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New Books - November 2023
November Newsletter - New and Forthcoming Titles
Our latest newsletter highlights new titles on entomology and other natural history subjects. Some titles which have been eagerly awaited and have recently arrived include:
* British & Irish Butterfly Rarities, by Peter Eeles
* Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland, by Mark Parsons, and Sean Clancy
* Hoverflies of Britain and North-west Europe: A photographic guide, by S. Bot and F. van de Meutter
* Atlas of the Cerambycidae of Europe and the Mediterranean Area Vol. 2, by G. Sama
If you are visiting London or the south-east of England, you might like to consider arranging a visit to our shop, in Iver. We are close to London and Heathrow airport and just two minutes walk from Iver station on the new Elizabeth line. You will then have the opportunity to browse our stock of new, second-hand and antiquarian books on natural history.
Ian & Julie Johnson
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by Eeles, P.
Cat No. : 54115, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps
Hardback £24.50
£32.50 (Save £8.00)
This is the first book to focus solely on those butterfly species regarded as extinctions, rare migrants or introductions. There are 59 butterfly species that are considered resident or regular (more)
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by Parsons, M.; Clancy, S.
Cat No. : 49336, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps
Hardback £79.95
The first comprehensive review of this popular group of moths in Britain and Ireland since Barry Goater’s British Pyralid Moths (Harley Books, 1986). Include specimens and live photos, (more)
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by Badon, J.A.T.
Cat No. : 55208, Published : OCT 2023, Illustrations : 300 col photos
Paperback £11.99
£12.99 (Save £1.00)
A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of the Philippines is an introductory photographic guide to 289 butterfly species commonly seen in the Philippines. High quality photographs from the (more)
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by Blackburn, T.
Cat No. : 53720, Published : 2023, Illustrations : b/w photos
Hardback £16.00
£20.00 (Save £4.00)
Every morning, ecologist Tim Blackburn is inspired by the diversity contained within the moth trap he runs on the roof of his London flat. Beautiful, ineffably mysterious organisms, these moths offer (more)
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by James, D.G.
Cat No. : 51407, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 150 col illus
Hardback £18.99
£30.00 (Save £11.01)
A beautifully illustrated introduction to the lives of butterflies around the world. There are more than fifteen thousand butterfly species in the world, fluttering through a wide variety of (more)
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by John, E.; Makris, C.
Cat No. : 55594, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 261 col photos + maps
Paperback £19.99
Abridged edition. Unlock the captivating world of Cyprus’ butterflies with this authoritative and stunning field guide designed for both seasoned lepidopterists and budding naturalists alike. Written (more)
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by Peslier, S.; Mazel, R.; Gaunet, A.; Varenne, T.; Nel, J.
Cat No. : 55757, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 988 photos, 217 maps
Hardback £60.00
Text French. Illustrated catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the eastern Pyrenees (France). Vol. I includes 302 species from superfamilies in which the majority of species are day-flying (including (more)
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by Peslier, S.; Varenne, T.; Nel, J.; Taurand, L.
Cat No. : 55774, Published : SEP 2023, Illustrations : 2100 photos, 13 maps
Hardback £70.00
Text French. Illustrated catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the eastern Pyrenees (France). Vol. II includes 1194 species from superfamilies in which the majority of species are nocturnal. (more)
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by Peslier, S.; Varenne, T.; Nel, J.; Taurand, L.
Cat No. : 55776, Published : SEP 2023, Illustrations : 2280 photos, 1 map
Hardback £80.00
Text French. Illustrated catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the eastern Pyrenees (France). Vol. III includes 2071 species of Microlepidoptera (more)
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by Ronkay, G.; Ronkay, L.; Laszlo, G.M. et al
Cat No. : 55075, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 69 col plates, 332 b/w figs
Hardback £110.00
This third volume of the Fibigeriana Supplement series includes, as the first section, the first part of a new series Nolini of the World. The intention of this series is to publish (more)
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by Ronkay, L.; Ronkay, G.; Landry, B.
Cat No. : 55725, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 80 col + 154 b/w plates
Hardback £125.00
Text French/English. Jacques Plante (1920-2003) achieved outstanding success as a song writer and as a noctuid specialist. At the time of its acquisition by the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève (more)
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by Staude, H.; Picker, M.; Griffiths, C.
Cat No. : 54610, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos, col distribution maps
Paperback £40.00
Southern Africa boasts wonderful invertebrate diversity and abundance. In this book, approximately 1,500 species of the region's moths - and most of their caterpillars - are illustrated with images (more)
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by Hutton, S.; Barlow, H.; Whitaker, T.
Cat No. : 56153, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 33 col plates
Hardback £79.99
The second of three volumes covering species historically treated as 'Pyralidae,' but now divided between the superfamily Thyridoidea and the families Pyralidae and Crambidae in the superfamily (more)
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by Barclay, M.V.L.; Bouchard, P.
Cat No. : 54606, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 150 col illus, col distribution maps
Hardback £18.75
£25.00 (Save £6.25)
A richly illustrated guide to the astonishing variety of beetles around the world. Beetles make up about a quarter of known animal species and are arguably the most diverse group of organisms on (more)
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by Jiroux, E. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 56155, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £44.00
Text French. Sixth volume on the Coleoptera of Corsica. Illustrates taxa of these three families found in Corsica. (more)
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by Sama, G.
Cat No. : 55870, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 29 colour plates (600 specimens), 649 figs
Hardback £135.00
Text English. Second of a series of 5 volumes (Vol. 1 was published in 2002). Photograph of each species (typical male), plus female / forms, where polymorphism occurs. Species information: range, (more)
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by Montreuil, O.; Flutsch, G.; Mehrabi, A.; Yarmand, H.; Alpansèque, J.-L.; Legrand, J.-P.
Cat No. : 56156, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £52.00
Text French. (more)
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by Bot, S.; Meutter, F. van de
Cat No. : 53429, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos, col distribution maps
Paperback £26.25
£35.00 (Save £8.75)
The most complete photographic field guide to hoverflies of Britain and North-west Europe ever written. An essential part of our eco-systems, hoverflies are the second most important pollinators (more)
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by Blöchlinger, H.
Cat No. : 56493, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 215 col photos, line drawings, distribution maps
Paperback £55.00
Introduction section and identification key bilingual German/French. Species accounts in German. One of the most diverse dipteran families in the world, Bombyliidae are distinguished by their (more)
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by Marshall, S.A.
Cat No. : 51205, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £60.00
£75.00 (Save £15.00)
Comprehensive and packed with richly illustrated keys and thousands of colour photographs identified with help from nearly 100 of the world’s best hymenopterists, this volume provides the reader with (more)
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by Butcher, B.A; Quicke, D.
Cat No. : 56092, Published : NOV 2023, Illustrations : text figs
Hardback £185.00
Parasitoid wasps are cosmopolitan, numerous and enormously diverse with probably one million or more species worldwide, most of which occur in the moist tropics. Their ecological importance is (more)
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by Hanson, P.; Lobo Segura, J.; Frankie, G.W.; Coville, R.; Aguilar Monge, I.; Acuna Cordero, M.; Herrera Gonzalez, E.
Cat No. : 53433, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 177 col photos, 29 b/w illus, 2 illus, 1 map
Paperback £25.99
In this richly illustrated guide, Bees of Costa Rica, leading bee experts showcase the diversity of bees in Costa Rica and the myriad ways in which they interact with flowers and (more)
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by Thresher, R.
Cat No. : 54324, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos, illus + maps
Paperback £36.95
An essential reference on Tasmania's diverse mayflies, ideal for aquatic biologists and flyfishers. Mayflies are one of the world's most diverse, abundant and important aquatic insects. Famous for (more)
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by Attenborough, D.
Cat No. : 56073, Published : NOV 2023
Hardback £20.00
£25.00 (Save £5.00)
A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough's bestselling classic. With 9,000 species, birds are the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea, at home in (more)
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by Moss, S.
Cat No. : 56347, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col illus, b&w photos
Hardback £12.99
£14.99 (Save £2.00)
From the renowned naturalist Stephen Moss, bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren and The Swan comes a new instalment in his beloved bird biography series. Uncover the secret (more)
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by Taylor, M.
Cat No. : 56610, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col illus
Paperback £12.99
From finches to flamingos, this practical guide introduces the fundamentals of drawing birds with step-by-step drawing projects that are accessible for absolute beginners. Birds are the most (more)
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by Hein, T.; Von Paschen, R. (Trans.)
Cat No. : 56620, Published : NOV 2023, Illustrations : b/w illus
Hardback £18.99
With the whimsy and heart of The Soul of an Octopus and the surprising details of the very best science writing, The Curious World of Seahorses brilliantly captures the ocean's most (more)
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by Pietersen, D.; Verburgt, L.
Cat No. : 56606, Published : 2023, Illustrations : c.330 col photos
Paperback £10.99
Zambia and Malawi are home to 240 reptile species, of which 114 are snakes, 108 lizards, 14 terrapins and tortoises, and 2 crocodiles. Of these, 15 species occur nowhere else on Earth. This first (more)
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by Aidek; A.E.; Omran; Y.; Joger; U.; Esterbauer; H.; Abu Baker; M.A.; Amr; Z.S.
Cat No. : 55730, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 90 col photos, distribution maps
Paperback £35.00
£38.99 (Save £3.99)
The snake fauna of Syria consists of 40 species belonging to eight families (Typhlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae, Boidae, Colubridae, Psammophiidae, Atractaspididae, Elapidae, and Viperidae). Previous and (more)
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by David, P.; Teynie, A.; Vogel, G.
Cat No. : 55731, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 600 col photos, 145 maps
Hardback £150.00
£175.00 (Save £25.00)
This book deals with the 125 snake species known to inhabit Laos as of 2023. It is largely based on the literature, but also on the results of many field trips in Laos and investigations of specimens (more)
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by Davidson-Watts, I.; Zeale, M.
Cat No. : 42574, Published : 2023
Paperback £34.99
Cat No. : 42575, Published : NOV 2023, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £59.99
Foreword by Chris Packham. The Barbastelle Bat Conservation Handbook is a long-awaited guide to barbastelle bat ecology, behaviour, conservation management and threats, the first publication (more)
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by Page, R.A.; Dechmann, D.K.N.; Teague O'Mara, M.; Tschapka, M.; The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Cat No. : 54748, Published : NOV 2023, Illustrations : col photos throughout
Hardback £55.00
Photography by Christian Ziegler. Featuring incredible photography and insight from an international team with long-term ties to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bat Island spotlights the (more)
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by McPherson, S.
Cat No. : 49585, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 3000+ col photos
Hardback £149.97
This three-volume set is a seminal work that documents all currently recognised species of Nepenthes for the first time. Fifteen years in the making and the result of more than three hundred (more)
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by Schou, J.C.; Moeslund, B.; Weyer, K. van de; Wiegleb, G.; Lansdown, R.; Holm, P.; Bastrup-Spohr, L.; Sand-Jensen, K.
Cat No. : 54061, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 1400 col photos, 358 b/w illus
Hardback £66.99
£95.00 (Save £28.01)
The first comprehensive guide to the aquatic plants of the region. Beneath the surface of bodies of freshwater - springs, streams, rivers, ponds and lakes - there is a world of plants of great (more)
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by Benton, M.J.
Cat No. : 54367, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 150 col illus
Hardback £24.00
£30.00 (Save £6.00)
Illustrated by Bob Nicholls. A stunningly illustrated guide to these extraordinary creatures from a world-renowned paleontologist. Paleobiology has advanced from a speculative subject to a (more)
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by McNeur, C.
Cat No. : 56605, Published : NOV 2023, Illustrations : 30 b/w illus
Hardback £28.00
The untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth century. In Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur uncovers the lives and (more)
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by Bernaud, D.
Cat No. : 55396, Published : DEC 2023, Illustrations : c. 346 illus, c. 170 distribution maps
Paperback £90.00
Three-volume set. Treats all Afrotropical species with their distribution and currently known foodplants in three volumes. Vol. I: Sources of the biogeography of afrotropical Acraea, (more)
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by Strunc, V.
Cat No. : 56586, Published : DEC 2023, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £115.00
This unique pictorial guide aims to introduce these amazing predators of the insect world to all nature lovers. This book is the first in a series of books on tiger beetles organized by zoo area. The (more)
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by Phillips, J.A.
Cat No. : 46452, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 150 col photos + illus
Hardback £19.99
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Presents an inside look at the remarkable world of seaweeds and other algae. Coming in all colors, shapes, and sizes, from unicellular and bioluminescent algae to giant kelps, seaweeds and algae are (more)
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by Top, M; Fritsch, D.; Kononenko, V.
Cat No. : 54483, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 92 col plates, col distribution maps
Hardback £190.00
This book deals with all 1623 known species of European Noctuids. The concise text describes habitats, flight periods, larval food plants and distribution of every European species and their (more)
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