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Catalogue No. 120
Arachnology – Collection of Dr Eric Duffey OBE – Part 2 1 - 64 Botany 65 - 171 Entomology 172 - 213 Fine, Illustrated & Antiquarian 214 - 257 Gardening 258 - 305 Natural History & Zoology 306 - 367 New Naturalist - Main series 368 - 491 New Naturalist – Monographs 492 - 511 Ornithology 512 - 647 Special Offers and New Books – all subject areas 648 - 696
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Arachnology – The Collection of Dr Eric Duffey – Part 2 1. 38. Bristowe, W.S. The World of Spiders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 8vo. Eric Duffey’s small address labels to front paste down, boards a little bumped o/w., a thor. vg. hardback. One correction by him to text. In bright, good to vg. dw., a small amount of loss at spine ends and on front, gently
faded spine. Not price clipped. Copy of review of this work by Eric Duffey loosely inserted, a second review (Eastern Daily Press 1958) and an article entitled ‘The Spider in Art and Legend’ by W.S. Bristowe, reprinted from the I.C.I. Magazine, May 1949. [56640] £60.00
2. Almquist, S. Swedish Araneae. Part 1 - families Atypidae to Hahniidae (Linyphiidae excluded); Part 2 - families Dictynidae to Salticidae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Entomological Society of Lund. 2005-2006 Two volumes with b/w. illus. and dist. maps throughout. Small 4to. Eric Duffey’s label to title page of both volumes. Excellent condition, nr. fine softbacks. [56638] £110.00 Each family, subfamily, species-group and genus is diagnosed and a key with ample references to illustrations is given. For each species a description of male and female morphology and colours is given together with relevant measurements.
3. Austin, A.D. & Heather, N.W. (Eds.). Australian Arachnology. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Australian Entomological Soc. 1988 pp.[vi], 137 with b/w. photos., illus., and figs. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label to front cover and printed label to spine. A fine softback. A colour sheet of ‘Fish of Agincourt Reef’ and cloth logo for the Spider Club of South Africa loosely inserted. [56707] £25.00 Comprises the Proceedings of a symposium on Australian Arachnology organised by the Australian Entomological Society as part of its 17th Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting.
4. Baehr, B. & M. Welche Spinne ist das? [Which Spider is That.] Kleine Spinnenkunde fur jedermann. [Small Spider Science for Everyone.] 1st. Ed. Pub. Franckh-Kosmos. 1987 pp.127 with colour photos., throughout, plus line drawings. Small 8vo. German with Latin names. Eric Duffey’s copy. Neat dedication by one of the Authors to ffep. A fine softback. [56671] £5.00 A practical and authoratitive guide.
5. Barrientos, J.A. (Ed.). Actas X Congreso Internacional de Aracnologia, Jaca 1986. Vols. I & II. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Arachnology. 1st. Ed. Pub. Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologia. 1986 Two volume set with b/w. photos., illus., figs., and tables. 8vo. Papers in English, Spanish, French and German. Eric Duffey’s address label to front cover and handwritten title to spine of Vol. 2. Covers gently sunned o/w. a nr. fine softback set. [56712] £30.00
6. Blest, A.D. New Zealand Spiders. The implications of current information concerning Stiphidiidae and Linyphiidae for Biodiversity Studies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Canterbury Museum. 2004 pp.16 with b/w. photos., and illus. 4to. Eric Duffey’s copy. Fine softback. [56651] £8.00
7. Bolanos, A. Spider assemblages and habitat bindings in Central Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Verlag Agrarokologie. 2003 pp.125 with b/w. figs. and tables. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label to front cover and his underlinings, annotations and notes within text. A fine softback in lightly sunned covers. Scarce. [56681] £50.00
8. Bristowe, W.S. A Book of Spiders. 1st. Ed. Pub. King Penquin. 1947 pp.33 with 24 colour plates and b/w. illus. Small 8vo. Signature of Eric Duffey to front pastedown (dated 1950) and dedication “With compliments of the author. W.S. Bristowe, 1950” to ffep. Pastedowns cockled at time of binding. A nr. fine hardback. A very pleasing copy indeed involving two highly influential men in the field of Arachnology. [56679] £40.00
9. Brunet, B. Spiderwatch. A Guide to Australian Spiders. 1st. Ed. Pub. Reed Books. 1997 pp.176 with colour and b/w. photos., and illus., throughout. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s signature. A fine softback. [56661] £25.00 More than 100 of the most frequently encountered Australian spiders are depicted. Most described in detail, with information on toxicity, habitat and prey capture. Also, advice on first aid.
10. Buchar, J. & Ruzicka, V. (with Merret. P. (Ed.)). Catalogue of Spiders of the Czech Republic. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peres Publishers. 2002 pp.349 with b/w. dist maps. 4to. Text in English and Czech. Eric Duffey’s address label. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. With publisher’s (A4) Key Card / Glossary loosely inserted. With a thank-you letter from one of the authors to Eric Duffey loosely inserted. A few notes by Eric Duffey, on small pieces of paper, loosely inserted. Out-of-print. [56653] £175.00 Provides a review on all 830 spider species hitherto known from the Czech Republic. Designed as a classical catalogue, the book lists data on distribution, habitats, altitudinal ranges, frequency etc for each species.
11. Buchar, Jan et al. Pavouci (Araneae) Prahy. [Spiders (Araneae) of Prague City.] Natura Pragensis 18. Rep. Pub. Czech Nature Conservation Institute. 2007 pp.5-126. 8vo. Czech with abstract and summary in English. Eric Duffey’s handwritten title to front cover and label to spine; his address label to inside front cover, o/w., a fine softback. Dedication reading ‘Eric, With best wishes, Jan’ to half title. [56644] £30.00 Considers the spider of the Prague area - 501 species.
12. Crocker, J. (Ed. et al). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society / Arachnology. Vol. 1 to 17 inclusive. 1st. Ed. Pub. British Arachnological Society. 1969-2018 A complete run (comprising 152 Journal parts) with line drawings, colour and b/w. photos. Softbacks. Fine condition. From the library of Eric Duffey with
his occassional notes/bookmarks loosely inserted. An excellent opportunity to obtain almost 50 years of arachnological research and reports. [57786] £375.00 The ‘Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society’ was first published in 1969. From 2013 the ‘Bulletin’ was renamed ‘Arachnology’ to reflect the international nature of its content.
13. Curtis, D.J. Spiders of Lowland Bogs in South West Scotland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Nature Conservancy Council. 1979 pp.i, 30. 4to. Fine softback. Scarce. [56654] £40.00 Presents data obtained during a survey of lowland bogs in 1978. In addition the data is compared with Strathclyde sites sampled in 1977.
14. Dahl, Prof. Dr. F. (et al). Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands - Teil : 3, 5, 23, 33, 42, 44, 47, 49 1st. Ed. Pub. Gustav Fischer. 1926 - 1963 Eight parts bound in four hardback and one softback volume. With illustrations throughout. Large 8vo. With Eric Duffey’s (distinguished Arachnologist) signature to each volume and his occasional pencil translations / notes. Contents fine. Hardbacks bound in green cloth with gilt lettering, all in nr. fine / fine condition. Softback in original covers in nr. fine condition With several additional articles and typed notes explaining the work. Scarce. [56746] £160.00
15. Daniel, M. & Cerny, V. Klic Zvireny CSSR Dil IV. [Key to the Animals of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic: Part 4] Zelvusky, Jazycnatky, Klepitkatci, Sekaci, Pavouci, Stirci, Roztoci. [Tardigrada, Psoriasis, Chelicerata, Opilliones, Araneae, Pseudoscorpionida, Acari]. 1st. Ed. Pub. Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. 1971 pp.603 with b/w. illus. and keys throughout. Large 8vo. Czech with Latin names. Eric Duffey’s signature to front pastedown. A thor. vg. hardback in fair dw., with some loss and tape reinforced spine. Publisher’s page of Errata loosely inserted. Scarce. [56668] £50.00
16. Emerton, J.H. The Common Spiders of the United States. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Dover Publications. 1961 pp.xx, 227 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s copy. A nr. fine softback. [56678] £10.00 An introduction on the anatomy and habits of spiders. Hints on where to find them, descriptions of more than 200 spiders common in the United States and a synoptic key.
17. Foelix, R.F. Biology of Spiders. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1996 pp.vi, 330 with b/w. photos., and illus., throughout. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label & occasional pencil underlining. Nr. fine softback. [56684] £22.50 Considered a classic in spider literature. One of the only books to treat the whole spider, from its behaviour and physiology to its neurobiology and reproductive characteristics.
18. Folk, Ing Cestmir. (Ed.). Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Arachnology, Brno 1971. 1st. Ed. Pub. Institute of Vertebrate Zoology, Brno. 1972 pp.253 with b/w. photos., illus., figs., and tables. Large 8vo. Papers in English, French and German. Eric Duffey’s signature to cover. Contents fine. Spine sunned lightly worn, o/w. a vg. softback. [56710] £25.00
19. Forster, R. & L. Spiders of New Zealand. And their Worldwide Kin. 1st. Ed. Pub. Otago Uni. Press 1999 pp.vi, 270 with colour, b/w. photos., and illus., throughout. 4to. Fine softback. Neat signature of Eric Duffey to half title. With a personal, arachnological, letter to him from B.M. Fitzgerald and a copy of an obituary to Ray Forster loosely inserted. [56637] £45.00 Explores the anatomy, physiology, behaviour and ecology of both native and introduced spiders. Spiders are grouped in different ways, such as habitat, size, and web type. Also includes chapters on harmful spiders, and how to find and study spiders.
20. Forster, R.R. The New Zealand Harvestmen. (Sub-Order Laniatores). 1st. Ed. Pub. Canterbury Museum, New Zealand. 1954 pp.329 with b/w. illus., throughout and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Small address label to title page, his initials to front cover. A nr. fine softback. Scarce. [56670] £50.00
21. Grimm, U. Die Clubionidae Mitteleuropas. [The Sac Spiders of Central Europe.] Corinninae und Liocraninae. (Arachnida, Araneae). 1st. Ed. Pub. Paul Parey. 1986 pp.91 with 90 b/w. illus., and 17 dist. maps. 8vo. German with Latin names. Eric Duffey’s address label to front cover. Fine softback. [56648] £22.50
22. Grimm, U. Die Gnaphosidae Mitteleuropas. [The Ground Spiders of Central Europe.] (Arachnida, Araneae). 1st. Ed. Pub. Paul Parey. 1985 pp.318 with b/w. illus., and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. German with Latin names. Eric Duffey’s address label to inside front cover. Fine softback. Out-of-print. [56647] £125.00
23. Gruber, J. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Arachnology, Vienna. 1st. Ed. Pub. H. Egermann. 1980 pp.[xiv], 506 with b/w. photos., illus., figs., and tables. Large 8vo. Papers in English, French, and German. A nr. fine softback. Eric Duffey’s signature to inside front cover and his occasional annotation to margin. A photograph of Dr. Harald Nemenz (Austrian Arachnologist 1928-1979) tipped in alongside an obituary to him, and memorial service notice loosely inserted. [56672] £30.00
24. Hahn, Carl Wilhelm. Monographie der Spinnen. 1820-1836. Mit einem Kommetar in deutsch und englisch herausgegeben von Peter Sacher. Fac. Rep. Pub. Zentralantiquariat der DDR 1988 pp.143 with fine colour and b/w. illus., throughout. Small 4to. Eric Duffey’s address label to front pastedown. A nr. fine hardback vg. gently sunned dw. [56650] £15.00 The first German monograph on spiders, originally published between 1820 and 1836, comprising 8 parts, in very small print runs. Only about fourteen, partially complete, copies of this work are known. For this reason, a combined version was used as the basis for this reprint. After the facsimile, the commentary is provided in full in both English and German.
25. Hanggi, A. et al. Habitats of Central European Spiders / Lebensräume Mitteleuropäischer Spinnen. Characterisation of the habitats of the most abundant spider species of Central Europe and associated species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Neuchatel. 1995 pp.460. 8vo. Bi-lingual German & English. Eric Duffey’s label, his occasional underlining/highlighting & notes. Nr. fine softback. [56639] £25.00
26. Hubert, Michel. Les Araignees. Generalites - Araignees de France et des pays limitrophes. 1st. Ed. Pub. Boubee. 1979 pp.277 with 16 colour plates (illus. and photos) and b/w. illus throughout. 8vo. French with Latin names. Bookplate and signature of Eric Duffey. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. [56675] £27.50
27. Jones, Dick. A Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe. Rev. Ed. Pub. Hamlyn. 1989 pp.320 with colour photos., & drawings. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s label. Fine hardback, gently sunned spine. [56680] £30.00
28. Lehtinen, P.T. Classification of the Cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha. Rep. Pub. Societas Zoologica Botanica Fennica Vanamo. 1967 pp.199-468 with 516 b/w. illus., plus dist. maps and tables. Large 8vo. Eric Duffey’s signture to front cover. Thor. vg. softback. [56706] £30.00
29. Levi, H.W. Spiders and Their Kin. A Golden Nature Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Western Publishing. 1968 pp.160 with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. 16mo. Eric Duffey’s signature. A thor. vg. softback in gently darkened covers. Interesting letter to Eric Duffey, (detailing the return of this book) loosely enclosed. [56663] £9.00 A detailed work. The scope of this book made it useful both in Europe and on other continents.
30. Locket, G.H., Millidge, A.F. and Merrett, P. British Spiders. Volumes I, II & III. 1st. Ed. Pub. Ray Society. 1951-74 Three volume set with b/w. illus., and dist. maps. 8vo. Hardbacks. Eric Duffey’s ownership inscriptions and his notes / corrections to 34 pages of the contents. Books in thor. vg. to fine condition. The dws. of Vols. I and II show repairs by Eric Duffey. Loosely inserted : Six letters to Eric Duffey. One letter to G.H. Locket and a copy of the Order of a Service of Thanksgiving for him (held at Lincoln College Chapel, 1991). A biography of A.F. Millidge (believed to have been written by the Millidge family). Page of handwritten notes by Eric Duffey and an annotated map of Centromerus persimilis. Copy of a line drawing of Lepthyphantes carri Jackson (Aug 1971), at the time , new to science. A wonderfully unique set. [56658] £350.00
31. Logunov, D.V. & Gromov, A.V. Spiders of Kazakhstan. 1st. Ed. Pub. Siri Scientific Press 2012 pp.232 with 203 fine colour illus., thoroughout. Large 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label. Fine softback. [56666] £35.00 Constitutes the first major documentation of the spiders of Kazakhstan. Provides a richly illustrated account of 176 spider species from 41 families, which represent most of the genera recorded from this part of Central Asia.
32. Mackie, D.W. (Ed.). British Arachnological Society. Rep. Fac. Pub. E.W. Classey Ltd. 1971 pp.[388], with occasional b/w. illus. 4to. Eric Duffey’s signature, bookmarks and his occasional annotations. Covers gently sunned o/w. a fine softback. [56652] £30.00 Contains the 40 Bulletins comprising the publications (released between 1959 and 1968) of the two groups which eventually became the British Arachnological Society (formally announced in 1968) - The Flatford Mill Spider Group & The British Spider Study Group.
33. Maelfait, J-P. et al. [Proceedings of the] 16th International Congress of Arachnology. 1st. Ed. Pub. American Arachnological Soc. 2005 pp.197-639 with b/w. photos., illus., figs., and tables. Large 8vo. Eric Duffey’s copy. Handwritten title on spine. A nr. fine softback. [56715] £30.00
34. Main, Barbara York. Spiders. The Australian Naturalist Library. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1976 pp.296 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s bookplate and signature to front pastedown. His neat pencil underlining to several lines of text. A nr. fine hardback with gently sunned spine, in thor. vg. dw., with gently darkened spine. [56662] £75.00 A wealth of information and interpretation of observations on Australian spiders. The Australian Naturalist Library (running to 6 titles) was published by Collins in Sydney between 1974 and 1981, with the content similar in style to the main New Naturalist Library.
35. Martens, J. Weberknechte, Opiliones. [Harvestmen]. Spinnentiere, Arachnida. 1st. Ed. Pub. Gustav Fischer. 1978 pp.464 with 815 b/w. illus., and dist maps. Large 8vo. German with Latin names. Eric Duffey’s signature to front cover and half-title. A thor. vg. softback. [56665] £40.00
36. Marusik, Yu.M. et al. Spiders of Tuva, South Siberia. 1st. Ed. Pub. Russian Academy of Sciences. 2000 pp.252 with 217 b/w. dist. maps, tables and figs. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label to front cover and handwritten label to spine. A fine softback. Scarce. [56688] £70.00 Comprises a checklist of the Tuvan spiders, including 614 species from 23 families. Ranges of most species are shown on maps.
37. Mascord, R. Australian Spiders in Colour. 1st. Ed. Pub. A.H. & A.W. Reed. 1970 pp. 112 with 198 colour photos., throughout. Small 8vo. Eric Duffey’s copy. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [56659] £12.00 The result of seven years recording and photographing. Detailed text.
38. Mascord, R. Spiders in Australia. A selection of over 60 colour studies of Australian spiders including unusual and dangerous species. 1st. Ed. Pub. A.H. & A.W. Reed. 1978 pp.35 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback. [56660] £15.00 The much enlarged colour photographs illustrate common, unusual, rare, dangerous and deadly spiders.
39. Maurer, R. Katalog der Schweizerischen Spinnen (Araneae). 1st. Ed. Pub. Universitat Zurich. 1978 pp.113 with b/w. map. Small 8vo. German with Latin names. Eric Duffey’s signature to front cover and handwritten title to spine. A fine softback. [56677] £40.00
40. Maurer, R. & Hanggi, A. Katalog der Schweizerischen Spinnen / Catalogue des Araignees de Suisse. (Documenta Faunistica Helvetiae 12). 1st. Ed. Pub. CSCF. 1990 pp.33, 172 plus 922 dist. maps, bibliography and index. 8vo. Text in German and French. Eric Duffey’s address label to front cover and printed label to spine. Several notes in pencil to text by Eric Duffey. A nr. fine softback. Scarce. [56687] £150.00
41. Melic, A. Las Aranas del Alto Aragon. 1st. Ed. Pub. Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses. 2004 pp.134 with colour photos., b/w. illus. 8vo. Spanish with Latin names. Eric Duffey’s signature. Fine softback. [56649] £50.00
42. Merrett, P. (Ed.). Arachnology. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Arachnology, London. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1978 pp.xxxi, 530 with b/w. photos., illus., figs., and tables. Large 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label. A fine hardback in vg. dw. [56686] £25.00
43. Nentwig, W. (Ed.). Ecophysiology of Spiders. 1st. Ed. Pub. Springer-Verlag. 1987 pp.ix, 448 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label. A little spine lean, o/w, a fine hardback. Out-of-print. [56667] £75.00
44. Parker, J. & Harley, B. (Eds.). Martin Lister’s English Spiders 1678. 1st. Ed. Pub. Harley Books. 1992 pp.xv, 208 with b/w. and colour fold-out illus. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label. Fine softback. [56645] £18.50 This is the first-ever English edition of the naturalist Martin Lister s Tractatus de Araneis, originally written in Latin and published in 1678.
45. Penney, D. & Selden, Paul A. Fossil Spiders. The evolutionary history of a mega-diverse order. 1st. Ed. Pub. Siri Scientific Press. 2011 pp.127 with b/w. photos., figs., and tables. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label. A fine hardback. [56674] £30.00 This monograph aims to provide general background information on the importance and diversity of fossils spiders, and to discuss the techniques available for working with them. In addition, the overall evolutionary history of spiders is summarized in the form of an evolutionary tree.
46. Petrunkevitch, A. Amber Spiders in European Collections. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1958 pp.100-400 with line drawings throughout. 8vo. Softback. Contents fine, many sections uncut. Neat dedication to front cover reads ‘Dr. W.S. Bristowe, with the compliments of the Author.’ Eric Duffey’s signature to front cover and his handwritten title to spine. Contents exceptionally clean and fine. Original covers lightly sunned. [56641] £50.00
47. Pickard-Cambridge, Arthur Wallace Memoir of the Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge M.A., F.R.S. Printed for Private Circulation, Oxford. 1918 pp.96 with 8 b/w. photographs. Small 8vo. Some scattered foxing, mainly to end papers. Pages rough-cut as published, one section opened a little clumsily. Bound in original quarter cloth over paper boards. A thor. vg. copy. Eric Duffey’s address label and signature to front pastedown, along with a short note, “Formerly in library of W.S. Bristowe, on his death bought by E.D.”. Very scarce. [56676] £395.00 The Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (1828–1917) was an English clergyman, zoologist and world authority on spiders. This fascinating memoir of his life was written by his son, Arthur Wallace. Contains an 18-page section dedicated to the writings of Rev. Pickard-Cambridge in the fields of Antiquarian and Miscellaneous, Meterology, Mammalia, Reptilia, Ornithology, Central Entomology and ‘Other Orders’, Lepidoptera and finally, Arachnida.
48. Platnick, N.I., (Merrett, P. (Ed.)). Advances in Spider Taxonomy 1981-1987. A Supplement to Brignoli’s ‘A Catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981’. 1st. Ed. Pub. Manchester Uni. Press. 1989 pp.[viii], 673. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s bookplate. Fine hardback. [56742] £50.00
49. Platnick, N.I., (Merrett, P. (Ed.)). Advances in Spider Taxonomy 1988-1991. With Synonymies and Transfers 1940-1980. 1st. Ed. Pub. New York Entomological Society. 1993 pp.846. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s bookplate. Fine hardback. [56743] £40.00
50. Raven, R.J. (Ed.). Proceedings of the XII International Congress of Arachnology. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. Volume 33, Part 2. 1st. Ed. Pub. Queensland Museum. 1993 pp.iv, 389-700 with colour, b/w., photos, illus., maps., figs., and tables. Large 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label to front cover. The paper presented by Eric Duffey has his own neat correction in ink to text. A colour photograph of the attendees loosely inserted. Nr. fine softback. [56673] £45.00
51. Robinson, M.H. & B. Comparative Studies of the Courtship and Mating Behavior of Tropical Araneid Spiders. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bishop Museum, Hawaii. 1980 pp.218 with b/w. photos., illus., and figs. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. softback. [56669] £22.00
52. Roewer, Prof. Dr. Carl Friedrich. Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas. Araneae. Echte oder Webespinnen. (4. Ordnung) Volume 3, Part 2. Pub. Leipzig. [1928] pp.144 with b/w. illus., plus 28 b/w. plates. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s signature, dated 1954, to front pastedown. A fine hardback. [56745] £30.00
53. Savory, T.H. The Spider’s Web. Wayside and Woodland Series. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frederick Warne. 1952 pp.154 with colour illus. and b/w. line drawings. Small 8vo. Blind-stamped ‘Presentation copy’. Eric Duffey’s address label. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. with mounted photograph. Not price clipped. [56656] £60.00 Describes ‘the construction, design and use of webs by different spiders’ and explains ‘how a spider knows the way to spin a web’. Peter Marren called it ‘a masterly account’.
54. Savory, T.H. Spiders, Men, and Scorpions. 1st. Ed. Pub. Uni. of London Press. 1961 pp.191 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s signature to front pastedown. A nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. A letter (dated 3rd May 1961, from the Editors of Nature) to Eric Duffey requesting a review of this work loosely inserted. [56657] £25.00 The first history of the science of Arachnology.
55. Schultz, W. & Finch, O-D. Biotoptypenbezogene Verteilung der Spinnenfauna der nordwestdeutschen Kustenregion. [Biotope-type distribution of the spider fauna of the northwest German coastal region]. Charakterarten, typische Arten und Gefahrdung. [Character types, typical species and threats]. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cuvillier. 1996 pp.i, 141 with many tables. 8vo. German with Latin names. Eric Duffey’s copy. A fine softback. [56664] £12.00
56. Selden, Paul A. Les Arachnides Fossiles. Traduit et adapte de l’anglais par Patrick Marechal. 1st. Ed. Pub. Connaissance des Invertebres. 1999 pp.48 with b/w. illus. and fold-out chart. 8vo. From the library of Eric Duffey with his occasional underlinings in text. A fine softback. A letter dated 2006 from Paul Selden to Eric Duffey containing a brief discussion of the evolution of spiders from the Devonian to the Cretaceous loosely inserted, along with a letter (in French) from Dr. P. Marechal. A fascinating copy. [56689] £22.50
57. Simon, Eugene. Les Arachnides de France. Tome Sixieme. Le Synopsis general et le Catalogue des especes francaises de L’Ordre des Araneae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Encyclopedie Roret. 1914-1937 pp.1208 with over 2,000 b/w. illus. throughout. 8vo. Hardback. Eric Duffey’s signature (dated 1952) and his occasional annotations within text. Gentle bump to top corner of text block, o/w. contents fine. In original green cloth boards, reinforced by Eric with clear tape. A vg. hardback. Comes with a 26 page, A4 copy of ‘Figures of Simon Vol. 5’ compiled by Aart Noordam in 2004; contains copies of all the 808 line drawings and 3 plates of habitus paintings from Vol. 5. When Vol. 6 used another species name this is mentioned and the page no. of the species in Vol. 6 has been added. A unique, very useful copy. Very scarce. [56682] £350.00 “The sixth volume of ‘Les Arachnides de France’ by Eugene Simon ([released] in five parts, 1914-1937) is still the most recent complete overview of the French spider fauna. It is still very useful when identifying French spiders” - Aart Noordam, 2004.
58. Sterry, Paul. Araignees. Portraits du Monde Animal. 1st. Fr. Ed. Pub. PML Editions. 1996 pp.72 with colour photos., throughout. Small folio. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [56636] £12.00 Significantly enlarged images of spiders providing excellent detail.
59. Toft, S. & Scharff, N. 19th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Arhus, Denmark. European Arachnology (2000). 1st. Ed. Pub. Aarhus Uni. 2002 pp.358 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label to front cover and occasional ink underlining in text, o/w. a fine softback. [56646] £45.00
Contains review papers by invited specialists on behavioural neurobiology, sexual selection, sperm competition and taxonomy of spiders, and on the life history of scorpions. Also, several original research studies dealing with arachnid biology: individual ecology and behaviour; web spinning and silk; community ecology and conservation; sampling methods; faunistics and systematics.
60. Tullgren, A. Svensk Spindelfauna. [Swedish Spider Fauna.] Vol. 3. Egentliga spindlar. Araneae. Fam. 1 - 4. Salticidae, Thomisidae, Philodromidae och Eusparrassidae. Fam. 5 -7. Clubionidae, Zoridae och Gnaphosidae. Fam. 8 - 10. Oxyopidae, Lycosidae och Pisauridae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Swedish Entomological Association. 1944-1947 pp.138, 141, 48 with b/w. figs. and photos., plus 49 fine illustrated plates. 8vo. Hardback. Eric Duffey’s signature to front pastedown and occasional pencil annotations to plates. Contents fine. Green cloth boards in vg. condition. Scarce. [56744] £75.00
61. Vlijm, Prof. Dr. L. Proceedings of the 6th International Arachnological Congress, Amsterdam 1975. 1st. Ed. Pub. Vrije Uni. of Amsterdam. 1975 pp.viii, 231 with b/w. photos., illus., figs., and tables. Large 8vo. Papers in English, French and German. Eric Duffey’s initials to front cover and handwritten title to spine. A thor. vg. softback. [56711] £25.00
62. Wise, D.H. Spiders in Ecological Webs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1993 pp.xii, 328 with b/w. illus., and figs. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label to front pastedown and occasional pencil underlining within text. Fine hardback in fine dw., gently sunned on spine. Out-of-print in hardback. [56685] £30.00
63. Witt, P.N. & Rovner, J.S. (Eds.). Spider Communication. Mechanisms and Ecological Significance. 1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton Uni. Press. 1982 pp.ix, 440 with b/w. photos., illus., figs., and tables. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s bookplate, address label. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. In-print at £154.00. [56683] £50.00 Concentrating on the complex spider communication system, this book assembles the most recent multidisciplinary advances of leading researchers from many countries to assess the peculiar role spiders play in the animal kingdom.
64. Wunderlich, J. Die Spinnen der Kanarischen Inseln und Madeiras / The Spiders of the Canary Islands and Madeira. 1st. Ed. Pub. Wunderlich / Triops. 1987 pp.435 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Text in German with Keys to the species, photographs, diagnostic illustrations, maps and cladograms in English. Eric Duffey’s address label to front cover. A nr. fine softback. Scarce. [56690] £125.00 Up to now, there has been very little research carried out on the spiders of the Canary Islands. The 98 Canarian spiders described are important for some elements are comparible with those of the Galapagos Islands.
Botany 65. Bigelow, H.E. & Thiers, H.D. (Eds.). Studies on Higher Fungi. A Collection of Papers Dedicated to Dr. Alexander H. Smith on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday. 1st. Ed. Pub. J Cramer. 1975 pp.vi, 372 with 2 tipped-in colour plates, b/w., photos., and illus. Large 8vo. Fine softback. Scarce. [57185] £80.00
66. Birkenhead, J. Ferns and Fern Culture. Pub. John Heywood. [1897] pp.128 with engraved illus. 8vo. Original decorated cloth boards. Fine condition. [41776] £35.00
67. Boekhout, T. A Revision of Ballistoconidia-Forming Yeasts and Fungi. 1st. Ed. Pub. Inst. of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Lettres. 1991 pp.194 with b/w. line drawings. Large 8vo. Softback. Very gently sunned spine, o/w. a fine copy. Scarce. [57186] £45.00
68. Borzi, A. Studi Algologici. Pub. Edizioni Naturama 1996 pp.vi, 377 with 31 plates. 4to. Hardback. Fine. [40358] £30.00 This is a reprint from the original editions of 1883 and 1895. They represent a synthesis of Borzi’s work in the first half of his life into biology and systematics of algae. The Academy of France acknowledged the importance of this work by an international award.
69. Breitenbach, J. and Kranzlin, F. Fungi of Switzerland. Vols. 1 to 6. Pub. Mykologia Luzern. 1984-2005 Set of six volumes with colour photographs and line drawings throughout. 4to Hardbacks. Very minor bump to top of volume 2, o/w. fine hardbacks. An excellent set - as new. RRP for a new set is £815.00. [57870] £495.00 A monumental work. Identification is significantly aided through the provision of descriptions, habitat and collection data, drawings of microscopic features, and colour photographs.
70. Campbell-Culver, M. A Passion for Trees. The Legacy of John Evelyn. 1st. Ed. Pub. Eden Project Books. 2006 pp.282, with colour photos., and illus., throughout. Small 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., gently sunned on spine. RRP £24.99. [57301] £15.00
71. Clark, M.C. (Ed.). A Fungus Flora of Warwickshire. With a Section on Lichens by D.C. Lindsay. 1st. Ed. Pub. British Mycological Soc. 1980 pp.272. Large 8vo. Signature to inside front cover and occasional neat annotation. VG. softback. [57184] £10.00 Contains a section on Lichens by D.C. Lindsay.
72. 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] £20.00 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.
73. Coppins, B. J. & Gregory, N. M. (Eds.). Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Volume 44, No.3. 1st. Ed. Pub. Edinburgh: HMSO. 1987 pp.iv, 359-627 with b/w. photos., and illus. Large 8vo. A little spine lean, o/w., a vg. softback. [57188] £18.00 This volume was dedicated to Professor D.M. Henderson on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday, with contributions from many of his mycological colleagues. The mycological contents focus largely on leaf rusts, honey and lichenized fungi.
74. Dirr, M.A. Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2011 pp.951 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. New hardback, very gently bumped on spine. RRP £50.00. [56925] £40.00 Features thousands of trees and shrubs with all the essential details for identification, planting, and care. Colour photographs give details of a tree's habits in winter, distinctive bark pattern and autumn colour.
75. Dobson, F. Lichens. An Illustrated Guide to the British and Irish Species. 6th. Rev. Ed. Pub. Richmond. 2011 pp.496 with colour photos., and dist. maps. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. [57555] £25.00
76. 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. Hardback. 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] £175.00
77. Ellis, M.B. & J.P. Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates. An Identification Handbook. New. Enl. Ed. Pub. Richmond. 1998 pp.vi, 246 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Initials of previous owner to ffep. A fine hdbk. Latest edition. Out-of-print. [50673] £100.00
78. Eriksson, Dr. O.E. Systema Ascomycetum. 1. Revision of “Outline of the Ascomycetes - 1982”. 1st. Ed. Pub. University of Umea. 1982 pp.16. Small 8vo. Nr. fine softback. [57180] £18.00 The abstract for this paper reads “Additions and corrections to an annually revised outline of the Ascomycetes are discussed. Hypomycetaceae (Lindau) O. Erikss. fam. & stat. nov. is validated.”
79. Eriksson, Dr. O.E. Systema Ascomycetum. 2. Outline of the Ascomycetes - 1983. 1st. Ed. Pub. University of Umea. 1983 pp.38. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. With address label of Prof. D.L. Hawksworth to front cover. Occasional annotations to text. [57181] £22.00 The abstract for reads “The Ascomycete families (226 accepted; 125 legitimate and validly published names in synonymy) are disposed on 44 orders. No taxa of higher rank are recognised in the present outline. Additions and corrections to a former outline are commented upon in the annotated index.”
80. Eriksson, Dr. O.E. Systema Ascomycetum. 3. Outline of the Ascomycetes - 1984. 1st. Ed. Pub. University of Umea. 1984 pp.72. 8vo. Small address label of Prof. Hawksworth (eminent British Mycologist) to front cover and his occasional annotations in text. Nr. fine softback. [57182] £40.00 The abstract reads “The Ascomycete families (220 accepted and 135 in synonymy) are disposed on 44 orders and a group of families of uncertain affinities. In a second outline the genera (6035) are referred to families or to orders or groups of genera of uncertain affinities in cases when that has not been possible. No supraordinal taxa are recognised. Additions and corrections to the former outline are commented upon in an annotated index.”
81. Eriksson, Dr. O.E. & Hawksworth, Prof. D.L. (Eds.). Systema Ascomycetum. Volume 12. December 1993. Parts 1-2. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cab International. 1993 pp.257 with b/w. photos. 8vo. VG. softback. [57172] £40.00 The principal paper within this journal is an ‘Outline of the Ascomycetes - 1993’ by Dr. Eriksson and Prof. Hawksworth. It presents a classification of orders, families and genera of the ascomycetes.
82. Evelyn, John. Sylva; Or a Discourse of Forest Trees and the Propagation of Timber. Facs. Pub. Trollius. 2001 pp.lxxi, cxv, 335, 287. Lightly spotted top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback.. Limited edition, this is copy No. 45 of 200. [45103] £45.00
This is a facsimile of the fourth edition of 1706, the last to be edited by Evelyn himself. The work begins with a 71-page introduction, an essay, on the life and works of John Evelyn which explains his place amongst his contemporary authors, Isaac Walton and Samuel Pepys.
83. Farrer, Reginald. The Rainbow Bridge. 1st. Ed. Pub. Arnold. 1921 pp.xi, 383 with b/w. plates. Hardback. A little scattered light foxing to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents in fine condition. Original blue cloth boards. With the lovely bookplate of Florence Ward. Overall a near fine copy. Would be hard to better. [41243] £70.00
84. Fletcher, Harold R. A Quest of Flowers. The plant explorations of Frank Ludlow and George Sherriff. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Edinburgh. 1976 pp.xxix, 387 with colour and b/w. photos. and maps. Royal 8vo. Initials to ffep. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [51872] £38.00
85. Fraser, H. Handy Book of Ornamental Conifers. And of Rhododendrons and Other American Flowering Shrubs Suitable for the climate and soils of Britain. 1st. Ed. Pub. Blackwood. 1875 pp.x, 292 with 2 page publisher’s catalogue. Small 8vo. Original decorated cloth boards. Nr. fine hardback. [57770] £35.00
86. Frohne, D, & Pfander, H. J. A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. A Handbook for Pharmacists, Doctors Toxicologists, and Biologists. Pub. Wolfe Science. 1983 pp.291 with colour and bw. illustrations throughout. Thor. vg. hardback. [28131] £40.00
87. Gillet, C.-C. Les Discomycetes. Champignons De France. 1st. Ed. Pub. E. De Broise. 1879 pp.230, [5]. 8vo. Softback. Very minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. More recently bound in blue softback covers. Original covers included, some loss to front cover. [57183] £30.00
88. Glover, M. Time for Trees. A Guide to Species Selection for the UK. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Barcham Trees Plc. 2012 pp.312 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. A nr. fine hardback. [57304] £20.00 Packed full of useful information on the dimension of trees at maturity, soil preferences and attributes in terms of leaf, flower and fruit.
89. Govaerts, R. and Frodin, D.G. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales. (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). Pub. RBG Kew. 1998 pp.vii, 407 with some figs. 4to. Softback. Informed highlighting and ink annotations to parts of text. VG. [41334] £15.00
90. Hafliger, E., and Brun-Hool, J. Weed Communities of Europe. A synoptic presentation of the flora accompanying agricultural crops. 1st. Ed. Pub. Ciba-Geigy 1968 A total of 127 (A4) colour botanical illus. of the more important weeds, with supporting line drawings and text housed in solander box as published. Additionally, 24 (A3) sheets of high quality photographs depicting 116 weed species at the seedling stage housed in portfolio. Glossarium facilitates identification and provides scientific alongside English, German, French names. Contents fine. [57925] £150.00 A superb work providing a descriptive survey of all the main European weeds. Some 300 species are described, belonging to 125 genera.
91. Hall, I.R. et al. Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Pub. Timber Press. 2003 pp.371 with colour photographs throughout. 8vo. Hardback. Lightly faded to front of dw. o/w. a fine copy. Out-of-print and scarce in UK. [44435] £35.00 A well-rounded look at mushrooms, including their cultivation, ethnobotanical uses, and the fascinating roles they play in nature. Provides expert advice on how to identify and distinguish between edible and poisonous wild mushrooms.
92. Hall, I.R. et al. Taming the Truffle. The History, Lore, and Science of the Ultimate Mushroom. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2007 pp.304 with colour photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. [57176] £14.00 The most comprehensive practical treatment of the gastronomic treasure to date.
93. Halliday, Geoffrey. A Flora of Cumbria. Comprising the vice-counties of Westmorland with Furness, Cumberland and parts of North-west Yorkshire and North Lancashire. Pub. University of Lancaster. 1997 pp.611 some colour photographs and dist. maps. 4to. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [48753] £35.00
94. Hart, C. Practical Forestry. For the Agent and Surveyor. 3rd. Ed. Rep. with amendments Pub. Sutton. 1998 pp.xxix, 658 with colour photos and b/w., figs. and tables. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw. [54458] £50.00 Highly recommended. The most up-to-date edition of the standard work for this field.
95. Heath, Francis George. Where To Find Ferns. Where a special chapter on the ferns round London. 1885 pp.iv, 153, b/w. illus. 12mo. Name to front paste-down. Thor. vg. hdbk. in original illus. boards. [53561] £40.00
96. Hemery, G. & Simblet, S. The New Sylva. A Discourse of Forest & Orchard Trees for the Twenty First Century. 1st Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2014 pp.ix, 389 with b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. New hardback in illus. boards. RRP £49.99. [56924] £40.00 Taking their inspiration from John Evelyn’s ‘Sylva’, published in 1664, Hemery and Simblet have created a contemporary version – ‘The New Sylva’. Beautifully illustrated with over two hundred drawings by artist and co-author, Sarah Simblet.
97. Hibberd, Shirley. Field Flowers. A Handy-Book for the Rambling Botanist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Groombridge & Sons. 1870 pp.iv, 156 with 8 colour plates, b/w. illus., plus 4-page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. AEG. Hardback. Contents fine. Signature to ffep. Front internal hinge a little tender. Original, richly decorated red cloth boards a little worn and frayed in places, o/w. vg. [57417] £25.00 Charmingly describes which British wild flowers are to be found when and where, month by month.
98. Horsfall, J.G. Plant Disease. An advanced treatise. Pub. Academic Press. 1977-80 Five volume set. 8vo. Hardback. Contents in fine condition. A thoroughly very good, ex- University library, hdbk set. [48052] £85.00 Contents. Vol. 1 - How disease is managed; Vol. 2 - How plants suffer disease; Vol. 3 - How pathogens induce disease; Vol.4 - How disease develops in populations; Vol. 5 - How plants defend themselves.
99. Jacobsen, H. A Handbook of Succulent Plants: Descriptions, Synonyms and Cultural Details for Succulents Other than Cactaceae. Rev. Ed. Pub. Blandford Press. 1960 Three volume set with b/w. photos., throughout. Large 8vos. Hardbacks. Near fine. [57423] £35.00 A comprehensive, very well illustrated work. Volume One - Abromeitiella to Euphorbia; Volume Two - Ficus to Zygophyllum; Volume Three - Mesembryanthemums (Ficoidaceae).
100. Jahns, Hans Martin. Collins Guide to the Ferns, Mosses and Lichens of Britain and Northern and Central Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1983 pp.272 with 655 colour photographs and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hardback very gently sunned on spine. Recommended. [48826] £30.00
101. Jalas, J. & Suominen, J. (Ed.). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of Vascular Plants in Europe. Vols. I - III. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1988 Three volumes with dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardbacks in fine dws. These first three volumes are now out-of-print. [56385] £240.00 Volume 1 comprises the Pteridophyta (Psilotaceae to Azollaceae) and the Gymnospermae (Pinaceae to Ephedraceae). Volume 2 considers the Angiospermae (Salicaceae to Balanophoraceae; Polygonaceae; Chenopodiaceae to Basellaceae). Volume 3 considers the Caryophyllaceae.
102. Jermy, A.C. & Tutin, T.G. British Sedges. A handbook to the species of Carex found growing in the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. B.S.B.I. 1968 pp.199 with b/w. line drawings throughout. Small 8vo. Eric Duffey’s copy with handwritten title to spine. A thor. vg. softback. [56828] £8.00
103. Kingdon Ward, Frank. Burma’s Icy Mountains. 1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1949 pp.287 with b/w. photos. and two fold-out maps. 8vo. A thor. vg. hdbk. [51863] £65.00
104. Kingdon Ward, Frank. Plant Hunter in Manipur. 1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1952 pp.254 with b/w. photos. and fold-out map. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in vg. dw. [51858] £70.00
105. Krussmann, Gerd. Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees and Shrubs. Volumes 1 to 3. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1984-86 Three volume set. With b/w. photos., illus., maps and leaf silhouettes. 4to. Fine hardbacks in fine dws, with just a hint of sunning. A super set. Out-of-print. [56839] £395.00
106. Krussmann, Gerd. Manual of Cultivated Conifers. 2nd. Rev. Ed. 2nd. Prt. Pub. Timber Press. 1991 pp. 361 with b/w. photos and illus. 4to. Light spotting to top of text block, o/w., a fine hardback in fine dw, with a hint of sunning on spine. Out-of-print. [56838] £50.00 Preferred edition. Recommended.
107. Liao, J-C. The Taxonomic Revisions of The Family Lauraceae in Taiwan. Pub. Dep. For. Taiwan. 1988 pp.185 with figs. A thoroughly very good softback. [41254] £22.00
108. Lotschert, W. & Beese, G. Tropical Plants. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. HarperCollins. 1994 pp.256 with colour photos and b/w. illus. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback. [57191] £9.00 This descriptive guide introduces the colourful world of plants from all regions of the tropics, proving an invaluable companion to both amateur and professional botanists.
109. 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. line drawings throughout. Small 8vo. Eric Duffey’s bookplate. Fine softback, gently sunned along spine. [56829] £15.00
110. Mabey, R. Flora Britannica. The Concise Edition. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chatto & Windus, 1998 pp.271 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. [57298] £10.00
111. Mabey, Richard. Flora Britannica. The definitive new guide to wild flowers, plants and trees. 1st. Ed. Pub. Sinclair-Stevenson. 1996 pp.480 with colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57905] £25.00 Covering the native and naturalised plants of England, Scotland and Wales, this book sets out to fulfil the role of a cultural flora, rather than a botanical one. It is an account of the role of wild plants on social life, arts, custom and landscape.
112. Mansel-Pleydell, John Clavell. Flora of Dorsetshire. or a Catalogue of Plants found in the County of Dorset. Pub. Whittaker / W. Shipp. 1874 pp.ii, 320 with some foxing to colour fold-out map. 8vo. A vg. to nr. fine hardback. [39996] £65.00
113. Marchand, A. Champignons du Nord et du Midi. Volumes 1 to 9. Pub. Societe Mycologique. 1971-86 Complete nine volume set with colour photographs throughout. Small 8vo. Hardbacks. From the library of Gordon Dickson. Previous owners’ small address labels on all vols. front covers. Volumes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are a little rubbed on the spine o/w. are in very good condition. Vols. 3 and 4 are in fine condition. [47515] £120.00 A super work.
114. Marsden-Jones, E.M. and Turrill, W.B. The Bladder Campions. (Silene Maritama and S. Vulgaris). 1st. Ed. Pub. Quaritch. 1957 pp.ix, 378 with figs. and 44 b/w. plates at rear of text. 8vo. Fine hardback. No. 139 of the Ray Society Series. [41815] £10.00
115. Mastenbroek, Onno. Patterns of Variation in European Silene pratensis. Rep. Pub. Onno Mastenbroek. [1983] pp. 136 with b/w. figs., and maps. Large 8vo. Foreword Dutch, o/w., text in English. Fine softback. Scarce. [57373] £45.00
116. Meikle, R.D. Willows and Poplars of Great Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No. 4. 1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1984 pp.198 with b/w. line drawings throughout. Small 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label. Fine softback, gently sunned spine. [56830] £14.00
117. Mongredien, Augustus. Trees & Shrubs for English Plantations: A selection and description of the most ornamental trees and shrubs, native and foreign, which will flourish in the open air in our climate. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Murray 1870 pp.xi, 388 with colour frontis., and b/w. illus. 8vo. Minor foxing to first and last few pages, o/w., contents fine. Original decorated cloth boards, neatly rebacked saving original spine, all in thor. vg. condition. [57906] £50.00
118. Moore, T. British Ferns and their Allies; Comprising the Ferns, Club-Mosses, Pepperworts and Horsetails. Pub. George Routledge [1861] pp.iv, 187 with 10 colour plates. Small 8vo. End papers darkened o/w. contents in fine condition. Original decorated boards in fine condtion. [43537] £40.00
119. Morton, A.G. et al. (Eds.). Transactions of the British Mycological Society. Volume 62. Part 3. June 1974. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1974 pp.433-656 with b/w. photos., figs., and tables. 8vo. Contents fine. Spine reinforced, o/w. a vg. softback. [57175] £18.00 The principal paper within this journal is ‘A monograph of the British Dacrymycetales’ by Derek A. Reid.
120. Murray, Richard Paget. The Flora of Somerset. [together with] A Supplement to the Flora of Somerset, by Edward Shearburn Marshall. Pub. Taunton: Barnicott and Pearce. 1896 & 1914 Two volumes with frontispiece and folding map. 8vo. A near fine hdbk. set in original cloth binding. [46219] £125.00
121. O’Brian, P. Joseph Banks. A Life. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins Harvill. 1987 pp.328 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57907] £17.50 Patrick O’Brian’s masterly biography drew on much hitherto unpublished material.
122. Okada, T. Illustrations of Fruits and Seeds of Japan. No. 1. 1st. Ed. Pub. Nankodo Co. 1964 pp.ii, 292 (of which 278 pages feature multiple b/w. illustrations). 8vo. Text in English and Japanese. Very minor spotting, o/w. a fine hardback. Very scarce. [57654] £195.00 Not all-emcompassing, but nevertheless, a superb work on the fruits and seeds of Japanese flora. The author undertook this work in his spare time, in which he drew the external morphology of fruits and seeds.
123. Page, C.N. The Ferns of Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1982 pp.xii, 447 with b/w. illus., and dist. maps. 8vo. Dedication to ffep. Speckling to top edge of text block, o/w., a fine hardback in fine dw. [57368] £60.00
124. Patnaik, N. The Garden of Life. An Introduction to the Healing Plants of India. 1st. Ed. Pub. Aquarian 1993 pp.195 with colour illus., throughout. Small 4to. Fine softback, gently sunned on spine. [57299] £4.00
A beautifully illustrated and practical guide to the sacred, medicinal, culinary or aromatic use of over sixty Indian plants, both familiar and exotic.
125. Peace, T.R. Pathology of Trees and Shrubs. With special reference to Britain. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1962 pp.723 with 16 plates and 132 text illus. Royal 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. [53379] £80.00
126. Pegler, D.N. Mushrooms and Toadstools. The Mitchell Beazley Nature Library. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Mitchell Beazley. 1983 pp.168 with col. illus. 8vo. Address label. Fine hardback, good to vg. dw. [57196] £5.00 An excellent guide by one of Britain’s foremost mycologists.
127. Pegler, D.N. The Polypores. 2nd. Ed. Pub. British Mycological Soc. 1973 pp.43 with b/w. illus. 8vo. From lib. of Ann Leonard. Occasional, informed annotations aiding identification. VG. softback. [57173] £12.00
128. Pegler, D.N. et al. Fungi of Europe. Investigation, Recording and Mapping. Pub. RBG Kew. 1993 pp.322 with figs. and maps. throughout. 8vo. A vg. softback in part-faded covers. [41029] £15.00
129. Peterken, G.F. Woodland Conservation and Management. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1981 pp.xv, 328 with b/w. photos., dist. maps and figs. 4to. Eric Duffey’s address label. A fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. gently sunned in places. Highly sought after. [56835] £55.00
130. Peterken, G.F. (Ed.). Woodlands of the Lower Wye. Origins, History and Management. 1st. Ed. Pub. Wye Valley AONB. 2007 pp.43 with colour photos., throughout. Large 4to. Fine softback. Scarce. [56836] £12.50 Focusing on the woodlands within the Wye Valley AONB, this work summarises their present condition, identifies features of importance, and reviews opportunities and options for management.
131. Phillips, Roger. Grasses, Ferns, Mosses & Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Macmillan. 1994 pp.191 with colour photos. throughout. 4to. Nr. fine softback. [56129] £15.00
132. Polunin, O. & Smythies, B. E. Flowers of South-West Europe. A Field Guide. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1988 pp.xv. 480, with colour photos., maps, line drawings. 8vo. Thor. vg. softback. [56832] £15.00 Covering south-western France and the Iberian Peninsula, this guide lists over 2,400 flowering plants and details the best plant finding areas of the region, giving information on where to go and what to look for.
133. Pope, C. et al. The Isle of Wight Flora. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dovecote Press. 2003 pp.255 with colour photos., and dist. maps. Fine hardback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine. Signed by all the authors and editor to title page. Limited edition of 800 copies. Out-of-print. [57560] £42.50
134. Praeger, R.L. The Botanist in Ireland. 2nd. Rep. Ed. Pub. EP. 1974 pp.xii, 587 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. [50726] £38.00
135. Preston, C.D. et al. New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. An Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. O.U.P. 2003 pp.xi, 910 with distribution maps throughout. Small folio. A fine hdbk. in fine dw. Out-of-print. Importantly, this copy comes with the CD ROM as published, and also the ‘publisher’s insert’ which replaces page 627. [53466] £100.00
136. Preston, C.D. & Hill, M.O. Cambridgeshire’s Mosses & Liverworts. A Dynamic Flora. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2019 pp.vi, 326 with colour photos., figs., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. New softback. [57285] £27.50 Describes the current bryophyte flora of the vice-county, based on surveys undertaken between 2000 and 2018. Detailed accounts of the 341 species recorded from the county since 1660 are given and changes in its bryoflora are analysed.
137. Privett, S. & Lutzeyer, H. Field Guide to the Flora of Grootbos Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay Region. 1st. Ed. Pub. Grootbos Foundation. 2010 pp.296 profusely illus. with colour photos. 8vo. Softback. Fine. [57029] £30.00
138. Pryor, A.R. and Jackson, B.D. (Editor) A Flora of Hertfordshire. With an Introduction on the Geology, Climate, Botanical History, etc, of the County. Ltd. Ed. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1887 pp.lx, 588. with fold out map at front. 8vo. Hardback. Contents beautifully clean. Limited edition of 50 copies only - this copy being No.27. Scarce. Larger format than the standard edition. Boards showing some rubbing, still in very good condition. Overall a vg. copy of this scarce work. [45913] £140.00
139. Rackham, Oliver. Hayley Wood. Its History and Ecology. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambs & Isle of Ely. 1975 pp.xv, 221 with b/w. photos., figs., and tables. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s copy. A nr. fine hardback. [56824] £35.00
140. Rackham, Oliver. Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. J. M. Dent. 1978 pp.204 with b/w. photos. and figs. 8vo. A fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [56826] £15.00
Covers the development of woodland from about 8000 BC; from the Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Medieval periods through to the destruction of large expanses after 1945.
141. Rackham, Oliver. Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape. The Complete History of Britain’s Trees, Woods & Hedgerows. Rev. Ed. Pub. Phoenix Giant. 1998 pp.xix, 234 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label. A fine softback, gently sunned on spine. [56827] £14.00 A comprehensive history of Britain’s woodlands and a field work guide that presents trees individually and as part of the landscape.
142. Rich, T.C.G. & M.D.B. Plant Crib. 1st. Ed. Pub. Botanical Soc. of the British Isles. 1988 pp.138 with b/w., line drawings. 4to. Nr. fine softback. [57376] £10.00 Intended to be a complementary supplement to Wigginton & Graham (1981) ‘Guide to the identification of some of the more difficult vascular plant species’. Approximately 200 taxonomic groups are refered to.
143. Rich, T. et al. Flora of Ashdown Forest. Pub. Sussex Bot. Recording Soc. 1996 pp.256 with b/w. photos and dist. maps. 4to. Hardback. Minor wear to outer casing at top of spine, o/w. fine. [48102] £35.00
144. Rickett, Howard William. Wild Flowers of the United States. Volumes 1 to 7. 1st. Ed. Pub. McGraw-Hill. 1966-73 Complete set of 7 volumes (bound in 15 parts) with colour photography and line drawings throughout. 4to. Hardbacks. Old splash mark to fore-edges and end-papers of Vol. 4, o/w., fine hardbacks. With signature of H.W. Rickett (dated 12th Sept. 1975) and advert for whole series tipped to front-paste-down of Vol. 7. A great set. [57780] £375.00 A magnificent work. The geographical focus of each volume is: 1) The Northeastern States; 2) The Southeastern States; 3) Texas; 4) The Southwestern States; 5) The Northwestern States; and 6) The Central Mountains and Plains. The seventh volume is the index.
145. Robertson, S.A. Flowering Plants of Seychelles. An annotated Check List, of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms, with Line Drawings. 1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 1989 pp.xvi, 327 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback. [57177] £18.00 Checklist of the 1,150 species recorded from these islands, about 250 of which are thought to be indigenous or endemic.
146. Schmid, W.G. The Genus Hosta. Giboshi Zoku. Pub. Timber Press. 1991 pp.428 with colour & b/w. plates. 4to. Fine hardback in vg. dw. [41359] £40.00 The largest part of this book is devoted to detailed descriptions of all species, varieties, forms and registered cultivars, as well as virtually all the non-registered classic hostas of historic and garden interest. Also included are details on care and cultivation, propogation and hybridization, landscape uses, and pests and diseases.
147. Scott, R.W. The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains. Vol. 1. The Middle Rockies. 1st. Ed. Pub. University of Utah. 1995 pp.901 with b/w. illus & dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback. RRP £140.00. [40540] £20.00
148. Shigo, A.L. A New Tree Biology [with] A New Tree Biology Dictionary. Facts, Photos, and Philosophies on Trees and Their Problems and Proper Care. 2nd. Ed. 6th. Prt. Pub. Shigo & Trees Assoc. 1994 Two volume set with b/w. photos. 8vo. ‘Tree Biology’ is a thor. vg. hardback, gently bumped on the corners. The ‘Dictionary’ is a nr. fine softback. [56029] £75.00
149. Shigo, A.L. et al. Tree Biology and Tree Care. A Photo Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. SITAS. 1987 pp.[143] with b/w. photos., throughout. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback. [56033] £48.00 Based on 30 years of research, this is an introduction to new concepts in tree biology and tree care.
150. Sowerby, John E. The Ferns of Great Britain. With descriptions and synonyms by Charles Johnson. Pub. by the author. 1855 pp.84 with 49 fine part hand-coloured (as published), copper engraved plates. 8vo. Bound in original blind tooled cloth boards with gilt lettering, showing light wear to extremities. Some scattered foxing, with plates generally very clean. [42152] £100.00
151. Stace, C. New Flora of the British Isles. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1997 pp.xxvii, 1130 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. A fine softback. Article entitled ‘Selinum carvifolia (L.) L. in Britain’ dated 1956 by S.M. Walters, loosely inserted. [56834] £25.00
152. 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
153. Stace, Clive at al. Hybrid Flora of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. BSBI. 2016 pp.501 with colour photos., distribution maps and tables. Large 4to. Hardback. New copy. [54093] £45.00 ‘Hybrid Flora of the British Isles’ provides detailed accounts of the 909 hybrids reliably recorded in the wild in the British Isles. Identification notes are provided for each of these hybrids, their habitats are outlined and detailed accounts of their distributions provided, with notes on the discovery of many hybrids.
154. Standley, P.C. Flora De Costa Rica. Parte 1, Nos. 1 - 4. 1st. Ed. Pub. Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. 1937- 1940 pp.194. 8vo. Ex-lib. In Spanish with Latin names. A thor. vg. hardback. [57549] £120.00 All published parts of this, the slightly amended Spanish edition. Covers Cycadaceae through to Araceae on the Englerian system.
155. Stapleton, C. Bamboos of Bhutan. Pub. RBG Kew. 1994 pp.67 with figs. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback. [41398] £6.00
156. Stapleton, C. Bamboos of Nepal. An Illustrated Guide. Pub. RBGK. 1994 pp.67 with figs. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. [41258] £25.00 A very practical useful guide to the cultivation of Nepalese bamboos.
157. Stott, P. Historical Plant Geography. An introduction. 1st. Ed. Pub. George Allen & Unwin. 1981 pp.xii, 151 with b/w. photos., maps, illus., figs., and tables. 8vo. Fine softback with gently sunned spine. [56833] £8.00 Focuses on the analysing the geographical distribution of individual plant species and natural plant groups.
158. Strid, A. Wild Flowers of Mount Olympus. Pub. Goulandris. Nat. Hist Mus. 1980 pp.xxviii, 362 with 109 colour plates. 4to. A thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw. [39884] £35.00
159. Swan, G.A. Flora of Northumberland. Pub. NHS. of Northumbria. 1993 pp.351 with colour photos and dist. maps. 4to. A fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Without the 8 overlays that complete the work, but Northumbria Natural History Society can provide copies free of charge, (0191 208 2790). In-print at £39.00. [48094] £20.00
160. Tansley, A.G. The British Islands and their Vegetation. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1939. pp.xxxviii, 930 with 162 plates containing 418 photographs & 179 figures in the text. Large 8vo. Some very light foxing to fore-edges o/w. fine hardback. [42244] £30.00
161. Thornton, Robert. The Temple of Flora. Pub. Weidenfield and Nicholson. 1981 pp.110 with 32 colour and 25 b/w. plates. Folio. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [40180] £40.00 A stunning work. The illustrations depict familiar and unusual plants in romantic landscapes and unlike conventional botanical illustrations, the flowers are not shown in isolation, but in close-up from ground level.
162. 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. [20099] £40.00 Second and best edition.
163. Veitch, J.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. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Caradoc Doy. 2006 pp. 648 with 50 b/w. plates. 8vo. Hardback. A fine copy in same dw., very gently bumped at top of spine. A numbered copy from the limited edition of 1,000 copies. [46032] £40.00
164. Von Sachs, J. History of Botany (1530-1860). 1st. Ed. Pub. The Clarendon Press. 1890 pp.xv, 568. Some minor foxing to contents. Hardback. A vg. copy. [37399] £70.00 First published in Germany in 1875, this first English edition contains a new preface by the author stating, "that the present work is not a simple enumeration of the names of biologists and of their writings, on the contrary, I propose to present to the reader a picture of the way in which the first beginnings of scientific study of the vegetable world in the sixteenth century made their appearance in alliance with the culture prevailing at the time."
165. Wakefield, E.M. and Dennis, R.W.G. Common British Fungi. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Saiga. 1981 pp.viii, 212 with 111 colour plates and some line drawings. A thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw. [38124] £25.00 This second edition was revised by Dr. Dennis, formerly the Senior Mycologist at Kew Gardens and in doing so he was been mindful of the changes in classification and terminology which took place in the 30 years since the publication of the first edition.
166. Waterhouse, Grace M. Key to the Species Entomophthora Fres. Rep. Pub. British Mycological Soc. 1975 pp.15-42 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Entomophthora written on front cover. Nr. fine softback. [57174] £25.00
167. Watson, B. Plants. Their Use, Management, Cultivation and Biology. A Comprehensive Study. Pub. Crowood. 2008 pp.479 with colour photographs and figs. throughout. A new copy in new dw. [42609] £40.00 Packed full with both biological information about plants as well as practical and instructional advice about how to grow and nurture them. It covers soft plants, shrubs and woody climbers and discusses a wide range of both British native and exotic plants found elsewhere throughout the world
168. Wilson, M. & Henderson, D.M. British Rust Fungi. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1966 pp.xviii, 384 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. [56267] £75.00 The standard work on the subject.
169. Wolley-Dod, A.H. Flora of Sussex. Pub. Chatford House. 1970 pp.lxxiii, 571 with 6 plates and fold-out maps. 8vo. Fine hardback in vg. dw. [42229] £30.00
170. Woods, J. The Tourist’s Flora: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Italian Islands. 1st. Ed. Pub. Reeve, Benham & Reeve. 1850 pp.lxxxii, 503 with one plate and 16pp. of publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Endpapers renewed. A vg. hardback in original boards with spine relaid. [49560] £25.00
171. Woods, R.G. Flora of Radnorshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. National Museum of Wales. 1993 pp.[9], 292 with colour photos. and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57379] £12.50
Entomology 172. Barnett, R. et al. Butterflies of the Bristol Region. Wildlife of the Bristol Region: 2. 1st. Ed. Pub. B.R.E.R.C. 2003 pp.viii, 205 with colour photos., dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback, vg. dw. [57313] £12.50 Summarises the occurrence of over 50 species of buttterfly that have been recorded over the last 150 years and more, within the area formerly known as the County of Avon.
173. Barnett, R. et al. Moths of the Bristol Region. Wildlife of the Bristol Region: 3. 1st. Ed. Pub. B.R.E.R.C. 2008 pp.526 with colour photos., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Signature. Fine hardback, fine dw. [57314] £22.00 Illustrated with many high quality photographs, flight graphs and drawings, this volume summarises the current and historic status of the 1,700 plus species of moth that are known to have been found in the region around Bristol and Bath.
174. Betts, C. & Laffoley, D. The Hymenopterist’s Handbook. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Amateur Entomologist Soc. 1986 pp.xii, 208 with b/w. illus., throughout. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. Out of print. Most recent, extensively revised, edition. Scarce. [57556] £25.00
175. Bright, P.M. & Leeds, H.A. A Monograph of the British Aberrations of the Chalk-hill Blue Butterfly. Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761). 1st. Ed. Pub. The Richmond Hill Printing Works, Bournemouth, 1938 pp.ix, [i], 144 plus 18 plates of illustrations, 4 in colour. 4to. Hardback. Very minor spotting, mostly to end-papers, o/w. contents fine. More recent end-papers. Original blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt, showing some minor shelf wear and repair, in vg. condition. Scarce. [57799] £165.00
176. Dennis, R.L.H. A Resource-Based Habitat View for Conservation. Butterflies in the British Landscape. 1st. Ed. Pub. Wiley-Blackwell. 2010 pp.xii, 406 with colour photos., illus., and figs. 4to. Signature of Eric Duffey (distinguished Arachnologist) to front pastedown. Fine hardback. RRP £73.50. [57316] £40.00 Essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners in ecology and conservation, particularly those concerned with managing sites and landscapes for wildlife.
177. Dietemann, V. et al. COLOSS Beebook. Volume I. Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Research. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. IBRA & NBB 2017 pp.[x], 636 with colour and b/w. photos., and figs. 4to. New softback. [57361] £75.00 The COLOSS Beebook, Volume I describes methods for studying honey bee biology, bee behaviour, methods for breeding honey bees and pollination research. The COLOSS Beebook (Prevention of Honey Bee Colony LOSSes) is a unique venture that aims to standardise methods for studying the honey bee. It is a practical manual intended for scientists and beekeepers compiling standard methods in all fields of research on the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
178. Dietemann, V. et al. COLOSS Beebook. Volume II. Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Pest and Pathogen Research. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. IBRA & NBB 2017 pp.344 with colour and b/w. photos., and figs. 4to. New softback. [57362] £60.00 The COLOSS Beebook, Volume II describes methods for studying all of the major honey bee pests and pathogens. The COLOSS Beebook (Prevention of Honey Bee Colony LOSSes) is a unique venture that aims to standardise methods for studying the honey bee. It is a practical manual intended for scientists and beekeepers compiling standard methods in all fields of research on the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
179. Eeles, P. Life Cycles of British & Irish Butterflies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publishing. 2019 pp.vi, 394 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback. [57284] £35.00 Frohawk was the first to capture all the stages in the life cycles of all British and Irish butterflies. This new work repeats that feat. With detailed descriptions and photogrphs of the adult, egg, caterpillar and chrysalis of each of the 59 butterfly species that are considered resident or regular migrants to Britain and Ireland.
180. Fabre, J.H. More Hunting Wasps. Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. [c.1922] pp.vii, 376. 8vo. Bookplate. Some scattered foxing to end pages and fore-edge of text block, o/w., a fine hardback in original decorated cloth boards. [57552] £12.00
181. Ford, R.L.E. Practical Entomology. Wayside and Woodland Series. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frederick Warne. 1963 pp.ix, 198 with b/w. photos and illus. Small 8vo. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57324] £22.50 A superb guide to collecting butterflies, moths and other insects.
182. Frohawk, F.W. The Complete Book of British Butterflies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Ward Lock. 1934 pp.384 with 32 fine colour plates and b/w. text illus., throughout. 8vo. Minor spotting to end-papers , o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards in nr. fine condition. A super copy. [57192] £100.00
183. Frohawk, F.W. Varieties of British Butterflies. A selection of rare and interesting specimens of Abberations, including Gynandromorphic and Homoeotic Forms; Albinism and Melanism. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Ward Lock. 1938 pp.200 with 48 colour plates by the author. Small 4to. Hardback. Contents fine. Original beige coloured boards in thor. vg. condition. [57193] £70.00
184. Gillanders, A.T. Forest Entomology. 1st. Ed. Pub. William Blackwood. 1908 pp.xxii, 422 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Armorial bookplate. Fine hardback in original green cloth boards. [57558] £22.50 Embraces all insects preferring an arboreal diet.
185. Goater, B. British Pyralid Moths. A guide to their identification. 1st. Ed. Pub. Harley Books. 1986 pp.175 with colour frontis., 8 colour plates plus b/w. illus. 8vo. Occasional neat highlighting to list of species illustrated in the plates. A fine hardback in fine dw. [56859] £15.00
186. Gordon, W.J. Our Country’s Butterflies and Moths and how to know them. A Guide to the Lepidoptera of Great Britain. Pub. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. [c.1907] pp.viii, 150 with 33 plates of colour illustrations (over 1,000 individual images). 8vo. VG. hardback in original decorated boards. [57551] £45.00 Signature of Catherine A. Bell, of Harlow Hill, Stocksfield (Northumberland) dated May 1907, to ffep. Neat, informed notes in her hand to verso of 15 plates, giving her notes on specific butterflies and, sometimes, details of when and where a particular butterfly or moth was seen, making this a particularly interesting copy.
187. Harding, P.T. & Sutton, S.L. (Eds.). Woodlice in Britain and Ireland. Distribution and Habitat. 1st. Ed. Pub. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. 1985 pp.151 with b/w. illus., figs., and dist. maps. 8vo. Fine softback. Signed by both Paul Harding and Stephen Sutton on title page. [57327] £15.00
188. Hayter-Hames, Jane. Madam Dragonfly. The Life and Times of Cynthia Longfield. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Pentland Press. 1991 pp.208 with b/w. photos. 4to. Minor speckling to fore-edges of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw. [57801] £50.00 Here, Cynthia Longfield’s great-niece tells the story of this dynamic lady, who gave up a privileged life to pursue her enjoyment of scientific discovery.
189. Holldobler, B. & Wilson, E.O. Journey to the Ants. A Story of Scientific Exploration. 1st. Ed. Pub. Belknap, Harvard. 1994 pp.228 with colour and b/w. photos. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. [57559] £20.00 Written by the authors of the Pulitzer Prize winning The Ants, this book is both an overview of what is known about ants and an eloquent tale of the authors' pursuit of their subjects. A tour of their diversity is given, from social parasites to army ants, nomadic hunters, camouflaged huntresses, and builders of temperature-controlled skyscrapers.
190. Lepidopterological Society of Japan. Contributions to the Insect Fauna of Nepal. Parts 1 and 2. Pub. Osaka, Japan. 1966 & 1970 Two volumes with colour and b/w. illus. and photographs. Large 8vo. Softbacks. Fine condition. Scarce. [57766] £75.00 Presents, in twelve chapters, results of the Lepidopterological Expedition to Nepal Himalaya in 1963. Considers the immature stages of the butterflies of Nepal, presents a study of hybrids between Japanese and Himalayan Papilio butterflies, presents the butterflies collected (Papilionoidea), presents the Stag-beetles collected and much more.
191. Leverton, R. Enjoying Moths. Poyser Natural History. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2001 pp.xi, 276 with colour photos., and line illus. (by Michael Roberts) throughout. 4to. Few tiny speckles to top-edge, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw. [57102] £50.00 Roy Leverton conveys his lifelong enthusiasm for moths in an immensely readable, easy-going style. As well as fascinating insights into the lives of moths and how to identify them, there are chapters on finding, trapping and photographing moths as well as rearing them in captivity - all in the cause of helping to conserve them.
192. Linssen, E.F. Beetles of the British Isles. Wayside and Woodland. Series I and II. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frederick Warne & Co. 1959 Two volumes. With colour and b/w. plates and illus., in text. Small 8vo. No inscriptions. Fine hardbacks in thor. vg. dws. Not price clipped. [57343] £95.00 A very desirable set, providing an in-depth insight into the natural history of British Beetles.
193. Longfield, C. The Dragonflies of the British Isles. Wayside and Woodland Series. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frederick Warne. 1937 pp.220 with with colour frontis., and b/w. plates and illus. Small 8vo. Label removed from verso of half-title. Nr. fine hardback without dw. [57322] £22.50
194. Manley, Chris. Moths of Trigon. Observations on a Dorset Country Estate. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pavonia. 2006 pp.vii, 43, 18, [3] colour photos., throughout. Landscape 4to. Fine softback. Signed by the author. [57375] £9.00 Illustrated with photographs of over 500 species of live moths, with notes on habitats, food plants, flight times and rarity status.
195. Marren, P. & Mabey, R. Bugs Britannica. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chatto and Windus. 2010 pp.xii, 500 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. A fine hardback in fine dw. [57317] £16.00 Sister volume to Flora Britannica and Fauna Britannica.
196. Marshall, J.A. & Haes, E.C.M. Grasshoppers and Allied Insects of Great Britain and Ireland. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Harley Books. 1990 pp.254 with colour plates, photos., dist. maps. 4to. Fine softback. [57194] £20.00 A guide to all 52 species of British and Irish bush-crickets, crickets, grasshoppers, earwigs and stick-insects. There are full descriptions of song, life history, behaviour, habitat and distribution, plus colour plates of sex and colour variations. This, the 1990 paperback, edition includes new records not included in the 1988 hardback edition.
197. Merritt, R. et al. Atlas of the Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Corr. Rep. Pub. HMSO. 1997 pp.xi, 149 with colour photos. and b/w. dist. maps. 4to. Fine softback. [57179] £15.00 A full distribution atlas of the British and Irish Odonata, covering 44 breeding and 10 migrant species, including those from the Channel Islands. Includes information on distribution, habitat and ecology.
198. New, T.R. Butterfly Conservation. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1991 pp.xi, 224 with b/w. figs., and tables. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. [57325] £10.00 Provides a broad survey of the emerging science of butterfly conservation, using examples from several countries. With much practical advice, including a section on butterfly gardening.
199. Newman, L.H. Butterfly Farmer. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Country Book Club. 1954 pp.208 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. [57323] £10.00 The story of Britain’s first butterfly farm, started in 1894 by Leonard Newman, before being taken over by his son, Hugh Newman (1909 -1993).
200. Plant, C.W. A key to the adults of British Lacewings and their allies. (Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera and Mecoptera). Test Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council AIDGAP. 1995 pp.89 with b/w. illus. 4vo. Thor. vg. ringbound softback. Copies of the Newsletter of the British Isles Neuroptera Recording Scheme ‘Neuro News’ Numbers 15 and 16 from 1995 loosely inserted. [57319] £10.00 Allows the identification of the nearly 80 species of lacewings and their allies (including scorpion flies, snake flies and alder flies) currently known in the UK.
201. Roberts, M.J. The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 1 to 3. 1st. Ed. Pub. Harley Books. 1985- 1987 Three volume set. 4to. Fine hardbacks in fine dws. As new. This set comes with the Publisher’s 16-page ‘Appendix to Volumes 1 and 2’, released in 1993. Additionally, the (detailed) pre-publication brochure, a published review of the work by Eric Duffey and two further period newspaper articles are all loosely inserted. An excellent set of this wonderful work. [57955] £275.00 Contents: Volume 1: Atypidae to Theridiosomatidae; Volume 2: Linyphiidae and Check List of the British Species; Volume 3: The Colour Plates: Atypidae to Linyphiidae.
202. Russwurm, A.D.A. Aberrations of British Butterflies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Classey Ltd. 1978 pp. 151 with 40 colour plates. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. [56841] £25.00
203. Salmon, M.A. et.al. The Aurelian Legacy. British Butterflies and their Collectors. 1st. Ed. Pub. Harley Books. 2000 pp.432 with colour plates, b/w. photographs and many other text figs. 4to. Fine hardback in thor. vg dw., gently sunned on spine. [57315] £10.00 Includes a history of British butterfly collecting and profiles 101 collectors from Thomas Moffet (1553-1604) to John Heath (1922-87) with a survey of the more interesting species they collected. Lists all British and Irish butterflies, with past and present common names.
204. Seeley, T.D. Honeybee Ecology. A Study of Adaptation in Social Life. 1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton University Press. 1985 pp.x, 201 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Fine softback. Scarce. [57533] £45.00 A much sought after work. ‘Honeybee Ecology’ presents honeybees as a model system for investigating advanced social life among insects from an evolutionary perspective.
205. Smallshire, D. & Swash, A. Britain’s Dragonflies. A field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland. 3rd. Rev. Ed. Pub. WildGuides. 2014 pp.224 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. [57326] £10.00 A comprehensive guide with enlarged photographs plus colour illustrations to aid identification.
206. Smith, A.M. Tarantulas of the USA and Mexico. A Study of the Theraphosidae Family from North America. 1st. Ed. Pub. Fitzgerald Publishing. 1994 pp.196 with col. & b/w photos. and numerous illus. 4to. Landscape format. Nr. fine hardback. [57318] £60.00 With chapters on The Arachnologist and Collectors; Folklore, Myths and the Tarantula and The Life Cycle of the Tarantula as well as a clear and detailed guide to the identifying features of the Theraphosidae of North America.
207. South, R., (Edited by H.M. Edelsten) The Moths of the British Isles. Wayside and Woodland Series. Volumes I & II. New Ed. Rep. Pub. Frederick Warne. 1943 Two volume set with colour and b/w. plates. Small 8vo. Fine hardbacks in vg. dws. [57321] £48.00 Provides a significant amount of background natural history for each Moth not found in more modern identification guides.
208. Step, E. Bees, Wasps, Ants and Allied Insects of the British Isles. Wayside and Woodland Series. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frederick Warne. 1932 pp.xxv, 238 with 44 colour plates and 67 b/w. plates. Small 8vo. Nr. fine hardback without dw. [57320] £20.00 A highly readable, accurate and well observed account of the social and solitary insects. Includes bumblebees, sawflies, ichneumons, galls and all kinds of digger, potter and spider-hunting wasps.
209. Stubbs, A.E. & Falk, S.J. British Hoverflies. An Illustrated Identification Guide. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. BENHS. 1993 pp.253, xv with 12 pages of colour illus. Large 8vo. Fine hardback without dw. [57178] £18.00 This edition ran to 500 copies and includes the Supplement. The colour plates by Steven Falk are widely acknowledged to be some of the finest painted for any group of British insects.
210. Sutton, S.L. Woodlice. Invertebrate Types. 1st. Ed. Pub. Ginn & Co. 1972 pp.144 with colour plates, b/w., photos., and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback. [56349] £18.00
211. Thomson, G. The Butterflies of Scotland. A Natural History. 1st. Ed. Pub. Croom Helm. 1980 pp.xvii, 267 with colour and b/w. photos., dist. maps. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw. [57187] £25.00
212. von Orlow, M. Bee Hotel. All you need to know in one concise manual. 1st. Ed. Pub. Haynes 2019 pp.96 with colour photos., and illus throughout. 8vo. New hardback. [57467] £10.99 Creating homes for Solitary bees and bugs to lay their eggs in is a really easy way to make a help the insect population, and at the same time bring diversity, wildlife and plant propagation to outdoor spaces. This book is full of helpful hints, tips and projects on how to fill gardens with happy bees and beneficial insects.
213. Yeo, P.F. & Corbet, S.A. Solitary Wasps. Naturalists’ Handbook 3. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1983 pp.63 with colour plates and b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback. [57557] £8.00 Contains accurate, attractive coloured illustrations and line-drawings and user-friendly keys for identification.
Fine, Illustrated and Antiquarian 214. Barrett, Charles G. The Lepidoptera of the British Islands. A Descriptive Account of the Families, Genera and Species Indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, their preparatory states, habits and localities. 1st. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve, London. [1892]-1907 Eleven volumes set. With 504 hand-coloured plates. Royal 8vo. Hardbacks. Some scattered foxing to fore-edges of text blocks, prelims., last plate of each volume and very occasionally elsewhere. O/w., contents in fine condition. Handsomely bound in original decorated, gilt lettered brown cloth, all in thor. vg. to fine condition. Bookplates of Sir Norman Lamont, 2nd Baronet of Knockdow; Scottish Liberal Party politician and one time Personal Private Sec. to Sir Winston Churchill. [56751] £2,375.00 The preferred royal octavo, illustrated, edition. A “Standard work on British butterflies and moths. Barrett (1836-1904) was among the first to illustrate the larvae of every species, as well as a significant number of aberrations.” (Salmon). Barrett’s collection of specimens was auctioned in 1906 and 1907. Many of the most important specimens were purchased by Lord Rothschild and they are now housed at the Natural History Museum in London.
215. Bewick, Thomas. A General History of Quadrupeds. 4th. Ed. Pub. Hodgson, Beilby and Bewick, Newcastle upon Tyne. 1800 pp.x, 525 and errata, with 325 fine wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. Imperial 8vo. Hardback. All edges marbled. Contemporary ink doodles to two pages. Contents exceptionally clean and fine. Very handsomely bound in half-calf, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, all in excellent, nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy. [56704] £495.00 ‘Apart from textual revisions and new cuts, the present edition is notable for the introduction of ‘Scientific names’, also as being the first edition of the Quadrupeds to appear in imperial 8vo form....’ Roscoe. Only 230 copies of this issue were taken.
216. Buckland, Rev. William. Reliquiae Diluvianae. Or, Observations on the Organic Remains contained in the Caves, Fissures, and Diluvial Gravel, and on other Geological Phenomena; attesting the action of an Universal Deluge. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1823 pp.vii, 303 with errata, plus 27 engraved and lithograph plates and maps (incl. one hand-coloured folding section and 2 hand-coloured single-page geological maps) and one folding table. 4to. Hardbacks. Some minor offsetting and spotting, o/w. contents in fine condition. Two signatures to front pastedown. Later black half-morocco, lettered in gilt to spine in fine condition, over marbled boards, lightly shelf-rubbed. [57782] £1,150.00 A very pleasing, first edition, copy of William Buckland’s great scientific work, in which he outlined his arguments for a global deluge during the time of Noah.
217. Butler, Arthur G. British Birds with their Nest and Eggs. Pub. Brumby and Clarke. [1896-1899] Six volume set. With 24 colour chromolithographed plates of eggs (containing 475 figures) and 318 fine b/w. plates of birds by F.W. Frohawk. (4to.). Hardbacks. TEG. Some minor spotting, o/w. contents in fine condition. Original burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering in bright, vg. condition. [57806] £175.00
218. Candolle, A.P. de, Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 1st. Ed. Pub. Treuttel et Wurtz, Paris. 1824-1873 Seventeen volumes bound in 21. 8vo. Hardbacks. Fore-edges marbled. Minor, scattered foxing, o/w. contents fine. Half-calf leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering - last few volumes in more recent, closely matching bindings. Some light rubbing to edges, o/w. bindings in fine condition. Very scarce. [40352] £3,750.00 Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis, also known by its standard botanical abbreviation Prodr. (DC.), is a 17- volume treatise on botany initiated by A. P. de Candolle. de Candolle intended it as a summary of all known seed plants, encompassing taxonomy, ecology, evolution and biogeography. He authored seven volumes between 1824 and 1839, but died in 1841. His son, Alphonse de Candolle, then took up the work, editing a further ten volumes, with contributions from a range of authors.
219. Culpeper, Nicholas. Pharmacopoeia Londinensis; or, the London Dispensatory [bound with] The English Physitian Enlarged; with Three Hundred, Sixty and Nine Medicines, made of English Herbs. Pub. Hanna Sawbridge / George Sawbridge. 1683 & 1681 pp.[24], 305, [39], [6], [14], 285, [19]. 8vo. Hardback. Some minor marking to contents, which are o/w. in thor. vg. condition. Bound in late 18th / early 19th century half calf boards, with extremities rubbed, more recent spine, internal hinges strengthened. A very pleasing, unique copy. [57723] £1,275.00 What sets this copy apart from others is the late 17th & early 18th century manuscript receipts and treatments for various ailments including the Countess of Kent's rare receipt for a consumption & cough in the lungs, treatments of sores, pain of the stomach, fever & sore eye, a remedy to cure the ague. These receipts and remedies are found on the verso of the final text leaf and to the following 6 blank pages. With manuscript ownership signatures of Isaac Holmes 1754 & 1755.
220. De Buffon, M. The System of Natural History written by M. De Buffon. Carefully abridged: and the Natural History of Insects; compiled chiefly from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith &c. Pub. W. Davison, Alnwick. 1814 Four volume set with wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. Small 8vo. Hardbacks. Contents in thor. vg. condition. Original cloth bindings in thor. vg. condition. A very pleasing set indeed. [56703] £450.00
221. Delacour, Jean. The Waterfowl of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1960-64 Four volume set with 66 colour plates by Peter Scott. 4to. Fine hardbacks in vg. to thor. vg. dws., with a little restoration (now in loose fitting, clear protective covers). Quite superb, large (10cm x 7cm), inkpen illus. of a Red-breasted Goose by Peter Scott (signed and dated 1957) to the ffep. Furthermore, comes with a letter from Philippa Scott to Lady Lathbury. [58020] £350.00 The illustration of the Red-breasted Goose is very nicely detailed and shows the bird in flight. Alongside it sits the large, bold, signature of Peter Scott. Philippa Scott’s letter is particularly interesting. It is dated 8th November 1989 and in it (amongst other pieces of her news) she mentions the very recent return of Prongy (then Slimbridge’s oldest Swan) and that she felt this was a clear indication of how well the Trust was performing. Sir Peter had passed away just a few months earlier (in August) that year.
222. Dykes, W.R. Notes on Tulip Species. 1st. Ed. Pub. Herbert Jenkins. 1930 pp. 108 with 54 beautifully illustrated, colour, plates by the author. Folio. Hardback. Top/bottom of spine gently bumped, bottom right hand corner of front board has been professionally repaired. Scarce in original dustwrapper which has been mounted onto similar coloured paper to preserve it. Dustwrapper has a little loss in places and some stain marks. A very nice copy of this sought after work. [32374] £195.00
223. Elwes, Henry John. The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. 1st. Ed. Privately Pub. In Edinburgh. 1906 - 1913 Seven volumes in the original 15 parts (inclusive of the Index volume). 4to. Collated and complete. Frontispieces, colour printed titles and 414 plates all present as published. Original printed wrappers all in nr. fine or fine condition. Original cloth-backed printed portfolios with ties, all in vg. or thor. vg. condition. Contents nr. fine. Underlying scent of old attic. A great opportunity to obtain a very pleasing set. [57902] £1,400.00 A magnificent work. Just 500 sets published.
224. Figuier, Louis. The World before the Deluge [with] The Ocean World [with] The Vegetable World. Pub. Cassell. 1891 - 1892 Three works bound in one volume. Each with frontis., and title-page and a combined total of 1,143 illustrations. 8vo. Hardback. Neat period ownership signature. Contents fine. All edges marbled. Original half leather, lettered and decorated in gilt, lightly rubbed in places and in vg. plus condition overall. [57808] £75.00 A great opportunity to obtain three of Figuier’s major works.
225. Finch-Davies, Claude Gibney & Kemp, Dr. Alan. The Birds of Prey of Southern Africa. Ltd. Ed. Pub. Winchester Press, Johannesburg. 1980 pp.339 with fine colour plates by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies. 4to. Hardback. Quarter-leather over marbled boards, all in fine condition. With matching publisher’s slipcase in fine condition. One of just 26 special Presentation copies (lettered A to Z), this being copy ‘O’. [57765] £395.00 A showcase for the artwork of the exceptionally talented artist Claude Gibney Finch-Davies. He is pictured, and his life described, in a brief biography early in the book.
226. Fripp M.D., Henry. The Compound Eye of Insects and Crustacea. Pub. Popular Science Review, London. nd. mid 1800s pp.12-29 with two plates of illustrations. 8vo. With bookplate. Contents nr. fine. More recently bound in yellow boards, fine condition. Scarce. [57763] £50.00 A detailed study. Dr. Henry Edward Fripp M.D. was born on 10th June 1816 and passed away in Bristol on 23rd March 1880.
227. Gould, John. A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia and the adjacent Islands. Fac. Pub. Queensberry Hill Press. 1979 Unpaginated, with 74 fine reproductions of the colour plates. 4to. Hardback. TEG. Half green morocco leather over green cloth, raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration. A fine hardback in fine slipcase with a few very minor marks. Copy No. 142 from a limited edition of 387 copies. A superb work. [57482] £225.00 This was John Gould's first book on Australian birds, first published between 1837-38.
228. Green, J.F. Ocean Birds. .... and a Treatise on Skinning Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Porter, London. 1887 pp.[iv], 98, v, [i], with 6 fine colour chromolithographic plates. Large 4to. Hardback. Contents in fine condition. Original gilt lettered and blind-decorated maroon cloth in fine condition, just very gently sunned on spine. With armorial bookplate and signature of D. Losh Thorpe (Nov. 2nd 1893). Scarce. [57477] £350.00 A detailed work considering albatrosses, petrels, frigate-birds, gannets, tropic-birds, terns, gulls and skuas. The treatise on skinning birds was written by F.H.H. Guillemard.
229. Hachisuka, Masauji. The Dodo and Kindred Birds. or The Extinct Birds of the Mascarene Islands. 1st. Ed. Pub. H.F.& G. Witherby. 1953 pp.xvi, 250 with plate by Keulemans as the frontispiece and 21 further plates, 11 of which are in colour. 4to. Hardback. TEG. Fine hardback in fine dw. Limited edition of 485 copies, this being No. 41. A superb copy. [57784] £1,500.00
230. Hill, John. The Family Herbal. or An Account of All those English Plants which are Remarkable for their Virtues, and of the Drugs which are Produced by Vegetables of other Countries; with their Descriptions and their Uses, as Proved by Experience. Pub. Bungay, Brightly & Co. 1812 pp.xl, 376 with 54, charming, hand-coloured plates. 8vo. Hardback. Neat repair to title-page., minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Later full-calf leather binding with gilt lettering and blind-tooled decoration to spine and boards - gently sunned spine, nr. fine condition. [37648] £300.00 A charming herbal.
231. Hooker, William Jackson. Musci Exotici. containing figures and descriptions of new or little known foreign mosses and other cryptogamic subjects 1st. Ed. Pub. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. 1818- 1820 Two volume set; pp.viii with 176 fine hand-coloured, copper engraved plates, each with page of text, 31- page index plus Errata. Collated and complete. Large 4to. Some minor spotting and off-setting, o/w. contents in fine condition. Fore-edges marbled with matching end-papers. Very handsome, contemporary, panelled full-calf leather, richly decorated with gilt and blind-tooling. Professionally rebacked, with corners neatly repaired. Boards lightly rubbed in places, o/w. in thor. vg. condition. Prov: John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke (1750-1827), his bookplate, and Coronet ink-stamp to verso of front endpapers. Large-paper copy. Scarce. [55354] £3,950.00 A very pleasing, large paper copy of one of Hooker’s earliest and most scarce works. A large number of the specimens illustrated were collected by Alexander Humboldt, whom Hooker met in Paris in 1814. Furthermore, there are also descriptions of rare mosses found by Archibald Menzies at Dusky Bay, New Zealand, during Vancouver’s 1791 voyage on the ‘Discovery’.
232. Houghton, William. British Fresh-Water Fishes. 1st. Ed. Pub. William Mackenzie. 1879 Two volume complete set, with 41 colour-printed, fine wood engraved ,plates after A.F. Lydon and printed by B. Fawcett in colour, plus many fine engravings. Folio. Hardback. A little faint 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 quite minor rubbing and pulling. Overall a vg.set. [37614] £700.00
233. Kingdon-Ward, Frank From China to Hkamti Long. 1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1924 pp.317 with photographic frontis., a further 19 photographs, fold-out map and 16-page publishers catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. With the signature of Frank Kingdon-Ward on a separate piece of card, loosely inserted. Lightly bumped on corners, otherwise original cloth binding in fine condition. Very minor amount of foxing, o/w. contents in fine condition. [34931] £495.00
234. Lilford, Lord. Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire and Neighbourhood. 1st. Ed. Pub. R.H. Porter. 1893 pp.[8], 448. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Dedication by Lord Lilford to half-title to "Florence V.L. Higginson...." with his signature below, dated October 1893. Faint foxing to fore-edge of text block o/w., contents fine. Original maroon cloth boards in nr. fine condition. A super copy. [57209] £375.00 This edition printed for private circulation only.
235. Loudon, J.C. (& Robinson, William. (Ed.)). The Horticulturist: Or, the culture and management of the kitchen, fruit, & Forcing garden. New. Rev. Ed. Pub. F. Warne. 1871 pp.xii, 707 with many b/w. illus. (gardening tools, plants, plans, displays of training etc) and illus. frontis. Royal 8vo. Address stamp to verso of frontis. More recently, the spine has been replaced, relaying most of the original - a superb job, which retained the original advertorial end-papers. Contents in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy. [52720] £150.00
236. [Lucy, W.C]. Proceedings of the Cotteswold Naturalists’ Club. Volumes I to XIV. [with] The Origin of the Cotteswold Club and an Epitome of the Proceedings from its formation to May 1887. 1st. Ed. Pub. Taylor / Perrins / Bellows. 1853 - 1903 Fifteen volumes in all. With b/w. plates, illustrations, tables and several mounted photographs. With colour geological maps and sections (some large and fold-out) 8vo. Hardbacks. Very minor spotting to some volumes, o/w. contents fine. Original half leather over marbled boards, minor rubbing. More recent (matching) spine to one volume; overall bindings thor. vg. or nr. fine. Prov: From the library of George Backhouse Witts (Leckhampton), who has been called the ‘father of archaeology in Gloucestershire’ and was a highly respected member of the Club. With a letter to Witts neatly tipped in and an annotated map centering on Cooper’s Hill loosely inserted; also, an official list of the Club’s members for 1892. [57903] £595.00 A magnificent work and one that can only be fully appreciated when viewed.
237. Maynard, C.J. The Warblers of New England. 1st. Ed. Pub. Maynard, West Newton. 1901-1904 Six parts bound in one volume, pp.[8], 138 with 12 engraved hand-coloured plates by the author plus many line drawings. 8vo. Hardback. Plates 1-6 each with an uncoloured duplicate. Contents in fine condition. Original green card wrappers for each part bound in (one with neat repair on underside). With Errata slip. More recent green cloth, lettered in gilt, in fine condition. Copy No.8 from an unknown number of copies. Scarce. No copy traced at auction for the last 40 years. [57476] £595.00 Charles Johnson Maynard was an American naturalist and ornithologist. Born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1845, and he became a collector, a taxidermist, and an expert on the vocal organs of birds. He passed away in Newton in 1929.
238. 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. Folio. Hardback. 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] £600.00 Roberto Burle Marx in his foreword to this volume extols the quality of Margaret Mee’s quality of botanical illustration.. He says that they maybe compared with the best of botanical artists. The plates which measure 21in by 15in and are a true delight to be seen.
239. Mee, Margaret (Edited by Morrison, Tony). Margaret Mee in Search of Flowers of the Amazon Forests. 1st. Ed. Pub. Nonesuch Expeditions. 1988 pp.302 with reproductions of Margaret Mee’s artwork and colour photographs throughout. 4to. Hardback. Fine hardback in fine dw. From the library of Margaret Mee’s husband, Greville. A unique copy. [57478] £195.00 Margaret Mee passed away following a car crash on 30th November 1988. This was the same month that this book was published. Greville Mee was also seriously injured. A reception was intended as a book launch and a homecoming party for Margaret, but after her death the reception went ahead as a homage. This copy has autographs of many of Margeret’s friends and associates from Brazil on the blank versos of the front and rear endpapers, first and last leaves plus on one loosely inserted sheet. Margaret was one of the first enironmentalists to draw attention to the impact of deforestation on the Amazon Basin and many of her illustrations are now part of the Kew Gardens collection.
240. Millais, J.G. The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes I to III. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green & Co. 1904-06 Three volume set superbly illustrated with 62 photogravures, 62 coloured plates and 149 b/w. plates including photographs. Royal 4to. TEG. A minor amount of spotting, o/w. contents in fine condition. Bound in original two-toned blue cloth with gilt lettering to spines and front boards, all in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. A great set. [57807] £395.00 A monumental work produced in a limited edition of just 1,025 copies, this being set No.877. Illustrations by J.G. Millais himself alongside Henry Gronwold, Archibald Thorburn, George E. Lodge and others.
241. Moffett, Thomas. [Moffat, Mouffet or Muffet]. Insectorum sive minimorum Animalium Theatrum. Olim ab Edoardo Wottono, Conrado Gesnero, Thomaque Pennio inchoatum. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. London. 1634 pp.[xx], 326, [iv] with woodcuts throughout the text, last 4 leaves with woodcut illus. Royal 4to. Hardback. Title page professionally reinforced at gutter, lightly chipped to fore-edge. Overall, contents in nr. fine condition. Contemporary full-calf boards in thoroughly vg. condition, more recent spine in fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed. One of three variant imprints, Lisney identifies this variant as the first issue given the appearance of ‘apud Benjam, Allen’ on the title page. Lisney 3, British Bee Books 25. [57767] £8,750.00 A very significant work indeed. A first edition, first issue, copy of the first book about insects published in Britain. Partly compiled from the writings of Edward Wotton, Conrad Gesner and Gesner's assistant Thomas Penny, Moffett's copiously illustrated treatise remained the ‘standard work’ on insects until the early 1700s.
242. Morris, F.O. Rev. A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds. 2nd. Ed. Pub. George Bell & Son. 1875 Three volume set with 232 chromolithographed colour plates and 8-page George Bell catalogue. Crown 4to. Very minor amount of spotting, o/w. contents are in fine condition. Neat ownership signature dated 1934. Cords a little stretched in Vol. 1; all bindings sound and firm. Original, bright, richly decorated boards lightly shelf-rubbed, with some neat, covert repairs to the spines in vg. plus condition. [57809] £425.00 The preferred 2nd edition.
243. Morris, Rev. F.O. A History of British Birds. 4th. Ed. Pub. John C. Nimmo. 1895 Six volume set with 394 fine hand-coloured plates. Royal 8vo. Hardbacks. Attractive bookplate. Some minor spotting to early volumes, o/w. contents in fine condition. Original gilt lettered and decorated binding, showing some light wear at spine ends, o/w. in thor. vg. condition. [57796] £350.00
244. Morris, Rev. F.O. A History of British Butterflies. 6th. Ed. Pub. John C. Nimmo. 1890 pp.viii, 184 with 2 b/w. and 72 hand-coloured plates. Large 8vo. Some spotting, very largely confined to ends, o/w. contents in fine condition. Original gilt decorated cloth boards showing minimal shelf-wear, o/w. in fine condition. With publisher’s 3-page catalogue of books neatly tipped onto ffep. A very pleasing copy. [58019] £275.00
245. Perrin, Mrs Henry & Boulger, Professor. British Flowering Plants. Vols. I to IV. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bernard Quaritch. 1914 Four volume set illustrated by 300 full-page coloured plates reproduced from drawings by Mrs Perrin. 4to. Hardbacks. TEG. Original ivory cloth with gilt lettering with a few, very minor, marks to boards, o/w. a fine set. A limited edition of 1,000 sets, this being No. 794. A super set. [57785] £150.00 The fine plates are supported by detailed descriptive notes and an introduction by Prof. Boulger.
246. Pratt, Anne. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain. And their Allies the Club Mosses, Pepperworts and Horsetails. Pub. Frederick Warne. c.1880 Six volume set with colour chromolithograph plates throughout. Large 8vo. TEG. Hardbacks. Occasional minor spotting, o/w. contents in fine condition. Original richly decorated green cloth binding, all in excellent, nr. fine condition. A very pleasing set. [57802] £295.00 ‘The most widely-used book on English wild flowers for half a century. A very popular Victorian work’. (Great Flower Books p.71.).
247. Price Esq., Uvedale. A Letter to H. Repton, Esq. On the application of the practice as well as the principles of Landscape-Painting to Landscape-Gardening. 2nd. Ed. Pub. J. Robson (Hereford). 1798 pp.viii, 180. 8vo. More recently, handsomely bound in full calf leather with gilt lettering to spine, raised bands and blind-tooled decoration (to both the spine and boards). Contents very clean with one professional repair to page 85. Overall nr. fine. A super copy. [38712] £250.00 The approaches of Capability Brown and Humphrey Repton to landscape gardening proved to be at odds to the approach of Richard Payne Knight and Sir Uvedale Price. Publications by Knight and Price condemned the work of Brown and Repton. There then followed a series of publications by Repton, Price and Knight in which they defended themselves and attacked each other. A Letter to H. Repton, Esq is one such of these works, and helps greatly in understanding the history and development of landscape gardening.
248. [Ray, John]. Catalogus plantarum circa Cantabrigiam nascentium [with] Index plantarum agri Cantabrigiensis. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cantabrigiae, Joann. Field. 1660 pp.[xxx], 182, [ii], 103, [i] with title-page in red and black letter plus, Cambridge woodcut device to last page of text. Small 8vo. Contents nr. fine. Internal binding excellent and tight. Bound in original vellum which an early owner neatly painted green, quite pleasingly rubbed away in places so in nr. fine condition. A superb copy. [57922] £2,750.00 The first edition of Ray’s first work - an essay in scientific botany, and a most remarkable achievement. Ray spent six years investigating the plants growing around Cambridge, and three years in compiling and improving it. The University printer, Field, allowed a couple of errors to appear in the title, so had to print it again on what was supposed to be the first blank. This copy has the original (uncorrected) title before the corrected one was introduced. The incorrect title should have been cancelled, and there are a few copies with both. Others, (including Keynes’) bear only title A or B. The indexes are of considerable interest, giving details of plants found in 13 special localities around Cambridge. Keynes 1; Wing R.383.
249. Robinson, William. Home Landscapes. With views taken in the Farms, Woods, and Pleasure Grounds of Gravetye Manor. 2nd. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1920 pp.xii, 98, index (75-79) with 32 photographic plates, plus Supplement title-page and 12 further photographic plates. Small folio. Printed on high quality paper, edges rough- cut as published. Light foxing to fore-edges of text block, (contents not affected) o/w. in fine condition. Some leaves uncut. Original green cloth binding in near fine condition. A very pleasing copy. [53220] £250.00 The preferred, more comprehensive 2nd edition.
250. Seebohm, Henry. British Birds’ Eggs. With occasional notes. 1st. Ed. Thus Pub. George Routledge. 1904 pp.16 plus 68 colour plates of eggs. Royal 8vo. Given as a prize to Nina Penelope Pemberton in 1904, with her charming bookplate and inscriptions. Contents in fine condition. Original publisher’s cloth with spine professionally relaid, retaining original end-papers, all in nr. fine condition. [56818] £175.00 This edition was limited to just 110 copies.
251. Thorburn, Archibald. British Birds. Volumes I-IV. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green & Co. 1915-16 Four volume set with 80 colour plates. Royal 4to. Neat ownership signature dated 1916. Minor, scattered foxing to parts of the text, o/w. contents in fine condition. TEG. Original red-cloth boards, gilt lettered and decorated, in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing set indeed. [57915] £695.00
252. Thorburn, Archibald. British Mammals. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans Green. 1920 Two volumes with 50 illus. in colour and many line drawings. Royal 4to. TEG. Scattered foxing to end-papers, o/w. contents fine. Original red cloth boards in near fine condition. A very pleasing set indeed. [38262] £525.00
253. Todhunter, C., Williams, R. and Rodney, S. Bulmer’s Pomona. 1st. Ed. Pub. Fourth Estate. 1987 With 35 fine coloured plates of Cider apples by Caroline Todhunter. 4to. Fine condition. This is an immaculate copy of the half-morocco leather bound limited edition. TEG. Marbled boards. Bound by A.W. Lumsden, Edinburgh. Scarce, seldom coming up for sale in this limited edition, especially so in this condition. [55053] £275.00 Published to celebrate the centenary year of H.P. Bulmer Ltd. Superb plates illustrate the fruit grown and used by Bulmer’s. Each plate is accompanied by descriptive text.
254. Wallace, Alfred Russel. Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro. With an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural History of the Amazon Valley. Pub.Ward, Lock and Co. nd [c.1900] pp. frontis., ix, [i], xiv, 361 (plus appendix and plate) with b/w. photographic plates, maps and other figs. 8vo. Hardback. A few spots to title-page, o/w. contents fine. Original decorated blue cloth boards in fine condition. With the dated signatures of Frank Balfour-Browne and Margaret Mee. From the library of Greville Mee. A superb, unique copy. [57479] £200.00 The association between the entomologist Balfour-Browne (1874-1967) is of note, since 'Unlike most of his contemporaries, Balfour-Browne ... was inspired less by Darwin than by the other great Victorian naturalist, A.R. Wallace ..., and his ideas about geographical distribution. This influence, his early interest in beetles, and a taste for studying organisms in their natural environment, led Balfour-Browne, after a restless start, to a lifelong study of the distribution of British water beetles' (ODNB). Margaret Mee MBE (1909–1988) was a British botanical artist who specialised in plants from the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. She was also one of the first environmentalists to draw attention to the impact of large-scale mining and deforestation on the Amazon Basin.
255. Walpole-Bond, J. A History of Sussex Birds. Vols. I-III. 1st. Ed. Pub. H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1938 Three volume set with 53 coloured plates by Philip Rickman. Crown 4to. TEG. Fine hardbacks (no inscriptions or bookplates) in thor. vg. dws., (now in loose fitting, clear protective covers. A very pleasing set indeed. [58018] £225.00
256. Wolf, Joseph. Feathered Favourites. Twelve pictures of British Birds from drawings by Joseph Wolf. 1st. Ed. Pub. Thomas Bosworth, London. 1854 pp.[6], 54 plus 12 full colour plates formed of circular lithographs printed inside gilt decorative borders after Joseph Wolf. Small 4to. Hardback. AEG. Some spotting to verso of plates, occasionally with a little to their borders. One neat repair, o/w. contents fine. Neat inscription to title-page dated 1901. Original binding of ribbed red cloth, boards decorated and titled in gilt to the upper board in vg. condition. Most of original spine relaid retaining original end-papers, very discrete repairs to corners. A copy that can be handled with confidence. [57483] £675.00 An excellent opportunity to obtain fine ornithological illustrations by Joseph Wolf. This was the second bird book illustrated with the use of chromolithography, by "one of the most sought-after of the bird painters of the nineteenth century" (Lysaught: 110).
257. Yarrell, William. A History of British Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1843 Three volumes with 520 engravings. 8vo. Hardbacks. All edges marbled. Half and full-titles in each volume. Contents exceptionally clean and in fine condition. More recent, handsome, quarter leather binding with gilt lettering and decoration to spines, all in fine condition. A very pleasing set. [57797] £195.00
‘The History of British Birds...... proved a great success. The beautiful woodcuts were executed by the Thompsons....In fact, the value of his [Yarrell’s] works and the admiration which they evoke may be said to be due to the accuracy of the information they contain, together with the simplicity of their style and the charm and fidelity of the illustrations’ (Mullens and Swann).
Gardening 258. Armitage, J. et al. (Eds.). RHS Plant Finder 2016. 72,000 plants and where to find them. 30th. Ed. Pub. RHS. 2016 pp.950. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. [56928] £9.00 This edition includes contact details for nearly five hundred nurseries, and a new section on RHS Award of Garden Merit vegetables and Perfect for Pollinators plants.
259. Blomfield, R. The Formal Garden in England. Rep. Pub. Waterstone. 1985 pp.xiv, 252 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Very minor speckling to top-edge, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw. [57650] £8.00 First published in 1892 and reprinted here with original illustrations by F. Inigo Thomas, this book is a historical survey of the formal garden, covering all kinds of garden architecture as well as the use of symmetry and symbolism.
260. Bowles, E.A. A Handbook of Narcissus. 1st. Ed. Pub. Martin Hopkinson. 1934 pp.248 with b/w. illus. 8vo. No inscriptions. Thoroughly vg. hardback in good dw., with some loss, largely on front (now in removable, clear plastic cover). [57652] £50.00
261. Brown, G.E. & Kirkham, T. The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2004 pp.338 with colour photos., and b/w., illus. Large 8vo. Fine softback. RRP £14.99 [57411] £10.00 George Brown’s classic work has been throroughly revised and expanded by Tony Kirkham for a new generation of tree and shrub enthusiasts.
262. Byczynski, L. The Flower Farmer. An Organic Grower’s Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chelsea Green Publishing Co, Vermont. 1997 pp.xv, 207 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Nr. fine softback. RRP £19.95 [56920] £15.00 A comprehensive guide, with advice on over 95 recommended flowering plants, including information on growing, harvesting and handling of flowers.
263. Cappiello, P. & Shadow, D. Dogwoods. The Genus Cornus. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Timber Press. 2007 pp.224 with colour photos., throughout. Small 4to. A fine hardback in fine dw. [57416] £20.00 Provides a solid overview of all dogwoods of horticultural merit, with more than 200 photographs to aid identification and with plant selection. Includes helpful details on cultivation, combating pests and diseases, and the fundamentals of breeding and selection.
264. Cheng, Ji. The Craft of Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Yale Univ.Press. 1988 pp.144 with colour; b/w., photos., and illus., throughout. 4to. Address neatly inked out on ffep. A fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [56933] £30.00 This book was originally published in 1631 and is the earliest manual of landscape gardening in the Chinese tradition. This is the first English translation of this seminal work.
265. Crawford, M. Creating a Forest Garden. Working with Nature to grow Edible Crops. 1st. Ed. Pub. Green Books. 2010 pp.384 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. New hardback. RRP £29.99. [56934] £20.00 A forest garden is a managed ecosystem modelled on the structure of young natural woodland, with a diversity of crops grown in different vertical layers. Includes advice on planning, planting and maintenance of over 450 plants almost all edible and many unusual.
266. Crawford, M. Trees for Gardens, Orchards and Permaculture. Permanent Publications. 2015 pp.xiv, 228 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. Fine softback. RRP £24.95. [57413] £15.00 A selection of over 100 of the best trees producing fruits, nuts, edible leaves and other useful products that can be grown in Europe and North America.
267. Crowder, C. The Garden at Levens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2005 pp.160 with colour photos., and illus. throughout. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Signed by the author. Out-of-print. [57165] £17.50 Head gardener Chris Crowder narrates a rich history of the gardens at Levens Hall in the Lake District, famous for their elaborate topiary gardens first laid out in 1694 by Guillaume Beaumont.
268. Davis, T.D. et al. (Eds.). Adventitious Root Formation in Cuttings. Advances in Plant Sciences Series Volume 2. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dioscorides Press. 1988 pp.315 with b/w. figs., and tables. Large 8vo. A nr. fine hardback in fine dw., gently sunned. [56916] £10.00 The first comprehensive treatment of the striking of roots from above ground parts of plants.
269. Dongchu, Hu. The Way of the Virtuous. The Influence of Art and Philosophy on Chinese Garden Design. 1st. Ed. Pub. New World Press 1991 pp.119 with b/w. photos., and garden layouts throughout. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. [57312] £26.00
Hu Dongchu considers the influence of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism on traditional Chinese garden design.
270. Dun-zhen, Liu. Chinese Classical Gardens of Suzhou. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. McGraw-Hill. 1993 pp.459 with b/w. photos., and illus. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. [57310] £35.00 The ancient gardens of the Suzhou, in the Jiangsu Province, are among the world’s finest architectural and cultural treasures. This book presents a fascinating insight into the design techniques, theories of layout and methods of management employed to create these exquisite spaces.
271. Free, M. Plant Pruning in Pictures. How, When, and Where to Prune, and With What Tools. 1st. Ed. Pub. Museum Press. 1961 pp.286 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback. [57422] £8.00 Covers trees, shrubs, evergreens, topiary, espaliers, arbors, perennials, vines, fruits, house plants, Bonsai, kitchen gardens and grafted plants.
272. Friends of Blaise, Bristol. Humphry Repton’s Red Book for Blaise Castle. 1st. Ed. Pub. Friends of Blaise, Bristol [c.1980] pp.32 (unpaginated) with b/w. illus. Landscape Royal 8vo. A fine softback. A Blaise Castle Estate leaflet with map and background information loosely inserted. [56915] £25.00 Not a complete facsimilie of the original ‘Red Book’, but this work gives a very good flavour of the original.
273. Grenfell, D. Hostas. RHS Wisley Handbooks. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell. 2002 pp.96 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. A new softback. RRP £7.99. [56927] £5.00
274. Grey-Wilson, C. & Mathews, V. Gardening on Walls. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1983 pp.320 with 24 colour plates. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. [57415] £12.00 Describes more than 1,500 different species and cultivars which can be grown up and against walls, on pergolas, over trees or in the crevices of walls.
275. Grounds, Roger. Grasses. Choosing and using these ornamental plants in the garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Quadrille in assoc. with the RHS. 2005 pp.160 with colour photos. throughout. 4to. A new hardback in new dw. Out-of-print in hardback. [56926] £15.00 Guides the reader through the hundreds of grass varieties available, advising on those best suited to various garden uses, habitats and design styles.
276. Harte, S. Zen Gardening. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Pavilion. 2002 pp.160 with colour photos., and illus. Small 4to. Inscription. Nr. fine softback. [57305] £5.00 The classical Zen gardens were devised by Japanese monks and are revered as national monuments. This book explains and interprets the underlying principals for those gardeners seeking to incorporate the ideals of balance, harmony and peace in their own gardens.
277. Hickmott, S. Growing Unusual Vegetables. Weird and Wonderful Vegetables and How to Grow Them. 1st. Ed. Pub. Eco-Logic. 2003 pp.266 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Nr. fine softback. RRP £26.99 [56917] £12.00 With details of over 90 unusual vegetables, including a list of suppliers, comprehensive cultivation instructions, and notes on origin, history and uses.
278. Hobhouse, Penelope. Plants in Garden History. An illustrated history of plants and their influence on garden styles - from ancient Egypt to the present day. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Pavilion. 1994 pp.336 with colour photos. and illus. Landscape 4to. A nr. fine softback. Out-of-print. [57303] £10.00
279. Hyams, E. Strawberry Growing Complete. A System of Procuring Fruit Throughout the Year. New Rev. Ed. Pub. Faber & Faber. 1962 pp.159 with b/w. photos and illus. 8vo. VG. hardback in good dw. [56912] £5.00
280. Jarman, D. Derek Jarman’s Garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Thames and Hudson. 1995 pp.144 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. A fine hardback in fine dw. [57100] £16.00 Derek Jarman created his own garden in the flat, bleak expanse of shingle that faces the nuclear power station in Dungeness, Kent. Here he produced a landscape which mixed flint, shells and driftwood with sculptures, indigenous plants, and shrubs and flowers he introduced.
281. Jekyll, Gertrude. Garden Ornament. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1918 pp.xii, 460. Profusely illustrated with b/w. photographs. Folio. Hardback. AEG. Foxing to border and verso of illus. frontis., o/w. contents in fine condition. Marbled end-papers. Original boards with one small, circular rub on front board, overall in thoroughly vg. condition. A very pleasing copy indeed. Comes with letter to previous owner dated 1934 and a period Christmas card loosely inserted. [49786] £325.00 When originally published, Country Life promoted this book saying ‘With the continuous development of garden design there has arisen an increasing demand for a practical and comprehensive book entirely devoted to the right use of Garden Ornament, and this volume has been carefully designed to meet that demand.’
282. Junzhen, Zhu. Chinese Landscape Gardening. 1st. Ed. Pub. Foreign Languages Press, Beijing. 1992 pp.182, with colour photos., and illus. throughout. 4to. Nr. fine hardback. [57309] £30.00 The result of three decades of research into traditional Chinese royal and private gardens, and contemporary gardens, this is a distillation of the principles of plant arrangement and other design factors such as paths, stones and water features.
283. Klein, Carol. Grow Your Own Fruit. 1st. Ed. Pub Mitchell Beazley with the RHS. 2009 pp.224 with colour photos., throughout. Small 4to. A vg. hardback in vg. dw. [56918] £7.50
284. Leighton, A. Early English Gardens in New England. ‘For Meate or Medicine’. 1st. Ed. Pub. Houghton Mifflin 1970 pp.xviii, 441 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Ex-lib. A vg. hardback in vg. laminated dw. [57300] £6.50 An account of over two hundred plants grown in the New World and the uses made of them, assembled from the diaries and letters of the early settlers.
285. Lloyd, Christopher. Meadows. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell Illustrated. 2004 pp.192 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. A fine hardback in gently sunned, o/w., fine dw. Out-of-print. [57412] £16.00 Packed with all the advice needed to create and maintain a diverse, species-rich meadow.
286. Maitland, S. & Matthews, P. Gardens of Illusion. Places of Wit and Enchantment. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell & Co. 2000 pp.160 with colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., gently sunned on spine. [57302] £6.00 Drawing inspiration from contemporary and traditional gardens, this book shows how wit and ingenuity can transform a space from the ordinary to the wonderful.
287. Mitchell, J. & Lawson, L. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Primulas. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press in assoc. with RBG, Kew. 2016 pp.246 with colour photos. Small 4to. New hardback. RRP £17.99. [57426] £15.00 Full of information on both new and classic primulas with recommendations for the best varieties for different situations.
288. Nichols, Beverley. Down The Garden Path. 1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1932 pp.290 with decorative end papers. 8vo. Very minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original illus. boards in vg. plus condition. [57421] £22.50
289. Nitschke, Gunter. Japanese Gardens. Right Angle and Natural Form. 1st. Ed. Pub. Taschen. 1999 pp. 239 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57311] £25.00 As the same time as detailing the characteristics differentiating each of the five major epochs in the history of Japanese gardening, Gunter Nitschke identifies the common motif which underlies them all.
290. Norris, K.D. A Guide to Bearded Irises. Cultivating the Rainbow for Beginners and Enthusiasts. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2012 pp.348 with colour photos. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. [57425] £20.00 An accessible yet authoritative overview of these deservedly popular plants. Features portraits of the 150 most outstanding irises.
291. Petit, T.L. & Peat, J.P. The New Encyclopedia of Daylilies. Rev. Ed. Pub. Timber Press 2008 pp.408 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. [57414] £55.00 An authoritative reference with more than 1,700 daylilies illustrated in close-up, detailed photographs, each accompanied by a comprehensive description that includes information on colour, size, bloom season, and parentage.
292. Phillips, R. and Rix, M. Conservatory and Indoor Plants. Volumes 1 & 2. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1997 Two volume set with colour photos., throughout. 4to. Faint dust marks to top of text block of Vol. 2, o/w. a fine hardback set in nr. fine dws. [56911] £30.00 Includes introductory chapters on garden and greenhouse cultivation, types of conservatory, and on the habitat of species grown in the wild. The plants described need the shelter of a cool greenhouse or conservatory in frost areas, a few need heat. All can be grown outdoors in the UK in summer.
293. Phillips, R. & Rix, M. Annuals and Biennials. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan 1999 pp.288 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. Fine softback. [57424] £8.00 With over 1,000 colour photographs and tips for successful cultivation.
294. Phipps, J.B. et al. Hawthorns and Medlars. RHS Plant Collector Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press 2003 pp.139 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56923] £12.00 The first book devoted entirely to this group of plants. Written by a botanist with a deep love for the subject, it provides a unique view into lore, science, and practical care.
295. Quest-Ritson, C. & B. The RHS Encyclopedia of Roses. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dorling Kindersley. 2003 pp.488 with colour photos. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Out-of-print. [56913] £30.00 The definitive A-Z guide to 2,000 species. Every rose is carefully described with details of their growing habits, cultivation, size of flower and scent as well as their breeding and name origins.
296. Robinson, Wiilliam & Darke, R. The Wild Garden. Expanded Edition. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2009 pp.355 with colour; b/w., photos., and illus. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [56932] £20.00 In addition to the original text and illustrations from the fifth edition of 1895, this expanded edition includes new chapters and photographs by Rick Darke. This places Robinson’s wild gardenening in a modern context and underscores his importance in the evolution of ecological design.
297. Slawson, D.A. Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens. Design Principles, Aesthetic Values. 1st. Ed. Kodansha. 1991 pp.220 with b/w. photos., & illus. Large 8vo. Fine softback, fine dw. [57307] £9.00 Explains the fundamental principles of Japan’s 1,500 year-old landscape design tradition, and describes how those principles may be applied to a much wider range of environments than exists in Japan.
298. Slocum, P.D. Waterlilies and Lotuses. Species, Cultivars, and New Hybrids. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.260 with over 300 colour photos. Small 4to. Fine hardback in nr fine dw. [56921] £45.00 Describes nearly 500 species and cultivars of waterlilies and lotuses. All species and the major cultivars are described along with the author's and hybridizers' comments on the best landscape uses for each plant.
299. Tatum, G.B. and Macdougall, E.B. Prophet with Honor. The Career of Andrew Jackson Downing 1815- 1852. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks. 1989 pp.324 with many b/w. illus. Nr. fine hardback. [39789] £30.00 A superbly detailed and illustrated insight into the life and work of Andrew Jackson Downing, who is considered the most important figure in garden and cottage design, horticulture and pomology in America before the Civil War.
300. Thompson, R. & Watson, W. The Gardener’s Assistant. A Practical and Scientific Exposition of the Art of Gardening in all its Branches. New Ed. Pub. Gresham. 1905 Six volume set with fine colour chromolithographs, b/w., photos., and illus. 4to. Hardbacks. Minor spotting at ends, o/w. contents in fine condition. Original decorated cloth boards in thor. vg. condition. A very pleasing set. [57418] £100.00 A superb work. Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of gardening from layout and landscaping to kitchen gardens, orchards, soft fruit, and cut flowers.
301. Tintori, G. & S. Ornamental Citrus Plants. Advice on their cultivation from our rural gardening tradition. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Edifir. 2002 pp.xxi, 216 with colour photos. throughout. Large 8vo. Fine hardback. [56919] £25.00 Oscar Tintori was the first commercial grower of ornamental citrus plants in Italy. This book, written by his sons, is a distillation of the techniques he pioneered on the family farm in Tuscany.
302. Titchmarsh, A. How to be a Gardener. Book One. Back to Basics. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. BBC. 2002 pp.264 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. A fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [56930] £7.50 Provides the essentials that every gardener needs to know.
303. Toogood, A. (Ed.). RHS Propagating Plants. The Fully Illustrated Plant-by-Plant Manual of Practical Techniques. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dorling Kindersley. 1999 pp.320 with colour photos., and illus., throughout. Small 4to. A fine hardback in fine dw., sunned on spine. Out-of-print. [56931] £9.00
304. Trehane, J. Camellias. The Gardener’s Encyclopedia. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2007 pp.380 with colour photos. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56922] £80.00 A comprehensive reference for over 600 garden-worthy species and cultivars. Significant coverage is given to cold-hardy cultivars and there are chapters devoted to establishing camellias in the garden and growing them successfully in containers.
305. Ward, Lock & Co. Ward, Lock & Co.’s All About Gardening. Garden Making and Maintenance. Pub. Ward, Lock & Co. c.1930 pp.384 with colour plates and b/w. photos and illus. 8vo. Dedication dated 1930. Contents nr. fine. Original decorated green cloth boards in nr. fine condition. [57420] £12.00 A fascinating insight into gardening of that period.
Natural History & Zoology
306. Balfour-Browne, V.R. The Stalking Letters and Sketches of V.R. Balfour-Browne. 1st. Ed. Pub. Antony Atha. 1978 pp.131, [4] with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. Landscape 4to. TEG. Very minor spots to fore-edge of text block, o/w., a fine quarter-bound hardback in nr. fine slipcase. No.510 of a limited edition of 950 copies. [57202] £100.00
307. Barlow, N. (Ed.). Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pilot Press. 1945 pp.[x], 279 with b/w. illus. and fold-out map. 8vo. Top corner of ffep. neatly clipped. A thor. vg. hardback lightly sunned on spine. Freeman No. 1571. [57346] £12.50
308. Barlow, N. (Ed.). Darwin and Henslow. The Growth of an Idea. Letters 1831-1860. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bentham- Moxon. 1967 pp.xii, 251 with b/w. illus., & fold-out map. Thor. vg. hardback in vg. dw. [57345] £8.00 Darwin frequently corresponded with his close friend Henslow about the collections he was sending back to Cambridge during the voyage of the Beagle. They had their differences. Darwin’s ideas outdistanced Henslow’s and this can be seen within later the letters comprised herein whilst the friendship continued.
309. Barlow, Nora. (Ed.). The Autobiography of Charles Darwin. 1809-1882. The First Complete Version. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 pp.253 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Signature dated April 1958 to ffep. A nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. Freeman No. 1497 [57344] £22.00 Darwin’s autobiography was first published in 1887, five years after his death. Since it was written primarily for his own children, many passages and references to personalities were omitted for family reasons. This version, edited by his granddaughter, Nora Barlow, is an accurate transcription from the original manuscript, with earlier omissions restored.
310. Bates, H.E. and Tunnicliffe, C.F. In the Heart of the Country. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1942 pp.ix, 150 with 29 illus. by Tunnicliffe. 4to. Hardback. Minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards in nr. fine condition. [57926] £14.50
311. Bates, Henry Walter. The Naturalist on the River Amazons. Everyman’s Library. Pub. J.M. Dent & Sons. [1910] pp.xx, 407 with b/w. illus and maps. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in original fawn cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. A great copy. [57367] £30.00 Henry Walter Bates and his co-naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace embarked together, in 1848, on an expedition to the forests of the Amazon in search of plants and animals that would help solve the problems of the origin of species. Originally published in 1863, this book catalogues a wondrous range of natural life in vivid description and detail.
312. BB. Ramblings of a Sportsman-Naturalist. Illustrated by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. 1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1979 pp.176 beautifully illustrated. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine, price-clipped dw. [35155] £40.00
313. ‘BB’. Watkins-Pitchford, D.J. The Challenge of Big Carp. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Little Egret Press 2007 pp.[xii], 94 with b/w. illus. by BB. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. No. 118 of a ltd. ed. of 800 copies. [57547] £40.00 BB describes the places he has angled for big carp, conjuring as he does so the joys of sunlight watermeads and midge- haunted pools.
314. ‘BB’. Watkins-Pitchford, D.J. & Wright. G. Letters From The Round House. 1965 - 1970. 1st. Ed. Pub. Roseworld Productions. 2006 pp.ix, 175 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by Gordon Wright. Number 243 of a limited edition of 400 copies. [57548] £60.00 Gordon Wright developed a good friendship with BB. They shared their experiences through letters to each other and ‘these [letters] are fly-on-the wall accounts of the everyday that chronicle the joy of good fellowship and pleasure of shared experiences.’. Edited by Bryan Holden.
315. Boyd, J.M. & Boyd, I.L. The Hebrides. 1st. Ed. Pub. Birlinn. 1996 Three volume set with b/w. photos., and maps. 8vos. Bookplates. Fine softbacks. [57386] £15.00 The three volumes are ‘A Habitable Land’, ‘A Natural Tapestry’ and ‘A Mosaic of Islands’. Highly recommended.
316. Buckley, A.B. Winners in Life’s Race. Or the Great Backboned Family. 1st. Ed. 6th. Thou. Pub. Edward Stanford 1892 pp.xv, 367 with b/w., illus., plus 16 page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. AEG. Bookplate and owner’s stamp. Contents fine. A little spine lean. Original richly decorated binding in vg. condition. [57382] £35.00 A well-illustrated account of vertebrate animals. Graphically describes the early history of backboned animals as it was understood at the end of the nineteenth century.
317. Burgis, M. J. & Morris, P. The Natural History of Lakes. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1987. pp.218 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Thor. vg. hardback in gently sunned, thor. vg. dw. A paper entitled ‘Ecological aspects of the introduction of fish species into natural habitats in Europe, with special reference to the Netherlands’ by C.M. Vooren (1971) loosely inserted. [57393] £10.00 A comprehensive introduction to lakes of the world covering fauna and flora, geology and ecology.
318. Burkhardt, F et at. (Eds.). The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. Volume 8. 1860. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. 1993 pp.xxxvii, 766 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57561] £40.00 A very important period of time for Charles Darwin. The correspondence in this volume is dominated by the public and private response to the publication of the ‘Origin of Species’ and begins with Darwin eagerly scrutinising each new review.
319. Clarke, W.G. In Breckland Wilds. 1st. Ed. 2nd. Imp. Pub. Robert Scott. 1926 pp.xii, 208 with b/w photos. and map. 8vo. Bookplate. Neat dedication to ffep. Near fine hardback. A very pleasing copy. [55971] £18.00 The history, fauna and flora of ‘Breckland’, a 400 square mile area of heathland in East Anglia, is beautifully evoked in this classic account by W.G. Clarke. Includes an appreciation of the author, who died just before it was published, by H.J. Massingham.
320. Cogger, Harold G. Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia. 6th. Ed. Rep. Pub. Reed New Holland. 2000 pp.808 with colour photos., b/w., illus and dist. maps throughout. Small 4to. Bookplate. Speckles to top and fore-edge of text block, o/w., a fine hardback in fine dw. [57203] £75.00 A complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna. For each of the species featured there is a description of its appearance, distribution and habits. With over 1,000 colour photographs.
321. Darlington, C.D. The Evolution of Man and Society. 1st. US Ed. Pub. Simon & Schuster. 1969 pp.753 with b/w. maps and figs. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg dw., showing some sunning on spine. [57378] £12.00 Darlington sees history as a continuation of Darwininan evolution, and in this work he argues that human heredity has shaped both man’s physical evolution and the development of his personal and social life.
322. Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. And Selection in Relation to Sex. New Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1901 pp.xix, 1031 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Faint scattered foxing, o/w., contents fine. Original green cloth boards in nr. fine condition, lightly rubbed to extremities. Freeman 1001. [57366] £20.00
323. Darwin, Charles. A Naturalist’s Voyage. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle’ Round the World. 17th. Thou. Pub. John Murray. 1888 pp.x, 519, with b/w. illus., and 32 publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Memorial Prize bookplate of Hele’s School, Exeter dated July 1932 to front pastedown. Faint scattered foxing to first and last few pages, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards in nr. fine condition, lightly rubbed on extremities. Freeman No. 45. [57347] £150.00
324. Doody, J.P. Coastal Conservation and Management. An Ecological Perspective. 1st. Ed. Pub. Kluwer Academic. 2001 pp.xx, 308 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback, very gently sunned on spine. Out-of- print in hardback. Softback in-print at £179.99. [57198] £60.00 Emphasizes the application of research knowledge to the solution of practical problems facing coastal conservation such as management of habitats, management of species and integrated management.
325. Duplaix-Hall, N. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 13. 1973. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1973 pp.x, 423 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback, without dw. [57401] £20.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Waterfowl in Captivity’.
326. Duplaix-Hall, N. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 15. 1975. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1975 pp.x, 463 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Thor. vg/ hardback in thor. vg. dw., gently sunned on spine. [57402] £25.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Small Mammals in Captivity’.
327. Fitter, Richard and Scott, Sir Peter. The Penitent Butchers. 75 years of Wildlife Conservation. 1st. Ed. Pub. Fauna Preservation Soc. 1978 pp.48 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hardback in fine dw., hint of sunning on spine. Signed by Richard Fitter to half-title. [57389] £10.00 This book presents the history of the Fauna Preservation Society between 1903 and 1978.
328. Forrest, H.E. The Fauna of Shropshire. Being an Account of all the Mammals, Birds, Reptiles & Fishes found in the County of Salop. 1st. Ed. Pub. Terry & Compy. 1899 pp.248, vi with b/w. photographic plates. 8vo. Hardback. Scattered foxing. Original binding. Nr. fine copy. [57206] £35.00
329. Forrest, H.E. A Handbook to The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales. 1st. Ed. Pub. Witherby and Co. 1919 pp.106. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Lettering on spine a little faded, o/w. original boards in fine condition. [57207] £30.00
330. Forster, T. The Pocket Encyclopaedia of Natural Phenomena. For the use of Mariners, Shepherds, Gardeners, Husbandmen, and Others. Pub. John Nichols & Sons. 1827 pp.xlviii, 440. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Original binding, hinges tender, spine showing wear, binding still very sound. [57380] £45.00 A compendium of prognostications of the weather, signs of the seasons, periods of plants, and other phenomena in Natural History and Philosophy; complied pricipally from the manuscripts and journals of the late T. F. Forster, Esq., F.L.S. etc.
331. Friday, L. (Ed.). Wicken Fen. The Making of a Wetland Nature Reserve. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Harley Books. 1997 pp.xvi, 306 with colour and b/w., photos, illus, figs., and maps. Large 8vo. Small address label. Fine softback. Out-of-print in softback. [56444] £18.00 A comprehensive study of this well-known English nature reserve which also records its habitats. The reserve's history is covered in great detail, as well as current and past management practices.
332. Garcia-Gonzalez, R. et al. (Eds.). Mountain Ungulates Research 2002. Pirineos, A Journal on Mountain Ecology, vol. 157 (2002). 1st. Ed. Pub. Inst. Pirenaico de Ecologia. 2002 pp.251 with figs., and tables. 8vo. Fine softback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine. [57391] £22.50
A selection of edited papers from the “Third World Conference on Mountain Ungulates” held in Zaragoza 10 - 15 June 2002.
333. Gordon, D. Wild Life in Devon. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1923 pp.ix, 239 with b/w. photos., and 6 page publisher's catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Attractive bookplate. Scattered foxing o/w., contents fine. Original green cloth boards in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy. With period John Murray flyer for 'My Moorland Patients', by R.W.S. Bishop. [57208] £20.00 A collation of studies first published in the Spectator and other journals. Mammals considered comprise fox-cubs, otters, hares, red stag, roe deer. Also, studies the nightjar, wood-pigeon, curlew, buzzards, golden plovers, the sparrow-hawk, the tawny owl and ravens.
334. Gurnell, J. The Natural History of Squirrels. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1987 pp.xiii, 201 with colour photos., and b/w., illus. Large 8vo. Nr. fine softback. [57388] £7.50 A comprehensive account.
335. Hanna, T.J. Fly-Fishing in Ireland. Some Practical Hints on Procedure, Locality and new Methods of Fly-Dressing. Fac. Pub. Smith Settle. 2003 pp.xi, 175 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. A nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Limited facsimile edition of 1,000 copies. . [57387] £10.00 Thomas Hanna was born in Co. Derry in 1908 and published the ‘Fly-fishing in Ireland’ in 1933. He gives a detailed account of how to dress and fish the nymph and includes a number of excellent dressings for trout flies which are as popular today as they were over 70 years ago.
336. Hart, Ian B. Pesca. The History of Compania Argentina de Pesca Sociedad Anonima of Buenos Aires. An account of the pioneer modern whaling and sealing company in the Antarctic. Rev. Ed. Pub. Aidan Ellis. 2002 pp.[xii], 548 with 269 photographs. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Out-of-print. Scarce. [57924] £250.00 A very detailed account of the history of the Compania Argentina de Pesca Sociedad Anonima of Buenos Aires, or Pesca as it was known in whaling circles.
337. Hayward, P.J. and Ryland, J.S. (Eds.) The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe. Volume 1 - Introduction and Protozoans to Arthropods. Volume 2 - Molluscs to Chordates. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Clarendon Press. 1990 Two volume set with b/w. illus., throughout. Fine hardback set. As new. A superb set. RRP £547.50. [57374] £250.00 The most comprehensive account of the marine fauna of British and adjacent waters ever produced. Describes and illustrates more than 2,000 species, covering all benthic habitats, from the intertidal zone to approximately 30 metres depth, and also includes representatives of estuarine and supralittoral faunas. All species are illustrated by line drawings, with related species grouped together to facilitate comparisons.
338. Hele, N.F. Notes or Jottings about Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Relating to Matters Historical, Antiquarian, Ornithological and Entomological. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Russell Smith. 1870 pp.[vii], ii, 198 with 5 b/w. plates (one being fold-out). 8vo. Armorial bookplate and neat signature. Scattered foxing, very largely at ends, o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth, lettered in gilt, nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy. [57204] £175.00 Contains an interesting account (illustrated with fold-out plate) of the excavation in 1862 of an Anglo-Saxon boat burial and cemetery near Snape.
339. Jarvis, C. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook . Volume 8. 1968. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1968 pp.vi, 414 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57399] £27.50 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Canids and Felids in Captivity’.
340. Jenkins, J.T. The Fishes of the British Isles. The Wayside and Woodland Series. 2nd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Frederick Warne & Co. 1946 pp.viii, 408 with colour and b/w. illus., throughout. Small 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw., From the library of Eric Duffey (distinguished Arachnologist). [57395] £15.00
341. Kant, Immanel. Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Scottish Academic Press. 1981 pp.302. 8vo. Minor marks to top of text block, o/w., a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57553] £15.00 The first complete translation into English of Kant’s book, originally published in 1755. Translated and with an introduction and notes by Stanley L. Jaki.
342. Lack, David. Darwin’s Finches. 1st. Ed. Reissue Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1983 pp.liii, 208 with colour plates, b/w. illus., maps and tables. 8vo. Fine softback. This edition contains a new introduction and notes not present in the first edition [56856] £20.00 Described by him as “a work of natural history, based on a study of living birds in the Galapagos and of dead specimens in museums”, Lack has attemped to trace the successive stages of the evolution of Galapagos finches from trivial differences between species to much more striking adaptations.
343. Lankester, E. (Ed.). The Correspondence of John Ray. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Ray Society. 1848 pp.xvi, 502 with b/w., frontis. 8vo. TEG. Hardback. Ex-lib. Some sections uncut. Very minor spotting o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth boards showing some wear and repair on spine, o/w. in vg. condition. [57383] £25.00 Consisting of selections from the philosophical letters published by Dr. Derham, and original letters of John Ray in the collection of the British Museum.
344. Lemey, P. et al. The Phylogenetic Handbook. A Practical Approach to Phylogenetic Analysis and Hypothesis Testing. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 2010 pp.xxvi, 723 with b/w. figs., and tables. Small 4to. Signature to half-title. Nr. fine softback. Latest edition. In-print at £47.99 [57377] £25.00 A broad, hands-on guide to the theory and practice of nucleotide and protein phylogenetic analysis.
345. Lincoln, R. et al. A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1998 pp.ix, 361. Small 4to. Nr. fine softback. RRP £42.99. Latest edition. [57390] £12.50 The most wide-ranging and comprehensive dictionary in the field, especially useful for biodiversity students. Includes over 11,000 entries.
346. Lucas, J. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 9. 1969. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1969 pp.viii, 336 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57400] £30.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Amphibians and Reptiles in Captivity’.
347. Maitland, P.S. & Morgan, N.C. Conservation Management of Freshwater Habitats. Lakes, rivers and wetlands. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chapman & Hall. 1997 pp.x, 233 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback, very gently sunned on spine. In-print at £129.00. [57197] £40.00 Subjects covered include: evaluation of the conservation interest of sites; practical protection and management of freshwater habitats; and species conservation.
348. Martin, Janet. Treasure of the Land of Darkness. The fur trade and its significance for medieval Russia. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni Press. 1986 pp.x, 277 with b/w maps. 8vo. Fine hardback. [57098] £30.00 Traces the flow of fur through the major trade centres of medieval Russia to consumer markets stretching from Western Europe to China.
349. O’Connor, P.A. Advanced Taxidermy. 1st. Ed. Pub. P.A. O’Connor & Learnex. 1983 pp.xii, 203 with b/w. photos., and illus. throughout. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. [57392] £20.00
350. Olney, P.J.S. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 16. 1976. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1976 pp.x, 484 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57403] £25.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Principles of Zoo Animal Feeding’.
351. Olney, P.J.S. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 17. 1977. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1977 pp.x, 392 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57404] £20.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity’.
352. Olney, P.J.S. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 18. 1978. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1978 pp.x, 392 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57405] £30.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Penguins’.
353. Olney, P.J.S. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 19. 1979. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1979 pp.x, 450 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57406] £25.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Reptiles’.
354. Olney, P.J.S. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 20. 1980. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1980 pp.ix, 521 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57407] £20.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity’.
355. Olney, P.J.S. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 21. 1981. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1981 pp.ix, 404 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. [57408] £25.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Zoo Displays and Information Techniques’.
356. Olney, P.J.S. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 23. 1983. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1984 pp.ix, 395 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. [57409] £30.00 Special subject of Section 1, ‘Birds of Prey’.
357. Olney, P.J.S. (Ed.). International Zoo Yearbook. Volume 24/25. 1984/85. 1st. Ed. Pub. Zoo. Soc. of London. 1986 pp.ix, 651 with b/w. photos., and figs. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57410] £35.00
Special subject of Section 1, ‘Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity’.
358. Prior, Richard. Deer Management in Small Woodlands. 1st. Ed. Pub. Game Conservancy. 1987 pp.[vi], 116 with colour & b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback, very gently sunned spine. Signed by author. [57097] £19.50
359. Rowe, D. & Wilson, C. (Eds.). High Skies - Low Lands. An Anthology of the Wexford Slobs and Harbour. 1st. Pub. Duffry Press. 1996 pp.xvi, 366 with many illustrations, maps and other figs. Landscape 4to. Fine hardback, lightly dust-marked on top-edge in fine dw. [43575] £47.50 A fine, nicely illustrated anthology of this delightful part of Ireland. Covering fauna, flora, topography, geology and myths.
360. Russell, F.S. The Medusae of the British Isles. Volume II. Pelagic Scyphozoa. With a Supplement to the First Volume on Hydromedusae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1970 pp.xi, 284 with colour and b/w., plates and illus. 4to. Nr. fine hardback in good dw., with a little loss to front and rear. [57394] £80.00
361. Saintsbury, E. The World of Alison Uttley. A Biography. 1st. Ed. Pub. Howard Baker. 1980 pp.172, [6] with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Neat annotations to list of Works by Alison Uttley, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw., gently sunned. [57384] £15.00 Traces the life of Alison Uttley (1884 -1976) from her beginnings as the daughter of a tenant hill-farmer in Derbyshire to literary success in later life.
362. Taylor, Ina. The Edwardian Lady. The Story of Elizabeth Holden. 1st. Ed. 3rd. Imp. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1980 pp.207 illus. in colour and b/w. Small 4to. Neat inscription. Fine hardback, nr. fine dw. [57030] £10.00 Period photographs and reproductions of artwork illustrate this fascinating insight into the life of Elizabeth Holden, author of ‘The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady’.
363. Uttley, Alison. Cuckoo in June. 1st. Ed. Thus Pub. Country Book Club. 1966 pp.128 with b/w. illus. by Charles Tunnicliffe. Small 8vo. A nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [57385] £18.00
364. Venables, Bernard. A Pleasure of Fishes. 1st. Ed. Pub. Medlar Press. 2006 pp.131 with colour plates by Bernard Venables. Small 4to. Fine hardback. No.327 of a limited edition of 525 copies. [57200] £40.00
365. Walker, J.J. (Ed.). The Natural History of the Oxford District. 1st Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1926 pp.viii, 336 with figs. and tables, plus Corrigenda and 30 page publisher's catalogue. Small 8vo. Original blue cloth. Fine hardback. [57205] £12.50 Includes chapters by Rev. Frederick C.R. Jourdain on ornithology, George Claridge Druce on botany and arachnida by Pickard-Cambridge.
366. Watson, J.N.P. Millais. Three Generations in Nature, Art and Sport. 1st. Ed. Pub. The Sportsman’s Press. 1988 pp.176 with colour and b/w., illus throughout. Small 4to. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57201] £18.00 The fascinating story of three generations of great artists and naturalists - Sir John Everett Millais, PRA, his son, John Guille Millais, and grandson, Raoul Millais. With reproductions of their artwork throughout.
367. Wright, I. & Wright, J. (Eds.). Shotover. The Life of an Oxfordshire Hill. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2018 pp.xii, 260 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback. [57283] £27.50 Summarises two decades of recording and research across Shotover's rich variety of habitats. The work of Shotover Wildlife could serve as a model for other wildlife groups to put on record our biodiversity in the 21st century to guide us towards safeguarding its future for generations to come.
New Naturalist – Main series 368. 01. Ford, E.B. Butterflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1945 8vo. Fine hardback in vg. plus dw. gently darkened on spine & lightly chipped at ends, small loss to top-edge on rear. Neat stamp. Not price clipped. [57592] £60.00
369. 02. Vesey-Fitzgerald, B. British Game. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1946 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with a little darkening to spine and rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57587] £30.00
370. 03. Fitter, R.S.R. London’s Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1945 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57604] £60.00
371. 04. Stamp, L. Dudley. Britain’s Structure and Scenery. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1946 8vo. Very minor spotting to top-edge of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw., with neat repair to underside. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57588] £50.00
372. 05. Gilmour, J. & Walters, M. Wild Flowers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with a hint of darkening on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57610] £50.00
373. 06. Darling, F. Fraser. Natural History in the Highlands and Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57593] £60.00
374. 06b. Fraser Darling, F. and Morton Boyd, J. The Highlands and Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1964 8vo. A fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57611] £50.00
375. 07. Ramsbottom, J. Mushrooms and Toadstools. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Neat inscription. Price clipped. A very pleasing copy. [57612] £55.00
376. 08. Imms, A.D. Insect Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 8vo. Very minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. just very lightly chipped on corners. Neat name and address. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57613] £45.00
377. 09. Boyd, A.W. A Country Parish. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A very pleasing copy. [57594] £90.00
378. 11. Pearsall, W.H. Mountains and Moorlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block and end-papers, o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. with some minor spotting on rear and a hint of darkening to spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57614] £27.50
379. 12. Yonge, C.M. The Sea Shore. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1949 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. with a hint of darkening on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57596] £70.00
380. 13. North, F.J. et al. Snowdonia. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1949 8vo. Very minor spotting to fore-edge and end-papers, o/w. a fine hardback in bright, vg. plus dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57597] £45.00
381. 14. Blunt, W. The Art of Botanical Illustration. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 8vo. VG. plus hardback in vg. dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57589] £45.00
382. 15. Macan, T.T. & Worthington, E.B. Life in Lakes and Rivers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 8vo. Minor spotting on top-edge, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw. Neat inscription. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57615] £40.00
383. 16. Lousley, J.E. Wild Flowers of Chalk and Lime. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 8vo. A fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. No inscriptions. Price clipped. [57582] £18.00
384. 17. Nicholson, E.M. Birds and Men. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. plus dw. Neat inscription. Not price clipped. [57590] £30.00
385. 18. Fleure, H.J. A Natural History of Man in Britain. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 8vo. Very minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block and end-papers, o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. with neat repair to underside and some spotting to rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57583] £40.00
386. 19. Summerhayes, V.S. Wild Orchids. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. with some minor, scattered spotting. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57616] £30.00
387. 21. Harrison Matthews, L British Mammals. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edge of text block and end-papers o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw. with some spotting, gently darkened on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57586] £30.00
388. 22. Manley, G. Climate and the British Scene. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. lightly marked on rear and gently darkened spine No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57591] £32.50
389. 23. Harris, J.R. An Angler’s Entomology. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 8vo. Very minor spotting to fore-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with very minor spotting to rear-turn in. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57585] £60.00
390. 24. Hepburn, Ian. Flowers of the Coast. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 8vo. Minor spotting, o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw. Not price clipped [57199] £30.00
391. 25. Steers, J.A. The Sea Coast. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 8vo. Fine hardback in bright, vg. dw. restored at top of spine, lightly chipped in places. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57617] £10.00
392. 26. Wooldridge, S.W. & Goldring, F. The Weald. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. Neat inscription. Not price clipped. [57599] £30.00
393. 27. Harvey, L.A. & St. Leger-Gordon, D. Dartmoor. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edge and end-papers, o/w. a fine hardback in bright, good to vg., dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57600] £35.00
394. 28. Fisher, J. & Lockley, R.M. Sea-Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 8vo. Fine hardback in fine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57618] £100.00
395. 29. Butler, Colin G. The World of the Honeybee. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.with very minor spotting on rear. No inscriptions. Price clipped. A great copy. [57606] £80.00
396. 31. Stamp, L. Dudley. Man and the Land. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1955 8vo. Minor spotting to end-papers o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw., with hint of spotting and hint of darkening to spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57608] £50.00
397. 32. Edlin, H.L. Trees, Woods & Man The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., showing very light rubbing. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57601] £70.00
398. 33. Raven, J. & Walters, M. Mountain Flowers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1955 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. gently darkened on spine, lightly chipped at top of spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A pleasing copy. [57619] £40.00
399. 34. Hardy, A. The Open Sea. The World of Plankton. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 8vo. Minor spotting at ends, o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw., with some spotting and gently sunned on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57602] £70.00
400. 35. Russell, Sir E. John. The World of the Soil. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57603] £57.50
401. 36. Williams, C.B. Insect Migration. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 8vo. Very minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with a hint of darkening. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57620] £75.00
402. 37. Hardy, Sir A. The Open Sea : It’s Natural History. Part II : Fish & Fisheries. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1959 8vo. Some spotting to top-edge of text-block and end-papers o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. with scattered spotting on rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57609] £60.00
403. 39. Armstrong, E.A. The Folklore of Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 8vo. Minor spotting at ends, o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw., with small amount of loss at foot of spine and some spotting to rear. No inscriptions. Price clipped. [57706] £90.00
404. 40. Free, J.B. & Butler, C.G. Bumblebees. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1959 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with hint of darkening to spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A super copy. [57707] £200.00
405. 41. Corbet, P.S. et al. Dragonflies The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A very pleasing copy indeed. [57708] £130.00
406. 43. Salisbury, Sir Edward. Weeds & Aliens. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1961 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57621] £65.00
407. 44. Edwards, K.C. The Peak District. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1962 8vo. Several tiny spots to fore-edge of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw., with light coloured mark to bottom corner on rear. No inscriptions. Price clipped. A very pleasing copy. [57660] £47.50
408. 45. Stamp, L. Dudley & Hoskins, W.G. The Common Lands of England & Wales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1963 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block and endpapers, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57661] £50.00
409. 46. Ellis, E.A. The Broads. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1965 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. No inscriptions. Price clipped. [57662] £40.00
410. 47. Condry, W.M. The Snowdonia National Park. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1966 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57687] £55.00
411. 48. Moore, I. Grass and Grasslands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1966 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., gently darkened on spine and very minor spotting to rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57714] £75.00
412. 49. Stamp, Sir Dudley. Nature Conservation in Britain. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1969 8vo. Very minor spotting to end-papers, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., very gently darkened on spine. No inscriptions. Price clipped. A great copy. [57688] £40.00
413. 51. Murton, R.K. Man & Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 1st. State Pub. Collins. 1971 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57715] £70.00
414. 52. Simms. E. Woodland Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with hint of sunning to spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57663] £75.00
415. 53. Pearsall, W.H. & Pennington, W. The Lake District. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Price clipped. A super copy. [57716] £70.00
416. 54. Procter, M. & Yeo, P. The Pollination of Flowers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with a hint of sunning to spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A super copy. [57717] £115.00
417. 55. Newton, I. Finches. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1972 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57718] £75.00
418. 56. Potter, S. and Sargent, L. Pedigree: Words from Nature. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 8vo. Stamp neatly removed from free-end paper. A nr. fine hardback in very pleasing nr. fine dw. [41913] £42.00
419. 56. Potter, S. & Sargent, L. Pedigree: Words from Nature. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57709] £70.00
420. 57. Hewer, H.R. British Seals. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1974 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57690] £120.00
421. 58. Pollard, E., Hooper, M.D., & Moore. N.W. Hedges. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1974 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57691] £120.00
422. 59. Brian, M.V. Ants. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1977 8vo. Very minor spotting to top-edge of text-block and end-papers o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., with just four very minor marks on rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A super copy. [57692] £67.50
423. 61. Berry, R.J. Inheritance and Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1977 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Price clipped. A super copy. [57694] £80.00
424. 62. Perrins, C.M. British Tits. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1979 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57710] £65.00
425. 62. Simms, E. British Thrushes. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1978 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57695] £55.00
426. 64. Berry, R.J. & Johnston, J.L. The Natural History of Shetland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1980 8vo. Very minor spotting to top-edge of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57711] £40.00
427. 65. Hale, W.G. Waders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1980 8vo. Very minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., with just a hint of sunning to spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57675] £60.00
428. 66. Condry, W.M. The Natural History of Wales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 8vo. Gently bumped on corners, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Price clipped. [57697] £75.00
429. 67. Mellanby, K. Farming and Wildlife. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57698] £67.50
430. 68. Matthews, L. Harrison. Mammals in the British Isles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1982 8vo. Minor spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57699] £55.00
431. 69. Frazer, D. Reptiles and Amphibians in Britain. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1983 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine, very lightly rubbed at spine ends. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57696] £85.00
432. 70. Berry, R.J. The Natural History of Orkney. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1985 8vo. Appears to be the text-block of a first edition first issue copy, professionally bound in green cloth to match a first edition first issue copy. Fine hardback in fine facsimile dw. Not price clipped. Looks great on the shelf. [57700] £95.00
433. 70. Berry, R.J. The Natural History of Orkney. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. Collins. 1985 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dustwrapper. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [55771] £1,200.00
434. 71. Simms, E. British Warblers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. Collins. 1985 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with minor ripple to publisher’s duraseal cover. No fading. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57712] £1,100.00 A first edition first state copy of which only 725 copies were printed. Collins were unable to fulfil orders for the hardback edition, so bound up an additional 500 copies from existing paperback stock. These rebound books are called second state copies. First state copies can be distinguised principally from the second state books since they are about a quarter of an inch taller.
435. 71. Simms, Eric. British Warblers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1985 8vo. Nr. fine softback, lightly spotted to fore-edges of text-block. [57371] £15.00
436. 72. Webb. N. Heathlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 1st. Iss. Pub. Collins. 1986 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57701] £210.00
437. 73. Tubbs, C.R. The New Forest. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1986 8vo. Very minor spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., with a hint of sunning to spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57702] £70.00 The Bookclub edition which ran to just 650 copies.
438. 74. Page, C.N. Ferns. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1988 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57713] £300.00
439. 75. Maitland, P.S. & Campbell, R.N. Freshwater Fishes. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57703] £375.00
440. 76. Boyd, J.M. & Boyd, I.L. The Hebrides. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1990 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with a hint of sunning. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A super copy. [57704] £250.00
441. 77. Davis, B. et al. The Soil. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57705] £315.00
442. 78. Simms, E. British Larks, Pipits and Wagtails. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57719] £220.00
443. 79. Chapman, P. Caves and Cave Life. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57676] £275.00
444. 80. Walters, M. Wild & Garden Plants. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57677] £275.00
445. 81. Majerus, Michael E.N. Ladybirds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1994 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A superb copy. [57678] £450.00
446. 82a. Marren, P. The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1995 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57680] £125.00 Published to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the series.
447. 82a. Marren, Peter. The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1995 8vo. With 50th Anniversary sticker as published. Nr. fine softback. [57370] £18.00
448. 82b. Marren, P. The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57679] £40.00 Published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the series.
449. 83. Proctor, M., Yeo, P. and Lack, A. The Natural History of Pollination. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 1st. Imp. Pub. Collins. 1996 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., gently sunned on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57664] £70.00
450. 84. Cabot, D. Ireland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1999 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57665] £62.50
451. 85. Ingram, D. & Robertson, N. Plant Disease. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1999 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57666] £48.00
452. 86. Gilbert, O. Lichens. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2000 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with hint of sunning to spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57667] £77.50
453. 87. Beebee, T, & Griffiths, R. Amphibians and Reptiles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2000 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [57668] £70.00
454. 88. Mitchell, J. Loch Lomondside. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2001 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [57669] £50.00
455. 89. Moss, B. The Broads. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2001 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [57670] £60.00
456. 90. Majerus, M. Moths. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 8vo. Nr. fine softback. [57372] £25.00
457. 90. Majerus, M. Moths. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [57671] £65.00
458. 91. Marren, P. Nature Conservation. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57681] £45.00
459. 92. Ratcliffe, D. Lakeland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [57682] £75.00
460. 93. Altringham, J. British Bats. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2003 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [57683] £95.00
461. 94. Hayward, P.J. Seashore. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2004 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [57684] £50.00
462. 95. Lunn, A. Northumberland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2004 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with hint of the usual (for this title) darkening to rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57672] £40.00
463. 97. Porley, R. & Hodgetts, N. Mosses and Liverworts. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 1st. Issue Pub. Collins. 2005 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £40.00. [57738] £35.00 This, the first edition first issue is more than half a centimetre taller than the first edition, second issue.
464. 98. Benton, T. Bumblebees. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. [57724] £50.00
465. 99. Mullard, J. Gower. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [57725] £50.00
466. 100. Rackham, O. Woodlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Rarer variant with white end-papers. [57685] £70.00
467. 101. Ratcliffe, D. Galloway and the Borders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 8vo. New hardback in new dw. [57686] £35.00
468. 102. Buczacki, S. Garden Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £45.00. [57729] £20.00
469. 103. Parslow, R. The Isles of Scilly. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £45.00. [57730] £35.00
470. 104. Bircham, P. A History of Ornithology. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £45.00. [57726] £27.50
471. 105. Peterken, G. Wye Valley. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £45.00. [57739] £40.00
472. 106. Corbet, P. & Brooks, S. Dragonflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £45.00. [57731] £25.00
473. 107. Watson, A. & Moss, R. Grouse. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £50.00. [57732] £32.50
474. 108. Friend, P. Southern England. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £50.00. [57741] £42.50
475. 109. Berry, R.J. Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out- of-print. RRP £50.00. [57734] £40.00
476. 110. Cabot, D. Wildfowl. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out- of-print. RRP £50.00. [57735] £45.00
477. 111. Mercer, I. Dartmoor. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £50.00. [57736] £40.00
478. 112. Allen, David Elliston. Books And Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £50.00. [57737] £40.00
479. 113. Newton, I. Bird Migration. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. [57740] £75.00
480. 114. Roper, T.J. Badger. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out- of-print. RRP £50.00. [57727] £40.00
481. 115. Kington, J. Climate and Weather. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. RRP £50.00. [57742] £37.50
482. 116. Alford, D.V. Plant Pests. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2011 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £50.00. [57743] £40.00
483. 117. Redfern. M. Plant Galls. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2011 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print. Out-of-print. [57733] £60.00
484. 118. Allott, A. Marches. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2011 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out- of-print. RRP £50.00. [57744] £45.00
485. 119. Friend, P. Scotland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2012 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out- of-print. RRP £50.00. [57728] £40.00
486. 120. Benton, T. Grasshoppers and Crickets. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2012 8vo. A new hardback with new dw. With DVD in pocket at rear as published. RRP £50.00. [44131] £30.00
487. 123. Cabot, D. and Nisbet, I. Terns. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2013 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £55.00. [45452] £37.50 A superb monograph. Drawing on a wealth of new information and research, the authors focus on migrations, food and feeding ecology as well as breeding biology and behaviour.
488. 129. Stace, C. & Crawley, M. Alien Plants. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2015 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £65.00. [49108] £48.75
489. 132. Sale, R. Falcons. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2016 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £65.00. [50141] £48.75 In a much-anticipated volume on one of Britain's most fascinating group of birds, Richard Sale draws on a wealth of experience and research, providing a comprehensive natural history of the four British breeding falcons. The Kestrel, Merlin, Hobby and Peregrine Falcon are all considered in easy to absorb detail.
490. 133. Cameron, Robert. Slugs and Snails. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2016 pp.528. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £65.00. [51145] £48.75
491. 140. Toms, Mike. Garden Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2019 8vo. New hardback in new dw., with minor ripple on rear. Signed by author Mike Toms. RRP £75.00. [56958] £50.00 This timely addition to the New Naturalist Library examines the ways in which birds use gardens, revealing the many new discoveries that are being made and explaining why individual species of bird use gardens in the ways that they do.
New Naturalist - Monographs 492. 01. Neal, E. The Badger. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1948 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57562] £20.00
493. 02. Buxton, J. The Redstart. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 8vo. VG. hardback in vg. dw. No inscriptions. Price clipped. [57563] £35.00
494. 03. Armstrong, E.A. The Wren. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1955 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. lightly spotted on front and rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57564] £225.00
495. 04. Smith, S. The Yellow Wagtail. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw. No inscriptions. Price clipped. [57565] £25.00
496. 05. Nethersole-Thompson, D. The Greenshank. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. gently darkened on spine and rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57566] £80.00
497. 06. Fisher, J. The Fulmar. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 8vo. Nr. fine hardback lightly spotted on fore-edges of text block in nr. fine dw. lightly spotted on front. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57567] £180.00
498. 07. Rothschild, M. & Clay, T. Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1952 8vo. VG. plus hardback in vg. dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57568] £20.00
499. 08. Wragge Morley, Derek. Ants. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57569] £150.00
500. 10. Smith, Kenneth M. & Markham, Roy. Mumps, Measles & Mosaics. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 8vo. Very minor spotting to rfep., and edges of text block, o/w., a fine hardback bright, vg. dw., with a little loss to top of spine area and light spotting to rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57369] £150.00
501. 11. Lowe, F.A. The Heron. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 8vo. Fine hardback with a few spots to fore-edge of text block in fine dw., with one very small, light coloured mark. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57571] £225.00
502. 12. Shorten, M. Squirrels. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw., very gently darkened on spine. No inscriptions. Price clipped. [57573] £65.00
503. 13. Thompson, H.V. & Worden, A.N. The Rabbit. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57574] £65.00
504. 14. Homes, R.C et al. The Birds of the London Area since 1900. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., gently darkened on spine. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57575] £120.00
505. 15. Mountfort, G. The Hawfinch. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. 1st. Issue Pub. Collins. 1957 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with very minor spotting. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A great copy. [57572] £350.00
506. 17. Prime, C.T. Lords and Ladies. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., gently darkened on spine and lightly spotted on rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57576] £125.00
507. 18. Yonge, C.M. Oysters. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 8vo. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw., lightly spotted on rear. Signature. Price clipped. [57577] £90.00
508. 19. Summers-Smith, J.D. The House Sparrow. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1963 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw, gently darkened to spine area. Not price clipped. A super copy. [57189] £140.00
509. 19. Summers-Smith, J.D. The House Sparrow. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1963 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. Bookplate. Not price clipped. [57578] £75.00
510. 20. Murton, R.K. The Wood Pigeon. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1965 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57579] £45.00
511. 21. Frost, W.E. & Brown, M.E. The Trout. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1967 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., gently darkened on spine and lightly spotted on rear. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. [57580] £40.00
Ornithology 512. Aplin, O.V. The Birds of Oxfordshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Clarendon Press. 1889 pp.vii, [i], 217 with hand- coloured frontis., and fold-out map. 8vo. Hardback. A fine uncut copy in original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration. With the period bookplate James Lumsden of Arden. [56807] £100.00
513. Arnold, E.C. British Waders. Illustrated in Water-Colour. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1924 pp.vii, [i], 102 plus 51 illustrations from water-colours. 4to. Hardback. TEG. Very minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. A very pleasing copy. [57804] £75.00
514. Ballance, D. Birds in Counties. Third Supplement. An Ornithological Bibliography for the Counties of England, Wales & Scotland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. by the Author. 2015 pp.vi, 145 with fold-out list of Abbreviations. 8vo. A new softback. No. 63 of 100 copies. Signed by the author. [56970] £20.00 This is the Third Supplement to Ballance’s ‘Birds in Counties’ published in 2000. It makes further additions as well as providing a full Index to authors and local journals throughout the work.
515. Ballance, D.K. A Bibliography of Somerset Ornithology. 1st. Ed. Pub. Privately. 2004 pp.v, 96 with b/w. map. 4to. A nr. fine ringbound softback. Signed by author. Only 25 copies printed. [56965] £40.00
516. Ballance, D.K. A History of The Birds of Somerset. 1st. Ed. Pub. Isabelline Books. 2006 pp.xii, 368 with colour photos., b/w. illus., and fold-out map. 8vo. A fine softback. [56971] £22.00
517. 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. Large 8vo. Gently bumped on top right corner of front cover, o/w., a fine hardback. [56995] £18.00
518. Beebe, W. A Monograph of the Pheasants. Vols. I to IV. 1st. Ed. Facs. Pub. Dover. 1990 Four volume set bound in 2 with colour plates and b/w. photos. Large 4to. Bookplates. Minor speckle marks to edges of text blocks, o/w. a fine hardback set in fine dws. Out-of-print. [57169] £150.00 This edition is an unabridged, slightly enlarged replication of the volumes published published between 1918 and 1922 by Witherby & Co.
519. Behrens, K. et al. Birding Ethiopia. A guide to the country’s birding sites. 1st. Ed. Pub. Tropical Birding. 2010 pp.xxxiii, 189 with colour photos., maps throughout. 8vo. Fine softback. RRP £24.99. [56855] £17.50
520. Benson, Rev. Charles W. Our Irish Song Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hodges, Figgis & Co. 1886 pp.xi, 190 with hand-col. frontis., and one further hand-col. plate. 8vo. Hardback. AEG. Presentation copy, signed from the author to Dr. Stanley-Stoker, the eminent Irish medical writer, anatomist and surgeon (his bookplate to front-paste down). Contents in fine condition. Original, gilt decorated and lettered green cloth boards in very pleasing, nr. fine condition. A super copy. [56806] £200.00 A Sedge Warbler and a Redstart are illustrated in the fine hand-coloured plates.
521. Bland, R.L. & Dadds, M. Avon Atlas 2007-11. 1st. Ed. Pub. Richard Bland. 2012 pp.197 with dist. maps and density tables throughout. 4to. Fine softback. [56962] £12.00
The data used in this report was provided by 530 bird observers as part of the British Trust for Ornithology 2007-11 Atlas Survey.
522. Blomdahl, A. et al. Flight Identification of European Seabirds. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2007 pp.374 with colour photos throughout. 8vo. Fine softback. In print at £39.99. [56857] £30.00 Over 650 colour photographs show every seabird species likely to be encountered in European waters, in all plumages. Key features of each species are depicted in typical field conditions, with particular attention paid to shape and flight action, as well as plumage.
523. Boag, D. and Alexander, M. The Atlantic Puffin. 1st. Ed. Pub. Blandford Press. 1986 pp.128 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback in very nr. fine dw. [56854] £9.00
524. Bolam, George. Birds of Northumberland and the Eastern Borders. 1st. Ed. Pub. Henry Hunter Blair. 1912 pp.[iv], xvii, [i], 726 plus 27 photographic plates. 8vo. Bookplate. Hardback. Minor foxing, o/w., contents fine. Original blue cloth boards illustrated with mounted photograph to front board. White spine lettering slightly faded as usual, o/w., in thor. vg. condition. [57550] £75.00
525. Bowdler Sharpe, R. A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain. Lloyd’s Natural History. Vols. I-IV. 1st. Pub. Edward Lloyd. 1896-1897 Four volume set with colour plates. 8vo. Hardbacks. Bookplates neatly removed from front-end-papers. Contents in fine condition. Original burgundy coloured bindings in vg. plus condition. [57803] £80.00 Very charming plates supported with detailed, easily absorbed, text describing the size of each bird, their plumage, range, nest and more.
526. Bowdler Sharpe, R. Sketch-book of British Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. SPCK. 1898 pp.xx, 255 with colour frontis., and illus. in colour throughout. 4to. Hardback. Spotting to end-papers and fore-edge of text block, o/w. contents fine. Original decorated green cloth boards, gently sunned on spine, in vg. condition. [57798] £50.00
527. Bowey, K. & Newsome, M. (Eds.). The Birds of Durham. 1st. Ed. Pub. Durham Bird Club. 2012 pp.1014 with colour and b/w. photos., illus., and figs. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Some tiny speckles to top edge of text block. o/w., a fine hardback in fine dw. [56957] £30.00
528. Bradley, P.E. The Birds of The Cayman islands. An annotated Checklist. BOU Checklist Series: 19. 1st. Ed. Pub. British Ornithologists’ Union. 2000 pp.xvi, 253 with colour photos., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A fine hardback. [56766] £30.00 Presents an analysis of the breeding and migrant birds of the three islands since 1886. Status, distribution and habitats are described for all 222 species, with accompanying breeding data for 49 species.
529. Brazil, Mark. The Whooper Swan. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2003 pp.512 with colour and b/w. photos., illus., maps, and figs. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56853] £40.00 Most comprehensive account of the Whooper Swan published, covering all aspects of its life including its taxonomy, population, diet, and breeding behaviour.
530. Brown, C.R. & Bomberger Brown, M. Coloniality in the Cliff Swallow. The Effect of Group Size on Social Behaviour. 1st. Ed. Pub. Uni. of Chicago. 1996 pp.xiii, 566 with b/w. photos., figs., and tables. 8vo. Bookplate. A nr. fine softback. RRP £47.50. [56774] £30.00 The result of a twelve-year study of a population of cliff swallows in Nebraska, investigating the social and ecological costs and benefits of coloniality.
531. Brown, L.H. et al. The Birds of Africa. Volumes 1 to 8. 1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press/Helm. 1982-2013 Eight volumes. Complete set. Large 4to. Fine hardbacks (as new) in fine dustwrappers (those for volumes 1 to 7 showing just gentle sunning to spines). [57901] £595.00 A monumental work. Volumes 1 to 7 of ‘The Birds of Africa’ covered the avifauna of continental Africa in-depth. Volume 8 followed in the year 2013. It was the outcome of the aspiration to add a further volume to complete the work through the treatment of the birds of Madagascar, Seychelles, the Comoros, the Mascarenes and their outlying islands - an area collectively known as the Malagasy region.
532. Bruce, George. The Land Birds in and around St Andrews. Including a Condensed History of the British Land Birds, with Extracts from the Poets and Observations and Anecdotes on Natural History. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Leng & Co. 1895 pp.vii, [i], 563. 8vo. Very minor spotting at ends, o/w. contents exceptionally clean and in fine condition. Original, richly decorated boards in nr. fine condition. A super copy. [56791] £120.00
533. Busby, John. Birds in Mallorca. 1st. Ed. Pub. Christopher Helm. 1988. pp.viii,120 with 135 watercolours & sketches by the author. Small landscape 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56843] £12.50 An illustrated description of this popular birdwatching island, by one of our finest bird artists. It gives his personal account of the birds likely to be found on the island.
534. Byrkjedal, I. & Thompson, D.B.A. Tundra Plovers. The Eurasian, Pacific and American Golden Plovers and Grey Plover. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1998 pp.xxxiii, 422 with colour frontis., b/w. photos., illus., maps and figs. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., very gently faded on spine. In print at £59.99. [56845] £19.50 A comprehensive examination of the taxonomy, appearance, behaviour and ecology of all four species of the tundra plovers - the three golden species (Eurasian, Pacific and American) and the Grey plover.
535. Carey, G.J. et al. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society. 2001 pp.563 with colour photos., b/w. illus., figs., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Small knock and related superficial split to top of spine, o/w. a fine hardback. [56760] £35.00 Based on 41 years of records and surveys, including the first comprehensive breeding bird survey carried out in Hong Kong. Includes a detailed analysis of the changing status and distribution of each species in Hong Kong, and a review of 20 years of waterbird count data.
536. Christy, Miller. The Birds of Essex. A Contribution to the Natural History of the County. 1st. Ed. Pub. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1890 pp.viii, 302 with frontis., 162 woodcut illus., two plans plus 3-page publishers’ catalogue and 2-page history of the Essex Field Club. 8vo. Hardback. One margin corner trimmed (when printed), o/w. contents fine. Original illustrated red-cloth boards in nr. fine condition. [56812] £90.00
537. Coates, Brian J. The Birds of Papua New Guinea. Including the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville. Vols. 1 and 2. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dove Publications. 1985-90 Two volume set with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. Large 4to. Bookplates. A small area of margin on a couple of pages neatly prized open, o/w. fine hardbacks in fine dws. Out-of-print. A superb set. Volume two particularly scarce. [57168] £295.00 These volumes give detailed accounts of 740 species of birds found in this archipelago. Volume 1 is dedicated to non- passerines and volume 2 is dedicated to passerines.
538. Cooper, W.T. and Forshaw, J.M. The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1977 pp.304 with 60 full-page superb plates by William Cooper. Folio. Bookplate. Minor bump to bottom rear corner, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., very gently darkened on spine. In thor. vg. to nr. fine slipcase. [57170] £200.00 Winner of Australian Book of the Year in 1977 and one the finest of all modern bird books
539. Cordeaux, John. Birds of the Humber District. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Van Voorst. 1872 pp.xii, 231 with illus. frontis., and Errata et Corrigenda. 8vo. Bookplate of Sir John Arthur Brooke, 1st Baronet Brooke of Almondbury (1844-1920) and keen ornithologist. Some sections uncut. Contents in fine condition. Original decorated green cloth boards in fine condition. A super copy. [56810] £350.00
540. Cramp, Stanley., et al. Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Vols. 1-9. Pub. RSPB. 1977-94 Nine volume set. Crown 4to. Fine hardbacks in fine dustwrappers (with just a hint of fading to the spines of five dustwrappers). An excellent set. [57720] £250.00 Comprises descriptions of over 740 species of birds occurring in the Western Palearctic, of which 600 are breeding species. Illustrated using colour plates which were specially commissioned for this work. Illustrators included N.W. Cusa, Robert Gillmor, Sir Peter Scott and others. Eggs are also displayed, as are voice sonograms, melograms and annual cycles. This edition was limited to a print run of 5,000 complete sets.
541. Daglish, Eric Fitch. Birds of the British Isles. Described & Engraved. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dent 1948 pp.xviii, 222 with 48 engravings by the author, 25 coloured. 4to. Hardback. A little spotting to end-papers and fore-edge of text- block, o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw. Uncommon in dw. Limited edition of 1,500 copies. [57795] £65.00
542. Davie, Oliver. An Egg Check List of North American Birds. Giving Accurate Descriptions of the Color and Size of the Eggs, and Locations of the Nests of the Land and Water Birds of North America. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hann & Adair. 1885 pp.77. 8vo. Hardback. Ex-lib. Trinity College Cambridge, with their bookplate. Contents fine. More recently professionally bound in fawn cloth covers, in fine condition. [56813] £120.00
543. Davies, N. B. Dunnock Behaviour and Social Evolution. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1992 pp.xiv, 272 with b/w. photos., illus., figs., and tables. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. [56771] £20.00 Using detailed field observations and DNA fingerprinting techniques, the author describes the variable social organisation of the dunnock, and how it arises from selfish individuals competing to maximize their own reproductive success.
544. Davies, S.J.J.F. Ratites and Tinamous. Bird Families of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 2002 pp.xiii, 310 with 12 colour plates, b/w. dist. maps, illus., and figs. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A fine hardback gently dust-marked on fore-edges of text block in fine dw. [56937] £75.00 Deals with the Tinamidae, Rheidae, Dromaiidae, Casuariidae, Apterygidae, Struthionidae.
545. Davis, M. The Farmer and the Goose with the Golden Eyes. From Little Stoke Farm to Slimbridge. 1st. Ed. Pub. Redcliffe. 2009 pp.vi, 148 with b/w photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback. [56982] £30.00
A celebration of the part of rural south Gloucestershire that was turned over to be Slimbridge. Traces the history of Little Stoke Farm and its inhabitants from 1300 onwards. Discusses Howard Davis, the last man to work the land and his pivotal role in founding Slimbridge. Contains a number of previously unpublished sketches by Peter Scott.
546. Davis, T. & Jones, T. The Birds of Lundy. 1st. Ed. Pub. Devon Bird Watching & Preservation Society. 2007 pp.xi, 208 with b/w. photos and illus. map endpapers. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print in hardback. Copy no. 160 of a limited edition of 500 copies. [56936] £60.00 Situated across the entrance to the Bristol Channel, Lundy is one of the best places to watch spring and autumn migrants in Britain. Provides a detailed account of all 317 species on the Lundy list, along with notes on another 32 species that have been reported from the island and surrounding waters.
547. Davis, William J. The Birds of Kent. 1st. Ed. Pub. J. & W. Davis. 1907 pp.[xiii], 304 with b/w. photo. frontis., and fold out map. 8vo. Hardback. Neat signature to ffep. Faint foxing & light browning to end papers, 2 small tears to fold on map, o/w., contents fine. Original green cloth boards in fine condition. Very scarce. Newspaper article 'The subtle and changing beauty of Romney Marsh' from 1967 loosely inserted. [56805] £375.00 William Davis (1857-1917) was a taxidermist and natural history dealer located in Dartford, Kent. A short description of the eggs and nest of the birds is given in most cases.
548. DEFRA. House Sparrow Conference Summary Document. 1st. Ed. Pub. DEFRA. 2005 pp.63 with colour photos., and figs. 4to. A thor. vg. softback. [56961] £15.00 A summary of the information given at the House Sparrow Conference held in 2004 at which the current state of knowledge of House Sparrow ecology was reviewed alongside an assessment of the decline in their numbers and possible causes.
549. del Hoyo, Josep., et al. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volumes 1 to 16 plus Special Volume. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1992-2013 Seventeen volume complete set. With colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Large 4to. Volumes 1 to 12 and 15 have very minor spotting to fore-edges of text block, o/w. they are fine hardbacks in fine dws., (three dws. show just a hint of sunning to spine). Volumes 13, 14, 16 and the Special Volume are new hardbacks in the publisher’s packaging. A superb work. [57721] £1,325.00 A monumental work taking over 20 years to complete. The publishers, Lynx, committed to cover in detail and illustrate every species of bird in the world. The Special Volume contains species new to science since the publication of their respective volumes, and a comprehensive global index for the set.
550. Densley, M. In Search of Ross’s Gull. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1999 pp.xxii, 268 with colour photos. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [57055] £95.00 The fascinating story of encounters with this bird, by many explorers, including Parry, De Long, Newcombe and its discoverer James Clark Ross.
551. Dixon, Charles. The Bird-Life of London. 1st. Ed. Pub. William Heinemann. 1909 pp.xii, 335 with 24 plates (incl. frontis) 7 in colour. 8vo. Hardback. Neat dedication dated 1913. Very minor foxing, mainly at ends, o/w., contents fine. Original decorated green cloth boards in fine condition. A super copy. [57215] £30.00
552. Douglas Pratt, H. The Hawaiian Honeycreepers. Drepanidinae. Bird Families of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 2005 pp.xxxii, 324 with 9 colour plates, b/w. photos., illus., dist. maps. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A fine hardback gently dust-marked on fore-edges of text block in fine dw. [56944] £75.00
553. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Dowsett, R.J. The Birds of Ghana. An atlas and handbook. 1st. Ed. Pub. Tauraco Press. 2014 pp.713 with colour photos., dist.maps. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. [56773] £30.00 An introductory section includes reviews of the major bird habitats, as well as the history of ornithological exploration in Ghana. The main part of the book describes the 750 species recorded in the country. Clear maps display the distribution of each species (except rarer vagrants) by half-degree squares.
554. Dudley, S. et al. Rare Birds. Day by Day. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1996 pp.392 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. In print at £59.99 [56848] £18.00 A compilation of rare bird records by the day on which they occurred, covering the years 1958 to 1994, with the aim of helping to predict when rarities may turn up. Each record is listed in county order with finding site, number of birds and length of stay.
555. Dunn, J. & Garrett, K. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. 1st. Ed. Pub. Houghton Mifflin. Co. 1997 pp.x, 656 with colour photos. 8vo. Bookplate. Nr. fine softback. [56761] £12.00 Warblers are one of the most challenging and interesting groups of birds in North America. Each of the sixty species is described in detail, with precise range maps showing where they can be seen at different times of the year.
556. Elliot, Daniel Giraud. A Monograph of the Bucerotidae. Or Family of the Hornbills. Facs. Pub. Fundacef- Verlag. 1996 pp.xxxii with full-page colour plates throughout. Large 4to. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. With dedication, preface and introduction in English and German. [57167] £100.00
A facsimile of Daniel Giraud Elliot’s masterpiece ‘A Monograph of the Bucerotidae or Family of the Hornbills.’ published between the years of 1877 to 1882. The publishers have enhanced this book by adding a detailed index, distribution maps and a scientific appendix (giving both the name that Elliot used for each bird and its appropriate recent nomenclature).
557. Farrar, G.B. The Feathered Folk of an Estuary. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1938 pp.xii, 152 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Signature to ffep. Nr. fine hardback, good dw. Uncommon with a dustwrapper. [57210] £12.00 A fascinating account of bird watching and photography on the Dee estuary.
558. Ferguson, D. (Ed.). The Birds of Buckinghamshire. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Buckinghamshire Bird Club. 2012 pp.393 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. [56954] £25.00 Full status reviews of all the 294 species recorded in the county. Includes maps comparing the status of each species from the last survey carried out in 1980 to its present status. Dates of all occurrences are provided for the rarer species.
559. Ferguson-Lees, J. et al. Birds of Wiltshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Wiltshire Ornithological Soc. 2007 pp.848 with map endpapers, colour photos. and illus. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [56973] £40.00
560. Ferguson-Lees, James. et al. A Field Guide to Monitoring Nests. 1st. Ed. Pub. BTO. 2011 pp.272 with colour photos throughout. Small 8vo. New softback. [56990] £25.00
561. Forshaw, Joseph M. Trogons. A Natural History of the Trogonidae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton Uni. Press. 2009 pp.292 with fine colour illus. by Albert Earl Gilbert. Folio. Bookplate. Some tiny speckle marks to top edge of text block and gently bumped bottom front corner. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57166] £275.00 Forshaw's text provides the most authoritative and comprehensive account of the Trogons ever written, while Gilbert's stunning paintings are the first to accurately depict all species in their natural habitats and true colours. A superb work.
562. Fray, R. et al. The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2009 pp.768, colour & b/w. photos., illus., dist. maps. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. RRP £50.00 [56941] £37.50 This work provides a definitive review of the birds of Leicestershire and Rutland, including 30 years of records from Rutland Water. Will be the standard reference for years to come.
563. Frith, C.B. & Beehler, B.M. The Birds of Paradise. Paradisaeidae. Bird Families Of The World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press 1998 pp.xxx, 613 with 15 colour plates, b/w. photos, illus., dist. maps and tables. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A thor. vg. hardback in fine dw. [56953] £90.00
564. Fuller, Errol. The Passenger Pigeon. 1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton Uni. Press. 2015 pp.177 with colour illus., and b/w. photos. 4to. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. [56790] £12.50 An evocative memorial to a bird species that was once so important to the ecology of North America. Features rare archival images as well as haunting photographs of live birds.
565. Gaston, A.J. & Jones, I.L. The Auks. Alcidae. Bird Families of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1998 pp.xviii, 349 with 8 colour plates, b/w. photos., illus., dist. maps and tables. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A nr. fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56948] £120.00
566. Gatke, Heinrich. Heligoland as an Ornithological Observatory. The Result of Fifty Years’ Experience. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. David Douglas. 1895 pp.x, [ii], 599 with b/w. portrait frontis., and illus., plus 20 page David Douglas catalogue. Large 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Previous, early, owners’ signatures to front pastedown. Contents exceptionally clean in nr. fine condition. Original gilt illus. boards in thor. vg. condition, showing light shelf-wear. [56814] £80.00
567. Gibson, D.D. & Vernon Byrd, G. Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. 1st. Ed. Pub. Nuttall Ornithological Club & The American Ornithologists’ Union. 2007 pp.vii, 351 with colour photos., b/w. maps and tables. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. RRP £72.99. [56801] £55.00 An up-to-date analysis of avian distribution in this remote archipelago. Includes an inventory of archived avian specimens as well as a list of species reported from but not substantiated in the Aleutians.
568. Gillham, E. & B. Hybrid Ducks. A Contribution towards an inventory. 1st. Ed. Pub. by the Authors. 1996 pp.88 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. Out-of-print. [56787] £30.00
569. Gillham, E. & B. Hybrid Ducks. The 5th Contribution Towards an Inventory. 1st. Ed. Pub. B.L. Gillham. 2002 pp.64 with colour photos. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. Out-of-print. [56788] £30.00 Two hundred and twenty hybrids are covered in this work.
570. Gladstone, Hugh S. Notes on the Birds of Dumfriesshire. A Continuation of the Birds of Dumfriesshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Council of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Soc. 1923 pp. frontis., 112, [3] with b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Copy no. 61 of a limited edition of 250. Contents in fine condition. Original red cloth boards gently sunned, lightly shelf rubbed to spine, o/w. in fine condition. [56797] £85.00
571. Gordon, Seton P. Birds of the Loch and Mountain. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell. [1907] pp.xvi, 181 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Neat signature in pencil to ffep. Scattered foxing to end papers, o/w., contents fine. Original illustrated boards in thor. vg. condition, spine gently darkened and lightly shelf rubbed. [56808] £60.00
572. Gorman, G. The Birds of Hungary 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1996 pp.192 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. . [56750] £40.00 Hungary has a wide variety of habitats and many interesting and important species, including the Great Bustard, Imperial Eagle and Aquatic Warbler. This avifauna covers 363 species, providing detailed information on their status and distribution.
573. Gough, S. et al. Bird Survey Techniques 1-day Workshop. Pub. BTO. 2006 Unpaginated [pp.80] with b/w. photos., illus., and Power Point slides throughout. 4to. Fine softback. [56964] £14.00 Includes a guide to map reading; BBS Field Recording Sheets; BBS Count Summary Sheets; BBS Mammal Count Summary Sheet and guide; BBS Habitat Recording Form and BBS Instructions.
574. Harrison, Dr. J.M. Bristow and the Hastings Rarities Affair. 1st. Ed. Pub. Harrison. 1968 pp.xv, 160 with colour and b/w. plates. 8vo. Bookplate of Bryan Sage (distinguished Naturalist). A nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. Comes with 6 ‘Hastings Rarities’ newspaper articles (dated 1962) the authors of which are Landsborough Thompson, P.A.D. Hollom, David Bannerman, James Morrison (and one further unidentified) and a further article from the New Scientist (dated 1970). A fascinating, unique insight into the Hastings Rarities. [56748] £70.00
575. Harrison, G. & Harrison, J. The New Birds of the West Midlands. Covering Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the former West Midlands county. 1st. Ed. Pub. West Midlands Bird Club. 2005 pp.496 with colour photos., b/w. illus., dist maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56840] £25.00 Produced to celebrate the Club’s 75th anniversay, this book details over 330 species recorded in the region. Also gives the best sites to see many species and a review of the habitat changes that have occurred in the last 25 years.
576. Harting, J.E. The Birds of Middlesex. A Contribution to the Natural History of the County. 1st. Ed. Pub. John van Voorst. 1866 pp.xvi, 284 with lithographic frontis. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Some sections uncut. Original gilt decorated green cloth boards in fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed. [57213] £65.00
577. Heinrich, B. Ravens in Winter. 1st. Ed. Pub. Barrie & Jenkins. 1990 pp.379 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56858] £18.00 Highly entertaining and informative narrative on the author's research into feeding behaviour of ravens during the winter.
578. Holt, B. & Williams, G. The Birds of Montgomeryshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Powysland Club. 2008 pp.79 with colour and b/w. photos. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. [56955] £8.00
579. Hudson, Peter J. & Rands, Michael R.W. (Eds). Ecology and Management of Gamebirds. 1st. Ed. Pub. BSP. 1988 pp.viii, 263 with b/w. text illus. and figs. 8vo. Neat signature. Nr. fine softback. [57099] £17.50 Presents, for the first time, an approach to gamebird management based on an ecological framework.
580. Iapichino, C. & Massa, B. The Birds of Sicily. An annotated Checklist. BOU Checklist Series: 11. 1st. Ed. Pub. British Ornithologists’ Union. 1989 pp.170 with b/w. photos., and maps. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. [56804] £45.00
581. Irby, Lieut.-Col. Leonard Howard Lloyd. The Ornithology of the Straits of Gibraltar. 1st. Ed. Pub. R. H. Porter. 1875 pp.[iv], 236 with two fold-out maps. 8vo. Hardback. Some sections uncut. Contents fine. Original decorated red cloth boards with gilt lettering in fine condition. Bookplates of John Eliot Thayer (1862-1933), American ornithologist, and H. Bradley Martin (1906-1988), well-known American book collector. A super copy. [57221] £350.00
582. Jones, D.N. et al. The Megapodes. Megapodiidae. Bird Families of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1995 pp.xx, 262 with 8 colour plates, b/w. illus., dist. maps, figs., and tables. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A fine hardback, gently dust-marked on fore-edges of text block in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56950] £40.00
583. Kear, J. (Ed.). Ducks, Geese and Swans. Volumes 1 & 2. Bird Families of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 2005 Two volume set with 30 colour plates, dist. maps, illus., and figs. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A fine hardback (ever-so lightly dust-marked on top-edge of text block) set in fine dws. [56940] £135.00 Volume 1: General chapters, and Species accounts (Anhima to Salvadorina). Volume 2: Species accounts (Cairina to Mergus).
584. Keith, A.R. et al. The Birds of Hispaniola. Haiti and the Dominican Republic. An annotated Checkllist. BOU Checklist Series: 21. 1st. Ed. Pub. British Ornithologists’ Union. 2003 pp.xvi, 293 with colour photos., and maps. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. Out-of-print. [56764] £80.00 Hispaniola has 145 breeding species including three endemics. This checklist details the birds, and includes sections on the general history and economy of the island, plus a detailed ornithological history.
585. Kemp, A. The Hornbills. Bucerotiformes. Bird Families of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1995 pp.xv, 302 with 14 colour plates, b/w. illus., dist. maps and tables. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A fine hardback gently dust-marked on top-edge of text block in fine dw., gently sunned on spine. Out-of-print. [56949] £70.00
586. Kirk, G. & Phillips, J. The Birds of Gloucestershire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Liverpool Uni. Press. 2013 pp.xi, 451 with colour photos., dist maps., throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. [56988] £42.50 The most comprehensive account of Gloucestershire's birds ever produced.
587. Lack, David. The Life of the Robin. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Witherby Ltd. 1946 pp.xvi, 224 with colour frontis. and b/w. photos. Small 8vo. Dust marks to top of text block, o/w., a fine hardback in vg., lightly rubbed and chipped dw., faded on spine. [57342] £20.00 The preferred edition of this classic study.
588. Lewis, Frank. A Dictionary of British Bird Painters. 1st. Ed. Pub. F. Lewis. 1974 pp.47 plus 48 pages of monochrome plates. 4to. Hardback. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57805] £20.00 The first dictionary devoted to British Bird Painters. The chronology is from the earliest known British bird artist, Francis Barlow (1626-1704) to the date of publication.
589. Limbert, M. Birds’ Egg Collections and Local Ornithology: A Case Study. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2005 pp.x, 74 with colour and b/w. photos. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. Limited edition of 150 copies. Scarce and out-of-print. With original pre-publication flyer loosely inserted. [57880] £225.00
590. Lindsay Buick, T. The Moa-Hunters of New Zealand. Sportsmen of the Stone Age. 1st. Ed. Pub. Thomas Avery. 1937 pp.xiv, 260 with frontis., b/w. photos and illus. 8vo. Contents exceptionally clean and fine. With vg. plus, neatly restored (to underside) dw. Scarce. [56819] £150.00 This book deals with the time when New Zealand was inhabited solely by the Maori, and when the Moa roamed its open spaces in great flocks.
591. Lindsay Buick, T. The Mystery of the Moa. New Zealand’s Avian Giant. 1st. Ed. Pub. Thomas Avery. 1931 pp.xvi, 357 with frontis., b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. A fine hardback in thor. vg. neatly restored dw. Scarce. [56816] £125.00 Taking a historical, rather than ridgidly scientific approach, the author reviews the discovery of the Moa, and examines reasons for its disappearance and probable date of its extinction.
592. Lydon, A.F. British Birds’ Eggs. 1st. Ed. Pub. SPCK, London. 1910 pp.62 plus 20 colour plates illustrating the eggs of all indigenous British birds. Royal 8vo. Hardback. Ornate presentation bookplate. Contents fine. Original gilt lettered and illus. red cloth boards in thor. vg. condition. A very pleasing copy. Scarce. [57800] £90.00
593. McAldowie, Alexander M. The Birds of Staffordshire. With Illustrations of Local Bird Haunts. 1st. Ed. Pub. Printed for Private Circulation, Stoke-upon-Trent. 1893 pp.[x], 146, [5] with b/w. frontis and 6 further plates. 8vo. Hardback. One of 100 signed and numbered copies printed for private circulation, this being number 83. Signature in pencil to ffep. Contents fine. Original blue cloth boards in nr. fine condition. Scarce. Short newspaper article on Cannock Chase from 1958 loosely inserted. [56809] £375.00
594. Macpherson, The Rev. H.A. & Duckworth, William. The Birds of Cumberland. Critically Studied, including Some Notes on the Birds of Westmorland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chas. Thurnam & Sons. 1886 pp.xx, 206 with colour frontis. and fold-out map. With Errata slip. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Original blue cloth boards in nr. fine condition. [56796] £90.00 The frontispiece of a Dotterell is by the highly esteemed Dutch illustrator, J.G. Keulemans (1812-1912).
595. Mansel-Pleydell, J.C. The Birds of Dorsetshire. AContribution to the Natural History of the County. 1st. Ed. Pub. for the Author by R.H. Porter. 1888 pp. xvi, 179 with b/w. frontis and woodcut illus. 8vo. Hardback. Bookplate of James Lumsden (1851-1911). Contents uncut and in fine condition. Original gilt decorated and lettered burgundy boards in fine condition. A superb example. [56811] £150.00
596. Martin, Brian P. Birds of Prey of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. David and Charles. 1993 pp.192 with colour and b/w. photos., illus., and flight silhouettes. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. [56842] £16.00 A detailed look at our twenty three breeding and visiting raptors, and vagrants. Illustrations by Alastair Proud.
597. Maynard, C.J. Eggs of North American Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. 1890 pp.iv, 159 with 10 hand-coloured plates. 8vo. Hardback. Neat name dated 1916 and stamp to ffep. Contents fine. Original green cloth boards marked along fore edges, o/w., fine. [57217] £90.00
598. Mitchell, F.S. The Birds of Lancashire. 1st. Ed. Pub. John van Voorst. 1885 pp.12, xviii, 224 plus 6-page list of Subscriber to this, the large-paper edition. With 2 hand-coloured plates, 9 b/w., plates and fold-out map. Large-
paper 8vo. Hardback. Bookplate of Lees-Milne to front paste down and signature of A.C. Milne to ffep. Repair to underside of map and a little spotting at ends, o/w. contents fine. Original decorated green cloth boards in thor. vg. condition. With original subscription order form for the book, this being the copy of William Aldham (English Liberal Party politician and MP) of Frickley Hall, Doncaster. [56794] £100.00 Illustrators include J.G. Keulemans and Victor Prout with the fine colour plates depicting a Black-throated Wheatear and a Wall Creeper.
599. Moller, A.P. Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1994 pp.x, 365 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. [56775] £18.00 Presents a long-term field study of the monogamous barn swallow, and uses the findings to review the theory of sexual selection and its two main components: male-male competition and female choice.
600. Munro. Ian. The Birds of the Pentland Hills. 1st. Ed. Pub. Scottish Academic Press. 1988 pp.xi, 208 with b/w. photos and map. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. [56935] £3.00 A detailed study of the birds in this area, complimented with anecdotes and reflections on what has been recorded in the past by such luminaries as Rintoul and Baxter.
601. Nicoll, M.J. Handlist of the Birds of Egypt. 1st. Ed. Pub. Government Press, Cairo. 1919 pp.119 with fold- out map and 31 plates (8 coloured). 8vo. Hardback. Scattered foxing to edges of text block and small tear to fold- out map, o/w. contents fine. Original boards in vg. condition. [56803] £17.50
602. O’Brien, M. et al. The Shorebird Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Houghton Mifflin Co. 2000 pp.xiv, 477 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A fine softback. Out-of-print. [56768] £17.50 A comprehensive guide for the quick and accurate identification of North American waders.
603. O’Connor, R.J. and Shrubb, M. Farming and Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1986 pp.xii, 290 with b/w. illus., maps and figs. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback. [56978] £14.00 Reviews the effects of agricultural development on bird populations in Britain.
604. Onley, D. and Scofield, P. Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World. Helm Field Guides. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2007 pp.240 with 45 colour plates, dist. maps. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. RRP £29.99 [56763] £20.00 The first comprehensive guide to the pelagic birds of the world - albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, storm-petrels and diving petrels. With 46 colour plates including illustrations of several rare species for the first time.
605. Palmer, P. First for Britain and Ireland. A Historical account of birds new to Britain & Ireland 1600- 1999. With reference to the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. 1st. Ed. Pub. Arlequin Press. 2000 pp.[ix], 328 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56847] £16.00
606. Payne, R.B. The Cuckoos. Bird Families of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 2005 pp.xxii, 618 with 20 colour plates, b/w. illus., dist. maps, figs., and tables. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A fine hardback very gently dust-marked on top-edge of text block in fine dw. [56946] £80.00
607. Phillips, Edward Cambridge. The Birds of Breconshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. London. 1882 pp.viii, 45 with b/w. illus. frontis. 8vo. Hardback. With the stamp of John A.W. Bond, and handwritten dedication reading 'With the Authors regards' to ffep. Contents nr. fine. Original decorated boards in vg. condition. Very scarce. [56798] £90.00
608. Phillips, Edward Cambridge. The Birds of Breconshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Edwin Davies. 1899 pp.xxi, 158 with two b/w. illus., plus 10-page list of Subscribers. 8vo. Hardback. With publisher's insert/amendment for the Pomatrhine Skua. Minor foxing at ends o/w. contents fine. Original gilt lettered boards in fine condition. A super copy. [57212] £40.00 The first publicly available avifauna for Breconshire. The author had published a privately printed version in 1882 which he substantially revised and enlarged for this edition.
609. Pidsley, W.E.H. & MacPherson, H.A. (Ed.). The Birds of Devonshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. W.W. Gibbings and J.G. Commin. 1891 pp.xxx, 194 with heightened frontis., and fold-out map. With Errata slip. 8vo. Dedication reading ‘To my Sister, With the Author’s Love. December 30th. 1890’ to ffep. TEG. Some minor spotting and neat repair to underside of map, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards, with gilt vignette of a hawk to front board in nr. fine condition. [56793] £195.00 Only 200 copies printed. The superb frontispiece, illustrating a Buff Backed Heron, is by the esteemed Dutch bird illustrator J.G. Keulemans (1842-1912).
610. Pitches, A. & Cleeves, T. Birds New to Britain. 1980-2004. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2005 pp.344 with colour photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., very gently faded on spine. In print at £59.99. [56844] £12.00 The successor to 'Birds New to Britain and Ireland' (1982).
611. Potapov, E. and Sale, R. The Gyrfalcon. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2005 pp.288 with colour photos, maps; b/w. illus., figs., and tables. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. [56851] £60.00 The Gyrfalcon is the world's largest falcon. It inhabits the inhospitable Arctic Taiga, from Greenland and Iceland right across Siberia and northern Canada. This book covers all aspects of the species' biology, taxonomy and distribution, as well as its status and historical associations with man.
612. Raine, Walter. Bird-Nesting in North-West Canada. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hunter, Rose & Co. 1892 pp.x, 197 with 6 colour plates of eggs (Plate II is bound at end) plus further fine illus. 8vo. Hardback. With R.H. Read’s dated signature and address in pencil, dated 1893 to title page. Contents nr. fine, ffep. pasted to front board, short closed tear to title. Original brown cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt, lightly shelf-rubbed, o/w. in thor. vg. condition. [56802] £60.00 R.H. Read was a Victorian ornithologist, author and structural engineer. He travelled extensively in pursuit of his interests to places including St. Kilda, Scotland and Sweden.
613. Reed, C.A. North American Birds Eggs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Doubleday, Page & Co. 1904 pp.[11], 356 with colour frontis., and b/w photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Neat signature, dated 1917, to ffep. Contents fine. Original illus. boards in fine condition. A super copy. [57218] £50.00 Illustrated 'the eggs of nearly every species of North American birds'.
614. Rey, Dr. Eugene. Of the Ornithology of Portugal. [Avifauna der Iberischen Halbinsel (1872)]. Handwritten manuscript. 1877 Near 40-page handwritten translation. Title page dated 1877. 8vo. Hardback. Contents in fine condition. More recently, professionally, bound in half red leather over cream boards in fine condition. A unique work. [57222] £195.00 Dr. Eugene Rey (1838-1909) was an eminent German naturalist and ornithologist, best known for his two volume work 'Die Eier der Vogel Mitteleuropas' pubished in 1877. The paper translated in this work was published in the Journal fur Ornithologie in 1872. The translator is unknown.
615. Rickaby, George, and Leng, Sam. A Diary of Bempton Climbers. with Experiences and Reminiscences of a Cliff Climber. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 1997 pp.80, 31 with colour frontis and b/w. photos. 8vo. A fine hardback in fine dw. As new. With 3 pages of facsimile data cards from the egg collection of John Mulholland loosely inserted. Limited to 250 copies. With original pre-publication flyer loosely inserted. [57871] £275.00 A description by George Rickaby of visits to the Yorkshire sea bird cliffs over the years 1925 & 1933 to 1941, for the purpose of selecting particular varieties of guillemot and razorbill eggs from those taken by the local ‘climmers’. Also included as an appendix is a copy of Sam Leng’s booklet ‘Experiences and Reminiscences of a Cliff-Climber’ pubilshed in 1931. Sam Leng was the last of the Bempton sea bird egg collectors.
616. Rothstein, S.I. & Robinson S.K. (Eds.). Parasitic Birds and their Hosts. Studies in Coevolution. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1998 pp.xii, 444 with b/w. photos., figs., and tables. Small 4to. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. RRP 132.50. [56789] £50.00 Applies modern evolutionary theory and experimental methods to the study of the adaptations for and against brood parasitism by parasitic birds and their hosts.
617. Rowley, G. The Galah. Behavioural Ecology of the Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus) in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. 1st. Ed. Pub. Surrey Beatty & Sons. 1990 pp.xii, 188 with colour, b/w. photos., illus., figs., and tables. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. Out-of-print. [56770] £90.00
618. Sage, B.L. A History of the Birds of Hertfordshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Barrie & Rockliff. 1959 pp.xvi, 245 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Ex lib. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. [57216] £6.00
619. Samuels, Edward A. Ornithology and Oology of New England. Containing full descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining States and Provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature. 1st. Ed. Pub. Nichols & Noyes. 1867 pp.vii, [i], 583 with illus. frontis., 4 hand-coloured plates of eggs and 22 further b/w. plates of birds. Large 8vo. Hardback. A few foxing spots, o/w. contents fine. More recently rebound in period binding, all in fine condition. A super copy. [56815] £175.00
620. Scheiber, I.B.R. et al (Eds.). The Social Life of Greylag Geese. Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Function in an Avian Model System. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 2013 pp.xvii, 237 with colour, b/w. photos., figs., and tables. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. RRP £92.99. [56772] £55.00 A synthesis of more than 20 years of behavioural research based on observations of the the flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973.
621. Schorger, A.W. The Passenger Pigeon. Its Natural History and Extinction. Fac. Pub. Literary Licensing. [c.2011] pp.xiii, 424 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback. [56762] £22.50 Originally published in 1955 by the University of Oklahoma, this is the classic study of the extinction of the passenger pigeon.
622. Slater, Henry H. Manual of the Birds of Iceland. 1st. Ed. Pub. David Douglas. 1901 pp.xxiii, [i], 150 with frontis., by F.W. Frohawk, colour fold-out map, b/w. photos., plus publisher’s adverts. 8vo. Hardback. Signature, dated 1908, to ffep. Contents in fine condition. Original green ribbed-cloth, lightly marked on front board, o/w. in fine condition. A very pleasing copy. [56800] £150.00
623. Smith, Cecil. The Birds of Guernsey. And the Neighbouring Islands. Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; being a small contribution to The Ornithology of the Channel Islands. 1st. Ed. Pub. R.H. Porter. 1879 pp.xix, [i], 223. 8vo. Hardback. Contents uncut and in fne condition. Original green cloth boards, gilt lettered and decorated in superb, nr. fine condition. An excellent copy. [56799] £185.00 Highly respected ornithologist Howard Saunders (1835-1907) considered 'The Birds of Guernsey' to be a ‘carefully compiled list. A total of 176 species are proved to have occurred, and graphic descriptions are given of the habits and nidification of many of them' (Mullens and Swann).
624. Smith, Cecil. The Birds of Somersetshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. John van Voorst. 1869 pp.xi, 643. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Original gilt lettered green cloth, with blind double frame border in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy. With a postcard addressed to Mr R. Read, dated January 1924, with a programme of events for the Society of Somerset Folk, at which he was to give a talk on "Birds of Somerset" in February 1924. [57211] £75.00 R.H. Read was a Victorian structural engineer and keen ornithologist, author of ‘The Birds of the Lower Brent Valley’.
625. Sterland, W.J. The Birds of Sherwood Forest. With Notes on their Habits, Nesting, Migrations, &c. 1st. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve & Co. 1869 pp.ix, 244 with 3 hand-coloured and 1 b/w. plate. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Original green cloth boards in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy. Two newspaper articles (mid 1970s) relating to Sherwood Forest loosely inserted. [57214] £100.00
626. Summers-Smith, J.D. In Search of Sparrows. 1st. Ed. Pub. T. & A.D. Poyser. 1992 pp.vii, 141 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. A fine hardback in fine dw. [56769] £40.00
627. Summers-Smith, J. Denis. The Tree Sparrow. 1st. Ed. Pub. By the author. 1995 pp.xxii, 205 with colour photos., illus. by Robert Gilmor. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. [56749] £80.00 Describes the origins and early spread of the tree sparrow, with a speculative section on the evolution of its present distribution. Also discusses the species' habits, breeding, movements, numbers and food, and is extensively illustrated throughout, with drawings by Robert Gilmor.
628. Tait, William C. The Birds of Portugal. 1st. Ed. Pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1924 pp.xii, 260 with b/w. photos. and fold-out coloured map of Portugal. 8vo. Hardback. Very minor foxing, o/w. contents fine. Original gilt decorated blue board in fine condition. With neatly repaired dw., (very uncommon to find a copy of this work with a dw). Bookplate of Robert Washington Oates. A superb copy. [57220] £225.00 Within this work, Tait wrote at some length on the folklore and migration habits of the Portuguese avifauna. Interestingly, in 1954, Robert Washington Oates was instrumental in securing Gilbert White's home, ‘The Wakes’, as a permanent memorial to the naturalist and author. There he established the Oates Memorial Museum and Library.
629. Taylor, Moss. Guardian Spirit of the East Bank. A Celebration of the Life of R.A. Richardson. 1st. Ed. Pub. Wren. 2002 pp.232 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. [57164] £25.00 Richard Richardson settled in Cley, North Norfolk in the 1950s where he established the Cley Bird Observatory and perfected his skills at bird illustration. More than just a biography, this book includes a large number of Richard’s beautiful illustrations, as well as extracts from his birding and wartime diaries.
630. Taylor, Moss. et al. The Birds of Norfolk. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 2000 pp.552 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. [56987] £17.50
631. Thevenot, M. et al. The Birds of Morocco. An annotated Checklist. BOU Checklist Series: 20. 1st. Ed. Pub. British Ornithologists’ Union. 2003 pp.xii, 594 with colour photos., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Bryan Sages’ bookplate and a dedication to him by one of the authors to ffep. A fine hardback. Out-of-print. [56765] £150.00 Covers five hundred species recorded in Morocco, in habitats as diverse as the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal wetlands to the High Atlas mountains.
632. Trobe, W.M. and Whitaker, J. Days with the Hobby. Extracts from the oological diaries of T.A. Waddell, 1963-1977. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2018 pp.[vi], 262 with colour and b/w. photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No. 38 of a limited edition of 100 copies. Signed by Jim Whitaker. With original pre-publication flyer loosely inserted. [57863] £175.00 A wealth of illustrations support Tony’s vivid accounts of success in his search for the Hobby.
633. Trobe, W.M. and Whitaker, J. Raven Nest Sites in Northumberland. Providing precise identification of known nest sites in Northumberland, with supporting photographic evidence. 1st. Ed. Pub. Whitaker
[Peregrine Books]. 2018 pp.x, 129 with colour photographs throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Not stated, but print-run limited to 50 copies. Signed by both authors. Last copy. Out-of-print. [55873] £145.00 An update to the original publication of 2009.
634. Trobe, W.M. & Whitaker, J. Days with the Golden Eagle. Extracts of the oological diaries of T.A. Waddell and J.A. Little. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2017 pp.[viii], 123 with 10 colour photographic plates of eggs, plus numerous b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No. 38 of a limited edition of 100 copies. With original pre-publication flyer loosely inserted also numbered 38 and signed by Jim Whitaker. [57882] £295.00 When the diaries of Tony Waddell and the late John Little became available, Bill Trobe and Jim Whitaker took the opportunity to publicise their vivid experiences.
635. Trobe, William M. &. Whitaker, James Red Eggs. Erythristic Eggs of the Corvidae with Some General Observations on Erythrism. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Whitaker. (Peregrine Books). 2013 pp.ix, 206 with colour photos. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. No. 51 of a limited edition of 85 copies printed. Signed by James Whitaker to title-page. With original pre-publication flyer loosely inserted also signed by Jim Whitaker. [57864] £295.00 What causes Red eggs? Some occur abnormally, whilst some, like the eggs of the Tree Pipit are hardly so. This books considers ‘redness’ or erythrism in eggs, using many hitherto unpublished illustrations and field experiences of those few individuals who have been fortunate to discover such specimens.
636. Vaurie, Charles. Tibet and its Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1972 pp.xv, 407 with colour plates, b/w. photos. and map. Large 8vo. Bookplate. TEG. Nr. fine hardback, nr. fine dw. A super copy. [56759] £70.00
637. Watson, A.E.T. (Ed.), de Visme Shaw, L.H. Snipe and Woodcock. Fur, Feather and Fin Series. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans. 1903 pp.viii, 298 with b/w. illus. plus 4 page publisher's catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Dedication dated 1903. Minor spotting to edges of text block and to ends o/w., contents fine. Original half leather binding, with gilt decoration of a Snipe or Woodcock to front board in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. [57398] £75.00 Illustrations by Archibald Thorburn and Charles Whymper.
638. Watson, A.E.T. (Ed.), Macpherson, Rev. H et al. The Partridge. Fur, Feather and Fin Series. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Longmans. 1896 pp.vi, 276 with b/w. illus. plus 4 page publisher's catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Dedication dated 1903. Minor spotting to edges of text block and to ends o/w., contents fine. Original half leather binding with gilt decoration of Partridge to front board in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. [57396] £35.00 Illustrated by Archibald Stuart-Wortley, Charles Whymper and Archibald Thorburn.
639. Watson, A.E.T. (Ed.), Macpherson, Rev. H et al. The Pheasant. Fur, Feather and Fin Series. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Longmans. 1896 pp.viii, 265 with b/w. illus. plus 4 page publisher's catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Dedication dated 1903. Minor spotting to edges of text block and to ends o/w., contents fine. Original half leather binding with gilt decoration of Pheasant to front board in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. [57397] £35.00 With illustrations by Archibald Thorburn.
640. Watson, Jeff. The Golden Eagle. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2010 pp.448 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. Large 8vo. A new hdbk. in new. dw. Second and latest edition. RRP £60.00. [57554] £45.00 Covers all aspects of this spectacular eagle's biology and ecology. It includes a full review of the literature and the considerable body of research on the species that has emerged since the publication of the first edition in 1997.
641. Waydelin, F.J. Adventures Among Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2008 pp.xiii, 167 with colour frontis., and b/w. photos. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. Limited to 100 copies. Out-of- print. With original pre-publication flyer loosely inserted. Signed compliments slip from Jim Whitaker also loosely inserted. [57873] £75.00 Frederick J Waydelin, dedicated egg collector, came to write this book, completing it in a typed version in 1944; but it remained unpublished. Waydelin was admitted to the British Ornithologists’ Union in 1920, but his membership was shortlived, and his resignation in 1922 may well have been connected to his egg collecting exploits. Later in the mid 1930s he ceased egg collecting and rejoined the B.O.U. (1934), but again his membership was shortlived and he resigned for the second time in 1936. An interesting historical account.
642. Westerlund, C.A. Skandinavisk Oologi. Utbredning, Bo och Agg af Sveriges och Norges foglar jemte Ornithologisk Exkursions-Fauna. 1st. Ed. Pub. Albert Bonniers, Stockholm. 1867 pp.[12], 250, vi with hand coloured title-page and one b/w. plate. 8vo. Hardback. Small library stamp to title page, name stamp and small bookplate to ffep. Contents nr. fine. Original half-leather boards with gilt lettering in vg. condition. Scarce. [57219] £40.00 A work dedicated to the oology of Sweden and Norway.
643. Whitaker, J. (Ed.). The Diary of C.S. and D.H. Meares. 1910-1948. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2005 pp.xi, 257 with colour and b/w. photos. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. Limited edition of 100 copies. With original pre-publication flyer loosely inserted. [57869] £250.00 This contents of this book are a precise copy of the manuscript oological diary of Cecil Stanley Meares and his younger brother Douglas Hadley Meares. Apart from visits to Scotland for golden eagle and doterel, East Anglia for crossbill and terns, Gloucestershire for marsh warbler, Wales for raven and a few other trips, the main thrust of their collecting appears to have been for woodlark, Dartford warbler, grasshopper warbler, peregrine falcon and hobby, plus a few other local specialities.
644. White, C.M.N. & Bruce, M.D. The Birds of Wallacea (Sulawasi, The Moluccas & Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia). BOU Checklist Series: 7. 1st. Ed. Pub. British Ornithologists’ Union. 1986 pp.524 with b/w. maps. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A fine softback. [56767] £15.00
645. White, S. et al. (Eds.). The Birds of Lancashire and North Merseyside. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hobby Publications. 2008 pp.xxx, 406 with colour and b/w. photos., dist. maps, illus., and figs. Small 4to. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. RRP £39.99. [56956] £32.50 All 348 native and naturalised bird species recorded in Lancashire and North Merseyside up to the end of 2005 are included. Additional chapters detail the main habitats, key birdwatching sites and history of ornithology in the county.
646. Whittaker, Irvine. Birds of a Lancashire Cotton Town. Being Notes on the Avifauna of Heywood. 1st. Ed. Pub. Robert Howe Ltd. 1935 pp.159 with frontis., further b/w. photos. and map. 8vo. Hardback. Scattered foxing o/w., contents fine. Original wheat coloured boards in fine condition. Dedication to ffep from the author to F.A. Lowe ((1904-85), Lancashire naturalist and author of the New Naturalist Monograph, 'The Heron'). Also, a letter on headed note-paper from Irvine Whittaker to F.A. Lowe dated 1935, loosely inserted. Very scarce. [56795] £295.00
647. Williams, T.D. The Penguins. Spheniscidae. Bird Families Of The World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1995 pp.xiv, 295 with 8 colour plates, b/w. illus., dist. maps, and tables. Large 8vo. Bookplate. A thor. vg. hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. [56952] £45.00
Special Offers and NewBooks – all subject areas 648. Baker, K. et al. (Eds.). Deer and People. 1st. Ed. Pub. Windgather Press. 2015 pp.x, 286 with colour photos., figs., and tables. Large 8vo. New softback. RRP £44.99 [57286] £22.50 Covering Europe, North America and Asia, this is the first multi-disciplinary volume dedicated to research into human–cervid relationships. Topics covered include the archaezoology of deer, dispersal patterns, exploitation, and effects on landscape and land management.
649. Basterfield, D. et al. The Healthy Hive Guide. 2nd. Ed. Pub. IBRA & NBB 2019 pp.viii, 104 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New softback. [57356] £16.95 Introduces the reader to all areas of pests and diseases and how to recognise and deal with potential problems within the hive.
650. ‘BB’., Watkins-Pitchford, D. The Fisherman’s Bedside Book. with foreward by Ian Niall. New Ed. Rep. Pub. White Lion. 2000 pp.xii, 212 with b/w. illustrations by ‘BB’. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP. £18.95. [52970] £12.50 A new edition of the original work, first published in 1945, beautifully illustrated by BB.
651. Blakesley, D. &. Buckley, P. Woodland creation for Wildlife and People in a changing climate. Principles and Practice. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2010 pp.xi, 171 with colour photographs, dist. maps and text figs. 4to. A new softback. RRP £24.95. [47628] £15.00 Lively and informative. Recommended.
652. Borrow, N. and Demey, R. Birds of Western Africa. Helm Identification Guides. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2001 pp.832 with colour illus., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £55.00. [57357] £50.00 Describes and illustrates all 1,285 species occuring in the 23 western countries of Africa.
653. Bourne, Val. The Natural Gardener. The way we all want to garden. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2004 pp.168 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £16.99. [57091] £15.00 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. Bowley, Alan. The Great Fen. A Journey Through Time 1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2020 pp.x, 194 with colour photos., and maps throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback. [57751] £27.50 Explores how the Cambridgeshire fenland has evolved through population growth, war, drainage and cultivation to the landscape of today. By tracing stories of people and wildlife it shows how we can learn from the past.
655. Brock, P.D. A Comprehensive Guide to Insects of Britain and Ireland. 2nd. Rev. Exp. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2019 pp.iv, 540 with 2,900 colour photos., and 2,100 dist. maps. 8vo. New softback. [57282] £28.95 Highly recommended new edition. With its wide species coverage and emphasis on both popular and somewhat neglected insect orders, this book will be of interest to naturalists throughout Britain, Ireland and Europe.
656. Cope, T. The Wild Flora of Kew Gardens. A Cumulative Checklist from 1759. 1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2009 pp.vi, 305 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £32.99 [57352] £25.00 With nearly 2,000 taxa included, this book notes the past and present distribution of wild species within the Gardens, and demonstrates the extent to which the wild flora of the Kew estate has changed over the last 250 years.
657. Cribb, Phillip & Hermans, Johan. Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar. 1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2009 pp.456 with colour photos. and dist. maps throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback. RRP £69.99. [57353] £40.00 A superb guide book. Madagascar is a world hot-spot for orchids. They occur in almost every habitat, from coastal and montane forests to cold mountain tops and dry spiny forest. This field guide, the first of its kind for Madagascan orchids, will enable you to identify these showy, and often spectacular plants. Illustrated with over 600 colour photographs.
658. 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%. RRP £715.00. Latest edition. [53646] £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.
659. de Silva Wijeyeratne, Gehan. et al. Birds of Sri Lanka. Pocket Photo Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.144 with colour photos. throughout. 16mo. A new softback. [50843] £9.99
660. Dufresnes, C. Amphibians of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. A photographic guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2019 pp.224 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. Small 8vo. New softback. RRP £20.00. [57279] £18.50 A practical, comprehensive, reference packed with outstanding photographs. The definitive guide to all 138 amphibian species found in the Western Palearctic.
661. Else, G.R. and Edwards, M. Handbook of the Bees of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub.Ray Society. 2018 Two volume set running to 775 pages. With colour photos, b/w. drawings colour dist. maps and DVD-ROM. 4to. New hardbacks in new dws. [58041] £150.00 A very impressive work indeed. Provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the current state of knowledge of the British bee fauna. An invaluable aid to the identification of individual species.
662. Fortey, Richard. The Wood for the Trees. One Man’s Long View of Nature. 1st. Ed. Pub. Knopf. 2016 pp.xii, 304 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £22.50. [57359] £15.00 Drawing upon a lifetime of scientific expertise and an abiding love of nature, Fortey uses his own small piece of woodland to tell a wider story of the ever-changing British Landscape, human influence on the countryside over many centuries, and the vital interactions between flora, fauna and fungi.
663. Fowler, Alys. A Modern Herbal. Plant-based medicine for a calmer, healthier life. 1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 2019 pp.301 with colour illus. Large 8vo. New hardback. [57358] £20.00 Horticultural expert and Guardian columnist, Alys Fowler, reveals how common herbs are the simple, cleansing way to better health and happiness.
664. Fraser, M. The Smallest Kingdom. Plant and Plant Collectors at the Cape of Good Hope. 1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2011 pp.220 with colour illus., thoughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £27.99 [57096] £22.50 An illustrated account of the botanical exploration of South Africa's Cape Floral Kingdom and the plants that this region has given to the gardens of the world over the last four centuries. Over Kew's 250 year history, Cape plants and their collectors have contributed greatly to the establishment of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as the pre-eminent centre for botanical research. Features over one hundred of Liz Fraser’s beautiful original botanical paintings.
665. Gardner, C. & Gardner, B. Flora of the Mediterranean. With California, Chile, Australia and South Africa. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2019 pp.ix, 422 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £40.00. [57281] £36.00 With 600 stunning colour photographs, and presenting a breadth of flora never before brought together in a single volume, the authors offer a unique window on the flora of the Mediterranean world.
666. Gascoigne, J. Captain Cook. Voyager Between Worlds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hambledon Continuum. 2007 pp.xvi, 288 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £35.00 [57090] £27.50
In his voyages, Captain Cook came across peoples with hugely different systems of thought and cultures. John Gascoigne explores what happened when the two systems met, and how each side interpreted the other in terms of their own beliefs and experiences.
667. Gerard, John (Revised by Johnson, Thomas). The Herbal. Or General History of Plants. Rep. Pub. Calla/Dover. 2015 pp.1728 with illus. from woodcuts throughout. 4to. One leaf creased in production. A new hardback in new dw. [57525] £90.00 First published in 1597, Gerard’s herbal was republished in 1633 in an edition in which Thomas Johnson revised and enlarged the original text.
668. Gilchrist, A. The Apples and Orchards of Cumbria. A Cumbria Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hayloft Publishing. 2013 pp.84 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New softback. [57349] £9.00 A comprehensive review of Cumbrian apple varieties and of Cumbrian orchards open to the public.
669. Gillham, Mary E. Town Bred, Country Nurtured. Pub. By the author. 1998 pp.xi, 134 with b/w. photographs and illus. 8vo. A new softback. [49321] £5.00 Mary Gillham was awarded an MBE for her services to nature conservation. She was a prolific writer. This work is her story of life on the land between 1941 and 1942, as seen through the eyes of a suburban Londoner, drafted into the wartime Women’s Land Army.
670. Gregory, Phil. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds. Helm Identification Guides. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm 2019 pp.416 with 41 colour plates of illustrations by Richard Allen plus colour photos., and maps throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £55.00. [57750] £45.00 The product of almost two decades of research and scholarship. Covers the taxonomy, biology and conservation of these birds in great detail. Beautifully illustrated by Richard Allen, and with hundreds of photographs covering the full range of racial and age-related plumage variety.
671. Griggs, P. Joseph Hooker. Botanical Trailblazer. 1st. Ed. Pub. Kew Publishing. 2011 pp.64 with colour illus., throughout. Large landscape 8vo. New softback. RRP £9.99 [57094] £8.99 A compelling account of Joseph Hooker as a plant collector extraordinaire. The text tells of his relationships with his family, travelling companions, friends and colleagues who all influenced his life and scientific ideas.
672. Gut, Bernardo. Trees in Patagonia. Pub. Birkhauser. 2008 pp.x, 283 with colour photos., and b/w. figs. throughout. 4to. New hardback. Back through popular demand. [57746] £42.99 This book is a guide to the native trees and approximately 95% of the introduced arboreal species of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. Renowned experts describe the most important National Parks of both Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. The last chapter is devoted to Carl Skottsberg and his remarkable expedition through Patagonia a hundred years ago.
673. Harrap, S. Harrap’s Wild Flowers. A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain & Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2013 pp.413 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £18.99. [57280] £17.99 With superb photography throughout and succinct, no-nonsense text, Harrap's Wild Flowers will help you identify almost any wild flower that you may encounter in Britain and Ireland.
674. Henderson, Paul. James Sowerby. The Enlightenment’s Natural Historian. 1st. Ed. Pub. Kew/ Natural History Museum. 2015 pp.331 profusely illustrated with artwork, and letter & manuscript extracts. 4to. A new hardback in new dw. RRP £35.00. [57093] £27.50 This, the first full biography of Sowerby is a fascinating artistic and historical account. Sowerby (1757-1822) was an outstanding artist and natural historian, renowned for his discoveries and prodigious output of beautiful, scientific books of plants, fungi, animals, fossils and minerals, all at a key historical time; the age of Enlightenment in Great Britain.
675. Hooker, Joseph Dalton. Joseph Hooker’s Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya. 1st. Ed. Fac. Pub. Kew Publishing. 2017 pp.ix,14 plus 30 colour plates with accompanying text. Small folio. New hardback. RRP £25.00 [57095] £23.50 A superb facsimile edition, reproduced from an original held in the Library, Art and Archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All three parts of the book are brought together, with all 30 plates beautifully reproduced alongside Hooker's original descriptions.
676. Howard, Sarah. A Year in the Life of Westonbirt. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2009 pp.112 packed with stunning colour photography. Large 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP. £16.99. [51629] £14.50 A celebration of the beauty and longevity of one of the greatest tree collections in the world - Westonbirt Arboretum - this is the first illustrated book on Westonbirt for nearly twenty years.
677. Jarvis, Peter J. The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pelagic Publishing. 2020 pp.xii, 537. Large 8vo. New hardback in beatifully illustrated boards. [57908] £35.00
Recommended. A unique collection of concise but detailed information on 10,000 animals, plants, fungi and algae of the British Isles. Every species with an English common name is included.
678. Jenni, L. and Winkler, R. Moult and Ageing of European Passerines. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2020 pp.xii, 322 with colour photos., and illus. 4to. New hardback. RRP £94.99 [57360] £90.00 The brand-new, completely revised second edition of Jenni and Winkler's classic guide, updated and improved for the next generation of ringers and professional ornithologists.
679. Jiggins, Chris D. The Ecology and Evolution of Heliconius Butterflies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 2017 pp.ix, 277 with colour and b/w., photos., and maps. Large 8to. New hardback. [57748] £71.99 The first thorough and accessible treatment of the ecology, genetics, and behaviour of these butterflies, exploring how they offer remarkable insights into tropical biodiversity.
680. Korner, Christian. Alpine Treelines. Functional Ecology of the Global High Elevation Tree Limits. 1st. Ed. Pub. Springer. 2012 pp.xi, 220 with colour photos. Large 8vo. New hardback. [57747] £75.00 Christian Korner provides a global synthesis of the treeline phenomenon from sub-arctic to equatorial latitudes. He includes an account on treelines in the past and a section on global change effects on treelines, now and in the future.
681. McQuire, J.F.J. and Robinson, M.L.A. Pocket Guide to Rhododendron Species. Based on the descriptions by H.H. Davidian. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. RBG Kew. 2009 pp.x, 692 with over 700 colour photographs. 8vo. New hardback. [57749] £75.00 A super work. Highlights the most important morphological features relevant to the recognition and identification of virtually every rhododendron species currently in cultivation.
682. Mathew, Brian (Ed.). Genus Cyclamen. In Science, Cultivation, Art and Culture. 1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2013 pp.574 with more than 700 colour photos., and illus. 4to. New hardback. RRP £90.00. [57365] £65.00 A celebration of Cyclamen. Practical information on cultivation and propagation is presented alongside the botany of all taxa, the history of Cyclamen and information on its use in botanical art, ceramics, pottery and more.
683. Niall, Ian. The Way of a Countryman. Pub. Merlin Unwin. 2012 pp.ix, 165 with illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe. 8vo. A new hardback in new dw. RPP. £16.99 [57092] £12.50 Ian Niall draws on a lifetimes experience of observing nature, studying wildlife, shooting and fishing. His fascinating essays cover corncrakes and partridges, snipe and woodcock, foxes, hares and pigeons, ducks and gees, trout and pike.
684. Oozeerally, B. et al. Magnolias in Art & Cultivation. 1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2014 pp.268 with colour illus., throughout. Folio. New hardback in new dw. RRP £89.99. [57355] £52.50 A stunning work. With over 150 fine botanic paintings by Barbara Oozerally, informative and authoritative text by Jim Gardiner, and full botanical descriptions by Stephen A. Spongberg.
685. Pedersen, H. and Faurholdt, N. Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe. Pub. RBG Kew. 2007 pp.297 with colour photos., dist. maps and other illus. Large 8vo. New softback. RRP £39.99. [57354] £27.50 An easy to use, comprehensive introduction to the genus Ophrys throughout its European range.
686. Penteriani, V. & del Mar Delgado, M. The Eagle Owl. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2019 pp.384 with colour and b/w. photos., maps and figs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £60.00. [57348] £55.00 The definitive work on Europe's largest and most spectacular owl.
687. Presant, O.V. A Perfect Friend. The Life of Cumbrian Plant Hunter William Purdom. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hayloft Publishing. 2019 pp.176 with colour and b/w. photos., and maps. 8vo. New softback. [57350] £18.00 Purdom travelled to China where he explored many areas new to Europeans and he had a special rapport with the Chinese. To him they were simply friends. As well as searching for plants he carried with him photographic equipment and brought back unique images not only of plants but landscapes and people.
688. Randle, Zoe et al. Atlas of Britain & Ireland’s Larger Moths. 1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications 2019 pp.xi, 492 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. Small 4to. New hardback. [57752] £38.50 Includes accounts for 866 macro-moth species, each with a distribution map showing current and historical occurrences, trends, status, a phenology chart and colour image. A further 25 species, which were former residents, but have not been recorded from 1970 onwards, have a distribution map.
689. Reader, J. Missing Links. In Search of Human Origins. Pub. Oxford University Press. 2011 pp.xvii, 538 with colour photographs. Royal 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £25.00. Last copy. [49993] £15.00 This is the story of the search for human origins - from the Middle Ages, when questions of the earth's antiquity first began to arise, through to the latest genetic discoveries that show the interrelatedness of all living creatures.
690. Smith, D.A.S. African Queens and their Kin. A Darwinian Odyssey. Pub. Brambleby Books. 2014 pp.812 with colour photos, microscopic images and text figs. 4to. A new hdbk. RRP £90.00. [47566] £45.00
Using the African Queen, Danaus chrysippus, as a model species, David Smith takes us on a fascinating tour of its life history, ecology, genetics, behaviour, including mimicry, and migration patterns. Prof. Hugh Loxdale MBE (past president of the Royal Entomological Society) said of the book ‘A masterpiece of scholarship, an awesome and enlightening read’.
691. Sterling, P. and Henwood, B. Field Guide to the Caterpillars of Great Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2020 pp.448 with 900 colour illus., plus colour photos. and dist. maps. 8vo. Illustrated by Richard Lewington. New softback. RRP £35.00. [58042] £31.50 Covers caterpillars of the moth and butterfly species that are most likely to be encountered in the British Isles and provides a window into their diverse natural histories. The species accounts cover status, field characters, similar species, habitat and foodplants.
692. Sterling, P. and Henwood, B. Field Guide to the Caterpillars of Great Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2020 pp.448 with 900 colour illus., plus colour photos. and dist. maps. 8vo. Illustrated by Richard Lewington. New hardback. RRP £50.00. [58044] £45.00
693. Tautz, J. The Buzz About Bees. Biology of a Superorganism. 1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Springer. 2009 pp.284 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New hardback. [57745] £30.00 Tautz explores the bee colony as a “super-organism”, a self organising and complex adaptive system based on a network of communication; a fascinating result of evolution.
694. Townsend, M. & Waring, P. Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2019 pp.175 with colour illus., by Richard Lewington throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £18.99. [57351] £17.50 Newly revised. Featuring more than 1,700 superbly detailed colour illustrations and covering nearly 900 species, this portable guide is an essential addition to every moth-lover's field kit.
695. Walls, S. and Kenward, R. The Common Buzzard. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2020 pp.304 with colour & b/w. photographs, illus., and figs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £60.00. [57506] £55.00 A milestone in the Poyser series this, their 100th title is dedicated to the Common Buzzard. Seen soaring majestically on thermals, they are familiar to people across Europe. This new Poyser monograph brings together a wealth of research on the species' origins, feeding and breeding behaviour, along with information on movement and survival from the authors' own studies. It concludes by examining the conservation conundrums that such a successful predator raises in the modern world.
696. Welch, Charles W. Breeding New Plants and Flowers. 1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Crowood Press. 2012 pp.144 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. Large 8vo. New softback. RRP £16.99 [56929] £14.00 Brings the skills of hybridizing within the scope of every gardener, encouraging experimentation, and allowing the reader to produce new plants for the garden - with the possibility of creating a prize-winning plant.
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