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Antiquarian and Collectable Hymenoptera Books
We are delighted to present a list of used and antiquarian hymenoptera titles. Many of these titles are from the library of the retired British hymenoptersist, Michael Archer. The list includes collectable titles such as the rare; Essay on the indigenous fossorial Hymenoptera, 1837 by W.E. Shuckard and Die Bienen Europa's (Apidae europaeae), 1895-1901 by Heinrich Friese. A full list of titles from the Archer collection can be found here
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by André, E.
Cat No. : 23592, Published : 1879[-1882], Illustrations : 24 lithographed plates (18 hand-col)
Hardback £195.00
Volume 1 covers the Symphyta (Sawflies); Tenthredinidae, Cephidae. Jacques Ernest Edmond André (1844-1891) was an eminent French hymenopterologist. Formally a wine merchant, Edmond André later became (more)
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by Arnold, G.
Cat No. : 44955, Published : 1915-1926, Illustrations : 4 plain plates, text figs
Paperback £150.00
Annals of the South African Museum. Vol. XIV: 1-766: Pt I+II (Ponerinae; Dorylinae); III-V (Myrmicinae); VI (Camponotinae) and Vol. XXIII: 191-275: Pt II (Addenda and Corrigenda, descriptions (more)
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by Berland, L.
Cat No. : 46828, Published : 1925-1938, Illustrations : 1136 text figs
Hardback £85.00
I: Sphegidae, Pompilidae, Scoliidae, Sapygidae, Mutillidae; II: Eumenidae, Vespidae, Masaridae, Bethylidae, Dryinidae, Embolemidae; III: Cleptidae, Chrysidae, Trigonalidae. Complete 3-volume set. (more)
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by Bolton, B.
Cat No. : 47415, Published : 1997, Illustrations : 531 half tones
Hardback £55.00
2nd printing (first published 1994). Identification keys to all living ant subfamilies and genera. Over 500 scanning electron microscope photographs. (more)
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by Brian, M.V.
Cat No. : 46787, Published : 1977, Illustrations : 2 col + 16 b/w plates
Hardback £60.00
First edition. (more)
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by Butler, C.G.
Cat No. : 46813, Published : 1974, Illustrations : 2 col + 40 b/w plates
Hardback £30.00
Third edition. (more)
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by Cameron, P.
Cat No. : 32990, Published : 1882-1893, Illustrations : 38 colour + 27 plain plates
Hardback £295.00
Complete in 4 volumes. 600 copies of vols I-III and 500 of vol. IV were printed and stocks of vols I-III still held by the Ray Society in 1918 were reduced to 75 copies of each. [Curle, (more)
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by Czechowski, W.; Radchenko, A.; Czechowska, W.
Cat No. : 46254, Published : 2002, Illustrations : 20 pages of line drawings
Hardback £65.00
Text English. Monographic study of the 98 ant species known from Poland. Systematic Catalogue, with information on distribution and biology. Maps shown Palaearctic and Polish distributions. (more)
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by Duncan, C.D.
Cat No. : 45965, Published : 1939, Illustrations : 255 figs (line drawings + half tones)
Hardback £65.00
Stanford University Publications, University Series, Biological Sciences Vol. VIII No. 1. Scarce. (more)
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by Else, G.R.; Edwards, M.
Cat No. : 46910, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col photos, line drawings, distribution maps
£100.00
£150.00 (Save £50.00)
This 2-volume set provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the current state of knowledge of the British bee fauna. As well as original work, it draws upon a wide range of sources and (more)
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by Falk, S.J.; Lewington, R. (Illus.)
Cat No. : 46800, Published : 2015, Illustrations : 700+ col photos, 1000+ col & b/w illustrations, 234 col distrib maps
Paperback £45.00
Comprehensive field guide to bees of Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands, with detailed texts for all 275 species, covering field and microscopic characters, similar species, variation, (more)
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by Free, J.B.; Butler, C.G.
Cat No. : 46185, Published : 1959, Illustrations : col frontis, 24 b/w plates, 3 text figs
Hardback £100.00
First edition. Jacket design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. (more)
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by Friese, H.
Cat No. : 46733, Published : 1895-1901, Illustrations : 1 folding plate, 178 text figs
Hardback £360.00
The rare original edition in six parts: Theil I: Schmarotzerbienen; Theil II-VI: Solitäre Apiden. II: Eucera; III: Podalirius; IV: Eriades, Trachusa, Anthidium; V: (more)
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by Frey-Gessner, E.
Cat No. : 46491, Published : 1899-1912
Hardback £240.00
Vol. I: Gesellig lebende Bienen, Urbienen und Schenkelsammler; Vol. II: Bauchsammler und Schmarotzerbienen. Text German. Rare. (more)
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by Friese, H.
Cat No. : 46738, Published : 1914, Illustrations : 8 col plates, numerous text figs
Hardback £50.00
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by Gauld, I.; Bolton, B. (Eds)
Cat No. : 47532, Published : 1996, Illustrations : 10 col plates, 148 text figs
Hardback £95.00
Reprint. First published by BM(NH), 1988. (more)
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by Gauld, I.D.; Collins, N.M.; Fitton, M.G.
Cat No. : 46668, Published : 1990, Illustrations : 8 figs
Paperback £25.00
Nature and Environment Series No.44. (more)
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by Gereys, B.
Cat No. : 46702, Published : 2016, Illustrations : 64 figs, 67 photos
Paperback £55.00
Text French. Bilingual keys (French/English) to all species and subspecies know from France and to all European genera. Covers the Vespidae found in France (29 genera + 122 species of potter wasp and (more)
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by Guiglia, D.
Cat No. : 46233, Published : 1972, Illustrations : 3 col plates, 41 text figs
Paperback £65.00
Text French, with keys to tribes, genera and species also in English. Faune de l'Europe et du Bassin Mediterraneen 6. (more)
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by Hermann, H.R. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 46791, Published : 1979-1982, Illustrations : 35 text figs
Hardback £180.00
Complete set of four volumes. An attempt to collate the works of modern researchers working in the field of insect sociobiology. Begins by reviewing known concepts related to insect sociality; Vol. (more)
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by Huber, Francis
Cat No. : 37992, Published : 1841, Illustrations : additional engraved title with hand-col vignette, 5 folding engraved plates
Hardback £125.00
'A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author, Practical Appendix, and Analytical Index.' Additional engraved title alternatively titled, 'Huber's Natural History of the Honey Bee'. British Bee (more)
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by Invrea, F.
Cat No. : 46237, Published : 1964, Illustrations : 95 figs
Hardback £45.00
Text Italian. (more)
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by James, R.; Pitts-Singer, T. (Eds)
Cat No. : 46665, Published : 2008, Illustrations : 25 b/w photos + line drawings
Hardback £59.00
Discusses the interplay among bees, agriculture and the environment. Pollinators include honeybees, managed bumblebees, solitary bees and wild bees. Bees also impact the broader ecosystem, spreading (more)
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by Kemper, H.; Döring, E.
Cat No. : 47224, Published : 1967, Illustrations : 82 b/w figs
Paperback £25.00
Text German. (more)
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by Kimsey, L.S; Bohart, R.M
Cat No. : 47540, Published : 1990, Illustrations : 156 text figs
Hardback £95.00
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by Kirby, W.
Cat No. : 46490, Published : 1802, Illustrations : 18 plain engraved plates
Hardback £160.00
First edition. Usually found with 4 plates hand-coloured, all plates in this copy uncoloured. Half-titles and errata leaf present. Text English and Latin. Nissen ZBI, 2188; British Bee Books, 165; (more)
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by Krombein, K.V.; Hurd, P.D.; Smith, D.R.; Burks, B.D.
Cat No. : 8728, Published : 1979
Hardback £90.00
Vol. 1: Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica); vol. 2: Apocrita (Aculeata); vol. 3: Indexes (more)
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by Krombein, K.V.
Cat No. : 46163, Published : 1967, Illustrations : 30 plates of b/w photos
Hardback £55.00
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by Ler, P.A.
Cat No. : 47545, Published : 1995, Illustrations : 253 text figs
Hardback £50.00
Text Russian. This volume largely treats the Hymenoptera Aculeata of the Russian far east, with keys to families, genera and species. Also includes Proctotrupoidea (Renyxidae), Megaloptera, (more)
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by Linsenmaier, W.
Cat No. : 47553, Published : 1997, Illustrations : 15 col plates, text figs
Paperback £35.00
Text German. Identification keys to the Swiss species and detailed notes on morphology, biology and distribution. Beautifully illustrated by the author. (more)
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by Mader, D.
Cat No. : 45961, Published : 1999, Illustrations : 88 plates with 306 photos, 39 text figs, 45 maps
Hardback £55.00
Text German. (more)
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by Marshall, T.A.
Cat No. : 36082, Published : 1885-1899, Illustrations : 1 plain and 14 col plates
Hardback £350.00
Rare monograph on the British species of this family of parasitic wasps. Complete in eight parts, originally published in Transactions of the Entomological Society, London. Chromolithographic plates (more)
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by Matsuura, M.; Yamane, S.
Cat No. : 46197, Published : 1990, Illustrations : 104 figs
Hardback £85.00
Foreword by Shoichi F. Sakagami. Text English. (more)
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by Matsuura, M.; Yamane, S.
Cat No. : 46664, Published : 1984, Illustrations : 4 col plates, text figs
Hardback £65.00
Text Japanese with 23-page English summary. (more)
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by Michener, C.D.
Cat No. : 46244, Published : 2007, Illustrations : 48 col photos, 40 b/w illus, 434 line drawings
Hardback £99.00
2nd updated and revised edition of this definitive reference work by the leading authority on bee systematics. With many new facts, classifications, and revisions, this edition provides the most (more)
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by New, T.R.
Cat No. : 46911, Published : 2012, Illustrations : tables
Hardback £50.00
A global overview, the first such account for the whole of the Hymenoptera, which discusses a broad range of themes to introduce the insects and their conservation roles and needs, and how their (more)
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by Pagliano, G.; Negrisolo, E.
Cat No. : 46671, Published : 2005, Illustrations : 557 figs
Hardback £60.00
Text Italian. (more)
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by Pawlikowski, T.
Cat No. : 47226, Published : 2008, Illustrations : col illus
Paperback £25.00
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by Peeters, T.M.J.; Achterberg, C. van; Heitmans, W.R.B.; Klein, W.F.; Lefeber, V.; Loon, A.J. van; Mabelis, A.A.; Nieuwenhuijsen, H.; Reemer, M.; Rond, J. de; Smit, J.; Velthuis, H.H.W.
Cat No. : 46281, Published : 2004, Illustrations : col photos, line drawings, maps
Hardback £150.00
Text Dutch. Detailed work on the aculeate wasps and ants of the Netherlands. Account of the 408 wasps and 61 ant species found in the Netherlands. Identification keys to families and genera. Now out (more)
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by Peeters, T.M.J.; Nieuwenhuijsen, H.; Smit, J.; Meer, F. van der; Raemakers, I.P.; Heitmans, W.R.B.; Achterberg, K. van; Kwak, M.; Loonstra, A.J.; Rond, J. de; Roos, M.; Reemer, M.
Cat No. : 46280, Published : 2012, Illustrations : col plates, photos, line drawings, maps
Hardback £150.00
Text Dutch. Detailed work giving a definitive overview of the 358 species of wild bee found in the Netherlands. Now out of print and scarce. (more)
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by Plateaux-Quénu, C.
Cat No. : 46939, Published : 1972, Illustrations : 104 text figs
Paperback £35.00
Text French. Covers the biology of the families, Colletidae, Halictidae and Andrenidae. (more)
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by Ratzeburg, J.T.C.
Cat No. : 23584, Published : 1844-52, Illustrations : 7 plain engraved plates, 7 folding tables, text figs
Hardback £350.00
Rare. Complete in 3 vols. This work was intended as a supplement to the series on 'Forstinsecten' by the same author. Contains descriptions of many new species. Julius Theodor Christian (more)
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by Richards, O.W.
Cat No. : 47542, Published : 1978, Illustrations : 4 col plates, 159 text figs
Hardback £75.00
Includes Errata et Addenda sheet (1983). Scarce. (more)
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by Sakagami, S.F.; Ohgushi, R.; Roubik, D.W. (Eds)
Cat No. : 46230, Published : 1990, Illustrations : col plates, b/w photos, line drawings + text figs
Hardback £120.00
Presents a compilation of studies by the entomology group of the Sumatra Nature Study project (SNS). (more)
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by Saunders, E.
Cat No. : 47518, Published : 1896, Illustrations : 51 hand-col + 3 plain plates
Hardback £650.00
Rare large paper edition, with hand coloured plates. Illustrations by R. Morgan; printer Vinc. Brooks, Day & Son. (more)
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by Saunders, E.
Cat No. : 46943, Published : 1896, Illustrations : 3 plates
Hardback £65.00
'Small paper' edition. (more)
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by Seeley, T.D.
Cat No. : 47539, Published : 1996, Illustrations : b/w photos, figs, tabs
Hardback £80.00
An insight into the inner workings of one of nature's most complex animal societies: the honey bee colony. This book describes and illustrates more than fifteen years of experimental research (more)
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by Shuckard, W.E.
Cat No. : 46252, Published : 1837, Illustrations : 4 engraved plates (1 with wing veins in colour), folding table
Hardback £225.00
First edition. Privately published. Rare. Includes descriptions of new species. Small printed slip tipped in facing title offers the author's duplicate specimens of Aculeate Hymenoptera, 'set and in (more)
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by Smith, F.
Cat No. : 46047, Published : 1858, 1855, Illustrations : 6 + 11 plates
Hardback £110.00
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by Takamizawa, K.
Cat No. : 46487, Published : 2005, Illustrations : col photos
£120.00
Text Japanese with scientific names in Latin. Covers Polistinae, Vespinae, Bombini, and Apini. Illustrated with colour photos. Scarce. (more)
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by Turillazzi, S.
Cat No. : 45959, Published : 2012, Illustrations : 157 illus, 39 in col
Hardback £115.00
Covers the Stenogastrinae. Looks at the biology of these little-known wasps at the threshold of sociality, presenting a survey of ideas about their evolution and an assessment of the current standing (more)
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