-Cooper & T C Rochford
Cacti. Everything You Need To Know About Cactus Varieties - Nico Vermeulen
Cacti. The Illustrated Dictionary - Rod & Ken Preston-Mafham
Cacti. The RHS. A Wisley Handbook - Clive Innes / The RHS
Cacti. Wisley Handbook 31 - The RHS
Cactus - Dan Torre
Cactus. The Most Beautiful Varieties & How To Keep Them Healthy - E Manke
Cactus Lexicon (rd Edition 1976) - Curt Backeberg
Choice Mammillarias - Brian Fearn & Leslie Pearcy
Christmas Cacti. The Genus Schlumbergera & it's Hybrids - McMillan & Horobin
CITES Cactaceae Checklist (2nd Edition) - David Hunt
Copiapoa 2000 - Rudolf Schulz
Dumpling & His Wife. New Views Of The Genus Conophytum - Steven Hammer
Ecology Of The Saguaro II - Warren Steenbergh & Charles Lowe
Growing Succulents. A Pictoral Guide - Shoichi Tanabe
Gymnocalycium In Habitat & Culture - Graham Charles
Gymnocalyciums - E W Putnam
Haworthia, Haworthiopsis & Tulista. Guide For Collectors/Growers - Breuer & Marks
How To Care For Your Cacti - John Pilbeam
Interesting Newer Mammillarias - The Mammillaria Society / W F Maddams
IOS Index Of Names Of Cactacaea - Urs Eggli & Nigel Taylor
Jovibarba - A Gardeners Guide - Steve Furness
Knowing, Understanding, Growing Turbinicarpus & Rapicactus - Donati & Zanovello
Letts Guide To Cacti Of The World - Brian Lamb
Lithops - Brian Fearn
Lithops. Flowering Stones (1st Edition) - Desmond T Cole
Lithops. Flowering Stones (2005) - Desmond & Naureen Cole
Lithops - Locality Data C01 - C413 April 2006 - Desmod & Naureen Cole
Lithops. Treasures Of The Veld (1st Edition 1999) - Steven Hammer / BCSS
Lithops. Treasures Of The Veld (2nd Edition 2010) - Steven Hammer / BCSS
Lithops Of Namibia - Roy Earle & Janice Round
Mammillaria. A Collectors Guide - John Pilbeam
Mammillaria Now & Again - John Pilbeam
Pereskia (Cactaceae) - Beat Ernst Leuenberger
Piante Grasse - Cactaceae in Appendix 1 Of CITES - Unknown
Pocket Encyclopedia Of Cacti In Colour - Edgar & Brian Lamb
Pterocactus. Jewels Of The Cono Sur - Elisabeth & Norbert Sarnes
Rebutia, Sulcorebutia & Weingartia Unravelled - John Pilbeam
Seed Diversity In The Cactaceae Subfamily Cactoideae - Bartholt & Hunt
Sempervivum. A Gardeners Guide - Steve Furness
The Cactus Family - Edward F Anderson
The Cactus File Handbook 1: Thelocactus - John Pilbeam
The Cactus File Handbook 2: Rebutia - John Pilbeam
The Cactus File Handbook 4: Copiapoa - Graham Charles
The Cactus File Handbook 6: Mammillaria - John Pilbeam
The Cactus Handbook - Erik Haustein
The Cactus Primer - Arthur Gibson & Park Nobel
The Complete Encyclopedia Of Cacti - Rudolf Subik & Libor Kunte
The Complete Guide to Growing Cacti & Succulents - Miles Anderson
The Echinopsis Hybrids Of Abbey Brook Cactus Nursery - Brian Fearn
The Encyclopedia Of Cacti - Cullman, Gotz & Groner
The Genera Of The Cactaceae (1967) - D R Hunt
The Genus Rebutia 1895 - 1981 - Brian Fearn & Leslie Pearcy
The Genus Turbinicarpus - Milan Zachar
The Genus Turbinicarpus In San Potosi - Cactus & Co - Libri
The Illustrated Dictionary Of cacti - Clive Innes & Charles Glass
The Macdonald Encyclopedia Of Cacti - Mariella Pizzetti
The Mammillaria Handbook - Robert T Craig
~The New Cactus Lexicon: Atlas - International Cactaceae Systematics Group
The New Cactus Lexicon: Text: International Cactaceae Systematics Group
The Saguaro Cactus: A Natural History - David Yetman
The Study Of Cacti (1950 Reprint) - Vera Higgins
The World Of Cacti - Danny Schuster
Wild Cactus - Rose Houk
Zygocactus (Schlumbergera): A Guide For The Weekend Gardener - Mark Cobia
Journals
The Cactus File - Vol 1 No: 1 to Vol 1 No: 12 (05/91 - 02/94) Complete Set
The Cactus File - Vol 2 No: 1 to Vol 2 No: 12 (05/94 - 02/97) Complete Set
The Cactus & Succulent Journal Of GB - Vol 1 to Vol 44 (1932-1982) Complete Set
British Cactus & Succulent Society Journal - Vol 1 to Vol 23 (1983 - 2005)
CactusWorld: Journal Of The British Cactus and Succulent Society - Vol 24 (2006) to present day*
Bradleya: Yearbook Of The British Cactus & Succulent Society - Issue 1 (1983) to Issue 21 (2003)
The Journal Of The Mammillaria Society - Vol 64 (2024) to present day
*Some issues are missing. See my Wanted List below.
Books & Journals Wanted
Cactus Lexicon (1st Edition 1966) - Curt Backeberg
Echinocereus - John Pilbeam
Gymnocalycium - Brian Fearn & Leslie Pearcy
Gymnocalycium Recounted - John Pilbeam
Parodia & Notocactus: The Happy Couple - John Pilbeam
Small Opuntias - John Pilbeam & Mike Partridge
Taxonomy Of The Cactaceae Vols 1 & 2 - Joel Lode
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 24 (2006) No: 1, 2
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 26 (2008) No: 1, 2
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 27 (2009) No: 1, 2, 3, 4
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 28 (2010) No: 1, 2, 4
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 29 (2011) No: 3, 4
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 30 (2012) No: 1, 2, 3, 4
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 31 (2013) No: 1, 2, 3, 4
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 32 (2014) No: 1, 2, 3, 4
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 33 (2015) No: 2, 3, 4
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 34 (2016) Nos: 1, 3, 4
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 35 (2017) Nos: 2, 3, 4
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 36 (2018) Nos: 1, 2, 3
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 40 (2022) No: 2
CactusWorld; Journal Of The BCSS - Vol 41 (2023) Nos 1, 2
Bradleya: Yearbook Of The British Cactus & Succulent Society - Issue 22 (2004) to issue 43 (2025)