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New books on Entomology and other Natural History Subjects
Offered here are some newly published and forthcoming titles. ********************************************************************************************** During this Covid lockdown period our shop is closed to vistors, however, Pemberley Books continues to process orders received via our website and by telephone. Our team is available to take orders and answer your queries. We are sending parcels to UK and international customers. EU customers please see the announcement at the bottom of the newsletter concerning Brexit
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by Cofta, T.
Cat No. : 41769, Published : FEB 2021, Illustrations : 1850+ col illus, 2000 photos
Paperback £28.50
£38.00 (Save £9.50)
A richly illustrated, state-of-the-art field guide for identifying European passerines in flight-the first of its kind Opening up new frontiers in birdwatching, this is the first field guide for (more)
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by Tshikolovets, V.V.
Cat No. : 42678, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 40 col plates
Hardback £65.00
This book is the result of twenty-five years of research in nature and the study of material in collections on the genus found in South and Southeast Asia. The book contains information on all 16 (more)
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by Fazekas, I.
Cat No. : 43463, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos, line drawings
Paperback £59.00
Text Hungarian with English summary. An exhaustive review of pug moths of Hungary. The Hungarian Eupitheciini are revised on the basis of the study of 12500 specimens. These species represent 4 (more)
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by Aulombard, F.; Landry, B.; Lopes-Curval, P.; Ronkay, G.; Ronkay, L.; Varga, Z.
Cat No. : 43801, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 147 col + 54 b/w plates
Hardback £115.00
Text French/English. Jacques Plante (1920-2003) achieved outstanding success both as a song writer and a noctuid expert. Through his collecting efforts and acquisitions he built the largest private (more)
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by Etheridge, K.
Cat No. : 43189, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 133 col illus, 2 b/w illus
Hardback £69.00
This book presents an English translation of Maria Sibylla Merian’s 1679 'caterpillar' book, Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumen–Nahrung. Her processes in making the book (more)
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by Warren-Gash, H.
Cat No. : 42772, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 50 col plate, b/w photos, distribution maps
Hardback £80.00
The first full review of this genus for over three quarters of a century, the last having been undertaken by Talbot in 1944. Since then our knowledge of the Afrotropical butterfly fauna has greatly (more)
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by Iwan, D.; Löbl, I. (Eds)
Cat No. : 42660, Published : 2020
Hardback £149.00
2nd edition, revised and updated. This volume focuses on one of the megadiverse groups of the animal kingdom, the beetle superfamily Tenebrionoidea reported from the Palaearctic biogeographic region. (more)
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by Štrunc, V.
Cat No. : 43210, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £79.00
This guide acts as an introduction to the 125 genera and 338 species of Tiger Beetles (Cicindelidae). One or more representative species of each tribe is illustrated by large habitus photos, with (more)
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by Kronauer, D.J.C.
Cat No. : 41599, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 133 col photos, 8 col illus, 1 col map, 3 tables
Hardback £52.95
A richly illustrated, captivating study of army ants, nature's preeminent social hunters. A swarm raid is one of nature's great spectacles. In tropical rainforests around the world, army ants march (more)
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by Walker, T.
Cat No. : 43258, Published : JAN 2021, Illustrations : 350 col illus
Hardback £19.50
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An enticing illustrated look at pollination, one of the most astonishing marvels of the natural world. Pollination is essential to the survival of most plants on Earth. Some plants rely on the (more)
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by Ollerton, J.
Cat No. : 43006, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 78 col illus
Paperback £25.00
A unique and personal insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, their relationships with flowers, and their conservation in a rapidly changing world. The pollination of flowers by (more)
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by Sargerson, J. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 43794, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 120 col photos
Paperback £7.00
Yorkshire, Wildlife in the Avenues in Hull, Solitary Bees and Bumblebees of the Avenues, Wildlife at Tophill Low and North Cave Wetlands, The Renovation of Pearson Park in Hull, Red Kites in East (more)
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by Holden, P.; Gregory, R.
Cat No. : 41607, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 1200+ col illus
Paperback £12.99
Fifth edition. This is a completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling RSPB Handbook of British Birds. This unique guide provides a 'biography' of each of the 279 commonest British bird (more)
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by Creed, P.
Cat No. : 37666, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col illus
Paperback £5.95
Describes over 200 species of woodland fungi found in Berks, Bucks & Oxon. Concentrating only on species distinctive through size, colour, shape or smell, and using non-technical language, this guide (more)
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by Creed, P.
Cat No. : 37667, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £5.95
Describes over 100 species of grassland and heathland fungi found in Berks, Bucks & Oxon. The brightly coloured waxcaps and other grassland specialists such as spindles, pinkgills and earthtongues (more)
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by Wiese, V.; Janke, K.
Cat No. : 43704, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £29.95
Text German. Guide to the marine molluscs of Germany, which shows their great variety in the North and Baltic Seas. All species are shown in colour with comprehensive treatment. The external features (more)
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by Pryke, L.M.
Cat No. : 41621, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 70 col illus, 30 b/w illus
Paperback £12.95
As ancient creatures that once shared the Earth with dinosaurs, turtles have played a crucial role in maintaining healthy terrestrial and marine ecosystems for more than one hundred million years. (more)
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by Corbet, A.S.; Pendlebury, H.M.; van der Poorten, G.M.; van der Poorten, N.E.
Cat No. : 42641, Published : DEC 2020, Illustrations : 138 col plates
Hardback £65.00
5th edition, revised by George and Nancy van der Poorten. The text has been updated with new information on distributions, life histories and larval food plants. The taxonomy of each species has been (more)
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by Boyce, H.
Cat No. : 43085, Published : FEB 2021, Illustrations : 370 col photos
Paperback £19.99
Ground-breaking quick key for harlequin identification; Nearly 400 stunning colour photographs; Photographic guide to the larvae of all 26 conspicuous ladybird species. (more)
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by Wilkerson, R.C.; Linton, Y.-M.; Strickman, D.
Cat No. : 43391, Published : MAR 2021, Illustrations : 168 col plates, 199 b/w illus
Hardback £119.95
£144.50 (Save £24.55)
In this two-volume set, three of the world's leading experts on mosquito disease, ecology, and systematics offer readers unique insights into the fascinating world of mosquitoes while illustrating (more)
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by Hargreaves, B., White, S.J. (Eds)
Cat No. : 43798, Published : FEB 2021, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £11.99
The Bees, Wasps and Ants of Lancashire is the latest book in a series from the Lancashire & Cheshire Fauna Society on the status of the fauna of Lancashire and North Merseyside. Following on (more)
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by Eaton, E.R.
Cat No. : 43800, Published : MAR 2021, Illustrations : 150 col photos
Hardback £18.75
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The ultimate visual journey into the beautiful and complex world of wasps. Wasps are far more diverse than the familiar yellowjackets and hornets that harass picnickers and build nests under the (more)
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by Everard, C.
Cat No. : 43795, Published : FEB 2021
Paperback £17.99
Cat No. : 43799, Published : 2018
Hardback £30.00
For thousands of years, humans have found themselves vulnerable to plagues of desert locusts. Some 50 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia have been ravaged, at one time or another, by huge, (more)
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by Eberhard, W.G.
Cat No. : 40864, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 195 halftones, 97 line drawings
Hardback £50.00
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In this lavishly illustrated, the author provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical agility and mental (more)
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by Chatters, C.
Cat No. : 43261, Published : MAR 2021, Illustrations : 300 col photos
Hardback £28.00
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Heathlands are so much more than simply purple carpets of heather. They are ancient landscapes found throughout Britain that support a complex of inter-related species and an immense diversity of (more)
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by Warren, M.
Cat No. : 43262, Published : APR 2021, Illustrations : 300 col photos + illus
Hardback £28.00
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Butterflies have never been more popular. The membership of Butterfly Conservation alone has now reached over 33,000 people and is growing at around 3,000 per year. Added to this, over 110,000 people (more)
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by Rhyder, J.
Cat No. : 43259, Published : JAN 2020, Illustrations : 350 illus
Paperback £20.00
Following years of extensive research from one of the UK's leading wildlife trackers, this book explores the world of UK mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians like no other. The author has spent (more)
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by Holyoak, D.T.
Cat No. : 43680, Published : FEB 2021, Illustrations : col photos, line drawings, maps
Hardback £32.50
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A guide to the species of the moss family Bryaceae in western and central Europe. Colour photos, line drawings and maps for all species. Includes identification keys. (more)
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by Bitsch, J.
Cat No. : 43101, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 54 col photos, 477 figs
Paperback £74.00
Text French. Following from the previous volume Faune des Hyménoptères Sphecidae de France et d’Europe occidentale (Faune de France 79, 1993), the author has now, in collaboration with Yvan (more)
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by Lacourt, J.
Cat No. : 30391, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col plates
Hardback £72.00
Second volume of a projected series of 6 volumes on Hymenoptera of Europe. This book deals with the Sawflies (Symphyta) of Europe and North Africa, which represents just over 1400 species, spread (more)
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by Michez, D.; Rasmont, P.; Terzo, M.; Vereecken, N.J.
Cat No. : 21109, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 70 col plates, 233 text figs
Hardback £69.00
English edition. The first in a series of volumes to be published on the Hymenoptera of Europe. Vol. 1 provides a general introduction to morphology, ecology, evolution and methods for establishing a (more)
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by Sharpe, T.
Cat No. : 43390, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 82 illus
Hardback £20.00
Described as ‘the greatest fossilist the world ever knew’, a fully illustrated biography of Mary Anning is long overdue. Drawing on recent research into her life and times, yet always aware of her (more)
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by Sheldrake, M.
Cat No. : 41906, Published : 2020
Hardback £16.00
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The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. Neither plant nor animal, they are found throughout the earth, the air and our bodies. They can be microscopic, yet also account for (more)
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