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Catalogue No. 112
Bees & Beekeeping 1 - 9 Botany 10 - 160 Entomology 161 - 210 Fine, Illustrated and Antiquarian 211 - 239 Gardening 240 - 325 Natural History & Zoology 326 - 397 New Naturalists – Main Series 398 - 442 “ - Monographs 443 - 454 Ornithology 455 - 598 Plant Hunting 599 - 649 Special offers: all subjects 650 - 700 Synopses of British Fauna 701 - 716
It’s been a very interesting few months since our last catalogue, with some fascinating people and their books coming our way.
We have incorporated much of the new stock into this catalogue. There are some particularly nice copies of books in the New Naturalist series, including two copies of The Hawfinch, by Guy Mountfort (items 450 and 451).
Other highlights include Jonathan Kingdon’s East African Mammals, which never fails to impress (item 359).
In the Fine, Illustrated and Antiquarian section, it was very pleasing to obtain a nice copy of what is considered by some as the ‘the greatest early British Bee Book’; Charles Butler’s ‘The Feminine Monarchy’ (1704), listed as item 213.
We also include a wide ranging section dedicated to Plant Hunting which we will continue in Catalogue 114.
With our best wishes for Spring and Summer,
Darren ======
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Bees & Beekeeping
Our stock of over 450 bee & beekeeping books can be viewed at www.ardenbooks.co.uk 1. Alford, D.V. Bumblebees. 1st. Ed. Pub. Davis-Poynter. 1975 pp.xii, 352 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. The much preferred illustrated first edition. [51283] £95.00
2. Alford, D.V. The Life of the Bumblebee. 1st. Ed. Pub. Davis-Poynter. 1978 pp.80 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., just gently faded on spine. Signature to title. [51267] £10.00
3. Fabre, J.H. Bramble-Bees & Others. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder and Stoughton. 1915 pp.viii, 476. 8vo. One centimetre closed tear to top of spine, o/w. a vg. hdbk. [51541] £10.00
4. Goodman, L. Form and Function of the Honeybee. Reprint. Pub. IBRA. 2012 pp.xi, 220 with colour photographs and many other figs. throughout. Folio. A new softback. [46286] £30.00 Containing over 340 diagrams, micrographs and colour illustrations, Form and Function works equally well as an expert guide to the physiology and anatomy of the honey bee, and as an introduction to this fascinating field for students and others.
5. Kirk, W.D.J. and Howes, F.N. Plants for Bees. A Guide to the Plants that Benefit the Bees of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA 2012 pp.311 with colour photographs. 4to. A new hdbk. with dw. [44490] £25.00 Highly recommended.
6. Luke, Janet. A Beekeeper’s Year. Setting up and managing backyard hives. 1st. Ed. Pub. New Holland. 2017 pp.215 with many colour photos. Royal 8vo. A new softback. [51874] £12.99 Just published. A practical guide to caring for bees and beehives.
7. O’Toole, Christopher. The Red Mason Bee: Taking the Sting Out of Bee-keeping. A practical guide to managing Osmia rufa as a pollinator in gardens, allotments, and orchards. 1st. Ed. Pub. Osmia. 2000 pp.26 with colour photos. 8vo. A fine softback. [51511] £8.00
8. Prys-Jones, Oliver E. & Corbet, Sarah A. Bumblebees. Naturalists’ Handbooks 6. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1987 pp.86 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. Name to half title. A vg. to fine softback. [51265] £9.00
9. Seeley, T.D. Honeybee Democracy. 1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton. 2010 pp.269 with colour, b/w. photos and illus. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. [52024] £27.50 Beginning with a discussion about life in a honeybee colony, this classic text then moves onto an in-depth study of swarming, the subsequent search for a new home & the democratic decision making that the honeybees undertake during this process.
Botany 10. Armstrong, Lyn. Woodcolliers and Charcoal Burning. 1st. Ed. Pub. Coach Publishing House/ The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum. 1978 pp.96 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Attractive bookplate to verso of front cover. A vg. softback. [51812] £10.00
11. Bacon, Lionel. Mountain Flower Holidays in Europe. 1st. Pub. Alpine Garden Soc. 1979 pp. 293 with many plates both in colour and b/w. A vg. hdbk., in vg. dw. [36374] £10.00 A great guide for those wishing to go plant hunting in Europe.
12. Bean, W. J. Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles. Volumes I-IV with Supplement. 8th Rev. Ed. Pub. Bean & Murray. 1981-92 Five volumes. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback set in near fine dws. Nice bookplate in each volume. Hard to find sets with the supplement volume. Last and best edition. [50987] £325.00 The standard work used by the professional and amateur alike. A mass of accurate information is combined with an informal style to produce a blend of botanical description, horticulture and personal experience that is unique. The supplement brings this set and edition up to be the most complete that was ever published.
13. Beckett, Kenneth (Ed.). Encyclopaedia of Alpines. 1st. Ed. Pub. Alpine Garden Society. 1993 Two volume set comprehensively illustrated with colour photographs & figs. 4tos. A thor. vg. hdbk. set. [51158] £135.00 Still the standard reference work.
14. Bentham, G. & Mueller, F. Flora Australiensis: A Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lovell Reeve in. 1863-1878 Seven volume hardback set from the Forest Library Oxford University. Bound in green buckram library binding, all being in thoroughly vg. condition, just a little faded in places. Contents in excellent condition. Scarce. [37050] £675.00
15. Berry, Andre Q. et al. (Eds.). Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses. 1st. Ed. Pub. Clwyd County Council. 1996 pp.xiv, 208 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. Ex. Buxton Field Club Lib. copy. Near fine softback. Scarce. [51948] £18.00
16. Boon, Christopher R. & Outen, Alan R. Flora of Bedfordshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bedfordshire Natural History Society. 2011 pp.vi, 718 with colour photos. and dist. maps. 4to. A fine hdbk, very gently bumped on rear corners. A superb work. Out-of-print. [51190] £70.00
17. Borgesen, F. The Marine Algae of the Danish West indies. Vol.1. Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae & Vol. 2. Rhodophyceae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Copenhagen. 1915-20 Two volumes with many text illus. Hardbacks in vg. plus condition. From library of Dr. Greig-Smith. [36463] £100.00
18. Boulton, E.H.B. A Dictionary of Wood. 1st. Ed. Pub. Nelson. 1938 pp.vi, 206 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in good, chipped dw. [51138] £15.00
19. Bowen, H.J.M. The Flora of Berkshire. Pub. Holywell Press Oxford. 1968 pp. 389 with some distribution maps and graphs. Ex-Oxford Lib. with usual library markings. Hardback. A vg. copy. [37466] £10.00
20. Braithwaite, M.E., Ellis, R.W. & Preston, C.D. Change in the British Flora 1987-2004. Pub. Botanical Society of the British Isles. 2006 pp.iv, 382 with colour photos, maps and figs. Fine softback. [48979] £12.00
21. Brenan, J.P.M. A Vision of Eden: The Life and Work of Marianne North. 1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1980 pp.240 with colour illus. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in vg. dw., with one small repaired closed tear to top of spine. [51005] £7.00
22. Bridgeman, P.H. Tree Surgery. A complete guide. 1st. Ed. 5th. Imp. Pub. David & Charles. 1984 pp.144 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51297] £30.00
23. Britten, J. European Ferns. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Cassell. [1896] pp.vii, [i], xliv, [ii], 196 plus 30 full-page colour plates and many woodcuts in text. 4to. Contents fine. In original green cloth boards with painted effect illus. to front board, all in vg. condition. [39872] £145.00 Highly respected horticulturalist and author Thomas Moore (1821-1887) considered this a very useful volume. Hall and Rickard said “....an elegant volume and is one of the most attractively covered of all fern books. It also has a fascinating introduction covering a number of interesting aspects of ferns” (Fern Books p.21).
24. Britton, N.L. and Brown, A. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Pub. Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1896 Two volumes (of 3) with figs. throughout both volumes. Hardbacks. Volume 2 showing some wear to front internal hinge. Slight foxing to end pages of both volumes. Overall vg. condition. [37382] £25.00
25. Buller, A.H. Reginald. Researches on Fungi; volumes I to VII. An account of the production, liberation, and dispersion of the spores of Hymenomycetes treated botanically and physically. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans/ Univ. of Toronto. 1909-1951 Seven volume set. Crown 4to. With illus. and plates. Original cloth. All in very good plus condition. Scarce set. [50833] £325.00 An interesting provenance. All volumes have the signature of Dr. Philip Gregory (1907-1986). In volume three, he notes that his copy was given to him by Prof. A. H. R. Buller in Winnipey c.1934. The books were then given to Dr. Alan Rayner in 1984.
26. Bunyard, George. Handbook of Hardy Trees and Shrubs/ The Planters’ Handbook. A popular guide to the most useful park trees, evergreen and flowering shrubs, and ornamental trees. 1st. Ed. Pub. George Bunyard. 1908 pp.160 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. [51678] £25.00
27. Calder, M.G. A Coniferous Petrified Forest in Patagonia. 1st. Ed. Pub. The British Museum (Natural History). 1953 pp.138 with 7 b/w. photo plates and text figs. Royal 8vo. A vg. plus softback. [51826] £10.00
28. Clauser, Marina. The Flowers of Crete. Rep. Ed. Pub. Bonechi. 2004 pp.96 with many colour photos. 4to. A fine softback. A very useful guide. [51537] £12.50
29. Clement, E.J. and Foster, M.C. Alien Plants of the British Isles. A Provisional catalogue of vascular plants (excluding grasses). Pub. Botanical Society of the British Isles. 1994 pp.xviii, 590. Some very feint, scattered speckle marks to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine softback. Latest edition. [48722] £15.00
30. Collenette, Sheila. An Illustrated Guide to the Flowers of Saudi Arabia. 1st. Ed. Pub. Scorpion. 1985 pp.514 with colour photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51953] £50.00
31. Collett, Col. Sir Henry. Flora Simlensis. A handbook of the flowering plants of Simla and the neighbourhood. Pub. Thacker, Spink and Co. 1902 pp.lxviii, 652 with 200 illustrations in the text and fold-out map. Hdbk. Ex-Botanic Garden Library Oxford. Light foxing to ends, o/w. a vg. copy. [36977] £65.00
32. Comont, John. Pengelli Forest. Pub. West Wales Trust for Nature Conservation. 1986 pp.384 with charts and illus. throughout. One volume bound as two. 4to. Ringbound. Near fine. [51804] £50.00 A detailed study. Considers the Forest’s history & uses from 7000 B.C. onwards, alongside its physical factors, flora & fauna.
33. Connold, Edward T. Plant Galls of Great Britain. Pub. Adlard & Son. 1909 pp.xii, 292 with many illus. Hardback. VG. [37047] £30.00
34. Cooke, M.C. Fungoid Pests of Cultivated Plants. Rep. Pub. Royal Horticultural Society. 1906 pp.xv, 278 with 24 plates (23 coloured) and many illus. in text. Large 8vo. Contents nr. fine. Hardback. Original half leather and cloth binding, showing rubbing and marking, o/w. vg. [40042] £25.00 A detailed and practical work. Considers in turn the pests encountered (and how to deal with them) in the Flower Garden; Garden Vegetables; Orchard and Fruit Garden; Vinery and Stove; Ornamental Shrubbery; Forest Trees and Field Crops.
35. Cooke, M. C. A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi, With especial reference to the esculent and economic species. 3rd. Ed. Rev. Pub. Hardwicke & Bogue. 1876 pp.viii, 166 with thirty-four coloured plates and b/w. illus. 8vo. Rear board marked, o/w. a fine hdbk. in original decorated boards. [50529] £20.00
36. Corner, E.J.H. A Monograph of Clavaria and Allied Genera. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1950 pp.xv, 740 with figs. throughout and 16 pages of colour plates. Crown 4to. Minor foxing to end-papers and fore-edges of text block, o/w. a thor. vg. hdbk. Dustwrapper with some loss at extremities. From the library of highly regarded mycologist R.W. Rayner. [50834] £95.00
37. Cornish, Vaughan. The Churchyard Yew and Immortality. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frederick Muller. 1946 pp.111 with b/w. photos. and text figs. 8vo. Name to ffep. A little rubbed on p. 21. A vg. hdbk., in good dw. [51807] £18.00
38. Costin, A.B. et al. Kosciusko Alpine Flora. 1st. Ed. Pub. Csiro/ Collins. 1979 pp.408 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. (neat private ownsership stamp to ffep.) in vg. dw. [51964] £12.00 This area of New South Wales is a region of great scientific interest.Provides stunning illustrations of the flora of this area.
39. Crowe, Sylvia. The Landscape of Forests and Woods. Forestry Commission Booklet No.44. 1st. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1978 pp.47 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. A vg. softback. [51827] £15.00 Sylvia Crowe presents here, her opinions on how landscape design principles can be applied to forestry to get a good balance between beauty & function.
40. Cullen, J., Knees, S.G. & Cubey, H.S. (Eds.). The European Garden Flora. Volumes 1 to 5. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 2011 Five volume set. 4tos. With line drawings. A new hdbk. set. Save 50% of the RRP of £715.00. Latest edition. [51505] £357.50 Running to five large hardback volumes, this is the highly recommended reference work for the identification of cultivated ornamental flowering plants. Reorganized and revised in line with the latest taxonomic knowledge, this is the second and latest edition. Nominally a survey of European flora, the information covers species cultivated in most areas of the USA and non- tropical parts of Asia and Australasia.
41. Curtis, Dr. Carlton C. The Complete Guide to North American Trees. Pub. The New Home Library. 1943 pp.339 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Name to ffep. A fine hdbk. in vg. dw. [51647] £15.00
42. Desmond, Ray. Kew. The history of The Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Harvill/ Roy. Bot. Gardens. 1995 pp.xvi, 466 with many colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51961] £10.00 This volume traces the evolution over more than two centuries of Kew’s historic landscape, which began with two private royal gardens and expanded through the work of some of our most distinguished garden designers, including Charles Bridgeman, ‘Capability’ Brown and W.A. Nesfield.
43. Druce, G.C. The Flora Of Berkshire. Being a topographical and historical account of the flowering plants and ferns found in the county with short biographical notices of the botanists who have contributed to Berkshire botany during the last three centuries. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Clarendon Press. 1897 pp.cxcix, 644 with colour map at rear of text. Ex-lib. Thor. vg. hardback. [37463] £38.00
44. Druce, G.C. The Flora of Oxfordshire. A Topographical and Historical Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County; with Biographical Notices of the Botanists who Have Contributed to Oxfordshire Botany During the Last Four Centuries. 2nd. Ext. Rev. Ed. Pub. Oxford Clarendon Press. 1927 pp.cxxxii, 538. 8vo. Pages rough cut as originally published. Contents beautifully clean. One or two sections uncut. With neat ownership inscription on ffep. Hardback. With original dustwrapper which has a small amount of loss on the spine and edges. Overall a nr. fine copy of this extensively revised and scarce flora. [45908] £190.00
45. Duffey, E. et al. Grassland Ecology and Wildlife Management. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1974 pp.xxi, 281 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [51191] £30.00
46. Duncan, Ursula. A Guide to the Study of Lichens. (with) Lichen Illustrations. Pub. Buncle and Co. 1959 & 1963 Two volume set. 8vo. Hardbacks. Near fine. [37393] £22.50
47. Edlin, H.L. The Forester’s Handbook. 1st. Ed. Pub. Thames and Hudson. 1953 pp.xii, 395. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. Stamp to ffep., and nice bookplate to front paste-down. [51811] £22.00
48. Edlin, H.L. Forestry and Woodland Life. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1948 pp.viii, 184 with b/w. photo. plates and illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. with a little loss at spine ends. [51808] £15.00 Second, best edition.
49. Edlin, Herbert L. Timber! Your Growing Investment. Forestry Commission Booklet, No. 23. 1st. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1969 pp.51 with colour and b/w. photos. 4to. Covers lightly marked, contents fine. [51828] £12.00 Published in the year of the 50th Anniversary of the Forestry Commission, this is an interesting account of all that they have achieved in that period.
50. Evelyn, John. Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees. and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions: As it was Delivered in the Royal Society the 15th of October, 1662, upon Occasion of certain queries propounded to that Illustrious Assembly, by the Honourable and Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy. Fac. 5th Ed. Pub. Stobart & Son. 1979 pp.xxviii, 235. Large 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. TEG. Limited edition of 500 copies. [51942] £85.00 An unabridged facsimile of the 5th Edition (1729).
51. Farrow, E. Pickworth. Plant Life on East Anglian Heaths. Being Observational and Experimental Studies of the Vegetation of Breckland. Pub. C.U.P. 1925 pp.x, 108 with 23 plates. Small 4to. Hardback. With the signature of botanist A.G. Tansley to front paste-down. Gently bumped front bottom corner and to top edge of front board. Overall a good to vg. copy. [36470] £30.00
52. Findlay, W.P.K. Fungi. Wayside & Woodland Series. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Warne. 1978 pp.xi, 202 with colour and b/w. illus. and b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., a little darkened along the edges. With 50 illus. by Beatrix Potter. Neat signature of previous owner to title page. A super copy. [51272] £30.00
53. Fitter, A. An Atlas of the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1978 pp.272 with 1,972 dist. maps and a checklist of plants in the book. Nr. fine hdbk., in nr. fine dw. [36434] £10.00
54. Forestry Commission. Census of Woodlands and Trees : South Wales. 1st. Ed. Pub. Forestry Commission. 1983 pp.57 with tables and diagrams. Ringbound. 4to. A fine softback. [51801] £12.50 Produced as part of the Forestry Commission’s nationwide Census of Woodlands & Trees conducted in 1980. This report focusses on South Wales, namely Dyfed, Powys, Gwent and Mid, South & West Glamorgan.
55. Forestry Commission. Census of Woodlands & Trees : Wales. 1st. Ed. Pub. Forestry Commission. 1983-85 Seven volume set. Ringbound. 4to. With tables, charts and plates throughout. Nr. fine. Scarce. [51800] £75.00 Seven volume report on the status of ‘Woodlands & Trees in Wales’ produced as part of the nationwide census of Woodlands & Trees conducted in 1980. The first volume considers Wales as a whole, with the remaining volumes individually dedicated to the Counties of Dyfed, Clywd, Powys, Gwynedd, Gwent and Glamorgan (Mid, South and West).
56. Forestry Commission. The Management of Semi-Natural Woodlands. Pub. Forestry Authority. 1997 Set of 8 booklets with illus. and maps. Small 8vo. Fine softbacks. [51810] £25.00 A comprehensive set of guides on managing ancient semi-natural woodlands in Britain. Each booklet focusses on a specific woodland thus; Lowland Acid Beech and Oak; Lowland Beech and Ash; Lowland Mixed Broadleaved; Upland Mixed Ashwoods; Upland Oakwoods; Upland Birchwoods; Native Pinewoods and Wet Woodlands.
57. Forsyth, A.A. British Poisonous Plants. Bulletin No. 161. 1st. Ed. Pub. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 1954 pp.vi, 111 with b/w. photos. Tall 8vo. Marks to rear cover o/w. vg. softback. [51137] £12.00
58. Friedrich, Paul. Proto-Indo-European Trees. The Arboreal System of a Prehistoric People. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chicago. 1970 pp.188 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Bookplate. Thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51815] £35.00 A major study of the arboreal system of the Proto-Indo-Europeans (Prehistoric people of Eurasia).
59. Friend, Rev. H. A Glossary of Devonshire Plant Names. Pub. Trübner & Co. 1882 pp. 63. Some foxing at ends. Original paper wrappers, chipped and showing wear along edges. Contents in thor. vg. [37120] £20.00
60. Frodin, D.G. Guide to Standard Floras of the World. An Annotated, Geographically Ranged Systematic Bibliography of the Principle Floras, Inumerations, Check-lists, and Chorological Atlases of Different Areas. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1984 pp.xx, 619. Hardback. A near fine copy. [32188] £45.00
61. Gimingham, C.H. Ecology of Heathlands. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1976 pp.xv, 266 with b/w. photos. and text figs. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. [51169] £23.00
62. Grattann,W.H. British Marine Algae: Being a popular account of the seaweeds of Great Britain, their collection and Preservation. Pub. “The Bazaar” Office. [1873] pp. 234 with numerous figs. Hardback. Some light foxing to contents. Boards showing wear to spine. Overall a good-vg. copy. [37400] £25.00
63. Grey-Wilson, Christopher. The Alpine Flowers of Britain and Europe. An illustrated guide for the Alps, Pyrenees and Northern Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1979 pp.384 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. Highly recommended. [51293] £25.00
64. Griffith, John E. The Flora of Anglesey & Carnarvonshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Nixon & Jarvis. 1895 pp.xx, 288 with folding coloured map. 8vo. Closed tear to fold on map, contents o/w. in nr. fine condition. Hardback. Original green cloth boards showing minor wear and in vg. condition. [36504] £125.00
65. Gusman, Guy & Liliane. The Genus Arisaema. A monograph for botanists and nature lovers. 1st. Ed. Pub. A. R. Gantner Verlag Kommanditgesellschaft. 2002 pp.438, profusely illustrated with colour photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51974] £140.00
66. Halda, Josef J. The Genus Primula. In Cultivation and The Wild. 1st. Ed. Pub. Tethys Books. 1992 pp.ix, 364, ix, with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Pages a little darkened around edges, o/w. a vg. softback. Scarce. [51963] £25.00
67. Halda, Josef J. & Waddick, James W. The Genus Paeonia. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press/ Heartland Peony Society. 2004 pp.227 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51950] £20.00
68. Halkett, John. The Native Forests of New Zealand. 1st. Ed. Pub. GPBooks. 1991 pp.149 with colour, b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A vg. softback. [51816] £18.00 The first comprehensive history of New Zealand’s forests. Considers their evolution, the forest pattern and wildlife, relationship with the Maori and their brutal exploitation by Europeans.
69. Halliday, S and Lushington, L. A Photographer’s Eye View of the Flowers of Northern Cyprus. 1st. Ed. Pub. SHP. 1988 pp. 92 with many colour photographs. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [36044] £8.00
70. Harper, J.L Population Biology of Plants. Pub. Academic Press. 1981 pp.xxvi, 892 with many figs. VG. Softback. [36728] £30.00
71. Hart, Cyril. The Forest of Dean. New History 1550-1818. 1st. Ed. Pub. Alan Sutton. 1995 pp.xxii, 330 with some b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51957] £17.50
72. Hickey, M. & King, Clive. The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms. Pub. Cambridge. 2000 pp.xii, 208 with many b/w. text figs. Fine softback very lightly faded. Latest edition. [48757] £28.00
73. Hill, Adrian. Trees Have Names. A portrait gallery of trees. 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1949 pp.80 with fine drawings by the author. 4to. Name to ffep. A vg. hdbk. in good to vg. dw. [51641] £20.00
74. Holubec, Vojtech & Krivka, Pavel. The Caucasus and its Flowers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Loxia. 2006 pp.390 lavishly illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Circa 15 areas with evidence of pages having been gently prised apart, meaning some relatively minor damage to text and 10 photographs. Otherwise contents fine. Hdbk. With fine dw. Out-of-print. Very scarce. [51952] £50.00 The first illustrated work in English on this superb mountain flora.
75. Hoppe, Ansgar. A Field Guide to the Flowers of the Alps. Pub. Pelagic Publishing. 2013 pp.192 with colour photos. Small 8vo. A new softback. [49323] £19.99 Simple and reliable identification of more than 500 mountain flowers, by flower colour and flower shape.
76. Jahns, Hans Martin. Collins Guide to the Ferns Mosses & Lichens of Britain and Northern and Central Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1980 pp.272 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. Highly reccommended. [51295] £32.50
77. James, N.D.G. A History of English Forestry. 1st. Ed. Pub. Basil Blackwell. 1981 pp.xii, 339 with b/w. illus. 4to. With bookplate of author William Linnard to front paste-down. Also comes with a typed review of the book by William Linnard and a newspaper obituary for N.D.G. James. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [51823] £20.00
78. Jermy, A.C. et al. Sedges of the British Isles. BSBI Handbook No. 1. 2nd. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1982 pp.268 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. [51294] £10.00
79. Jermyn, Jim. The Eastern Alps Including The Dolomites. 1st. Ed. Pub. Alpine Garden Society. 2011 pp.224 with colour photos. and maps. 8vo. Signed by Jim Jermyn to ffep. A fine hdbk. [51966] £20.00
80. Jingwei, Zhang (Chang King-wai). (Ed.). The Alpine Plants of China. 1st. Ed. Pub. Science Press. 1982 pp.134 with colour photos. 4to. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51080] £12.50
81. Johnson, Owen. The Sussex Tree Book. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pomegranate Press. 1998 pp.96 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. Signed by the author on title page. A nr. fine softback. [51643] £15.00 Illustrated tour of Sussex’ champion trees, native and exotic. Well illustrated, it discusses tree lore & has a detailed gazetteer.
82. Johnson, Owen & More, David. Tree Guide. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 pp.464 with colour illus. 8vo. A fine softback. In-print at £16.99. [51287] £14.00
83. Keble Martin, W. The New Concise British Flora. Pub. Mermaid Books. 1982 pp.247 with 100 colour and b/w. illus. plates. 4to. A nr. fine softback. [49024] £10.00
84. Kreig, Margaret. Green Medicine. The search for plants that heal. 1st. Ed. Pub. George Harrap. 1965 pp.461 with illustrations. Hardback. VG. in chipped dw. with a little loss. [37046] £12.00 ‘Green Medicine’ is focussed on the investigations of the vegetable kingdom for sources of botanical drugs.
85. Lack, Walter. The Flora Graeca Story: Oxford’s finest botanical treasure. Sibthorp, Bauer, and Hawkins in the Levant an exhibition at the Bodleian Library, 19 July 1999 - 25 September 1999. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bodleian Library. 1999 pp.50 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [51960] £15.00 An exhibition at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
86. Lang, David. Orchids of Britain. A Field Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. O.U.P. 1980 pp.213 with 49 pages containing many photos. 8vo. A near fine hdbk., in vg. to fine dw. [36629] £10.00
87. Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A. Index Herbariorum. The Herbaria of the World. Pub. International Bureau for Plant Taxonomy. 1952-1964 Five volumes. 8vo. Ex-lib. VG. Softbacks. [37049] £40.00 A good opportunity to purchase 5 consecutive editions of this work. First published in 1952, the work was reviewed over subsequent years, adding in and taking away information as appropriate. A mine of information. Details Herbaria, key contacts, their arrangements for the loan or exchange of material and what Periodicals they published.
88. Laundon, Jack R. Lichens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Shire Natural History. 1986 pp.24 with colour, b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [51554] £5.00
89. Leathart, Scott. Whence Our Trees. 1st. Ed. Pub. Foulsham. 1991 pp.256 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. Signed by author on title page. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51817] £12.00 Considers 105 british trees. Traces their natural distribution, their associates in the forest, life histories, aesthetic merits and timber uses. Also, their date and means of introduction.
90. Leighton, David K. The Land-use History of Clyne Wood and the Evolution of the Clyne Landscape. Rep. Pub. Studia Celtica. 1997 pp.136-159 with b/w. photos. and map. Royal 8vo. A fine softback. [51820] £10.00 An interesting study of this woodland near Swansea.
91. Linnard, William. Bark-Stripping in Wales. Rep. Pub. Folk Life. 1978 pp.55-60 with b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. A nr. fine softback. [51673] £7.00
92. Lionnet, Guy. The Romance Of A Palm. Coco-De-Mer. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Imprimerie Saint-Fidele. 1972 pp.48 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. softback. Scarce. [51520] £20.00
93. Lousley, J.E. & Kent, D.H. Docks and Knotweeds of the British Isles. BSBI Handbook No 3. 1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1981 pp.205 with b/w. illus. Previous owner’s signature on inside front cover . Softback. Spine very gently faded, o/w. a fine copy. Scarce. Latest edition. [48984] £20.00
94. Lucas, S. In Praise of Toadstools. Volume 1. Pub. Lucas Art. 1992 pp. 142 with lovely colour illustrations throughout. Small number of tiny spots to front of dw., o/w. a fine hardback copy. [52100] £30.00 A super work of botanical illustration, with full-size colour illustrations of fungi (all life size). Suzanne Lucas (1915-2008) was a very highly regarded botanical artist who went on to serve as President of The Society of Botanical Artists.
95. Mabberley, D.J. The Plant-Book. A portable dictionary of the vascular plants. Rep. with corr. Pub. Cambridge. 2002 pp.xvi, 858. Blind-stamp to bottom corner of title. Hdbk. A vg. plus copy. [36767] £18.00
96. Mabey, R. Flora Britannica. The definitive new guide to wild flowers, plants and trees. Pub. Sinclair- Stevenson. 1996 pp. 480 with colour photos throughout. Hardback. A fine copy in similar dw. [39666] £22.00 This work covers the native and naturalised plants of England, Scotland and Wales, and, while full of fascinating history, is topical and modern. This work is an account of the role of wild plants in social life, arts, custom and landscape.
97. Macgillivray, W. (Withering, W.). A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Scott and Webster. 1833 pp.401 with hand-coloured frontis., (illus. of Veronica chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell)) and a further 9 engraved plates. Small 8vo. Neat annotations to text. Some scattered foxing and contents in vg. condition overall. Original full-calf leather boards, showing rubbing and wear on corners. More recently, a handsome new spine has been added; decorated and lettered in gilt. [39055] £30.00 This is the corrected, condensed edition. William Macgillivray made the changes to Withering’s classic text.
98. Manandhar, Narayan P. Plants and People of Nepal. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2002 pp.599 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51955] £40.00
99. Manning, John. Southern African Wild Flowers. Jewels of the Veld. 1st. Ed. Pub. Struik. 2004 pp.176 with colour photos. 4to. Private lib. stamp to ffep. o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw. Out-of-print. [51968] £35.00
100. Manning, John. et al. The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2002 pp.486 with colour photos. 4to. Neat ownership stamp to ffep. Near fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Out-of-print. [51954] £30.00
101. Mathew, Brian & Baytop, Turhan. The Bulbous Plants of Turkey. An illustrated guide to the bulbous petaloid monocotyledons of Turkey. Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae, Liliaceae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1984 pp.xii, 132 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Some marking to plates, o/w. a vg. hdbk. in vg. plus dw. With Telegraph obituary for Prof. Turhan Baytop (5/7/02) loosely inserted. [51965] £15.00
102. Matts, R.S. A Century of Timber Management at Baron Hill, Anglesey - 1734-1835. Univ. Diploma Dissertation. 1977 pp.23 with two maps.. 4to. Ringbound. Fine. [51802] £10.00
103. Mawer, Simon. Gregor Mendel. Planting the Seeds of Genetics. 1st. Ed. Pub. Abrams. 2006 pp.176 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. Neat private lib. stamp to ffep. VG. hdbk., lightly rubbed in places. [51949] £10.00
104. Mercier, Charles. A Manual of the Electro-chemical Treatment of Seeds. Pub. University of London. 1919 pp.viii, 134 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A good to vg. hdbk. in sunned boards. Very scarce. [51675] £40.00 A fascinating account of how, through the electrification of seeds, an increase in the crop grown can be achieved.
105. Mincher, Leon J. Broadleaved Woodland in Ceredigion. History, present state and future role. M.Sc. Dissertation. 1986 pp.207 with maps & figs. One volume bound as two. 4to. Softback. Nr fine. [51803] £30.00 Considers the history of the woodland, its condition and value in the mid 1980s, commercial management, intervention by bodies incl. the Forestry Commission and projections for the future.
106. Morris, M.G. & Perring, F.H. (Eds.). The British Oak: Its History and Natural History. 1st. Ed. Pub. B.S.B.I./ Classey. 1974 pp.376 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in vg. dw. [51813] £22.00
107. Mutch, W.E.S. Public Recreation in National Forests: A Factual Study. Forestry Commission Booklet, No. 21. 1st. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1968 pp.100 with b/w. photos. 4to. VG. softback. [51829] £6.00 Considers the forests of The Trossachs, Loch Lomond, Cannock, Allerston, Glen More and The New Forest.
108. Nicholls, Graham. Alpine Plants of North America. An encyclopedia of mountain flowers from the Rockies to Alaska. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2002 pp.344 with colour photos. 4to. Neat ownership stamp of Richard Hancock to ffep. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51959] £35.00
109. Palgrave, K.C. Trees of Southern Africa. Pub. Struik. 1997 pp.959 with 314 coloured photos. and many line drawings. A fine copy hardback. [36603] £20.00 An easy to use,comprehensive book. The author presents all the trees to be found in Southern Africa in one handy volume.
110. Parrish, Edward. The Phantom Bouquet: A popular treatise on the art of skeletonizing leaves and seed- vessels and adapting them to embellish the home of taste. 1st. Ed. Pub. J. B. Lippincott. 1863 pp.47 with 2 b/w. illus. plates. and 2 figs. 8vo. A good hdbk. reading copy only. In original blue cloth boards with gilt decoration. Scarce. [51682] £25.00
111. Peterken, George. Woodland Conservation and Management. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1981 pp.xv, 328 with b/w. photos. and text figs. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in vg. plus dw. Sought after. [51180] £50.00
112. Pigott, Donald. Lime-trees and Basswoods. A Biological Monograph of the Genus Tilia. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 2012 pp.xiii, 395 with b/w. text figs. 4to. One tiny bump to fore-edge of text block o/w., a fine, unused hdbk. copy. [51819] £80.00 With numerous pieces of correspondence between the previous owner, Dr. W. Linnard and the author Donald Pigott.
113. Plowright, C. British Uredineae and Ustilagineae. With an account of their biology including the methods of observing the germination of their spores and of their experimental culture. 1st. Ed. Pub. Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1889 pp. 347 with figs. and 8 pages of plates. Hardback. Ex-Oxford Uni. Lib. Boards marked and rubbed in places. Contents vg. condition. [37069] £12.50
114. Polunin, O. & Smythies, B. E. Flowers of South-West Europe. A Field Guide. 1st. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1973 pp.xv. 480, with colour photography and maps. Hardback. VG. copy in vg. dw. [38021] £20.00 South-western France, Portugal and Spain are covered in this work.
115. Praeger, Robert Lloyd. The Way That I Went. An Irishman in Ireland. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Methuen. 1947 pp.xiii, 416 with fold-out map at rear. 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. Hard to find with a dw. [51250] £60.00
116. Printz, Henrik. The Vegetation of The Siberian-Mongolian Frontiers. (The Sayansk Region). 1st. Ed. Pub. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab. 1921 pp.458 with full-page b/w. plates. and photos. 4to. Minor bump to top-corner of boards. Overall a thor. vg. hdbk. [51969] £185.00
117. Proctor, G. R. Flora of the Cayman Islands. 2nd Ed. Pub. Kew Publishing. 2012 pp.788, beautifully illustrated with 400 colour photographs and 250 line drawings. A new hardback. [47789] £75.00 The three islands comprising the Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac) support 415 native taxa in a land area little over 260 square kilometers, 29 of which are uniquely Caymanian. This full colour Flora of the Cayman Islands by George R. Proctor is a total revision of his first edition.
118. Pugsley, H.W. A Monograph of Narcissus Subgenus Ajax. Pub. Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. 1933 pp. 17-95 with figs. Some scattered foxing to fore-edges. Softback. VG. [37102] £15.00
119. Purchas, W.H. and Ley, A. (Eds). A Flora of Herefordshire 1st. Ed. Pub. Jakeman and Carver. 1889 pp.xxxvii, 549 with 2 plates & a fold-out map at front of text. Contents beautifully clean - fine condition. Original green cloth with gilt decoration & lettering, in super condition. A very pleasing copy indeed. [51891] £250.00
120. Quanan, Wu. Wild Flowers of Yunnan in China. 1st. Ed. Pub. C.F.P.H. 1999 pp.192 with colour photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Out-of-print. [51951] £60.00 All the important wild flowers from the diverse vegetation types in the various climatic zones of Yunnan are covered.
121. Rasmussen, H.N. Terrestrial Orchids. From Seed to Mycotrophic Plant. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1995 pp.xii, 444 with some figs and line drawings. Hardback. A near fine copy. [37246] £70.00 This book contains a detailed survey of the biology of terrestrial orchids, from seed dispersal to establishment and life of the adult plant, based on comparisons of field and culture experiments.
122. Rennie, Rev. R. Essays on the Natural History and Origin of Peat Moss. The peculiar qualities of that substance; the means of improving it is as a soil; the methods of converting it into a manure; and the other economical purposes to which it may be made subservient. 1st. Ed. Pub. Edinburgh. 1807 pp. 665. Contents in vg. condition. Original boards, more recent plain green spine, all in vg. condition. End-papers renewed at time of re-spining. [38533] £120.00
123. Rix, M. The Art of Botanical Illustration. Pub. Bracken Books. 1981 pp. 224 with lovely colour plates throughout. A fine copy in vg. dw. [37542] £25.00 Follows the development of botanical knowledge as expressed in illustrations. This book reproduces many of the finest of these pictures in colour & monochrome.
124. Roberts, J. (et al). Cites Orchid Checklist. Vol. 1. Pub. Whitstable. 1995 pp.136. VG. sfbk. [37247] £6.50 This work is volume one in a series of checklists which provide detail on the most commonly traded orchids. This volume considers the genera cattleya, cypripedium, laelia, paphiopedilum, phalaenopsis, phragmipedium, pleione and sophronitis including accounts of constantia, paraphalaenopsis and sophronitella.
125. Rodwell, J.S. (Ed.). British Plant Communities. Pub. Cambridge. 1995-2000 Five volume set. One minor crease to covers of both vols. 2 and 3 o/w. a fine, softback set. In-print at £300. [48083] £215.00 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 Communties and Vegetation of Open Habitats.
126. Roper, F.C.S. Flora of Eastbourne. Being an Introduction to the Flowering Plants, Ferns, etc. of the Cuckmere District, East Sussex, With a Map. Pub. John Van Voorst. 1875 pp.xliii, 165. Tick marks in pencil to parts of text otherwise contents very bright and clean. With fold-out map at front of volume. Front internal hinge showing some light wear. With the ownership inscription ‘Thomas Sutton Eastbourne 1888’ to front paste- down. Boards lightly rubbed on corners. Overall a vg. copy. [45936] £50.00
127. Rudall, P.J. et al. (Eds.). Monocotyledons. Systematics and Evolution. 1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanical Gardens. 1995 Two volume set with figs., tables. line drawings and some b/w. photographs. Softbacks. Near fine in vg. slipcase. [38016] £45.00
128. Salmon, John. Collins Guide to the Alpine Plants of New Zealand. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1985 pp.333 with colour photos. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. [51956] £14.50
129. Salter, J.H. & Wade, A.E. (Ed.). The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Cardiganshire. With Supplement. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cardiff. 1935 & 1952 Two volumes. pp.vi, 182 plus supplement (pp.vi, 45). 8vo. A vg. plus hardback in same dw. Softback supplement in vg. condition. [51814] £20.00
130. Schwankl, Dr Alfred & Edlin, H.L. (Ed.). What Wood is That? A guide to the identification of home-grown and imported timbers with 40 actual timber samples. 2nd. Imp. Pub. Thames and Hudson. 1957 pp.xv, 163 with b/w. photos. and many text figs. 8vo. Contains 7 [of 10] of the sample plates plus some duplicate samples not normally present. Ex school library copy. In vg. condition. [51683] £20.00 How can the layman learn to tell one kind of wood from another? This book provides the answer. Edlin concentrated on the forty timbers in commonest use and singles out the essential properties of each.
131. Sell, Peter & Murrell, Gina. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4. Campanulaceae - Asteraceae. Pub. Cambridge. 2006 pp.xxviii, 624 with line drawings. A fine hdbk. RRP £169.99 [48697] £90.00
132. Sheasby, Peter. Bulbous Plants of Turkey and Iran. 1st. Ed. Pub. Alpine Garden Society. 2007 pp.280 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. A fine softback with dedication from author. [51958] £30.00
133. Sheat, Wilfrid G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Macmillan. 1953 pp.xii, 479 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in original green cloth boards. [51648] £30.00
134. Shirreffs, Deirdre A. The Wild Flowers of Jersey. 1st. Ed. Pub. Brambleby Books. 2015 pp.96 with colour photos. 8vo. A new softback. [51535] £9.99 Considers 120 of Jersey’s most interesting plants. Each is illustrated and the description includes details of the history, uses and folklore of the plants with special reference to Jersey where appropriate. Handy size, ideal for use whilst exploring.
135. Smith, A.C. Flora Vitiensis Nova. A New Flora of Fiji. (Spermatophytes only). Vol. 1. Pub. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden. 1979 pp.vi, 495 with colour and b/w. plates. Hardback Ex-Forestry Library Oxford. Corners of boards a little bumped, o/w. a vg. copy. [36978] £35.00 Vol. 1 of 5 includes Gymnospermae, Families 1-6, Angiospermae: Monocotyledones, Families 7-43 (except Family 32, Orchidaceae).
136. Smith, A.J.E. The Moss Flora of Britain & Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1980 pp.706 with b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine softback. [51165] £20.00
137. South China Institute of Botany. Rare and Precious Plants of Hong Kong. 1st. Pub. Agr. Fish. & Conserv. Hong Kong. 2003 pp.234 with 100 fine coloured photographs. Hardback. Fine copy in illus. boards. Text in English and Chinese. [28925] £30.00
138. St. John, H. List and Summary of the Flowering Plants in the Hawaiian Islands. Pub. Pacific Tropical Garden, Hawaii. 1973 pp.519. Ex. Plant Sciences Lib. Oxford. Hardback in green cloth. VG. [36992] £22.00
139. Stace, C.A. (Ed.). Hybridization and the Flora of the British Isles. Pub. Academic Press. 1975 pp.xiii, 626. 8vo. Dustwrapper a little sunned and creased in places o/w. a nr. fine hdbk. copy. [52187] £40.00
140. Stace, Clive. New Flora of the British Isles. 2nd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Cambridge. 2001 pp.xxvii, 1130 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine softback. [51273] £30.00
141. Stainton, Adam. Flowers of the Himalaya. A Supplement. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Oxford India. 1997 pp.xi, 86 with colour photos. 8vo. A good working copy. [51147] £9.00
142. Stearn, William T. Botanical Latin. History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary. 4th. Ed. Rep. Pub. David & Charles. 1998 pp.xiv, 546 with b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. A very nice copy of the latest edition. Out-of-print. [51943] £35.00
143. Stearn, William T. Flower Artists of Kew. Botanical paintings by contemporary artists. 1st. Ed. Pub. Herbert. 1990 pp.160 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51016] £14.00
144. Stearn, William T. (Ed.). John Lindley, 1799-1865. Gardener, Botanist and Pioneer Orchidologist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club/ Royal Horticultural Society. 1999 pp.232 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51962] £15.00
145. Stebbing, E.P. The Creeping Desert in Sudan and Elsewhere in Africa. Pub. McCorquodale & Co. 1953 pp.165 with many photos. Hardback. Boards lightly faded in places. Scarce. [36706] £65.00
146. Steven, H.M. & Carlisle, A. The Native Pinewoods of Scotland. Ltd. Ed. Fac. Rep. Pub. Privately printed. 1996 pp.xiv, 368 with b/w. photos and illus. 4to. Neat inscription to ffep. Near fine hdbk. in vg. dw. [51818] £37.50 147. Stocken, C.M. Andalusian Flowers and Countryside. Pub. Stocken. 1969 pp.183, with colour and b/w. photographs. VG. Softback. [37051] £7.50
148. Strid, A. Wild Flowers of Mount Olympus. Pub. Goulandris Natural History Museum. 1980 pp.xxviii, 362 with 108 colour photographic plates. A fine hardback copy in vg. dw. [37291] £30.00
149. Townsend, Frederick. Flora of Hampshire including the Isle of Wight, or a List of the Flowering Plants and Ferns found in the County of Southampton with Localities of the Less Common Species. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Lovell Reeve. 1904 pp.xxxviii, 657 with 2 plates (1 coloured by hand) & folding county map. 8vo. TEG. Hardback. A vg. copy. Second, best edition. [20099] £45.00
150. Waddick, James W. & Yu-tang, Zhao. Iris of China. Chinese Iris in the Wild and in the Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1992 pp.192 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw., gently faded on spine. [51967] £14.50
151. Walters, S.M. The Shaping of Cambridge Botany. A short history of whole-plant botany in Cambridge from the time of Ray into the 20th century. 1st. Ed. Pub. C.U.P. 1981 pp.121 with illus. Fine hardback. [36377] £15.00
152. West, W. & G.S. The Alga-Flora of Yorkshire. A complete account of the known freshwater algae of the County, with many notes on their affinities and distribution. 1st. Pub. Yorkshire Nat. Union. 1901 pp.239. 8vo. Hardback. Ownership insc. to front paste-down dated 1944. Bound in maroon cloth boards. A vg. copy. Scarce. [36481] £60.00
153. Wheldon, J.A. & Wilson, A. The Flora of West Lancashire. 1st. Ed. Pub. V.T.Sumfield. 1907 pp.511 with frontispiece and folding coloured map. Hardback. A near fine copy. A very pleasing copy. [36501] £75.00
154. Whitmore, T.C. Guide to the Forests of the British Solomon Islands. British Solomon Islands Protectorate. Pub. O.U.P. 1966 pp.xi, 208 with text figs. Hardback. Fine copy in vg. dw. [36476] £45.00
155. Williams, Benjamin Samuel. Select Ferns and Lycopods: British and Exotic. Comprising descriptions of nine hundred choice species and varieties, accompanied by directions for their management in the tropical, temperate, and hardy fernery; with illustrations. 1st. Ed. Pub. London. 1868 pp.viii, 343, xxxii, with fold-out b/w. illus. frontis. and other illus. by John Nugent Fitch. 8vo. Neat signature of Joshus Prewett dated 1868 to ffep. Contents beautifully clean. A thor. vg. hdbk. in original boards. [51701] £75.00
156. Williams, J.G. et al. A Field Guide to the Orchids of Britain and Europe. With North Africa and the Middle East. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1978 pp.176 with colour & b/w. illus. 8vo. Thor. vg. hdbk. [51566] £5.00
157. Woods, R.G. Flora of Radnorshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. National Museum of Wales. 1993 pp.292 with colour photos. and dist. maps. 4to. Lightly dust speckled top-edge o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51825] £25.00
158. Woodward, Marcus. Leaves from Gerard’s Herball. Arranged for garden lovers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dover. 1969 pp.xii, 305 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. [51008] £5.00 A delightful selection of leaves from Gerard’s Herbal (first published in 1597).
159. Wulff, E.V. An Introduction to Historical Plant Geography. Pub. Chronica Botanica. 1943 pp.xvi, 223. Hardback. Boards lightly sunned in places. A vg. copy. [36757] £12.00
160. Wynne, Goronwy. Flora of Flintshire. The flowering plants and ferns of a North Wales county. 1st. Ed. Pub. Gee & Son. 1993 pp.400 with a colour, b/w. illus. and photos. 4to. Lightly dust marked top-edge o/w. a fine hdbk. in vg. dw. [51824] £17.00
Entomology 161. Adkin, Robert. The Butterflies of Eastbourne. Transactions of the Eastbourne Natural History, Photographic and Literary Society Supplement. Vol. IX. 1st. Ed. Pub. Eastbourne Natural History, Photographic and Literary Society. 1928 pp.58. 8vo. ‘Member’s Free Copy’ stamped on front cover. VG. softback. [51091] £15.00
162. Adkin, Robert. The Moths of Eastbourne. Transactions of the Eastbourne Natural History, Photographic and Literary Society Supplement Vol. X. Parts I & II. 1st. Ed. Pub. Eastbourne Natural History, Photographic and Literary Society. 1930 Two volumes. 8vo. ‘Moths I’ and ‘Moths II’ written on spines. ‘Member’s Free Copy’ stamped on front of both volumes. Spine splitting on Part I o/w. a good softback set. [51090] £25.00
163. Arnold, V.W. et al. The Butterflies and Moths of Bedfordshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bedfordshire Natural History Society. 1997 pp.408 with b/w. photos. and dist. maps. With 3 page A4 ‘Macro-moth additions’ and 9 page A4 ‘Additions to Microlepidoptera’ inserted. 8vo. Fine hdbk., very gently sunned along spine. Out-of-print. [51183] £45.00
164. Bellman, Heiko. A Field Guide to the Grasshoppers and Crickets of Britain and Northern Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1985 pp.213 with colour photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. [51285] £25.00
165. Benson, R.B. et al (Eds.). Hymenopterist’s Handbook. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Department of Agriculture, The University, Leeds. 1969 pp.160 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Title written on spine. A nr. fine softback. [51304] £12.00
166. Bradley, J.D. Checklist of Lepidoptera Recorded from the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. By the author. 1998 pp.vi, 106. 4to. Name to title page. VG. softback, fore-edge shows some marking. Out-of-print. [51704] £45.00
167. Bradley, J. D. et al. British Tortricoid Moths. Vol. 1: Cochylidae and Tortricidae: Tortricinae; Vol. 2: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Ray Society. 1973-79 Two volume set. With 90 full-page colour plates and 42 fine b/w. illustrations. 4to. Top-edges of text blocks very lightly dust-marked o/w. fine hdbks. Dustwrappers show some rubbing and chipping along edges, o/w. in vg. condition (now protected with loose fitting, clear plastic covers). [51691] £250.00
168. Butterflies Under Threat Team. The Management of Chalk Grassland for Butterflies. 1st. Ed. Pub. NCC. 1986 pp.80 with b/w. text figs. 4to. A vg. softback. [51143] £9.00
169. Chalmers-Hunt, J.M. The Butterflies and Moths of the Isle of Man. Transactions of the Society for British Entomology. Vol. 19, Part 1. 1st. Ed. Pub. For the Society for British Entomology. 1970 pp.171. 8vo. Inscription by the author on cover, also letter from the author loosely inserted. A thor. vg. softback. [52015] £18.00
170. Cham, Steve. Dragonflies of Bedfordshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Bedfordshire Natural History Society. 2004 pp.vi, 139 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. With dedication from Steve Cham. A fine hdbk. [51299] £25.00
171. Cham, Steve. Field Guide to the Larvae and Exuviae of British Dragonflies. Volume 1: Dragonflies (Anisoptera). 1st. Ed. Pub. The British Dragonfly Society. 2007 pp.ii, 76 with colour photographs. 8vo. A fine softback. [51141] £9.00
172. Clifton, Jon. Guide to Clearwing Pheromones. Clearwing Hunters Guide, Notes and Tips. 1st. Ed. Pub. Anglian Lepidopterist Supplies. 2011 pp.12 with colour photos. 4to. Some neat annotations to first page. A vg. booklet. [52017] £14.00
173. Dibb, J.R. Field Book of Beetles. With Keys to Genera and Species Arranged According to Habitat. Pub. A. Brown & Sons. 1948 pp.xxv, 197 with 14 b/w. plates. A small amount of clear sellotape residue on end papers and dw. turn-ins o/w. a nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [48991] £9.50
174. Duncan, Ian. et al (Eds.). Butterflies of the West Midlands. Birmingham & the Black Country, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2016 pp.vi, 154 with many dist. maps and colour photographs. Royal 8vo. A new softback. [51055] £18.95
175. Eason, E.H. Centipedes of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frederick Warne. 1964 pp.x, 294 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. with neat signature to half-title. VG. to fine dw. A very pleasing copy. [51275] £90.00
176. Evans, L.K & K.G.W. A Survey of the Macro-Lepidoptera of Croydon and North-East Surrey. Rep. Pub. Croydon Nat. Hist. Sci. Soc. c.1973 pp.275-408 with b/w. map of Croydon tipped into back. 8vo. A vg. softback. [51101] £16.00
177. Goater, Barry. British Pyralid Moths. A guide to their identification. 1st. Ed. Pub. Harley Books. 1986 pp.175 with colour photo. plates and b/w. illus. 8vo. Neat inscription and address label to ffep. A good to vg. reading copy hdbk. in good dw. [51714] £10.00
178. Hammond, C.O. & Merritt, R. The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Harley. 1985 pp.116 with colour and b/w. illus. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. A fine softback. [51695] £15.00
179. Harde, K.W. A Field Guide in Colour to Beetles. Pub. Octopus. 1984 pp.333 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [49030] £45.00
180. Heath, J., Maitland Emmet, A., & Langmaid, J.R. (Eds.) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 (i), 4 (ii), 7 (i), 7 (ii), 9 & 10. Pub. Harley / Curwen / Blackwell. 1976-2002 Nine volumes with colour illus., line drawings and dist. maps. 4to. Hardbacks. Splash mark to top-edge of Vol. 3, o/w. all books in nr. fine / fine condition. All with dustwrappers in vg. to fine condition. [51998] £400.00
181. Hickin, Norman. Longhorn Beetles of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Shire Natural History. 1987 pp.24 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. [51553] £4.00
182. Hill, Les. (et al). Provisional Atlas of the UK’s Larger Moths. 1st. Ed. Pub. Butterfly Conservation. 2010 pp.454 with b/w. dist. maps. 4to. A fine softback. Out-of-print. Scarce. [51703] £75.00
183. Hogarth, A. Moore. British Mosquitoes. And how to eliminate them. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hutchinson. c.1930 pp.126 with b/w. illus. plates. This was Eric Hardy’s copy and he has added/tipped in many related articles, images, a handwritten index and a pamphlet on ‘British Mosquitoes and Their Control’ by F.W. Edwards and S.P. James (1934). 8vo. A good to vg. hdbk. Unique and very interesting. [51075] £20.00
184. Horton, G.A. Neil. Monmouthshire Lepidoptera. The Butterflies and Moths of Gwent. 1st. Ed. Pub. Comma International Biological Systems. 1994 pp.351 with colour photos. 8vo. Lacks illus. on front board o/w. a fine hdbk. [51073] £9.00
185. Jacobs, S.N.A. (et al). Illustrated Papers on British Microlepidoptera. Rep. Pub. Brit. Ent. & Nat. His. Soc. 1978 pp.170 with 12 colour illus. plates and b/w. figs. 8vo. VG. hdbk. Only 500 copies printed. [51702] £40.00
186. Kloet, G.S. & Hincks, W.D. A Check List of British Insects. Vol. XI, Part 2: Lepidoptera. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Royal Entomological Society. 1972 pp.viii, 153. 8vo. Sellotape residue on end papers. Names and address label to ffep. Notes in pen and pencil to text. A good softback. [51715] £10.00
187. 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
188. McGeeney, A. A Complete Guide to British Dragonflies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1986 pp.x, 133 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. With ‘Field Indentification Chart for Anisopteran (Dragonfly) Exuviae Found In Scotland’ by E. M. Smith, (1992) loosely inserted. Fine hdbk., fine dw., price clipped. [51696] £12.00
189. Marshall, Rev. T.A. A Catalogue of British Hymenoptera; Chrysididae, Ichneumonidae, Braconidae, and Evaniidae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Entomological Society of London. 1872 pp.viii, 136, interleaved. 8vo. Early signature to title page. Neat annotations throughout & contents in vg. condition. Half-calf leather binding, showing rubbing along edges & some wear to front external hinge, still firm & in nr. vg. condition. Scarce. A unique copy. [51693] £120.00 A very interesting copy. Between 1881 and 1897, the then owner of the book recorded where he had seen specific Hymenoptera. He was well travelled, with records for specific parts of London, Surrey & Norfolk and further afield including Bristol, Devon and York. There are also records taken in Scotland (Pitlochry) and Ireland (Enniscorthy and Courtown). Lastly, he annotated the index to make navigation of the text easier.
190. Members of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. An Identification Guide to the British Pugs. Lepidoptera: Geometridae. 1st. Ed. Pub. British Entomological & Nat. Hist. Soc. 1981 pp.42 with colour photographic plates and b/w. illus. 8vo. Address label to verso of front cover, which are a little marked in places. A vg. softback. [51708] £15.00
191. Meyrick, Edward. A Revised Handbook of British Lepidoptera. 2nd. Rep. Pub. E. W. Classey. 1970 pp.vi, 914 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Sellotape residue to endpapers. Contents fine. A vg. hdbk. [51712] £25.00
192. Porter, Jim. The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. (Macrolepidoptera). 1st. Ed. Pub. Viking. 1997 pp.xii, 275 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in vg. dw. [51193] £55.00
193. Richards, A.J. (Ed.). The Pollination of Flowers by Insects. Pub. Linnean Society of London. & Academic Press. 1978 pp.xi, 213 with colour frontis, b/w. photos and illus. 4to. Fine hdbk., thor. vg. dw. [49055] £30.00
194. Roberts, Michael J. Collins Field Guide to the Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. HarperCollins. 1995 pp.383 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. Very gently faded on spine, o/w. a fine hdbk. Latest edition. [51303] £27.50
195. Savory, T.H. The Spider’s Web. Wayside and Woodland Series. 1st. Ed. Pub. Warne. 1952 pp.154 with b/w. photos. and illus. and colour illus. Crown 8vo. Fine hardback in vg. dw. [51134] £50.00
196. Skinner, Bernard. Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles. (Macrolepidoptera). 2nd. Ed. Pub. Viking. 1998 pp.xi, 275 with colour photographs and line drawings. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., just very gently faded on spine. [51194] £35.00
197. Skinner, Bernard. Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles. (Macrolepidoptera). 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Viking. 1988 pp.x, 267 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. Fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51288] £25.00
198. Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. BWP. 2012 pp.416 with colour photos. and illus. 8vo. Initials and date to title page. A thor. vg. softback. In print at £29.95. [51707] £20.00
199. Stubbs, Alan & Chandler, Peter. (Eds.). A Dipterist’s Handbook. The Amateur Entomologist, Volume 15. 1st. Ed. Pub. AES. 1978 pp.ix, 255 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback, covers, just lightly marked in places. [51264] £15.00
200. Stubbs, Alan E. British Hoverflies. An Illustrated Identification Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. British Entomological and Natural History Society. 1983 pp.253 with colour and b/w. illus. plates. Includes ‘BBC Wildlife Magazine Pocket Guides, Number 10, Hoverflies and their relatives.’ loosely inserted to front. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. [51195] £25.00
201. Sutton, S.L. Woodlice. Invertebrate Types. 1st. Ed. Pub. Ginn. 1972 pp.144 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. Signature to title page. A fine hdbk. [51266] £20.00
202. Taverner, John. et al. The Dragonflies of Hampshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2004 pp.viii, 136 with colour photos. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Out-of-print. [51142] £10.00
203. Thomas, Jeremy. et al. New Atlas of Dorset Butterflies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society. 1998 pp.116 with b/w. dist. maps. 8vo. A fine softback. Out-of-print. [51292] £30.00
204. Townsend, M. & Waring, P. Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. BWP. 2013 pp.160 with colour illus. 8vo. A fine softback. In-print at £12.95. [51698] £10.00
205. Tutt, J.W. British Moths. Pub. George Routledge. 1896 pp.xii, 368 with 12 chromolithograph plates and b/w. woodcuts. 8vo. Some wear to plate II caused by part of the plate having been stuck to the facing page, o/w. contents fine. Front internal hinge held by webbing. Good working copy in original boards. [51713] £12.00
206. Walsh, Geo. B. et al. (Eds.). A Coleopterist’s Handbook. 2nd. Ed. Pub. The Amateur Entomologists’ Society. 1975 pp.142 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine softback with a few small marks on front cover and the title written in pencil on spine. [51284] £16.00
207. Waring, P. & Townsend, M. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. BWP. 2004 pp.432 with colour photos. and illus. 8vo. A vg. hardback in good dw. [51699] £23.50
208. Wigglesworth, V.B. The Life of Insects. The Weidenfeld and Nicolson Natural History. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1964 pp.xi, 359 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. Related leaflets and photocopied graphs loosely inserted to front. Royal 8vo. Sellotape residue to ffep. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw., (repaired 2cm closed tear to top of spine). [51516] £12.00
209. Wilson, O.S. The Larvae of the British Lepidoptera and their Food Plants. 1st. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve. 1880 pp.xvi, 367 with 40 colour chromolithograph plates. Royal 8vo. Names and small address label to endpaper. Feint, scattered foxing to first few and last few pages including a small amount to plate 1. Half morocco leather with decorated cloth boards. Binding with gilt lettering and raised bands to spine. Boards rubbed at extremities. A vg. hdbk. [51697] £165.00
210. Wood, Rev. J.G. The Common Moths of England. 1st. Ed. Pub. Routledge. nd. [1870] pp.186 with 12 coloured plates and b/w. figs. 8vo. Inscription to ffep, dated 1900. Small spots of scattered foxing to first few & last few pages, and to plates o/w. contents fine. Original decorated, buff coloured boards in thor. vg. condition. A thor. vg. hdbk. A pleasing copy of the 1st edition. [51710] £75.00 Details the different varieties of moths commonly found in Victorian England, their habits and their habitats.
Fine, Illustrated and Antiquarian 211. Abercrombie, John. The Complete Kitchen Gardener, And, Hot-Bed Forcer; With the thorough practical management of Hot-Houses, Fire-Walls, and Forcing Houses, and the improved modern culture of the Pinery-Stoves, and Pine-Apples, etc. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Stockdale, London. 1789 pp.[xii], 509, [1], 6 page publisher’s adverts. 12mo. Contents in fine condition. More recently rebound in full-calf, with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine in fine condition. Sewn headbands. Rare. [51906] £875.00 John Abercrombie’s contribution to Horticulture is held in high regard. His intention for this work to provide a comprehensive treatment of the Kitchen Garden. He felt that there was a siginificant gap in the then extant literature, which comprised just a piecemeal approach to the subject.
212. Abercrombie, John. The Hot-House Gardener on the General Culture of the Pine-Apple. And methods of forcing early Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, and other choice fruits in Hot-Houses, Vineries, Fruit- Houses, Hot-Walls, &c. with directions for raising melons and early Strawberries. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Stockdale, London. 1789 pp.xvi, 238 with 4 [of 5] plates plus 2 page publisher’s catalogue. Large 8vo. Contents in thor. vg. condition. More recently bound in oat-coloured cloth, with lettering in gilt to spine; in fine condition. Scarce. [51892] £495.00 ‘Among 18th century British nurserymen who became writers on practical gardening, one of the most successful was John Abercrombie. At an early age, Abercrombie started the habit of writing down all the observations he made in the pursuit of his profession, a practice that must have provided him with much useful material when he became an author’ (Henrey).
213. Butler, Charles. The Feminine Monarchy; or The History of Bees; Shewing their Admirable Nature and Property, their Generation and Colony, their Government, Loyalty, Art, Induftry, Enemies, Wars, Magnanimity, &c. Together with the right ordering of them from time to time, and the fweet Profit arifing thereof. Pub. for G. Conyers and T. Ballard, London. 1704 pp.[ii], 150 with engraved frontispiece. 16mo. Frontis., laid down. Previous ownership inscription removed from title-page leaving evidence of abrasion. Two further signatures. Neat, closed tear to centre of p.133, no loss. Overall contents thor. vg. More recently, handsomely rebound in quarter leather with marbled boards, all in thor. vg. condition. A very pleasing copy of the last edition of this scarce title. (Harding 18). [51481] £1,795.00 Harding et al in their book ‘British Bee Books - A Bibliography 1500-1976’ describe this work as ‘the greatest early British Bee Book and contains the best account of skep beekeeping which is available today’. Originally published in 1609, it was was revised in 1623 and 1634. The book was later translated into Latin in 1678 and 1682 and then back into English in 1704. Charles Butler sometimes called the Father of English Beekeeping, was a logician, grammarist, author and minister. This was the first full length English language book about beekeeping. It remained a practical guide for beekeepers for over two hundred years until Langstroth’s work.
214. Cooke, Mordecai Cubbitt. Illustrations of British Fungi. Hymenomycetes. 1st. Ed. Pub. Williams & Norgate. 1881-91 Eight volume set with 1198 fine chromolithographed plates. 8vo. Bound without preface, systematic index & corrigenda in Vol.I; a previous owner has typed this information to form a neat replacement A5 booklet. Vols. I & II have half-titles, not full-titles; all other volumes have full-titles, not half-titles. Handmade bookplate taped to ffep Vol.I. Some foxing to ends and some plates which are very clean overall. Neat repairs to verso of 3 plates and one title-page. Some wear to small areas of outer hinges on four volumes, internally bindings are tight and very sound. Handsome contemporary half-leather, richly decorated and lettered in gilt to spines. Some marking to boards, bindings do show wear and rubbing in places, still very handsome. A scarce set. [50902] £1,650.00 Provenance: Unique and very interesting. This set having been owned by well-respected mycologist Ronald W. Rayner, then more recently, his son, Dr. A.D.M Rayner. On the verso of the majority of the plates, R.W. Rayner neatly wrote (in pencil) notes on the fungi in question, extracted from his studies of works by Carleton Rea, Jean Louis Emile Boudier, Charles Plowright, A.A. Pearson, Locquin and more.
215. Culpeper, Nicholas. The Complete Herbal. To which is now added, upward of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their Medicinal and Occult qualities. New Ed. Pub. Thomas Kelly. 1850 pp.v, [i], 398, 20 hand-coloured plates, index. 4to. Very neat, professional repair to verso of frontis. Two neat blind-stamps of Lancashire Library. Contents in thor. vg. condition. More recently, handsomely rebound in half-calf leather with marbled boards; in fine condition. [51933] £195.00
216. 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 in thoroughly vg. condition. Freeman No. 1219. A nice, early copy. [42994] £700.00
217. Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. By means of Natural Selection. 6th. Ed. Pub John Murray, London. 1902 pp.xxi, 703. 8vo. Original binding in fine condition, just a minor mark to front edge of rear board. Minor age-marking to fore-edges of text block, o/w. contents in fine condition. Neat private Blind-stamp to ffep and neat ownership inscription dated May 1937 to 2nd ffep. Very pleasing copy. Freeman 484. [50465] £195.00
218. 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 32 catalogue (dated Jan. 1860). 8vo. With ‘Fifth Thousand’ printed on title-page. Original binding of green boards, with blind-tooled decoration, gilt lettering & decoration to spine. Very good, sturdy copy which has benefited from some professional repairs. Rebacked, relaying original spine. Small mark to bottom edge of front board, some discolouration & wear to front edge of rear board. Front end- papers replaced with closely matching paper. Contents in thor. vg. condition. Two, neat small repairs to margin of two leaves. Signature of George Mullinger Turner to half-title. Freeman No. 376 Variant B. [51438] £5,500.00 George Mullinger Turner was the son of Francis, a barrister of Regent's Park, London. He was born in November 1864 at Barnsbury, London. He studied at Mercer's School in the City of London and at King's College London. In 1883, he attended Caius College Cambridge, graduating in 1886. He passed away in June 1896.
219. Donovan, Edward. The Natural History of British Insects. Volume 9 & 10. Pub. for the Author and for F. and C. Rivington. 1800-1801 Two volumes bound as one. Royal 8vo. With title-pages for both volumes & 60 copper-engraved plates, 54 of which are hand-coloured. Minor scattered foxing, largely confined to tissue guards, o/w. contents very clean & in fine condition. All edges of text block marbled. Original half-red leather over marbled boards rubbed in places. Binding firm and in very good condition. With bookplate of “Thomas Johnston, ‘Nunquam non paratus’” to front paste-down. [51982] £395.00 Volumes 9 and 10 bound here as a single volume, comprising Neuroptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Aptera and Vorticella.
220. [Dunbar, Rev. William] The Natural History of Bees, Comprehending the Uses and Economical Management of the British and Foreign Honey-bee...With Portrait and Memoir of Huber. The Naturalists Library. Vol. XXVI, Entomology Vol. VI. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lizars, Edinburgh. 1840 pp.ix, [i], 17- 301 with portrait frontis., illus. hand-col. half title and 30 plates, (19 hand-col.) as published. 8vo. Contents in fine condition. Hardback, bound in original brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine; minor wear at top of spine, lightly marked, o/w. in fine condition. A nice copy. [51694] £275.00 ‘The colour plates are particularly attractive’, (Harding 236).
221. Evelyn, John. Sylva (Silva), or a Discourse of Forest-Trees. And the Propagation of Timber in his Majesties Dominions. Pub. Martyn and Allestry. 1670[1669] Complete with 5 engraved plates and full-page engraved frontis. Contents generally very clean. More recently rebound in handsome full morocco leather binding (marbled end-papers) with gilt lettering, decoration and raised bands on spine. Boards gently bowed. A nice copy. Overall very good condition. [45437] £600.00 The 400th anniversary of the birth of John Evelyn (1620-1706) will be celebrated in the year 2020. This edition of ‘Sylva’ comes with two appended treatises - ‘Pomona’ and ‘Kalendarum hortense’; each with their own title pages.
222. Evelyn, John, (Hunter Edition) Silva: or a Discourse of Forest Trees (bound with) Terra: A Philosophical Discourse of Earth. Printed by A.Ward for J. Dodsley. 1776 & 1787 Two volumes bound as one. pp.[58], 649, [11] with 40 full-page copper engraved plates & 1 fold-out table, [8], 74, [14] with 1 plate and 1 fold-out table. Royal 4to. Minor amount of off-setting & spotting. Small holes to margin of 4 consecutive leaves. Overall contents near fine. Contemporary full-calf boards in vg. condition, more recently well rebacked. A thoroughly vg. copy. The uncommon prospectus for this edition bound in at rear. Best edition. [49776] £750.00 Among his many other accomplishments, John Evelyn was well known for his knowledge of trees. ‘Silva’ was written as an encouragement to landowners to plant trees to provide timber for England’s burgeoning Navy. This edition was revised and added to by Alexander Hunter, a medical practioner and fellow of the Royal Society, who included many additional engravings.
223. Forshaw, J.M. Kingfishers and Related Birds. Part One. Volume 1 : Alcedinidae - Ceryle to Cittura and Volume 2 : Alcedinidae - Halcyon to Tanysiptera 1st. Ed. Pub. Lansdowne Editions. 1983-85 Two volumes with 52 stunning, full-page colour plates by William J. Cooper. Large folio. Bound in half blue morocco leather over blue cloth boards. Limited edition of 1,000 sets, this set being number 876. Signed by the author and illustrator. Fine condition. Housed in publisher’s blue cloth solander box with leather labels and velvet lined interiors. [50786] £1,200.00
224. Harvey, W.H. Phycologia Britannica: or A History of British Sea-Weeds. New Ed. Pub. L. Reeve & Co. 1871 Four volumes bound in red cloth with gilt spines and gilt lozenge to front boards. A beautifully clean and
attractive set with 360 fine, bright and clean hand-coloured plates. Unpaginated. Binding in near fine condition. Overall, nr fine. [37427] £1,350.00
225. Houghton, William. British Fresh-Water Fishes. Pub. William Mackenzie. 1879 Two 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] £825.00
226. 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
227. Jones, Dr. John. The Mysteries of Opium Reveald. Pub. for Richard Smith, London. 1701 pp.[viii], 371 with fold-out table. 8vo. Some browning to margins and light marking to contents. Neat repair to a closed tear on a marginal fold of the table. Otherwise, the contents are in thoroughly vg. condition. More recently, handsomely rebound in half tan morocco over marbled boards; with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. A pleasing copy. Very scarce. [51479] £1,500.00 One of the earliest investigations into the properties of Opium in the English language. Jones’ treatise describes all aspects of opium, from cultivation and preparation, dosage, use and abuse, to the problem of addiction, for which he advises the use of wine as a substitute. Further, he lists "26 Seeming contradictions in the Effects of Opium." The folding chart cites no less than 25 different types of opium available in England in 1700. Jones was the first to intuit that opium actually imitated substances already present in the body. It took several hundred years before scientists actually discovered these substances, which subsequently became known as endorphins.
228. 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.
229. Morris, Rev. F.O. A History of British Birds. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Bell. 1870 Six volume set of the preferred second edition. Collated and complete with 365 hand-coloured plates. Scattered foxing to parts of contents, which are very bright and in thor. vg. condition. Top of the spine of Volume 2 has been repaired using very similar coloured cloth (plain) to the original; over half of original gilt spine lettering & decoration is still in place. Boards rubbed on bottom edge (front corners) of all volumes. Condition of the rest of the boards is very good. [46020] £475.00
230. Ronalds, Hugh. Pyrus Malus Brentfordiensis: or a Concise Description of Selected Apples. Pub. Longman, Rees et al. 1831 pp.xii, 91 with 42 lithographed plates drawn from nature by the author’s daughter. A minor amount of spotting, o/w. contents in fine condition. More recently rebound in quarter-calf leather, with raised bands , gilt decoration and lettering to spine, over green cloth boards - lightly marked, all in thoroughly vg. condition. [35098] £700.00 Hugh Ronalds was noted for growing fruit trees and by 1829 he was growing 300 varieties. This was celebrated in his book in which he described the apples he thought ‘most excellent’. He supplied many plants to Kew Gardens between 1801 and 1816 and his nursery supplied some 14,000 shrubs for Kensal Green Cemetery.
231. Seitz, Dr. Adalbert. The Macrolepidoptera of the World. Volumes I to IV, The Macrolepidoptera of the Palearctic Region (with all four Supplement volumes). 1st Ed. Pub. Lehmann / Kernen. 1906-54 Eight volumes. English edition. 4to. Contents fine. Contemporary tan half-calf leather binding, with Vol. 4 Supplement in near matching tan half-calf leather; all in near fine condition. TEG. Spines richly decorated and lettered in gilt. Few small marks to spine Vol. I. With Alfred Kernan publishers advert for the work loosely inserted in Vol. I. Bookplate of Paul Sokoloff to front pastedown of each volume. Very handsome. Scarce. [50972] £4,250.00 An excellent opportunity to acquire all Seitz’s published material relating to the Macrolepidoptera of the Palearctic region. Hand lithography executed to a very high-standard.
232. Shepherd, Mandy. The Falkland Islands. An Artist’s Portfolio. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1998 pp.xxii, 83 with 20 colour plates and a further 64 illustrations in text. Crown Folio. Beautifully bound in half-morocco leather with marbelled boards and slip-case. This is copy no.75 of the de-luxe copies of this work which numbered
350. Signed by Mandy Shepherd who was both the author and illustrator. A fine copy in slipcase which has been very lightly shelf-rubbed. [48456] £275.00 Mandy Shepherd was born in 1960 and has followed her father in becoming a highly talented and respected wildlife artist. Her work on the Falkland Islands led her also into the new world of military subjects from which she has never looked back.
233. 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. [44354] £4,750.00 Robert Sweet (1783-1835) was a highly respected 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 very practical, beautifully illustrated works on British garden plants. The impressive plates comprised in Cistineae are by J. Hart, M. Hart, W. Hart and Mrs Brown, engraved by S. Watts and Weddell, (Great Flower Books 1700 - 1900).
234. Thorburn, Archibald. A Naturalist’s Sketchbook. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green & Co. 1919 pp.viii, 72 plus 60 plates (24 in colour, 36 in collotype as published). Royal 4to. TEG. Cluster of small holes to the paper of the front pastedown and the two subsequent free-end papers. Otherwise, the contents are in fine condition. Original red cloth boards which have held their colour very well, lightly marked in places. With a neat stamp to verso of title reading ‘If thou art borrow’d by a friend, Right welcome shall he be, To read, to study, not to lend, but to return to me’. A nice copy. [31986] £325.00 The artwork of the Scottish artist and animal painter Archibald Thorburn continues to be very popular. In his introduction to this work, Thorburn wrote ‘The series of water colour and pencil sketches reproduced in this volume have been gathered from various sketch books and portfolios, representing part of the congenial though by no means easy labour of some thirty years’.
235. Wallace, Alfred Russel. Island Life. Or the Phenomena and causes of Insular Faunas and Floras. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. London. 1880 pp.xvii, 526 with coloured frontis. map, further maps & illus. in text and two page publisher’s adverts (uncut). Some foxing to frontis. map and title page otherwise contents in fine condition. More recently, handsomely rebound in half calf leather with gilt lettering (& decoration) and raised bands to spine. Marbelled boards. New College library stamp to half title. A very pleasing copy. [38701] £650.00
236. Wallace, Alfred Russel. The Malay Archipelago. New Ed. Pub. Macmillan (London). 1890 pp.xvii [1], 515 with illus. frontis., two fold-out maps. Crown 8vo. Very minor amount of foxing to frontis, title & fold-out maps o/w. contents in fine condition. Original binding in near fine, most pleasing condition. [50444] £325.00
237. White, The Rev. Gilbert. The Works in Natural History of the late Rev. Gilbert White. Comprising: The Natural History of Selborne; The Naturalist’s Calendar; And Miscellaneous Observations, extracted from his Papers. To which are added, a Calendar and Observations by W. Markwick, Esq. F.L.S. 1st. Ed. Pub. J. White. 1802 Two volumes. 8vo. Half & full-titles present in both volumes. With two hand-coloured plates (one fold-out) & a further two engraved plates (one fold-out). Spines of both volumes expertly re-laid. Beautifully bound in full speckled calf; with gilt decoration to spines and board edges, & futher blind tooling to inner-edges; all in throroughly vg. condition. Contents nr. fine, only a very, very minor amount of spotting. Marbled end- papers. Attractive bookplates to front pastedowns. A very pleasing, very good to fine set. [36805] £495.00
238. Wildman, Thomas. A Treatise on the Culture of Peach Trees, to which is added, a Treatise on the Management of Bees; and the improved treatment of them. Pub. London, for the Author, also Dublin by Exshaw. 1768 pp.[ii], 5, [viii], 125, [i], 78, vi with one fold-out plate. Two-title pages. Crown 8vo. Contents fine. Contemporary full-calf , neatly rebacked with most of original spine label, all in thor. vg. condition. With armorial bookplate of William Gilstrap to front pastedown. Very scarce. [50959] £1,850.00 ‘Treatise on the Culture of Peach Trees’ is an english translation of the highly respected ‘Traite de la culture des pechers’, first published in Paris in 1745 (Henrey 1438). Thomas Wildman’s writings on beekeeping ‘shows culture and an unusual knowledge of continental beekeeping’ (Harding 119). Maltster and philanthropist William Gilstrap (1816-1896) was given his Baronetcy in Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Hounours on 28th July 1887.
239. Wood, W. (and Hanley, S). Index Testaceologicus, an illustrated catalogue of British and Foreign Shells, containing about 2800 figures accurately coloured after nature. New Rev. Ed. Pub. Willis and Sotheran. 1856 pp.xx, 234 with 46 hand-coloured plates. 8vo. Some scattered foxing to end-papers, o/w. contents in fine condition. Very handsomely bound in contemporary green half morocco, spine richly decorated in gilt with shell patterns; marbled boards, all in thor. vg. condition. TEG. With armorial bookplate of James Milnes Stansfield to front pastedown and neat signature of E.H.B. Stansfield to title page. An attractive copy. [50765] £425.00
Gardening 240. Allan, M. William Robinson. 1838-1935. Father of the English Flower Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber & Faber. 1982 pp. 255 with b/w. plates. Nr. fine in thor. vg. dw. [31407] £10.00
241. Allen, David Elliston. The Victorian Fern Craze. A history of pteridomania. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hutchinson of London. 1969 pp.xii, 83 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. in good to vg. dw. [51999] £12.00
242. Bishop, Matt. (et al). Snowdrops. A monograph of cultivated galanthus. 1st. Ed. Pub. Griffin Press. 2001 pp.xi, 325 with colour photos. 4to. Minor mark on title page o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw., gently sunned along spine. Out-of-print. Scarce. A superb work. [52008] £80.00
243. Blanchard, John W. Narcissus. A guide to wild daffodils. 1st. Ed. Pub. A.G.S. 1990 pp.vi, 203 with colour photos. ‘Index to Narcissus’ by J. Blanchard tipped into rear of book. VG. hdbk. vg. dw. [51980] £24.00
244. Bowles, E.A. My Garden in Spring, Summer Autumn and Winter. Rep. Pub. David and Charles. 1972 Three volume set. Hdbks. Dustwrappers lightly faded & bumped in places. Otherwise a vg. set. [36560] £70.00
245. Boyce, Peter. The Genus Arum. 1st. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O/ The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1993 pp.196 with colour and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [52004] £38.00
246. Branney, T.M.E. Hardy Gingers. Including Hedychium, Roscoea, and Zingiber. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.267 with colour photo. plates. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51993] £40.00
247. Buxbaum, Tim. Scottish Garden Buildings. From food to folly. 1st. Ed. Pub. Mainstream. 1989 pp.192 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently sunned along spine. [52013] £15.00
248. Cameron, R. Great Comp and its Garden. One couple’s achievement in seven acres. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bachman & Turner. 1981 pp.184 with colour and b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. With signatures of R. and J.T. Cameron. A fine hdbk. in vg. plus dw. [51637] £15.00
249. Case, Jr., Frederick W. & Roberta, B. Trilliums. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1997 pp.285 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., gently sunned on spine. [51994] £16.00
250. Clapham, P. Fruit Growing in the North of England. 1st. Ed. Pub. Burnley. 1920 pp.84 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. softback. Scarce. [51037] £20.00
251. Clevely, Andi. The Allotment Book. A practical guide to creating and enjoying your own perfect plot. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 pp.224 with colour photos. 4to. Neat ownership stamp to half-title. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Highly recommended. [51996] £14.00
252. Cribb, Phillip & Green, Peter (Ed.). The Genus Cypripedium. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/ Timber Press. 1997 pp.301 with colour photos. & b/w. illus. Nr. fine hdbk., nr. fine dw. [52002] £45.00
253. Davies, Dilys. Alliums. The Ornamental Onions. 1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1992 pp.168 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently sunned. [51981] £8.00
254. Davis, Aaron P. & Mathew, Brian (Ed.). The Genus Galanthus. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1999 pp.297 with 56 colour photo. plates and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51973] £48.00
255. Don, Monty. The Ivington Diaries. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2009 pp.382 with colour and b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. [52007] £35.00
256. Duchess of Hamilton, Jill., Hart, Penny & Simmons, J. The Gardens of William Morris. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 1998 pp.160 with many colour illus. Fine hardback in fine dustwrapper. [51397] £15.00
257. Elgood, George S. & Jekyll, Gertrude. Some English Gardens. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green and Co. 1905 pp.xii, 130 with 50 coloured illustrations by George Elgood. Folio. Contents thor. vg. condition. Original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering, showing very minor wear at extremities, still in vg. condition. TEG. With bookplate of ‘Bourne Orchard’ [Brickendon, Herts], to front paste-down. [51934] £180.00
258. Festing, S. Gertrude Jekyll. Pub. Viking. 1991 pp.xii, 322 with illus. 8vo. Nr. fine hdbk., nr. fine dw. [51797] £10.00
259. Gothein, Marie Luise. A History of Garden Art. 1st. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1928 Two volume set with over 600 photographs. A light coloured stain mark to fore-edge of Vol.1, not affecting contents. Original decorated blue cloth boards. A very good set. [39704] £135.00 A valuable and interesting reference work. Running chronologically, Volume 1 begins with Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome and continues to gardening in the Renaissance Period. Volume 2 continues with more on the Renaissance (incl. Versailles) then onto China, Japan and the English Landscape gardens incl. Capability Brown. Gardening in the 19th Century follows and the work concludes with a study of America and Canada.
260. Greenlee, John. The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses. How to Grow and Use Over 250 Beautiful and Versatile Plants. 1st. Ed. Pub. Rodale. 1992 pp.vi, 186 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in vg. plus dw. [51779] £16.00
261. Grey-Wilson, Christopher. Cyclamen. A guide for gardeners, horticulturists and botanists. 1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1997 pp.192 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw., gently sunned along spine. [52006] £18.00
262. Grey-Wilson, Christopher. The Genus Dionysia. 1st. Ed. Pub. AGS. 1989 pp.ix, 172 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51157] £10.00
263. Grey-Wilson, Christopher. Poppies. A guide to the poppy family in the wild and in cultivation. Rev. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 2000 pp.256 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [52000] £18.00
264. Grounds, R. The Plantfinder’s Guide to Ornamental Grasses. 1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles/ Timber Press. 1998 pp.192 with colour photos. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in vg. dw. [51777] £10.00
265. H.M.S.O. The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. An illustrated guide. 3rd. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1959 pp.126 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. Fascinating. [51653] £10.00
266. Hardy Plant Society. Hardy Geraniums for the Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Hardy Plant Society. 1992 pp.40 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback. [51153] £3.00
267. Hedrick, U.P. The Cherries of New York. 1st. Ed. Pub. J.B. Lyon. 1915 pp.xii, 371 with 56 fine coloured plates. Hardback. A near fine copy. [37434] £150.00 An extensive survey of many varieties of cherries grown in the New York area. A superb work with an historical account of cultivated cherries, details on their botany, a statement of their economic status in America at the time, descriptions of all known varieties of cherries & biographical sketches of those who have contributed materially to cherry culture in America.
268. Hedrick, U.P. The Peaches of New York. 1st. Ed. Pub. J.B. Lyon. 1917 pp.xiii, 541 with 92 fine plates. Hardback. A vg. to fine copy. [37433] £148.00 An extensive survey of many varieties of peaches grown in the New York area. Full descriptions of all the most important cultivated peaches, with briefer notices of varieties of minor importance and of those appearing in peach-literature which are now no longer grown.
269. Hillier, Jean. Hillier. The plants, the people, the passion. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hillier. 2014 pp.224 with colour and b/w. photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. RRP. £20.00. [52011] £17.50 An absorbing story of four generations of a horticultural family, from its roots among 18th-century agricultural labourers to its present-day position as one of the leading nurseries in Europe. This story of Hillier Nurseries reflects both family life and the firm’s survival through war and recession.
270. Hinde, T. Capability Brown. The story of a master gardener. Pub. Norton. 1987 pp. 224 with b/w. and colour plates. 4to. Near fine hardback in vg. dw. [51796] £12.00
271. Jekyll, G. Classic English Gardens. Reprint Pub. Studio Editions. 1995 pp.viii, 184 with colour illus. by George Elgood. Large 4to. A fine hardback copy in vg. dw. [37135] £18.00 This is a reprint of Gertrude Jekyll’s ‘Some English Gardens’ which is beautifully illustrated by George S. Elgood.
272. Jekyll, G. Flower Decoration in the House. The Country Life Library. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life/ George Newnes. 1907 pp.xi, 98 with b/w. photographs. 8vo. Minor, scattered foxing. Original blue cloth boards. Overall, a nr. fine hdbk. Very pleasing. [51932] £70.00
273. Jekyll, G. Lilies. Rep. Pub. Ayer Company. 1983 pp.xx, 72 with b/w. plates throughout. A vg. hdbk. in vg. plus dw. This is a reprint of the original 1901 edition. [43527] £15.00
274. Jekyll, Gertrude. Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1993 pp.326 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Neat insc. to ffep. Nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51209] £15.00
275. Jekyll, Gertrude. Home and Garden. Notes and thoughts, practical and critical of a worker in both. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Longmans, Green and Co. 1926 pp.xv, 301 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in original red cloth boards with gilt decoration. [51938] £50.00
276. Jekyll, Gertrude & Mawley, Edward. Roses for English Gardens. The ‘Country Life’ Library. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life & George Newnes. 1902 pp.xvi, 166 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Minor, scattered foxing, o/w. contents fine. Original salmon pink boards showing some fading in places, o/w. in fine condition. A nice copy. [51937] £70.00
277. Jermyn, Jim. Alpine Plants of Europe. A gardener’s guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.320 with colour photos. 4to. Neat ownership stamp to ffep. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw. [52012] £15.00
278. Le Lievre, Audrey. Miss Willmott of Warley Place. Her Life and Her Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber. 1980 pp.240 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A small booklet, ‘The Gardens at Warley Place’ by S.T. Jermyn, loosely inserted to front. Name to ffep. A vg. hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently sunned along spine. [51979] £18.00
279. Lemmon, Kenneth. The Covered Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Museum Press. 1962 pp.284 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg., chipped dw. [51976] £12.00 A very interesting insight into the development of covered-garden floriculture from the Greek and Roman times to French and Dutch developments of housing, heating and cultivation.
280. LeRoy Davidson, B. Lewisias. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2000 pp.236 with colour photo. and illus. 8vo. A leaflet entitled ‘Lewisias, A Cultural Guide’ published by Ashwood Nursuries loosely inserted. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently sunned along spine. [51997] £10.00
281. Liden, M. & Zetterlund, H. Corydalis. A gardener’s guide and a monograph of the tuberous species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Alpine Garden Society. 1997 pp.140 with 125 colour photo. plates. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. Evidence of page 14 having been gently prised apart, meaning relatively minor damage to text o/w. a nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51975] £10.00
282. Lloyd, Christopher. Meadows. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell Illustrated. 2004 pp.192 with colour photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Out-of-print. Scarce. [51780] £40.00
283. Lloyd, Christopher. The Well-Tempered Garden. New. Rev. Ed. Pub. Viking. 1985 pp.479 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Neat inscription to ffep. Near fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51945] £20.00
284. Lloyd, Christopher & Bird, Richard. The Cottage Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dorling Kindersley. 1990 pp.192 with colour photographs and illus. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51210] £12.00
285. Locklear, James H. Phlox. A natural history and gardener’s guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2011 pp.316 with colour photo. plates. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [52009] £18.00
286. Lucas Phillips, C.E. & Barber, P.N. The Rothschild Rhododendrons. A record of the gardens at Exbury. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Exbury Gardens. 1987 pp.xviii, 138 with b/w. maps and full-page colour photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51085] £12.00
287. MacDougall, E.B. and Jashemski, W.F. Ancient Roman Gardens. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks. 1981 pp.108 with b/w. plates and other figs. Royal 8vo. A fine hardback in green cloth boards. [41453] £18.00 Six main chapters focusing on the following - Greek Antecedents of Garden Sculpture, the Campanian Peristyle Garden, Les Jardines a Vienne, Les Jardines a Conimbriga (Portugal), Some Sculptures from Roman Domestic Gardens and lastly Roman Gardens in Britain.
288. McGregor, Malcolm. Saxifrages. A definitive guide to the 2000 species, hybrids & cultivars. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2008 pp.384 with many colour photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51984] £12.00
289. Morris, Richard. Penllergare. A Victorian Paradise. A short history of the Penllergare estate and its creator John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810-82). 1st. Ed. Pub. The Friends of Penllergare. 1999 pp.xv, 82 with colour, b/w. illus., photos. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw. Scarce. [51977] £35.00
290. Newsholme, Christopher. Willows. The Genus Salix. 1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1992 pp.224 with 65 colour photo. plates and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. Feint, scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block o/w. a nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently sunned along spine. [51978] £22.00
291. Nicholls, Graham. Dwarf Campanulas. And associated genera. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.272 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., gently sunned on spine. [51986] £8.00
292. Nold, Robert. Columbines. Aquilegia, paraquilegia, and semiaquilegia. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2003 pp.158 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. Nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw., gently sunned along spine. [52005] £25.00
293. Oakeley, Dr. H. and Braem, G. Paphiopedilum Species. The Essential Guide. Pub. Oakeley. 2011 pp.86 with colour photographs throughout. Small 8vo. New softback. [46109] £5.00
294. Palmer, Caroline. et al. Historic Parks & Gardens in Ceredigion. 1st. Ed. Pub. WHGT Ceredigion. 2004 pp.96 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A fine softback. [51821] £9.00
295. Prest, John. The Garden of Eden. The botanic garden and the re-creation of paradise. 1st. Ed. Pub. Yale. 1981 pp.121 with b/w. illus. 4to. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51082] £12.00
296. Rickard, Martin. The Plantfinder’s Guide to Garden Ferns. 1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles/ Timber Press. 2000 pp.192 with colour photos. 4to. Inscription to half-title by the author, dated 2000. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine. [51995] £20.00 This is a comprehensive introduction to ferns, from the dramatic giant tree ferns to the delicate filigreed maidenhairs, offering authoritative descriptions and cultivation requirements. Accompanied by inspirational photographs of many of the most extraordinary and beautiful members of this plant group.
297. Robinson, William. Alpine Flowers for Gardens. Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrub. 3rd. Ed. Rev. Pub. John Murray. 1903 pp.xix, 344 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Some very minor, feint scattered foxing o/w. a vg. hdbk. in original blue cloth boards with gilt decoration. [51077] £16.00
298. Robinson, William. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds. Design and Arrangement followed by a Description of the Plants, Shrubs and Trees for the Open-Air Garden and their Culture. 13th. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1921 pp.xii, 989 with numerous wood engraved illustrations. Armorial bookplate. Contents fine. Original binding lightly worn at top of spine, lightly marked, o/w. vg. [39815] £18.00
299. Robinson, William. The Garden Beautiful. Home Woods and Home Landscape. Pub. John Murray. 1907 pp.xii, 176 illustrated with wood engravings. 8vo. Contents fine. Original binding. VG. [38278] £30.00
300. Robinson, William. The Vegetable Garden Illustrations, descriptions, and culture of the garden vegetables of cold and temperate climates by MM. Vilmorin-Andrieux, of Paris. 1st. English Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1905 pp.xviii, 782 with illus. throughout. Royal 8vo. Text block has play in it, still sound. Some foxing to parts., o/w. contents very clean & in fine condition. Original blue cloth boards; repair to two closed tears at top of spine, some rubbing on corners; overall good to vg. Signed and dated by William Robinson (ffep reads ‘William Robinson Sept 1911’). With hand-written letter tipped in from Vilmorin-Andrieux to an earlier owner of the book, ‘Messrs Dickson & Robinson, Seedsmen, Manchester’, dated 1912 and a further Vilmorin-Andrieux label (dated 1917). Some notes in pencil to text. [51022] £80.00 William Robinson’s old friend, Henry Vilmorin wrote ‘Plantes Potageres’ (published in 1885) which soon became a French gardening classic. The work was translated under the direction of Robinson and published by John Murrary as ‘The Vegetable Garden’ in 1905.
301. Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair. The Old English Herbals. 1st Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green and Co. 1922 pp.xii, 243 with b/w. illus. 4to. Old stain mark to fore-edge of ffep. and much less so to half-title. Minor foxing to contents which are in thor. vg. condition. Orig. light brown cloth boards in thor. vg. condition. [51939] £35.00
302. Rougetel, Hazel Le. The Chelsea Gardener. Philip Miller 1691-1771. 1st. Ed. Pub. Natural History Museum. 1990 pp.212 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51019] £10.00
303. Ruksans, Janis. Crocuses. A complete guide to the genus. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2010 pp.216 with colour photo. plates. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51983] £25.00
304. Sackville-West, V. V. Sackville-Wests’s Garden Book. A Collection taken from In Your Garden; In Your Garden Again; More for Your Garden; Even More for Your Garden, by Philippa Nicolson. 1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph/BCA. 1968. pp.250 with b/w. and colour photos. 8vo. Minor scattered foxing. VG. hardback. [51395] £10.00
305. Sackville-West, Vita. Knole and the Sackvilles. Pub. National Trust. 1994 pp. xvi, 226. 8vo. Fine softback. [51394] £10.00 Here Vita Sackville-West describes her feelings for the house in Sevenoaks, Kent, where she was born in 1892 and where she spent her childhood.
306. Smit, Tim & McMillan Browse, Philip. The Heligan Vegetable Bible. 1st. Ed. Pub. Victor Gollancz. 2000 pp.255 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [52001] £12.00
307. Spens, Michael. Gardens of the Mind. The Genius of Geoffrey Jellicoe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1992 pp.191 with b/w. and colour photos. and illus. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51086] £20.00
308. Stearn, W.T. Stearn’s Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. Rev. Rep. Ed. Pub. Cassell. 1994 pp.363. Tall 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw. [52010] £15.00 Here Stearn gives the meaning and origin of some 6,000 botanical names, selecting those most likely to be encountered by gardeners and horticulturists.
309. Stearn, William T. The Genus Epimedium. And other Herbaceous Berberidaceae including the Genus Podophyllum. 1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2002 pp.xi, 342 with colour photos., illus. and b/w. line drawings. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51985] £14.95
310. Steffen, R. & Olson, S. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Ferns. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2015 pp.250 with colour photos. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. [51776] £12.00
311. Stephenson, Ray. Sedum. Cultivated Stonecrops. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1994 pp.335 with colour, b/w. photos. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in thor. vg., gently sunned dw. [52003] £38.00
312. Stocks, A. & Parker, G. (Ed.). Heucheras. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Hardy Plant Society. 2004 pp.52 with illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [51931] £4.00
313. Stroud, D. Capability Brown. with introduction by Christopher Hussey. New Ed. Pub. Faber & Faber. 1975 pp.262 with b/w. plates. 4to. A vg. plus hardback in nr. fine dw. [51798] £40.00 This revised edition contains a great deal of additional material from documents and other research which was not available for previous editions.
314. Tankard, B. Judith. Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden. From the archives of Country Life. 1st. Ed. Pub. Aurum. 2011 pp.207 with colour and b/w. photos. Large 4to. Minor bump to bottom front corner and assoc. 1.5cm repaired closed tear to dw., o/w. a like new hdbk. [51941] £40.00
315. Taylor, H.V. The Apples of England. 3rd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Crosby Lockwood. 1948 pp.x, 214 with 36 colour photos. 4to. Minor, scattered foxing o/w. a fine hdbk. in vg. dw., with a little loss at spine ends. A pleasing copy. [51940] £40.00 The preferred edition; revised and with colour plates. Still considered by many as the standard text.
316. Tebbitt, Mark. et al. Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis. And their relatives. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2008 pp.176 with colour photo. plates and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. Neat, ownership stamp to ffep. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine. [51990] £15.00
317. Temple, Nigel. John Nash & the Village Picturesque. with special reference to the Reptons and Nash at the Blaise Castle Estate, Bristol. 1st. Ed. Pub. Allan Sutton. 1979 pp.xx, 176 with b/w. photo. plates. Royal 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. Nigel Temple’s copy. Unique. [51109] £50.00 This is Nigel Temple’s copy. He has hand-written ‘Personal Check copy, amendments and corrections etc for inclusion in a second edition’ on the ffep. Notes in pencil at various points.
318. Thompson, Robert. The Gardener’s Assistant: Practical and Scientific. A guide to the formation and management of the kitchen, fruit, and flower garden, and the cultivation of conservatory, green-house, and stove plants. With a copious calender of gardening operations. 1st. Ed. Pub. Blackie. c.1859 pp.xv, 774 with b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. Scattered foxing to endpapers o/w. contents clean and bright. Historical inscription dated 1886 on ffep. Fore-edge of text block marbled. Original boards rubbed along extremities, gently sunned on rear and front board becoming detached at both ends. A good hdbk. [51108] £40.00
319. Treseder, Neil G. Magnolias. Pub. Faber & Faber, 1978 pp.xviii, 243 with 48 colour plates, 2 maps, figs. and illustrated endpapers. 4to. Hdbk. Splash marks to fore-edge of text block o/w. vg. in vg. dw. [40304] £42.50 This was the first comprehensive work on Magnolias since J.G. Millais’ Magnolias (1927). It includes details of all Asian and American temperate zone species, with the majority of their numerous hybrids and crosses recorded.
320. Turrill, W.B. The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Past and Present. 1st. Ed. Pub. Herbert Jenkins. 1959 pp.256 with b/w. photos. and fold-out map to rear. 8vo. Green cloth boards sunned and marked. Internally fine. A vg. hdbk. [51654] £15.00 The classic history of Kew Gardens, from their earliest beginnings at the end of the 18th Century to its position today as one of the world's greatest botanical gardens. This includes, of course, the Herbarium, the Jodrell Laboratory and the Department of Economic Botany as well as the North Gallery, Library.
321. van Wyk, Ben-Erik. Food Plants of the World. An Illustrated Guide. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.480 with colour photographs. 8vo. A new hdbk. in illus. boards. [49151] £25.00
322. Wells, James S. Modern Miniature Daffodils. Species and Hybrids. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1989 pp.170 with colour photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in vg. to fine dw. [51778] £12.00
323. White, Robin. Daphnes. A practical guide for gardeners. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.232 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. Two photocopied pages of ‘Synopsis of Daphne Hybrids’ and Synopsis of the Genus Daphne’ loosely inserted. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Out-of-print. [51991] £35.00
324. Whittle, Elisabeth. The Historic Gardens of Wales. An introduction to parks and gardens in the history of Wales. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments. 1992 pp.80 with colour, b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A fine softback. [51822] £9.00
325. Yeo, Peter F. Hardy Geraniums. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Batsford. 1994 pp.192 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51020] £12.00
Natural History & Zoology 326. Anderson, J.G.C. et al. (Eds.). The Cardiff Region. A Survey. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cardiff University. 1960 pp.xv, 222 with b/w. photos. 4to. A thor. vg. hdbk. in original green cloth boards. [51445] £8.00 Considers landscape, climate, geology, botany, zoology, archaeology, population and settlements.
327. Badger, E.W. & Harrison, W.J. (Eds.). The Midland Naturalist. The Journal of the Associated Natural History, Philosophical, and Archaeological Societies and Field Clubs of the Midland Counties. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hardwicke and Bogue. 1879 Seven volumes.Vol. II. Numbers 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22. 8vo. One rear cover missing, covers on two volumes detached otherwise complete. Good to vg. softbacks. [52016] £40.00
328. Bain, Iain. The Workshop of Thomas Bewick. A Pictorial Survey. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Thomas Bewick Birthplace Trust. 1989 pp.112 with b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. A fine softback. [51561] £9.00
329. Bellairs, Angus. The Life of Reptiles. The Weidenfeld and Nicolson Natural History. 1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1969 Two volume set. Royal 8vo. Ex-public lib. Internal hinges held by webbing in vol.1. A good to vg. hdbk. reading set. in good to vg. dws. [51517] £16.00
330. Bennett, Linda. A Guide to the Nature Reserves of Scotland. Pub. Macmillan Press. 1989 pp.132 with colour photos. and maps. Tall 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. [51571] £5.00
331. Bradshaw, A.D. & Chadwick, M.J. The Restoration of Land. Studies in Ecology Volume 6 - The ecology and reclamation of derelict and degraded land. 1st. Ed. Pub. Blackwell. 1980 pp.xi, 317 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Signature to half-title. Fine hdbk. in vg. plus dw. [51263] £12.00
332. Burroughs, William J. Climate Change in Prehistory. The End of the Reign of Chaos. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Cambridge. 2006 pp.xii, 356 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Inscription to ffep. A fine hdbk. [51290] £20.00
333. Buxton, John & Lockley, R.M. (Eds.). Island of Skomer. A preliminary Survey of the Natural History of Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire undertaken for the West Wales Field Society. 1st. Ed. Pub. Staples. 1950 pp.164 with dustwrapper illus. and frontis. by Charles Tunnicliffe and fold-out map to rear. A vg. hdbk. in chipped, vg. dw. [51560] £25.00
334. Chinnery, Robert. A Record of Spicer’s. 1798 - 1960. History of a famous taxidermy firm “Peter Spicer & Sons” of Royal Leamington Spa. 1st. Ed. Pub Clifford Press, Coventry. 2001 pp.[xii], 310 with illustrations throughout including tipped in colour photographs. 4to. A vg. plus hardback. Limited edition of just 250 copies, this being copy No.41 (signed and numbered by Robert Chinnery). Scarce. [51482] £300.00 Robert Chinnery has made a significant contribution to the re-vitalisation of taxidermy. This is the only publication to date devoted to the history of the famous taxidermy firm “Peter Spicer & Sons” of Royal Leamington Spa. A very informative and invaluable reference book, which contains many photographs of the fine cases the firm produced.
335. Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. The Zoology of Tropical Africa. 1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1969 pp.xv, 355 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Very minor amount of sellotape residue to ffep. o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51536] £15.00
336. Condry, William. Pathway to the Wild. 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber and Fader. 1975 pp.208 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw., showing some fading to spine. Signed by the author on title page. [51446] £10.00 Fascinating. William Condry’s observations from his time in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Swiss Alps, Spain and Africa.
337. Cooke, Arthur O. The Forest of Dean. 1st. Ed. Pub. Constable. 1913 pp.xi, 288 with fold-out map and colour, b/w. illus. 8vo. Attractive bookplate to front paste-down. A little bit of silverfish damage to rear end paper o/w. a vg. copy in original illus. boards. [51809] £50.00
338. Crampsey, Robert A. Puerto Rico. The Islands Series. 1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1973 pp.206 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51246] £12.00
339. Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longman. 1986 pp.xiii, 332 with b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. Neat inscription to ffep. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51573] £20.00 In this book, Dawkins argues against the watchmaker analogy; an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead he describes evolutionary processes as analagous to a blind watchmaker.
340. Dawkins, Richard. A Devil’s Chaplain. Selected Essays. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Pheonix. 2004 pp.viii, 310. 8vo. A nr. fine softback. [51570] £5.00 A selection from all the articles and lectures, reflections, reviews, tributes and eulogies that Richard Dawkins has published.
341. Fossey, Dian. Gorillas in the Mist. A remarkable woman’s thirteen-year adventure in remote African rain forests with the greatest of the Great Apes. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1983 pp.xviii, 326 with colour, b/w. photos, figs. and maps. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently faded on spine. [51936] £17.50
342. Gilbert, Rev. White. The Natural History of Selborne. Edited with notes by Rev. Leonard Jenyns. Pub. John Van Voorst. 1843 pp.xvi, 398 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Nice bookplate to front paste-down & insc. dated 1907 to ffep. Contents very clean and in vg. condition. Internal hinges show some use, still good plus. Original, decorated green cloth in good to vg. condition. [51806] £35.00
343. Gillham, Dr. M.E. Taff Fechan Nature Reserve. A Guided Walk. Pub. Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council. [c.1980] pp.8 (unpaginated) with b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback. Scarce. [51550] £12.00
344. Gillham, Mary E. Island Hopping in Tasmania’s Roaring Forties. 1st. Ed. Pub. Arthur H. Stockwell. 2000 pp.500 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. Inscription from the author to one of her great friends on title page. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51450] £30.00
345. Gillham, Mary E. A Natural History of Cardiff. Exploring, along the River Taff. Being an account of the animal and plant life in and around our capital city. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lazy Cat. 2002 pp.xii, 545 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Inscription by Mary Gillham to one of her great friends on title page. A fine softback. Scarce. [51443] £32.50
346. Gillham, Mary E. The Natural History of Gower, South Wales. 1st. Ed. Pub. D. Brown & Sons. 1977 pp.335 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Inscription by the author to one of her great friends on dedication page. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51441] £20.00
347. Godan, Dora. Pest Slugs and Snails. Biology and Control. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Springer-Verlag. 1983 pp.x, 445. Royal 8vo. Ex-libris of the renowned Naturalist & Author - Eric Hardy. He has tipped in many related articles making this an even more interesting volume. Boards lightly marked and scuffed in places. [51521] £50.00 Examples of articles / papers Eric tipped in are ‘The absence of slugs in a garden and an experiment in re-stocking’ by Barnes, H.F. (1952) from Proc. Zool. Soc. London and ‘The Snail-Eating behaviour of Thrushes and Blackbirds’ by Desmond Morris (1954) from British Birds.
348. Goldsmith, Oliver. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. Pub. Blackie & Son. 1873 Two volume set with b/w. and hand coloured plates. 4to. In contemporary handsome binding with gilt decoration, rubbed at ends of spines. Bottom sixth of each rear external hinge showing wear. A nr. vg. set. [51131] £90.00
349. Gosse, Philip Henry. Evenings at the Microscope; or, Researches Among the Minuter Organs and Forms of Animal Life. New. Ed. Pub. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1884 pp.x, 422, 8, with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Neat name stamp to title page. Scattered foxing to first few and last few pages & fore-edge of text block. Otherwise contents and boards in fine condition. A nr. fine hdbk. [51700] £85.00
350. Gruber, Howard E. Darwin on Man. A Psychological Study of Scientific Creativity, together with Darwin’s Early and Unpublished Notebooks. 1st. Ed. Wildwood House. 1974 pp.xxv, [iii], 495 with some figs. in text. 8vo. Thor. vg. ex-library hardback in fine dw. [51396] £12.00
351. H.M.S.O. Snowdonia. National Park Guide Number 2. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1958 pp.xii, 104 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. [51652] £9.00
352. Hill-Cottingham, Pat. A Guide to the British Freshwater Snails (Gastropods). Pub. FSC./ AIDGAP. 2008 Eleven page fold-out chart. Royal 8vo. Test version. A thor. vg. softback. [51526] £6.00
353. Howells, Roscoe. Cliffs of Freedom. The story of Skomer Island, and of Reuben Codd, the last man to farm it. 1st. Ed. 4th. Imp. Pub. H. G. Walters. 1977 pp.160 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. to fine softback. [51440] £15.00
354. Huxley, Elspeth. Out in the Midday Sun. My Kenya. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chatto & Windus. 1985 pp.x, 262 with b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. Cellotape residue to ffep. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51501] £15.00
355. Huxley, Robert. (Ed.). The Great Naturalists. 1st. Ed. Pub. Thames & Hudson. 2007 pp.304 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A vg. hdbk. in good to vg. dw. [51946] £14.00 The lives and contribution of 39 important naturalists are presented here. From Aristotle, to Carl Linnaeus and von Humboldt to Alfred Russel Wallace.
356. Johnson, Walter. Gilbert White. Rep. Ed. Pub. Futura. 1981 pp.331. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. Reprint of the now classic text, first published in 1928. [51805] £6.00
357. Jones, Steve. In the Blood. God, Genes and Destiny. 1st. Ed. Pub. HarperCollins. 1996 pp.xviii, 301 with colour and b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51574] £12.00 Steve Jones reveals just what is hidden in our genes and asks ‘what really is in the blood’.
358. Kenneth Allsop Trust and Fowles, John. Steep Holm. A case history in the study of evolution. 1st. Ed. Pub. Kenneth Allsop Memorial Trust. 1978 pp.222 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Lightly dust-marked top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in near fine dw. [51451] £15.00 A fascinating study of Steep Holm Island in the Bristol Channel; considers its evolution and differences to mainland Britain.
359. Kingdon, Jonathan. East African Mammals. An Atlas of Evolution in Africa. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1971-1982 Seven volume set. Lightly marked fore-edges of text blocks, o/w. books in fine condition. Dustwrappers in thor. vg. - now benefiting from clear, loose fitting plastic covers. A monumental inventory & atlas of the mammals of East Africa, with evolution & its processes the core theme. [51935] £500.00 ‘The word ‘unique’ is difficult to avoid its use in describing Jonathan Kingdon’s book. The author’s approach to his subject is truely binocular; one of his eyes belongs to a trained and talented artist and possesses in full measure the acuity and sensitivity which this implies and the other to a dedicated naturalist with a love for living things. The synthesis thus produced in the author’s mind is indeed unique’. (The Biologist).
360. Lawman, Jean. A Natural History of Land’s End. 1st. Ed. Pub. Tabb House. 2002 pp.xviii, 203 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51286] £12.00
361. Lockley, R.M. Inland Farm. 1st. Ed. Pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1943 pp.191 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Neat signature to ffep. Feint, scattered foxing to endpapers & fore-edge of text block. VG. hdbk. [51539] £8.50 Ronald Lockley’s absorbing account of farming on Skokholm, and his significant involvement with it.
362. Lockley, R.M. Letters from Skokholm. 1st. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1947 pp.ix, 243 with b/w. illus. by Charles Tunnicliffe. 8vo. A good hdbk. in marked cloth boards. [51558] £5.00
363. Lockley, R.M. Pembrokeshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Robert Hale. 1957 pp.xii, 163 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Ex Boots’ Booklovers library. Feint, scattered foxing to fore-edge of text block. A vg. hdbk. [51540] £9.00
364. Loveridge, Arthur. Many Happy Days I’ve Squandered. 1st. Ed. Pub. Robert Hale. 1949 pp.243 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Boards lightly marked & top-edge a little foxed o/w. a vg. hdbk. in good dw., with a little loss. [51531] £25.00 ‘Adventures of a Naturalist whose life has been “one long holiday”.’. Arthur Loveridge, a Cardiff boy, travelled extensively in Africa. He was a dispatch rider in WWI, then Assistant Game Warden in Tanganyika. Other roles led to his position of Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians at Harvard University whence he wrote this book of his memoirs.
365. McNally, Kenneth. Achill. The Islands Series. 1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1973 pp.239 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. A superb copy. [51249] £35.00
366. Malinowski, Bronislaw. The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia. An Ethnographic Account of Courtship, Marriage, and Family Life among the Natives of the Trobriand Islands, British New Guinea. 3rd. Ed. 2nd. Rep. Pub. Routledge. 1939 pp.xlix, 505 with b/w. photos. 4to. Minor foxing. A vg. hdbk. in original red cloth boards, marked in places. [51444] £15.00
367. Matthews, L. Harrison. The Life of Mammals. Volume 1. The Weidenfeld and Nicolson Natural History. 1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1969 pp.340 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Ex-lib. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51513] £10.00
368. Matthiessen, Peter. The Snow Leopard. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chatto & Windus. 1978 pp.312. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51500] £30.00 Peter Matthiessen’s account of his journey with biologist George Schaller to Himalayan Tibet. The objective of which was to observe the rut of the Himalayan blue sheep, but which would expand when he set eyes upon the rare Snow Leopard.
369. Mercer, John. Canary Islands: Fuerteventura. The Islands Series. 1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1973 pp.215 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw. A superb copy. [51245] £40.00
370. Mountfort, Guy. Portrait of a Desert. The Story of an Expedition to Jordan. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1965 pp.192 with colour and b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. Ex-lib. FFEP removed. Webbing exposed on front hinge which is bit tender. A good reading hdbk. in good to vg. dw. [51510] £5.00
371. Mountfort, Guy. Portrait Of A River. The Wildlife of the Danube from the Black Sea to Budapest. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hutchinson. 1962 pp.206 with b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51506] £15.00
372. Mountfort, Guy. Portrait of a Wilderness. The story of the Coto Donana Expeditions. 2nd. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1968 pp.240 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Small amount of sellotape residue to ffep. o/w. a thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51508] £15.00
373. Mountfort, Guy. So Small a World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hutchinson. 1974 pp.224 with b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. Ex lib. copy., labels removed in part. A vg. hdbk. in nr. vg. dw. [51507] £5.00
374. Mountfort, Guy. The Vanishing Jungle. Two Wildlife Expeditions to Pakistan. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1969 pp.286 with colour and b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in good dw., with 4x2cm loss at bottom of spine and to front cover. [51504] £15.00
375. Nowak, Ronald M. Walker’s Mammals of the World. Volume I and II. 5th. Ed. Pub. Johns Hopkins. 1991 Two vols. 4tos. Some feint marking to text-block fore-edges. A nr. fine hdbk. set. in fine dws. [51569] £40.00
376. NRA. Otters and River Habitat Management. 1st. Ed. Pub. NRA. 1993 pp.58 with b/w. illus. 4to. A nr. fine softback. Scarce. [51300] £20.00
377. Perkins, J.W. et al. The Glamorgan Heritage Coast. A guide to its geology. Pub. Counties of Mid & South Glamorgan. [c.1979] pp.32 with b/w. figs. 8vo. Small mark to top edge, o/w. a fine softback. [51549] £8.00
378. Perkins, John. et al. The Historic Taf Valleys. Volume Two. In the Brecon Beacons National Park. Geology, Social History, Natural History. 1st. Ed. Pub. Merthyr Tydfil and District Naturalists’ Society. 1982 pp.188 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. [51439] £12.00
379. Peter Scott, (Weston-Smith, M. (Ed.)). Travel Diaries of a Naturalist. 1st. Eds. Pub. Collins. 1983-‘87 Three volume set. Royal 8vos. Fine hdbks. in fine dws; ever so slightly faded on spine. [51244] £60.00
380. Pfeiffer, John E. The Emergence of Man. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1970 pp.xxiii, 477 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51254] £10.00
381. Pool, P.A.S. William Borlase. 1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Institute of Cornwall. 1986 pp.x, 314 with illustrative plates and fold-out tables. 8vo. Nr. fine hdbk in fine dw. Signed by the author to the title page. Scarce. [51393] £50.00 The first full-length biography of Dr Borlase (1696-1772), the Cornish Antiquary and Naturalist. Contains long extracts of his correspondence with such eminent figures as Charles Lyttelton and Thomas Pennant. The appendix contains a list and locates all of his known to date manuscripts.
382. Rahtz, P.A. and Greenfield, E. Excavations of Chew Valley Lake. Somerset. 1st. Ed. Pub. HMSO. 1977 pp.xix, 392 with 32 b/w. plates at rear of text, numerous figs. and some fold-out maps. Near fine hardback in vg. plus dw. [39697] £40.00 A fascinating insight into the sites excavated and the ‘Finds’; items dating back to the Palaeolithic period and up to the post medieval period.
383. Romer, Alfred S. The Procession of Life. The Weidenfeld and Nicolson Natural History. 1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1968 pp.vii, 323 with b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in vg. dw. [51502] £15.00
384. Rusticus. The Letters of Rusticus on the Natural History of Godalming. Extracted from the Magazine of Natural History, the Entomological Magazine, and the Entomologist. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Van Voorst.
1849 pp.viii, 164, 4 page Van Voorst Catalogue & further 4 page Van Voorst Catalogue (dated June 1848). Illustrated with several vignettes. Ex-Godalming Borough Museum. Minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. More recent replacement spine and end-papers. Boards very bright and in thor. vg. condition. A vg. plus copy. [51271] £95.00
385. Salmon, H. Morrey. Seals on the West Coast. Rep. Pub. Cardiff Naturalists’ Society. 1935 pp.13-36. 8vo. A fine softback. [51545] £10.00
386. Schultz, Adolph H. The Life of Primates. The Weidenfeld and Nicolson Natural History. 1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1969 pp.xi, 281 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Ex-lib. A good hdbk. (rear hinge showing some wear) in good to vg. dw., (repaired 5cm closed tear on front cover). [51509] £8.00
387. Selous, F.C. Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa. The Century Travellers. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Century. 1984 pp.xxiv, 503 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. plus softback. [51447] £8.00
388. Sharrock, J.T.R. (Ed.). The Natural History of Cape Clear Island. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1973 pp.207 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Feint sellotape residue to end-papers, o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw. With membership form for Cape Clear Bird Observatory loosely inserted. [51523] £80.00
389. Shillcock, Robin D’Arcy. Portrait of a Living Marsh. 32 international artists visit northeast Poland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Inmerc BV. 1993 pp.192 with colour photos. and illus. Landscape 4to. Fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [52042] £22.00
390. Stebbings, Bob & Walsh, Sheila. Bat Boxes. A Guide to their History, Function, Contruction and Use in the Conservation of Bats. 1st. Ed. Pub. Fauna and Flora Preservation Society. 1985 pp.16 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. Out-of-print. [51298] £15.00
391. Sterry, Paul. Complete British Wildlife Photoguide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1997 pp.384 with many colour photos. 8vo. A nr. fine softback. [51276] £10.00
392. Tasker, Dr Andy. The Nature of Warwickshire. The Wildlife and Natural History of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. 1st. Ed. Pub. Barracuda Books. 1990 pp.156 with colour, b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51572] £12.00
393. The Glamorgan Naturalists’ Trust. Nature Walks in Glamorgan. 3 walks in the coalfield. Pub. The Glamorgan Naturalists’ Trust. [c.1970] pp.24 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [51551] £8.00
394. Viney, Michael. A Year’s Turning. 1st. Ed. Pub. Century. 1996 pp.vii, 232 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51448] £12.00 ‘Irish nature writing at its lyrical best.’
395. Wardhaugh, A.A. Land Snails of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Shire Natural History. 1989 pp.23 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Small address label to front cover; o/w. a fine softback. [51555] £8.00
396. Weiner, Jonathan. The Beak of the Finch. A Story of Evolution in Our Time. 1st. Ed. Pub. Knopf. 1994 pp.x, 332 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback. [51530] £14.00
397. Westwood, Brett. et al. (Eds.). The Nature of Wyre. A wildlife-rich forest in the heart of Britain. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2015 pp.viii, 312 with superb colour photographs throughout. 4to. A new hdbk. [51056] £37.50
New Naturalists – Main series 398. 01. Ford, E.B. Butterflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1945 pp.xiv, 368 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Some cellotape residue to endpapers. Thor. vg. hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. Price clipped. A very pleasing copy. [51238] £75.00
399. 01. Ford, E.B. Butterflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1945 pp.xiv, 368 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Name to ffep. Foxing to endpapers and fore-edge of text block. A vg. hdbk. [51706] £16.00
400. 06. Darling, F. Fraser. Natural History in the Highlands and Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 pp.xv, 303 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Cellotape residue to end-papers o/w. a fine hdbk. Cellotape residue to turn-ins of dw., a near fine dw. Price clipped. [51217] £35.00
401. 08. Imms, A.D. Insect Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 pp.xviii, 317 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. [51705] £10.00
402. 13. North, F.J. et al. Snowdonia. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1949 pp.xviii, 469 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Inscription to ffep. Fine hdbk. Near fine dw. Price clipped. [51219] £65.00
403. 17. Nicholson, E.M. Birds & Men. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 pp.xvi, 256 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Some cellotape residue to end-papers o/w. a fine hdbk. Dustwrapper nr. fine, with some cellotape residue to turn-ins. Not price clipped. [51226] £60.00
404. 20. Smith, Malcolm. The British Amphibians and Reptiles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 pp.xiv, 318 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Not price clipped. A great copy. [51225] £90.00
405. 28. Fisher, James & Lockley, R.M. Sea-Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 pp.xvi, 320 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Not price clipped. [51234] £100.00
406. 30. Ford, E.B. Moths. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1955 pp.xix, 266 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Some sellotape residue to end-papers, o/w. a fine hdbk., in fine dw., with 2 short, closed tears. Not price clipped. A very pleasing copy. [51216] £75.00
407. 38. Bristowe, W.S. The World of Spiders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 pp.xiii, 304 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. Very gently faded spine o/w. a fine dw. Price clipped. A great copy. [51228] £100.00
408. 40. Free, John B. & Butler, Colin G. Bumblebees. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1959 pp.xiv, 208 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., with two short, closed tears. Price clipped. [51213] £225.00
409. 41. Corbet, P.S. et al. Dragonflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 pp.xii, 260 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. Not price clipped. Very pleasing. [51224] £225.00
410. 42. Swinnerton, H.H. Fossils. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 8vo. Foxing to fore-edges o/w. contents in fine condition. VG. dw. with small hole to spine and some browning to rear. [39920] £110.00
411. 51. Murton, R.K. Man & Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 pp.xx, 364 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Not price clipped. [51239] £90.00
412. 51. Murton, R.K. Man & Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 pp.xx, 364 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Two neat inscriptions. Fine hdbk. in vg. plus dw. gently darkened on spine. Not price clipped. [51316] £55.00
413. 52. Simms, Eric. Woodland Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 pp.xxii, 391 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Neat inscription to front paste down, and half-title. Fine hdbk. in vg. dw. Not price clipped. [51315] £50.00
414. 53. Pearsall, W.H. & Pennington, W. The Lake District. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 pp.320 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Not price clipped - previous owner crossed through price and written ‘1.80’ next to it. [51230] £75.00
415. 54. Proctor, Michael & Yeo, Peter. The Pollination of Flowers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 pp.418 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Not price clipped. [51222] £125.00
416. 55. Newton, Ian. Finches. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1972 pp.288 with b/w. photos. and colour and b/w. and illus. 8vo. Neat signature. Fine hdbk. in fine dw. Price clipped. [51306] £60.00
417. 57. Hewer, H.R. British Seals. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1974 pp.256 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw (spine gently sunned). Not price clipped. [51565] £100.00
418. 64. Berry, R.J. &. Johnston, J.L. The Natural History of Shetland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1986 8vo. A fine hardback in fine dw., with just some almost imperceptible fading on spine. Not price- clipped. [49644] £80.00
419. 65. Hale, W.G. Waders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1980 pp.320 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Not price clipped. [51307] £110.00
420. 66. Condry, William M. The Natural History of Wales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 pp.287 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51317] £110.00
421. 66. Condry, William M. The Natural History of Wales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 pp.287 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Name to ffep. A thor. vg. hdbk. in thor. vg. dw., price clipped. [51709] £75.00
422. 67. Mellanby, Kenneth. Farming and Wildlife. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Rep. (Collins) R.U. Ed. 1981 pp.178 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Scarce unpriced Reader’s Union edition. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51220] £50.00
423. 68. Matthews, L. Harrison. Mammals in the British Isles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1982 8vo. Dustwrapper gently faded on spine o/w. a fine hdbk. copy. Not price clipped. [49645] £100.00
424. 70. Berry, R.J. Orkney. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 2nd. Iss. Pub. Collins. 1985 pp.304 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Not price clipped. [51314] £575.00
425. 71. Simms, Eric. British Warblers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1985 pp.432 with b/w. photos. and dist. maps. 8vo. Signature on title page. A thor. vg. softback. [51202] £11.00
426. 71. Simms, Eric. British Warblers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. Collins. 1985 pp.432 with b/w. photos. and dist. maps. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Not price clipped. [51229] £1,200.00
427. 71. Simms, Eric. British Warblers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 2nd. Iss. Pub. Collins. 1985 pp.432 with b/w. photos. and dist. 8vo. Neat signature to half-title. Fine hdbk. in fine dw. Not price clipped. [51308] £500.00
428. 72. Webb, Nigel. Heathlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins (BCA). 1986 pp.223 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Not price clipped. [51240] £60.00
429. 72. Webb, Nigel. Heathlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. Collins. 1986 pp.223 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Not price clipped. [51313] £225.00
430. 73. Tubbs, Colin R. The New Forest. The New Naturalist. 1st Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1986 pp.300 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in fine dw. Not price clipped. [51221] £75.00
431. 77. Davis, B. et al. The Soil. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 pp.192. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., showing some very gentle fading on spine. [49122] £295.00
432. 78. Simms, Eric. British Larks, Pipits and Wagtails. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 pp.320. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., almost imperceptibly faded on spine. [36146] £300.00
433. 79. Chapman, Philip. Caves and Cave Life. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 pp.219 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., showing a hint of fading on spine. Not price clipped. [51337] £250.00
434. 86. Gilbert, O. Lichens. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2000 pp.288 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [51309] £45.00
435. 98. Benton, Ted. Bumblebees. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 pp.xi, 580 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51282] £60.00
436. 100. Rackham, Oliver. Woodlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 1st. Rep. Pub. Collins. 2006 pp.xiv, 609 with colour photos. and b/w. figs. 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. [51312] £40.00
437. 100. Rackham, Oliver. Woodlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 pp.xiv, 609 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Not price clipped. Unusually this copy has NN patterned front end-papers and plain white rear end-papers. Out-of-print. [51338] £60.00
438. 113. Newton, Ian. Bird Migration. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 pp.598 with colour photos. and text figs. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Out-of-print. [51310] £70.00
439. 130. Lee, John. Yorkshire Dales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2015 8vo. A new hardback with new dw. RRP £60.00. [49133] £45.00
440. 131. Hayward, Peter. Shallow Seas. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2016 8vo. A new hardback with new dw. RRP £60.00. [49689] £45.00
441. 132. Sale, R. Falcons. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2016 8vo. A new hardback in new dw. RRP £65.00. [50141] £48.75
442. 133. Cameron, Robert. Slugs and Snails. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2016 pp.528. 8vo. A new hardback in new dustwrapper. RRP £65.00. [51145] £48.75
New Naturalists - Monographs 443. 01. Neal, Ernest. The Badger. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1948 pp.xv, 158 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Light, scattered foxing to end-papers o/w. a fine hdbk. Scattered foxing to vg. dw. Price clipped. [51231] £40.00
444. 02. Buxton, John. The Redstart. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 pp.xii, 180 with b/w. photos. With Collins flyer advertising the publication of ‘The Redstart’ loosely inserted. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. Price clipped. A very nice copy. [51211] £100.00
445. 02. Buxton, John. The Redstart. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 pp.xii, 180 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Some minor discolouration to boards and very light foxing to endpapers, o/w. a thor. vg. hdbk. In nr. fine dw. Not price clipped. [51331] £80.00
446. 05. Nethersole-Thompson, Desmond. The Greenshank. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 pp.xii, 244 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Inscription to ffep., fine hdbk. In vg. plus dw. lightly chipped in places. Not price clipped. [51235] £100.00
447. 07. Rothschild, Miriam & Clay, Theresa. Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. 1st. Imp. Pub. Collins. 1952 pp.xiv, 304 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Some minor discolouration to the boards and light foxing to end-papers. Neat bookplate. Overall a vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. not price clipped. [51332] £195.00 A very good copy of the scarce, true first edition, distinguishable from the reprint by the fact the text on the back of the dw. is printed in black, not a grey-green colour as on the reprint’s dw.
448. 09. Tinbergen, Niko. The Herring Gull’s World. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. 3rd. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1971 pp.xvi, 255 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51206] £18.00
449. 10. Smith, Kenneth M. & Markham, Roy. Mumps, Measles & Mosaics. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 pp.xii, 160 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in very pleasing, fine dw. Not price clipped. A super copy. [51336] £325.00
450. 15. Mountfort, Guy. The Hawfinch. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 pp.xii, 176 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A very minor amount of cellotape residue to paste-downs, o/w. a fine hdbk. This is the very scarce green dw. variant; dw. very gently faded in spine area, o/w. in fine condition. Not price clipped. [51333] £395.00 Only 300 copies of this variant were published.
451. 15. Mountfort, Guy. The Hawfinch. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. 1st. Issue. Pub. Collins. 1957 pp.xii, 176 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Two neat inscriptions to front end-papers. A fine hdbk in a nr. fine dw. Not price clipped. A very pleasing copy. [51334] £375.00
452. 16. Jones, J.W. The Salmon. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1959 pp.xvi, 192 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in very pleasing nr. fine dw. Price clipped. [51215] £50.00
453. 19. Summers-Smith, J.D. The House Sparrow. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1963 pp.xvi, 269 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. (inscription to ffep.), in a fine dw. Not price clipped. [51335] £120.00
454. 21. Frost, W.E. & Brown, M.E. The Trout. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1967 pp.286 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Most pleasing. Not price clipped. [51214] £70.00
Ornithology 455. Advisory Committee on Oil Pollution of the Sea. Research Unit on the Rehabilitation of Oiled Seabirds. Recommended Treatment of Oiled Seabirds. 1st. Ed. Pub. By the author. 1972 pp.10. Royal 8vo. Name on front cover. A vg. plus softback. Scarce. [51289] £12.50
456. Alerstam, Thomas. Bird Migration. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Rep. Pub. Cambridge. 1994 pp.vii, 420 with b/w. text figs. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine softback, gently sunned along spine and edges. [50946] £38.00
457. Archer, Mike. et al. Bird Observatories of Britain and Ireland. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2010 pp.592 with colour and b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51167] £35.00
458. Bacon, Louise (et al). Cambridgeshire Bird Atlas: 2007-2011. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridgeshire Bird Club. 2013 pp.294 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. A fine softback. [51192] £18.00
459. Baker, Kevin. Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1997 pp.400 with colour illus. Royal 8vo. Signature to ffep. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51163] £16.00
460. Ballance, David. et al. The Birds of Exmoor and the Quantocks. 2nd. Ed. Pub. By the Authors. 2016 pp.xvi, 262 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A new softback. [51161] £20.00
461. Ballance, David. et al. Somerset Atlas of Breeding and Wintering Birds. 2007-2012. 1st. Ed. Pub. Somerset Ornithological Society. 2014 pp.336 with colour photos., b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 4to. A fine hdbk. with small stain mark to bottom corner of text block. Signed by the books artist Mike Longman to title page, with pencil illustration by him on facing page. [51268] £40.00
462. Ballance, David K. A History of The Birds of Somerset. 1st. Ed. Pub. Isabelline. 2006 pp.xii, 368 with colour photos. and fold-out map. 8vo. A fine softback. [51185] £25.00
463. Ballance, David K. & Gibbs, Brian D. The Birds of Exmoor and the Quantocks. 1st. Ed. Pub. Isabelline Books. 2003 pp.xii, 193 with b/w. illus. and fold-out map. Royal 8vo. A fine softback. [51198] £20.00
464. Bannerman, David. A. The Birds of West and Equatorial Africa. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1953 Two volume set. 8vos. A knock and two short, closed tears to top of spine on volume 2 o/w. both volumes in vg. plus condition. Dustwrappers lightly chipped with a little loss at the tops of spines, o/w. vg. [50931] £40.00
465. Beaman, Mark & Madge, Steve. The Handbook of Bird Identification for Europe and the Western Palearctic. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Helm. 2010 pp.868 with colour illus. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. Inscription on verso of ffep. o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw. Out-of-print. [51184] £50.00
466. Beehler, Bruce M. et al. Birds of New Guinea. 1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton. 1986 pp.xiii, 293 with colour illus. 8vo. A vg. softback. [51519] £30.00
467. Berthold, Peter. Bird Migration. A General Survey. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1993 pp.x, 239 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [51189] £20.00
468. Birkhead, T.R. The Magpies. The ecology and behaviour of Black-billed and Yellow-billed Magpies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1991 pp.270 with b/w. photos. and colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51258] £45.00
469. Birkhead, Tim. The Most Perfect Thing. Inside (and Outside) a Birds’s Egg. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.xvi, 288 with some colour photographs. 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. [49835] £18.99 An illuminating and engaging exploration of the science behind eggs and the history of man’s obsession with them.
470. Bishop, Billy. Cley Marsh and its Birds. Fifty years as Warden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Boydell. 1983 pp.133 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51164] £12.00
471. Black, Jeffrey M. et al. The Barnacle Goose. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2014 pp.287 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw., very gently bumped bottom front corners. In-print at £50.00. [51260] £39.50
472. Blomdahl, Anders. Flight Indentification of European Seabirds. 2nd. Rep. Pub. Helm. 2008 pp.374 with colour photographs. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine softback. Latest edition. In-print at £29.99. [51199] £20.00
473. Brown, Andy & Grice, Phil. Birds in England. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2005 pp.x, 694 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50966] £15.00
474. Brown, Leslie & Amadon, Dean. Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the world. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life Books. 1968 Two volumes with 165 coloured plates, many other illus. and maps. 4to. A nr. fine set in thor. vg. slipcase. [50953] £50.00 A sought after and very detailed work with 22 chapters on subjects including classification and distribution, migration, consumption, nests and nest-building, eggs and incubation.
475. Brown, R. et al. Tracks & Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe. An Identification Guide. Pub. Helm. 1987 pp.232 with colour illus, b/w. photos and text figs. A fine hdbk. copy in same dw. [48015] £17.50
476. Bunn, D.S. et al. The Barn Owl. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1982 pp.264 with colour frontis., b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Endpapers pasted to turn-ins of dw., which also been protected. A nr. fine hdbk. in dw. [51534] £14.00
477. Butler, David & Merton, Don. The Black Robin. Saving the World’s Most Endangered Bird. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1992 pp.294 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A fine softback with two neat inscriptions. Out-of-print. [51296] £28.00
478. Chambers, Barry. The Birds of Skokholm. 1st. Ed. Pub. C.I. Thomas & Sons. 1971 pp.13 (unpaginated). Helpful notes at rear. A vg. booklet. Scarce. [51543] £12.50
479. Chandler, Richard. Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2009 pp.448 with colour photos. 8vo. A fine softback. [51291] £22.50
480. Clarke, Roger. Harriers of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Shire Natural History. 1990 pp.24 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback. [51556] £4.00
481. Clement, Peter. The Chiffchaff. Hamlyn Species Guides. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hamlyn. 1995 pp.126 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback very lightly faded on spine. [51171] £8.50
482. Clement, Peter. Finches & Sparrows. An identification guide. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Helm. 1994 pp.ix, 500 with colour and b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50944] £40.00
483. Clement, Peter & Hathway, Ren. Thrushes. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2000 pp.462 with colour illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. Name to half title o/w. a fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51186] £38.00
484. Cole, A.C. and Trobe, W.M. The Egg Collectors of Great Britain and Ireland. An Update. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2011 pp.xiii, 171 with b/w. photographs throughout. 8vo. A new hdbk. in dustwrapper. [43923] £48.00 The content of this book is different to ‘The Egg Collectors of Great Britain and Ireland’, published in 2000.
485. Cole, Andrew. In Search of the Cirl Bunting. 1st. Ed. Pub. By the Author. 1993 pp.xii, 127 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Signed by author to title-page. Previous owner signature to half-title. Fine hdbk. in fine dw. Limited edition of 450 copies. [51261] £45.00
486. Conder, Peter. The Wheatear. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1989 pp.xvi, 312 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51255] £35.00
487. Cooper, J.E. & Eley, J.T. (Eds.). First Aid and Care of Wild Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1979 pp.288 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51174] £5.00
488. Curson, Jon. et al. New World Warblers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1994 pp.ix, 252 with colour illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50942] £20.00
489. Davies, N.B. Cuckoos, Cowbirds and Other Cheats. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2000 pp.vi, 310 with b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51259] £42.00
490. Dazley, R.A. & Trodd, P. An Atlas of The Breeding Birds of Bedfordshire : 1988-92. 1st. Ed. Pub. BNHS. 1994 pp.280 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Out-of-print. [51203] £20.00
491. Donald, Paul F. The Skylark. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2004 pp.256 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. Inscription by the author on half title ‘Best wishes, Paul Donald’. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51179] £35.00
492. Dorst, Jean. The Life of Birds. The Weidenfeld and Nicolson Natural History. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1974 Two volume set. Royal 8vo. Fine hdbk. set in fine dws., just very gently faded on spine. [51514] £30.00
493. Drewitt, Ed. Urban Peregrines. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pelagic. 2014 pp.xv, 208 with colour photos. Royal 8vo. Dedication from author to half-title. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51168] £15.00
494. du Feu, Chris. The BTO Nestbox Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. BTO. 2003 pp.77 with colour photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A fine softback. [51170] £13.00
495. Elkins, Norman. Weather and Bird Behaviour. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1988 pp.239 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50939] £15.00
496. Everett, Michael. The Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds. Pub. New Burlington Books. [c.1987] pp.144 with colour illus. Small Folio. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51567] £22.00
497. Farrow, Dave. A Field Guide to the Bird Songs & Calls of Britain and Northern Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Carlton. 2008 pp.224 with colour illus. and 2 audio CDs included. 8vo. A fine hdbk. [51197] £12.00
498. Ferguson-Lees, James & Christie, David A. Raptors of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2001 pp.992 with colour illus. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50919] £42.00
499. Ferns, P.N. Wading Birds of the Severn Estuary. 1st. Ed. Pub. University College, Cardiff. 1977 pp.114 with b/w. dist. maps. 8vo. A vg. softback. [51542] £14.00
500. Ferns, Peter. Bird Life of Coasts and Estuaries. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1992 pp.xiv, 336 with b/w. illus. and photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. As new. Hdbk. Now out-of-print. [51251] £30.00
501. Finlayson, Clive. Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1992 pp.xxv, 534 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50952] £25.00
502. Fjelda, Jon. Guide to the Young of European Precocial Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Skarv Nature Publications. 1977 pp.282 with colour and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. Out-of-print. [51281] £35.00
503. Flegg, Jim. Time to Fly. Exploring Bird Migration. 1st. Ed. Pub. BTO. 2004 pp.184 with colour photos. and dist. maps. 8vo. A nr. fine softback, gently sunned on front cover. [50938] £10.00
504. Flegg, Jim (Ed.). The British Ornithologists Guide to Bird Life. 1st. Ed. Pub. Blandford. 1980 pp.324 with colour illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Price clipped. [51518] £12.00 Not only provides the aids to bird identification, but also gives the extra information needed to understand bird life & habitats.
505. Fogden, S.C.L. Birds of Costa Rica. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.144 with superb colour photography. Small 8vo. A new softback. [49750] £9.99 Describes each of the 252 species in an easy-to-use, compact format.
506. Frith, Clifford B. & Beehler, Bruce M. The Birds of Paradise. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1998 pp.xxx, 613 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50963] £95.00
507. Frith, Clifford B. & Frith, Dawn W. The Bowerbirds. Ptilonorhynchidae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 2004 pp.xxiii, 508 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. As new. [51233] £150.00
508. Garrido, Orlando H. & Kirkconnell, Arturo. Birds of Cuba. Helm Field Guides. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2000 pp.xvi, 253 with colour illus. 8vo. A vg. softback. [51503] £20.00
509. Gaston, Anthony J & Jones, Ian L. The Auks. Alcidae. Bird Families of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1998 pp.xviii, 349 with colour illus. and text figs. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [50981] £125.00
510. Gibbs, D., Barnes, E. & Cox, J. Pigeons and Doves. A guide to the pigeons and doves of the world. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 2001 pp.615 with colour illus. & dist. maps. 4to. Fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50986] £70.00
511. Gilbert, Gillian. et al. Bird Monitoring Methods. A manual of techniques for key UK Species. 1st. Ed. Pub. RSPB. 1998 pp.464 with b/w. illus. 4to. A thor. vg. softback. Latest edition. [51181] £29.50 A practical guide to surveying & monitoring techniques for use in the breeding season. Instructions for over 120 UK bird species.
512. Ginn, H.B. & Melville, D.S. Moult in Birds. BTO Guide 19. 1st. Ed. Pub. BTO. 1983 pp.112 with b/w. figs. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback, gently sunned along spine. [51512] £12.50
513. Goodwin, Derek. Crows of the World. 2nd. Ed. Pub. British Museum (Natural History). 1986 pp.299 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51947] £32.50
514. Grant, P.J. Gulls. A guide to identification. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1982 pp.280 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51532] £15.00
515. Greaves, R.H. & M. Sixty Common Birds of the Nile Delta. Pub. Service Edition. [c.1940] pp.53 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. Ex Cadets library. A vg. softback. [51552] £10.00
516. Hale, W. G. Sacred Ibis. The Ornithology of Canon Henry Baker Tristram. 1st. Ed. Pub. Sacristy Press. 2016 pp.xx, 322 with colour photos and b/w. illus. 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. [50767] £55.00 This book follows Tristram’s epic adventures and love for birds - from his boyhood on the moors of Northumberland to his time as a Residentiary Canon of Durham Cathedral. He was the first scientist to support Charles Darwin in print.
517. Harrap, Simon & Quinn, David. Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1996 pp.464 with colour and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50961] £24.00
518. Harris, M.P. The Puffin. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1984 pp.224 with b/w. photos. and illus. by Keith Brockie. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51538] £25.00
519. Hayman, Peter. et al. Shorebirds. An identification guide to the waders of the world. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Helm. 1991 pp.412 with colour illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50941] £24.00
520. Holloway, Simon. The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1875-1900. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1996 pp.vii, 476 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50957] £10.00
521. Howard, Richard & Moore, Alick. A Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1994 pp.xxxiv, 630. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51010] £15.00
522. Hume, Rob & Pearson, Bruce. Seabirds. Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guides. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hamlyn. 1993 pp.160 with colour illus. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. One closed tear to rear of dw. o/w. thor. vg. [50969] £6.00
523. Ingram, G.C.S. & Salmon, H.M. A Hand List of the Birds of Carmarthenshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. West Wales Field Society. 1954 pp.67. 8vo. Ink marks to covers. A vg. softback. [51547] £15.00
524. Ingram, G.C.S. & Salmon, H.M. A Hand List of the Birds of Radnorshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Herefordshire Ornithological Club. 1955 pp.42 with two page Addenda and Corrigenda inserted. 8vo. Thor. vg. softback. [51548] £25.00
525. Ingram, G.C.S. & Salmon, H. Morrey. The Birds of Monmouthshire. Rep. Pub. Cardiff Naturalists’ Society. 1935 pp.13-36. 8vo. A fine softback. [51546] £12.00
526. Ingram, G.C.S. & Salmon, H. Morrey. The Birds of the Llanishen Reservoirs. Rep. Pub. Cardiff Naturalists’ Society. 1913 pp.45-56. 8vo. A fine softback. [51544] £9.00
527. Ingram, Geoffrey C.S. et al. The Birds of Cardiganshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. The West Wale Naturalists’ Trust. 1966 pp.85. 8vo. A vg. softback with errata and corrigenda slip loosely inserted at front of book. With cover drawing by Charles Tunnicliffe. [51527] £6.00
528. Jackson, Christine E. British Names of Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Witherby. 1968 pp.125. 8vo. Signature to title page. Fine hdbk. in vg. dw. [51305] £12.00
529. James, Paul. (Ed.). Birds of Sussex. 1st. Ed. Pub. Sussex Ornithological Society. 1996 pp.591 with colour photos., b/w. illus. and text figs. Royal 8vo. A vg. hardback in vg. dw. Out-of-print. [51196] £16.00
530. Jenni, Lukas. & Winkler, Raffael. Moult and Ageing of European Passerines. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1994 pp.x, 224 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. Nr. fine hardback. Out-of-print. [51182] £195.00
531. Jonsson, Lars. Birds of Europe. With North Africa and the Middle East. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1992 pp.559 with colour illus. 8vo. Signature to ffep. A thor. vg. hdbk. [51175] £15.00
532. Juniper, Tony & Parr, Mike. Parrots. A guide to the parrots of the world. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 1998 pp.584 with colour and b/w. illus. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50945] £28.00
533. Kear, Janet & Duplaix-Hall, Nicole. (Eds.). Flamingos. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1975 pp.246 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. A super copy. [51243] £150.00
534. Kemp, Alan. The Hornbills. Bucerotiformes. Bird families of the world. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1995 pp.xv, 302 with colour & b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently sunned along spine. [50943] £85.00
535. Lack, David. Ecological Isolation in Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Blackwell. 1971 pp.xi, 404 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in vg. dw. [51177] £10.00
536. Lander, Peter. (Ed.). British Birds in Aviculture. 1st. Ed. Pub. Saiga. 1981 pp.xiii, 206 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk., lightly dustmarked on top edge. Nr. fine dw. [51262] £12.00
537. Limbert, M. The Uses and Curation of Birds’ Egg Collections: An Examination and Bibliography. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2003 pp.xiv, 97 with colour frontis. 8vo. A new hdbk. copy in dustwrapper. Limited edition of 250 copies. Scarce and out-of-print. Signed by Martin Limbert. [47808] £120.00
538. Lovegrove, R. et al. Birds in Wales. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1994 pp.371 with b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50956] £40.00
539. Madge, Steve & Burn, Hilary. Crows and Jays. Pub. Helm. c.1994 pp.xxiii, 191 with colour illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [50934] £30.00
540. Martin, Brian P. Birds of Prey of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. David & Charles. 1993 pp.192 with colour photos., illus and b/w. line drawings. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [50964] £10.00
541. Martin, Brian P. Wildfowl of the British Isles and North-West Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1993 pp.189 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. nr. fine dw. [50984] £15.00
542. Martin, Graham. Birds by Night. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.x, 227 with b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51557] £22.50 Considers both what birds do at night and how these nocturnal activities are possible.
543. Mason, C.F. The Blackcap. Hamlyn Species Guides. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hamlyn. 1995 pp.126 with colour photos., illus and text figs. 8vo. A fine softback. Out-of-print. [51201] £9.00
544. Matthysen, Erik. The Nuthatches. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1998 pp.xix, 315 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50933] £18.00
545. Mayr, Ernst & Diamond, Jared. The Birds of Northern Melanesia. Speciation, Ecology, and Biogeography. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 2001 pp.xxiv, 492 with colour illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50962] £38.00
546. Mikkola, Heimo. Owls of Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1983 pp.397 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Inscription to half-title. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw., with two minor chips to bottom edge. [51529] £18.00
547. Morrison, Stephen. Rare Birds in Dorset. 1st. Ed. Pub. By the author. 1997 pp.192 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50930] £18.00
548. Mullarney, K. et al. Collins Bird Guide. The most complete Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 pp.445 with colour plates and distribution maps. 8vo. A new hardback in new dw. Highly recommended. [52186] £30.00
549. Neal, Geoff. The Birds of Spurn. A comprehensive checklist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Spurn Bird Observatory. 1996 pp.118 with colour photos. and text figs. 8vo. A fine softback. [51200] £8.00
550. Nelson, Bryan. The Gannet. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1978 pp.336 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51533] £16.00
551. Nethersole-Thompson, Desmond. Pine Crossbills. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1975 pp.256 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., ever so slightly faded on spine. [51247] £40.00
552. Nethersole-Thompson, Desmond & Maimie. Greenshanks. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1979 pp.275 with b/w. photos. and colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51257] £30.00
553. Newton, Ian. Population Limitation in Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1998 pp.x, 597 with b/w. illus. and text figs. 4to. A fine softback. [50967] £40.00
554. Newton, Ian. The Sparrowhawk. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1986 pp.396 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51253] £70.00
555. Ogilvie, Malcolm & Carol. Flamingos. 1st. Ed. Pub. Alan Sutton. 1986 pp.121 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51449] £8.00 Deals comprehensively with the six different kinds of Flamingo.
556. Olsen, Klaus Malling & Larsson, Hans. Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America. Rep. Corr. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2004 pp.608 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51160] £35.00
557. Parish, J.C. The Dodo and the Solitaire. A Natural History. Pub. Indiana Uni. Press. 2013 pp.xxii, 406 with colour and b/w. illus. A new hdbk. copy in dw. [52185] £51.99 This is the most comprehensive book to date on these two famously extinct birds. It contains all the known contemporary accounts and illustrations of the dodo and solitaire, covering their history after extinction and discussing their ecology, classification, phylogenetic placement, and evolution.
558. Parmenter, Tim & Byers, Clive. A Guide to the Warblers of the Western Palaearctic. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bruce Coleman Books. 1991 pp.143 with colour illus. and b/w. maps. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk., very gently sunned along edges. [50932] £25.00
559. Perrins, Christopher. (Ed.). The New Encyclopedia of Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 2004 pp.656 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. A new hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50979] £25.00
560. Perry, Kenneth W. & Warburton, Stephen W. The Birds and Flowers of The Saltee Islands. Pub. By the authors. c.1977 pp.viii, 170 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Note from Kenneth W. Perry inserted to front. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51524] £28.00
561. Price, Nancy. Wonder of Wings. A Book About Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Victor Gollancz. 1947 pp.253 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. [51522] £8.00 A fascinating insight into the history, folklore and uses of birds in Temples, Wars, Art and much more.
562. Proctor, Noble S. & Lynch, Patrick J. Manual of Ornithology. Avian Structure & Function. 1st. Ed. Pub. Yale. 1993 pp.xi, 340 with b/w. illus. 4to. A nr. fine softback. [50983] £25.00
563. Ramos, Enric. The Birds of Menorca. 1st. Ed. Pub. Editorial Moll. 1996 pp.168 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback, spine v. gently faded. Out-of-print. [51248] £15.00
564. Robertson, Hugh & Heather, Barrie. The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 2001 pp.168 with colour illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback. [50917] £35.00
565. Sample, Geoff. Field Guide to Warbler Songs & Calls. Britain and Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2003 pp.ix, 55 including 3 audio CDs. 4to. A fine hdbk. Out-of-print. [51173] £20.00
566. Scott, Don. Harriers: Journeys Around the World. A Personal Quest. 1st. Ed. Pub. Tiercel. 2008 pp.xvii, 182 with colour photos. A new copy in new dw. Limited edition of 700 copies only. [49670] £60.00 Don set himself a personal goal to see all of the claimed world species of harriers, and by doing so, become the first person to achieve this distinction. The book tells the story of this feat (BTO).
567. Scott, Peter & The Wildfowl Trust. The Swans. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Wildfowl Trust. 1972 pp.x, 242 with b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51528] £10.00
568. Shawyer, Colin. The Barn Owl. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hamlyn. 1994 pp.128 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback. [50925] £15.00
569. Shirihai, Hadoram. The Birds of Israel. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1996 pp.lxxxix, 692 with colour photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50975] £120.00
570. Shirihai, Handoram. et al. Sylvia Warblers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2001 pp.576 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. Inscription to ffep, o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51166] £55.00
571. Simmons, Robert E. Harriers of the World. Their behaviour and ecology. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 2000 pp.xiv, 368 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Neat inscription to verso of front cover. A near fine softback. [51442] £30.00
572. Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter. Birds of Africa. South of the Sahara. 1st. Ed. Pub. Struik. 2003 pp.759 with colour illus. 8vo. Spine gently sunned o/w. a nr. fine softback. [50924] £18.00
573. Slack, Russell. Rare Birds Where and When. An Analysis of Status & Distribution in Britain and Ireland. Volume 1, Sandgrouse to New World Orioles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Russel Slack. 2009 pp.x, 483 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Out-of-print. [51162] £35.00
574. Smith, K.W. The Breeding Birds of Hertfordshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 1993 pp.316 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. Signature on title page. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. In-print at £22.00 [51187] £10.00
575. Snook, A.M. Birds of the New Forest. A Visitor’s guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Centurion Books. 1998 pp.112 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback. [50926] £10.00
576. Snow, D.W. & Perrins, C. M. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Concise Edition. Volume 1 - Non- Passerines and Volume 2 - Passerines. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1998 Two volumes. 4tos. A fine set in nr. fine dws., slipcase thor. vg. [50965] £100.00
577. Sterry, Paul. Birds of the Mediterranean. A photographic guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2004 pp.192 with colour photos. 8vo. A new softback. [51278] £19.99 Covers all species occurring in the areas bordering the Mediterannean.
578. Steyn, Peter. Breeding Birds of Southern Africa. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm/ Fernwood Press. 1996 pp.240 with colour photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [50954] £30.00
579. Sultana, Joe & Gauci, Charles. A New Guide to the Birds of Malta. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Ornithological Society. 1982 pp.207 with b/w. photos and illus. and colour illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [51559] £10.00
580. Taylor, Lady. Introduction to the Birds of Jamaica. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1955 pp.xiv, 114 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. softback. [51525] £6.00
581. Taylor, Moss. et al. The Birds of Norfolk. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pica. 2000 pp.552 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. Signature to title page. Fine softback. [51270] £20.00
582. Taylor, Moss & Marchant, John H. The Norfolk Bird Atlas. Summer and Winter Distributions 1999-2007. 1st. Ed. Pub. BTO. 2011 pp.528 with colour photos. and maps. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51319] £45.00
583. Thom, Valerie M. Birds in Scotland. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Poyser. 1993 pp.382 with b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [50960] £18.00
584. Trobe, William M. The Birdnester’s Bedtime Book. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine books. 2008 pp.ix, 411 with photographs. Royal 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. Limited edition of 150 copies. [48608] £85.00 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. 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.
585. Turner, Angela & Rose, Chris. A Handbook to the Swallows and Martins of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1989 pp.viii, 258 with colour illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50940] £18.00
586. Turner, Angela & Rose, Chris. Swallows & Martins. An Identification Guide and Handbook. 1st. Ed. Pub. Houghton Mifflin. 1989 pp.viii, 258 with col. illus. & maps. 8vo. Nr. fine hdbk., thor. vg. dw. [51515] £18.00
587. Tyler, Michael. The Birds of Devon. 1st. Ed. Pub. Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society. 2010 pp.746 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51188] £40.00
588. Tyler, S. & Ormerod, S. The Dippers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1994 pp.xvi, 225 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51178] £35.00
589. Uglow, Jenny. Nature’s Engraver. A Life of Thomas Bewick 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber and Faber. 2006 pp.xix, 458 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A new hdbk. in new. dw. RRP £20.00. [51301] £12.00
590. Verner, W. The Natural History Diaries of Willoughby Verner. Being an account of his Natural History expeditions 1867 - 1890. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2002 pp.viii. 162, with b/w. illus. and photographs throughout the text. 8vo. New hdbk. with dw. [43917] £40.00 Willoughby Verner is undoubtedly best known for his classic work ‘My Life Among the Wild Birds in Spain’. Born in 1852, the diaries of which this book is comprised cover the period 1867-1890 and take one back to his early years, when as a youth he collected birds’ eggs and ornithological specimens along the southern coast of England, primarily in Sussex.
591. Village, Andrew. The Kestrel. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.352 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51256] £45.00
592. Walkinshaw, Lawrence H. Kirtland’s Warbler. The Natural History of an Endangered Species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cranbrook. 1983 pp.xii, 207 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Signed by author on title page. Inscription to verso of title page. A fine softback. Scarce. [51205] £32.50
593. Walpole-Bond, J.A. Bird Life in Wild Wales. 2nd. Imp. Pub. T. Fisher Unwin. 1904 pp.283 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Neat inscription to front paste down. A vg. hdbk. in original boards, marked in places. [51499] £12.00
594. Watson, Donald. The Hen Harrier. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1977 pp.307 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51252] £45.00
595. Wernham, Chris. et al. (Eds.). The Migration Atlas. Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2002 pp.xvi, 884 with colour dist. maps. 4to. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [50978] £70.00
596. Wheatley, Jeffery J. Birds of Surrey. 1st. Ed. Pub. Surrey Bird Club. 2007 pp.696 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine hdbk. [51274] £30.00
597. 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. 8vo. 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.
598. Williams, Tony D. The Penguins. Bird Families of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1995 pp.xiii, 295 with colour and b/w. illus. and text figs. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [50982] £72.00
Plant Hunting 599. Anon. Some Plants, Shrubs and Trees. Found By Mr. G. Forrest in 1925. 1st. Ed. Pub. By the author. [c.1925] pp.128. 12mo. Signature of Roza Stevenson (wife of J.B. Stevenson) to ffep. AEG. Feint, scattered foxing to endpapers o/w. a nr. fine hdbk. Very scarce with a nice association. [51885] £120.00
600. Bowden, Jean K. John Lightfoot. His Work and Travels. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bentham-Moxon Trust. 1989 pp.254 with a few b/w. illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. [51914] £20.00 With a biographical introduction and a Catalogue of the Lightfoot Herbarium.
601. Bradlow, Frank R. Francis Masson’s Account of Three Journeys At The Cape of Good Hope, 1772- 1775. Ltd. 1st. Ed. Pub. Tablecloth Press. 1994 pp.183 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. Signed by author on title page. Some scattered foxing to fore-edge of text block, o/w. a thor. vg. softback. [51927] £40.00 This is the story of two men, Frank Ludlow and George Sherriff, who travelled the Himalaya of Bhutan and South-eastern Tibet, in quest of flowers. Their rich and varied finds, from 1933 to 1949, enlarged botanical knowledge, and delighted British gardeners with many new and vivid plants.
602. Bretschneider, E. History of European Botanical Discoveries in China. Vol. I & II. 1st. Ed. Pub. Sampson Low, Marston and Company. 1898 Two volumes bound as one. Med 4to. With title pages for both volumes. Contents near fine. Neat signature to ffep. Minor ink mark to fore-edge of some pages and to small area of associated margin. More recently, handsomely rebound in black half-morocco with dark green cloth and end- papers. Raised bands on spine with gilt decoration and lettering. All rebinding work closely matching original. All in fine condition. Rare. [50571] £2,950.00 An immense, highly desirable work. In his preface, Emil Bretschneider wrote "It has been attempted in the following pages to supply the want of a work of reference, in which botanists dealing with Chinese plants preserved in European herbariums might find some particulars regarding the history of these collections, of which the labels affixed to the herbarium specimens generally give only an imperfect account.".
603. Cowan, Dr. J. Macqueen. (Ed.). The Journeys and Plant Introductions of George Forrest, V.M.H. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Royal Horticultural Society/ Oxford Uni. 1952 pp.xi, 252 with colour and b/w. photos and fold-out map. Royal 8vo. Name to ffep. A vg. hdbk. [51884] £17.50
604. Cox, E.H.M. Plant-Hunting in China. A History of Botanical Exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1945 pp.230 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Corner of ffep. cut away. Name on ffep. A vg. hdbk. in good dw. [51846] £14.00
605. F.J.C. Field Notes of Trees, Shrubs and Plants. Other than Rhododendrons collected in Western China by Mr. George Forrest, 1917-19. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Royal Horticultural Society. 1929 pp.235. 12mo. Some very feint, scattered foxing to endpapers & fore edge of text-block o/w. a thor. vg. hdbk. Very scarce. [51886] £150.00 Details specimens collected by George Forrest during his 4th Expedition.
606. Fairchild, David. The World Was My Garden. Travels of a Plant Explorer. Pub. Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1945 pp.xiv, 494 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Small, neat address label to ffep. A vg. hdbk. [51912] £25.00
607. Farrer, Reginald. In A Yorkshire Garden. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Theophrastus. 1973 pp.xi, 316 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in illus. cloth boards. [51877] £20.00
608. Farrington, E.I. Ernest H. Wilson. Plant Hunter. With a list of his most important introductions and where to get them. 1st. Ed. Pub. Stratford Company. 1931 pp.xxi, 197 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Name to ffep. A vg. hdbk. in good dw. [51894] £30.00
609. Fisher, F.H. Reginald Farrer. Author, Traveller, Botanist and Flower Painter. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Alpine Garden Society. [c.1932] pp.38 with 25 b/w. photo. plates. 8vo. Limited edition (of 250). Ownership inscriptions to front-paste down. Contents fine. Orig. green cloth boards show wear to fore-edge, o/w. thor. [51875] £18.00
610. Fortune, Robert. A Journey to the Tea Countries of China; Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a short notice of the East India Company’s tea plantations in the Himalaya mountains. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. John Murray. 1852 pp.xv, [i], map, 398, with additional engraved title page, 3 plates (incl. frontis) and further engravings in text. With 32 page John Murray Catalogue dated Nov. 1851. 8vo. Scattered foxing to plates and text. Overall contents in vg. condition. Two items removed at either end of vol., poss. publisher’s notices. Replacement end-papers. Original green cloth binding with illus. on front board and lettering in gilt to spine, showing some wear; in vg. condition. Scarce. [51924] £950.00
611. Fortune, Robert. Three Years’ Wanderings in The Northern Provinces of China, Including A Visit to the Tea, Silk, and Cotton Countries: With an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, Etc. 2nd. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1847 pp.xxiv, [iv], 420, [i] with 5 full-page plates, additional engraved title-page, fold-out map and 16 pages of publishers adverts dated 1847. Royal 8vo. Very minor amount of foxing, o/w. contents in fine condition. More recently, handsomely bound in half-calf leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering and raised bands to spine. Spine ever-so gently faded, o/w. binding in fine condition. A very pleasing copy. [51923] £700.00
612. Gould, N.K. et al. (Eds.). The Rhododendron and Camellia Year Book, 1956. Number Ten. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Royal Horticultural Society/ The Garden Book Club. c.1955 pp.vi, 167 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in good to vg. dw. [51851] £6.00
613. Graustein, J.E. Nuttall’s Travels into the Old Northwest. An unpublished 1810 diary. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Chronica Botanica Co. 1950-51 pp.vii, 88 with b/w. illus. plates. Royal 8vo. A vg. softback, with bump to top right hand corner. [51929] £30.00 ‘A fascinating insight into this fairly unknown English botanist and zoologist.’
614. Handel-Mazzetti, Heinrich. A Botanical Pioneer In South West China. Experiences and Impressions of an Austrian Botanist During the First World War. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. David Winstanley. 1996 pp.xv, 192 with b/w. photos. 4to. A fine softback. [51921] £36.00
615. Healey, B.J. The Plant Hunters. 1st. Ed. Pub. Scribners. 1975 pp.vii, 214 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51844] £15.00 ‘A rambling excursion among the men and stories behind the best of our garden plants’.
616. Kingdon Ward, Frank. About This Earth. An introduction to the Science of Geography. 1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1946 pp.168. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in good to vg. dw. [51853] £9.00
617. Kingdon Ward, Frank. Assam Adventure. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Travel Book Club. 1942 pp.304 with fold-out map at rear. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in original cloth boards. [51852] £24.00
618. Kingdon Ward, Frank. From China to Hkamti Long. 1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1924 pp.317 with b/w. photo. plates and fold-out map. 8vo. Scattered foxing to fore-edge of text block. Contents in thor. vg. condition with very minimal foxing. Original black cloth binding in thor. vg. condition also. [51870] £350.00
619. Kingdon Ward, Frank. The Land of the Blue Poppy. Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1913 pp.xii, 283 with b/w. photo. plates and fold-out map. Royal 8vo. Signature dated 1919 to ffep. Some scattered foxing to contents, o/w. in thor. very good condition. Original green cloth hdbk. binding showing a minor shelf-wear along edges. A vg. copy of Kingdon Ward’s most sought after book. [51867] £850.00
620. Kingdon Ward, Frank. The Mystery Rivers of Tibet. A description of the little-known land where Asia’s mightiest rivers gallop in harness through the narrow gateway of Tibet, its peoples, fauna, & flora. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Cadogan Books. 1986 pp.316 with b/w. maps. 8vo. Fore-edges of text-block showing scattered foxing o/w. a vg. softback. [51854] £5.00
621. Kingdon Ward, Frank. The Mystery Rivers of Tibet. A description of the little-known land where Asia’s mightiest rivers gallop in harness through the narrow gateway of Tibet, its peoples, fauna, & flora. 1st. Ed. Pub. Seeley. 1923 pp.316 with 12 [of 16] b/w. photo plates and 3 [of 4] maps. 8vo. Contents in thor. vg. condition. Rebound ex-lib copy. Binding in fine condition. [51869] £50.00
622. Kingdon Ward, Frank. Pilgrimage for Plants. 1st. Ed. Pub. Harrap. 1960 pp.191 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51859] £12.00
623. Kingdon Ward, Frank. Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World. Travels of a Naturalist in Assam and Upper Burma. New. Ed. Pub. Minerva. 1974 pp.x, 224 with b/w. photos. and maps. Royal 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg., price clipped dw. [51865] £18.00
624. Kingdon Ward, Frank. Return to the Irrawaddy. 1st. Ed. Pub. Melrose. 1956 pp.224 with b/w. photos. and fold-out maps. Royal 8vo. Foxing to fore-edge of text block o/w. a vg. hdbk. in good to vg. dw. [51860] £18.00
625. Kingdon Ward, Frank. The Romance of Plant Hunting. The Kingfisher Library series. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1933 pp.x, 277 with b/w. photos. 12mo. Name to ffep. A vg. hdbk. in original blue cloth boards, gently sunned along spine. [51830] £20.00
626. Kingdon Ward, Frank & Curtis, Charles H. (Ed.). Rhododendrons for Everyone. The Gardeners’ Chronicle Handbooks. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Gardeners’ Chronicle. 1926 pp.122 with b/w. photos. Small 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in original green cloth boards. [51831] £25.00
627. Kingdon Ward, Frank & Whitehead, John (Ed.). Himalayan Enchantment. An anthology. 1st. Ed. Pub. Serindia. 1990 pp.xviii, 254 with b/w. photos. 4to. A thor. vg. hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51833] £18.00
628. Kingdon-Ward, Jean. My Hill So Strong. 1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1952 pp.240 with fold-out map and b/w. photos. 8vo. Ex libris of G.H. Wyatt. Name to ffep. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51834] £40.00 This book was written by Frank Kindon-Ward’s second wife, Jean. It is her acount of a plant hunting expedition she made with her husband to the borders of Assam and Tibet. Most of the photographs were taken by Jean and her husband.
629. Lancaster, Roy. Plant Hunting in Nepal. 1st. Ed. Pub. Croom Helm. 1981 pp.194 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A very good hdbk. in thor. vg. dw. [51900] £8.00
630. Lyte, Charles. Sir Joseph Banks. 18th Century Explorer, Botanist and Entrepreneur. 1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1980 pp.248 with colour and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw., showing a little nibbling by silverfish on turn-ins. [51908] £6.00
631. McLean, Brenda. George Forrest. Plant Hunter. 1st. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 2004 pp.239 with colour and b/w. photo. 4to. Minor spill mark to half title. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51882] £39.00
632. McLean, Brenda. A Pioneering Plantsman. A.K. Bulley and the Great Plant Hunters. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Stationary Office. 1997 pp.xvi, 184 with colour, photos. and illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51838] £18.00 ‘This is the story of Arthur K. Bulley (1861-1942), a Liverpool cotton broker in an era of Empire and exploration.’
633. Mauseth, James D. et al. A Cactus Odyssey. Journeys in the wilds of Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2002 pp.xii, 306 with colour photos. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51842] £20.00
634. Mitchell, A.L. & House, S. David Douglas. Explorer and Botanist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Aurum. 1999 pp.xiii, 241 with b/w. photos. and illus. plates and maps. 8vo. Gently bumped on bottom corners of boards o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51916] £11.00
635. Musgrave, Toby. et al. The Plant Hunters. Two hundred years of adventure and discovery around the world. 1st. Ed. Pub. Ward Lock. 1998 pp.224 with col. & b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. Fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51302] £18.00
636. Musgrave, Toby & Will. An Empire of Plants. People and plants that changed the world. 1st. Ed. Pub. Musgrave. 2000 pp.192 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51848] £15.00
637. Samuel, H.J. Wild Flower Hunter. The Story of Ellis Rowan. 1st. Ed. Pub. Constable. 1961 pp.151 with b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw., darkened in places. [51898] £7.00
638. Short, Philip. In Pursuit of Plants. Experiences of nineteenth & early twentieth century plant collectors. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2004 pp.xvi, 351 with colour photos., colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51850] £20.00
639. Smythe, Frank S. The Valley of Flowers. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1947 pp.ix, 318 with colour photos. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in good dw. [51919] £10.00
640. Stevenson, J.B. Rhododendrons. Found By F. Kingdon Ward, 1913-1922. 1st. Ed. Pub. for Private Circulation. [c.1923] pp.61. 12mo. ‘Author’s copy’ handwritten in pencil to ffep with notes and corrections (in pencil) to the text assumed to be by the author. A vg. softback. A unique copy. [51880] £125.00
641. Swinson, Arthur. Frederick Sander. The Orchid King. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1970 pp.252 with colour illus. and b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg., sunned and price-clipped dw. [51902] £15.00
642. Synge, Patrick M. In Search of Flowers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1973 pp.176 with colour and b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. Edges of boards marked by silverfish o/w. a vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51910] £4.00
643. Veitch, J.H. Hortus Veichii. A history of the rise and progress of the Nurseries of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, together with an account of the botanical collectors and hybridists employed by them and a list of the most remarkable of their introductions. 1st. Ltd. Ed. Pub. James Veitch & Sons Ltd. 1906 pp.542 with 50 photogravure plates. 4to. Handmade paper. TEG. Minor, scattered foxing, o/w. contents in thor. vg. to fine condition. Pages rough-cut as published. Bound in half-morocco with marbled boards, spine gently faded & lightly marked; all in thor. vg. condition. Comes with a loosely inserted notelet, signed by James Veitch (dated June 1896), with the address of his Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea. [51922] £400.00
644. Veitch, James H. Hortus Veitchii. A history of the rise and progress of the nurseries of messrs. James Veitch and sons, together with an account of the botanical collectors and hybridists employed by them and a list of the most remarkable of their introductions. Ltd. Ed. Fac. Rep. Pub. Caradoc Doy. 2006 pp.542 with 50 b/w. plates. Tall 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Ltd. edition of 1,000 copies, this No.302. [51944] £50.00 Includes biographies of 22 plant hunters who worked for the Veitch’s. This edition published to mark the centenary of the first edition (1906). Comes with an additional 12 page leaflet entitled ‘The House of Veitch’ and two pre-publication flyers.
645. Ward, Bobby J. The Plant Hunter’s Garden. The New Explorers and Their Discoveries. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2004 pp.340 with colour photos. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [51904] £28.00 A world of fascinating plants for adventurous gardeners.
646. Whittle, Tyler. The Plant Hunters. 3,450 years of searching for Green Treasure. 1st. Ed. Pub. Heinemann. 1970 pp.xiii, 257 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51840] £10.00
647. Williams, J.C. Some Plants, Shrubs and Trees. Found by Mr. Forrest in 1924. 1st. Ed. Pub. By the author. [1925] pp.272. 12mo. With dedication ‘J.B. Stevenson from J.C. Williams 1925’ to front paste-down. Neat annotations and notes to text. Very feint, scattered foxing to endpapers. A thor. vg. hdbk. Very scarce as a book and unique in association. [51887] £250.00 J.C. Williams sponsored George Forrest from his 3rd Expedition onwards. This book details plants, trees and shrubs found by Forrest during his 6th Expedition. J.B. Stevenson was an expert on Rhododendrons and published ‘The species of Rhododendron’ in 1930, assisted along the way by George Forrest.
648. Wilson, E.H. & Foley, D.J. (Ed.). The Flowering World of ‘Chinese’ Wilson. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1969 pp.xv, 334 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Stamp to front paste down. A thor. vg. hdbk. in good dw. [51893] £25.00
649. Wilson, Ernest H. Plant Hunting. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Stratford Company. 1927 Two volume set with 128 illustrations, mostly photographs from the author’s travels. Large 8vo. TEG. Signed by Ernest Wilson. Contents near fine. Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering, lightly shelf-rubbed on edges, o/w. in very good condition. A nice set of the Special Autographed Edition. [51889] £185.00
Special Offers – all subjects 650. Alcock, Ian. Kia. A Study of Red Deer. 1st. Ed. Pub. Swan Hill. 1999 pp.171 with b/w. photographs and illus. Large 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £19.95. [51619] £16.00 A fascinating account of Ian Alcock’s relationship with a tame red deer hind, from birth to early adulthood.
651. Bernhard, Tim. &. Loe, Timothy. Collecting the New Naturalists. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2015 pp.352 with colour illustrations and images throughout. Large 4to. New hardback copy. RRP £60.00. A must for those interested in the New Naturalist series of books. [48939] £48.00 With previously unpublished, in-depth insight into the workings of the series and its collectors, Collecting the New Naturalists comprehensively covers every aspect of the New Naturalists, from rare editions produced for Bloomsbury and the Reader's Union to foreign editions.
652. Bolhuis, J.J. & Verhulst, S. (Eds.). Tinbergen’s Legacy. Function and Mechanism in Behavioral Biology. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 2009 pp.xxiii, 238 with some text figs. 8vo. New hdbk. RRP £84.99. [50909] £19.99 Tinbergen laid the foundations for the scientific study of animal behaviour. In this book, animal biologists reflect on his work.
653. Bourne, Val. The Natural Gardener. The way we all want to garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln Edition. 2004 pp.168 beautifully illus. with colour photography. Small 4to. New softback. RRP. £14.99. [51627] £12.50 Highly recommended. Demonstrates how you can use organic principles to create a garden that is not only healthy, with the balance to control pests and diseases in an environmentally friendly way, but also extraordinarily beautiful.
654. Carne, Peter. Deer of Britain and Ireland. Their origins and distribution. 1st. Ed. Pub. Swan Hill. 2000 pp.208 with colour and b/w. photos. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £39.95. [51621] £30.00 Discusses the 6 species of deer found wild in Britain and the 3 species present in Ireland. Gives a general account of their history and world status, plus the local history and distribution of the deer across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
655. Clark, L.J. Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Harbour. 1998 pp.xi, 604 with 550 colour photographs. 4to. A new hdbk. with new dw. Latest edition. RRP. £49.99. [51615] £40.00 This is the comprehensively revised third edition. Highly recommended, it considers 782 species and sub-species.
656. Coulson, John C. The Kittiwake. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2011 pp.304 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. Boards and associated part of dw. a little bumped on front bottom corner. RRP £60.00. [51486] £35.00
657. Crane, E. The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting. 2nd. Imp. Pub. Bristol Classical Press. 2011 pp.xxii, 682 with b/w. photos & figs. throughout. A new hdbk. copy in dw. RRP £100.00. [44026] £95.00 This is the first book to explore in detail the world history of man’s use of bees from prehistoric times to the present day. This thoughtful synthesis gathers together a vast amount of information in an authoritative but eminently readable text. It includes nearly 500 illustrations, many of them contemporary drawings and previously unpublished photographs. Also an extensive bibliography and comprehensive indexes. It is a seminal work and will remain so as long as books are read.
658. Crossley, Alan. et al. William Morris’s Kelmscott. Landscape and History. 1st. Ed. Pub. Windgather. 2007 pp.221 with colour and b/w. photographs and illus. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £60.00. [51622] £30.00
659. Di Tommaso, Lisa. The Art of the First Fleet. 1st. Ed. Pub. Natural History Museum, London. 2012 pp.112 profusely illus. in colour throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £12.99. [51623] £11.00 In 1788, nearly 1,500 people in eleven sailing ships came ashore at Port Jackson, Australia after a gruelling 8 month voyage from England. This collection of vessels became known as the First Fleet and those upon them established the first European colony in Australia. This book depicts the natural history they encountered and the culture of the indigenous people in the initial, formative years.
660. Falk, S. Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Field Guide. Pub. British Wildlife Publishing. 2015 pp.432 with colour photographs & over 1,000 colour and black & white illustrations by Richard Lewington. 8vo. A new hardback copy. RRP £50.00. Save £5.00. [49181] £45.00 Steve Falk and Richard Lewington are behind this new guide which will surely prove to be the book to have for the identification of all 275 species of Bees found in Britain and Ireland.
661. Gale, Rowena & Cutler, David. Plants in Archaeology. Identification manual of artefacts of plant origin from Europe and the Mediterranean. 1st. Ed. Pub. Westbury. 2000 pp.xiii, 512 with b/w. microscopic photos. Large 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £75.00. [50922] £50.00 A guide to the identification of plant materials used in Europe and the southern Mediterranean from the early prehistoric to c.1500AD. One hundred and sixty species are illustrated with over 600 photomicrographs.
662. Gilmore, D. et al. The Moths of Glamorgan. 1st. Ed. Pub. Atropos. 2014 pp.424 with dist. maps. 4to. A new hdbk. RRP £40.00. [49434] £30.00 The Moths of Glamorgan is the first comprehensive assessment of the moth fauna of the county for nearly two hundred years. The status, distribution and flight period is given for each of the 1,500 species recorded from Glamorgan based on the county database of over 350,000 records.
663. Gorman, Gerard. Woodpeckers of the World. The complete guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2014 pp.528 with many colour photos. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. RRP £35.00. [51280] £32.50 An excellent work. Packed with new colour photography, it covers all 239 species of Woodpeckers.
664. Grime J.P. et al. Comparative Plant Ecology. A functional approach to common British species. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Castlepoint Press. 2007 pp.762. 4to. New hardback. RRP £89.99. [49912] £80.00 Latest edition, significantly revised.
665. Heistinger, Andrea. The Manual of Seed Saving. Harvesting, storing, and sowing techniques for vegtables, herbs, and fruits. Pub. Timber Press. 2013 pp.343 with many colour photographs. 4to. A new hdbk. [49351] £24.99
666. Hermans, J. et al. Orchids of Madagascar 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Kew 2009 pp.398 pages, with colour plates, b/w. photos and line drawings. 4to. A new hardback in new dw. RRP £97.00. [50144] £92.00 A new edition of a now classic work, with much additional information on distribution, habitat and flowering times. The number of colour photographs has been greatly increased to cover over 250 orchids, and line drawings of new species added in an appendix.
667. Howard, Sarah. A Year in the Life of Westonbirt. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln Edition. 2009 pp.112 packed with stunning colour photography. Large 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP. £16.99. [51629] £14.50
668. Jekyll, Gertrude. Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2001 pp.186 with colour photographs, plans and illus. 4to. A new softback. RRP. £16.99. [51628] £15.00
669. King, Michael. Gardening with Tulips. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln Edition. 2005 pp.192 packed with colour photographs. Large 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP. £25.00. Recommended. [51630] £16.50
670. Kooluris Dobbs, L. and Dobbs, K. The Gardens of the Vatican. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2009 pp.159 with colour photographs throughout. Large 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. [51631] £15.00
671. Lever, C. The Cane Toad. The History and Ecology of a Successful Colonist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Westbury. 2001 pp. xxvii, 230, colour plates & maps. 4to. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £44.00. [50921] £35.00 This book describes the biology, history and ecological and socio-economic impact of a successful colonist.
672. Lin, Wei-Min. & Wang, Yi-Fu. The Wild Orchids of Taiwan. An illustrated Guide. Pub. KBCC Press. 2014 pp.923 with over 1700 colour photographs and illustrations. 4to. New hardback, gently bumped on corners. RRP £185.00. [49915] £125.00 The authors describe and illustrate all 428 native orchid taxa recorded up to the end of 2012.
673. McPhail, Rodger. The Private Life of Adders. 1st. Ed. Pub. Merlin Unwin. 2011 pp.128 with colour photos. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £14.99. [51159] £10.00
674. McPherson, Stewart. Britain’s Treasure Islands. A Journey to the UK Overseas Territories. 1st. Ed. Pub. Redfern. 2016 pp.xi, 688 with many colour photos. and gate-fold maps. 4to. Signed by author on title page. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £29.99. [50837] £27.00 The 17 islands and areas that make up the UK's Overseas Territories are Britain's most remote outposts. They are home to 350,000 British people and many unique animals and plants. This visually spectacular work is a fact-filled reference volume looking at all the environments, their fauna, flora, people and culture.
675. Madge, Steve & McGowan, Phil. Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2002 pp.488 with colour illus. Royal 8vo. New hdbk., new dw. RRP £50.00. [51488] £45.00
676. Marzluff, John M. & Balda, Russell P. The Pinyon Jay. Behavioral Ecology of a Colonial and Cooperative Corvid. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1992 pp.xxi, 317 with b/w. photos., illus., maps and text figs. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £60.00. [51971] £55.00
677. Niall, Ian. The Way of a Countryman. New Ed. Rep. Pub. White Lion. 2000 pp.[xvi], 142 with illus. by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Large 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. RPP. £15.95. [51626] £12.50
678. Porter, Michael. Welsh Marches Pomona. 1st. Ed. Pub. Marcher Apple Network. 2010 pp.95 with 31 full- page colour plates of blossom and fruit by Margaret Gill. 4to. New copy. Hardback with dw. A small print-run. RRP £25.00. [43882] £22.50 This book provides information on 31 varieties of apple which originated in the Welsh Marches. Although most of these have been growing there for generations, several have only recently been ‘re-discovered’.
679. Prior, Richard. Trees & Deer. How to cope with Deer in Forest, Field and Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Swan Hill Edition. 1994 pp.208 with b/w. photographs & illus. Large 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £22.95. [51620] £16.50
680. Ratcliffe, D.A. In Search of Nature. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000 pp.xii, 249 with illus. 8vo. New hardback with new dw. RRP. £27.00. [40505] £8.00 This is the only autobiography of this distinguished naturalist.
681. Rees, Eileen. Bewick’s Swan. Rep. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2011 pp.296 with colour photos. and dist. maps. Illustrations by Dafila Scott. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £60.00. [51972] £55.00
682. Rentz, D.C.F. et al. A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts. 1st. Ed. Pub. Natural History Publications. (Borneo). 2003 pp.419 profusely illus. with colour photographs throughout. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw., very gently bumped at bottom of spine. RRP. £55.00. [51616] £45.00
683. Rice, Tony. Voyages of Discovery. A visual celebration of ten of the greatest natural history expeditions. 1st. Ed. Pub. Natural History Museum, London. 2010 pp.336 profusely illus. with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. A new softback. RRP. £16.99. [51624] £15.00
A stunning visual record of the discoveries of natural science explorations. Included amongst the 10 expeditions are Sir Hans Sloane’s voyage to Jamaica (1699) and Darwin’s voyage to the Galapagos.
684. Romans, Alan. The Potato Book. 1st. Ed. Pub. Francis Lincoln Ed. 2005 pp.128 with colour photography throughout. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP. £16.99. [51625] £14.00 Alongside explaining all aspects of growing (choosing, planting, maintenance, harvesting, storage, pest and diseases), this book traces the Potato’s history. Highly recommended.
685. Scott, Michael. Mountain Flowers. British Wildlife Collection No.4. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.416 with colour photos. 4to. New hdbk in new dw. RRP £35.00. [50536] £31.50 In this, the fourth volume of the ‘British Wildlife Collection’, Michael Scott brings a 21st-century perspective to our understanding of mountain plants, outlining the latest understanding of their ecology, and reflecting on their resilience in some of the most extreme environments in Britain.
686. Self, Andrew. The Birds of London. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2014 pp.432 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. gently bumped at spine ends. RRP £50.00. [51484] £35.00
687. Shrubb, Michael. Feasting, Fowling and Feathers. A history of the exploitation of wild birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2013 pp.256 with colour photos., illus and b/w. illus. 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £60.00. [51279] £55.00 Michael Shrubb was a very amiable man, a retired farmer and an accomplished author. In this book, he looks at the use of birds as food, for feathers and skins, for eggs, as cage birds, as specimens and for hunting, focusing on Britain, northern Europe and the North Atlantic.
688. Sibley, D. The North American Bird Guide. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2014 pp.xxv, 598 many colour illustrations and maps. 8vo. Crease to one page. A new softback. RRP £25.00. [51970] £22.50 A superb guide to the birds of North America.
689. Simson, C. The Butterflies’ Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994 pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. 8vo. A new hdbk. with new dw. RRP £20.00. Last copies. [44011] £10.00 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.
690. Sowerby, Arthur de Carle. A Naturalist’s Notebook in China. Fac. 1st. Ed. Pub. Tynron Press. 1990 pp.[xiii], 270 with b/w. photos and illus. Large 8vo. A new hdbk. in illus. boards. RRP. £17.99. [51618] £16.00 Arthur de Carle Sowerby’s book was first published in 1925. It is a delightful mix of detailed descriptions, shrewd observations, thoughtful reflection and amusing comments.
691. Spens, Michael. Modern Landscape. 1st. Ed. Pub. Phaidon. 2003 pp.239 with colour photographs and plans throughout. Large 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £45.00. [51632] £35.00 A visually stunning, in-depth analysis of contemporary landscape architecture.
692. Speybroeck, Jeroen. et al. Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Field Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.432 with colour photos. 8vo. A new hardback. RRP £40.00. [50503] £36.00 Highly recommended. A total of 219 species of reptiles and amphibians are covered in detail, with a focus on identification and geographical variation; species texts also cover distribution, habitat and behaviour.
693. Speybroeck, Jeroen. et al. Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Field Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.432 with colour photos. 8vo. A new softback. RRP £25.00. [50504] £22.50
694. Stace, Clive. New Flora of the British Isles. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 2015 pp.xxxii, 1232 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A new softback. RRP £64.99. Save £4.99. Latest edition. [49340] £60.00
695. Sterry, Paul. Birds of the Mediterranean. A Photographic Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2004 pp.192 with colour photos. and dist. maps. 8vo. A new softback with minor crease to rear cover. RRP £19.99. [51483] £15.00
696. Streeter, David. et al. Collins Wild Flower Guide. The most complete guide to the wild flowers of Britain and Ireland. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2016 pp.704 with many colour illus. 8vo. A new hdbk. in dw. RRP £40.00. [50254] £36.00
697. Valder, Peter. Wisterias. A Comprehensive Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Florilegium. 1995 pp.160 with colour photographs. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. As new. Signed by Peter Valder. Out-of-print. [49798] £17.50
698. Wainwright, Alfred. The Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. 50th Anniversary Edition. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2013 Seven volume set. 8vo. New hardbacks with dws and slipcase. RRP £99.99. [50780] £60.00 Still regarded by many walkers as the definitive guide to the Lakeland mountains. The 214 fells described in these seven volumes have become known as the Wainwrights.
699. Wallace, A.R. The Malay Archipelago. The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise. Facs. Pub. Graham Brash. 2001 pp.xxiii, 515 with illus. 8vo. New softback. RRP £12.99. [51614] £11.00 An unabridged facsmile of the 1922 edition, with 62 drawings and maps.
700. Watson, Jeff. The Golden Eagle. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2010 pp.448 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. in new. dw. Second and latest edition. RRP £60.00. [51487] £54.00
Synopses of British Fauna
Published by the Field Studies Council on behalf of the Linnaen Society, each Synopsis of the British Fauna provides a detailed account of a group of animals. Fifty-nine, numbered volumes have been published to date.
701. Ball, Ian R. & Reynoldson, T.B. British Planarians. Platyhelminthes: Tricladida. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1981 pp.141 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New Naturalist author Peter Hayward’s copy. A nr. fine softback in very gently darkened covers. [52027] £35.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 19.
702. Bamber, Roger N. Sea-Spiders (Pycnogonida) of the North-East Atlantic. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2010 pp.viii, 250 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [52033] £35.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 5.
703. Barber, A.D. Centipedes. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2009 pp.vii, 228 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [52031] £32.50 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 58.
704. Brunton, C. Howard C. & Curry, Gordon B. British Brachiopods. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1979 pp.64 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New Naturalist author Peter Hayward’s copy. A thor. vg. softback in gently darkened covers. [52026] £20.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 17.
705. Gibbs, P.E. Sipunculans. Keys and notes for the identification of British species. Rev. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2001 pp.vii, 46 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [52032] £6.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 12.
706. Gotto, V. Commensal and Parasitic Copepods Associated with Marine Invertebrates. Keys and notes for the identification of British species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2004 pp.viii, 352 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [52037] £45.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 46.
707. Hillyard, P.D. Harvestmen. Keys and notes for the identification of British species. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2005 pp.v, 167 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. A fine softback. [52038] £27.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 4.
708. Ingle, Ray W. & Christiansen, Marit E. Lobsters, Mud Shrimps and Anomuran Crabs. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2004 pp.viii, 271 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [52034] £45.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 55.
709. Jones, N.S. British Cumaceans. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1976 pp.66 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New Naturalist author Peter Hayward’s copy. A thor. vg. softback in gently darkened covers. [52029] £25.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 7.
710. Kabata, Z. Copepods Parasitic on Fishes. Keys and notes for the identification of British species. Rev. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2003 pp.viii, 274 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [52035] £28.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 47.
711. Morgan, C.I. & King, P.E. British Tardigrades. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1976 pp.133 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New Naturalist author Peter Hayward’s copy, dedication from the author to Peter on half-title. A thor. vg. softback in gently darkened covers. [52030] £30.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 7.
712. Prudhoe, S. British Polyclad Turbellarians. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1982 pp.77 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New Naturalist author Peter Hayward’s copy. A thor. vg. softback in gently darkened covers. [52028] £25.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 26.
713. Sankey, J.H.P & Savory, T.H. British Harvestmen. Arachnida: Opiliones. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1974 pp.75 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback in gently darkened covers. [52025] £18.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 4.
714. Schuchert, Peter. North-West European Athecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2012 pp.viii, 364 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [52040] £60.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 59.
715. Southward, Eve C. & Campbell, Andrew C. Echinoderms. Keys and notes for the identification of British species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2006 pp.viii, 272 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine sfbk. [52036] £38.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 56.
716. Westheide, W. Polychaetes: Interstitial Families. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2008 pp.vii, 169 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback. [52041] £25.00 Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 44.
Next New Naturalist No. 134 - Early Humans
‘Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure’s A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment.
In this long overdue new book, distinguished archaeologist Nick Ashton uncovers the most recent findings, following the remarkable survival and discovery of bones, stone tools and footprints which allow us to paint a picture of the first human visitors to this remote peninsula of north-west Europe.’
Publication date is expected to be 18th May. We’ll be offering copies for sale at a 25% discount off the RRP of £60.00.
Please do let us know if you would like a copy.
We’ll send copies on to all customers who regularly take them, in the normal way.
Forthcoming events
We’ll be attending and selling books at the following events this year:
ABA London International Antiquarian Book Fair, Olympia, London, W14 8UX Date: Thursday 1st, Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd June. Now celebrating its 60th year, this major three-day event is one of the largest and most prestigious antiquarian book fairs in the world. Free entry.
Bristol Book Fair, The Passenger Shed, Bristol Temple Meads Station, BS1 6QH Date: Friday 30th June (1pm – 7pm) and Saturday 1st July (10am – 430pm). A Premier Book Fair, jointly attended by members of both the PBFA and ABA. Entry £2.00, or free with complimentary ticket which we can provide.
Hot off the press A History of Whaling in Brazil – from royal fish to Japanese delicacy By Ian Hart and William Edmundson (1st. Ed. Pequena (2017))
This is the first book to describe comprehensively the history of whaling in Brazil, starting with traditional whaling as a Portuguese crown monopoly – the ‘royal fish’ – and culminating with the introduction of modern ships equipped with harpoon guns in the twentieth century – an initiative led by a British company (Duder and Brother) in Brazil
New softbacks in-stock £20.00 (only available as softback); 500 copies printed, published in March 2017.