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Catalogue No. 104
Bees & bee-keeping 1 - 17 Botany 18 - 165 Entomology 166 - 264 Fine, Illustrated and Antiquarian 265 - 328 Gardening 329 - 460 Natural history 461 - 546 New Naturalists - Main series 547 - 606 New Naturalist Monographs 607 - 611 Ornithology 612 - 741 Royal Entomological Society Handbooks 742 - 769 Zoology 770 - 827 Special Offers (all subject areas) 828 - 864
Latest New Naturalist – No.127: Nature in Towns and Cities
The latest book in the New Naturalist series was published at the start of October. It’s a detailed, informative and charming review of nature in urban areas. All aspects are considered – habitats (ancient woodlands to post industrial areas), the ‘other’ colonisers (in general, then focusing on badgers, foxes, pigeons, sparrows and swifts) and onto conservation. We have 1st edition hardbacks available at the special offer of £44.00 (RRP £55.00) – quote item 606 to order. Softbacks available upon request at £28.00 (RRP £35.00)
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Bees & bee-keeping
1. Bumblebee Poster. Bombus Omnibus. 22 Bumblebees illustrated in full colour. Fine copy. Measures 22 3/4 in by 15 1/2 in. Very useful for identification of Bumblebees. [43599] £5.00
2. Aston, D. and Bucknall, S. Plants and Honey Bees. Their relationships. Rep. Pub. NBB. 2009 pp.151 with illustrations. New copy. Softback. [40183] £25.00 This book is about the European honey, or hive bee, Apis mellifera and the flowers and plants it utilises in the British Isles.
3. Bailey, L. and Ball, B.V. Honey Bee Pathology. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1991 pp.vi, 193 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. Signed by Brend V. Ball to half-title. A near fine copy in illus. boards. [47030] £150.00 Sought after, this is the revised, second edition.
4. Crane, E. The Archaeology of Beekeeping. Pub. Duckworth. 1983 pp.360 with b/w. photographs and other figs. throughout. Lightly dust-marked top-edge of text block, not affecting contents which are in fine condition. Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded and a little knocked at ends. Overall a vg. plus copy. [47012] £75.00 A wonderful work. The first book to explore the rich heritage of beekeeping archaeology, with over 250 photographs and contemporary drawings. They are used to illustrate the diversity in the history of honey hunting and beekeeping throughout the world since the Stone Age.
5. Davis, Celia F. The Honey Bee. Around & About. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Beecraft. 2014 pp.x, 185 with colour illustrations throughout. A new softback of this, the revised edition of Celia Davis’ excellent work. [47317] £22.50 As she wrote in the preface, beekeeping has moved on in the last 7 years since publication of the first edition of this book. This new, second edition is fully updated and has been expanded with an additional chapter looking at the broader picture of the situation facing honey bees today, such as new disease threats, loss of habitat and the use of agricultural pesticides. Further, If you are considering or are currently working towards your Beekeeping Examinations, ‘The Honey Bee Around and About’ is recommended reading to cover the following modules: Module 2: Honeybee Products and Forage; Module 3: Honeybee Pests, Diseases and Poisoning and Module 7: Selection and Breeding of Honeybees.
6. F. Clerici. (text by Hopkinson, G.). L’Ape: Sua Anatomia-suoi Nemici. (The Bee : Its Anatomy - Its Enemies.) Facs. Ed. Pub. Northern Bee Books. 2014 pp.iv, 32 with 30 colour reproductions of plates. A new copy. Softback. Geoff Hopkinson has added text to explain what is being shown in the plates. Originally the plates were 12’’ x 18’’ and they have been reproduced here at approximately half their original size. A fascinating insight into the understanding of bee anatomy in 19th century Italy. [47284] £8.95 The set of 30 chromo-lithographed plates presented here were first printed in Milan in 1875. The original microscopic drawings were by Count Gaetano Barbo, and the lithographer was Fenghi. These colourful illustrations were subsequently used extensivey by writers of the period.
7. Fraser, M. History of Beekeeping in Britain. Pub. B.R.A. 1958 pp.106 with b/w. plates. Small ink inscription to f.e.p. Overall a vg. copy. [45352] £25.00
8. Herrod-Hempsall, W. Bee-Keeping. New and Old. Described with pen and camera. Pub. British Bee Journal. 1930-37 Two volumes. Ex-library set with usual library stamps. Repair to external hinge of volume one, contents very bright and clean and bindings in very good condition. Green ink line across top-edge of text block of both volumes. Boards rubbed and marked in places. Overall a very good ex-library set. Scarce complete set. (Harding 658). [47156] £325.00 Volume 2 is particularly hard to find and this work is still very much sought after for its content. A seven year gap in publication between the two volumes is the reason that the cloth used to bind the work is a different shade of green.
9. Hodges, D. The Pollen Loads of the Honeybee. A Guide to their identification by colour and form. 2nd. Facs. Ed. Pub. Bee Research Assoc. 1984 pp.52 with 6 full-pages of pollen loads in colour (a total of 120 different pollen colours are illustrated) and many other colour and b/w. plates. Small address label to corner of front paste-down otherwise contents in fine condition. Overall a fine copy in same dustwrapper. We have handled quite a large number of copies of this book - this is almost certainly the finest copy we have come across. [47017] £125.00
10. Manley, R.O.B. Bee Keeping in Britain. 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1948 pp. 439 with b/w. and colour plates. Neat ink inscription to ffep o/w. contents thoroughly clean. Spine faded and spine-ends lightly frayed. Overall a vg. copy. [46295] £25.00
11. Morse, R. and Flottum, K. Honey Bee Pests, Predators, & Diseases. 3rd. Ed. Pub. A.I. Root Co. 1997 pp.718 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. Small address label to corner of front paste-down otherwise a fine copy in illustrated boards. [47034] £50.00
Covers all aspects of honey bee pests with chapters on Viruses; Bacteria; Fungi; Nematodes; Insects; Spiders and Pseudoscorpions; Mites; Birds; Mammals; Poisoning by Plants and much more.
12. Nowottnick, K. Propolis. Healing Power of the Bee Colony. Pub. NBB. 2012 pp.68 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A new copy in card covers. [44675] £10.00 First published in German, this book was translated for English speaking beekeepers. It explains the best methods for harvesting Propolis and gives a wide range of recipes, many of which have been used as folk medicines in Eastern Europe.
13. Prys-Jones, O.E. and Corbet, S.A. Bumblebees. Naturalists’ Handbooks No. 6. Rep. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1987 pp.86 with colour plates and other text figs. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46614] £10.00
14. Ransome, H.M. The Sacred Bee. in Ancient Times and Folklore. Rep. Pub. Bee Book New and Old. 1986 pp.308 with illus. and text figs. A re-issue of this work originally published in 1937. Lightly dust-marked top-edge of text block, small address label to corner of front paste-down otherwise contents in fine condition. Spine of dustwrapper gently faded. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [47002] £20.00 Not concerned with practical beekeeping, this book focuses on the sacredness of the bee. It considers beekeeping through the ages including Ancient Egypt, India and China, Greece, Roman Times, Finland, The British Isles, France and America. We are told of the myths and superstitions connected with the Bee which are found in the folk-lore of many nations.
15. von Frisch, K. The Dance Language & Orientation of Bees. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1967 pp.xiv, 566 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. Ex-library copy with usual stamps and markings along with sellotape residue to front and rear paste-downs. Contents in thor. vg. condition. Dustwrapper darkened and a little grubby in places. Overall a vg. copy. Uncommon. [47029] £60.00 ‘von Frisch devoted more than fifty years of his life into researching the language, methods of orientation, and sensory faculties of bees. This book describes in detail...... what the author and his collaborators discovered over the years, how he learned to understand the language of the honeybees, and the numerous experiments he conducted to implement his understanding.’
16. Wilson-Rich, N. The Bee. A Natural History. Pub. Ivy Press. 2014 pp.224 with colour photographs and text figs. throughout. A new copy in illustrated boards. NEW PUBLICATION. [47310] £19.99 A comprehensive exploration of these fascinating creatures. Provides an accessible, illustrated look at the human-bee relationship over time. Details bee evolution, ecology, genetics, and physiology and includes a directory of notable bee species.
17. Winston, M.L. The Biology of the Honey Bee. Pub. Harvard Univ. Press. 1987 pp.viii, 281 with text figs. throughout. Some very minor highlighting to a couple of pages o/w. a vg. copy in cloth boards. Scarce. Recommended. [45499] £40.00
Botany 18. Anderson, G. The Botany Handbook. For students of Flower Arranging, Floristry and Horticulture. Pub. NAFAS. 1997 pp.64 with line drawings. A vg. copy. Softback. [43639] £9.00 Deals mainly with the external features and functions of flowering plants. Those interested in flower arranging and botany will get a better understanding of how plants work and why.
19. Babington, Charles. Flora Bathoniensis: or A catalogue of the Plants indigenous to the vicinity of Bath. Pub. E. Collings. 1834 pp.iv, 62 with uncut index. Some neat, historical notes to 2 pages of text. Some minor rubbing to marbled boards. More recently a new cloth spine has been added. Overall a very good copy. [47405] £45.00
20. Baumgardt, J.P. How to Identify Flowering Plant Families. A Practical Guide for Horticulturists and Plant Lovers. Pub. Timber Press. 1994 pp.269 with colour photographs and line drawings. Small plain label to rear cover. A few portions of text underlined in red ink. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46608] £5.00
21. Bean, W. J. Trees and Shrubs. Hardy in the British Isles. Vols I-IV. 8th Ed. Pub. M. Bean & John Murray. 1970 4 Volumes - Dustwrappers lightly chipped at edges o/w. a vg. set. Last and best edition. [43595] £225.00 The standard work used by the professional and amateur alike.
22. Benson, W. Kingdom of Plants. A Journey Through Their Evolution. Pub. R.B.G. Kew. 2012 pp.256 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46967] £10.00
23. Bentham, G. & Mueller, F. Flora Australiensis: A Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory. In seven volumes. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lovell Reeve in. 1863-1878 Seven volume set from the Forest Library Oxford University bound in green buckram library binding. All in thoroughly vg. condition just a little faded in places. All seven volumes are in the same matching binding; contents in excellent condition. Scarce. [37050] £775.00
24. Blamey, M. The Alpine Flowers of Britain and Europe. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1986 pp.384 with colour plates by Christopher Grey-Wilson and other line drawings. Previous owner’s bookplate to front inside cover. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46959] £30.00 Still the best field guide for this area of the world.
25. Blamey, M., Fitter, R. and A. Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland. Pub. A & C Black. 2003 pp.482 with colour plates and distribution maps throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46585] £15.00 An excellent field guide
26. Bland, B. Silver Saxifrages. A Guide to Encrusted Saxifrages for Gardeners and Botanists. Pub. A.G.S. 2000 pp.184 with colour photographs and line drawings throughout. A fine copy. Softback. [46962] £8.00
27. Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus. Pub. Collins. 1984 pp.256 with many coloured illus. and other photographs. Ex-library copy with usual stamps and markings. Overall a good - vg. copy. Softback. [46550] £3.00
28. Blunt, W. & W.T. Stearn. The Art of Botanical Illustration. Rep. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1995 pp.368 with 125 coloured plates and many text figs. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. Out-of-print. [43666] £50.00
29. Bould, C. and Hewitt, E.J. Diagnosis of Mineral Disorders in Plants. In 3 Volumes. Principles, Vegetables and Glasshouse Crops. Pub. London. 1983 3 Volumes with numerous colour photographs throughout all. Spines faded sl. on all volumes o/w. a vg. plus set in illus. boards. [44713] £80.00
30. Bridson, D. &. Forman, L. The Herbarium Handbook. 3rd Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens. 1999 pp.xii, 334. With b/w. text figs. A softback copy in nr. fine condition. RRP £26.00. Latest edition. [47409] £20.00 This handbook deals primarily with the technical aspects of herbarium work: the preparation, housing, preservation and organization of herbarium collections, and associated subjects.
31. Broad, K. Lichens in Southern Woodlands. Forestry Commission Handbook No. 4. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1989 pp.48 with colour photographs and text figs. A vg. copy. Softback. [46657] £12.00
32. Bunce, R.G.H. A Field Key for Classifying British Woodland Vegetation. Pub. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. 1982-89 2 Volumes with colour photographs and distribution maps. A few labels to covers of both volumes. Overall a vg. set. Softback. [46634] £10.00
33. Candolle, A.P. de, Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. Pub. Treuttel et Wurtz. Paris. 1824- 1873 17 volumes bound in 21. All in half calf with matching marbled boards with the exception of vols 15-17 which have matching blue calf with a slightly different marbled design to boards. In Latin. Scattered foxing to contents, o/w. all 21 volumes are in very good condition. The boards of Vols. 1-14 show light rubbing to extremities. Very scarce in original publication. [40352] £4,500.00 Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis, also known by its standard botanical abbreviation Prodr. (DC.), is a 17- volume treatise on botany initiated by A. P. de Candolle. de Candolle intended it as a summary of all known seed plants, encompassing taxonomy, ecology, evolution and biogeography. He authored seven volumes between 1824 and 1839, but died in 1841. His son, Alphonse de Candolle, then took up the work, editing a further ten volumes, with contributions from a range of authors.
34. Chittenden, F.J. Conifers in Cultivation. The Report of the Conifer Conference Held by the RHS Nov.10-12 1931. Pub. RHS. 1932 pp.634 with b/w. photographs. A vg. ex-Liverpool College Library copy in brown paper covers, chipped with a little loss in places. [47314] £20.00
35. Christofides, Y. The Orchids of Cyprus. A guide to the Cyprus orchids. Pub. by the author. 2001 pp.147 with colour photographs and text figs. A near fine copy. Softback. [47290] £15.00
36. Clapham, A.R. et al. Flora of the British Isles. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1989 pp.xxviii, 688. Spine lightly sunned, o/w. a vg. copy. [41252] £18.00
37. Coats, A.M. Flowers and their Histories. 2nd. Ed. Pub. McGraw-Hill. 1968 pp.xiii, 346 with colour plates. A thoroughly vg. copy in sl. grubby dustwrapper. [46736] £10.00
38. Cooper, R.E. (Ed). George Forrest, V.M.H. Explorer and Botanist who by his discoveries and plants successfully introduced has greatly enriched our gardens. 1873-1932. Pub. Scottish Rock Garden Club. 1935 pp.89 with portrait & b/w plates. Some foxing to parts of contents which are in vg. condition, very bright and clean. In original cloth boards. A vg. copy. [43524] £18.00 These volumes were published to commemorate the Centenary of the birth of George Forrest.
39. Cox, E.H.M. (Ed.) The Plant Introductions of Reginald Farrer. 1st. Ed. Pub. New Flora and Silva. 1930 pp.xi, 113 with 12 coloured plates and other illus. A vg. copy of this scarce volume. Ltd. to 500 copies of which only 450 were for sale. [43457] £180.00
40. Craib, C. Grass Aloes in the South African Veld. 1st. Ed. Pub. Umdaus. 2005 pp.xii, 156 with colour plates throughout by Gillian Condy and drawings by Murray Ralfe. Spine of dustwrapper a little darkened otherwise a fine copy. In slip-case which is part-faded. Scarce. [44280] £100.00 This publication is as much a book of art as it is an enlightening study of the veld of the eastern parts of South Africa. Gillian Condy’s illustrations of the species are masterpieces in their own right and make the book a pleasure to behold.
41. Darbishire, O, V. L.M.B.C. Memoirs on Typical British Marine Plants & Animals. IX. Chondrus. Pub. L.M.B.C. 1900 pp.viii, 42 with 7 plates. Contents very clean. In original boards which have picked up some marking. Overall a vg. copy. [42182] £15.00
42. Davies, P & J. and Huxley, A. Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe. 1st. Pub. Chatto & Windus. 1983 pp.xii, 256 with 328 fine photos. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [47292] £5.00 Covering as far north as Iceland and Norway across France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria and through the Mediterranean from Portugal to Israel, via Spain, Italy, Greece and all major Islands.
43. Davis, P.H. Flora of Turkey. Vols. 1-8. (of the 10) Pub. Edinburgh. 1965-84 8 Volumes with figs. and line drawings. A vg. set in similar dustwrappers. [40275] £700.00 The flora covers Turkey and the adjacent east Aegean islands.
44. De Crespigny, E. CH. A New London Flora; or, Handbook to the Botanical Localities of the Metropolitan Districts. Pub. Hardwicke and Bogue. 1877 pp.xxiv, 179. Foxing to fore-edges o/w. contents in thor. vg. condition. Ex-Oxford Uni. Lib. Bound in green cloth. A vg. copy. [43536] £20.00
45. De Rougemont, G.M. A Field Guide to the Crops of Britain and Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1989 pp.367 with colour plates, line drawings and distribution maps. Small address label to front board. Overall a vg. copy in illus. boards. [46637] £20.00
46. Deno, N.C. First Supplement to the Second Edition of Seed Germination Theory and Practice. Pub. By the Author. 1996 pp.107. Bottom corner of pages creased throughout. VG. softback. [46993] £14.00
47. Dobson, F.S. Lichens. An Illustrated Guide to the British and Irish Species. 4th. Rev. Ed. Pub. Richmond. 2000 pp.431 with colour photos, text figs. and maps. Thoroughly vg. softback. [46654] £35.00
48. Dony, J.G. et al. English Names of Wild Flowers. 2nd. Ed. Pub. B.S.B.I. 1986 pp.viii, 117. A vg. copy. Softback. [46638] £6.00
49. Duncan, U.K. Introduction to British Lichens. Pub. Arbroath. 1970 pp.lxxiv, 292 with 128 plates towards rear of text. Dustwrapper chipped in places. Overall a vg. copy. [43452] £10.00
50. Easton, D. Watercolour Flowers. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1994 pp.126 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [43649] £5.00
51. Edlin, H.L. British Woodland Trees. 1st. Ed. Pub. B. T. Batsford. 1944 pp.ix, 182 with b/w. photographs and other text illus. Heavy foxing to fore-edges of text block; only just making its way onto the margins of text. Spine and edges of boards showing some fading. Neat ownership inscription. Nr. vg. copy. [43421] £5.00
52. Elwes, H.J. & Henry, A.H. The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland. Pub. S.R. Publishers in 7 volumes. 1969 A thoroughly vg. set of this monumental work, in similar dustwrappers. [45242] £475.00 Originally published in 1906 and scarce to find in sets both in original and reprint editions.
53. Farjon, Aljos. (Complied and Annotated by). A Bibliography of Conifers. Selected Literature on Taxonomy and Related Disciplines of the Coniferales, and Especially of the Families Cupresaceae (with Taxodiaceae) and Pinaceae. Pub. Koeltz. 1990 pp.129. A fine copy in yellow cloth boards. [41380] £45.00
54. Farrer, R. The Rainbow Bridge. 1st. Ed. Pub. Arnold. 1921 pp.xi, 383 with b/w. plates. Just a little scattered light foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents. Contents in fine condition. The boards have held their colour very well making this a very nice copy of this sought after first edition. With the lovely bookplate of Florence Ward to front paste-down. Overall a near fine copy. Would be hard to better this copy. [41243] £80.00
55. Figuier, L. The Vegetable World and The Insect World. Pub. Cassell. 1892 2 Volumes bound in one with plates and text illus. Some light scattered foxing to prelims. o/w. contents in fine condition. Bound in half calf marbled boards. Overall a thor. vg. copy. A lovely copy. [43471] £35.00
56. Fitter, R. and A. Collins Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe. Pub. Collins. 1984 pp.256 with colour plates and distribution maps throughout. Small address label to front cover. Overall a vg. plus copy. Softback. Out-of-print. [46579] £30.00
57. Frohne, D, & Pfander, H. J. A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. A Handbook for Pharmacists, Doctors Toxicologists, and Biologists. Pub. Wolfe Science. 1983 pp. 291 with colour and bw. illustrations throughout. A thor. vg copy in illus boards. [28131] £50.00
58. Gibson, R.J. and Auld, H.P. L.M.B.C. Memoirs on Typical British Marine Plants & Animals. IV Codium. Pub. L.M.B.C. 1900 pp.viii, 18 with 3 plates. Contents very clean. In original boards which have picked up some marking. Overall a vg. copy. [42181] £15.00
59. Gminder, A. and Bohning, T. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Nature Guides. Pub. A & C Black. 2008 pp.320 with colour photographs and other figs. throughout. New softback. Great for taking into the field. [44767] £9.99 This book covers almost 360 species of mushrooms and provides information on how to find and safely identify edible fungi, with details on how to recognise poisonous species.
60. Godfery, M.J. Monograph & Iconograph of Native British Orchidaceae. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1933 pp.xiv, 259 and 58 fine coloured plates by Hilda Godfery plus b/w. photographs. This is a near fine copy which is exceptionally clean internally. Ex-Birbeck College library with small stamps to free endpaper and title page. Scarce. [28280] £400.00
61. Green, C. T. (Ed). The Flora of the Liverpool District. Pub. Abroath. 1933 pp.xi, 163. Illustrated with line drawings and b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in blue boards with gilt decoration. [43532] £15.00
62. Green, P.R. et al. The Atlas Flora of Somerset. Pub. British Library. 1997 pp.xxiv, 292 with colour photographs and dist. maps throughout. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. [46482] £15.00
63. Grey-Wilson, C. and Blamey, M. The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. Pub. Hodder and Stoughton. 1989 pp.544 with colour illus. throughout. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46569] £20.00 Out-of-print and still considered to be the most comprehensive book of its kind.
64. Grey-Wilson, C. & Cribb, P. Guide to the Flowers of Western China. Pub. Kew. 2011 pp. 648 with 2,200 colour photographs and 10 maps. A new hardback. [47414] £70.00 This is the most comprehensive single volume on the flowers of Western China. More than 2,700 plants are described.
65. Grindon, L.H. The Manchester Flora. 1st. Ed. Pub. William White. 1859 pp.viii, 575. Bound in half calf leather with marbled boards which are rubbed in places, more so on corners. Neat ownership inscription dated 1859 to ffep. Contents very clean. A vg. copy. [26724] £80.00
66. Hanf, M. The Arable Weeds of Europe. With their Seedlings and Seeds. Pub. BASF. 1983 pp.494 with colour photographs, line drawings and distribution maps. Light scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, end papers and boards. Overall a vg. copy. Scarce. [46652] £100.00
67. Harden, E. An Introduction to Painting Flowers. Pub. Apple Press. 1995 pp.128 with colour plates. A very good copy in card covers. [43650] £5.00
68. Harding, P. Mushroom Miscellany. Pub. Collins. 2008 pp.207 with colour photographs throughout. A thor. vg. copy in same dw. [44313] £10.00
69. Harrap, A.& S. Orchids of Britain and Ireland. A Field and Site Guide. Pub. A & C Black. 2005 pp.480 with over 370 stunning coloured photographs, 49 colour distribution guides and 330 sites where wild orchids can be seen. A near fine copy. Softback. [47294] £15.00 A most useful and comprehensive field guide.
70. Hayward, J. A New Key to Wild Flowers. Rev. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 1995 pp.278 with line drawings throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. Spiral-bound. [46636] £10.00
71. Heim, R. Les Champignons Toxiques et Hallucinogenes. Pub. Societe Nouvelle Des Editions Boubee. 1978 pp.270 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. Dustwrapper a little chipped in places. Overall a vg. copy. All text in French. [44293] £30.00
72. Henderson, D.M. et al. Agarics and Boleti: Introduction. British Fungus Flora. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1969 pp.58 with line drawings. Comes with ‘Flora of British Fungi. Colour Identification Chart’ inserted in pocket at rear of book. Overall a near vg. copy. Softback. Scarce. [46620] £14.00
73. Hesler, L.R. and Smith, A.H. North American Species of Lactarius. Pub. Univ. of Michigan. 1979 pp.ix, 841 wtih 154 b/w. plates and other figs. A vg. plus copy in good to vg. dw. Scarce. [41039] £80.00
74. Heywood, V.H. et al. Flowering Plant Families of the World. Pub. Firefly Books. 2007 pp.424 with colour illustrations and distribution maps throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46968] £25.00 Updated and revised successor to the classic book, Flowering Plants of the World. Comprehensive accounts of more than 500 flowering plant families. Each entry describes distribution, diagnostic features, classification and economic uses.
75. Hill, M.O. Sphagnum: A Field Guide. Rev. Ed. Pub. Nature Conservation Committee. 1992 pp.32 with line drawings. A vg. copy. Softback. [46633] £4.50
76. Hill-Cottingham, P. Somerset Ferns. A Field Guide. Aspects of Somerset Natural History Series No. 1. Pub. Somerset Nat. Hist and Arch. Soc. 1989 pp.84 with text illus. and figs. Small address label to front cover otherwise a vg. copy. Softback. [46618] £4.00
77. Hinz, P-A. et al. The Lilies. Lilien. Les Liliacees. Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840). Pub. Taschen. 2000 pp.494 with colour plates throughout. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45487] £35.00 Pierre-Joseph Redoute is one of the most famous botanical illustrators of the Western world. Particularly outstanding are his eight volumes on the lily family, which were published under the title of Les Liliacees between 1802 and 1816. Here, the famous illustrations are accompanied by text written by Petra-Andrea Hinz and Werner Dressendorfer, with botanical descriptions researched by Ute and Dietrich Muller-Doblies.
78. Holden, A. E. Plant Life in the Scottish Highlands. Ecology and Adaptation to their Insect Visitors. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1952 pp.xv,319 with 64 plates. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block; this does not affect the contents. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper which has one repair on front and some scattered foxing on rear. [42662] £14.00
79. Horny, R. et al. Porophyllum Saxifrages. Pub. Stamford. 1986 pp.372 with colour plates and line drawings throughout. A fine copy in illustrated boards. Scarce. [46960] £40.00
80. Howitt, R.C.L. and B.M. A Flora of Nottinghamshire. Pub. Privately. 1963 pp.vi, 252 with fold-out map at rear. Minor dustmarks to top-edge of text block otherwise a nr. fine copy. [43534] £25.00
81. Ing, B. The Myxomycetes of Britian and Ireland. An Identification Handbook. Pub. Richmond. 1999 pp.iv, 374 with text figs. throughout. A near fine copy in spine-faded boards. Scarce. [46647] £40.00
82. Ivimey-Cook, R.B. Atlas of the Devon Flora. Flowering Plants and Ferns. Pub. Devonshire Association for the advancement of Science. 1984 pp.xviii, 258 with a complete set of distribution maps. A vg. copy. Softback. [46481] £15.00
83. Jahns, Hans Martin. Collins Guide to the Ferns, Mosses and Lichens of Britain and Northern and Central Europe. Pub. Collins 1983 pp. 272 with 655 colour photographs. A very good working copy of this excellent field guide. Some sellotape to pages. [47282] £20.00
84. James, P. Lichens and Air Pollution. Pub. British Museum Natural History. 1982 pp.28 with text figs. A vg. copy. Softback. [46653] £8.00
85. Jenkinson, M.N. Wild Orchids of Dorset. Pub. Orchid Sundries. 1991 pp.120 with colour photographs and maps. A vg. copy. Softback. [42288] £15.00
86. Johnson, H. The International Book of Trees. A guide and tribute to the Trees of our Forests and Gardens. Pub. Mitchell Beazley. 1973 pp. 288 with colour illus. throughout. In dw. a little bumped on corners. Internally vg. With slipcase. Overall a vg. copy. [43581] £15.00
87. Jordan, M. The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Pub. David and Charles. 1995 pp.384 with colour photographs throughout. A nr. fine copy in dw. which is a little darkened to spine. [43399] £10.00
88. Kenrick, P. and Davis, P. Fossil Plants. Pub. Natural History Museum London. 2004 pp.216 with colour and b/w. photographs throughout. Small closed tear to front cover. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46595] £10.00
89. Kerner von Marilaun, Anton and Oliver, F.W. The Natural History of Plants their forms, growth and reproduction. Pub. Blackie & Sons. 1896 2 volumes bound in 6 parts with 16 fine chromolithograph plates and thousands of exquisite engravings. A vg. set in decorated cloth boards. A particularly nice set since the bindings and contents are exceptionally bright. [40364] £100.00
90. King, B.S. Botanical Art Techniques. Painting and Drawing Flowers and Plants. Pub. David and Charles. 2004 pp.127 with colour illus. throughout. A thor. vg. copy in card covers. Scarce. [43665] £50.00 This practical guide to botanical illustration is full of techniques, inspiration and advice that will help the reader create stunning life-like flowers and plants.
91. Kingdon-Ward, F. Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World. Rep. Pub. Cadogan. 1985 pp. 383. A vg. copy in spine-faded card covers. Softback. [47258] £9.00
92. Kirby, M. & E. Talks about Trees. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Cassell, Petter & Galpin. c.1880-1900 pp.320 with b&w. plates plus 4pp. adverts. AEG. Illustrated boards. VG. [47315] £18.00
93. Koorders, S.H. & Valeton, Th. Atlas Der Baumarten Von Java, Im Anschluss an Die ‘Bijdragen Tot De Kennis Der Boomsoorten Van Java’ Pub. Leiden. 1913-1918 Four volumes with 800 plates of line drawings, well bound in library buckram cloth; very good condition. Ex-Plant Science Library, Oxford. This is a very clean set of these very scarce volumes. All text in German with Latin names. [36973] £750.00 Superb illustrations. Scale drawings of the tree, leaves, fruit, flowers etc. Beautifully detailed.
94. Krussmann, Gerd Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees and Shrubs. Volumes 1 to 3. Pub. Batsford, Timber Press. 1984-86 3 Volumes. Complete set. With copious line drawings, leaf silhouettes, maps and photographs. Spines of dustwrappers show some fading as is common with this work. Books in thoroughly vg. condition. A very good set of this scarce work. Recommended. [45246] £375.00
95. Lankester, Mrs. British Ferns; Their Classification, Structure, and Functions; Together with the Best Methods for Their Cultivation. Pub. David Bogue. nd. pp.127 with 16 colour plates. AEG. Small stamp mark to first page of text and first page of the glossary. Small piece missing from top right corner of ffep. Mild scattered foxing to prelims, not affecting text or plates. Bound in gilt and blind-tooled decorated boards, showing some light wear at spine-ends, overall in vg. condition. Overall a vg. copy. [46735] £25.00
96. le Strange, R. A History of Herbal Plants. Pub. Angus and Robertson. 1977 pp.xxi, 304 with text illus. A vg. plus copy in spine-faded dustwrapper. [47228] £7.50
97. Lees, F.A. The Flora of West Yorkshire. Pub. Lovell Reeve. 1888 pp.x, 843 with folding coloured map. Neat pencil notes to ffep. Some wear and scuffs to green cloth boards and spine. Good. [47402] £25.00
98. Linnaeus, C. Linnaeus Species Plantarum. A Facsimile of the First Edition 1753. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1957-59 2 Volumes. Ink inscription to ffep. of both volumes o/w. a thoroughly vg. set in similar dustwrappers. [45842] £90.00 The first edition of Linnaeus’s Species Plantarum, 1753, is the internationally accepted starting point for botanical nomenclature in general. It is thus an important reference work for systematic botanists as well as a landmark in the history of biology. Copies of the original issue are both rare and very costly.
99. Loudon, J.C. (Ed.). An Encyclopedia of Plants. Comprising the description, specific character, culture, history, application in the arts and every other desirable particular respecting all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. Pub. Longman. 1836 pp.xviii, 1,159 with woodcuts. Overall contents clean. Bound in half calf leather marbled boards which do show some wear especially to spine. Overall a good - very good copy. [43594] £65.00
100. Loureiro, Joannis De. Flora Cochinchinensis Cistens Plantas in Regno Cochinchina Nascentes. Pub. Academia Real Das Sciencias, Lisbon. 1790 pp.xx, 353 (1pp.errata) ; 357-744 ( 1 errata plus 2pp. Catalogo). These two volumes have been bound together in later, full leather. A few damp stain marks to the top margin of 3 quarters of the pages. A very good copy of a scarce work. [40357] £500.00 This is an important work on the flora of southern Indochina (now South Vietnam). Loureiro (d.1791) was born in Lisbon in 1710. He became a missionary in 1735 and although not a professional botanist was much respected for his botanical knowledge. The flora was written after his return to Portugal in 1782 and he was later admitted to the Royal Society and to Academia Real Das Sciencias. The work follows the Linnaean system with indexes by genus and species. Much of his work in Indochina was involved with native drugs; this was because of the difficulty of procuring European medicines in that region at that time.
101. Lousley, J.E. Flora of Surrey. with Supplement and Checklist. Pub. David & Charles. 1976 2 Volumes with a number of plates. Thoroughly vg. in similar dw. Supplement in card covers. Overall a vg. set. [43526] £45.00
102. Lousley, J.E. The Flora of the Isles of Scilly. Pub. David and Charles. 1971 pp.ix, 336 with b/w. photos. and other text figs. Light scattered foxing to portions of contents o/w. a vg. copy. [43451] £9.50
103. Lowe, E.J. A Natural History of British Grasses. Pub. Groombridge. [1858] pp.vii, 245 with 74 fine hand coloured plates. Contents in thor. vg. condition. Bound in half calf and cloth boards, more recently most of the original spine has been relaid on matching leather. Boards showing some rubbing and light scuffing commensurate with age. Overall a vg. copy. [43539] £60.00
104. Macloed, A.M. and Cobley, L.S. Contemporary Botanical Thought 1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver and Boyd 1961 pp.ix, 197 with 12 b/w. photographic plates and some text figs. A vg. copy in lightly chipped dw. [43441] £10.00 This book is the result of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh inviting a number of British botanists to discuss the particular fields of work at the society. Their lectures are collected within this volume which provides an overall survey of the state of botanical thought and achievement at the time of publication.
105. Margetts, L.J. and David, R.W. A Review of the Cornish Flora 1980. 2 Volumes. Flora plus Supplement. Pub. Institute of Cornish Studies. 1981 2 Volumes. Flora is in thor. vg. condition in same dw. Supplement is bound in blue cloth boards. Overall a vg. set. [43525] £22.50
106. Miles, R. Forestry in the English Landscape. A study of the cultivation of trees and their relationship to natural amenity and plantation design. 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber. 1967 pp.303 with b/w. plates throughout. A vg. copy in dw. which is chipped in places. [43418] £10.00 A detailed look into forestry and its management from the 18th century to the date of publication.
107. Miller, A.G. and Cope, T.A. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra. Volume 1. Pub. Edinburgh University Press. 1996 pp.xxi, 586 with line drawings and distribution maps. Lightly dust-marked top-edge of text block otherwise contents in fine condition. Spine of dw. faded. Overall a near fine copy. [47261] £150.00 Considers the Pteridophyta (Ferns and fern allies) and the Spermatophyta (Gymnospermae and Angiospermae).
108. Millican, Albert. Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter. An Account of Canoe and Camp Life in Columbia, while Collecting Orchids in the Northern Andes. 1st. Pub. Cassell & Co. 1891 pp.xv, 222 with coloured frontis. and numerous other illus. Contents beautifully clean and in fine condition. In original gilt illustrated boards, showing some even darkening on the spine and lightly rubbed in places. A thoroughly very good copy. Presentation copy from the author with the following pencil inscription ‘To my dear employer and friend, Dr. Burroughs, by the author’. [36509] £325.00 Considered one of, if not the best books on the botanical exploration of Colombia. A narrative of the author’s travels over four years. Text supported by many illustrations, some from the author’s own photographs.
109. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Poisonous Plants on the Farm. Bulletin No.75. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1938 pp.v, 106 with line drawings. A good - vg. copy in illus. boards. [46474] £10.00
110. Mitchell, L. & House, S. David Douglas. Explorer and Botanist. 1st. Pub. Arum Press. 1999 pp.xiii, 241 with photographs. Small stain to top of dustwrapper o/w. a vg. copy. [43310] £12.00
111. Moore, P.D. and Webb, J.A. An Illustrated Guide to Pollen Analysis. Rep. Pub. Hodder and Stoughton. 1983 pp.133 with line drawings and b/w. photogrpaphs throughout. Small address label to front cover otherwise a vg. copy. [46651] £30.00 The book clearly describes the extraction and separation of pollen grains and shows how most of these pollen types can be identified using a detailed key.
112. Moore, T. British Ferns and their Allies; Comprising the Ferns, Club-Mosses, Pepperworts and Horsetails. Pub. George Routledge [1861] pp.iv, 187 with 10 colour plates. Contents clean and in vg. condition. Handsomely boud in original decorated binding. A vg. copy. [43537] £40.00
113. Moore, T. British Wild Flowers. Familiarly Described in the Four Seasons. Pub. Reeve & Co. 1867 pp.xxvii, 424 with 24 hand-coloured plates by Walter Hood Fitch. Some minor shelf wear to boards. Contents very bright and clean. Overall a vg. copy. [43591] £40.00
114. Mott, F.T. et al. The Flora of Leicestershire. Including the Cryptogams, with maps of the County. Pub. Williams and Norgate. 1886 pp.xxvi, 372 with 2 coloured maps. More recently a new cloth spine has been added and most of the original spine has been mounted onto it. The rest of the boards are original and in vg. condition. New endpapers. Some neat 19th century ink annotations to portions of the text which compliment it. Overall contents beautifully clean. A very good copy. [47404] £90.00
115. Musgrave, T. et al. The Plant Hunters. Two Hundred Years of Adventure and Discovery Around the World. Rep. Pub. Seven Dials. 2000 pp.224 with colour photographs throughout. Ink annotation to f.e.p. otherwise a vg. copy. Softback. [43952] £14.00
116. Nelson, E.C. and Walsh, W.F. Trees of Ireland. Native and Naturalized. Pub. Lilliput Press. 1993 pp.vii, 247 with colour plates and other text figs. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. Small folio. [45068] £95.00 This elegant volume celebrates, and documents, over thirty native and naturalized trees. Individual trees are depicted in pencil silhouette, and watercolours detail mature foliage, flowers and fruit. The accompanying text includes botanical information, background history, folklore, traditions, uses and propagation, also noting recorded and champion specimens.
117. Newton, L. A Handbook of the British Seaweeds. Pub. British Museum 1931 pp.xiii, 478 with figs. Foxing to contents along with some ink annotations. Previous owner has taped in tabs to top right corner of parts of book. Overall a good to vg. copy. in green boards. [43407] £10.00
118. Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. A Combined, Much Revised, and Extended Translation by the Author of his ‘Flora of Japan’ (1953) and ‘Flora of Japan - Pteridophyta (1957). Pub. Smithsonian Inst. 1984 pp.ix, 1,067 with text figs., maps, keys etc. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. All text in English. [40333] £100.00
119. Orange, A. Lichens on Trees. A Guide to Some of the Commonest Species. British Plant Life Number 3. Pub. Nat. Mus. Wales. 1994 pp.48 with colour photog and figs. VG. Softback. [43638] £9.00
120. Pavord, A. The Naming of Names. The search for order in the world of plants. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2005 pp. 471 with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. A fine copy in similar dustwrapper. [46958] £20.00
121. Pedersen, H. and Faurholdt, N. Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe. Pub. RBG Kew. 2007 pp.297 with colour photographs, distribution maps and other illus. A near fine copy. Softback. [47291] £25.00
122. Perring, F.H. and Walters, S.M. (Eds.). Atlas of the British Flora. Pub. Botanical Society British Isles. 1990 pp.xxiii, 440 with distribution maps throughout. Small ink mark to inside cover otherwise a vg. copy. Softback. [46563] £18.00
123. Perry, A.R. Mosses and Liverworts of Woodland. A Guide to Some of the Commonest Species. British Plant Life Number 1. Pub. National Museum of Wales. 1992 pp.40 with colour photographs, distribution maps. and text figs. A new copy. Softback. [46610] £3.50
124. Phillips, R. Mushrooms. A comprehensive guide with over 1,250 detailed photographs of mushrooms and other fungi. Pub. Macmillan. 2006 pp.384 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. In-print at £18.99. [44291] £12.00
125. Phillips, R. & Rix, M. The Botanical Garden. Vol. I & II. 1st. Pub. Macmillan. 2002 Two volumes with illus. in colour throughout. Spine of dustwrapper of volume 2 a little sunned otherwise a fine set. In slipcase which is in near fine condition. [46999] £45.00 This major 2 volume referenece work covers over 1,000 genera and is the most comprehensive work of its kind, bridging the divide between scientific texts and everyday horticultural books and providing an unrivalled insight into the relationships between garden plants and the natural environment from which they come.
126. Poland, J. and Clement, E. The Vegetative Key to the British Flora. Pub. BSBI. 2009 Unpaginated with colour plates and line drawings. A fine copy. Softback. [46586] £20.00 Allows the identification of nearly 3,000 wildflowers, grasses, sedges, trees, shrubs, ferns and fern-allies.
127. Polunin, I. Plants and Flowers of Malaysia. Rep. Pub. Times Editions. 1992 pp.159 with colour photographs throughout. Light foxing to top-edge of text block, spine of dustwrapper lightly faded otherwise a thoroughly vg. copy. [46740] £10.00
128. Post, Rev. G.E. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai. From the Taurus to Ras Muhammad, and From the Mediterranean Sea to the Syrian Desert. Pub. Syrian Protestant College. [1896] pp.919 with line drawings and a colour fold-out map, which has a 3 inch tear; could be easily repaired. Foxing to a small portion of contents. Spine ends lightly frayed. Overall a good-vg. copy. [43353] £75.00
129. Pratt, A. The Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain. Pub. S.P.C.K. [1860] pp.x, 140 with colour plates. Sections have come loose from the book. Light foxing to contents o/w. clean. A good-vg. copy in decorated green cloth boards. [43535] £65.00
130. Procter, George R. Flora of the Cayman Islands. 2nd Ed. Pub. Kew. 2012 pp. 788 with 400 colour photographs and 250 line drawings. A new hardback. [47413] £75.00
A total revision of Procter’s first edition. While being a classic flora in style, the colour photographs and line drawings illustrate the majority of species most likely to be encountered.
131. Proctor, G.R. Ferns of Jamaica. A Guide to the Pteridophytes. 1st. Ed. Pub. BM(NH). 1985 pp.viii, 631 with many figures. A little fading to the boards and some light marking on fore-edges of text block. Overall a nr. fine copy. [41810] £65.00
132. Purton, Thomas. A Botanical Description of British Plants in the Midland Counties, Particularly those in the neighbourhood of Alcester. 1st. Ed. Pub. J. Ward. 1817 2 Volumes with 5 of [8] hand-coloured plates by James Sowerby, (first 3 plates in vol. 1 missing). A little foxing to the plates and some minor annotations to vol. 1 in ink. More recently rebound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine - fine condition. With a British Museum Lib. stamp to title page (front and verso) of vol.1. No indication of stamps in volume 2, so it is possible the books came from two sources originally and were paired up to make a set. Overall in thoroughly vg. condition. Scarce. [26847] £325.00
133. Purvis, O.W. et al. The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. Pub. Brit. Lichen Soc. 1992 pp.ix, 710. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dw., which is lightly faded on the spine (common with this work). [47411] £38.00
134. Rackham, O. The Illustrated History of the Countryside. Pub. Phoenix. 1994 pp.240 with colour photographs throughout. Small address label to front cover o/w. a vg. copy. Softback. [46572] £20.00
135. Rackham, Oliver. Hayley Wood. Its History and Ecology. Pub. Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely Naturalists’ Trust. 1975. pp.xv,2 21 with b/w plates, maps and figs. With original flyer advertising the book loosely inserted. Bookplate of botanist and author, David McClintock to verso of half-title. A thor. vg. copy in illustrated boards. [47226] £12.00
136. Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R. Plant Galls. Naturalists’ Handbook 17. Pub. Richmond. 1992 pp.ii, 99 with colour plates & line drawings. Small address label to front cover o/w. a fine copy. Softback. [46524] £5.00
137. Rehder, Alfred. Bibliography of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs. Hardy in the Cooler Temperate Regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Pub. Harvard Univ. 1949 pp.xl, 825. Ex-lib. copy with the only real indications being numbering to spine and bookplate to front paste-down. Boards showing some fading in places. Some pencil tick marks to text o/w. a vg. copy. [41294] £125.00
138. Rittershausen, B. and W. The Practical Encyclopedia of Orchids. A Complete Guide to Orchids and their Cultivation. Pub. Hermes House. 2011 pp.256 with colour photographs throughout. A near fine copy. [47295] £4.00
139. Rodwell, J. S. (Ed.). British Plant Communities. Vol. 1 Woodlands and scrub; Vol. 2 Mires and heaths; Vol. 3 Grasslands and montane communities; Vol. 4 Aquatic communities, swamps and tall-herb fens; Vol. 5 Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats. Pub. Cambridge University. 1991-2000 Five volume set. Vols. 1 to 4 inclusive are hdbk., vol.5 is softback. Hardback covers a little marked in places, more so to vols, 2 and 3. Coffee/ tea stain mark to p.494 to 497 of Vol. 2 - splash marks to fore-edges of vols. 1 and 2. Some minor (helpful) annotations in pencil to text of Vols. 1-4, otherwise contents clean and in vg. condition. Vol 5 in nr fine condition. Overall a vg. set of this sought after work. Out-of-print in Hdbk. [47412] £195.00
140. Romagnesi, H. Champignons de Nos Pays. Comment reconnaitre 155 especes. Pub. Bordas. 1977 pp.349 with 139 colour plates. A vg. copy in same dw. [42237] £10.00
141. Samuel, H.J. Wild Flower Hunter. The Story of Ellis Roan. Pub. Constable. 1961 pp.151 with some text illus. plus colour frontis. A thor. vg. copy in sl. foxed dustwrapper. [43352] £7.50
142. Seaton, P. and Ramsay, M. Growing Orchids from Seed. Pub. RBG Kew. 2005 pp.x, 83 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. Landscape format. A near fine copy in illustrated boards. [47293] £7.00 Seaton and Ramsay explain everything from selecting the right equipment through to planting seed-raised orchids in the greenhouse. Written for amateurs and professionals.
143. Smith, A.L. A Handbook of the British Lichens. Pub. British Museum Natural History 1921 pp.158 with text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in green boards. [46645] £15.00
144. Sprunger, S. (Ed.). Orchids from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1986 pp. 525 with portraits of almost 1,200 species. Nr. fine in a very good dustwraper which is a little crumpled along edges. Scarce. [37706] £150.00
These portraits originally appeared for the first time in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine between 1787 and 1948. Of a very high standard, these illustrations represent the work of the leading botanical artists of the time, including Walter Hood Fitch, Lilian Snelling and Mary Grierson.
145. St. Barbe-Baker, Richard (Ed.). Trees. Journal of the Men of Trees. Pub. Privately printed for members. 1940- 1944 4 volume run of this fascinating Journal; being Vol. 4 (1940) to Vol. 7 (1944) inclusive. Bound in green cloth, a little mottled in places. Contents in superb condition. An announcement of the death of John Richard St. Barbe-Baker can be found in volume 7. [47316] £40.00 Fascinating. The people behind this work appreciated the ‘material, aesthetic and spiritual value of trees and encourage tree planting in gardens, parks, by roadsides and as forests’. A fascinating insight into their beliefs and actions during World War II. Complimented by adverts from the period.
146. Stace, C. New Flora of the British Isles. Rep. Pub. Cambridge. 1995 pp.xxx, 1226 with text figs. throughout. Small address label to front o/w. a near fine copy in publishers laminated card covers. [46565] £15.00
147. Stearn, W.T. Botanical Latin. 4th Edition. Pub. David & Charles. 1993 pp.xiv, 546 with line drawings. A thoroughly vg. hardback in same dw. lighlty faded on spine. [46821] £20.00 This remarkable work has evoked worldwide esteem and affection. Encyclopaedic and erudite, extraordinarily interesting and packed with detail.
148. Stephenson, S.T. and Stempen, H. Myxomycetes. A Handbook of Slime Molds. Pub. Timber Press. 1994 pp.183 with colour plates and text figs. throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. Scarce. [46646] £45.00
149. Stevens, M. An Introduction to Drawing Flowers. Pub. The Apple Press. 1995 pp.128 with colour plates and photographs. A vg. copy in card covers. [43655] £5.00
150. Streeter, D. et al. Collins Flower Guide. Pub. Collins. 2009 pp.704 with lovely colour illustrations throughout. Small bump to 10 leaves otherwise a fine copy in same dw. In-print at £30.00. [46963] £12.50
151. Takeda, S. Introduction to Flower Drawing and Painting. Pub. Graphic-Sha. 1991 pp.110 with colour and b/w. plates. A vg. copy in similar dw. [43656] £10.00
152. Tansley, A. G. The British Islands and their Vegetation. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1939 pp, xxix, 930 with over 400 photographs and many figures. A vg copy in green cloth boards. [38145] £45.00
153. Tobyn, G. Culpeper’s Medicine. A Practice of Western Holistic Medicine. Pub. Element. 1997 pp.xix, 278 with colour plates - many of which are reproductions of plates from the 16th and 17th centuries depicting activities in the field and at home. A vg. copy in same dw. [43634] £20.00
154. Tomasi, L.T. and Raphael, S. An Oak Spring Flora; An Oak Spring Pomona and An Oak Spring Sylva. Pub. Oak Spring Garden Library. 1989-97 3 Volumes with lovely colour plates throughout all volumes. A fine set in dustwrappers. [44719] £110.00 The Oak Spring Garden Library comprises Rachel Lambert Mellon's celebrated collection of rare books, manuscripts, works of art and artifacts relating to gardening, landscape design, horticulture, botany, natural history and travels. This collection from the Oak Spring Garden Library will be of great interest to collectors of rare books to fine-art historians as well as to horticulturists, botanists and garden historians.
155. Trimen, H. & Thiselton Dyer, W.T. Flora of Middlesex. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hardwicke. 1869 pp.xli, 428. with colour fold-out map. Contents in thoroughly vg. condition. More recently, most of the original spine has been relaid on a similar green cloth with the end-papers replaced at the same time. This means that the binding is now in thoroughly vg. condition also. A vg. copy. With the 19th century bookplate of ‘Lewis’s Medical and Scientific Library, 136 Gower Street, London W.C’ on front board. [47352] £60.00
156. Viney, D.E. An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus. Volume 2. Sedges, Grasses and Ferns Pub. Verlag. 1996 pp.xv, 167 with line drawings throughout. A vg. plus copy. Softback. Scarce. [43617] £10.00
157. Walden, B.M. and Hu, S.U. Wild Flowers of Hong Kong. Pub. Hong Kong. 1977 pp.83 with lovely colour illustrations. Neat ownership inscription to ffep. Light foxing to prelims o/w. a vg. copy in sl. faded dw. Text is in English and Chinese. [43545] £30.00
158. Ward Lester F. Status of the Mesozoic Floras of the United States. First Paper : The Older Moesozoic. Pub. Washington Government Printing Office. 1900 pp.211-430 plus 179 plates (photographic and drawings). In original paper covers - first three sections detached from rest and last page of index and rear paper cover detached (some loss to the front and rear covers and margin of last page of index. Contents clean and in vg. condition. ‘With the authors compliments’ written at top of front cover. Good to vg. overall. [47254] £35.00
159. Watson, B. Plants. Their Use, Management, Cultivation and Biology. A Comprehensive Study. Pub. Crowood. 2008 pp.479 with colour photographs and figs. throughout. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46946] £22.50
160. Wheldale, M. The Anthocyanin Pigments of Plants. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1916 pp.x, 318 with text figs. Ink inscription to ffep. otherwise contents very clean. Overall a vg. copy in green cloth boards which are in very good condition. [47231] £25.00
161. White, J.W. (Ed.). Flora of the Bristol Coal-Field. Pub. Fawn and Son. 1887 pp.iii, 278. Scattered foxing to contents. Spine lightly pulled at ends. Overall a vg. copy. [43533] £40.00
162. Wiersema, J.H. and Leon, B. World Economic Plants. Pub. CRC. 1999 pp.xxxv, 749. Some pencil tick marks to text o/w. a near fine copy. [41339] £50.00 No previously published work has so comprehensively compiled essential information as this, covering almost 10,000 vascular plants of commercial importance throughout the world. For each plant, the accepted scientific name, synonyms, common names, economic uses, and geographical distribution are provided.
163. Willis, J.C. A Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns. Student Edition. 8th. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1988 pp.xxii, 1,245, lxvi. A thoroughly very good hardback copy. [43067] £22.50
164. Wink, M. & Van Wyk, B-E. Mind-Altering and Poisonous Plants of the World. A scientifically accurate guide to 1,200 Toxic and Intoxicating Plants. Pub. Timber Press. 2008 pp. 464 with colour photography throughout. A new hardback copy. [42595] £30.00
165. Zomlefer, W.B. Guide to Flowering Plant Families. Pub. University of North Carolina Press. 1994 pp.xiv, 430 with line drawinsg and other text figs. throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46457] £30.00 This work covers 130 temperate to tropical families common in North America, using detailed illustrations and referenced commentaries. Each family discussion includes a diagnosis and summary of characteristics, distribution data, important economic members, and pollination ecology.
Entomology 166. Ackery, P.R.& Vane-Wright, R.I. Milkweed Butterflies their cladistics and biology-being an account of the natural history of the Danainae, a subfamily of the Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1984 pp.ix, 425 with colour plates, b/w. photographs and other text figs. A thor. vg. copy in dw. which is very mildly faded to spine. [43572] £40.00
167. Barselou, P.E. The Genus Agrias. A Taxonomic and Illustrated Guide. (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae). Pub. Sciences Nat. 1983 pp.96 with 15 full-page colour plates at rear of text. Contents clean and in fine condition. In blue cloth boards which are gently faded in places. Overall a near fine copy. [47280] £25.00
168. Bauer, E. and Frankenbach, T. Butterflies of the World. Part 2. Mafred Spath. Nymphalidae I. Agrias. Pub. Goecke & Evers. 1999 pp.12 with full-page colour photographic plates displaying 152 different specimens. Contents in fine condition. Covers a little marked in places. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [47269] £20.00
169. Bauer, E. and Frankenbach, T. Butterflies of the World. Part 3. Gerardo Lama. Nymphalidae II. Ithomiinae. Pub. Goecke & Evers. 1999 pp.17 with full-page colour photographic plates displaying 252 different specimens. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [47270] £20.00
170. Bauer, E. and Frankenbach, T. Butterflies of the World. Part 4. Jacques Hecq. Nymphalidae II. Euphaedra. Pub. Goecke & Evers. 1999 pp.9 with full-page colour photographic plates displaying more than 200 different specimens. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [47271] £20.00
171. Bauer, E. and Frankenbach, T. Butterflies of the World. Part 9. Jacques Hecq. Nymphalidae IV. Bebearia. Pub. Goecke & Evers. 2000 pp.7 with full-page colour photographic plates displaying more than 200 different specimens. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [47272] £20.00
172. Bauer, E. and Frankenbach, T. Butterflies of the World. Part 10. Text. Walter Winhard. Pieridae 1. Pub. Goecke & Evers. 2000 pp.40 A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [47273] £20.00
173. Bauer, E. and Frankenbach, T. Butterflies of the World. Part 10. Plates. Walter Winhard. Pieridae 1. Pub. Goecke & Evers. 2000 Unpaginated with 48 full-page colour photographic plates showing 837 specimens. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [47274] £20.00
174. Bauer, E. and Frankenbach, T. Butterflies of the World. Part 11. Lukhtanov & Eitschberger. Nymphalidae V. Oeneis. Pub. Goecke & Evers. 2000 pp.12 with full-page colour photographic plates depicting nearly 200 specimens. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [47275] £20.00
175. Beirne, B. British Pyralid and Plume Moths. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Warne. 1954 pp.207 with 16 plates. A small amount of tape residue to endpapers, neat ink inscription to verso of ffep. o/w. contents in thor. fine condition. Dustwrapper lightly rubbed along edges and otherwise in thoroughly vg. condition. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [47237] £100.00 This is the best and preferred edition with sharper, more defined plates.
176. Beirne, B.P. British Pyralid and Plume Moths. 1st. Ed. Pub. Warne. 1952 pp. 207 with colour plates and figs. Light foxing to fore-edges, a little heavier to endpapers, o/w. contents clean and in thor. vg. condition. Dustwrapper darkened in places, still in vg. condition.. A vg. plus copy. [47240] £110.00 Scarce first edition in dustwrapper.
177. Bellman, H. A Field Guide to the Grasshoppers and Crickets of Britain and Northern Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1988 pp.213 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in illus. boards. [46643] £25.00
178. Bily, S. A Colour Guide to Beetles. Pub. Hamlyn. 1990 pp.223 with colour illus. throughout. Small address label to front board o/w. a thor. vg. copy in illus. boards. [46568] £7.00
179. Blackman, R. Aphids. Invertebrate Types. Pub. Ginn and Company. 1974 pp.175 with colour photographs and text illus. Ex-School Lib. A vg. copy in illus. boards. [46592] £20.00
180. Bradley, J.D. et al. British Tortricoid Moths. Volume 1. Cochylidae and Tortricidae: Tortricinae. Pub. The Ray Society. 1973 pp.viii, 251 with 47 colour plates and numerous other figs. This is a working copy only. The book has suffered damp damage which has affected both the plates and text. Some pages of plates have been peeled apart, thereby damaging the illustrations. A poor to good copy only. If you can live with the damage to the plates (which are still largely very useful) this would make a good working copy. Comes with dustwrapper which has been taped to the boards and has suffered some damage also. [43454] £20.00
181. Bradley, J. D. et al. British Tortricoid Moths. 2 volumes. Cochylidae and Tortricidae: Tortricinae; Tortricidae: Olethreutinae. Pub. The Ray Society. 1973-79 2 volumes with a total of 90 full-page colour plates and 42 fine b/w. illustrations. A fine set in near fine dustwrappers which are lightly rubbed at extremities. A very nice set indeed. Scarce. [46486] £350.00
182. British Museum Natural History. British Mosquitoes and their Control. 4th. Ed. Pub. British Museum Natural History. 1958 pp.23 with line drawings. A vg. copy. Softback. [46540] £4.00
183. Brooks, M. A Complete Guide to British Moths. Pub. Cape. 1991 pp.248 with colour photographs throughout. Small address label to front of dustwrapper o/w. a vg. copy. [46558] £20.00
184. Brown, F.M. and Heineman, B. Jamaica and Its Butterflies. Pub. E.W. Classey. 1972 pp.xv, 478 with colour frontis. and 10 colour plates at rear of text. Contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper a little rubbed along edges o/w. fine. Overall a near fine copy. [47251] £20.00
185. Carter, D.J. and Hargreaves, B. A Field Guide to Caterpillars; of Butterflies and Moths in Britain and Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1986 pp.296 with 35 colour plates. A thoroughly vg. copy in illus. boards. Scarce. A super guide. [46559] £45.00
186. Chinery, M. Complete British Insects. Pub. Collins. 2005 pp.384 with colour photographs throughout. Small address label to front card cover. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46616] £8.00
187. Clarke, J.F.G. Catalogue of the Meyrick Types of Microlepidoptera. Volume 5. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1965 pp. 581 with b/w. photographs and other figs. Some light scattered foxing to fore-edges. Overall a vg. copy in dw. which is lightly faded on the spine and lightly chipped in places. [42674] £30.00 Considers Timyridae, Hyponomeutidae, Ethmiidae, Metachandidae, Cosmopterigidae, Walshiidae, Blastodacnidae, Scythridae.
188. Corbet, A.S. and Pendlebury, H.M. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 2nd. Rev. Enl. Ed. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1956 pp.x, 537 with 55 b/w. and colour plates at rear of text and text figs. throughout. Contents clean and thor. vg. condition. Dustwrapper lightly chipped along edges. Overall a vg. plus copy. [47246] £40.00
189. Cropper, R.S. The Orthoptera and Allied Insects of Somerset. Pub. by the author. 2011 pp.44 with colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. Small address label to front cover otherwise a thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46632] £12.00
190. D'Abrera, B. Birdwing Butterflies of the World. Pub. Lansdowne Press. 1975 pp.260 with full-page colour plates and colour photographs throughout. Comes with a fold-out distribution map. A nr. fine copy in dustwrapper. In slip-case. [47255] £125.00 In this work D'Abrera presents a definitive monograph on the most exotic of all the groups of butterflies known to science. Over thirty species and 120 subspecies of the Troides, Ornithoptera and Trogonoptera butterflies are discussed. Over 300 actual-size.
191. D’Abrera, B. Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lansdowne Editions. 1980 pp.xx, 593 with colour plates throughout and a map of the region. Mild foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents which are clean and in fine condition. Dustwrapper spine gently faded otherwise a fine copy. [47262] £150.00
192. D’Abrera, B. Butterflies of the Australian Region. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lansdowne Press Ltd. 1971 pp, 415 with colour plates throughout. Mild foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents which are clean and in fine condition. Dustwrapper gently faded to the spine otherwise fine. Overall a fine copy. [47263] £85.00 ‘Covering Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Moluccas, New Zealand and the islands of the South Pacific. All the major species are described and illustrated by over 3,000 natural size colour photographs.’
193. D’Abrera, B. Butterflies of the Neotropical Region. Part I - Papilionidae & Pieridae. Part II - Danaidae, Ithomiidae, Heliconidae & Morphidae. Part III - Brasolidae, Acraeidae & Nymphalidae (Partim). Part IV - Nymphalidae (Partim). Pub. Lansdowne Editions. 1981-87 Four volumes with colour plates throughout. A fine set in fine dustwrappers. [47264] £450.00 The first four parts of a seven-part series covering the true butterflies (super-family Paplionidae).
194. D’Abrera, B. Butterflies of the Oriental Region. Part I - Papilionidae, Pieridae & Danaidae. Part II - Nymphalidae, Satyridae & Amathusidae Part III - Lycaenidae & Riodinidae. Pub. Lansdowne Editions. 1981-87 Three volumes complete with colour plates throughout. A fine set in fine dustwrappers. [47265] £425.00
195. D’Abrera, B. World Butterflies. 1st. Pub. Hill House. 2006 pp.272 with 150 full page plates containing some 6,400 plus images. Fine copy. Softback. [36694] £18.00 This book treats the True Butterflies of the World. It has been designed to serve as an easy guide to the identification of the True Butterflies (Papilionoidea) at least to genus level. It is superior in the numbers of figures, quality of printing, and scientific utility to any similar work.
196. Darge, P. Le Genre Charaxes Ochs. / The Genus Charaxes Ochs. (Lepidoptera Charaxidae Doherty) Faune de la Republique Unie du Cameroun. / Fauna of the United Republic of Cameroon. Pub. Sciences Nat. 1983 pp.136 with 40 full-page colour photographic plates at rear of text. Contents clean and in fine condition. In green cloth boards in fine condition. A fine copy. Text is duplicated in French and English. [47277] £25.00
197. Dennis, R.L.H. The British Butterflies. Their Origin and Establishment. Pub. E.W. Classey Ltd. 1977 pp.xviii, 318 with text figs. Ex-library copy with usual stamps and markings throughout. Dustwrapper taped to boards, spine darkened. Overall a vg. copy. [46549] £7.50
198. Donisthorpe, H. St. J.K. British Ants. Their Life-History and Classification. With ‘The Guests of British Ants, Their Habits and Life-Histories’. 2nd Ed. Rev. Pub. George Routledge. 1927 Two volumes with b/w. plates & figs. Neatly written historical signature on vol. 1 ffep reads ‘R.Waterston’. Spine gently faded on both volumes. Overall a thoroughly very good set. Contents beautifully clean. [47407] £95.00 This is the second and best edition of ‘British Ants’.
199. Duncan, James. British Butterflies. The Naturalist's Library. Entomology ; Vol. III. Pub. W.H. Lizars, S. Highley, W. Curry. 1835 pp.246, portrait frontispiece and 36 plates, some hand coloured. Contents clean and bright. Gilt lettering on vg. blue cloth boards with some minor white marks. Neat historical signature reads ‘Henry John Selwin, given by his aunt Frederica Sophia Broke’ dated 1838. Neat little copy. Very good condition. [47401] £100.00
200. Erzinckioglu, Z. Blowflies. Naturalists’ Handbook 23. 1st. Pub. Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd. 1996 pp. 71 with colour plates. Small address label to front cover. Overall a near fine copy. Softback. [46649] £7.50
201. Forster, W. and Wohlfahrt, T.A. Die Schmetterlinge Mitteleuropas 2: Tagfalter Diurna (Rhopalocera und Hesperiidae). Pub. Franckh’sche Verlagsgandlung Stuttgart. 1955 pp.126 plus 28 colour plates. German text. Latin names. Fine in near fine dustwrapper. [47253] £20.00
202. Forsythe, T. G. Common ground beetles. Handbook 8. Rep. Pub. Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd. 1996 pp, 74 with colour plates. A near fine copy. Softback. [46613] £8.00
203. Gibbons, B. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Northern Europe. Pub. Country Life. 1986 pp.144 with many colour photographs. A vg. copy. Softback. [42268] £10.00
204. Goater, B. British Pyralid Moths. A Guide to their Identification. Pub. Harley Books. 1986 pp.175 with colour plates and figs. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. [46574] £25.00
205. Graham, A. British Prosobranchs. Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) No. 3. Pub. Academic Press 1971 pp.112 with text figs. Pages a little cockled from old damp. Small plain label to rear cover. Overall a near vg. copy. Softback. Scarce. [46522] £10.00
206. H. Hacker, (Ed.). Esperiana. Buchreihe zur Entomologie Band 1. Pub. Druck & Verlag. 1990 pp.501 with colour plates and text figs. throughout. A vg. plus copy in illustrated boards. All text in German. [47249] £50.00 ‘Esperiana is an international book series for publication of high quality papers on any aspect of systematics, taxonomy, faunistic and biogeography of insects, with a preference to Lepidoptera of the Old World. It has a preference for large taxonomic works: such as monographs and revisions.’
207. Hammond, C.O. The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Harley Books. 1983 pp.116 with colour plates, text figs. and distribution maps. A vg. copy in same dw. [43455] £15.00
208. Harde, K.W. A Field Guide in colour to Beetles. Pub. Octopus. 1984 pp. 334 with 121 colour plates containing nearly 1,100 individual illustrations. VG. in same dw. Scarce. [46639] £30.00 Here 1,080 species found in Britain and mainland Europe are described , with detail provided on feeding habits, distribution, notes on distinguishing features and interesting aspects of the species natural history.
209. Harris, Moses. The English Lepidoptera. or the Aurelian’s Pocket Companion. Rep. Facs. Pub. E.W. Classey. 1969 pp.xv, 66 with colour frontis. A fine copy in black cloth boards. [42207] £15.00 Originally published in 1775 this is a faithful reprint by E.W. Classey Ltd. A great opportunity to view this now scarce and expensive work.
210. Heath, J. The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 1. Micropterigidae - Heliozelidae. Pub. Harley Books. 1983 pp. 343 with colour and b/w. plates, dist. maps and line drawings. Bump to top right corner of text block otherwise a very good copy. Softback. [42600] £25.00
211. Heath, J. The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 10. - Noctuidae (Part II) and Agaristidae. Pub. Harley. 1983 pp. 459 with colour and b/w. plates, dist. maps and other figs. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [42603] £35.00
212. Heath, J. The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 9. Sphingidae - Noctuidae (Part I). Pub. Harley. 1983 pp. 288 with colour and b/w. plates, dist. maps and other figs. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [42604] £25.00
213. Heath, J. and Maitland Emmet, A. (Eds.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 2. Cossidae - Heliodinidae. Pub. Harley. 1985 pp. 460 with colour plates, line drawings and dist. maps. A vg. copy. Softback. [42605] £35.00
214. Heath, J. (Ed.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 7, Part 1. Hesperiidae to Nymphalidae. Pub. Harley. 1985 pp. 370 with colour plates, line drawings and dist. maps. A thor. vg. copy. Softback. [42606] £35.00
215. Heath, J. (Ed.). Provisional Atlas of the Insects of the British Isles. Part 2. Lepidoptera (Moths - part one). Pub. Biological Records Centre. 1973 With 101. distribution maps. VG. Softback. [42247] £10.00 Covers Lasiocampidae; Saturniidae; Endromidae; Drepanidae; Thyatiridae; Sphingidae; Notodontidae; Lymantriidae; Arctiidae; Nolidae.
216. Hopkins, G.H.E. Mosquitoes of the Ethiopian Region. I. - Larval Bionomics of Mosquitoes and Taxonomy of Culicine Larvae. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1952 pp.vii, 355 with line drawings throughout. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [43578] £8.00
217. Horton, G.A. Monmouthshire Lepidoptera. The Butterflies and Moths of Gwent. Pub. Comma Int. Biological Systems. 1994. pp.351 with 27 colour plates. Lacks illus. on front cover, otherwise thoroughly vg. in cloth boards. [42751] £7.00
218. Howe, W.H. (Ed.). The Butterflies of North America. Pub. Doubleday and Co. 1975 pp.xiii, 633 with 97 colour plates and text figs. throughout. Contents very clean and in fine condition. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [47247] £45.00
219. Johannsen, O.A. & Butt, F.H Embryology of Insects and Myriapods. 1st. Pub. Mc Graw-Hill. 1941 pp.xi, 462 with text illus. Ex-Lib. with usual markings. A vg. copy in cloth boards. [43313] £18.00
220. Joy, N.H. British Beetles. Their Homes and Habits. Rep. Pub. Warne & Co. 1949 pp.xi, 142 with b/w. photographs, text illus. and line drawings. Small address label to front of dw. which is lightly chipped and marked in places. Overall a vg, copy. [46640] £10.00
221. Joy, Norman H. A Practical Handbook of British Beetles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Witherby. 1932 Two volumes. Ex- library with usual stamps and labels. In original black cloth boards. Internal hinges showing some gentle stretching; binding in vg. condition. Boards rubbed and worn in places, spine-ends pulled. Contents very clean and in vg. condition. TEG. A good to vg. set. The preferred edition. Scarce. [47239] £110.00
222. Kimmins, D.E. Keys to the British Species of Ephemeroptera; with Keys to the Genera of the Nymphs. Scientific Publication No. 7. Pub. Freshwater Biological Association. 1942 pp.64 with text figs. throughout. A few pencil annotations to text. Small plain label to rear cover. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46521] £3.00
223. Larsen, T.B. Butterflies of Saudi Arabia and Its Neighbours. Pub. Transworld Arabian Lib. 1984 pp.160 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [42821] £15.00
224. Le Moult, E. and Real, P. Splendeur et Enigmes des Morpho. Pub. Editions du Cabinet Entomologique le Moult. 1963 Unpaginated with 20 full-page colour plates. Contents clean and in fine condition. In original paper covers which are lightly foxed in places. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [47268] £25.00
225. Lehrer, M. (Ed.). Orientation and Communication in Arthropods. Pub. Birkhauser Verlag. 1997 pp.xiv, 395 with text figs. throughout. A fine copy in illus. boards. [47278] £90.00 ‘The present volume deals with the most fascinating aspects of sensory performance studied in insects, crustaceans and spiders. In many cases, aspects of behaviour that are involved in orientation cannot be separated from inter- and intraspecific communication. This book brings to the fore the role of communication not only in social and sexual behaviours, but also in the context of oriented locomotion.’
226. Library of Entertaining Knowledge. Insect Architecture, Insect Miscellanies and Insect Transformations. Pub. Charles Knight 1831-40 3 Volumes with vignettes throughout. Light foxing to portions of contents. In original boards which are in thoroughly vg. condition. Overall a vg. set. Three volumes, one dedicated to each subject. [43474] £80.00 Includes sections on Mason wasps, Mason bees, Carpenter bees and Hive bees, amongst others. A very interesting work.
227. McGeeney, A. A Complete Guide to British Dragonflies. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1986 pp.133 with colour photographs and other text figs. Small plain label to front of dw. otherwise a vg. copy. [46656] £12.50
228. Michael, Albert. D. British Oribatidae. A Ray Society volume. 1st Ed. Pub. London. 1883-87 Two volumes with 54 part hand-coloured plates. Neat ownership inscription to front paste down of volume 2. Some light fading to the spines and scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block (not affecting contents) to both volumes. TEG. Boards and contents in thoroughly very good condition. Scarce. [47408] £250.00
229. Miller, P.L. Dragonflies. Naturalists’ Handbooks 7. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1987 pp.84 with colour plates and text figs. Small address label to front cover o/w. a thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46528] £7.50
230. Neunzig, H.H. The Moths of America North and Mexico including Greenland. Fascicle 15.4. Pyraloidea :Pyralidae (Part) and Phycitinae (Part). Pub. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. 1997 pp.157 incl. 4 colour plates (adults) and 4 monochrome plates (male antennae) and several line drawings. Conisders 25 genera and 90 species.VG. to fine. Softback. [47267] £35.00
231. Nielsen, E.S. and Kristensen, N.P. Primitive Ghost Moths. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 1 - Morphology and Taxonomy of the Australian Genus Fraus Walker (Lepidoptera : Hepialidae s.lat). Pub. CSIRO, Australia. 1989 pp.xi, 206 with text figs. throughout. Previous owner’s
bookplate to front paste-down otherwise contents clean and in fine condition. In blue cloth boards which are in near fine condition. [47279] £40.00
232. Pingyuan, W. et al. Iconographia Heterocerorum Sinicorum. Part II. Pub. Science Press. 1983 pp.ii, 135-235 with 36 colour plates at rear of text. Historical damp damage to top inside margin of contents. A good working copy. All text in Chinese (with Latin names). [47243] £20.00
233. Pingyuan, W. et al. Iconographia Heterocerorum Sinicorum. Part III. Pub. Science Press. 1983 pp.i1, 237-390 with 42 colour plates at rear of text. Historical damp damage to top inside margin of contents. A good working copy. All text in Chinese (with Latin names). [47244] £20.00
234. Pittaway, A.R. The Hawkmoths of the Western Palaearctic. 1st. Pub. Harley books. 1993 pp.198 with 20 coloured plates and many text illus. A new copy in dustwrapper. [44742] £12.99
235. Prendergast, E.D.V. The Dragonflies of Dorset. Pub. Dorset Nat. Hist and Arch. Soc. 1991 pp.73 with text figs. and illus. throughout. A fine copy. Softback. [46612] £5.00
236. Quintero, D. and Aiello, A. Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica. Selected Studies. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1992 pp.xxii, 692 with b/w. photographs and text figs. throughout. Previous owners address label to front-paste-down otherwise contents in fine condition. Boards a little scuffed in places. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [46485] £125.00
237. Randolph, S. Dragonflies of the Bristol Region. Pub. City of Bristol Museums. 1992 pp.85 with line drawings and distribution maps. Ex-library copy - only indication being bookplate on inside front cover. Small address label also to front cover. Overall a vg. copy. [46469] £6.00
238. Riley, A.M. A Natural History of the Butterflies and Moths of Shropshire. Pub. Swan Hill Press. 1991 pp.205 with colour plates and dist. maps. A vg. copy. Softback. [43556] £8.50
239. Salmon, M.A. The Aurelian Legacy. British Butterflies and their Collectors. 1st. Pub. Harley Books. 2000 pp.432 with many illus. A fine copy in near fine dustwrapper, mildly faded to the spine. [42693] £15.00
240. Shirozu, T. Butterflies of Formosa in Colour. Pub. Hoikusha 1960 pp.481 with 76 colour plates, distribution maps and text figs. throughout. Contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper spine lightly faded. Overall a near fine copy in slipcase which is lightly worn along edges. Japanese text with Latin names. Scarce. [47256] £100.00
241. Shirozu, T. and Hara, A. Early Stages of Japanese Butterflies in Colour. Volume 1 and 2. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Hoikusha 1969 Two volumes with colour photographic plates and text figs. throughout. Contents in fine condition in both volumes. Dustwrappers a little worn along edges. Both in vg. slipcases. Overall a thoroughly vg. set. Japanese text with Latin names. Scarce. [47257] £225.00
242. Shorrocks, B. Drosophila. Invertebrate Types. Pub. Ginn and Company. 1972 pp.144 with colour plates and text illus. Ex-School Lib. Light foxing to fore-edges of text block o/w. a vg. copy in illus. boards. [46593] £10.00
243. Snow, K.R. Mosquitoes. Naturalists’ Handbooks 14. Pub. Richmond. 1990 pp.66 with colour plates and text figs. Small address label to front cover o/w. a fine copy. Softback. [46529] £10.00
244. Sollers-Riedel. The 1979 International Mosquito and Disease Situation. Supplement to Proceeding Sixty-Seventh Annual Meeting. New Jersey. Pub. Mosquito Control Association. 1980 pp.49. A vg. copy. Softback. [46580] £5.00
245. Somerset Moth Group. Macro Moth Distribution Atlas 2011. Vice-counties 5 & 6. Pub. Somerset Moth Group. 2012 pp.257 with colour distribution maps throughout. Small address label to front cover. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. Spiral-bound. [46631] £15.00
246. Southwood, T. & Leston, D. Land and Water Bugs. 1st. Ed. Pub. F. Warne. 1959 pp.xi, 436 with 63 plates; many coloured. Small amount of tape residue to endpapers, neat ink inscription to verso of ffep. o/w. contents in thor. fine condition. Dustwrapper price clipped, o/w. thor. vg. Overall a near fine copy. [47238] £150.00
247. Spencer, K.A. Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic Importance. Pub. Junk. 1973 pp.xi, 418 with illus. A vg. copy in sl. chipped dw. Scarce. [31046] £45.00
248. Spradbery, J.P. Wasps. An Account of the Biology and Natural History of Social and Solitary Wasps. Pub. Sidgwick and Jackson. 1973 pp.xvi, 408 with colour plates, line drawings and other text figs. Ex-library with usual stamps and markings. Dustwrapper chipped in places. Overall a near vg. copy. [46659] £15.00
249. Staig, R.A. The Fabrician Types of Insects. In the Hunterian Collection at Glasgow University. Pub. Cambridge University. 1931-40 Two volume set with 59 coloured plates. A thoroughly very good set in near fine dustwrappers. [47406] £70.00 The collection of insects described herein was made by Doctor William Hunter in the 18th Century. They are now housed at Glasgow University and comprise specimens from the following beetle families: Cicindelidae, Carabidae, Dytiscidae and Scarabaeidae.
250. Stubbs, A.E. and Falk, S.J. British Hoverflies. Pub. British Entomological & Natural History Society. 1983 pp.253 with text figs. and colour plates at rear of text. Small address label to front board. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy [46596] £20.00
251. Sudd, J.H. and Franks, N.R. The Behavioural Ecology of Ants. Pub. Blackie. 1987 pp.x, 206 with b/w. photographs and text figs. Small label to front cover. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46594] £30.00
252. Sutton, S. et al. Key to British Woodlice. Pub. Ginn & Company. 1972 pp.81-104 with colour plates and text figs. Small address label to front cover otherwise a vg. copy. Softback. [46544] £5.00
253. Swanepoel, D.A. Butterflies of South Africa. Where, When and How they Fly. Pub. Maskew Miller Ltd. 1953 pp.320 with b/w. photographs and 17 colour plates at rear of text. Light foxing to fore-edge of text block, not affecting contents which are very clean and in vg. condition. Boards a little rubbed and foxed in places. Overall a vg. copy. [47250] £20.00
254. The Family Library. The Natural History of Insects. Volume I & II. Pub. John Murray. Albemarle Street. 1830-1835 Two volumes with text figs. Some scattered foxing to vol. 1. Some sections are uncut, more so in vol. 2. In original boards, showing some minor wear overall a very good set. [47400] £45.00 Presents detailed information on the hive bee, humble-bee, common wasps, ants, parasitical insects, spiders, caterpillars and more.
255. Thomas, J. and Lewington, R. The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. DK. 1991 pp.224 with colour illus. and dist. maps. A vg. plus copy in same dw. This is a first edition copy of this superb work. [47296] £30.00
256. Warren, R.G. Atlas of the Lepidoptera of Staffordshire. Part 1. Butterflies. Pub. City Mus. and Art Gallery 1975 pp.50 with dist. maps. A vg. copy in card covers. [42642] £3.00
257. Williams, C.B. The Migration of Butterflies. Biological Monographs and Manuals No. IX. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1930 pp.xi, 473 with text figs. VG plus copy in same dw. Scarce with dw. [47245] £40.00
258. Williams, R. British Hymenoptera. Pub. Vanellus. 1998 pp.33 with illus. at rear of text. Small address label to front cover otherwise a fine copy. Softback. Spiral-bound. [46629] £7.00
259. Willmer, P. Bees, Ants and Wasps. A Key to Genera of the British Aculeates. Pub. Field Studies Council. 1985 pp.28 with line drawings. A vg. copy. Softback. Scarce. [46630] £10.00
260. Winkler, Dr.J.R. A Book of Beetles. Pub. Spring Books. 1964 pp.150 with full-page colour plates. Previous owner’s address labels to front of dw. and front paste-down. Dustwrapper a little chipped in places. Overall a vg. copy. [46462] £10.00
261. Wood, Rev. J.G. Common British Beetles. Pub. George Routledge. nd c.1880 pp.175 with 12 pages of colour plates. Light foxing at ends o/w. contents very clean and bright. First section stands a little proud however binding in vg. condition. In illus. red boards showing some minor wear. AEG. Good to vg. [47403] £30.00
262. Woodhouse, L.G.O. The Butterfly Fauna of Ceylon. 2nd. Complete Ed. Pub. Colombo. [1950] pp.xxxii, 231 with 55 colour plates at rear of text, text figs. and a fold-out map. Very mild spots of foxing to margins of text, not affecting plates otherwise contents clean and in thor. vg. condition. Dustwrapper lightly chipped and marked in a few places otherwise in vg. plus condition. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [47248] £175.00 This edition contains additional information on the immature stages of 41 species not previously known; and seven additional plates showing male genitalia.
263. Wright, A. British Sawflies. A Key to the Adults of Genera Occurring in Britain. Pub. Field Studies Council. 1990 pp.531-593 with line drawings throughout. A fine copy. Softback. [46624] £9.00
264. Yeo, P.F. and Corbet, S.A. Solitary Wasps. Naturalists’ Handbooks 3. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1983 pp.63 with colour plates and text figs. A near fine copy in illus. boards. [46527] £10.00
Fine, Illustrated and Antiquarian 265. Bewick, T. History of British Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. by the Author. 1797-1804 2 Volumes complete. Demi- octavo. End-papers and title-pages are a little marked in places. Overall contents in very clean, very good - fine condition. Bound in half-calf leather with marbled boards. At some point the spines have been professionally relaid, which has saved most of the original spines. Boards rubbed in places, still in very good condition. A very good set of the first edition. [46771] £500.00
266. Boyle, Robert. New Experiments Physico-Mechanical, Touching the Spring of the Air, and its Effects, (Made, for the most (moft) part, in a New Pneumatical Engine). Pub. Oxford. 1662 Three works bound in one volume. The first is ‘New Experiments Phyisco-Mechanical’ (1662), secondly ‘A Defence of the Doctrine touching the Spring and Weight of the Air’ (1662) and lastly ‘An Examen of Mr. T. Hobbes his Dialogus Physicus’ (Phyficus) (1662). pp.xii, 207, 2 plates (fold-out plate is one sixth original and the rest a facsimile on white paper). pp.x, 122. pp.vi, 98. All title pages present. Contents vg. to fine. Bound in full calf which is in very good condition overall; marked in places and with a split to front external hinge which has not affected the internal binding. There are several old (one dated 1662) inscriptions to the work; to the verso of the front board, to the fep and to the half-title. One reads ‘This book was printed in Oxford and almost certainly bound there. It was a chained book in the library; see hole in undercover (rear board)....’ Another reads ‘This book was given to the library of Christ Church in the year of Publication by the excellent young man John Pickering, son of a man entrusted to bear arms and gentleman commoner.....’ A lovely copy. [43020] £2,750.00
267. Brookes, Samuel. An Introduction to the Study of Conchology. Including Observations on the Linnaean Genera, and on the Arrangement of M. Lamarck; A Glossary, and a Table of English Names. Pub. J. Arch. 1815 pp.vii, 164 with 11 plates of which 9 are hand-coloured. These magnificent plates are very clean; the only real exception being a handful of spots of foxing and a couple of minor stain marks. Text beautifully clean. More recently bound in brown half calf leather with 5 raised bands, gilt lettering and blind tooling. Sewn headbands. Marbled boards (the style of the marbling used is called French Shell). Overall a thoroughly near fine copy of this scarce, sought after work. [46023] £1,200.00
268. Bull, Henry Graves, (Gen. Ed.) and Hogg, R. (Tech. Ed.). The Herefordshire Pomona. Containing coloured figures and descriptions of the most esteemed kinds of Apples and Pears. Pub. Jakeman and Carver. 1876-1885 Two volume complete set. Some foxing to parts of text and to tissue guards. The borders of some plates are a little darkened or show some scattered foxing. Otherwise the contents are in fine condition. Complete with 77 fine chromo-lithographed plates. Handsomely bound in green half-morocco binding, lightly rubbed and marked in places. TEG. A very good set of this scarce work - only 600 sets of this work were ever produced. A lovely provenance - this set has the armorial bookplate of ‘John Hopton of Can-Frome in the County of Hereford’ on the front paste-downs of both volumes. [46414] £8,000.00
269. Cheshire, F.R. Bees & Bee-keeping. Vol. 1 : Scientific; Vol. 2 : Practical. A Complete Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, Floral Relations and the Profitable Management of the Hive. Pub. Upcott Gill. 1886-88 Two volumes set. Vol. 1 in vg. condition with some minor foxing to contents, a little marking and rubbing to boards. Has neat inscription of ‘The Rev. J.R. Diggle M.ct. With the Author’s respectful compliments, Mar. 1888’ on the half-title. Previous owner’s address label to front paste-down. Vol. 2 also in vg. condition. A little foxing and some repairs (a little naive) to front hinge and contents page. This volume has the neat inscription reading ‘1st Prize. Presented by Professor Cheshire To Geo. F. Tinley for best kept Note-book. Horticultural College. Xmas 1893.’ With ownership label of previous owner to front paste-down. [47289] £90.00
270. Ching, Raymond. Studies and Sketches of a Bird Painter. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lansdowne. 1981 pp.260 with full- page colour plates and sketches throughout. A fine copy bound in blue cloth. With slip-case. Folio. [44198] £225.00
271. Cobbett, W. The English Gardener. or a Treatise on the situation, soil, enclosing and laying-out of kitchen gardens; on the making of hot-beds and green-houses; and on the propagation and cultivation of all sorts of kitchen-garden plants, and of fruit trees whether of the garden or the orchard. Pub. by the author. 1829 7 chapters with calendar of garden instructions. Handsomely bound in half-calf leather with marbled boards lightly rubbed in places. Lightly foxed at ends, o/w. contents very clean. A very good, very nice copy. [35874] £200.00
272. Curtis, William. (Arranged by Samuel Curtis). Lectures on Botany. As Delivered to his Pupils. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. London. 1803-04 3 Volumes. Complete with 119 very fine, botanical hand-coloured, copper engraved plates. Engraved frontis. to Volume 1. Some minor off-setting from plates to opposite page of text, otherwise
contents beautifully clean. Contemporary calf-boards with gilt decoration rubbed in places otherwise in very good condition. More recently, handsomely rebacked. A lovely set. [44111] £1,350.00 Published posthumously, this work was arranged by William Curtis’ son-in-law Samuel Curtis. A beautifully illustrated insight into botanical knowledge of the period. As would be expected from the author of ‘Flora Londinensis’ and ‘The Botanical Magazine’ the hand-coloured plates are superb. Considers plant structure and moves onto subjects including Grasses, Pasture Land, Grafting, the Culture of Plants and Insects.
273. Darwin, C. The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Smith, Elder and Co., London. 1874 pp.xi, 278 with 3 fold-out plates; small closed tears to 2 plates and the edge of plate 3 is a little grubby and chipped. Otherwise contents in vg. condition. Original boards lightly shelf rubbed and some light wear to spine. Freeman No. 275. [43002] £400.00
274. Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. And selection in relation to sex. 1st. Ed. 2nd. Issue. Pub. John Murray. 1871 2 Volumes. Original green John Murray binding which has benefitted from professional repairs to the spine ends of both volumes, and repairs to the internal hinges. With bookplate of Nils Fries to the front paste- down of both volumes and his neat signature to ffep of both volumes also. Contents beautifully clean and seemingly unread. Boards very bright and with one minor scuff to the spine of volume 1; o/w. in thoroughly vg. condition. A nice set, hard to find in original bindings which are much preferred by Darwin collectors. Scarce. (Freeman 937). [46420] £1,850.00 The first issue of ‘The Descent of Man’ had a print-run of just 2,500 copies. It was published in February 1871, closely followed in March 1871 by the second issue printing of a further 2,000 copies. Controversially received like ‘Origin of Species’ before it, the word ‘evolution’ occurs here for the first time in any of Darwin’s works. It can be found on page 2 of the first volume.
275. Darwin, Charles. The Different Forms of Flowers. On Plants of the Same Species. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Murray, London. 1877 pp.viii, 352, plus catalogue. Some foxing to ends and text-block fore-edge o/w. contents beautifully clean. Original binding in vg. to fine condition. With bookplate of Marshall Laird. A lovely copy of this scarce 1st Ed. Freeman No. 1277. Scarce. [42949] £1,000.00
276. Darwin, Charles. Insectivorous Plants. 1st. Ed. 3rd. Thou. Pub. John Murray, London. 1875 pp.x, 462 with some figs. in text. Scattered light foxing at ends o/w. contents in fine condition. Original boards gently pulled at spine ends o/w. in thoroughly vg. condition. Freeman No. 1219. A nice, early copy. [42994] £700.00
277. Darwin, Charles. Insectivorous Plants. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. John Murray. 1875 pp.x, 462. In original green cloth boards (with brown endpapers), showing some minor fraying and wear at top and bottom of spine, o/w. boards in thoroughly vg. condition. Minor foxing to blank white ffep and last page of index, o/w. contents in thoroughly vg. condition. Binding in similar vg. condition with end-papers just drying at joints. Neat signature of ‘G.B. Longstaff July/75’ to half-title. A thoroughly vg. copy of the scarce 1st edition 1st Issue. Freeman 1217. [47421] £1,500.00 ‘This book was published on July 2, 1875’ Freeman.
278. Darwin, Charles. The Power of Movement in Plants. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. John Murray. 1880 pp.x, 592 plus list of works (dated May, 1878). In original green cloth boards (with brown end-papers) which are in thoroughly very good condition. A very minor amount of foxing to blank white ffep and last page of list of works, o/w. contents in thoroughly very good condition also. Binding in vg. condition with end-papers just drying at front. Overall a thoroughly very good copy of this scarce title. Would be very hard to better. Freeman 1325. [47420] £2,000.00 ‘The first edition was published on November 6, 1880, and it is recorded that 1,500 copies were sold at Murray’s autumn sale....There are thirty-two pages of inserted advertisements dated May 1878....’ Freeman.
279. Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. By means of Natural Selection. 2nd. Ed. 2nd. Issue. Pub. John Murray, London. 1860 pp.ix, 502 plus catalogue. With ‘Fifth Thousand’ on title-page as called for in the Freeman bibliography of Darwin’s works. In original binding of green boards, (preferred by Darwin collectors) with blind- tooled decoration and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Top edge of outer spine casing has been evenly worn away (c. 0.5cm). There are three further short splits (superficial in nature) at the top of the spine measuring 0.5cm. Some very small white flecks on front board, otherwise in thoroughly vg. condition. Contents are very clean and in thoroughly vg. condition. The hinges are firm, for this generally fragile book. Part of the top margin on the title- page has been neatly cut away, presumably to remove a signature. Overall a vg. copy. Freeman No. 376 Variant B. [47039] £4,000.00
280. Darwin, Francis. (Ed.). The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin. 2nd. Ed. Pub. John Murray, London. 1887 3 Volumes. Scattered light foxing to endpapers and a little to text-block edges, otherwise contents in thoroughly vg. condition. Original binding also in vg. condition. With bookplate of Lawrence Wedgwood in all 3 Vols. Freeman No. 1454. A most pleasing set with a super provenance. [42944] £350.00
Lawrence Wedgwood (1844-1913), was nephew of Emma and Charles Darwin. He was director of the Wedgwood pottery firm, youngest son of Francis Wedgwood and great-grandson of Josiah Wedgwood
281. Denny, Henry. Monographia Anoplurorum Britanniae; or An Essay on the British Species of Parasitic Insects belonging to the order Anoplura of Leach. Pub. Henry Bohn. 1842 pp.xxiv, 262 with 26 fine, hand- coloured plates which are very clean and bright. A thoroughly vg. copy in half calf binding, with gilt decoration, lettering and raised bands on spine. The marbled boards are rubbed in places, more so on the edges of the board. Scarce. [26751] £250.00 Denny was considered by many to be the leading specialist in the field of parasitic insects in the 19th century. This, his work on the Louse was considered for many years after publication to be the most important work on the subject.
282. Dykes, W.R. Notes on Tulip Species. 1st. Pub. Herbert Jenkins. 1930 pp. 108 with 54 beautifully illustrated plates by the author. Top/bottom of spine gently bumped, bottom right hand corner of front board has been professionally repaired. Scarce in original dustwrapper which has been mounted onto similar coloured paper to preserve it. Dustwrapper has a little loss in places and some stain marks. Still a very nice copy. [32374] £225.00
283. Evelyn, John. Silva or a Discourse of Forest-Trees. and the Propagation of Timber in his Majesties Dominions. As it was Deliver’d in the Royal Society the XVth of October, MDCLXII....Terra, a Philosophical Essay of Earth, Being a Lecture in Course. To which is Annexed Pomona; or, an Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees, in relation to Cyder; the Making, and Several Ways of Ordering it... 4th Edition Pub. London. 1706 Engraved frontis. and a number of engraved illustrations. Contemporary speckled full-calf binding, with pretty blind-tooling. Very well rebacked with raised bands. Internal hinges very well repaired. Contents in fine condition. A most pleasing copy. [42677] £750.00 “Contains a wealth of interesting information and practical instruction in the growth and management of trees. Most kinds of tree found in the British islands are systematically described, and the book shows throughout the fruits of the author’s own experience.” (Keynes).
284. Evelyn, John. (De La Quintinye, Jean). The Complete Gard’ner; or, Directions for the Cultivating and Right Ordering of Fruit-Gardens and Kitchen-Gardens. In six books. By the famous Monsr. De La Quintinye, Chief Director of all the Gardens of the French King. To which is Added His Treatise of Orange-Trees, with the raising of Melons.... 1st. Pub. Mathew Gillyflower. 1693 pp. xliv, 184; iv, 204; iv, 80: with engraved frontis. (portrait of author) with 11 engraved plates, two folding. New calf spine with orig. boards. A very clean attractive copy of the first edition of this work with small repair to frontis. With Standish family bookplate. Standish (1799-1840) was an English art and book collector. Scarce. [41549] £2,400.00 De La Quintinye was chief director of all the gardens of King Louis XIV. This English edition includes a section on Orange- Trees and Melons, not found in the French Editions.
285. Fuller, Errol. The Great Auk. Pub. Errol Fuller. 1999 pp.447 with photographs and illus. throughout. With frontis. heightened by hand. A fine copy in same slipcase. Bound in half green morocco leather and marbled boards. Limited edition of 400 copies this being no. 56. Signed by Errol Fuller. Fine. [21148] £195.00
286. Gardiner, J. (Translator). Rapin of Gardens. A Latin Poem. In Four Books. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Printed for Bernard Lintot. [1718] pp.[lii], 200 plus 4 copper engraved plates and one engraved frontispiece. Collated. Contents in vg. condition. Some old annotations to rfep. and rear paste-down. In original Cambridge panel binding, full-leather boards showing some wear, more so on corners. More recently, a replacement spine has been sympathetically added. A vg. copy. Handsome. [46823] £225.00 The first English translation of Rapin’s Latin Poem ‘Rapin of Gardens’ was completed by John Evelyn and long remained popular. James Gardiner’s translation appeared in 1706 and appeared in several editions. The copy offered here is the revised and finished 2nd edition. Stephen Switzer described Gardiner as ‘a great lover of gardening’. The work itself is divided into 4 parts ‘Of Flowers’, ‘Of Trees’, ‘Of Water’ and ‘The Orchard’ and is a fascinating insight into Rapin’s views of gardening in the 17th century.
287. Gerard, John. The Herball (Herbal) or Generall (General) Historie of Plants. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Islip, Norton & Walkers. 1633 pp.1,630 with over 2,500 wood-block engravings plus Indexes and Table of Virtues. Second and best edition of this important book. This copy has benefited from some professional repairs including the mounting of the frontispiece and repairs to the bottom edges of two page of the Table of Virtues. Four pages of the Table of Vertues have been sympathetically added in facsimile (copied on to antiquarian paper of a very similar guage and colour) to make the work complete. Some marks and wear to contents commensurate with the age of the work. Uncommon, original, reversed calf boards rubbed and showing wear in places. At some point a new leather spine has sympathetically replaced the original one. A very good copy. [45440] £2,850.00 Thomas Johnson (Editor of this edition of Gerard’s Herbal) was very aware that John Parkinson was working on his magnus opus, the ‘Theatrum Botanicum’. He brought out this revised edition of Gerard’s ‘Generall Historie of Plants’ to stay at the forefront of the minds of its users; and to steal Parkinson’s thunder.
288. Grigson, G., (after Thornton). Thornton’s Temple of Flora. Pub. Collins. 1951 With 12 plates reproduced in colour and 24 in collotype. Folio. A fine copy in dw. which is chipped along edges. The best reproduction of this work. This copy comes with the original two dustwrappers. The outer dw. is illustrated using Thornton’s famous picture of Tulips. Underneath is the normal green dustwrapper. Both have protected the boards, which are very clean and in fine condition. [23576] £125.00
289. Hachisuka, Masauji. The Birds of the Philippine Islands. with notes on the mammal fauna. Pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1931-35 Four volumes more recently bound in two with 101 plates. Green cloth.With the original four wrappers loosely inserted at rear of volume 2. A fine set a dedication from the author. Scarce. [35716] £675.00
290. Hanbury, Frederick J. An Illustrated Monograph of the British Hieracia. Pub. by the Author. 1889-99 pp.68 with 24 fine hand coloured lithographs. Originally released in eight parts, this is all eight bound in one volume, with the original paper wrappers bound at the end. More recently bound in green quarter morocco leather with marbelled boards. Folio. A truly lovely work. This is some of the finest hand-colouring we have ever seen with the purples and greens used bringing the illustrations to life. Contents beautifully clean. A fine copy. [Nissen 781] Scarce. [35095] £450.00 Originally planned to publish 12 parts with 36 plates but the last 4 were never published. This group of plants is commonly called the Hawkweeds with some 260 microspecies.
291. Hewitson, William C. Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of the Birds of the British Isles. with descriptions of their Eggs and Nidification. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1856 2 vols. with 149 hand-coloured plates. TEG. Very handsomely bound in half green morocco leather, with raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration to spines with marbled boards. Spines lightly and evenly faded; this being the only reason why we class the binding as being ‘near fine’ condition and not ‘fine’ condition. Some minor spotting, o/w. contents in thoroughly very good condition being bright and clean. A lovely set of this, the preferred edition. [47312] £750.00
292. Hill, John. A Decade of Curious Insects: Some of them not Describ’d Before: shewn in their natural size. Printed for the Author by B.White. 1773 pp.24 with 10 charming, hand coloured plates illustrating the insects both in life size and greatly enlarged. Bound in quarter cloth with marbelled boards. From the library and with the bookplate of Philip S. Corbet. Very good and beautifully clean. Very rare. [35077] £1,750.00
293. Hooker, Joseph Dalton. Himalayan Journals; or Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains, &c. Pub. John Murray, London. 1854 2 volumes with 12 coloured lithographic views; 80 wood engravings, two maps and coloured frontispiece. Contents a little foxed, largely at ends, o/w. very clean. A presentation set given by the Royal Geographic Society to Frederick Baker of Cheltenham (dated 1887). Finely bound in half blue morocco with gilt emblem of the Royal Geographic Society to front board of both volumes. Boards a little marked in places. A thoroughly vg. set. Scarce. [43629] £1,400.00 The scarce first edition of this much sought after work. Dedicated to Charles Darwin as a mark of gratitude for the pleasure and inspiration his friend’s journal of the Beagle voyage had given him. Darwin was touched by this dedication and impressed by the work itself.
294. Houghton, William. British Fresh-Water Fishes. Pub. William Mackenzie. 1879 2 volume complete set, with 41 fine wood engraved plates after A.F. Lydon and printed by B. Fawcett in colour, plus many fine engravings. A little feint foxing on text, most plates are very bright and clean. Bound in original dark maroon decorated cloth with attractive gilt design. Corners of boards and spine ends show some rubbing and pulling. Overall a vg.set. [37614] £875.00
295. Ireland, Samuel. Picturesque views on the River Wye. From its source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its junction with the Severn at Chepstow. Pub. Faulder. 1797 pp.xii, 159 with map at front and a further 31 plates. Offsetting from plates to text. Some foxing to 8 plates, map (verso and border) and two leaves of text, o/w. contents very clean. Very handsomely bound in full-calf leather (vg. condition), with gilt panel decoration to boards and gilt floral decoration and lettering to spine; raised bands. Marbled end-papers. With two armorial bookplates - one of Rev. Gape to front paste-down and another belonging to Robert William Llewellyn (Glamorgan) to ffep. A very good copy. [43064] £450.00
296. Jones, P. Flora Magnifica. Selected and painted by the artist with text by Wilfred Blunt. 1st. Pub. Tryon Gallery. 1976 With 16 stunning plates by Paul Jones. Ltd. to 500 copies for sale of which this is No. 73. Elephant folio bound in half vellum and cloth which have a few small spots on corners. Otherwise a fine copy in near-fine slip case. A lovely copy. [42348] £275.00
297. Jones, P. Flora Superba. Selected and painted by the artist. Text by Wilfred Blunt with a foreword by Sir George Taylor. Pub. Tryon Gallery, London. 1971 16 fine botanical colour plates and supporting text. Limited edition of 400 copies of which this is no. 190. Elephant folio in fine condition. Half vellum over marbled boards. With slip-case in near fine condition. Signed by the author. A lovely copy. [15846] £220.00
298. Keys, John. The Practical Bee-Master. In which will be shewn how to manage bees either in straw hives or in boxes, without destroying them, and with more ease, safety and profit, than by any method hitherto made public. Pub. for the author, London. [c.1780] pp.xii, 390, with one fold-out plate plus errata, advertisements and postscript. Contents in fine condition (just a short closed tear to p.103). There is some light off-setting on the fold-out plates and some minor spotting. More recently rebound in half-calf leather binding with marbled boards, which are in fine condition. A superb copy of this scarce title. (Harding 135) [46417] £625.00
299. Loudon, Mrs. British Wild Flowers. Pub. William S. Orr. 1849 pp.xvi, 311 with 60 hand-coloured plates, a few of which are lightly foxed. 4to. Bound in half morocco with marbled boards, spine re-laid. A handsome copy. [40508] £800.00
300. Loudon, Mrs. The Ladies’ Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals. 1st. Ed. Pub. Wiliam Smith, 1840 pp.xvi, 272 with 48 hand-coloured plates. Several plates have either foxing or spotting which is largely confined to borders. Three plates have an old stain mark to the border and a further one has some darkening again to the top- right margin. Majority of plates are clean as is the text. AEG. Bound in more recent half-calf, a little rubbed in 3 or 4 places. Spine handsomely lettered and decorated in gilt. Overall a very good copy of the preferred 1st. Edition. [44112] £850.00 This is the preferred 1st Edition, in which the plates are very fine and beautifully coloured. In Sacheverell Sitwell and Wilfred Blunt’s work “Great Flower Books”, Handasyde Buchanan comments that ‘the second edition of this and all Mrs Loudon’s other flower books is very much inferior in the quality of the plates’ to the first editions.
301. Lowe, John. The Yew-Trees of Great Britain and Ireland. Pub. Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1897 pp.xiv, 270 with full page illustrations and photographs & text illustrations. Scattered foxing to portions of book (common for this work), o/w. contents in thoroughly vg. condition. With neat ownership inscription to front paste-down and title page (dated 1900). Bound in original boards with gilt motif of Yew leaves and berries to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Some minor marks to boards, which overall are in thoroughly vg. condition. A lovely copy of this scarce work. [46891] £150.00 Twelve chapters covering distribution, ageing specimens, growth, notable trees, characteristics of Yew and uses, poisonous properties, medicinal uses and more.
302. Masson, F. Stapeliae Novae. Or, A Collection of Several New Species of that Genus Discovered in the Interior parts of Africa. Pub. London George Nicol. 1796 pp.24 with a further 41 hand-coloured copper engraved plates. Light browning and spotting to plates. Several bookplates and library stamps to front paste-down. Also stamp reading ‘This Volume is not to be removed from the Room’ to verso of f.e.p. and ‘836’ written in old- hand to top right corner of title page. Overall contents in vg. to fine condition. Original half-calf binding with marbled boards rubbed in places. More recent spine with old spine label. Overall a very good copy of this very scarce work. [44364] £3,750.00 The finest work on Stapelia ever produced. Francis Masson (1741-1805) was a Scottish botanist, gardener and Kew Garden’s first plant hunter. He first visited South Africa in 1772. Later, in 1785 he set sail again for the Cape of Good Hope, arriving in 1786. There he remained for nearly 10 years, returning to England in 1795. He then took up residence in Kensington and began working on ‘Stapeliae Novae’. Masson humbly noted ‘The figures were drawn in their natural climate, and though they have little to boast in point of art, they possibly exhibit the natural appearance of the plants they represent, better than figures made from subjects growing in exotic houses can do.’ Miss Mia Karsten, who wrote for the ‘Journal of South African Botany’ observed that Masson’s ‘Stapeliae Novae’ is ‘a work of great merit and value, both for the accurate, true to life drawings, from which the plates were made, and the detailed descriptions of the plants figured’.
303. Maw, George. A Monograph of the Genus Crocus. With an Appendix on the Etymology of the words Crocus and Saffron. Pub. Dulau. 1886 pp.viii, 326, xx plus index and 81 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates, (plate 17 was never published). Numerous woodcut vignettes are used through the volume. Cluster of spots of foxing at ends of volume (at front from f.e.p. which dissipate as move to preface, and at rear from f.e.p. to last few leaves of the index). Otherwise contents beautifully clean. With the bookplate of C.W.Cowan of Loganhouse to marbled ffep. Gilded blue edges. Bound in original green morocco with gilt decoration and lettering to boards. Boards lightly rubbed in places, more so on corners. Overall a very good to fine copy of this scarce work. [44355] £3,500.00 Considered the finest work ever published on the Genus Crocus. George Maw was a polymath whose occupations included, chemistry, geology, botany, archaeology, watercolour painting and gardening. Maw was an experienced plant-hunter and accompanied Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker on a plant-hunting exhibition to Morocco and the Atlas Mountains in 1871. He became an expert on the Crocus and illustrated his monograph - the result of ten years toil - with his own watercolours, of which John Ruskin wrote that the were “most exquisite... and beyond criticism”.
304. Mee, Margaret. Flowers of the Brazilian Forests. Ltd. Ed. Pub. Tryon Gallery. 1968 Large folio with 32 fine coloured plates, including frontis. from paintings by Margaret Mee. In fine condition, bound by Zaehnsdorf with quarter leather spine, gilt lettering and hand marbled boards. Contents in fine condition. With cloth covered slip case showing some rubbing to edges and a few, minor marks. Limited edition of 500 copies of which this is No.105. [36933] £995.00
This superb book containing 32 full page plates includes illustrations of Orchids (9), Bromeliads (6) and other plants of Brazil. Margaret Mee was one of the first artists to paint her flowers entirely from living plants. She underwent hardship to achieve these paintings.
305. Millais, J.H. Rhododendrons. In which is set forth and Account of all Species of the Genus Rhododendron (Including Azaleas and the Various Hybrids). Pub. Longmans, Green and Co. 1917 2 volumes. Complete. Contents beautifully clean and in fine condition. Boards lightly rubbed and bumped in places including one knock to bottom edge of front board on Volume 2. Overall a vg. set. [44120] £950.00 With the bookplate of Henry George Charles, Viscount Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947) to the front paste down of both volumes.
306. Miller, P. The Gardener’s and Botanist’s Dictionary. Containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving The Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden and Nursery...... 9th Ed. Pub. F.C. & J Rivington et al. 1807 Four volumes complete. Title page and dedication leaf in volume 1 are facsimile using paper that closely resembles the original - all other title pages and content are original. Contents in fine condition. More recently (within last 20 years), superbly bound in brown half-calf leather with marbled boards. Ornate, gilt floral decorated spines. Further blind decoration to spines and boards. Binding in fine condition. A truly magnificent set of the last and best edition. Folio. [22160] £950.00
307. Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist (1875). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1875 pp.292 with 24 fine chromolithographs plates. A little foxing to prelims. and some areas of text. Plates clean. Overall contents in very good to fine condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition. [40466] £350.00
308. Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist (1876). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1876 pp.288 with 24 fine chromolithograph plates. Scattered foxing at ends and small amounts to text and a few plates. A minor amount of ink bleed to top edge of some pages caused by an old spill of red ink to small area of top of text block. Otherwise contents clean and in very good condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition. [40468] £335.00
309. Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist (1877). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Pub. Kent & Co. 1877 pp.286 with 24 fine chromolithographs of fruit and flowers. A little foxing to some text. Plates clean. Fold-out plate has a few closed tears, o/w. contents in thoroughly very good condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition. [40465] £300.00 A lovely insight into gardening and horticulture of the period. This particular volume includes an article on new ornamental Japanese Pears, new forms of Primula and shrubs introduced by the Veitch family. Come with notices, information on garden shows and gardening association competitions and obituaries of notable people of the time.
310. Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist: (1878). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Pub. Kent & Co. 1878 pp.iii, 188 with 24 fine chromolithographic plates. Some foxing to ends and to some small portions of text. Plates generally very clean. Overall contents in vg. condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition. [40470] £350.00 Practical information on aspects of gardening and garden design. For example, this volume provides information on newly introduced Pictoee Carnations and the transplanting of valuable trees and shrubs. Interestingly, contains an article on the Herefordshire Pomona and how the Woolhope Club did not want to make any profit from it, hence the small print run. A previous owner has written what apple varieties are found in the volumes for 1872 to 1878 inclusive (we have all these volumes in stock).
311. Moore, Thomas & Paul, W. The Florist and Pomologist (1872). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1872 pp.288 with 12 chromolithographic plates. A little foxing to text and borders of plate. One closed tear to fold of fold-out plate, o/w. contents in vg. condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition. [40467] £200.00
312. Moore, Thomas & Paul, W. The Florist and Pomologist (1873). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1873 pp.292 with 24 fine colour
chromolithographs of fruit and flowers. A little foxing to prelims. and on the reverse of a few plates o/w. contents in fine condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. to fine condition. [40464] £300.00 A fascinating insight into gardening of the period. New plants collected by the plant hunters of the period including the Veitch family are presented along with practical advice on cultivation, garden design and more. Notices and obituaries compliment the text.
313. Moore, Thomas. & Paul, W. The Florist and Pomologist (1874). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1874 pp.292 with 24 fine chromolithographs. Some scattered foxing at ends and to a small part of the text. Plates in fine condition. Overall contents in vg. condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition. [40469] £350.00
314. Morris, Beverley R. British Game Birds and Wildfowl. 1st. Ed. Pub. Groombridge and Sons. 1855 pp.iv, 252 with 60 fine hand coloured plates. Bound in half red morocco boards. Original binding with gilt motif on front board, and gilt lettering to spine. Boards lightly marked, with a lightly coloured, circular mark on rear board. Professionally rebacked preserving most of the original spine. With some restoration to corners of the boards where the leather had been rubbed away. AEG. Sporadic foxing to text pages, including the title page, contents and verso of some plates. A handful of plates have some scattered foxing, c.20 have one or two minor marks with the rest beautifully clean. Internal hinges strengthened. Scarce. This is the preferred first edition. [46413] £1,650.00 This volume was written by the younger brother of the Rev. F.O. Morris ( author of ‘A History of British Birds’ and others). He was trained in the Medical Profession and was a keen naturalist like his brother. From 1851- 1855 he edited ‘The Naturalist’, being succeeded in the editorship by his brother in 1856. He emigrated to America in 1856 when his interest in British Ornithology appeared to end. There were 4 editions of this work of which this is the first.
315. Morris, F.O. Rev. A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds. 2nd. Ed. Pub. George Bell & Son. 1875 Three volumes. Original boards in fine condition with only exceptions being the bottom edges of boards are rubbed through to the board at corners and a handful of other very small signs of wear on spines. Otherwise a fine set. Handsome gilt decoration and lettering to spine. One of the nicest sets we have come across. [35551] £795.00
316. Oosten, H. Van. The Dutch Gardener: or the Complete Florist. Containing the most successful method of cultivating all sorts of Flowers, the Planting, Dressing, and Pruning of all manner of Fruit-Trees. Together with a particular account of the nursing of Lemon and Orange Trees in Northern Climates. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. London. 1711 pp. 6, 249, (1), 11, 1, with copper-engraved frontispiece and 2 further engraved plates. More recently rebound in full-calf leather binding, very much in keeping with original. Contents in thoroughly very good condition. A lovely copy. [44113] £900.00 Van Oosten practised as a nurseryman at Leiden, The Netherlands. This work contains information on the popular florists flowers of the time and also has a considerable section dedicated to the vegetable garden. Further sections are dedicated to the cultivation of fruit trees with a significant part of the text being given over to Tulips.
317. Owen, Charles. An Essay towards a Natural History of Serpents. Pub. Printed for the Author. 1742 pp.xxiii, 240 plus index. Illustrated with seven pages of copper engraved plates. Scattered, lightly coloured foxing to parts of the work. Overall contents in very good to fine condition being very bright. Recently rebound in half calf leather with marbled boards, new endpapers (of a very similar colour to original contents) raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. A handsome copy of this scarce work. [43937] £1,100.00
318. Parkinson, John. Paradisi In Sole. Paradisi Terrestris. Facsimile Reprint. Methuen. 1904 pp. xii, 612; 16 with many full page woodblock illustrations. Quarter cloth binding. Grey boards backed with natural linen cloth. Binding showing some small marks to boards and rubbing to edges, more so to corners, Neat ink inscription to ffep. dated 1904. More recently the end-papers have been replaced along with the title on the spine (matching the original which has been pasted to the front paste-down). Very mild, scattered foxing to prelims and some portions of text. Overall text and illustrations are very clean. A faithful reprint of the 1629 edition - Methuen used a similar guage paper to the original. A lovely work in very good condition. [47225] £185.00 Originally published in 1629, this faithful facsimile starts with a chapter on ‘The Ordering of the Garden of Pleasure’ in which Parkinson considered the situation of a garden, its soils and how to work around the problems inherent with these subjects. He then goes on to provide details on many of the plants and trees available at the time providing information on their varieties, time of flowering, their favoured positions and their virtues for use in herbalism and medicine.
319. Pickard-Cambridge, O. Rev. The Spiders of Dorset. with an appendix containing short descriptions of those British species not yet found in Dorsetshire. 1st. Pub. L.H.Rugg. 1879-81 pp.xlii, 625 plus 6 engraved
plates at rear, these are a little foxed. Ex-lib. Generally a vg. copy bound in half morocco showing some wear on spine-ends and on corners. Scarce. [43430] £200.00
320. Robinson, William. Flora and Sylva. A monthly review for lovers of Garden, Woodland, Tree or Flower; New and Rare Plants, Trees, Shrubs, and Fruits; the Garden Beautiful, and Home Landscape. Pub. London. 1903-05 Three volumes of the de-luxe edition bound in half vellum and white cloth with 66 fine chromolithograph plates and many engravings. Folio. Boards in very good condition. Internal hinges of volume one a little tender; those in volume two have neatly strengthened with a similar white cloth to that of the boards. Bindings in very good condition for all volumes. Contents beautifully clean and in fine condition. Overall a very good set. [47301] £600.00 This work was originally released in monthly parts and then bound at a later date. A sumptuous and superb work.
321. Sclater, P.L. and Hudson, W.H. Argentine Ornithology. A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 1st. Ed. Pub. R.H. Porter. 1888 2 volumes complete with 20 fine hand-coloured plates by Keulemans, probably the greatest bird illustrator. Title pages in both volumes with decorative vignettes. Small, scattered spots of foxing to fore-edges of text block. Contents beautifully clean and in fine condition. Contemporary ownership inscription (dated 1893) to second blanks of both volumes. Twentieth century half- morocco leather binding with gilt lettering. Very lightly rubbed on boards, leather in fine condition. TEG. Only 200 sets were ever published of which this is set No.127; with the signatures of both authors. A fine set. Rare. [46411] £3,000.00 W.H.Hudson was born in Quilmes Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, son of settlers of U.S. origin. He spent his youth studying flora and fauna and observing both natural and human dramas on what was then a lawless frontier. He settled in England in 1869. He produced a series of ornithological studies including this superb work.
322. Stearn, William T. & Blunt, Wilfrid, (Bauer, Ferdinand). The Australian Flower Paintings of Ferdinand Bauer. Pub. Basilisk Press, London. 1976 Text plus 25 lithographed colour plates mounted on heavy green paper. With two maps. Text provides description for each plant included and there are supporting distribution maps for each plate. Bound in publishers quarter green morocco and marbled boards, with lettering to spine. Fine condition. Housed in publishers chemise book case - three small marks to front and rear otherwise the book case is in fine condition. From a limited edition of 515 copies of which this is copy of which this is No. 267. Elephant folio. [47041] £600.00 Wilfrid Blunt wrote of Ferdinand Bauer and his brother Francis ‘one thing is certain: the last 200 years can show no artist of the calibre of either of these brilliant brothers’. This volume contains a fine selection of full-size, colour facsimiles of drawings made by Ferdinand after he set off with Matthew Flinders on the first circumnavigation of Australia in 1801. These plates were never reproduced in book format until the Basilisk Press did so. Indeed the selection comprised herein will never be reproduced again.
323. Sweet, Robert. Cistineae. The Natural Order of Cistus of Rock-Rose; Illustrated by coloured figures and descriptions of the Distinct Species, and the most Prominent Varieties, that could be at present procured in the Gardens of Great Britain; with the best direction for their cultivation and propagation. Pub. James Ridgway. 1825-30 pp.xx, with 112 fine hand-coloured, copper engravings and supporting pages of text. Some lightly scattered foxing and offsetting with beautifully clean plates. Very handsome half-morocco leather binding with decorated spine. Overall a vg. to fine copy. Scarce. (Great Flower Books 1700 - 1900 pg.77.) [44354] £4,750.00 Robert Sweet (1783-1835) was a famous horticulturist, nurseryman and author. In 1812 he joined Colvills, the famous Chelsea nursery. Subsequently, he was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society and he published a number of beautifully illustrated works on British garden plants. The plates comprised in Cistineae are by J. & M. Hart and Miss Brown, engraved by S. Watts and Weddell.
324. Todhunter, C., Williams, R. and Rodney, S. Bulmer’s Pomona. Pub. Fourth Estate. 1987 With 35 fine coloured plates by Caroline Todhunter. This is an immaculate copy of the limited edition bound in half-leather. TEG. Marbled boards. A very nice work. Bound by A.W. Lumsden, Edinburgh. Scarce, rarely coming up for sale in this limited edition. [39957] £350.00 Published to celebrate the centenary year of H.P. Bulmer Ltd.
325. Wallace, A.R. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection. A Series of Essays. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan and Co. 1870 pp.xvi, 384. Small hole to first page of catalogue section at rear of volume. Overall a vg. copy. Scarce. A very interesting copy. [45235] £750.00 A previous owner has pasted in an article (to both front and rear paste-downs) published by the Edinburgh University Philosophical Society. Some of it has been removed but it can be dated to c.1870. The article details the proceedings of the first session of the Edinburgh University Philosophical Society, and talks about the session being brought to a close by Sir Alexander Grant and it states ‘[Grant] rejoiced to see that the present day afforded indications of the lively interest felt throughout the country in the great questions of philosophy. During the few weeks that have elapsed (he proceeded) since you did me the honour to invite me to address you, three important works have appeared. I will name them in the order they came [out]. They are Mr. Darwin’s ‘Descent of Man’....’. Sir Alexander Grant, 10th Baronet (23 September 1826 – 30 November
1884) was a British educationalist and principal of the University of Edinburgh. He was born in New York and died in Edinburgh. A few other pages, at the catalogue section of the volume, have extracts from contemporary journals / newspapers pasted onto them. Further, on the verso of the title page there are the hand-written notes detailing a previous owner’s objections to Darwinism of which there are seven quite detailed points. There are also other annotations in pencil and ink to some parts of the volume. One other article entitled ‘Man and Evolution’ written by Alfred Russell Wallace, which he presented to the editor of the Daily News, has been tipped onto page 338. A fascinating copy of this work which has clearly been appreciated, challenged and understood by a very early owner.
326. Wallace, A.R. Island Life. Or the Phenomena and causes of Insular Faunas and Floras. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan, London. 1880 pxvii, 526 with a hand-coloured map. A W.H. Smith and Sons subscription library copy originally with the only indication being their partly removed label to f.e.p. Expertly repaired at some point - hinges strengthened. Scattered, light foxing at ends, and small repair to title page otherwise contents in fine condition. Original binding with boards gently rubbed, commensurate with the age of the book. [42943] £850.00
327. Wallace, Alfred Russel. Island Life. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. London. 1880 pp.xvii, 526 with coloured frontis. map. Some foxing to frontis. map and title page otherwise a vg. copy handsomely rebound in half calf and marbelled boards. One small college library stamp to half title. Scarce. [38701] £700.00
328. White, Gilbert. The Natural History and Antiquites of Selborne. 1st. Ed. Pub. London by T. Bensley; For B. White and Son. 1789 pp.v, 468 plus 12 page index and one-page errata. Complete with fold-out engraved frontis., engraved half-title, seven further plates, five of which show some off-setting (common in this edition) on to opposite pages; the other two have off-setting, scattered foxing spots and a couple of marks. Six pages of text have a light coloured mark to lower margin. Otherwise the contents are beautifully clean and in fine condition. Original full-calf leather boards with gilt decoration around edges, showing some rubbing in places and in very good condition. More recent leather spine with gilt decoration and lettering. A handsome copy in very good plus condition. [45986] £1,925.00
Gardening 329. Anderson, J. The New Practical Gardener, and Modern Horticulturalist. Pub. William Mackenzie. [1874] pp. 988 with 27 colour chromolithograph plates. Scattered foxing to contents. Quite handsomely bound in half- leather with marbled boards. Boards are rubbed in places. Overall a very good copy. [38280] £150.00 A comprehensive work which will be of interest to those seeking traditional methods of cultivation and those interested in the history of gardening and horticulture.
330. Bechtel, H., Cribb, P. and Launert, E. The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Blandford Press. 1981 pp.444 with 720 coloured photographs. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [43461] £20.00
331. Beckett, K. and Grey-Wilson, C. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Alpines. Pub. A.G.S. 1993 Two volumes. A near fine set. Scarce and out-of-print. [46964] £195.00 Recommended. A definitive work on Alpines, giving the uses and culture of each genus and a description of the species therein.
332. Bird, R. Climbers and Wall Shrubs. Pub. Cassell. 2000 pp.112 with colour photographs and illustrations throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46995] £3.00
333. Bloom, A. Gardening with Conifers. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2001 pp.192 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in dustwrapper. As new. In-print at £25.00. [46955] £12.50 From giant sequoiadendrons to low, spreading junipers, the range of conifer forms and sizes is vast and cones can provide interest in the garden throughout the year. Adrian Bloom shows how conifers can be used in almost any size and situation.
334. Bowles, E.A. A Handbook of Crocus and Colchicum. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Bodley Head. 1952 pp.222 with plates. Some foxing to fore-edges of text block and at ends o/w. a vg. copy in a vg. dustwrapper which is chipped along the edges. [47300] £10.00
335. Bradley-Hole, C. The Minimalist Garden. Pub. Mitchell Beazley. 1999 pp.207 with lovely colour photographs throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in dustwrapper which is lightly marked in places. [46743] £25.00 Individual gardens are presented in thematic chapters, including The Extended Home, Courtyards and Back Gardens, Roof Gardens, Pools and Water Gardens etc. There is a practical directory of suitable material and over 100 architectural plants for the perfect minimalist garden.
336. Brickell, C. etal. The Smaller Daphnes. The Proceedings of ‘Daphne 2000’ a conference held at the Royal Horticultural Society, organised by The Joint Rock Garden Plant Committee. Pub. A.G.S. 2001 pp.47 with colour photographs throughout. A near fine copy. Softback. [46978] £4.00
337. Bryan, J.E. Bulbs. Rev. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2002 pp.524 with colour photographs throughout. A near fine copy in spine-faded dustwrapper. [46965] £40.00 John Bryan’s substantive revision to his original work published in 1989, provides coverage of some 230 genera and a staggering number of full descriptions of bulbous species, varieties, and cultivars from around the world. Genera are treated with detail appropriate to their horticultural importance, with information on history, classification, culture, propagation, pests and diseases, landscape uses, and much more.
338. Case, F.W. and R.B. Trilliums. Rep. Pub. Timber Press. 1997 pp.285 with colour photographs and text figs. throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in spine-faded dustwrapper. [46942] £18.00
339. Chatto, B. The Damp Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1982 pp. 336 with illus. and 12 colour photographic plates. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dw. [43314] £18.00
340. Clebsch, B. The New Book of Salvias. Sages For Every Garden. Pub. Timber Press. 2008 pp.344 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. A fine copy. Softback. [46947] £9.00
341. Coats, A.M. Garden Shrubs and Their Histories. 1st. Ed. Pub. 1963 pp.416 with b/w. plates. A vg. plus copy in darkened and sl. grubby dustwrapper. [46742] £10.00
342. Cowley, J. The Genus Roscoea. Pub. RBG Kew. 2007 pp.190 with colour photographs and plates throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46950] £25.00
343. Cribb, P. and Butterfield, I. The Genus Pleione. A Kew Magazine Monograph. Pub. Helm / Timber Press. 1988 pp.94 with colour plates, photographs and text figs. A fine copy in a vg. dustwrapper. [46943] £19.00
344. Crowe, S. Garden Design. Pub. Packard. 1981 pp.224 with b/w. photographs and text figs. throughout. Lightly foxed top-edge of text block. VG. copy in similar dw. [46747] £15.00
345. Davidson, B.L. Lewisias. Pub. Timber Press. 2000 pp.236 with colour photographs, plates and text illus. A vg. copy in spine-faded dustwrapper. [46987] £9.00
346. Don, M. and S. The Jewel Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder and Stoughton. 2004 pp.222 with colour photographs throughout. A near fine copy in similar dustwrapper. Signed by Monty Don. [46982] £25.00 This is the story of a garden that Monty and Sarah Don have made over the past decade, a garden that has risen from the ashes of a catastrophic failure.
347. Duncan, Graham. The Genus Lachenalia. Pub. Kew. 2012 pp. 480 with over 300 photographs and supporting botanical illustrations & line drawings. A new hardback. [47416] £120.00 The first complete monograph of the Genus Lachenalia or Cape Hyacinths. Cultivation, propogation and much, much more.
348. Elgood, G.S. Italian Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green & Co. 1907 pp.x, 156 with 52 fine illustrations by the author. TEG. A very good copy in original cloth boards. Folio. [41649] £135.00
349. Elliott, J. Alpines in Sinks and Troughs. Pub. A.G.S. 1991 pp.36 with colour photographs and line drawings. A vg. copy. Softback. [46989] £3.00
350. Elliott, J. Bulbs for the Rock Garden. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1995 pp.160 with colour photographs throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [43300] £7.00
351. Farrer, Reginald. The English Rock-Garden. Rep. Pub. Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1955 2 volumes with numerous b/w. plates. A very good, clean set in chipped and lightly worn dustwrappers. [43305] £25.00
352. Fiala., Fr. J.L. Flowering Crabapples. The Genus Malas. Pub. Timber Press. 1994 pp.273 with b/w. and colour photos. A nr. fine copy in a vg. dw. with one closed tear to rear turn-in. [41418] £45.00 Brings together the author’s 50 years of passionate interest in the hybridization and cultivation of crabapples.
353. Fish, M. Gardening in the Shade. Pub. Gardeners Book Club. 1972 pp.160 with b/w. photographs. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [47234] £8.00
354. Fisher, John. The Origins of Garden Plants. Pub. Constable. 1982 pp.xvii, 338 with 5 full-page col. illus. and 92 b/w. illus. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [43306] £12.00
355. Gerard, John. The Herbal or General History of Plants. A facsimile of the complete edition of 1633 as Revised and Enlarged by Thomas Johnson. Facs. Rev. Enl. Pub. Dover. 1975 pp.vii, 1631 plus index. Fore- edges of text block a litle finger-smudged otherwise a fine copy in similar dustwrapper. [44718] £150.00
356. Gothein, Marie. L. A History of Garden Art. Edited by Walter Wright. 1st. Ed. Pub. In English by J.M.Dent. 1928 Two volumes with many photos. and plans. Contents very clean and in fine condition. In original cloth bindings which show some handling marks, more so to the spines. Mildly dust-marked to the top-edges of text blocks of both volumes. Overall a very good set of this excellent reference work. [47229] £120.00
357. Grey-Wilson, C. Cyclamen. A Gardener’s Guide. New. Ed. Pub. A.G.S. nd. pp.64 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [46988] £3.50
358. Grey-Wilson, C. The Genus Dionysia. Pub. AGS. 1989 pp.ix, 172 with colour plates and some other line drawings. A fine copy in dustwrapper. [46949] £11.00
359. Grey-Wilson, C. and Mathew, B. Bulbs. The Bulbous Plants of Europe and Their Allies. Pub. Collins. 1981 pp.285 with 48 colour plates and other text. Previous owners library stamp to f.e.p. otherwise contents clean. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [43332] £14.00
360. Grey-Wilson, C. and Matthews, V. Gardening on Walls. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1983 pp.320 with colour plates and line drawings. A good to vg. copy. Hdbk. with dw. [43554] £10.00
361. Grosvenor, G. Growing Irises. Pub. Kangaroo Press. 1984 pp.88 with b/w. and colour photographs and text figs. Previous owner’s bookplate to front paste-down otherwise a vg. copy. Softback. [46940] £10.00 Contains a very good list of cultivars from Australia and New Zealand.
362. Halliwell, B. The Propagation of Alpine Plants and Dwarf Bulbs. Rock Gardener’s Library. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1992 pp.xi, 193 with line drawings. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [46979] £6.50
363. Harding, W. Saxifrages. A Gardener’s Guide to the Genus. Pub. A.G.S. 1992 pp.152 with colour photographs and line drawings. A vg. copy. Softback. [46961] £6.00
364. Harvey, J. Early Nurserymen. Pub. Philimore. 1974 pp.xv, 276 with 16 b/w. plates. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [47227] £21.00 A detailed study of the development of the trade in seeds, plants, bulbs & trees from the middle ages to the 19th century.
365. Harvey, John. Mediaeval Gardens. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Batsford. 1990 pp.xvi, 199 with many colour and b/w. illustrations. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46819] £35.00 Still the definitive text on mediaeval gardens. This book demonstrates, with the aid of illustrations, that from the eleventh century at least, plants were grown and gardens laid out for their beauty as well as for their usefulness; and that gardening was linked to the planting of orchards and the formation of parks.
366. Heims, D. and Ware, G. Heucheras and Heucherellas. Coral Bells and Foamy Bells. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.208 with colour photographs. A fine copy in spine-faded dustwrapper. [46991] £10.00
367. Herklots, G.A.C. Vegetables in South-East Asia. 1st. Ed. Pub. George Allen and Unwin. 1972 pp.xii, 525 with line drawings. Contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper is chipped in places and has been repaired with sellotape. Overall a vg. copy. [43359] £65.00 A comprehensive book on tropical vegetables, primarily directed to South-East Asia, but of value throughout the tropics. It presents an account of the scientific background - soils, fertilisers, pests, climate - and of the nutritive values of vegetables.
368. Hibberd, S. The Amateur’s Flower Garden. A Handy Guide to the Formation and Management of the Flower Garden. and The Cultivation of Garden Flowers. Pub. Groombridge and Sons. 1871 pp.iv, 284 with colour chromolithographs and woodcut engravings. Light scattered foxing to frontis, title-page and contents otherwise contents generally very clean. Spine-ends repaired. AEG. Overall a vg. copy. [46744] £30.00
369. Hill, M.B. On Foreign Soil; American Gardeners Abroad. Pub. Harry N. Abrams. 2005 pp.159 with b/w. and colour plates throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [47236] £9.50 ‘A history of Americans who created their own gardens while living abroad in England, France and Italy - from Thomas Jefferson to Gore Vidal. Through paintings, period photographs and a readable text, May Brawley Hill evokes the creative spirit shown by expatriates who felt enough at home in Europe to put down American roots.’
370. Hillier, J. Hillier. The Plants, the People, the Passion. Pub. Hillier. 2014 pp.224 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. [46782] £20.00 An absorbing story of four generations of a horticultural familiy, from its roots among 18th-century agricultural labourers to its present-day position as one of the leading nurseries in Europe.
371. Hobhouse, P. Plants In Garden History. Pub. Pavilion. 1992 pp. 336 profusely illustrated in colour and b/w. Light foxing to top-edge of text block, spine of dw lightly faded. VG. plus copy. [46752] £15.00
372. Ingwersen, W. Alpines. Pub. John Murray. 1991 pp.x, 292 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46994] £12.00
373. Jefferson-Brown, M. Narcissus 1st Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1991 pp.vii, 224 with 50 coloured plates. Spine and and edge of dw. lightly faded otherwise a near fine copy. [43417] £7.50
374. Jekyll, G. Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden. Pub. Windward / Frances Lincoln. c.1990 pp.186 with colour photographs and illus. A thor. vg. copy in dw. which has one small nick. [46748] £12.00 Here, Gertrude Jekyll’s planting plans have been redrawn and interpreted in colour and are supplemented by hitherto unpublished designs.
375. Jekyll, G. Wall and Water Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. [nd.] pp.xiv, 177 with photographic plates. With ownership inscription dated Christmas 1917. Scattered foxing to the text, plates very clean. Original boards in vg. condition. Overall a vg copy. [45997] £40.00 A review of this book by ‘The Times’ around the time of it’s publication read ‘He who will consent to follow Miss Jekyll aright will find that under her guidance the old walls, the stone steps, the rockeries, the ponds or streamlets of his garden will presently blossom with all kinds of flowers undreamed of, and become marvels of varied foliage.’
376. Jekyll, G. Wood and Garden. Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green and Co. 1899 pp.xvi, 286 with photographic plates. Scattered light foxing to some portions of text, overall contents generally very clean. With ownership inscription on ffep. dated 1899. Spine equally faded to a more brown colour. Overall a vg. copy. [45998] £50.00
377. Jekyll, G. and Mawley, E. Roses for English Gardens. A Photographic Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1902 pp.xvi, 166 with photographic plates. Foxing throughout, not affecting plates. Lacks free-end papers. Previous owner’s label appears to have been removed from front paste-down. Boards heavily rubbed and spine- ends pulled. Overall a good to vg. copy. [46746] £40.00
378. Jekyll, G. and Mawley, E. Roses for English Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1902 pp.xvi, 166 with photographic plates. Neat ink inscription to ffep. Scattered foxing to text, heavier to prelims not affecting plates which are very clean. In original boards which show some fading in places but are otherwise in vg. condition. A lovely copy. [47259] £80.00
379. Jekyll, G. and Wood,M. (Ed.). The Unknown Gertrude Jekyll. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2006 pp.208 with b/w. and colour photographs and text figs. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45980] £10.00
380. Jekyll, G. Jekyll, F. and Taylor, G.C. (Eds.). A Gardener’s Testament. A Selection of Articles and Notes by Gertrude Jekyll. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1937 pp.xiv, 258 with plates and some planting plans. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block otherwise contents very clean. With 2 inscriptions to ffep. Original cloth boards showing some light wear to top of spine, lightly bumped in a few places otherwise vg. [46002] £30.00
381. Jekyll, Gertrude. Old English Household Life. Some Account of Cottage Objects and Country Folk. 1st. Ed. 2nd. Iss. B.T. Batsford. 1933 pp.ix, 222 with b/w. photographic plates. Scattered light foxing to fore-edges and portions of the text. Boards faded and bumped in places. Overall a vg. copy. [44045] £25.00
382. Jellicoe, G.A. Baroque Gardens of Austria. 1st. Pub. Ernest Benn. 1932 pp.45 with 40 fine plates. Internally excellent - clean and contents in fine condition. Original cloth binding lightly marked along borders and very lightly faded on spine; still in thoroughly vg. condition. With the armorial bookplate of Frederick Fermor-Hesketh to front paste-down, son and heir of Sir Thomas and Lady Hesketh. Near fine. Folio. [28259] £135.00
383. Jermyn, J. Alpine Plants of Europe. A Gardener’s Guide. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.320 with colour photographs and text illus. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. [46956] £20.00
384. Kelaidis, G.M. Hardy Succulents. Tough Plants for Every Climate. Pub. Storey. nd. pp.159 with colour photographs and illustrations throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [46998] £6.50
385. Kilpatrick, J. Gifts from the Gardens of China. The Introduction of Traditional Chinese Garden Plants to Britain 1698-1862. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2007 pp.288 with colour plates and photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46948] £18.00
386. Kluckert, E. European Garden Design. Pub. Koneman. 2000 pp. 496 with excellent colour photography throughout. A nr. fine copy in dw. [43465] £20.00
387. Leeds, R. Autumn Bulbs. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 2005 pp. 160 with numerous colour photographs throughout. A very good copy in same dw. [46990] £5.00
388. Leeds, R. Bulbs in Containers. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.224 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in spine-faded dustwrapper. [46983] £9.00
389. Lewis, P. and Lynch, M. Campanulas. Pub. Helm / Timber Press. 1989 pp.x, 149 with b/w. and colour photographs and text figs. A vg. copy in spine-faded dustwrapper. [46973] £8.00
390. Liden, M. and Zetterlund, H. Corydalis. A Gardener’s Guide and a Monograph of the Tuberous Species. Pub. AGS. 1997 pp.140 with colour plates. A fine copy in similar dw. [46981] £15.00
391. Lloyd, C. Other People’s Gardens. Pub. Viking. 1995 pp.viii, 211 with colour photographs throughout. Light foxing to top-edge of text block, spine of dw. gently faded o/w. a vg. copy. [46741] £7.00
392. Lovejoy, D. (Ed.). Land Use and Landscape Planning. Pub. Leonard Hill. 1973 pp.xii, 308 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [43577] £7.50
393. Lowe, D. and Smith, G. The Genus Androsace. A Monograph for Gardeners and Botanists. Pub. AGS. 1997 pp. 207 with 95 colour photographic plates and numerous other figs. A thoroughly vg. copy in part-faded dustwrapper. [46977] £20.00 This is the first modern comprehensive guide to the Genus Androsace.
394. McGregor, M. Saxifrages. A Definitive Guide to the 2000 Species, Hybrids & Cultivars. Pub. Timber Press. 2008 pp.384 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in dustwrapper. As new. [46957] £18.00 This book brings together accounts of garden and wild saxifrages - their botany, history, cultivation and propagation - from all sections of genus Saxifraga.
395. McGuire, D.K. et al. Beatrix Jones Farrand. Fifty Years of American Landscape Architecture. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks. 1982 pp. 142 with 16 b/w. photographic plates and further text illus. Some text highlighted o/w. a vg. copy in cloth boards. [43439] £10.00
396. Mathew, B. The Crocus. 1st. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1982 pp. 224 with colour plates. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. A superb copy. Considered the most up-to-date definitive text on the Crocus. [43337] £110.00
397. Mathew, B. The Smaller Bulbs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1987 pp.xviii, 190 with 96 colour plates and 9 drawings. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dw. [40308] £20.00
398. Mathew, B. (Ed.). Genus Cyclamen. Science, Cultivation, Art and Culture. Pub. Kew. 2012 pp. 600 with over 700 colour images including 25 original botanical paintings. A new hardback. [47417] £90.00 A celebration of Cyclamen. Practical information on cultivation and propogation is presented alongside the botany of all taxa, the history of Cyclamen and information on its use in botanical art, ceramics, pottery and more.
399. Mathew, B. Hellebores. 1st. Ed. Pub. AGS. 1989 pp.ix, 180 with colour plates and photographs throughout. Signed by the author. A thoroughly very good copy in same dw. [42918] £75.00 This attractive and authoritative book is still the standard work on Hellebores.
400. Maxwell, Sir. H. Scottish Gardens. Being A Representative Selection of Different Types, Old and New. 1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1908 pp.x, 251 with colour plates. Previous owner’s bookplate to front paste-down o/w. contents in thor. vg. condition. Boards showing a little wear at extremities and spine lightly sunned. Overall a vg. copy. [43947] £45.00
401. Metcalf, L. Hebes. A Guide to Species, Hybrids, and Allied Genera. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.260 with colour photographs and text figs. throughout. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46945] £5.50
402. Michie, C.Y. The Larch. A practical treatise on its culture and general management. Pub. Blackwood & Sons. 1885 pp.xxxvi, 284 with tables, small illus. and 2 photographic plates. A thoroughly vg. copy in gilt- decorated cloth boards. [37559] £50.00
403. Musgrave, T & W An Empire of Plants. People and Plants that changed the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell 2000 pp.192 with many illustrations. Small knock to bottom edge of front board, o/w. a fine copy in vg. price- clipped dw. [46820] £12.00 For over 300 years plants have been at the heart of Europe’s trade and power. This book explores the stories of seven plants- tea, tobacco, sugar, opium, quinine, cotton and rubber.
404. Nelson, Charles E. Hardy Heathers. From the Northern Hemisphere. Calluna, Daboecia, Erica. Pub. Kew. 2011 pp. 456 with 23 botanical paintings, 41 line drawings, 160 colour photographs and 20 maps. A new hardback. [47415] £60.00 Distribution, history, conservation, classification and cultivation are covered in detail. A superb work.
405. Nicholls, G. Dwarf Campanulas; and Associated Genera. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.272 with colour photographs throughout. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46986] £7.50
406. Nold, R. Penstemons. Pub. Timber Press. 1999 pp.259 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46975] £15.00
407. Oakeley, Dr. H. Doctors in the Medicinal Garden. Plants Named After Physicians. Pub. Royal College of Physicians. 2012 pp.vii, 165 with colour photographs. New softback. [43983] £16.00
408. Oakeley, Dr. H. A Tour of the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians. Pub. Royal College of Physicians. 2013 pp.40 with colour photographs throughout. New softback. [46271] £6.00 Takes you on a tour of the garden, with notes on 60 of the plants it contains, considering their historical & current uses.
409. Oakeley, Dr. H. A Year in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians. Rev. Ed. Pub. Royal College of Physicians. 2011 pp.vii, 119 with colour photographs. New softback. [43982] £10.00 In this book, a choice selection of the plants grown in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians are described, as they flower, week by week through the seasons; with a commentary on their uses, past and present, with a space for diary notes throughout the year.
410. Oakeley, Dr. H. and Braem, G. Paphiopedilum Species. The Essential Guide. Pub. Oakeley. 2011 pp.86 with colour photographs throughout. New softback. [46109] £5.00
411. Parsons, R. and Gerritsen, M.E. A Compendium of Miniature Orchid Species. Volume 1. Pub. Redfern Natural History. 2013 pp.xvi, 500 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. [46783] £34.99 Presents the true gems of the orchid family, the miniature orchid species, which can produce some of the most unusual flowers in the plant kingdom.
412. Parsons, R. and Gerritsen, M.E. A Compendium of Miniature Orchid Species. Volume 2. Pub. Redfern Natural History. 2013 pp.vii, 503-1161 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. [46784] £34.99
413. Pavord, A. The New Kitchen Garden. A Complete Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruit and Herbs, with Design Ideas and Planting Schemes for all Types of Garden. Pub. D.K. 1996 pp.208 with colour photographs and text figs. throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46738] £15.00
414. Phillips, R. & Rix, M. The Botanical Garden. Vol. I & II. 1st. Pub. Macmillan. 2002 2 vols. illus. in colour throughout. Spines of dw’s. a little faded otherwise fine. In slipcase which has a small closed tear at top corner. Overall a thoroughly vg. set. [43676] £45.00 This major 2 volume referenece work covers over 1,000 genera and is the most comprehensive work of its kind, bridging the divide between scientific texts and everyday horticultural books and providing an unrivalled insight into the relationships between garden plants and the natural environment from which they come.
415. Plumptre, G. The Garden Makers. The Great Tradition of Garden Design from 1600 to the Present Day. Pub. Pavilion. 1993 pp.240 with colour photographs throughout. Light foxing to top-edge of text block otherwise a thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46739] £18.00
416. Porter, Michael. Welsh Marches Pomona. Pub. Marcher Apple Network. 2010 pp. 95 with 31 full-page colour plates of blossom and fruit by Margaret Gill. New copy. Hardback. Small print-run. [43882] £25.00 This book provides information on 31 varieties of apple which originated in the Welsh Marches. Although most of these have been growing here for generations, several have only recently been ‘re-discovered’.
417. Pratt, K. and Jefferson-Brown, M. The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Fritillaries. 1st. Ed. Pub. David and Charles. 1997 pp.160 with colour photographs throughout. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. Signed by Michael Jefferson-Brown. [43301] £12.50
418. R.H.S. The Fruit Garden Displayed. New Ed. Rev. Enl. Pub. Bles. 1965 pp.182 with b/w. photographs throughout. Some ink annotation to text and covers o/w. a vg. copy. Softback. [43296] £10.00 A classic work for those involved growing fruit; practical and very well illustrated with the black and white photographs.
419. Rhind, W. A History of The Vegetable Kingdom; Embracing The Physiology of Plants, with Their Uses to Man and the Lower Animals, and their Application in the Arts, Manufactures, and Domestic Economy. Pub. Blackie and Son. 1855 pp.xii, 720 with 40 steel engraved plates, 22 of which are hand-coloured by Walter Hood Fitch. A few sections standing a little proud. More recently rebound in full cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Contents generally very clean. [43580] £120.00
A superb work. An extract from the preface reads ‘The first part of the work, therefore, consists of the physiology, geographical distribution, and classification of vegetables. The second part embraces a history of plants used for food and clothing; in arts and manufacters; in medicine; and for ornamental purposes. The concluding portion treats of the practical culture of vegetables; the preservation of specimens and the drying of roots and seeds.’
420. Robertson, W.F. Early Scottish Gardens and Their Plants. 1650-1750. Pub. Tuckwell Press. 2000 pp. 223 with colour photographs and illus. A vg. copy in same dw. [43942] £10.00 This book is a different kind of garden history, focusing not on garden design and horticulture, but on the plants themselves and the men who grew them.
421. Robinson, M.A. Primulas. The Complete Guide. Pub. Crowood Press. 1990 pp.271 with colour photographs. Bookplate to front paste-down o/w. vg in same dustwrapper. [46985] £9.00
422. Robinson, W. The Wild Garden. Or our Groves and Gardens made beautiful by the Naturalisation of Hardy Exotic Plants; being one way onwards from the Dark Ages of Flower Gardening, with suggestions for the Regeneration of the Bare Borders of the London Parks. Pub. The Garden Office. 1881 pp.xiv, 179 with woodcut engravings. Light scattered foxing throughout. TEG. Boards lightly marked in a few places, corners bumped and spine-ends a little pulled. With very neat bookplate of first owner to front paste-down and inscription on title-page by same owner dated 1881. Overall a vg. copy. [46745] £60.00
423. Rohde, E.S. The Garden’s Lovers’ Days. 1st. Ed. Pub. Medici Soc. 1929 pp.122 unpaginated. This book is separated into the months of the year with poems to coincide with each month. FFEP. missing o/w. vg. in dw. which is marked and chipped in places. [41613] £8.00
424. Rohde, E.S. Garden-Craft in the Bible; and other Essays. Pub. Herbert Jenkins. 1927 pp.242 with b/w. plates. Scattered foxing throughout, ink inscription to ffep. Bound in quarter cloth. A vg. copy. [47235] £14.00
425. Rohde, E.S. Vegetable Cultvation and Cookery. Pub. Medici Soc. 1938 pp.viii, 275 with line drawings. Some foxing to contents and some small stains to fep. o/w. a vg. copy in cloth boards. [41615] £4.00
426. Rohde, E.S. and Parker, E. The Gardener’s Week-end Book. 1st. Ed. Pub. Seeley Service. [1939] pp.427 with small illus. Contents in vg. plus condition. Overall a vg. copy. [41620] £7.50
427. Sackville-West, V. In Your Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1951 pp.237 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in lightly faded and marked cloth boards. Scarce. [43530] £35.00
428. Sackville-West, V. In Your Garden Again. 1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1953 pp.178 with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in slightly chipped dw. [43528] £40.00
429. Sackville-West, V. More For Your Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1955 pp.176 with b/w. photographs throughout. A thor. vg. copy in lightly faded and marked dw. [43529] £60.00
430. Sanders, R. The English Apple. 1st. Ed. Pub. Phaidon Oxford. 1988 pp. 144 with vibrant colour illus. Fine condition in vg. gently spine-faded dw. Signed by Rosanne Sanders. [43340] £85.00 This volume (now scarce) is an invaluable aid to identification and a source of ideas for apple growing enthusiasts. Each apple is shown on a full-colour plate together with the blossom, twig and leaf. The previous owner of this book has written a neat inscription on the half-title, in pencil. A unique copy, in that Harry Baker (who contributed the detail needed for the book on apple growing) wrote “successful fruit growing” and signed the book also; further Rosanne Sanders also signed the half-title.
431. Schulman, N. A Rage for Rock Gardening. The story of Reginald Farrer, gardener; writer and plant collector. Pub. Short Books. 2002 pp.118 with some colour plates. A fine copy in same dw. [43354] £4.00 Roy Lancaster wrote of this work “All gardeners should read this book”.
432. Shephard, S. Seeds of Fortune. A Gardening Dynasty. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2003 pp.xix, 300 with colour plates and b/w. figs. DW. shows marks and fading in places. Contents as new. VG. [46664] £12.50 A captivating account of adventure, big business and Veitch family intrigue in the horticultural world.
433. Sitwell, Sir George. On the Making of Gardens. Ltd. Ed. Pub. Dropmore Press. 1949 pp.xvi, 113 with decorations by John Piper. Contents are in thor. vg. condition. Scattered light foxing to dw. Spine a little faded o/w. a vg. copy. Limited edition, this being no.771 of 1000 copies. [43560] £120.00
434. Skelmersdale, C. A Gardener’s Guide to Bulbs. Pub. Crowood Press. 2012 pp.208 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in dustwrapper. As new. [46954] £14.00
435. Smith, M. The Plant Propagator’s Bible. A Step-by-Step Guide to Propagating Every Plant in Your Garden. Pub. Reader’s Digest. 2007 pp.192 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. Spine faded otherwise a fine copy. [46996] £15.00
436. Spens, Michael. Gardens of the Mind: The Genius of Geoffrey Jellicoe. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1992 pp.191 with numerous designs, plans and colour and b/w. photographs. A new copy in dustwrapper which is gently darkened to the spine. [47299] £10.00
437. Stearn, W.T. The Genus Epimedium. and Other Herbaceous Berberidaceae Including the Genus Podophyllum. Pub. RBG Kew. 2002 pp.xi, 342 with colour plates, photographs and other text illus. A fine copy in a vg. plus dustwrapper. [46951] £30.00
438. Stern, F.C. Snowdrops and Snowflakes. A study of the genera Galanthus and Leucojum. 1st. Ed. Pub. RHS. 1956 pp.128 with 14 plates plus other text illus. Foxing to verso of title page and end papers otherwise contents clean. Overall a very good copy in blue cloth boards. [42902] £150.00 Still considered an excellent monograph for those interested in Snowdrops.
439. Stroud, D. Capability Brown. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1950 pp.224 with b/w. photographic plates. A vg. copy in cloth boards. [42032] £45.00
440. Swindells, P. A Plantsman’s Guide to Primulas. Pub. Ward Lock. 1989 pp.128 with colour photographs. Previous owner’s bookplate to front paste-down. Overall a vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46971] £6.00
441. Tait, A.A. The Landscape Garden in Scotland. 1735-1835. Pub. Edinburgh Univ. Press. 1980 pp.xi, 282 with colour and b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in slightly chipped dw. [43941] £45.00 The standard work for this subject.
442. Thomas. G.S. The Garden Through the Year. A month-by-month guide to the favourite plants and flowers of the greatest gardener of all time. Pub. Thames and Hudson. 2002 pp.xxi, 302 with colour photographs and line drawings throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [40035] £15.00
443. Thompson, P. Creative Propagation. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.359 with b/w. photographs and text figs. throughout. A thor. vg. copy in spine-faded card covers. Softback. [46969] £14.50
444. Triggs, H.I. Garden Craft in Europe. Pub. B.T. Batsford. c.1913. pp.xi, 332 Profusely illustrated with b/w. photographs and plans.. Some foxing to f.e.ps not affecting text. Overall a vg. copy in brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. A very nice copy of this sought after work. [41454] £115.00
445. Triggs, Inigo. Formal Gardens in England and Scotland: Their Planning and Arrangement, Architectural and Ornamental Features. 2nd. Ed. Antique Collectors’ Club, 1988. pp.xxvi, 229 illustrated with 72 plates from drawings by the author. Foxing to top-edge of text block. Spine of dustwrapper gently darkened. Overall a vg. plus copy. [46751] £30.00
446. Turner, R. Capability Brown and the eighteenth-century English landscape. 1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1985 pp. 204 with illus. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dw. [43440] £30.00
447. Van Dijk, H. and Kurpershoek, M. The Complete Encyclopedia of Bulbs and Tubers. An Expert Guide to the Most Beautiful Bulbous and Tuberous Plants. Pub. Rebo. 2001 pp.336 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46984] £6.00
448. Veitch, James. Hortus Veitchii.- A History. Pub. James Veitch. 1906 pp.542 with plates. Some wear and several small marks to boards. Rear board shows old crease mark. Internal hinges intact but show some wear; rest of binding in very good condition. Light coloured foxing to end-papers and to several parts of the book, otherwise contents very clean. A nr vg. copy. [34194] £350.00
449. Waldorf, G. Snowdrops. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2011 pp.158 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. In-print at £14.99. [46944] £6.00
450. Weddle, A.E. Techniques of Landscape Architecture. 1st. Ed. Pub. Heinemann. 1967 pp.xx, 226 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A vg. copy in sl. chipped dw. [43574] £10.00
451. Welch, H.J. Mist Propagation and Automatic Watering. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1970 pp.162 with b/w. photographs. Dust-marked top-edge otherwise a vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [47232] £7.50
452. Wemyss-Cooke, J. Primulas Old and New. Auriculas, Primulas, Primroses, Polyanthus. Pub. David and Charles. 1986 pp.200 with colour and b/w. photographs. A thor. vg. copy in same bumped dw. [43404] £9.50
453. Wharton, Edith. Italian Villas and Their Gardens. Illustrated with Pictures by Maxfield Parrish. Rep. Pub. Century, New York. 1920 pp.xii, 270 with full-page colour and b/w. paintings, photographs and line drawings. Lettering and illustration on spine not clearly visible. Spine also shows some wear. Front internal hinge tender; rest of binding still very firm and sound. A good - vg. copy. [43419] £100.00 Stunning illustrations which give a real sense of the state of Italian gardening at the time of publication.
454. Wheeler, C. and V. Alpine Gardening. Pub. Guild of Master Craftsman. 2002 pp.148 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [46966] £6.00
455. White, R. Daphnes. A Practical Guide for Gardeners. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.232 with colour photographs and text figs. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46941] £12.50
456. Wilford, R. Tulips. Species and Hybrids for the Gardener. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.211 with colour photographs throughout. A very good - fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46972] £8.00
457. Williams, S.F.H. and Wells, J.J. A Herb Grower’s Note Book. Pub. South Western Consultants Ltd. 1984 pp.91 with line drawings throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [43312] £3.50
458. Williams, S.F Harvey and Wells, John. J. A Herb Grower’s Note Book. with line drawings by Sue Dray. Pub. Southwestern Consultants. 1984 pp.91. Some old splash marks to fore-edge of text block, not affecting contents. A vg. paperback. Practical and interesting. [46822] £8.00
459. Wright, Walter P. Alpine Flowers and Rock Gardens. With Notes on Alpine Plants at Home by William Graveson. 3rd. Ed. Pub George Allen and Unwin. 1924 pp.292 with tipped-in colour plates. Mild foxing to endpapers, ink inscriptions to front paste-down otherwise contents in fine condition. Spine lightly faded. Overall a vg. copy in illustrated cloth boards. [46970] £12.00
460. Wulf, Andrea. The Brother Gardeners. Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession. Pub. Heinemann. 2008 pp.354 with colour plates. Some small splash marks to fored-edges of text block - contents not affected and in fine condition. In vg. dw. [46817] £12.00 A fascinating insight into how Britain became a nation of gardeners. It talks about the sending back of plant specimens by the likes of John Bartram (in the American colonies) to Peter Collison in the UK and how such men linked in and worked with their contemporaries like Philip Miller, Carl Linnaeus, Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander.
Natural History 461. Important Natural History Books and Atlases. Christie’s London Catalogue. Wednesday, 30 April 1997 Pub. Christie’s. 1997 pp.138 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [43673] £15.00 Includes a superb section of works by John Gould. A fascinating catalogue!
462. Allan, M. Darwin and His Flowers. The Key to Natural Selection. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1977 pp.318 with b/w. and colour plates and other text figs. Ex-Lib. copy. A good reading copy only. [46564] £5.00
463. Angel, F. Amphibiens et Reptiles. 2 Volumes. Vol. 1. - Apodes, Urodeles, Anoures, Rhyncoeephales, Cheloniens, Crocodiliens. Vol. 2. - Sauriens - Ophidiens. Pub. Boubee. 1949 2 Volumes with colour plates and line drawings. A vg. set in card covers with illus. to front. All text in French. [43318] £18.00
464. Anon. A Guide to the Elephants (Recent and Fossil); Exhibited in the Department of Geology and Palaeontology in the British Museum (Natural History). 2nd. Ed. Pub. British Museum Natural History. 1922 pp.48 with text figs. throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [46538] £10.00
465. Arnold, E.N. and Burton, J.A. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1980 pp.272 with colour plates. VG. hardback. [46548] £5.00
466. Baldwin, R. Marine Life of Arabian Seas. Pub. SeaWords. 2005 pp.v, 209 with excellent colour photography throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in dw. wich is a little bumped at corners. Text duplicated in English and Arabic. Scarce. [46836] £20.00
467. ‘BB’. Watkins-Pitchford, D.J. Letters from Compton Deverell. 1st. Ed. Pub. Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1950 pp.280 with illus. by the author. Scattered heavy foxing to fore-edge, feps. and dw. which is also showing some loss. Overall a good-vg. copy. [42734] £50.00
468. ‘BB’. Watkins-Pitchford, D.J. (and Holden, B. (Ed.)). BB Confessions of a Coastal Gunner. Pub. Roseworld. 2012 pp.127 with illus. by ‘BB’ throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. [46780] £35.00 BB’s eagerly awaited ‘lost book’. Completed just three months before his death in 1990, the manuscript lay unpublished for more than 20 years. Written in BB’s inimitable style, it is an account of one man’s love for wildfowl and the wide open spaces.
469. ‘BB’. Watkins-Pitchford, D.J. (and Holden, B. (Ed.)). BB Diary and Sketchbook 1922. The Everyday Thoughts of an Aspiring Artist and Writer. Open Ed. Pub. Roseworld. 2012 pp.192 with text illus. by BB throughout. A new copy in illus. boards. This book is an open edition of which the first 675 copies are numbered, this copy being no. 363. [46779] £35.00 This is BB’s diary from the age of 17 for the year 1922. Profusely illustrated with BB’s own pen and ink sketches of activities ranging from shooting pigeons for the pot to Morris dancing.
470. ‘BB’. Watkins-Pitchford, D.J. (and Holden, B. (Ed.)). BB’s Birds. Writings and Illustrations from the Works of ‘BB’. (Denys Watkins-Pitchford MBE) Ltd. Ed. Pub. Roseworld. 2007 pp.215 with illus. by ‘BB’ throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. Signed by the editor Bryan Holden. A limited of 950 copies this copy being no. 625. [46781] £30.00 BB’s Birds is a book of the commonplace, everyday happenings brought alive in evocative prose. A celebration of birdlife which includes extracts from some of the finest writings of this true-born countryman and naturalist.
471. Branch, B. Field Guide to the Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Pub. New Holland. 1988 pp.327 with colour photographic plates and distribution maps. One small section of the plates standing proud of text block. Strengthened rear internal hinge. VG. in same dw. [46547] £12.00
472. Bristowe, W.S. The Comity of Spiders. Pub. Ray Society. 1939 2 Volumes with 22 b/w. plates and a few text figures. Ink annotation to text of Vol. 1. Evidence of spillage to margins of both volumes, also to half-title and title of both volumes. With this exception, the contents are clean and in very good plus condition. Overall a good-vg. set. Ltd. Ed. - only 550 copies of Vol.1 and 539 copies of Vol.2 made. [43356] £80.00
473. Brown, L. Encounters with Nature. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1979 pp.xii, 194 with illus. Light foxing to top and fore-edge of text block, not affecting contents. VG. in spine-faded dustwrapper. [46834] £4.00 The autobiography of author of ‘Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World’ & New Naturalist ‘British Birds of Prey’.
474. Bruins, E. The Complete Encyclopedia of Terrarium. Reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects - cleary surveyed per specie. Pub. REBO. 1999 pp.320 with colour photographs throughout. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46557] £10.00
475. Bruun, A. et al. List of Danish Vertebrates. Pub. Danish Science Press. 1950 pp.180 with a fold-out map at rear. A vg. copy in same covers. Softback. [43406] £10.00 Considers fishes, amphibians and reptiles, birds, and mammals.
476. Burkhardt, F. & Smith, S. (Eds.). The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821-1867. Volumes 1 to 15. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1985-2005 15 volumes. All books in very good to fine condition in very good to fine condition dws. An excellent work. [38663] £700.00 This series is still being completed - Volume 21 having been published in January 2014. They represent the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin. Notes and appendixes put these wide-ranging letters in context. Darwin was dependant on such correspondence in order to help in the formulation of his ideas.
477. Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. The Temperature and Water Relations of Reptiles. Pub. Merrow. 1971 pp.vi, 159 with b/w. photographs and text figs. A vg. copy in lightly chipped dustwrapper. [46467] £10.00
478. Corke, D. The Nature of Essex. The Wildlife and Ecology of the County. Pub. Barracuda Books. 1984 pp.161 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [47230] £10.00
479. Crothers, J.H. (Ed.). Field Studies: The Journal of the Field Studies Council. Field Studies Vol. 6, No. 4. Pub. Field Studies Council. 1987 pp.589-780 with text figs. A vg. copy in card covers with plain white label on rear cover and handwritten label to spine. [46776] £15.00 This volume comprises five papers; one looking at A Key to the Adults of British Water, another at Plant species enrichment of ecologically impoverished grassland, a third looking at some aspects of the water chemistry in the area around Malham Tarn, a fourth providing an introduction to the natural history of hermit crabs and a fifth discussing integrated geomorphological and ecological studies on rocky shores in Southern Britain.
480. Crothers, J.H. (Ed.). Field Studies: The Journal of the Field Studies Council. Field Studies Vol. 7. No. 1. Pub. Field Studies Council. 1988 pp.282 with text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in card covers with plain white label on rear cover and handwritten label to spine. [46777] £18.00
481. Dawkins, R. The Greatest Show on Earth. The Evidence for Evolution. Pub. Bantam Press. 2009 pp.ix, 470 with colour photographs and text illus. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46591] £15.00
482. Edwards, Alasdair. Fish and Fisheries of Saint Helena Island. Pub. Uni. Newcastle upon Tyne. 1990. pp.vi, 152 with col. photos, line drawings, map and figs. A near fine copy in card covers. [43326] £10.00
483. Ellerman, J.R. et al. Southern African Mammals. 1758 to 1951: A Reclassification. Pub. British Museum Natural History. [1953] pp.363 with 2 fold-out maps. Two stickers on rear paste-down, small ink inscription to ffep o/w. a vg. copy in green cloth boards. [46573] £12.00
484. Ellis, A.E. British Freshwater Bivalve Molluscs. With Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species. Linnean Society of London Synopses of the British Fauna No. 13. Pub. Linnean Society. 1962 pp.92 with text figs. and 16 b/w. plates at rear of text. Small plain label to rear inside cover o/w. contents clean. Card covers foxed and darkened in places. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46530] £10.00
485. Fiennes, R. The Order of Wolves. Pub. Hamish Hamilton. 1976 pp.206 with colour and b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [42367] £12.00
486. Fisher, J. (Ed.). The New Naturalist. A Journal of British Natural History. Contents - Woodlands, The Western Isles of Scotland, Migration, The Local Naturalist. Pub. Collins. 1948 pp.216 with colour and b/w. plates. Foxing to fore-edges and edges of contents. Nr. vg. copy in sl. worn and darkened dw. [43462] £20.00
487. Fisher, M. Indexed Bibliography of Natural History and Conservation in Oman. Pub. Backhuys. 1995 pp.74 with some text figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [43322] £15.00 Provides detail on papers, books and reports on the subject of the natural history and conservation of Oman.
488. Gardiner, J.S. Prof. and Tansley, A.G. The Natural History of Wicken Fen. Six parts (complete set). Pub. Bowes. 1923 6 volumes with maps, b/w. photographs, figs. and one colour fold-out map. A vg. set. Softback. [42209] £50.00
489. Goldsmith, Oliver. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. Pub. Blackie & Son. 1866 2 volumes with 35 hand coloured plates. In original red cloth binding. Some light foxing to a few pages of text and minor wear and fraying with slight fading to spines. Some sections of text uncut. Overall a very good set. [38711] £120.00 The coloured plates in this set, published by Blackie & Son, are superior to those published by Fullerton.
490. Green, S. Bahrain Seashells. Pub. By the Author 1994 pp.178 with superb colour photographs and distribution maps. A thoroughly very good copy in same dw. Landscape format. Scarce. [43346] £125.00
491. Harrison, J.M. Bird Taxidermy. 5th. Imp. Pub. David and Charles. 1984 pp.xvii, 67 with b/w. photographs and text illus. Dustwrapper price-clipped otherwise a thoroughly vg. copy. [46545] £9.50
492. Harrison Matthews, L. The Life of Mammals. 1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1969 Two volumes with b/w. plates and line drawings. Ex-library. Dws. taped to boards. A good set. [46552] £10.00
493. Hart, Ian. Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera. 1st. Pub. Pequena. 2009 pp.303 with many photographs. A new copy in dw. [45362] £25.00 This volume is a celebration of the life of Edward Beveridge Binnie, who was born in the Falkland Islands in 1884, the eighth child of immigrant Scottish parents and who died in Norway in 1956. The book traces his rise from humble beginnings through Falkland Islands Government service to becoming the first Antarctic Magistrate.
494. Hart, Ian B. Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay- based whaling in the Antarctic. 1st. Pub. Pequena. 2006 pp.xvi, 363 with many illus. New copy in dw. [41995] £30.00 A fascinating account of the whaling industry in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic and the legislation & policing imposed by the Falkland Islands Government to control the burgeoning whaling industry are also discussed.
495. Hayward, P. et al. Seashore of Britain and Europe. Collins Field Guide. Pub. Collins. 1996 pp.352 with colour illus. throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. Out-of-print. [46578] £20.00
496. Hayward, P.J. Animals on Seaweed. Naturalists’ Handbooks 9. Pub. Richmond. 1988 pp.108 with colour plates and text figs. A fine copy. Softback. [46525] £10.00
497. Hobson, P. Tan Your Hide! Home Tanning, Leathers and Furs. Special Section on Working with Leather. Pub. Garden Way. 1980 pp.135 with b/w. photos. VG. Softback [46466] £4.00
498. Irvine, W. Apes, Angels, and Victorians. The Story of Darwin, Huxley, and Evolution. Pub. McGraw-Hill. nd. pp.399 with b/w. plates. A vg. copy in rubbed boards. [43585] £5.00
499. Kerney, M.P. & Cameron, R. A. D. A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Britain and North-West Europe. 1st. Pub. Collins. 1979 pp. 288 with colour and b/w. illus. and distribution maps. Small address label to front board o/w. a vg. copy in decorative board covers. [46582] £15.00
500. Kurten, B. Pleistocene Mammals of Europe. The World Naturalist. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1968 pp.317 with text figs. Ink inscription to ffep. o/w. contents very clean. Dustwrapper heavily chipped with loss in places. Overall a vg. copy. [46554] £15.00
501. Lindner, G. Seashells of the World. Pub. Blandford. 1977 pp.271 with colour photograps. A vg. copy in spine-faded dustwrapper. [46584] £7.50
502. Linsell, S. Hickling Broad and its Wildlife. Pub. Terence Dalton. 1990 pp.xi, 171 with photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [43448] £5.00
503. Lloyd, C. The Travelling Naturalists. Pub. Helm. 1985. pp.156 with colour plates and several text figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [43563] £5.00 Looks at the lives and adventures of Walton Hall, Sir John Franklin, Henry Walter Bates, John Hanning Speke, Howard Saunders, Henry Seebohm, William Spotswood Green and Mary Kingsley.
504. Macdonald, D. and Barrett, P. Mammals of Britain and Europe. Collins Field Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 pp.312 with colour plates. Fine hdbk. Scarce. [46575] £35.00 Illustrated with 64 colour plates containing over 600 individual paintings of the animals themselves and their tracks, nests, holes, feeding signs, teeth and young. The text also contains nearly 200 distribution maps.
505. MacInnes, D.G. A Guide to the Animals of the Nairobi National Park. Special Supplement Volume. Pub. East Africa Natural History Society. 1949 pp.24. A vg. copy in original paper covers which are a little darkened in place. [46833] £10.00 Contains keys to Antelopes, Carnivores, Pigs, Monkeys, Rodents and Insectivores. Also discusses Aardvark and Hyrax.
506. McKinley, R. The Future for Woodland Deer. Pub. Swan Hill. 1999 pp.167 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A thor. vg. copy in same dw. [43559] £9.00
507. Maitland, P.S. Key to British Freshwater Fishes. of the British Isles with Notes on Their Distribution and Ecology. Pub. Freshwater Biological Association. 1972 pp.137 with b/w. plates, text illus. and distribution maps throughout. A vg. plus copy. Softback. [46464] £8.00
508. Murdoch, W.G. Burn. Modern Whaling & Bear-Hunting. A record of present-day whaling with up-to- date appliances in many parts of the world, and of bear and seal hunting in the arctic regions. Pub. Seeley. 1917 pp.320 with b/w. photographic plates and colour frontis. Contents very clean. Bound in green cloth with gilt decorations. Some wear to top and bottom of spine. Overall a vg. copy. [43590] £70.00
509. Neal, E.G. The Ecology of the Badger In Somerset. Pub. [1966] pp.23 with b/w. photographic frontis. A vg. copy. Softback. Scarce. [46536] £5.00 Reprinted fromt he Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society - Vol. 110 (1966), pp.17-23.
510. Oliver, A.P.H. Guide to Seashells of the World. Pub. Philip’s. 2004 pp.320 with colour illus. throughout. A fine copy. Softback. [46597] £7.50
511. Perry, Richard. A Naturalist on Lindisfarne. Pub. Lindsay Drummond. 1946. pp.248 with folding map b/w. plates. Contents vg. Chipped dw. with some loss and fading on the spine, o/w. vg. [43446] £5.00
512. Phillips, N. Somerset’s Coast. A Living Landscape. Pub. Natural Time Out. 2011 pp.vii, 120 with colour photographs throughout. Small address label to front cover otherwise a near fine copy. Softback. [46663] £20.00
513. Price, John. M. Stratford-Upon-Avon. A Flora and Fauna. 1st Ed. Pub. Gem. 2002 pp.vi, 210 with list of over 3,400 plants and animals. A fine copy. Softback. [35330] £8.00
514. Prior, R. The Roe Deer of Cranborne Chase. An Ecological Survey. Pub. Oxford Univ. Press. 1968 pp.xvi, 222 with many b/w. plates and figures. Previous owner’s bookplate to front paste-down. Overall a vg. copy in same dw. which is showing some fading to the spine. [43443] £10.00
515. Pritchard, Dr. P.C.H. Encyclopedia of Turtles. Pub. T.F.H. 1979 pp.895 with colour plates, text illus. and b/w. photographs. A near fine copy in illus. boards. Scarce. [46576] £40.00 A comprehensive survey of all living turtle species and subspecies written by a scientist with extensive field experience. All the major groups of turtles. Using a family by family approach, each species and subspecies is discussed seperately.
516. Rackham, Oliver. The History of the Countryside: The classic history of Britain’s landscape, flora and fauna. Rep. Pub. Phoenix Press. 2000 pp.xvi, 445 with b/w plates and figs. Small label to front cover o/w. a vg. copy. Softback. [46589] £9.00
517. Randall, Dr. J.E. Red Sea Reef Fishes. Rep. Pub. Immel. 1992 pp.192 with colour photographs throughout. Laminated boards. Small stamp to ffep. VG. in lightly spine faded dw. [46844] £8.00
518. Randall, Dr. J.E. Sharks of Arabia. Pub. Immel. 1986 pp.148 with colour photographs and line drawings throughout. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [46845] £18.00
519. Rosevear, D.R. The Carnivores of West Africa. Pub. British Museum Natural History. 1974 pp.xii, 548 with colour plates, line drawings and other text illus. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46459] £60.00
520. Rosevear, D.R. Checklist and Atlas of Nigerian Mammals. Pub. Government Printer, Lagos. 1953 pp. 131 with 2 folding coloured maps, over 200 distrib. maps and several b/w. plates. VG. hdbk. [43436] £18.00
521. Rothenberg, D. Survival of the Beautiful. Art, Science and Evolution. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2012 pp.viii, 311 with colour photographs and other text figs. A new copy. Softback. [43154] £14.99 Survival of the Beautiful is an examination of the interplay between beauty, art, and culture in evolution. Rothenberg took inspiration from Darwin’s observation that animals have a natural aesthetic sense. In this book Rothenberg probes why animals (humans included) have an innate appreciation for beauty.
522. Schultz, Adolph H. The Life of Primates. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1969. pp.xi, 281 with colour & b/w. plates and text figs. Ex-library. A good reading copy. [46561] £20.00
523. Scott, (Lord George). Stud Book of The Duke of Buccleuch’s Labrador Retrievers. Pub. Peregine Books. 1990 pp.56 with b/w. photograph and facsimile letter from George Scott in front pocket. In full cloth binding. Limited edition no. 177 of 200 copies. Fine. [46828] £100.00
524. Scott. Peter. Travel Diaries of a Naturalist. Pub. Collins. 1983-87 3 volume set. With colour illus. and photographs throughout. A vg. set in similar dustwrappers. [45575] £45.00 The diaries reveal the other interests and achievements of this remarkable man. He wrote about gliding, sailing, scuba-diving, and above all about conservation.
525. Shepherd, David. An Artist in Conservation. Pub. David & Charles. 1993 pp.112 with many fine coloured and b/w. illus. Small folio, landscape format. Fine in vg. dw. [35660] £25.00 This is a stunning collection of the works of this internationally famous wild life artist and conservationist.
526. Smith, E. The Life of Sir Joseph Banks. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bodley Head. 1911 pp.xvi, 348 with frontispiece and other plates. Scattered foxing to contents o/w. a vg. copy. [43408] £40.00
527. Southern, H.N. (Ed.). The Handbook of British Mammals. Pub. Blackwell Scientific. 1964 pp.xxi, 465 with b/w. photographic plates and text illus. by Robert Gillmor. Dustwrapper has been taped to boards. A good-vg. copy. [46560] £8.00
528. Tansley, A.G. Britain’s Green Mantle. Past, Present and Future. 1st. Ed. Pub. Allen and Unwin. 1949 pp.xii, 294 with b/w. photographs throughout. Ex-Library copy. A good-vg. copy in green cloth boards. [46567] £10.00
529. The Intellecual Observer: The Intellecual Observer: Vol 1, 2, and 3. Review of Natural History, Microscopic Research and Recreative Science. 1st. Ed. Pub. Groombridge and Sons. 1862 3 Volumes with chromo-lithograph and tinted plates. Light scattered foxing to all volumes, especially to prelims. All bound in half calf and marbled boards. Spines faded and lacking original titles. Boards showing some wear at extremities. Overall a nr. vg. set. These are the first 3 volumes of a set of 12. [43475] £80.00 Contributors include Shirley Hibberd, Jonathan Couch, Noel Humphreys and W.B. Tegetmeier.
530. Thear, K. Curing Skins. How to treat Goat, Sheep, Rabbit and other Skins. Pub. Broad Leys. 1981 pp.12 with text illus. A vg. copy. Softback. [46537] £2.50
531. Tomkies, M. A Last Wild Place. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1989 pp.250 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46848] £10.00
532. Tubbs, C.R. The New Forest. An Ecological History. Pub. David & Charles. 1968 pp.248 with b/w. plates and fold out map. Lightly foxed edges and a couple of small spots on map, o/w. internally vg. Inscription and previous owners label on fep. In dw. which is lightly chipped along edges and lightly marked on back. Overall a very good copy. A groundbreaking work of its time. [32368] £20.00
533. Uttley, Alison. Cuckoo in June. 1st. pub. Faber & Faber. 1964 pp.128 with illus. by Charles Tunnicliffe. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper which is showing some mild fading on the spine. [41600] £35.00
534. Uttley, Alison. A Peck of Gold. 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber. 1966 pp. 148 with drawings at the start of each chapter, on the title page and dw. by C.F. Tunnicliffe. VG. in dustwrapper which is a little darkened on spine and turn-ins. [41634] £35.00
535. Uttley, Alison. A Ten O’clock Scholar and other essays. 1st. Ed. Pub Faber. 1970 pp.142 with illustrations by Charles Tunnicliffe. A vg. copy in similar dw. [41599] £25.00
536. Uttley, Alison. Wild Honey. 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1962 pp. 131 with over 20 illus. in text by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Contents fine. Dustwrapper shows some darkening on spine with one small closed tear and lightly chipped to edges. Overall a vg. copy. [41633] £35.00
537. Various Authors. Four leaflets on Bats. Pub. Various. mid 1980s All four leaflets in very good to fine condition. An interesting group of leaflets on bats. [46775] £12.00 The leaflets are 1 - Bats in Roofs, A guide for Surveyors (Pub. Nature Conservancy Council), 2 - The Identification of British Bats by D.W. Yalden, 3 - Bats by R. Stebbings and 4 - Focus on Bats by English Nature.
538. Vasey, Mrs. The Natural Historian. Or, Descriptive Traits of Animal History. Being a series of interesting anecdotes. Pub. H. Arliss. 1828 Two volumes bound as one. Volume 1 runs to 368 pages and volume 2, a further 270 pages. Wood-block illus. to text. Frontis. cropped closely, probably as published. Neat repair to p.231 (Volume 1) - contents very clean and in thoroughly vg. condition. Internal hinges very neatly strengthened, possibly when bound into cloth binding (c. mid to late 19th century) which is very neat, in vg. cond. and has gilt lettering on spine. Scarce. A vg. copy. [47252] £80.00 A charming work. Volume one focuses on quadrupeds and volume two on birds, marine and river life and reptiles. A great insight into thought of the time. Whilst all the usual animals and birds are covered, some interesting animals like ‘the Hart Beest’, ‘The Grimm’ and ‘The Many Horned Sheep’ are also mentioned.
539. Waddington, J. and Rudkin D.M. Proceedings of the 1985 Workshop on Care and Maintenance of Natural History Collections. Pub. Life Sciences Miscellaneous. 1986 pp.v, 121 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. Few ink annotations to contents page o/w. contents clean. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. Scarce. A practical and detailed work. [46842] £10.00
540. Walker, J.J. The Natural History of the Oxford District. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1926 pp.viii, 336 with a few text figs. Some annotations to text. Foxing to prelims. A vg. copy. Softback. [46731] £5.00
541. Wettengl, Kurt. Maria Sibylla Merian. Artist and Naturalist 1647 - 1717. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hatje. 1998 pp. 275 with colour and b/w. illustrations throughout. VG. in vg. dw. Scarce. All text in English. [47155] £60.00 The first comprehensive monograph on Maria Sibylla Merian since Elisabeth Ruckers ground breaking study.
542. Wheater, C.P. and Read, H.J. Animals under Logs and Stones. Naturalists’ Handbooks No. 22. Pub. Richmond. 1996 pp.90 with colour plates and text figs. Small label partially removed on front cover otherwise a near fine copy. Softback. [46619] £10.00
543. White, Gilbert. The Natural History of Selborne. Edited by Edward Jesse. Pub. Henry Bohn with suppl. notes by William Jardine. 1851 pp.xxiv, 416 with 40 engravings. More recently, handsomely rebound in half calf with cloth boards. With long, neat calligraphic latin inscription, dated 1864, on free endpaper. Scattered foxing to frontis; contents generally very clean. Marbled text block edges. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [36798] £40.00
544. White, Rev. G. The Natural History of Selborne. Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist’s Calendar. With additions and further notes by Sir William Jardine. Pub. Hurst, Chance and Co. 1830 pp.xviii, 430 with frontis. Contents very clean. In original half leather boards with more recent replacement spine professionally added. Corners rubbed. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. Marbled fore-edges. A nice copy. [44560] £35.00
545. Whymper, F. The Heroes of the Arctic. And Their Adventures. 10th. Ed. Pub. J.B. Young. 1899 pp.xix, 391 with one fold-out map at rear of text along with numerous other woodcuts. Scattered foxing at ends and to map otherwise contents very clean. Ex-school presentation copy, in handsome school binding, with bookplate to ffep. and school motif to front board. Overall a vg. copy. [43587] £40.00
546. Williamson, K. and Morton Boyd, J. A Mosaic of Islands. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1963 pp.187 with b/w. photos. Ink inscription to ffep by previous owner. Dusty top-edge of text block. Foxing to rear end papers. Dustwrapper lightly chipped in places. Overall a vg. copy. [46717] £10.00 In this book the authors have recorded here many of the interesting experiences which they had while they were studying the wildlife of some of the most inaccessible places in and around the British Isles.
New Naturalists – main series 547. 26. Wooldridge, S.W. & Goldring, F. The Weald. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 Lightly speckled top edge of text block, o/w. a fine copy in very clean dw. Dustwrapper had just the feintest darkening to spine making this a near fine dustwrapper. A lovely copy. Not price clipped. [45328] £50.00
548. 27. Harvey, L.A. and St. Leger-Gordon, D. Dartmoor. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 A fine copy in very clean, nr. fine dustwrapper which is very lightly darkened on spine. A lovely copy. Not price clipped. [45329] £65.00
549. 35. Russell, Sir E. John. The World of the Soil. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 Lightly speckled top edge of text block, o/w. a fine copy in very clean, nr. fine dustwrapper with just the feintest amount of darkening on the spine. A lovely copy. Comes with loosely inserted period newspaper review of the book. Not price clipped. [45330] £75.00
550. 36. Williams, C.B. Insect Migration. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 Lightly speckled top edge of text block otherwise a fine copy. One of the best dustwrappers we have come across. No fading to spine, just very lightly darkened. A very clean copy. Not price clipped. [45331] £135.00
551. 41. Corbett, P.S. et al. Dragonflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 A fine copy in very clean nr. fine dw. which is just very gently darkened on spine. A lovely copy. Not price clipped. [45336] £350.00
552. 55. Newton, I. Finches. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1972 Fine copy in same dw., not price clipped. Some scattered tiny spots of foxing to top-edge of text block. [46719] £55.00
553. 56. Potter, S. & Sargent, L. Pedigree: Words from Nature. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 Fine in fine dustwrapper. A superb copy. Would be extremely hard to better. [47303] £110.00
554. 61. Berry, R.J Inheritance and Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1977 A thoroughly very good copy in same dustwrapper. [44847] £45.00
555. 67. Mellanby, K. Farming and Wildlife. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 A fine copy in same dustwrapper which just shows a hint of fading on the spine. Not price clipped. [44127] £85.00
556. 68. Matthews, L.H. Mammals in the British Isles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1982 A fine copy in same dustwrapper. With the stamp of R.S.R. Fitter to f.e.p. [43782] £175.00
557. 70. Berry, R.J. The Natural History of Orkney. The New Naturalist. 1st. 2nd. Binding. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1985 A thoroughly fine copy in same dw. Not price clipped. [43781] £700.00 Just 725 first edition first binding (or states) were ever printed. In numbers, the second binding is more scarce, with just 525 ever being made available by Collins.
558. 72. Webb, N. Heathlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1986 Fore-edge of text block darkened o/w. contents thor. vg. Small sticker has been removed from rear card cover. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46479] £35.00
559. 74. Page, Christopher, N. Ferns. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub Collins. 1988 Scattered light foxing to fore- edges of text block and endpapers o/w. a vg. copy. Softback. [46478] £40.00
560. 75. Maitland, P.S. and Campbell, R.N. Freshwater Fishes. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 Spine a little creased. Covers feintly darkened in places. VG+. Softback. [46604] £90.00
561. 76. Boyd, J.M. and I.L. The Hebrides. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1990 Very, very minor fading to spine of dustwrapper - still with the yellow of Gannets heads still visible - which is uncommon. A fine copy in near fine dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [45318] £650.00
562. 77. Davis, B. et al. The Soil. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 Small address label to front cover. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46603] £40.00
563. 78. Simms, E. British Larks, Pipits and Wagtails. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 The feintest hint of fading to the spine of dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy. Not price clipped. [43784] £550.00
564. 79. Chapman, P. Caves and Cave Life. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 Spine of dustwrapper shows just the feintest hint of fading otherwise a fine copy. Not price clipped. [36147] £750.00
565. 80. Walters, M. Wild and Garden Plants. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [36931] £500.00
566. 80. Walters, M. Wild and Garden Plants. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 A very good plus copy. Softback. [46480] £25.00
567. 81. Majerus, M.E.N. Ladybirds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1994 As new hardback in same dustwrapper. A beautiful copy. Not price clipped. [45321] £650.00
568. 82.b. Marren, P. The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 A thoroughly fine copy in same dustwrapper. Signed by Peter Marren. Not price clipped. [43792] £95.00
569. 82a. Marren, P. The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1995 A fine copy in same dw. Not price clipped. [43791] £225.00
570. 86. Gilbert, O. Lichens. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2000 Fine in thoroughly fine dw. [37890] £175.00
571. 86. Gilbert, O. Lichens. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2000 Spine a little creased, small mark to fore-edge of text block. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46600] £40.00
572. 87. Beebee, T. & Griffiths, R. Amphibians and Reptiles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub collins. 2000 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. Out-of-print. [46035] £100.00
573. 88. Mitchell, J. Loch Lomondside. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub Collins. 2001 As new copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [43797] £100.00
574. 90. Majerus, M Moths. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 Nr. fine softback. [46602] £50.00
575. 91. Marren, P. Nature Conservation. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 As new in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [43795] £85.00
576. 92. Ratcliffe, D. Lakeland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 A new hdbk. copy. Not price clipped. [45443] £90.00
577. 94. Hayward, P. Seashore. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2004 Fine softback. [46601] £10.00
578. 97. Porley, R. & Hodgetts, N. Mosses & Liverworts. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 A new hardback. The genuine full-size 1st edition. Out-of-print. [32126] £75.00
579. 99. Mullard, J. Gower. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 A new hdbk. copy. Still in shrink wrap. Out-of-print 1st edition. [46033] £70.00
580. 100. Rackham, O. Woodlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 As new in same dw. Not price clipped. This copy has the green end-papers with “NN” decoration. [43904] £90.00
581. 101. Ratcliffe, D. Galloway and the Borders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 A new copy of the first edition. Still in shrink wrap. Hdbk. Out-of print. [32705] £45.00
582. 102. Buczacki, S. Garden Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 A new hdbk. copy. Out-of-print. [34868] £50.00
583. 103. Parslow, R. The Isles of Scilly. The New Naturalist. 1st. Pub. Collins. 2007 A brand new copy of the first edition. Hdbk. RRP. £45.00. [47395] £40.00
584. 104. Bircham, P. A History of Ornithology. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 A new hardback. [47397] £35.00 This is an authoritive and engrossing account, packed full of fascinating stories- not only about birds but also about the many colourful characters who have studied them through the ages.
585. 106. Corbet, P. and Brooks, S. Dragonflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP £45.00. [45445] £35.00
586. 107. Watson, A and Moss, R. Grouse. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP £50.00. The natural history of British and Irish Species. [35250] £40.00
587. 108. Friend, P. Southern England. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP £50.00. [43905] £42.50 Peter Friend highlights the many famous and much loved landscapes of the southern half of England, ranging from the Chalk Downs to the bays of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, and provides detailed explanations for the wide variety of natural events and processes that have caused such an exciting range of surroundings.
588. 109. Berry, R.J. Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP £50.00. [41961] £42.50
589. 110. Cabot, D. Wildfowl. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP £50.00. [45446] £42.50
590. 111. Mercer, I. Dartmoor. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP £50.00. [39944] £40.00
591. 112. Allen, David Elliston. Books and Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 A new hdbk. copy still in shrink wrap. Last copy. Special offer RRP £50.00. [45296] £45.00
592. 113. Newton, I. Bird Migration. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 As new hdbk. in same dw. ‘Ursula Bowen’ written neatly in top right corner of ffep. Out-of-print. Not price clipped. A lovely copy. [47396] £90.00
593. 114. Roper, T.J. Badger. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins 2010 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP £50.00. [39044] £40.00
594. 115. Kington, J. Climate and Weather. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 New copy in hdbk. Special offer RRP £50.00. [41967] £40.00
595. 116. Alford, D.V. Plant Pests. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2011 A new hdbk copy. Special offer RRP £50.00. [41968] £40.00
596. 117. Redfern, M. Plant Galls. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2011 New hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £50.00. [41969] £45.00
597. 118. Allott, A. Marches The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2011 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £50.00. [42234] £45.00
598. 119. Friend, P. Scotland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2012 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £50.00. [43099] £45.00
599. 120. Benton, T. Grasshoppers and Crickets. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2012 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £50.00. [44131] £40.00
600. 121. Potts, G.R. Partridges. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2012 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £50.00. [45298] £40.00
601. 122. Proctor, M. Vegetation of Britain and Ireland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2013 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £55.00. [45073] £44.00
602. 123. Dabot, D. and Nisbet, I. Terns. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2013 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP £55.00. [45452] £44.00
603. 124. Newton, I. Bird Populations. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2013 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £55.00. [45790] £44.00 Ian Newton explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation – food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity.
604. 125. Toms, M. Owls. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2014 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £55.00. [46080] £44.00
605. 126. Mullard, J. Brecon Beacons. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2014 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £55.00. [46454] £44.00
606. 127. Goode, D. Nature in Towns and Cities. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2014 A new hdbk. copy. Special offer RRP. £55.00. [47419] £44.00
New Naturalist Monographs 607. 02. Buxton, John. The Redstart. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 Scattered foxing to dw., heaviest to rear. Contents clean. VG. plus copy. Not price clipped. [46732] £120.00
608. 06. Fisher, J. The Fulmar. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1984 With notes from previous owner (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) on rear fep. and inside cover. Overall a vg. plus copy. Softback. [46720] £35.00
609. 12. Shorten, M. Squirrels. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 A fine copy in a thoroughly very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper shows some minor chipping at the spine-ends and rear turn-in; and a hint of darkening on the spine and rear. Not price clipped. [45451] £130.00
610. 15. Mountfort, G. The Hawfinch. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 Some small spots of foxing to fore-edges o/w. fine. With dustwrapper in thoroughly vg. condition with just a hint of darkening to spine and a little foxing. A very nice copy. Not price clipped. [46405] £300.00
611. 19. Summers-Smith, J.D. The House Sparrow. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1963 Foxing to fore-edges of text block otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper lightly marked at rear. Small closed tear to top-edge of spine of dw. Overall a vg. copy. [46733] £75.00
Ornithology 612. 28. Fisher, J. and Lockley, R.M. Sea-birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 An interesting association copy from the library of renowned naturalist Eric Hardy. Mr Hardy added many items to his books and annotating them as he saw fit. As a result, the book is in good to vg. condition. Without dw. With this book comes a review of the book (1954), articles by Lockley, Fisher, Murton, R.K. and Parslow, J.L.F. and various related images and further articles. [43060] £40.00
613. Alexander, W.B. The Woodcock in the British Isles. Rep. Pub. British Trust For Ornithology nd. pp.143 with a few dist. maps. Ink notes to front cover. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46694] £8.00
614. Archer, M. et al. Bird Observatories of Britain and Ireland. Pub. Poyser. 2010 pp.592 with colour photographs, text figs. and illus. Coffee-stains to fore-edges of text block, end-papers, prelims. and small portion of text. Dustwrapper creased. Signature of the previous owner to ffep. Near vg. [46686] £18.00
615. Audubon, John James. The Original Water-colour Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of America. Two Volume Set. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1966 Two volume set. A total of 431 plates (20 fold-out) in colour across both volumes. A superb reproduction. Minor bump to bottom of spine of volume one, otherwise books in fine condition. In slipcase which is in vg. condition. Folio. [47266] £50.00
616. Ballance, D.K. A History of the Birds of Somerset. Pub. Isabelline Books. 2006 pp.xii, 368 with colour photographs, text figs. and a fold-out colour map at rear of text. Signed by David Ballance. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. In-print at £48.00. [46722] £40.00
617. Bannerman, D.A. and Vella-Gaffiero, J.A. Birds of the Maltese Archipelago. Pub. Museums Dept. 1976 pp.xix, 550 with colour plates, text figs. and a fold-out map at rear of text. Artists include Charles Tunnicliffe and Donald Watson. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45665] £40.00 This work presented the first full description, supplemented by illustrations, of the hundreds of different species of birds recorded in the Maltese Islands. In the process, the important role of the archipelago in bird migration between Europe and Africa across the Central Mediterranean is amply documented and interpreted.
618. Bannerman, D. & Lodge, G. The Birds of the British Isles 1st. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1953-63 12 volume complete set. Volume 1 in vg. condition with dw. in good to vg. condition. All other volumes in fine condition and their dustwrappers in vg. to fine condition. A very nice set. [46430] £275.00 Still a wonderful reference work with fine illustrations by George Lodge.
619. Bannerman, David Armitage. Birds of the Atlantic Islands. Illustrated in colour by D.M. Reid-Henry, George E. Lodge, C.F. Tunnicliffe, & others. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1963-68 Four volumes comprehensively illustrated with colour paintings, b/w. plates, maps & figs. VG. in same dustwrappers. [46031] £275.00
620. Bannerman, David Armitage. The Birds of Tropical West Africa. with special reference to those of the Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria. Pub. Crown Agents for the Colonies 1930-1951 Eight volume set with colour and b/w. plates. TEG. Uniformly bound in blue cloth; lightly, evenly faded spines on volumes 1 to 4 and lightly marked and rubbed in places. Light spotting and / or a minor amount of cellotape residue to end-papers. One page in volume 2 a little creased, o/w. contents in very good to fine condition. With bookplate of ‘J. B. Whitby’ to front-paste down of each volume. VG. set. [47313] £300.00 Superbly illustrated with plates by Lodge, Gronvold, Henry Jones and Roland Green.
621. Belopol’skii, L.O. Ecology of Sea Colony Birds of the Barents Sea. Pub. National Science Foundation. 1961 pp.346 with b/w. photographs and text figs. Pencil annotations to text and notes to rear endpapers by previous owner. A vg. copy in chipped dustwrapper. Scarce. [46725] £16.00
622. Bergmann, J. The Peafowl of the World. Pub. Saiga. 1980 pp.ix, 99 with colour plates, b/w. photographs and other text figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [43571] £15.00
623. Birkhead, T. Bird Sense. What It’s Like to Be a Bird. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2012 pp.xxii, 265 with some text illus. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [43153] £16.99 Tim Birkhead has spent a lifetime studying birds. This book presents a wealth of his observations and understanding of birds and their behaviour firmly grounded in science. A variety of birds is used to explain their senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Birkhead’s knowledge of the magnetic sense and emotions of birds is also presented. Full of interesting observations, this book is easily dipped in and out of.
624. Birkhead, T. Great Auk Islands. A Field Biologist in the Arctic. 1st. Ed. Poyser. 1993 pp.viii, 275 with colour photographs, text figs. and illus. From the library of the ornithological author. Dr. Richard Vaughan and with a few annotations or notes to margins and rear end-paper. Also with a couple of loosely inserted, related articles. Dustwrapper a little bumped and gently darkened in places. Overall a vg. plus copy. [46684] £60.00
625. Bishop, L.B. Birds of the Yukon Region. With Notes on Other Species. Pub. U.S. Department Agriculture. 1900 pp.48-100. In original paper covers. With the ownership stamp of a previous American owner to front cover and first page of text. Contents in fine condition. A thoroughly vg. copy. [46759] £25.00
626. Boag, D. The Kingfisher. No. 11 Shire Natural History Series. Pub. Shire Natural History 1987 pp.24 with colour photos. and text figs. Two small related articles tipped in. VG. Softback. [47276] £2.00
627. Borrer, W. The Birds of Sussex. Pub. R.H. Porter. 1891 pp.xviii, 385 with 6 colour plates by Keulemans and a fold-out colour map. Contents a little shaken and internal hinges a little tender. Cords a little stretched internally. Plates and text very clean and in fine condition. With ownership inscription to ffep. dated 1945. From the library of the ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan. Boards showing some pulling and wear to spine-ends and corners. Boards also show some discolouration to front edge. Overall a near vg. copy. [46757] £95.00
628. British Museum Natural History. Birds and Their Eggs. Instructions for Collectors No.2. Pub. BMHA. 1954 pp.36 with illus. Previous owner’s name to front cover. VG. Softback. [46533] £10.00 A practical guide.
629. Bromhall, D. Devil Birds. The Life of the Swift. Pub. Hutchinson. 1980 pp.93 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46697] £30.00 This book inspires the greatest respect and admiration for these little birds with outstanding photographs and sympathetic text,
630. Brooke, M. The Manx Shearwater. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.xviii, 246 with b/w. photographs. Spine of dw. v. lightly faded. Contents in fine condition. Nr. fine. [46685] £85.00
631. Brooks, W.S. Notes on Birds from East Siberia and Arctic Alaska. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Vol. LIX. No. 5. Pub. Cambridge Mass. 1915 pp.364-413. In original paper covers which are in vg. condition. Contents in fine condition. Overall a vg. copy. [46760] £10.00
632. Brown, Newman, Fry, Keith and Urban (Editors). The Birds of Africa. Pub. Academic Press. 1982-2004 Seven volume complete set in fine condition in fine dustwrappers which show some mild fading on spines. Small folio. [37898] £595.00 This work of seven volumes has been universally recognised as the most authoritive work on African birds ever published.
633. Buckland, S.T. et al. The Birds of North-East Scotland. Pub. North-East Scotland Bird Club. 1990 pp.ix, 473 with illus., dist. maps and many other figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [43543] £40.00 This book was under the art editorship of Keith Brockie.
634. Callahan, D. and Mitchell, D. (Ed.) A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2014 pp.222 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in illustrated boards. [46791] £20.00 This guide looks at 100 key objects that profoundly shaped the way in which people have watched, studied and engaged with the avian world from pre-history to the modern day. From representations of birds on caves, tomb walls and in paintings, to the technical developments such as binoculars and cameras that enabled humans to watch and record birds more effectively.
635. Carter, Ian. The Red Kite. Rev. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Arlequin Press. 2007 pp.245 with colour and b/w. illus., photographs and tables. New copy in dw. [43975] £25.00 This book describes the history of the Red Kite and its long association with man. It also explains why populations in many areas are now recovering and the serious threats they still face in parts of their range.
636. Chapman, A. The Hobby. 1st. Ed. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1999 pp.xi, 220 with photographs, figs. and illus. by Bruce Pearson. A fine copy in same dw. Dustwrapper illus. by Michael Warren. Out-of-Print. [46709] £60.00 This book gives a detailed account of the Hobby’s secretive breeding habits, varied hunting techniques and wide prey spectrum. Other chapters include a review of its status and ecology throughout the Eurasian range, notably in Britain, the mystery of its migration and what is known about its wintering quarters.
637. Cheke, A. & Hume, J. Lost Land of the Dodo. An Ecological History of Mauritius, Reunion & Rodrigues. 1st. Pub. Poyser. 2008 pp. 464 with many coloured photographs. Signature of previous owner (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) to ffep. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46729] £45.00
638. Christy, M. The Birds of Essex. A Contribution to the Natural History of the County. Pub. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1890 pp.viii, 302 with 162 woodcuts, 2 plans and frontis. Contents in very clean, fine condition. In original binding which is gently faded on the spine which also shows some repair work. With 3 ownership inscriptions to ffep. Overall a vg. copy. [46754] £40.00
639. Clark, J.M. and Eyre, J.A. Birds of Hampshire. Pub. Ornithological Society. 1993 pp.512 with colour plates and text figs. throughout. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46712] £15.00
640. Clarke, R. The Marsh Harrier. Hamlyn Species Guides. Pub. Hamlyn. 1995 pp.126 with colour photographs and illustrations throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46609] £10.00
641. Clarke, R. Montagu’s Harrier. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1996 pp.viii, 208 with colour plates and several other text figs. From the library of ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan with small amount of notes on rear fep. Overall a near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46713] £20.00
642. Cleire, O. The Natural History of Cape Clear Island. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1973 pp.207 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. Lightly dust-marked top-edge of text block otherwise a fine copy in vg. dustwrapper which is lightly chipped on corners. Comes with a letter, which is from the Chairman of Cape Clear Bird Observatory - Dr. J.T.R. Sharrock, a leaflet of Cape Clear Island and a booking card from the Bird Observatory. Scarce and highly collectible. [44854] £200.00
643. Cole, A.C. and Trobe, W.M. The Egg Collectors of Great Britain and Ireland. An Update. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2011 pp.xiii, 171 with b/w. photographs throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. [43923] £48.00
644. Cole, A. & Trobe, W. Macomb Chance Oologist. An appreciation of an eminent oologist, charting some of his field-work over a period of some four decades. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2003 pp.182 with frontispiece and 10 illus. New copy. Limited to 150 copies. [45453] £40.00 Macomb Chance’s fieldwork was particularly noteworthy for the discovery of Greenshank nesting close to the coast of Easter Ross. This book includes facsimile reproductions of his handwritten accounts relating to this and other species. With many pages of narrative in diary format, enhanced by several colour and monochrome photographs, this book is a valuable addition to recorded history of oology in the early years of the 20th century.
645. Cramp, Stanley. et al. Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Vol. 1-9 complete. Pub. RSPB. 1977-94 9 volumes. A thoroughly very good to fine set in same dustwrappers. Sought after. [42356] £300.00 Comprises descriptions of over 740 species of birds occurring in the Western Palearctic, of which 600 are breeding species. Illustrated using colour plates which were specially commissioned for this work. Illustrators included N.W. Cusa, Robert Gillmor, Sir Peter Scott and others. Eggs are also displayed, as are voice sonograms, melograms and annual cycles. This set was limited to a print run of 5,000 complete sets.
646. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8 - Broadbills to Tapaculos. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 2003 pp.845 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. Dusty-top edge of text block o/w. contents in fine condition. Near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [45114] £125.00
647. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 5 - Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1999 pp.759 with colour plates, colour photographs and other distribution maps throughout. Very small dust mark to bottom edge of text block otherwise a fine copy. [45872] £135.00
648. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 9 - Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 2004 pp.863 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. A few minor bumps to dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy. [45874] £140.00
649. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6 - Mousebirds to Hornbills. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 2001 pp.589 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46263] £150.00
650. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3 - Hoatzin to Auks. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1996 pp.821 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46264] £145.00
651. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4 - Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1997 pp.679 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. Small mark on bottom edge of text block otherwise a fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46265] £145.00
652. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12 - Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 2007 pp.815 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. Fine in fine dustwrapper. As new. [46671] £140.00
653. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11 - Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 2006 pp.798 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps. Fine in same dustwrapper. As new. [46672] £140.00
654. Densley, M. In Search of Ross’s Gull. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1999 pp.xxii, 268 with 80 coloured photos. and a few text illus. Spine of dustwrapper v. lightly faded. Top-edge of text block a little dusty. Overall a near fine copy. Out-of-print and scarce. With two pieces of ephemera loosely inserted; the first being the original flyer from the book, on which, Jim Whitaker (the publisher) has written ‘Dear Richard Vaughan, Any interest? Regards Jim W.’. The Second being a note from the author Michael Densley to the previous owner in which he says ‘ Dear Richard, Here it is, I hope you like it. (I’ve seen some errors already!), Regards Mike’. [46715] £55.00
655. duPont, J.E. Philippine Birds. Monograph Series No. 2. Pub. Delaware Nat. Hist. Mus. 1971 pp.x, 480 with colour plates. VG. copy in good only dw. which has suffered some loss on rear. [43540] £20.00
656. Finlayson, C Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1992 pp.xxv, 534 with b/w. photographs, text figs. and illus. A couple of minor puncture marks to ffep., half-title, full-title and contents. Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded. Overall a vg. plus. copy. [46679] £30.00
657. Flint, P. and Stewart, P. The Birds of Cyprus. B.O.U. Checklist No.6. 2nd. Ed. Pub. B.O.U. 1992 pp.234 with colour and b/w. photos. Spine lightly faded o/w. a fine hdbk. [46699] £20.00
658. Flint, V.E. et al. A Field Guide to Birds of the USSR. Pub. Princeton University Press. 1984 pp.xxxi, 353 with 48 colour plates, distribution maps and text illus. throughout. Pencil notes to rear fep. by ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan. Mild scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting text. Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded. Overall a vg. plus copy. [46702] £40.00 A translation of an important and popular Soviet handbook, this work describes 728 species, nearly all of which are illustrated in colour. It discusses a vast geographical area, including much of Europe, East and Central Asia and India.
659. Forshaw, J.M. and Cooper, W.T. Parrots of the World. Pub. Lansdowne. 1973 pp. 584 with colour plates throughout. Folio. Very lightly faded dw. spine and 1 spot mark at bottom. VG. [45962] £175.00
660. Freethy, R. Auks. An Ornithologist’s Guide. Pub. Facts on File. 1987 pp.208 with colour and b/w. photographs, text illus. and other figs. A thor. vg. in same dustwrapper. [43561] £7.50
661. Freethy, R. How Birds Work. A Guide to their Biology. 1st. Ed. Pub. Blandford Press. 1982 pp.xi, 232 with b/w. and colour photographs, line drawings and text figs. A vg. copy same dustwrapper. [46465] £10.00
662. Fuller, E. Extinct Birds. Pub. Viking/Rainbird. 1987 pp. 256 with illus. throughout. Mild foxing to fore-edges of text block otherwise a thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46770] £15.00 This book is an absorbing study of the world’s recently extinct bird species, the first complete survey since Walter Rothschild’s classic work of 1907.
663. Furness, R.W. The Skuas. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1987 pp.363 with b/w. photographs, text figs. and illus. by John Busby. Spine of dustwrapper showing some fading otherwise a thor. vg. copy. [46680] £35.00
664. Garnett, M. The Journal of Marjory Garnett of Windermere. Pub. James Whitaker. Peregrine Books. 2008 pp.iii, 34. A mint copy in green cloth boards. Signed by Jim Whitaker. Limited edition of 75 copies. [45463] £20.00 Marjory Garnett remained unmarried and lived at ‘Dalegarth’, Windermere in the old county of Westmorland. An enthusiastic and knowledgable ornithologist and oologist.
665. Gaston, A.J. and Nettleship, D.N. The Thick-billed Murres of Prince Leopold Island. A Study of the Breeding Ecology of a Colonial High Arctic Seabird. Pub. Canadian Widlife Service. 1981 pp.350 with colour photographs and text figs. throughout. Pencil notes to rear fep. and with the signature of previous owner (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) to ffep. Small closed tear to top-end of spine which is also faded. Overall a vg. copy. [46707] £10.00
666. Gelting, P. Studies on the Food of the East Greenland Ptarmigan. Especially in its Relation to Vegetation and Snow-Cover. Pub. Forlag. 1937 pp.ix, 196 with photographic figs. and with map in pocket at rear of volume. Inscription on title-page. In original card covers which are in vg. condition. With the ownership inscription of ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan to front cover. Overall a vg. copy. [46762] £17.50
667. Goodfellow, P. Avian Architecture. How Birds Design, Engineer and Build. Pub. Ivy Press. 2011 pp.160 with colour photographs and illustrations throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. [47311] £18.99
668. Gosnell, Major, H.T. The Science of Birdnesting. Pub. W. Jones and Co. c.1947 pp.85 with b/w. photographs and text illus. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, dw. and edges of portions of text. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. Scarce. [46766] £25.00
669. Gould, John. The Birds of Great Britain. Translated by D. Dunn. Pub. Eric Maylin in 5 vols. 1980 Reduced-size reprints. With a portrait of Gould and the colour paintings of the original publication. In English and the original German. Books in near fine condition in a very good slipcase. Ltd. ed. of 1,100 copies of which this is no.985. Signed by Peter Scott. [41710] £60.00 This reduced size set of five volumes contains all the bird paintings in the original publication by Gould. The quality of reproduction is very good.
670. Green, G. The Birds of Dorset. Pub. Helm. 2004 pp.520 with colour photographs, distribution maps and text illus. A near fine copy in gently darkened dustwrapper. [46723] £25.00
671. Hagerup, A.T. The Birds of Greenland. Pub. Boston. 1891 pp.viii, 62. In original card covers. Front cover shows a little chipping. Contents in fine condition. A vg. copy. Scarce. [46758] £40.00
672. Harris, J.T. The Peregrine Falcon in Greenland. Observing an Endangered Species. Pub. University of Missouri Press. 1979 pp.vi, 255 with b/w. photos. Signature of previous owner to ffep. Scattered light foxing to fore-edges of text block. VG+ copy in same dustwrapper. [46701] £15.00
673. Harris, M.P. The Puffin. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1984 pp.224 with b/w. photographic plates, text figs. and illus. by Keith Brockie. Some notes in pencil on rear fep. With the signature of previous owner (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) to ffep. Spine of dustwrapper faded. Overall a vg. copy. [46688] £20.00
674. Harrison, C.J.O. et al. Birds. Instructions for Collectors. Pub. British Museum Natural History. 1970 pp.48 with line drawings. A vg. copy. Softback. [46839] £8.00 Talks about taking specimens in the field, preparing skins, skeletons and whole specimens. Collecting nests and eggs and recording information are also touched upon.
675. Harrison, J.M. The Birds of Kent. 2 Volumes. Pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1953 Two volumes with colour plates throughout both volumes. A thoroughly vg. set bound in blue cloth. [46730] £50.00
676. Harrison, P. A Field Guide to the Seabirds of the World. Pub. Stephen Greene. 1987 pp.317 with colour photographs, illus. and distribution maps. A thor. vg. copy. Softback. [46468] £10.00
677. Harvie-Brown, J.A. (Ed.). The Birds of Iona and Mull. Pub. David Douglas. 1890 pp.xv, 279 with illus. With ownership stamp of O.V. Aplin, the author of ‘The Birds of Oxfordshire’ (1889). Contents in vg. - fine condition. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [40907] £160.00
678. Harvie-Brown, J.A. (Ed.). The Birds of Iona and Mull. Pub. David Douglas. 1890 pp.xv, 279 with illus. Contents very clean and in vg. - fine condition. Spine of boards showing a subtle hint of fading. Small grey mark to rear board. Overall a vg. copy. [46772] £140.00
679. Haverschmidt, FR. The Life of the White Stork. Pub. E.J. Brill. 1949 pp.viii, 96 with b/w. photographs and fold-out maps. Foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents. Boards marked and rubbed in places. Overall a vg. copy. Scarce. [46706] £30.00
680. Hollom, P.A.D. et al. Birds of the Middle East and North Africa. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1988 pp.280 with 40 colour plates, distribution maps and text illus. Pencil notes to rear end-paper by previous owner (Ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan). Sl. dusty top-edge of text block. VG hdbk. [46675] £12.00
681. Hume, J.P. and Walters, M. Extinct Birds. Pub. Poyser. 2012 pp.544 with line drawings. A new copy in dustwrapper. [43155] £50.00 Extint Birds is the first comprehensive review of the hundreds of bird species and subspecies that have become extinct over the last 700 years of habitat degredation, over-hunting and rat introduction.
682. Hume, R. and Pearson, B. Seabirds. Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guides. Pub. Hamlyn. 1993 pp.160 with illus. by Bruce Pearson throughout. Pen marks to rear of dustwrapper which is also lightly faded to spine. Contents in fine condition. Overall a vg. plus copy. [46682] £8.00
683. Im Thurn, E.F. Birds of Marlborough, Being a Contribution to the Ornithology of the District. Pub. Simpkin, Marshall and Co. 1870 pp.viii, 117. Small spots of foxing to fore-edges of text block. A little foxing to contents. In original binding which is in very good condition. A nice copy of this scarce title with the ownership inscription of the ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan to ffep. [46753] £28.00
684. Johnsgard, Paul A. The Grouse of the World. 1st. Pub. Helm / University of Nebraska. 1983 pp.xvi, 413 with 72 photos. plus text figs. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents. Dustwrapper marked in several places. Overall a vg. copy. [46768] £12.50
685. Johnson, A. & Cezilly, F. The Greater Flamingo. Pub. Poyser. 2007 pp. 328, colour photographs, line drawings, charts and tables. New hardback. [46068] £40.00 Covers the latest thinking on Flamingo biology, with detailed discussions of population dynamics, evolution and systematics, migration and movements, feeding, reproductive biology and conservation, with emphasis placed on the authors work on the famous Flamingo population in the Carmargue region of Southern France.
686. Kemp, Dr.A. The Bird Paintings of C.G. Finch-Davies. Ltd. Ed. Pub. Winchester Press. 1984 pp.311. Beautifully illustrated with full-page plates (99 in total). A fine copy in near fine slipcase which is a little bumped in a handful of places. Subscribers edition of 4,700 copies this being No. 3,439. [45961] £100.00
687. Kennedy, A.W.M.C. The Birds of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. A Contribution to the Natural History of the Two Counties. Pub. Simpkin, Marshall and Co. 1868 pp.xiv, 232 with 4 colour plates. Contents in thoroughly vg. condition. Hinges show some light cracking, with the binding still firm and in vg. condition. In original blue cloth boards showing a little wear at spine-ends. With dedication from the author (dated January 1869). Loosely inserted is a note explaining that the plates herein are actual photographs which were hand-coloured. This note also provides detail about the belief that this is the first bird book to have been illustrated using photographs. A very good copy. [46755] £150.00
688. Lack, D. Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds. Pub. Methuen and Co. 1968 pp.xii, 409 with text figs. and illus. throughout. Spine of dw. lightly faded and edges lightly worn. VG. [46689] £24.00
689. Langrand, Olivier. Guide to the Birds of Madagascar. Illustrated by Vincent Tretagnolle. Pub. Yale Uni. Press. 1990. pp.xi, 364 with colour plates, maps and text figs. Foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46765] £30.00 Begins with an overview of the natural habitats of Madagascar, the book then provides an introduction to the avifauna. The detailed guide to individual species contains full information, clearly presented with descriptions of adults and immatures.
690. Lockley, R.M. Birds and Islands. Travels in Wild Places. 1st. Ed. Pub. Witherby. 1991 pp.237 with text illus. A fine copy in a vg. plus dustwrapper. [46718] £12.00
691. Lundberg, A. and Alatalo, R.V. The Pied Flycatcher. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1992 pp.xii, 267 with b/w. photos. Spine of dw. lightly faded o/w. a near fine copy. [46687] £50.00
692. Meinertzhagen, R. Birds of Arabia. 1st. Ed. Pub Oliver & Boyd. 1954 pp.xiii, 624 with 19 coloured plates by Lodge and Henry plus 9 photographic plates, 53 text figs. and 35 text maps. There is a folding map of Arabia in a pocket at the rear of the book. A fine copy in vg. dw. with mark to top of spine. [25793] £225.00
693. Mellersh, W.L. A Treatise on the Birds of Gloucestershire, with a Reference List of all the species known to have appeared in the County. Pub. John Bellows. 1902 pp.viii,111 with 6 b/w. illustrations by E. Neale & folding map. Rebound in cloth with leather label. A very good copy. [20765] £65.00
694. Mikkola, H. Owls of Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1983 pp.397 with b/w. and colour plates. Mild foxing to fore-edges of text block and prelims, not affecting text. VG. No dw. [46769] £10.00
695. Moreau, R.E. (Ed). The Ibis, The Quarterly Journal of the British Ornithologist’s Union. Vol. 99. Parts 1 and 2. (1957) Pub. BOU. 1957 2 parts. VG. in card covers, a little marked and rubbed. [46890] £12.50 A checklist of birds of Eritrea is started and concluded in the two parts. Other subjects discussed are a study on the calls of Buntings, bird migration and orientation, incubation patterns of birds and adaptations in the Kittiwake to cliff-nesting.
696. Mukherjee, A.K. Birds of Arid and Semi-Arid Tracts. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. Occasional Paper No. 142. Pub. Zoological Survey of India. 1995 pp.xvi, 303 with 14 colour and b/w. plates and maps. With inscription of previous owner (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) to ffep. VG. Softback. [46683] £10.00
697. Nelson, B. Galapagos. Islands of Birds. Pub. Longmans. 1968 pp.xx, 338 with b/w. plates. Ink inscription to f.e.p. o/w. vg. copy in chipped dw. [43445] £7.00
698. Nelson, B. Seabirds. Their Biology and Ecology. Pub. Hamlyn. 1980 pp.224 with b/w. and colour photographs and text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46724] £8.00
699. Nettleship, D.N. and Birkhead, T.R. (Eds.). The Atlantic Alcidae. The Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas. Pub. Academic Press. 1985 pp.xx, 574 with b/w. photographs and text figs. Some pencil annotations and notes. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46708] £20.00
700. Newton, I. The Sparrowhawk. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1986 pp.396 with b/w. photographs, text figs. and illus. by Keith Brockie. With the signature of previous owner (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) to half-title. Spine of dustwrapper faded. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [46681] £50.00
701. Owen, M. et al. Wildfowl in Great Britain. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1986. pp.xi, 613 with dist. maps and other text figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [43570] £15.00
702. Perry, R. Lundy. Isle of Puffins. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lindsay Drummond. 1940 pp.266 with b/w. photographs and a fold-out map at rear of text. Some scattered foxing. Nr. vg. in faded cloth boards. [43449] £12.00
703. Poole, A.F. Ospreys. A Natural and Unnatural History. Rep. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1989 pp.xviii, 246 with b/w. photographs and text figs. Neat ink inscription to ffep. o/w. contents in fine condition. One small closed tear to dustwrapper. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [46710] £25.00 Breeding, habitat, migration, threats, management, diet, and nesting and hunting behaviour are covered in this text.
704. Porter, R.F., Christensen, S. and Schiermacker-Hansen, P. Field Guide to the Birds of the Middle East. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1996 pp.xv, 460 with 112 colour plates, distribution maps and end-paper maps. A thoroughly vg. copy in illus boards. [46676] £20.00 Covers all the species, including vagrants, found in the Arabian peninsula (including Socotra), Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Cyprus.
705. Potapov, E. and Sale, R. The Gyrfalcon. Pub. Yale. 2005 pp.288 with colour photographs, text figs. and illus. Some pencil annotations to text & with signature of previous owner (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) to ffep. With dustwrapper. Overall a vg. plus copy. [46690] £18.00
706. Potts, G.R. The Partridge. Pesticides, Predation and Conservation. Pub. Collins. 1986 pp.xiii, 274 with colour photographs and text figs. throughout. Signature of previous owner to ffep. Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded. Overall a vg. copy. [46696] £40.00
707. Prater, A.J. et al. Guide to the Identification and Ageing of Holarctic Waders. BTO Guide No. 17. Pub. BTO. 1977 pp.168 with b/w. photographs, text figs. and colour frontis. Previous owner’s stamp to ffep. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46841] £10.00
708. Prynne, M. Egg-shells. An Informal Dissertation on Birds’ Eggs in their Every Aspect and Also Embodying the Repair and Care of Birds’ Eggs. Pub. Barrie and Rockliff. 1963 pp.304 with b/w. and colour plates and text figs. Mild foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents. Boards a little foxed and grubby in places. Overall a vg. copy. [46767] £25.00 Seperated into three parts - Part One : The Collector and The Egg, Part Two : The Repair and Care of Birds’ Eggs and Part Three : Probing Other Problems. With chapters on The Legal Aspect, Egg-Collecting, Repairing Equipment etc.
709. Ratcliffe, D. The Peregrine Falcon. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1980 pp.416 with colour plates, b/w. photographs and other text figs. Mild foxing to top-edge and fore-edge of text block, not affecting contents. Small ink inscription to ffep. Dustwrapper gently darkened along edges and to the rear. Overall a vg. plus copy. [46764] £30.00
710. Ratcliffe, D. The Raven. A Natural History in Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1997 pp.xxii, 326 with b/w. photographs, text figs and illustrations by Chris Rose. Fine copy in same dw. [47297] £45.00
711. Ray, John. The Ornithology of Francis Willughby. Facs. Ed. Pub. Minet. 1972 pp.441 with index and 78 plates containing a number of engravings per plate. TEG. A near fine copy with slipcase. In our experience the slipcase to this work has always shown wear and this slipcase is no different. Folio. With the neat ownership inscription of ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan to ffep. [46774] £200.00
712. Rees, E. Bewick’s Swan. Pub. Poyser. 2006 pp.296 with colour photographs and other figs. A new copy in same dw. With illus. Dafila Scott. Dustwrapper illus. by James McCallum. [43931] £45.00
713. Ridgely, R.S. A Guide to the Birds of Panama. 1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton. 1976 pp.xv, 394 with 32 colour plates and many other text illus. With previous owner’s bookplate to front paste-down. Small bump to rear board otherwise a vg. copy in similar dw. [43402] £15.00
714. Sample, G. Bird Songs & Calls of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins Field Guide. Pub. Collins. 1996 pp.128 with 2 cds with over 2 hours of recordings. Good - vg. hdbk. [46838] £6.00
715. Shrubb, M. The Lapwing. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2007 pp.232 with colour photographs, text figs. and illus. by Robert Gillmor. Previous owner’s signature (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) to ffep. o/w. contents in fine condition. Spine of dustwrapper darkened, creased along bottom edge at rear. Overall VG. [46691] £24.00
716. Smaldon, R. The Birds of Dartmoor. Pub. Isabelline Books. 2005 pp.x, 236 with colour frontis., text illus. and fold-out map at rear of text. Signature of previous owner (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) to ffep., Nr. fine softback. [46728] £30.00
717. Smith, C. The Birds of Somersetshire. Pub. John van Voorst. 1869 pp.xi, 643. Contents very clean and in fine condition. Boards in very good condition, showing some very minor shelf-wear. With the bookplate of Robert Washington Oates to front paste-down. From library of the author Dr. Richard Vaughan. VG. [46756] £35.00
718. Snow, B. and D. Birds and Berries. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1988 pp.268 with text figs. and illus. throughout. With the signature of the previous owner (ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan) to ffep. o/w. contents clean. Spine of dustwrapper gently darkened. Overall a thor. vg. copy. [46678] £25.00
719. Snow, D.W. and Perrins, C.M. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Concise Edition. Volume 1 - Non- Passerines and Volume 2 - Passerines. Pub. Oxford. 1998 Two volumes with illus. and distribution maps throughout. Fine in fine dws. With slipcase. [47298] £120.00 This work is based on the monumental 9 volume work ‘Birds of the Western Palearctic’ (BWP: 1977-94) and as such is an essential reference work for all interested in the Birds of Europe. This two volume work includes a significant amount of updated material. For example, more than 80 species were added and the population and distribution sections were rewritten to take into account new information that has became available. Indexes in seven European languages are included in addition to the indexes of English and Scientific names.
720. Standley, P. et al. The Birds of Berkshire. Pub. Berkshire Atlas Group. 1996 pp.vi, 387 with distribution maps and text illus. throughout. Small closed tear to rear of dustwrapper. Small signature of previous owner to ffep. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [46704] £8.00
721. Summers-Smith, J.D. The Tree Sparrow. Pub. by the author. 1995 pp.xxii, 205 with colour plates, text figs. and illus. by Robert Gillmor. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [46705] £20.00
722. Swinton, W.E. Fossil Birds. 3rd. Rev. Ed. Pub. British Museum of Natural History. 1975 pp.81 with colour frontis., b/w. plates and text figs. Small plain label to rear cover otherwise a vg. copy. Softback. [46532] £3.00
723. Thibault, J-C. and Bonaccorsi, G. The Birds of Corsica. B.O.U. Checklist Series: 17. Pub. B.O.U. 1999 pp.x, 171 with colour photos. Spine gently darkened o/w. a near fine hdbk. [46700] £20.00
724. Tickell, W.L.N. Albatrosses. 1st. Pub. Pica Press. 2000 pp.448 with many illus. Signed and dated by author on title page. A fine copy in same dustwrapper which is a little faded on the spine. [39620] £35.00
725. Trobe, William M. The Birdnester’s Bedtime Book. Pub. Peregrine books. 2008 pp.ix, 411 with photographs. New copy in dw. Limited Edition of 150 copies. [43924] £50.00 This book offers a selection of 34 pieces from various ornithological works (by writers including John Harvie-Brown and John Walpole Bond) most of which are now expensive and/or difficult to obtain. Although a degree of personal preference is unavoidable in an anthology of this nature, every effort has been made to select a variety of accounts which will appeal to all with an interest in breeding birds and in particular birdnesting.
726. Tyler, M. The Birds of Devon. Pub. Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society. 2010 pp.746 with colour photographs and text figs. throughout. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. In-print at £34.95. [46727] £25.00
727. Tyler, S. and Ormerod, S. The Dippers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1994 pp.xvi, 225 with b/w. photographs, text figs. and colour frontis. Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [46716] £40.00
728. Venables, A. et al. Birdwatching Walks in Gwent. Pub. Gwent Ornithological Society. 2013 pp.239 with colour photographs and maps throughout. A new copy. Softback. [46287] £11.99 Over sixty walks are presented in this guide to help the reader explore Gwent’s magnificent countryside and its birds. The routes were provided by 26 experienced birdwatchers, each with an intimate knowledge of their particular area.
729. Venables, L.S.V. and U.M. Birds and Mammals of Shetland. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1955. pp.xii, 391 with 8 b/w. plates & 3 maps. A thoroughly vg. copy in cloth boards. [43447] £25.00 Provides quite detailed information on where and when the various species were spotted and information on numbers, nests and more.
730. Village, A. The Kestrel. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.352 with b/w. photographs, text figs. and illus. by Keith Brockie. Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded. Contents in near fine condition. Overall thor. vg. [46677] £40.00
731. Walpole-Bond, J. A History of Sussex Birds. Vols. I-III. 1st. Ed. Pub. H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1938 Three volume set with 53 coloured plates. TEG. The gilt along the top-edge has darkened a little over time, otherwise the books are in near fine condition. This set benefits from having the dustwrappers which are in very good condition. A scarce set with dustwrappers. Overall vg. plus. [46773] £225.00
732. Walters, M. Birds’ Eggs. Eyewitness Handbooks. Pub. D.K. 1994 pp.256 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [46641] £10.00 The visual guide to the eggs of over 500 bird species from around the world.
733. Walters, M. A Concise History of Ornithology. 1st. Pub. Helm. 2003 pp.255 with photographs. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dw. [43618] £20.00 This is a detailed account of the study of birds, from the earliest written records through to the 20th century. The lives and works of key ornithologists through history are presented here - the explorers, naturalists and conservationists who have built up our knowledge and understanding of birds over the centuries.
734. Waydelin, F.J. Adventures Among Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2008 pp.xiv, 167 with some b/w. photography. New in dw. Limited to 100 copies. [43916] £60.00 Frederick J Waydelin, dedicated egg collector, came to write this book, completing it in a typed version in 1944; but it remained unpublished. He became interested in birdnesting as a schoolboy in the late 19th century. Over the following few years, he became increasingly interested in egg collecting. Waydelin was admitted to the British Ornithologists’ Union in 1920, but his membership was shortlived, and his resignation in 1922 may well have been connected to his egg collecting exploits. Later in the mid 1930s he ceased egg collecting and rejoined the B.O.U. (1934), but again his membership was shortlived and he resigned for the second time in 1936. An interesting historical account.
735. Weiner, J. The Beak of the Finch. 1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1994 pp.x, 332 with small illus. Name of previous owner to illus. fep. Some annotations to text otherwise a vg. copy in same dw. [41849] £18.00
736. Whitaker, J. The Golden Eagle. With chapters on the Sea Eagle. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2001 pp.x, 258 with illustrations. New in dw. [47399] £50.00 It is fair to say that the Golden Eagle and the White-Tailed Sea Eagle have always commanded a special interest for British field ornithologists. The majesty of these splendid birds, plus the romance of their habitat ensure this. This work from Peregrine Books offers not only information on the status of both species, with chapters on identification, the eyrie, eggs, persecution etc., but also delves into historical literature now virtually unobtainable, including material from such authors as John Wolley, Robert Gray and several others.
737. Whitaker, J. A Natural History Journal 1950-1975, 1976-1982 & 1983-1990. A record of ...... Oological and Ornithological study and memories. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2004-05 Three volumes - one dedicated to each time period. Ever so lightly dusty top-edge of text block otherwise a thoroughly fine set in same dustwrappers. Each Volume is limited to 100 copies. All signed by Jim Whitaker. Volume one has a photograph of Jim Whitaker and wife Margaret and a letter from himself inserted loosely in the front of the book. Scarce set. [45480] £500.00 James’ (Jim Whitaker - Peregrine Books) interest in birds began as a birds’ nesting schoolboy (around 1940), and with other like-minded boys he began to collect eggs. These books recount his exploits over the 40 years between 1950 and 1990. Jim is very well known in the field of Oology and has published a significant number of works on the subject. His knowledge on the subject is unparalled.
738. Whitaker, J. (Ed.). The Military Diary of Colonel W.W.C. Verner. Being An Account of the Nile Expeditions of 1885 and 1898. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2003 pp.xl, 152 with b/w. plates throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [45971] £40.00 A faithful editorial of Willoughby Verner’s time in this area, which talks about all aspects of his stay; considering the people, natural history and also touching on his oological activities.
739. Wyllie, I. The Cuckoo. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1981 pp.176 with colour photographs and text figs. A vg. plus copy in same dustwrapper. [46695] £4.00
740. Yalden, D.W. and Albarella, U. The History of British Birds. Pub. Oxford University Press. 2009 pp.263 with text figs. and maps. Ink inscription to ffep. o/w. a near fine copy in similar dw. [46721] £45.00
741. Yeates, G.K. The Life of the Rook. Pub. Philip Allan. 1934 pp.95 with 16 b/w. plates at rear of text. Ex- Natural History Society of Northumberland copy. Light scattered foxing to prelims otherwise contents clean. Boards a little marked and faded in places. Overall a vg. copy. [46711] £20.00
Royal Entomological Society Handbooks 742. Balfour-Browne, F. Coleoptera. Hydradephaga. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. IV. Part. 3. Pub. R.E.S. 1953 pp.33 with text figs. Ex-Library. Small address label to front and small plain label to rear. A vg. copy. Softback. [46516] £6.50
743. Benson, R.B. Hymenoptera. (Sawflies). 2. Symphyta. Section (a). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. VI. Part 2 (a). Pub. R.E.S. 1951 pp.49 with text figs. Ex-Library. Small plain label to rear cover. A vg. copy. Softback. [46511] £8.00
744. Bolton, B. and Collingwood, A. Hymenoptera. Formicidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. VI. Part 3 (c). Pub. R.E.S. 1975 pp.34 with text figs throughout. Small stain to front cover o/w. a near vg. copy. Softback. Scarce. [46500] £18.00
745. Britton, E.B. Coleoptera. Scarabaeoidea. (Lucanidae, Trogidae, Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. V. Part 11. Pub. R.E.S. 1956 pp.29 with text figs. Ex-Library. Small address label to front cover and small plain label to rear cover. A vg. copy. Softback. [46514] £12.50
746. Buck, F.D. Coleoptera. (Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. V. Part 9. Pub. R.E.S. 1954 pp.30 with text figs throughout. Ex-Library. Small address label to front cover. VG. softback. [46505] £10.00
747. Coe, R.L. Diptera. Syrphidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. X Part 1. Pub. R.E.S. 1953 pp.98 with text figs throughout. Ex-library copy. Plain sticker to rear cover. VG. softback. [46493] £7.50
748. Coe, R.L. et al. Diptera. 2. Nematocera ; families Tipulidae to Chironomidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. IX Part 2. Pub. R.E.S. 1950 pp.216 with text figs throughout. Ex- library copy. A vg. copy. Softback. [46492] £7.00
749. Crowson, R.A. Coleoptera. Introduction and Keys to Families. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. IV. Part 1. Pub. R.E.S. 1956 pp.59 with text figs. Ex-Library copy. Small address label to front and small plain label to rear. A vg. copy. Softback. [46517] £9.50
750. Delany, M.J. Thysanura and Diplura. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. I. Part 2. Pub. R.E.S. 1954 pp.7 with text figs. Ex-Library. VG. Softback. [46509] £2.00
751. Duffy, E.A.J. Coleoptera. Cerambycidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. V. Part 12. Pub. R.E.S. 1952 pp.18 with text figs throughout. Ex-Library. Small address label to front cover. VG. Softback. [46506] £7.00
752. Duffy, E.A.J. Coleoptera. Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. V. Part 15. Pub. R.E.S. 1953 pp.20 with text figs throughout. Ex-Library. Small address label to front cover. Softback. VG. [46507] £12.00
753. Eady, R.D. and Quinlan, J. Hymenoptera. (Diptera.) Cynipoidea. Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. VIII. Part 1 (a). Pub. R.E.S. 1963 pp.81 with text figs throughout. Ex-Library. Small plain label to rear cover. VG. Softback. [46504] £15.00
754. Fraser, Lt.-Col F.C. Mecoptera Megaloptera Neuroptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. I. Parts 12 and 13. Pub. R.E.S. 1959 pp.40 with text figs. Ex-Library. Softback. VG. [46515] £5.00
755. Fraser, Lt.-Col. F.C. Odonata. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. I. Part. 10. Pub. R.E.S. 1956 pp.49 with text figs throughout. Hole-punched as though to fit into a file. Small address label to front cover o/w. a near vg. copy. Softback. [46499] £9.00
756. Halstead, D.G.H. Coleoptera. Histeroidea. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. IV Part 10. Pub. R.E.S. 1963 pp.16 with text figs throughout. Ex-library. Plain sticker to rear cover. VG. Softback. [46494] £5.00
757. Hincks, W.D. Dermaptera and Orthoptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. I. Part 5. Rev. Rep Ed. Pub. R.E.S. 1956 pp.24 with text figs throughout. Hole-punched as though to fit into a file. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46497] £5.00
758. Kimmins, D.E. Ephemeroptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. I. Part 9. Pub. R.E.S. 1950 pp.18 with text figs throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [46498] £3.00
759. Kimmins, D.E. Plecoptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. I. Part 6. Pub. R.E.S. 1950 pp.18 with text figs. Ex-Library. VG. Softback. [46510] £3.00
760. Le Quesne, W.J. Hemiptera. Cicadomorpha (excluding Deltocephalinae and Typhlocybinae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. II Part 2 (a). Pub. R.E.S. 1965 pp.64 with text figs throughout. Ex-library. Plain sticker to rear cover. Softback. VG Scarce. [46496] £12.00
761. Le Quesne, W.J. Hemiptera. Fulgoromorpha. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. II. Part 3. Pub. R.E.S. 1960 pp.68 with text figs throughout. Ex-Library copy. Softback. VG. [46501] £15.00
762. Nixon, G.E.J. Hymenoptera. Proctotrupoidea. Diapriidae subfamily Belytinae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. VIII Part 3 (dii). Pub. R.E.S. 1957 pp.107 with text figs throughout. Ex-library. Nr. vg. copy. Softback. A study of Parasitoid Wasps. [46490] £2.00
763. Oldroyd, H. Diptera. 1. Introduction and Key to Families. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. IX Part 1. Pub. R.E.S. 1954 pp.49 with text figs throughout. Previous owner’s small address label to front cover. Hole-punched as though to fit into a file. Softback. VG. [46491] £4.00
764. Pearce, E.J. Coleoptera. (Pselaphidae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. IV Part 9. Pub. R.E.S. 1957 pp.32 with text figs throughout. Ex-library. Small address label to front cover and plain sticker to rear cover. Softback. VG. [46495] £7.50
765. Pope, R.D. Coleoptera. Coccinellidae & Sphindidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. V. Part 7. Pub. R.E.S. 1953 pp.12 with text figs. Ex-Library. Small address label to front cover and small plain label to rear cover. Softback. VG. [46513] £12.50
766. Smit, F.G.A.M. Siphonaptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. I Part 16. Pub. R.E.S. 1957 pp.94 text figs. throughout. Ex-library. Softback. Nr. vg. [46488] £3.00
767. Spencer, K.A. Diptera. Agromyzidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. X Part 5 (g). Pub. R.E.S. 1972 pp.136 with text figs throughout. Ex-library. Plain white label on rear cover. Softback. Nr. vg. [46489] £18.00
768. Thompson, R.T. Coleoptera. Phalacridae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. V. Part 5 (b). Pub. R.E.S. 1958 pp.16 with text figs. Ex-Library. Small address label to front cover and small plain label to rear cover. VG. Softback. [46512] £10.00
769. Tottenham, C.E. Coleoptera. Staphylinidae. Section (a) Piestinae to Euaesthetinae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. IV. Part 8 (a). Pub. R.E.S. 1954 pp.79 with text figs. Ex-Library. Small address label to front and small plain label to rear. Softback. VG. [46518] £15.00
Zoology 770. Avise, J.C. Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1994 pp.xiv, 511 with text figs. throughout. Some pages cockled from damp. A good softback. [43557] £10.00
771. Ball, P. Shapes. Nature’s Patterns : A Tapestry in Three Parts. Pub. Oxford University Press. 2009 pp.308 with colour plates, photographs and other text figs. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. [46588] £10.00 In this, the first of three books exploring nature’s patterns, the author describes patterns of shape - the curvature of shells and horns, the hexagons of honeycombs, leapard’s spots, arrangement of leaves on plants and much more.
772. Belcher, H. and Swale, E. An Illustrated Guide to River Phytoplankton. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1979 pp.64 with line drawings. Plain label to rear inside cover and address label to front cover. Softback. VG. [46607] £5.00
773. Burton, R. Egg. Nature’s Miracle of Packaging. Pub. Collins. 1987 pp.158 with colour photographs throughout. Light foxing to top-edge of text block. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46763] £5.00
774. Campbell, W.C. Ed. Ivermectin and Abamectin. Pub. Springer-Verlag. 1989 pp.xviii, 363. Fine copy of a scarce book. [31044] £30.00 Ivermectin and Abamectin were introduced in the 1980s as a veterinary antiparasitic and agricultural pesticide respectively. This monograph is a review and synthesis of knowledge about them at the end of the 1980s.
775. Chauvin, G. Les Coquillages de Nos Cotes. Les Photographies et les Dessins sont de l’auteur. Pub. Jean-Paul Gisserot. 1998 pp.32 with colour photographs and line drawings throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. All text in French. [46551] £10.00
776. Claro, R. et al. (Eds.). Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. Pub. Smithsonian. 2001 pp.xv, 253 with b/w. photographs and other figs. A fine copy in illus. boards. [43582] £15.00
777. Dawkins, R. The Ancestor’s Tale. A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life. 1st. Ed. Pub. 2004 pp.528 with colour photographs and other text figs. throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [46658] £25.00
778. Dawkins, R. The Extended Phenotype. Rep. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1992 pp.viii, 307. A vg. copy. Softback. [46470] £4.50
779. Eisenberg, J.F. Mammals of the Neotropics. Volume 1 - The Northern Neotropics - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Volume 2 - The Southern Cone - Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Pub. Chicago University Press. 1989-92 2 Volumes with colour plates, text illus. and distribution maps. Contents in fine condition. Card covers slightly grubby in places. Overall a vg. set. Softback. [46483] £50.00
780. Ellis, A.E. British Snails. The Non-marine Gastropoda of Great Britain and Ireland. Pub. Oxford Clarendon Press. 1969 pp.298 with text figs. and 14 b/w. plates at rear of text. Light foxing to edges of text block, prelims and turn-ins of dw. Newspaper article pasted to ffep. VG. hdbk in same dw. [46555] £10.00
781. Fryer, G. The Parasitic Copepoda and Branchiura of British Freshwater Fishes. A Handbook and Key. Scientific Publication No. 46. Pub. Freshwater Biological Association. 1982 pp.87 with line drawings throughout. Small plain label to rear cover otherwise a vg. copy. Softback. [46615] £8.00
782. Gerard, B.M. Lumbricidae (Annelida). With Keys and Descriptions. Linnean Society of London Synopses of the British Fauna No. 6. Pub. Linnean Society. 1964 pp.58 with text figs. throughout. Card covers foxed and darkened in places. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46539] £10.00
783. Gledhill, T. et al. Key to British Freshwater Crustacea: Malacostraca. Scientific Publication No. 32. Pub. Freshwater Biological Association. 1976 pp.71 with text figs. Softback. VG. [46542] £5.00
784. Goin, C.J. et al. Introduction to Herpetology. Pub. W.H. Freeman and Co. 1978 pp.xi, 378 with b/w. photographs and text figs. Small address label to front paste-down. Boards marked and bumped in places. Overall a vg. copy. [46556] £12.50
785. Greenwood, E.F. Ecology and Landscape Development. A History of the Mersey Basin. 1st. Pub. Liverpool Univ. Press. 1999 pp.v, 261 with plates, diagrams and maps. Nr. fine softback. [43459] £7.50
786. Haviland, M.D. Forest, Steppe & Tundra. Studies in Animal Environment. Pub. Cambridge. 1926 pp.218 with b/w. photographs and a fold-out map. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [46703] £12.00
787. Hayward, P.J. and Ryland, J.S. (Eds.) The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe. Volume 1 - Introduction and Protozoans to Arthropods. Pub. Oxford Clarendon Press. 1990 pp.xvi, 627 with line drawings throughout. Fore-edges marked in places. Boards in vg. condition. Text clean. Overall a vg. copy. [46458] £150.00
788. Hill-Cottingham, P. Aquatic Mollusca of Somerset. An Identification Guide. Pub. PH-C. nd. pp.35 with text figs. A vg. copy. Softback. [46543] £3.00
789. Hinton, A. Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific. Pub. Robert Brown. 1972 pp.xviii, 94 with colour photographic plates. Pages and dustwrapper cockled and lightly stained at corner. Overall a good-vg. copy. [46661] £5.00
790. Hopkin, S. A Key to the Woodlice of Britain and Ireland. Pub. Field Studies Council. 1991 pp.600-650 with text illus. and colour photographs at rear of text. Small address label to front cover. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46622] £7.50
791. Jackson, M. et al. Human Genome Evolution. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bios. 1996 pp.xi, 306 with text figs. throughout. A near fine copy in illus. boards. [43548] £17.50
792. Jamieson, B.G.M. The Indigenous Earthworms. (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of Tasmania. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1974 pp.204-328 with text figs. and b/w. plates at rear of text. A thor. vg. copy in spine-faded card covers. [43549] £18.00
793. Jaubert, J. and Petron, C. Ethiopia. Under-Water Paradise. A Birds-Eye View for the Tourist. Pub. Ethiopian Tourism Commission. c.1980 Unpaginated with 171 full-page colour photographs. A vg. copy in illustrated cloth boards. Landscape format. [46849] £30.00
794. Jones-Walters, L.M. Keys to the Families of British Spiders. Pub. Field Studies Council. 1989 pp.366-443 with text illus. throughout. Small address label to front cover. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46621] £6.50
795. Kano, R. Venomous and Poisonous Animals of Japan. Pub. Japan. 1991 pp.116 with 16 pages of colour photographs and text figs. throughout. Ink inscription in Japanese to ffep., otherwise contents clean and in fine condition. Boards a little faded in places. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. Most text in Japanese. Latin names throughout, and indication of where an animal or insect is illustrated in a plate is provided in English. English text in references and bibliography. Scarce. [47260] £40.00
796. Kingdon, J. The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Pub. Academic Press. 1997 pp.xviii, 464 with colour illustrations, distribution maps and other text figs. A vg. copy. Softback. [46847] £10.00 A comprehensive and very well illustrated guide.
797. Laverack, M.S. Physiological Adaptations of Marine Animals. Pub. Company of Biologists. 1984 pp.vi, 540 with figs. throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dw. [42656] £35.00
798. Lee, P.C. et al. (Eds.). Threatened Primates of Africa. The IUCN Red Data Book. Pub. IUCN. 1988 pp.xx, 153 with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in illus. boards. [46562] £10.00
799. Locket, G.H. and Millidge, A.F. British Spiders. Volume II. Pub. Ray Society. 1953 pp.vii, 449 with line drawings throughout. Blue stain to corner of text block o/w. contents in vg. condition. Dustwrapper darkened and chipped in places. Overall a vg. copy. [46590] £18.00
800. Lydekker, R. Catalogue of The Ungulate Mammals in The British Museum (NH). Pub. British Museum. 1913-1916 5 Volumes with text illus. and woodcuts. Spine-ends frayed, otherwise a very good, tight Ex-library set, albeit with a few minor page tears. [43584] £125.00
801. Macan, T.T. A Key to the Adults of the British Trichoptera. Scientific Publication No. 28. Pub. Freshwater Biological Association. 1973 pp.151 with text figs. and b/w. plates at rear of text. Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. A vg. copy. Softback. Scarce. [46531] £20.00
802. Macan, T.T. A Key to the British Fresh and Brackish Water Gastropods. Scientific Publication No. 13. 4th. Ed. Pub. Freshwater Biological Association. 1977 pp.44 with text illus. A vg. copy. Softback. [46541] £18.00
803. Machin, D. Biomathematics: An Introduction. Pub. Macmillan. 1976 pp.151 with some graphs. A very good copy in spine-faded card covers. [42203] £8.00
804. Nachtigall, W. Biological Mechanisms of Attachment. The Comparative Morphology and Bioengineering of Organs for Linkage, Suction and Adhesion. Pub. Springer-Verlag. 1974 pp.xiii, 194 with text figs. throughout. Neat ink inscription to ffep o/w. contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper a little faded and worn along edges. Overall a vg. copy. Scarce. [46461] £50.00 This book is the first ever to describe the wide range and variety of means of attachment found in living organisms. Typical mechanisms are illustrated in 721 well-documented drawings and an attempt is made at systematization, the organs being classified according to comparative morphology and engineering principles.
805. Nagorsen, D.W. and Peterson, R.K. Mammal Collector’s Manual. Pub. Life Sciences Miscellaneous. 1980 pp.79 with text figs. throughout. Previous owner’s name to front cover. Softback. VG. [46840] £8.00 Elements covered are collecting policy, methods for collecting mammals, documenting specimens, methods for preparing specimens, special techniques, shipping specimens and public health hazards.
806. Nievergelt, B. Ibexes in an African Environment. Ecological Studies No. 40. Pub. Springer-Verlag. 1981 pp.ix, 189 with b/w. photographs, maps, and text figs. throughout. Boards a little scuffed at extremities. Contents in fine condition. Overall a thor. vg. copy. [46837] £45.00 The Simen Mountains in Ethiopia are the only habitat of the Walia Ibex, the main study object of this investigation. Data on the geography, climate vegetation. mammals and birds, and on human ulitization of the area are given, and form the environmental background required for understanding the biology of this African ibex.
807. Nuttall, M. and Callaghan, T.V. The Arctic. Environment, People, Policy. Pub. Harwood Academic. 2000 pp.xxxviii, 647 with colour plates, b/w. photographs and text figs. Some areas with pencil annotations to text otherwise a fine copy in illus. boards. Scarce and out-of-print. [46726] £75.00 A superb work. A thorough review of the area’s rapidly changing physical and human dimensions, by renowned specialists in the field.
808. Parsons, T. The Saproxylic Invertebrates of Bincombe Hill, Crewkerne, Somerset. Somerset Fauna & Flora : 1. Pub. by author. 1995 pp.46 with b/w. photos. Softback. VG. Only 200 copies printed. [46655] £12.50
809. Pfleger, V. A Field Guide in Colour to Molluscs. Pub. Blitz. 1990 pp.216 with colour photographs and line drawings. A fine copy. Softback. [46583] £4.50
810. Planet, Louis. Histoire naturelle De La France. Araignees (Araignees, Chernetes, Scorpions, Opilions). Reprint Pub. Sciences Nat. 1978 pp. 340. In French and 18 plates in b/w. at rear of book, line drawings also throughout the text. Covers are tanned in places. Softback. VG. [35361] £30.00
811. Radwin, G. and D’Attilio, A. Murex Shells of the World. An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae. Pub. Stanford University Press. 1976 pp.284 with colour photographic plates and text figs. Part of ffep. clipped otherwise a vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46662] £45.00
812. Rainbow, P.S. An Introduction to the Biology of British Littoral Barnacles. Pub. Field Studies Council. 1984 pp.51 with text illus. A thoroughly vg. copy. Softback. [46626] £11.00
813. Reynoldson, T.B. A Key to the British species of Freshwater Triclads. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. FBA. 1978 pp.32 with figures. A vg. copy. Softback. [30391] £5.00
814. Roberts, A. The Mammals of South Africa. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Mammals of South Africa Book Fund. 1954 pp.xlviii, 700 with colour plates. Light foxing to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents in thor. vg. condition. Dustwrapper foxed and chipped with some loss. Overall a vg. copy. [46484] £30.00 With colour plates, illustrating well over two hundred different kinds of mammals.
815. Roberts, M.J. The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3 - The Colour Plates: Atypidae to Linyphiidae. Pub. Harley Books. 1985 pp.256 with 237 with full-page colour plates. A near fine copy in darkened dustwrapper. [46628] £75.00
A total of 307 species, and in some cases both sexes, are illustrated in full colour, greatly enlarged to aid identification, and representative of all that are found in Britain and Ireland.
816. Sales, G. and Pye, D. Ultrasonic Communication by Animals. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1974 pp.x, 281 with text figs. and b/w. plates. Top of ffep. clipped. Contents generally very clean. Dustwrapper turn-ins lightly foxed. Overall a vg. copy. [46553] £15.00
817. Samuelson, J. and Hicks, J.B. The Earthworm and the Common Housefly. Humble Creatures. Pub. Van Voorst. 1858 pp.viii, 78 with 8 plates. Scattered light foxing to contents. VG. hdbk. [43522] £25.00
818. Samways, M.J. Insect Conservation Biology. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1995 pp.xiii, 358 with figs. and photos. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [40133] £17.50
819. Sankey, J.H.P. and Savory, T.H. British Harvestmen. Arachnida: Opiliones. Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species. Linnean Society of London Synopses of the British Fauna No. 4. Pub. Academic Press. 1974 pp.75 with text figs. Small address label to front cover. VG. Softback. [46611] £10.00
820. Snow, K.R. The Arachnids. An Introduction. Pub. Routledge. 1970 pp.84 with line drawings throughout. Small plain label to rear card cover. Overall a near vg. copy. Softback. [46535] £4.00
821. Stephenson, T.A. and A. Life Between Tidemarks and Rocky Shores. Pub. Freeman and Co. 1972 pp.xii, 425 with colour plates, b/w. photographs and text figs. throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [46660] £12.50
822. Sutton, S.L. Woodlice. Invertebrate Types. Pub. Ginn & Company. 1972 pp.144 with colour plates and text figs. Small ink inscription to ffep. Overall a vg. copy. in illus. boards. [46546] £5.00
823. Thompson, T.E. and Brown, G.H. British Opisthobranch Molluscs. Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) No. 8. Pub. Academic Press 1976 pp.203 with colour photos. Small stamp to corner of front cover and ffep. Softback. VG. [46523] £12.50
824. Ucko, P.J. and Dimbleby, G.W. (Eds.) The Domestication and Exploitation of Plants and Animals. Pub. Duckworth and Co. 1971 pp.xxvi, 581 with b/w. plates, distribution maps and many other text figs. Foxing to fore-edges of text block otherwise a vg. copy. Softback. [46456] £7.50
825. Unwin, D.M. A Key to the Families of British Beetles. Pub. Field Studies Council. 1988 pp.149-197 with line drawings throughout. Small address label to front cover. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [46623] £6.00
826. Westheide, W. Polychaetes: Interstitial Families. Synopsis of the British Fauna (New Series) No. 44. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2008 pp.vii, 169 with text figs. Softback. Fine. [46644] £25.00
827. Woodford, Dr. M.H. Postmortem Procedures for Wildlife Veterinarians and Field Biologists. Pub. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Nairobi, Kenya. 1974 pp.ii, 40 with 3 line drawings at rear of text. A vg. copy. Softback. Scarce. [46835] £15.00 Provides information needed for the postmortem, collection and preservation of ruminants and non-ruminants (wild horses, wild swine, carnivores and birds).
Special offers – all subjects 828. Barthel, P.H. and Dougalis, P. European Bird Guide. Pub. New Holland. 2008 pp.191 with colour plates throughout. A new copy. Softback. Save £2.49. [44783] £7.50
829. Blomfield, D. Kew Past. Pub. Phillimore 2004 pp.144 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £15.99. A very interesting read. [44812] £3.00 David Blomfield has lived in Kew for some forty years and has served as Governor of five Kew schools and other key positions within the Borough. In this well illustrated book the history of Kew Botanic Gardens is brought to life. Blomfield has traced its development and progress since its medieval beginnings documenting both the famous historical figures who lived in the town and the fishermen, market gardeners and shopkeepers who have inhabited it throughout history.
830. Chantler, P. and Driessens, G. Swifts. A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 2000 pp. 272 illustrated in colour and b/w. Hardback. New. In-print at £31.95. [43971] £10.00
831. Cox, F. A Gardener’s Guide to Snowdrops. Pub. Crowood Press. 2013 pp.256 with colour illus. and photographs throughout. A new hardback copy in dustwrapper. RRP £35.00. [46086] £30.00 Snowdrops are one of the best loved, most popular and widely grown of all bulbous plants. This book celebrates their beauty and magical annual resurrection, and describes the many species and varieties that are available to gardeners.
832. Crowe, S. and Mitchell, M. The Pattern of Landscape. Pub. PPL. 1988 pp.127 with colour photographs. A new copy in card covers. [44005] £6.00
833. Dawkins, Richard. The God Delusion, The Magic of Reality & The Greatest Show on Earth. Pub. Black Swan. 2006-2011 3 volume set. New paperbacks. RRP £26.97. [47398] £15.00
834. Dietz, C. et al. Bats of Britain, Europe & Northwest Africa. Pub. A & C Black. 2009 pp. 400 with colour photos. New hdbk. In-print at £40.00. Save £10.00. An excellent book. [37550] £30.00 This comprehensive handbook presents all 51 bat species that occur across Europe and Northwest Africa, and embraces recent taxonomic advances and several new species descriptions from the last few years. Recommended.
835. Gillmor, Robert. Cutting Away. The Linocuts of Robert Gillmor. Wildlife Art Series. Rep. Pub. Langford Press. 2011 pp. 178 with illus. New hdbk. Title Number 10 in the series. RRP. £38.00. [43998] £35.00 In this book, after describing his working methods, Robert writes of the inspiration behind the 90 prints illustrated. These often evoke memories which allow him to wander into autobiographical anecdotes, thoughts about the artistic process and any other ideas that a particular print provokes. In the final section he demonstrates the use of linocuts for posters and book jackets, especially those he has designed for the New Naturalist series.
836. Grimmett, R. et al. Birds of Nepal. Pub. Helm. 2000 pp.288 with colour plates and photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. Save £2.50. [44792] £17.50
837. Hale, W.G. The Meyers’ Illustrations of British Birds. 1st. Pub. Maggs Bros. & Peregrine Books. 2007 pp.xv, 257 plus copies of the original lists of subscribers and covers, contains 42 fine reproductions of plates. New in dw. This book was limited to 120 standard copies. A beautiful production originally priced at £250. [46425] £110.00 Meyers’ Illustrations of British Birds’ published over a number of years from 1835 has been said to be ‘one of our most valuable illustrated works on Ornithology’ (Mullens & Swann 1917) and with the possible exception of Lilford’s Birds - the finest and most complete atlas of portraits of British avifauna ever published with their eggs (Woods 1931). Hale’s book aimed at determining the number and content of the various series, issues and or editions of the folio ‘Illustrations’ and the octavo ‘Coloured Illustrations’. The contibution of other members of the Meyer family is examined.
838. Haslen, A. The Winter Hare. Wildlife Art Series. Enl. Rev. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Langford Press. 2012 pp.174 with illustrations throughout. RRP £38.00. New hdbk. Title Number 33a in the series. [43999] £30.00 This book is a selection of the work that Andrew produced in a two year period when he reared three orphan Hares. It forms a fascinating collage of sketches, studies and paintings inspired by them and the wild Hares around him. Also included are pictures of other animals, wild and domestic, that he encountered during this time.
839. Holloway, Simon. The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland. 1875-1900. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1996 pp.viii, 476 with colour distribution maps and illus. New hdbk. Save £35.00. RRP £45.00. [46427] £10.00 Presents maps and text to show the distribution of Britain’s birds during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
840. Jones, O. and Cloke, P. Tree Cultures. The Place of Trees and Trees in their Place. Pub. Berg. 2002 pp.xii, 252 with b/w. text figs. New hdbk. Save £28.00. RRP £53.00. [46797] £25.00 Discusses how trees can affect and even define notions of place, and the ways that particular places are recognized culturally.
841. Jones, Steve. Darwin’s Island; Coral; and Y : The Descent of Men. Pub. Abacus. 2003-2010 3 book set. New softbacks. Save £13.97. RRP £28.97. [46429] £15.00 The three books are: ‘Darwin’s Island : The Galapagos in the Garden of England’, ‘Coral : A Pessimist in Paradise’ and ‘Y : The Descent of Men’. John Stephen Jones FRS is a Welsh geneticist. From 1995 to 1999 and 2008 to June 2010 he was Head of the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London.
842. McCallum, J. Arctic Flight. Adventures Amongst Northern Birds. Wildlife Art Series. 1st. Pub. Langford Press. 2007 pp. 180 with sketches and paintings in colour throughout. RRP £38.00. A new hardback copy. Title number 17 in the series. [43989] £16.00 This book is a collection of sketches, paintings and observations made in Finland, Norway, Siberia and Alaska by James McCallum; with illustrations of dozens of species accompanied by McCallum’s detailed commentary on their behaviour, appearance and ecology.
843. McCalman, I. Darwin’s Armada. Four Voyagers to the Southern Oceans and Their Battle for the Theory of Evolution. Pub. Simon and Schuster. 2009 pp.422 with colour plates at the centre of text. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £20.00 [45688] £12.50 This book tells the story of Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, Joseph Hooker and Alfred Wallace; four young naturalists, each of whom voyaged to the southern hemisphere in search of adventure and scientific fame.
844. Magee, J. Chinese Art and the Reeves Collection. Images of Nature. Pub. Natural History Museum London. 2011 pp.112 with colour plates throughout. A new softback copy. In-print at £12.99. [45815] £10.00 This volume presents a selection of some of the finest examples of Chinese natural history drawings from the 18th and 19th centuries, commissioned and collected during the early 19th century by English naturalist John Reeves.
845. Marren, P. Mushrooms. British Wildlife Collection - 1. Pub. BWP. 2012 pp.272 magnificently illustrated with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. RRP £24.95. [44803] £22.50 This book, the first of a new series of books on British natural history, provides a new insight into the natural and human world of fungi. Within the 13 chapters of this book are the following ‘What Mushroom is That?’, ‘In Our Midst: Our Fungal Neighbours’, ‘Earthtongues, Waxcaps and Hedgehogs: What Fungi Tell Us About the Natural Environment’ and ‘Scarcity and Plenty: Why Some Mushrooms are Common and Others are Rare’.
846. Marren, P. & Gillmor, R. Art of the New Naturalists. Forms from Nature. Rep. with Corrections Pub. Collins. 2009 pp.310 plus many coloured illustrations of dust jackets. Small folio. New copy. In-print at £60.00. [43862] £47.50 A must for those interested in the New Naturalist series of books.
847. Message, S. & Taylor, D. Waders of Europe, Asia and North America. 1st. Pub. Helm. 2005 pp.224 with 77 plates. A new copy. Softback. Save £9.99. RRP £29.99. [44785] £20.00 A definitive field guide to 124 species of northern hemisphere waders with dist. maps.
848. Oakeley, H. F. Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa (Orchids) The Essential Guide. Pub. by the author. 2008 pp.445 with 1,400 fine photographs. A new hdbk. copy. Landscape format. In-print at £50.00. [44489] £45.00 This group of orchids from South America has nearly 150 species, natural hybrids and varieties. With photographs, historical notes, cultivation information, habitat details, with details on all aspects of this group. There is an extensive annotated bibliography and information on 350 synonyms.
849. Parkinson, A. Nature’s Alchemist. John Parkinson, Herbalist to Charles I. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2007 pp.335 with text illus. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £25.00. [44816] £15.00 Original research producing an interesting insight into the life of an extraordinary gardener and herbalist.
850. Paul, G.S. Dinosaurs. A Field Guide. Pub. A & C Black. 2010 pp.320 with colour illus. and other text figs. throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £24.99. [44555] £20.00 This book is a must-have for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from the amateur enthusiast to the professional paleontologist. It covers more than 735 species, lavishly illustrated throughout including more than 600 colour drawings. Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs.
851. Rackham, O. Ancient Woodland. Its history, vegetation and uses in England. New Ed. Pub. Castlepoint Press. 2003 pp.xxxvi, 584 with colour and b/w. photography. New hdbk. Save £10.00. In-print at £95.00. [46778] £85.00 In this new, extended edition, nearly 23 years of additional research by Oliver Rackham have been incorporated. The result is 9 new chapters, an updated and extended bibliography, while over 240 colour photographs, and more than 80 new diagrams and charts enhance the original, pioneering text. Most of the original black and white photographs are now in colour and 14 pages of new colour illustrations have been inserted.
852. Ralph, Robert. William MacGillivray. Creatures of Air, Land and Sea. 1st. Pub. Holberton & Nat. Hist. Mus. 1999 pp.128 with many illus. New copy in dw. [43846] £12.50 William MacGillivray was a teacher and journalist and was recruited by Audubon. The two men formed a friendship that led to 10 years of writing, painting and travelling, culminating in the publication of MacGillivray’s masterwork, A History of British Birds.
853. Ratcliffe, D.A. In Search of Nature. 1st. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000 pp.xii, 249 with illus. New hdbk. RRP. £27.00. [40505] £7.50 This is the only autobiography of this distinguished naturalist and author of numerous books including the ‘Peregrine Falcon’ and ‘Lapland’ in the Poyser series and ‘Galloway and the Borders’ and ‘Lakeland’ in the New Naturalist series. A very good read by this distinguished biologist.
854. Raven, Sarah. Wild Flowers. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2011 pp.499 with super colour photos. New hdbk. In-print at £40.00. [43958] £35.00 The author introduces a wide range of plants, telling you their names and something about them – how to identify the families, how they’re brilliantly adapted to their environment, their importance to animals and insects, what herbal remedies they can be used for, the story behind their common names and the part they play in local history.
855. Rose, Chris. In A Natural Light. The wildlife art of Chris Rose. Wildlife Art Series. 1st. Pub. Langford Press. 2005 pp. 142 illustrated in colour throughout. RRP £35.00. A new hardback copy. Title number 4 in the series. [43995] £16.00 This book of wildlfe art by British artist Chris Rose (1959- ) is a focus on his paintings of British birds, particularly common species found around his home in the Scottish Borders. With informative and anecdotal commentaries by the artist accompanying each painting.
856. Sample, G. Garden Bird Songs and Calls. Pub. Collins. 2000 pp.32. Comes with an audio CD. A new copy in illus. boards. In-print at £14.99. [44658] £12.00 Good fun!
857. Sharpe, C. et al. Manx Bird Atlas. An Atlas of Breeding and Wintering Birds on the Isle of Man. Pub. Liverpool Univ. Press. 2007 pp.389 with text illus. and distribution maps throughout. A new copy in green cloth which is gilt decorated. In slipcase. In-print at £100.00. Save £70.00. [46428] £30.00 Mapping patterns of bird abundance on the Isle of Man during both breeding and wintering seasons, this authoritative atlas reflects the findings of the first structured survey of the Island’s birdlife. It demonstrates the variety of birdlife sustained by the range of habitats occurring on the island.
858. Simson, C. The Butterflies’ Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Sheperd. 1st. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994 pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. A new copy in dw. originally priced at £20.00 [44011] £2.50 An interesting book describing the author’s experiences of studying butterflies in the field. All native British Butterflies are mentioned at some point in the text, which is handsomely supported by 8 watercolour plates by Mandy Shepherd, daughter of David Shepherd.
859. Tyler, M. British Oaks. A Concise Guide. Pub. Crowood. 2008 pp.256 with colour photographs and figs. throughout. A new copy in dw. Save £5.00. In-print at £25.00. Recommended. [46423] £20.00 This detailed guide examines the evolution, distribution, taxonomy and physical characteristics of Britain’s two native Oaks, with sections on flora and fauna related to the trees; pests, diseases and galls and the impact of pollution; and the general and cultural history of the Oak.
860. Voren, H. and Jordan, R. Parrots. Hand Feeding and Nursery Management. Pub. Silvertop. 1992 pp.xviii, 202 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [41058] £12.00
861. Warren, M. Images From Birding. Wildlife Art Series. 1st. Pub. Langford Press. 2007 pp. 168 illustrated in colour throughout. RRP £35.00. A new hardback copy. Title number 15 in the series. [43994] £16.00 In this book the author has brought together drawings from his sketch books and field notes from over twenty years of birdwatching in Britain and Ireland. He has also included more than 60 new paintings, which depict not only bird life but also the changing seasons and countryside of these islands.
862. Waters, David. Archibald Thorburn. Artist and Illustrator. The prints and proofs 1889-1934. Wildlife Art Series. Pub. Langford Press. 2009 pp.181 with Thorburn’s illustrations in colour throughout. RRP £38.00. A new hardback copy. Title No. 18 in the series. LAST COPY. Out of print. [43988] £25.00
863. Wilkinson, A. The Passion for Pelargoniums. How they found their place in the garden. Pub. Sutton. 2007 pp.xviii, 302 with b/w. photographs and text illus. throughout. New hdbk. Save £14.99. RRP £16.99. [46796] £12.00 Garden historian Anne Wilkinson exposes tales of scandal, fraud and fast dealing, excitement in creating new plants and bitter disappointment in losing them. She reveals the extraordinary variety of pelargoniums, from night-scented plants and perfumed leaves, to flowers of purple, yellow, green and black. This is the story of the passion felt by the gardeners for their plants.
864. Wills, C. The Darwinian Tourist. Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes. Pub. O.U.P. 2010 pp.xiii, 345 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £18.99. [44810] £10.00 Biologist Christopher Wills presents some of his favourite biological findings from across the world exploring the evolutionary processes underlying the beauty and diversity of the wildlife that he presents. From fire urchins in the Lembeh Strait of Indonesia to an adopted wolf cub in an isloated village in Mongolia.
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From Monday 1 st December 2014
As from Monday 1 st December, we’ll be buying and selling books from a new bookroom located at my new home in Hay on Wye.
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