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Depressariidae (Microlepidoptera of Europe 10)

by Buchner, P.; Corley. M.

Cat No. : 61233, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 30 col plates, b/w figs

Hardback £110.00

Depressariidae is the tenth volume in this series, providing descriptions and illustrations which will enable identification of all 192 species. For preparation more than 10000 specimens have been (more)

Beetles of Britain and Ireland. Vol. 2: Staphylinidae

by Duff, A.G.

Cat No. : 27107, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 60 col plates (360 photos), b/w photos, b/w line drawings

Hardback £119.00

This volume covers the very large family Staphylinidae or rove beetles. An extended Preface provides information on finding rove beetles, collecting equipment, identification tips, rove beetle (more)

Macrolepidoptera of Hungary | Magyarország Nagylepkéi (Fibigeriana Supplement. Vol. 4)

by Ronkay, G.; Ronkay, L.; Varga, Z.

Cat No. : 61351, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 83 col plates, 30 b/w photos

Hardback £79.00

Text Hungarian/English. This fourth volume in the series Fibigeriana Supplements comprises the third, revised edition of the Macrolepidoptera of Hungary. A bilingual, up-to-date, (more)

Lichens of Ireland & Great Britain: A visual guide to their identification

by Whelan, P.

Cat No. : 60608, Published : NOV 2024, Illustrations : 6000 col photos, b/w photos, col + b/w illus, col distribution maps

£75.00

2 volumes. A comprehensive guide to lichens and lichenology. Vol. I: Biology & Ecology, Crustose & Cladonia descriptions. Vol. II: Foliose, Fruticose, Filamentous, Squamulose & (more)

The Peregrine Falcon

by Sale, R.; Watson, S.

Cat No. : 61562, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col + b/w photos, col + b/w illus

Hardback £60.00

2nd edition. This comprehensive book on this most iconic bird of prey showcases innovative research and groundbreaking data that is revealing new aspects of their lives. The second edition is updated (more)

The Nature of the New Forest: celebrating the wildlife of a working common

by Chatters, C.

Cat No. : 58647, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos

Hardback £32.00 £38.50 (Save £6.50)

The New Forest is an extraordinary survivor of a medieval landscape and pastoral economy which supports one of the greatest concentrations of wildlife in the lowlands of north-west Europe.

At the (more)

A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Romania

by Rákosy, L.

Cat No. : 56288, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 500 col illus

Paperback £29.95

Through its geographical position, varied topography, particular climate and complex cultural history, Romania has managed to sustain enormously rich biodiversity. Traditional practices, which have (more)

Birds of Cuba

by Kirkconnell, A.; Garrido, O.H.

Cat No. : 60320, Published : 2024

Paperback £24.00 £30.00 (Save £6.00)

2nd edition. A fully revised and updated second edition of this comprehensive field guide to the birds of Cuba.

The largest island in the Caribbean, Cuba contains a vast range of ecosystems, from (more)

The Cicadas of North America

by Kratzer, C.A.

Cat No. : 61003, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 400 col illus

Paperback £34.95

With over 500 pages and 400 full-colour illustrations, The Cicadas of North America is the world's first complete illustrated field guide to all known species of cicadas from the boreal shield (more)

Collectable and Antiquarian

A Biology of the British Hemiptera-Heteroptera

by Butler, E.A.

Cat No. : 61444, Published : 1923, Illustrations : 7 plates (3 col), text figs

Hardback £125.00

Intended to supplement Saunders' Hemiptera-Heteroptera of the British Islands (1892). Concentrates on the early stages, life history, habitats, habits and distribution of British species. (more)

The Complete Book of British Butterflies

by Frohawk, F.W.

Cat No. : 61439, Published : 1934, Illustrations : 32 col plates, 160+ sketches from life

Hardback £75.00

First edition. (more)

Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Vol. 1 + 2

by McAlpine, J.; Peterson, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; Vockeroth, J.R.; Wood, D.M. (Eds)

Cat No. : 60882, Published : 1981-1987, Illustrations : numerous text figs

Hardback £350.00

Vol. 1 contains introductory chapters, keys to families for adults and larvae, and detailed treatment of the 24 families of Nematocera and 19 families of orthorrhaphous Brachycera; Vol. 2 covers the (more)

Archiv der Insectengeschichte

by Fuessly, J.G.

Cat No. : 61657, Published : 1781-1786, Illustrations : 51 engraved plates (48 hand-col)

Hardback £3,750.00

Very rare original German edition, published in eight parts. Beautifully hand-coloured plates engraved by J.R. Schellenberg, mostly illustrating Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Orthoptera. Plates are (more)

Orchids of Borneo. Vol. 1-4

by Chan, C.L.; Lamb, A.; Shim, P.S.; Wood, J.J.; Vermeulen, J.J.

Cat No. : 60996, Published : 1994-2003, Illustrations : 92 plates of col photos, 400 plates of b/w illus, endpaper maps

Hardback £180.00

The four volumes currently published in this major work on the diverse orchid flora of Borneo, with each volume describing around 100 species from the over 2500 believed to be found in Borneo. Vol 1: (more)

Lindenia: Iconography of Orchids. Vol. I-V

by Linden, J. ; Linden, Lucien; Rodigas, Emile; Rolfe, R.A.

Cat No. : 61347, Published : 1993, Illustrations : 814 col plates

Hardback £225.00

This five-volume work was first published in French, in monthly parts between 1885 and 1906. This is the first complete English edition, which has been translated from the original French edition. (more)

Catalogue of the Cases of Birds in the Dyke Road Museum, Brighton

by Booth, E.T.; Griffith, A.F.

Cat No. : 61443, Published : 1927, Illustrations : b/w portrait fronts, 29 b/w plates

Hardback £45.00

Giving a few descriptive notes, and the localities in which the specimens were found. With further notes by A.F. Griffith. Fifth edition. Scarce. Edward Thomas Booth's (1840-1890) collection of (more)

Birds of Europe [and] … Australia [and] … Asia [and] … New Guinea [and] … South America

by Rutgers, A.; Gould, John

Cat No. : 56920, Published : 1966-1972, Illustrations : 800 col plates

Hardback £100.00

Complete 5-volume set, with 160 colour plates in each volume, reproduced from the works of John Gould. (more)

The Natural History of Birds, compiled from the best of authorities, and illustrated by a great variety of copper plates, comprising near one hundred figures

by [Jones, Stephen] (Ed.)

Cat No. : 58582, Published : 1793, Illustrations : 38 engraved plates

Hardback £150.00

First edition. Rare. Charming engraved plates. Stephen Jones (1763–1827) was an English literary editor, and author of a number of reference works.

Freeman 2023; Roscoe J193(1). (more)

Birds of Prey (Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guides)

by Hammond, N.; Pearson, B. (Illus)

Cat No. : 56869, Published : 1993, Illustrations : col + b/w illus

Hardback £95.00

Illustrated by Bruce Pearson. Nicholas Hammond's informative text and Bruce Pearson's keenly observed illustrations provide a fascinating insight into raptor behaviour and an invaluable aid to field (more)

Popular British Conchology. A Familiar History of the Molluscs Inhabiting the British Isles

by Sowerby, George Brettingham (II)

Cat No. : 61434, Published : 1854, Illustrations : 20 hand-col plates

Hardback £75.00

First edition. Fine hand-coloured lithographic plates of marine, freshwater and terrestrial molluscs by Sowerby, printed by Vincent Brooks.

Freeman 3494; Nissen ZBI 3912. (more)

Rambles in Search of Shells, Land and Freshwater

by Harting, J.E.

Cat No. : 61035, Published : 1875, Illustrations : 10 hand-col plates

Hardback £110.00

Lithographic plates drawn and hand-coloured by Arthur Rich, printed by W. West.

Freeman 1568. (more)

Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Together with an Account of the Botanical Collectors and Hybridists Employed by them and a List of the Most Remarkable of their Introductions

by Veitch, James H.

Cat No. : 61236, Published : 1906, Illustrations : 50 photogravure plates

Hardback £150.00

First trade edition. This book contains 'a record of continuous work for over three-quarters of a century in the field of horticulture by one family - work which justly may be claimed to have (more)

The Jurassic System in Great Britain

by Arkell, W.J.

Cat No. : 59406, Published : 1933, Illustrations : b/w frontis, 97 figs (3 folding), 41 b/w plates

Hardback £150.00

First edition, scarce. William Joscelyn Arkell (1904-1958), British geologist. Arkell's name will long be associated with the study of the rocks of the Jurassic system and their fossils. This book is (more)

The Great Fen: Artists for Nature in England

by Gerrard, C.

Cat No. : 61219, Published : 2006, Illustrations : numerous col illus + photos

Hardback £45.00

This fabulous collection of the work of 30 British artists depicts in a variety of styles, the landscapes and wildlife of England’s fenland at Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen National Nature Reserves. (more)

Catalogue of Specimens of Mammalia, &c. [...Birds, ...Fish, ... Butterflies & Moths] belonging to Southern India from the Government Central Museum, Madras

by Bidie, G.

Cat No. : 17221, Published : 1875

Hardback £120.00

Scarce set of four Catalogues of southern Indian species of Mammals, Birds, Fish, and Butterflies and Moths from the collections of the Government Central Museum, Madras. Four pamphlets, each with (more)

Corduroy [and] The Silver Ley [and] The Cherry Tree

by Bell, Adrian

Cat No. : 61143, Published : 1948, Illustrations : col + b/w plates

Hardback £75.00

Adrian Hanbury Bell (1901-1980) was an English ruralist journalist and farmer, and the first compiler of The Times crossword. This set is the first illustrated, 'de-luxe' edition of Bell's popular (more)

The Foundations of the Origin of Species, A Sketch Written in 1842

by Darwin, Charles; Darwin, Francis (Ed.)

Cat No. : 61656, Published : 1909, Illustrations : portrait frontis, 1 b/w plate

Hardback £750.00

Very scarce. First unpublished edition, printed for presentation only to delegates to the Cambridge celebration of the centenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and of the fiftieth anniversary of the (more)

Natural History Rambles: Underground; The Sea-Shore; Lane and Field; Mountain and Moor; Lakes and Rivers; In Search of Minerals

by Taylor, J.E.; Duncan, P.M.; Wood, J.G.; Napier, C.O.G.; Anstead, D.T.

Cat No. : 60783, Published : 1879-1880, Illustrations : numerous engravings to text

Hardback £90.00

Underground by J.E. Taylor; The Sea-shore, by P.M. Duncan; Lane and Field, by J.G. Wood; Mountain and Moor, by J.E. Taylor; Lakes and Rivers, by M.C. Cooke; (more)

A Catalogue of British Hymenoptera; Aculeata [and] ... Oxyura

by Smith, F.; Marshall, T.A.

Cat No. : 47729, Published : 1871-1873

Hardback £55.00

Aculeata by Frederick Smith; Oxyura by T.A. Marshall. (more)

The Entomologist's Annual for MDCCCLV-MDCCCLXXIV

by Stainton, H.T. (Ed.)

Cat No. : 61534, Published : 1855-1874, Illustrations : 20 engraved plates (9 hand-col)

Hardback £250.00

Complete run of 20 volumes (all published). Volume for 1855 is 2nd edition. Scarce as a complete set. (more)

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the sword hunters of the Hamram Arabs

by Baker, S.W.

Cat No. : 57918, Published : 1867, Illustrations : portrait frontis, 23 plates, 2 col maps (1 folding)

Hardback £850.00

First edition. 'A classic of exploration and big game hunting' (Czech).

Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893) was a British explorer, soldier, big game hunter and author. This famous work, complements (more)

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Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms

by Fortey, R.

Cat No. : 59665, Published : 2024

Hardback £18.99 £25.00 (Save £6.01)

The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest imaginations, fungi don't obey rules. They pop up unbidden and often dressed in curious reds (more)

Hoverflies of Britain and Ireland

by Ball, S.; Morris, R.

Cat No. : 51408, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 660 col photos, 53 tables 162 maps

Paperback £17.95 £25.00 (Save £7.05)

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)

The Bees of Sussex

by Power, J.

Cat No. : 55737, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos

Hardback £27.00 £30.00 (Save £3.00)

Have you ever wondered how many species of bee we have in Sussex? And did you know that Sussex is one of the richest,most diverse counties in Britain for bees? Now, at last, our solitary bees and (more)

ID Handbook of European Birds

by van Duivendijk, N.; Guyt, M.

Cat No. : 59354, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 5500 col photos

Hardback £65.00 £90.00 (Save £25.00)

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? This work is (more)

Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region: Papilionidae 5: Subfamily Papilioninae, Tribe Papilionini, Genus Papilio SubgeneraAchillides, Menelaides, Chilasa, Pterourus

by Racheli, T.; Bozano, G.C.

Cat No. : 60934, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col illus, maps

Paperback £32.00

This is the second and final part of genus Papilio. (more)

Click-Beetles of Great Britain and Ireland: An Atlas and Natural History

by Mendel, H.

Cat No. : 58351, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps

Paperback £40.00

Beetles of the closely related families Eucnemidae, Throscidae and Elateridae comprise a group referred to as ‘click-beetles’ throughout this volume. The ‘click’ name arises from their ability to (more)

Hoverflies of Britain and Ireland

by Ball, S.; Morris, R.

Cat No. : 51408, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 660 col photos, 53 tables 162 maps

Paperback £17.95 £25.00 (Save £7.05)

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)

Butterflies of Vietnam. Vol. 5: Pieridae

by Monastyrskii, A.

Cat No. : 58272, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 34 col plates

Paperback £39.50

The fifth volume in this series on the butterflies of Vietnam covers the family Pieridae. The introduction includes information about the systematics of Pierid butterflies (Whites), morphological (more)

England: A Natural History

by Lewis-Stempel, J.

Cat No. : 59668, Published : 2024, Illustrations : b/w line illus, b/w map

Hardback £22.00 £25.00 (Save £3.00)

Our countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity of our flora and fauna. In England, his most magisterial book (more)

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