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New Books for Summer - July 2024
Welcome to our July Newsletter, which includes a selection of new and forthcoming natural history titles to enjoy over the Summer months.
Highlights include:
* The long-awaited, Conservation of Dragonflies, by Michael Samways
* The new edition of A Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles
* Vol. 2 of Duff's Beetles of Britain and Ireland is in the final stages of preparation, and should be published in September. (If you have already placed an order there is no need to order again - we will have your order recorded).
* Two new orchid guides due out soon:
- Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, by C. Kreutz
- Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean, published by RBG Kew.
Our team is also currently cataloguing a large library of orchid books, which contains many unusual used and collectable items. You may browse the collection here:
Browse the orchid lover’s library
Ian & Julie Johnson and the team at Pemberley Books
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by Martin, A.; Linington, S.; Foreman, B.
Cat No. : 59647, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 170 col photos
Paperback £20.00
The Damselflies and Dragonflies of Sussex is an update on the Dragonflies of Sussex published in 2005. There have been many changes in the distribution, and some new species arriving (more)
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by Samways, M.J.
Cat No. : 53596, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos, col illus
Hardback £159.00
£175.00 (Save £16.00)
This is the first, comprehensive, modern text on the conservation of this iconic group of insects. Dragonflies are sensitive to the health of freshwater systems, and the quality of vegetation along (more)
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by Chung, A.Y.C.; Bosuang, S.; Chan, C.L.; Peng, T.T.
Cat No. : 60137, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £54.00
Cat No. : 60136, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £62.00
Butterflies have long been admired for their beauty and ecological importance. Borneo, known for its rich biodiversity, is home to over 960 butterfly species, with 81 species unique to the (more)
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by Agassiz, D.; Beavan, S.; Heckford, B. (Eds)
Cat No. : 59247, Published : 2024
Paperback £24.99
2nd revised and updated edition. The first edition was published in 2013 by the Royal Entomological Society. This second edition has been fully revised and updated by the same editors. It (more)
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by Williams, D.W.
Cat No. : 59740, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £12.50
The British and Irish Orthoptera consist of a relatively small number of large and often conspicuous species, all can with experience, be identified in the field. This identification guide covers the (more)
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by Perkins, D.J.
Cat No. : 54686, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 250+ photos, col illus
Paperback £17.49
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This introductory book explains bee biology and diversity complemented with beautiful drawings and photographs. It forms an essential companion to a field guide, an accessible and affordable (more)
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by MacPherson, J.
Cat No. : 53813, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £46.50
£65.00 (Save £18.50)
A definitive account of the bright-eyed assassins of the British countryside. Stoats, weasels, martens and polecats belong to the mustelid family, along with badgers and otters, and feral American (more)
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by Mackenzie Dodds, R.
Cat No. : 59362, Published : 2024
Paperback £8.99
Learn from Britain's leading dragonfly expert how to invite dragonflies and damselflies into your garden and create the conditions for them to thrive. In this compact and accessible wildlife (more)
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by Sardet, E.; Roesti, C.; Braud, Y.
Cat No. : 58108, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col illus, col photos, maps
Hardback £39.00
Text French. 2nd edition. Designed for the field, this new edition of this exhaustive and unique guide to Orthoptera brings together more than 260 grasshoppers and crickets from France, Belgium, (more)
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by Pryke, J.S.; Samways, M.J.; New, T.R.; Cardoso, P.; Gaigher, R. (Eds)
Cat No. : 58253, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 53 col photos, 20 col illustrations, 13 tables
Hardback £215.00
This handbook presents a comprehensive overview of insect conservation and provides practical solutions to counteract insect declines, at a time where insects are facing serious threats across the (more)
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by McGavin, G.
Cat No. : 58393, Published : 2024, Illustrations : b/w line drawings
Hardback £10.99
Following on from the success of The Good Bee, this beautifully illustrated celebration of insects by leading entomologist George McGavin highlights the pivotal role they play in our (more)
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by Nicholls, S.
Cat No. : 59361, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 200 col photos
Paperback £14.99
Insects are the most successful group of animals ever to have lived: they comprise a million species and perhaps 10 quintillion individuals. Much of life on earth depends on the activities of these (more)
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by Lihoreau, M.; Duncan, A. (Trans.)
Cat No. : 59116, Published : 2024
Paperback £18.00
Bees in particular exhibit unexpected and fascinating cognitive skills. In What Do Bees Think About? animal cognition researcher Mathieu Lihoreau examines a century of research into insect (more)
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by Rouse, G.; Pleijel, F.; Tilic, E.
Cat No. : 58499, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 16 page plate section, 155 col photos + illus
Paperback £49.99
Cat No. : 48185, Published : 2022, Illustrations : 16 page plate section, 155 col photos + illus
Hardback £147.50
New in paperback. Annelids (the segmented worms) exist in a remarkably diverse range of mostly marine but also freshwater and terrestrial habitats, varying greatly in size and form. Annelida (more)
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by Bowser, T.
Cat No. : 58636, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 8 col plates
Paperback £10.99
Foreword by Gordon Buchanan. Red kites were once Britain's most common bird of prey. By the early 1900s they'd been wiped out in Scotland and England following centuries of ruthless persecution. When (more)
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by Drewitt, E.
Cat No. : 56287, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 500+ photos
Paperback £27.95
This book is the first comprehensive guide to bird pellets, the undigested remains of food that form together into a ball or sausage-like shape and are regurgitated. It showcases the range of pellets (more)
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by Flint, P.
Cat No. : 59243, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 67 col photos, 3 figs
Paperback £45.00
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by Thomas, R.
Cat No. : 56032, Published : JULY 2024, Illustrations : 150 col photos
Hardback £45.00
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Cat No. : 56033, Published : JULY 2024, Illustrations : 150 col photos
Paperback £25.99
£35.00 (Save £9.01)
The definitive work on the European Storm-petrel and its relatives, by one of the world's leading experts on the species. Imagine a bird as small as a sparrow, which lives most of its life on the (more)
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by Wroza, S.
Cat No. : 57879, Published : 2024, Illustrations : photos and sonograms
Paperback £20.00
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Identify migrants at dusk or at night with this book, containing detailed text on flight and contact calls, annotated sonograms and QR codes to the calls themselves. Every spring and autumn, (more)
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by Prokosch, P. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 57008, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos + illus
Hardback £27.99
The East Atlantic Flyway is a spectacular migratory route for millions of shorebirds, covering 16,000 kilometers from Arctic breeding grounds to wintering destinations in Europe and (more)
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by Marais, J.
Cat No. : 58501, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 120 col photos
Paperback £11.99
3rd revised editon. An essential guide to identifying all dangerous snakes in the region, as well as several commonly encountered harmless snakes, Snakes and Snakebite in Southern Africa also (more)
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by Lewis, D.
Cat No. : 60117, Published : 2024
Hardback £22.00
Twelve amazing species of trees that can teach us about our past, present and future. In Twelve Trees, professor Daniel Lewis takes us around the world - from Australia to the United States, (more)
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by Ramsey, S.J.; Crawley, D.
Cat No. : 60115, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos
£20.00
This guide has been specially created to help those dissecting owl pellets to identify and submit records of small mammals present in the pellets to the Mammal Society, in order to help biological (more)
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by Rich, T.
Cat No. : 60028, Published : 2024, Illustrations : photos
Paperback £9.00
Hawkweeds are the ultimate botanist’s challenge with some 420 species in the UK. Identifying them in Gloucestershire is made a lot easier when the list is narrowed down to the 49 we are likely to (more)
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by Feltner, L.M.
Cat No. : 56294, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 530+ col + b/w illus
Hardback £22.50
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A visually stunning exploration of the artistic process by an award-winning nature artist. Drawing Nature presents the creative process of an acclaimed nature artist, guiding readers from (more)
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by Young, C.M.; Sewell, M.A.; Boyle, M.J. (Eds)
Cat No. : 55625, Published : 2024, Illustrations : illus
Paperback £135.00
2nd edition. Provides the most vital and updated scientific content on the biology, ecology and evolution of marine larval forms. Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae, Second Edition covers (more)
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by Jeans, P.
Cat No. : 60032, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos, col maps
Paperback £9.00
Describes and illustrates the principal landforms of the North Cotswolds, and how they were formed through time. It was originally published as a series of articles in GNS News from 2020-2023. (more)
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by Howarth-Gladston, L.
Cat No. : 58395, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 111 col illus
Hardback £35.00
This lavishly-illustrated book re-assesses the work of the nineteenth-century botanical painter Marianne North (1830-1890) and the purpose-built gallery that houses her paintings at the Royal (more)
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by Monastyrskii, A.
Cat No. : 58272, Published : JULY 2024, Illustrations : 34 col plates
Paperback £39.50
The fifth volume of the monographic series “Butterflies of Vietnam”. This volume is about the family Pieridae – one of the most popular groups of Lepidoptera Rhopalocera. The format of the new (more)
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by Duff, A.G.
Cat No. : 27107, Published : SEPT 2024, Illustrations : 60 plates with 360 col photos, b/w photos; b/w line drawings
Hardback £119.00
Volume 2 covers just the very large family Staphylinidae or rove beetles. An extended preface to this volume provides information on finding rove beetles, collecting equipment, identification tips, (more)
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by Ball, S.; Morris, R.
Cat No. : 51408, Published : SEP 2024, Illustrations : 660 col photos, 53 tables 162 maps
Paperback £17.95
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3rd fully revised and updated edition. A new, improved and updated edition of the bestselling photographic guide Britain's Hoverflies is a beautifully illustrated photographic field guide to the (more)
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by Kreutz, C.A.J.
Cat No. : 55872, Published : JULY 2024, Illustrations : c. 4000 col photos + illus
Hardback £39.95
This guide presents the first comprehensive overview of all named orchid taxa from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Nomenclature, type information, a description, and notes on etymology, (more)
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by Kühn, R.; Pedersen, H.Æ.; Cribb, P.
Cat No. : 58502, Published : JULY 2024, Illustrations : 2000 col plates, 300 maps
Paperback £32.00
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2nd edition. An updated, comprehensive guide to the orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean region. Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 2nd edition is a comprehensive (more)
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by Maeckle, M.
Cat No. : 59651, Published : AUG 2024, Illustrations : 20 b/w illus
Hardback £25.95
Each fall, millions of monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico. Their incredible journey - nearly 3,000 miles long - takes them through Oklahoma, Texas, and other US states, where butterfly (more)
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by Rohe, W.
Cat No. : 45062, Published : AUG 2024, Illustrations : c. 600 col figs
Hardback £76.95
Text German. Bark beetles (Scolytinae; Curculionidae) play a central role in Europe's forest ecosystems. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland there are c. 125 species. This book acts as an (more)
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by Francis-Baker, T.
Cat No. : 58900, Published : AUG 2024
Paperback £9.00
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Tiffany Francis-Baker explores how the relationship between humans and horses has shaped the British landscape and how this connection has become part of our nation's ecosystems. Many of us enjoy (more)
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by van Duivendijk, N.; Guyt, M.
Cat No. : 59354, Published : AUG 2024, Illustrations : 5500 col photos
Hardback £67.50
£90.00 (Save £22.50)
2 volumes. A groundbreaking two-volume illustrated reference book covering all of Europe's birds. Would you like to be able to identify any bird species in Europe, in all plumages, in every season? (more)
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by Craik, R.C.; Minh, L.Q.
Cat No. : 58994, Published : SEP 2024, Illustrations : 1900+ illus, c. 870 distribution maps
Hardback £45.99
2nd edition. Vietnam, home to rare secretive pheasants, jewel-like pittas, spectacular laughingthrushes and enigmatic babblers, is Asia’s most exciting new birding destination. A global biodiversity (more)
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by Coleman, M.; Boddy, L. (Eds)
Cat No. : 59631, Published : AUG 2024, Illustrations : 50 col illus
Paperback £25.00
The Fascinating World of Fungi introduces fungi and their importance in sustaining all life on Earth. People have had intimate associations with fungi for millennia. But most of us are unaware how (more)
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by Farjon, A. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 59358, Published : AUG 2024, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £34.95
High Park, at Blenheim in Oxfordshire UK, is a SSSI of great significance for its numerous ancient oaks and the organisms associated with these trees. This book gives a detailed, lavishly illustrated (more)
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by Scheuchl, E.; Willner, W.
Cat No. : 45142, Published : JULY 2024, Illustrations : 400 col illus
Paperback £15.95
Text German. This novel identification book shows the most common and widespread native species. The typical identification features are explained directly on the photo and a separate chapter (more)
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by Tabell, J.; Siloaho, R.; Sippola, L.
Cat No. : 59079, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos, b/w line drawings
Hardback £125.00
Text English/Finnish/Swedish. This is the first of two volumes to treat northern European casebearer moths (Coleophoridae), covering all 189 known species. All male and female genitalia illustrated (more)
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by Silvonen, K.; Kulmala, K.; Waselius, P.; Silvonen, J.
Cat No. : 59347, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £79.00
Text Finnish. Part 1 covers the developmental stages of 268 species of Finnish butterflies and moths (Papilionoidea - Lasiocampoidea - Bombycoidea (incl. Sphingidae) - Drepanoidea- Notodontidae - (more)
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