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Catalogue No. 101
Bees & Beekeeping 1 – 11 Botany 12 - 174 British Floras 175 - 248 Entomology 249 - 292 Fine, Illustrated & Antiquarian 293 - 335 Gardening 336 - 432 Natural History 433 - 512 New Naturalist – Main series 513 - 630 New Naturalist – Monographs 631 - 647 Ornithology 648 - 810 Ray Society Publications 811 - 827 Zoology 828 - 853 Special Offers (all subjects) 854 - 884
Here’s our latest catalogue, featuring our most recent acquisitions. British Floras feature quite heavily with a good number of scarce and limited edition works listed. We’ve also included a lovely 1st edition copy of the Rev. Gilbert White’s ‘Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne’ (item 334) in the Fine, Illustrated & Antiquarian section; alongside some other beautiful works like Samuel Brooke’s ‘An Introduction to the Study of Conchology’ (item 294) – the plates are really quite magnificent.
New Naturalists No.125 – Owls by Mike Toms Published at the start of 2014, this is a superb work on these fascinating birds and the focus is on British species. It’s proving to be a popular title. We can now offer a 20% discount off their RRP so they are available to order for £44.00 (RRP £55.00 hardback copy). See item 630 in this catalogue . Furthermore, if you are interested in a comprehensive guide to Owls of the World , then we thoroughly recommend Heimmo Mikkola’s latest book – see item 753.
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Darren Bloodworth
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Bees & Beekeeping 1. Alford, D.V. The Life of the Bumblebee. Rep. Pub. NBB. 2009 pp.80. A new copy in card covers. [41691] £11.00 Aimed at the general reader, this book tells the fascinating story of the life of the bumblebee. Nest Building, The Development of Colonies, Foraging, Winter Survival and Natural Enemies are all described. Brief details are provided on each of the 25 British bumblebee species.
2. Aston, D. and Bucknall, S. Plants and Honey Bees. Their relationships. Rep. Pub. NBB. 2009 pp.151 with illustrations. New copy. Softback. [40183] £25.00 Principally intended as an introduction for beekeepers to provide an insight into the relationships between bees and flowers. It is hoped however, that gardeners, naturalists, entomologists, biologists, agriculturalists, horticulturalists and those interested in conservation will all find something of relevance to their interests.
3. Crane, E. The Archaeology of Beekeeping. Pub. Duckworth. 1983 pp.360 with b/w. photographs and other figs. throughout. A thor. vg. copy in same dw. Scarce. [41473] £120.00 A wonderful work. The first book to explore the rich heritage of beekeeping archaeology, with over 250 photographs and contemporary drawings. They are used to illustrate the diversity in the history of honey hunting and beekeeping throughout the world since the Stone Age.
4. Free, J.B. and Butler, C.G. Bumblebees. The New Naturalist No.40. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1959 Some minor blemishes to dw. Overall a vg. plus copy in same dw. Highly collectible. [38772] £300.00
5. Havenhand, G. Honey. Nature’s Golden Healer. Pub. Kyle Cathie. 2010 pp.160 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. In-print at £12.99 - SAVE £4.00. [41679] £8.99 Drawing on her background in the biological sciences, the author demonstrates that honey is essential for healthy living - boosting the immune system and helping prevent certain diseases. She not only illustrates the many ailments that honey can help alleviate, including IBS and gastric ulcers, but shows how to use honey to reap its full health benefits.
6. Lipinski, Z. Essence and Mechanism of Nest Abandonment By Honeybee Swarms. Pub. By the Author. 2002 pp. 292 with colour photographs at rear of text. A fine copy in illus. boards. [43516] £30.00 A very insightful study into this subject. The author explains his theory on the swarming of honeybees. He speaks about the ‘effort to solve the mystery of swarming in our beloved honeybees’, but is conscious, that ‘only 1 % of the behaviour of the bees is actually known and documented by scientists’. For scientists and bee keepers, who are familiar with the reading of scientific literature, this book is exceedingly interesting and recommended.
7. McCabe, P. et al. Collins Beekeeper’s Bible. Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses. Pub. Collins. 2010 pp. 412 with colour photographs and figs. throughout. A new copy in illus. boards. [41988] £30.00 This is an essential and comprehensive handbook for every active or aspiring beekeeper. With stunning illustrations and step- by-step photography, this is a guide to everything relating to beekeeping, from safe hive management to the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic and domestic uses of honey, beeswax and pollen.
8. Riches, H. Medical Aspects of Beekeeping. Pub. Northern Bee Books. 2000 pp.vi, 86. A new softback. [37684] £11.00 Considers the medical aspects of Bee Stings, hypersensitivity to Bee Venom, allergy problems, honey and apitherapy.
9. Stell, I. Understanding Bee Anatomy: A Full Colour Guide. Pub. Catford Press. 2012 pp.199 with colour photographs throughout. A new softback. [45203] £28.00 Understanding Bee Anatomy aims to do two things; to explain the structure of this fascinating insect and, through stunning images, to reveal their intricate detail.
10. Stevens, K. Alphabetical Guide for Beekeepers. Pub. NBB. 2012 pp.948. A new copy in softback. [44802] £30.00 A mighty work which would be of use to both new beekeepers and those with plenty of experience. Almost 880 pages are dedicated to explaining the A-Z of beekeeping terms. So if you want to know what ‘brood nest’ is or understand why you would get bubbles in honey, this is the work to refer to. Ken Stevens has taken decades to get this much needed work to publication.
11. Tautz, J. The Buzz About Bees. Biology of a Superorganism. Pub. Springer. 2009 pp.284 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in illus. boards. [41673] £30.00 ‘The Buzz About Bees’ tells the story of honey-bees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data notably from the author’s own research, Tautz provides a wonderful insight into the realms of bees. In contrast to the view of bee colonies as perfect societies, Tautz introduces them as a “super-organism”, a self organising and complex adaptive system based on a network of communication; a fascinating result of evolution.
Botany 12. Alibertis, C. and A. The Wild Orchids of Crete. New. Enl. Ed. Pub. By the authors. 1989 pp.176 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. Scarce. [45584] £45.00
13. Andrew, R. A Practical Pollen Guide to the British Flora. Quaternary Research Association. Technical Guide No.1. Pub. Quaternary Research Association 1984 pp.iii, 139 with text figs. A vg. copy in card covers. Scarce. [45772] £25.00 The book is seperated into 12 different sections. These are - 1. Three furrows with pores, 2. Three furrows without pores, 3. Many furrows, 4.One furrow, 5. Spiky, 6. Three or many pores, 7. One pore, 8. No pore or furrow, 9.Tetrads, 10. Cyperaceae, 11. Miscellaneous, and 12. Spores
14. Arber, A. Monocotyledons. A Morphological Study. Facs. Ed. Rep. Pub. J. Cramer. 1961 pp.xxii, 258 with line drawings throughout. A thor. vg. copy in dark boards. [45682] £30.00
15. Baker, Richard St. Barbe. The Brotherhood of the Trees. Pub. Adelphi. nd. pp.64 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in lightly rubbed boards. [45725] £7.50
16. Baker, Richard St. Barbe. I Planted Trees. Pub. Lutterworth. 1944 pp.262 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in green boards. [45648] £8.00
17. Bentham, G. & Mueller, F. Flora Australiensis: A Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory. In seven volumes. 1st. Ed. Pub. Lovell Reeve in. 1863-1878 Seven volumes from the Forest Library Oxford University bound in green buckram library binding. All seven volumes are in the same matching binding; contents in excellent condition. Scarce. [37050] £800.00
18. Birkenhead, J. Ferns and Fern Culture. Pub. John Heywood. [1897] pp. 128 with small engravings. A vg. copy in blue cloth illustrated boards. [41776] £35.00
19. Bole, P.V. and Vaghani, Y. Field Guide to the Common Trees of India. Pub. O.U.P. 1986 pp.xxiii, 125 with line drawings throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [45756] £20.00 Each description of a tree, its common, scientific and vernacular names, origin, general characteristics, fruit, flower and uses, is amplified by line drawings of the stem, leaves and flowers.
20. Boskoop. List of Names of Perennials. Pub. Boomteelt. 2000 pp.370. A vg. copy in card covers. [41732] £18.00
21. Boskoop. List of Names of Woody Plants. Pub. Boomteelt. 2000 pp.469. A vg. copy in card covers. Text in English, Dutch, German and French. [41728] £15.00
22. Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of the Plants of the Cactus Family. Pub. Dover. 1963 4 Volumes bound in 2. With b/w. photographs and figs. throughout. Sl. foxing to end- papers o/w. contents vg. DWs. sl. grubby. Overall a vg. set. [42062] £75.00
23. Clokie, H.N. An Account of the Herbaria of the Department of Botany in the University of Oxford. Pub. Oxford. 1964 pp.viii, 280 with 12 b/w. plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in same dw. [41771] £45.00
24. Coltman-Rogers, C. Conifers and Their Characteristics. Pub. John Murray. 1920 pp.ix, 333 with b/w. photographs. Foxing to all edges of text block otherwise contents in vg. condition. Boards a little pulled at spine- ends. Overall a vg. copy. [45645] £12.00
25. Cooke, M.C. Microscopic Fungi. Rust, Smut, Mildew and Mould. Pub. W.H. Allen. 1898 pp.262 with 16 colour plates. A good-vg. copy in sl. worn boards. [41828] £35.00
26. Cooper, R.E. et al. George Forrest, V.M.H. 1873-1932. Rep. Pub. Scottish Rock Garden Club. 1973 pp.89 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in red cloth boards. [45726] £15.00
27. Cox, E.H.M. Plant Hunting in China. Pub. Scientific Book Guild. 1945 pp.230 with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in spine-faded illus. boards. [45747] £10.00
28. Cox, H.A. (Ed.). A Handbook of Empire Timbers. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1939 pp.vii, 214 with fold-out plates at rear of text. Mild scattered foxing to prelims and fore-edges of text block otherwise contents in vg. condition. Small stain to rear board. Overall a vg. copy. [45661] £20.00
29. Cox, K. Frank Kingdon Ward’s Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Garden Art Press. 2008 pp.335 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in same dw. [43891] £30.00
30. Culpeper, N. Culpeper’s Complete Herbal. Consisting of a comprehensive description of nearly all herbs with their medicinal properties and directions for compounding the medicines extracted from them. Pub. W. Foulsham. c.1950 pp.430 with colour plates. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block but contents generally very clean with dustwrapper lightly chipped on edges and with some scattered foxing. Overall a vg. copy. A very nice facsimilie. [45992] £20.00
31. Cummins, G.B. Illustrated Genera of Rust Fungi. Pub. Burgess. 1959 pp.ii, 131 with figs. throughout. Spiral bound with card covers. A vg. copy. [41792] £15.00
32. Dame, L.L. and Brooks, H. Handbook of the Trees of New England. With Ranges Throughout the United States and Canada. Facs. Ed. Pub. Dover. 1972 pp.xx, 196 with illus. throughout. Previous owner’s bookplate to fep. Overall a vg. copy in spine-faded card covers. [45666] £10.00
33. Dandy, J.E. Index of Generic Names of Vascular Plants. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat Hist. 1967 pp.130. Spine a little darkened otherwise a vg. copy in card covers. With dedication on front cover from author. [41763] £15.00
34. Darlington, A. The Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls in Colour. Pub. Blandford. 1968 pp.191 with colour plates and other small text figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [41803] £12.50
35. de la Bedoyere, C. The Handbook of Native Trees and Shrubs. How to Plant and Maintain a Natural Woodland. Pub. New Holland. 2001 pp.128 with colour photographs and other text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [45672] £14.00
36. Del Tredici, P. A Giant Among the Dwarfs. The Mystery of Sargent’s Weeping Hemlock. Pub. Theophrastus. 1983 pp.108 with b/w. photographs throughout. A thor vg. copy in green cloth boards. [45758] £16.00
37. Den Ouden, P. Manual of Cultivated Conifers. Hardy in the Cold- and Warm- Temperate Zone. Pub. The Hague 1965 pp.x, 526 with b/w. photographs throughout. Ink inscription to fep. o/w. contents in thor. vg. condition. Dustwrapper has been repaired in several places using sellotape. Overall a vg. copy. [45716] £20.00
38. Dennis, R.W.G. Plant Diseases. In Orchard, Nursery and Garden Crops. Pub. Macdonald. 1952 pp.618 some colour plates and numerous other figs. A vg. copy in cloth boards. [42024] £15.00
39. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. A Handbook of Home-Grown Timbers. 2nd. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1939 pp.vi, 87 with a few tables. Scattered foxing to prelims. Overall a vg. copy. [45647] £10.00
40. Dorman, Keith W. The Genetics and Breeding of Southern Pines. Pub. U.S. Dept Ag.-Forest Service. 1976 pp.x, 407 with illus. VG. in card covers. [42147] £10.00
41. Douglas, D. Journal kept by David Douglas during his Travels in North America, 1823-1827. Rep. Trollius. Pub. 2003 pp. 364. Card covers lightly bumped otherwise a very good copy. [45636] £20.00 This is a reprint of David Douglas’ complete Journals, originally published in 1914; commissioned by the RHS.
42. Dransfield, John. The Rattans of Sarawak. Pub. Kew/Sarawak Forest Dept. 1992 pp.230 with many illus. VG. [42123] £35.00
43. Edlin, H.L. and Nimmo, M. Tree Injuries. Their Causes and Prevention. Pub. Thames and Hudson. 1956 pp.167 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in sl. chipped and faded dustwrapper. [45711] £15.00
44. Edlin, H.L. (Ed.). Cambrian Forests. Forestry Commission Guide. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1959 pp.vi, 103 with b/w. photographs and text illus. A vg. copy in card covers. [45744] £4.00
45. Edlin, H.L. (Ed.). East Anglian Forests. Forestry Commission Guide. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1972 pp.vi, 80 with b/w. photographs and text illus. A vg. copy in card covers. [45742] £4.00
46. Edlin, H.L. (Ed.). Forestry Practice. A Summary of Methods Establishing Forest Nurseries and Plantations with Advice on other Forestry Questions for Owners, Agents and Foresters. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 14. 8th. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1964 pp.vi, 103. A vg. copy in illus. card covers. [45764] £6.00
47. Eggli, U. and Taylor, N. IOS Index of Names of Cactaceae. (1950-1990). Pub. Whitstable. 1991 pp.222. Sl. faded spine otherwise a vg. plus copy. [41730] £15.00
48. Emboden, W. Narcotic Plants. Pub. Studio Vista. 1972 pp.168 with colour plates and illustrations throughout. A vg. copy in slightly marked boards. [45651] £15.00
49. Engler, A. Die Natuerlichen Pflanzenfamilien. Plant taxonomy. Some 50 volumes on plant taxonomy in German. Pub. Engelmann. 1894-1960 Most volumes are vg. condition with a few with detached boards. Full description on application. Ex. Plant Science Library, Oxford University. [38470] £800.00
50. Farjon, A. et al. A Field Guide to the Pines of Mexico and Central America. Pub. RBG Kew. 1997 pp.147 with illus. and distribution maps. throughout. A thor. vg. copy in card covers. [45632] £15.00
51. Farrer, R. Among the Hills. Rep. Pub. Waterstone. 1985 pp. 326. Ex-Lib. Lacks fep. otherwise a vg. copy in faded card covers. [45640] £3.00 In the Summer of 1910 Reginald Farrer made a six week journey around the Graian, Cottian and Maritime Alps. This is his account of the journey which gave us the Dianthus negelctus, Aquilegia alpina and other alpine plants now found in every garden.
52. Farrer, R. The Rainbow Bridge. 3rd. Imp. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1926 pp.383 with 16 photographs and folding map. Good tight hardback copy. [40295] £30.00
53. Farrer, R. Rainbow Bridge. Facs. Ed. Pub. Cadogan Books. 1986 pp.383 with map at rear of text. Pages 205- 208 have come loose from the book o/w. a vg. copy in sl. creased card covers. [45670] £9.50
54. Fedorov, A. Flora Partis Europaeae URSS. (USSR) Tomus 1. (Lycopodiophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta, Pinophyta (= Gymnospermae), Magnoliophyta (= Angiospermae). Pub. Nauka. 1974 pp.403 with line drawings. Text in English and Russian. Previous owner has stuck a label to the bottom of the spine reading (Flora USSR Europe). Hardback. Overall a vg. copy. [41809] £40.00
55. Forbes, A.C. English Estate Forestry. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1906 pp.xi, 332 with b/w. photographic plates. Some light damp-staining to prelims and end pages otherwise contents in vg. condition. Front board lightly cockled. Overall a vg. copy. [45628] £20.00
56. Forestry Commission. Kielder. Britain’s Forests. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1950 pp.14 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A vg. copy in paper covers. [45745] £3.00
57. Forestry Commission. New Forest. Forestry Commission Guide. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1951 pp.vi, 85 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. and fold-out map in pocket at rear of book. Covers a little worn and foxed in places. Overall a near vg. copy. [45759] £3.00
58. Forestry Commission. Rate of Growth of Conifers in the British Isles. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 3. Pub. H.M.S.O. c. 1920 pp.84 with tables and figs. Covers foxed and worn heavily at edges. Overall a near vg. copy in paper covers. Scarce. [45752] £12.00
59. Forestry Commission. Studies of Certain Scottish Moorlands in Relation to Tree Growth. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 15. Rep. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1947 pp.112 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A vg. copy in card covers. Scarce. [45754] £15.00
60. Forestry Commission. Studies on British Beechwoods. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 20 Rep. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1953 pp.100 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [45755] £5.00
61. Forestry Commission. Studies on Tree Roots. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 13 Rep. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1947 pp.iv, 72 with text figs and 17 b/w. plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in card covers. Scarce. [45767] £12.00
62. Fraser, A.I. and Gardiner, J.B.H. Rooting and Stability in Sitka Spruce. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 40. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1967 pp.28 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. Pencil annotation to parts of text otherwise a vg. copy in card covers. Scarce. [45753] £12.00
63. Gamble, J.S. A Manual of Indian Timbers. Rep. Rev. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Bishen Singh. 1972 pp.xxvi, 868 with b/w. plates. Contents in thor. vg. condition. Dustwrapper chipped at edges. Overall a vg. copy. [45736] £30.00 A very useful and comprehensive work on the timber wealth of the Indian sub-continent. It covers in a single handy volume, valuable information on about 1,450 woody species, including a number of exotics.
64. Gilmour, J.S.L. (Ed.). Thomas Johnson. Journeys in Kent & Hampstead. Pub. Hunt. 1972 pp.167 with b/w. reproductions. One fold-out map towards rear of book. A vg. copy in same dw. [42089] £15.00
65. Godet, J-D. Collins Photographic Key to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. A Guide to Identification by Leaves and Needles . Pub. Collins. 1988 pp.215 with colour plates throughout. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45621] £20.00
66. Gordon, A.G. and Rowe, D.C.F. Seed Manual for Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 59. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1982 pp.132 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A thor. vg. copy in card covers. [45757] £12.00
67. Goudey, C.J. A Handbook of Ferns for Australia and New Zealand. Pub. Lothian. 1988 pp.212 with b/w. and colour photographs and other figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [41788] £12.00
68. Graham, R. and Roy, R. Slipper Orchids. The Art of Digby Graham. 1st. Ed. Pub. Croom Helm. 1982 pp. 109 with 37 superb botanical illus. from watercolours by Digby Graham. DW. lightly sunned to spine area, o/w. a vg. copy. [42050] £20.00
69. Grimshaw, J. and Bayton, R. New Trees. Recent Introductions to Cultivation. Pub. Kew. 2009 pp.xv, 976 with colour photographs and line drawings throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. Out-of-print. [45201] £160.00 This book compliments existing standard literature (for example, W.J. Bean’s ‘Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles’) providing botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on more than 800 trees introduced into cultivation in recent decades, for which there is no comparable source of information. Commissioned and produced by the International Dendrology Society, it covers species grown in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America, using up to date information to provide an authorative reference source. It is essential reading for anyone interested in trees.
70. Grove, W.B. British Stem - and Leaf - Fungi. (Coelomycetes). A Contribution to Our Knowledge of the Fungi Imperfecti Belonging to the Sphaeropsidales and the Melanconiales. Vol. 1. Pub. C.U.P. 1935 pp.xx, 488. Ex-lib. with usual marking. With small figs. throughout. A vg. copy in green boards. [41999] £25.00
71. Gupton, O.W. and Swope, F.C. Trees and Shrubs of Virginia. Pub. University Press Virginia. 1981 pp.205 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in illus. boards. [45720] £15.00
72. Gurib-Fakim, A. An Illustrated Guide to the Flora of Mauritius & the Indian Ocean Islands. Pub. By the Author. 2003 pp.xiv, 206 with colour photographs throughout. A near fine copy in card covers. Scarce. [41766] £40.00
73. Hadfield, M. British Trees. A Guide for Everyman. 1st. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent and Sons. 1957 pp.xxv, 468 with line drawings throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45728] £10.00
74. Harrap, A.& S. Orchids of Britain and Ireland. A Field and Site Guide. Pub. A & C Black. 2005 pp.480 with over 370 stunning coloured photographs, 49 colour distribution guides and 330 sites where wild orchids can be seen. A thor. vg. copy in card covers. [45586] £15.00 A most useful and comprehensive field guide.
75. Harrar, E.S. and J.G. Guide to Southern Trees. Pub. Dover. [2000] pp.viii, 709 with line drawings. A vg. copy in spine-faded card covers. [45724] £10.00 This work covers the enitire area south of the Mason-Dixon line from the Atlantic Ocean to the Florida Keys and western Texas. Originally published in 1946, this is the second edition published by Dover and the nomenclature was revised to conform to the current practice.
76. Henman, D.W. Pruning Conifers for the Production of Quality Timber. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 35. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1963 pp.v, 53 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. Covers foxed at edges otherwise a vg. copy. [45763] £11.00
77. Hooker, J.D. The Flora of British India. 1st. Pub. L. Reeve & Co. 1872-1897 Seven volumes in original cloth boards. A thor. vg. set of the scarce original printing in seven volumes. [40348] £800.00
78. Hough, R.B. Handbook of the Trees of the Northern States and Canada. East of the Rocky Mountains. Pub. Macmillan Co. 1950 pp.x, 470 with b/w. photographs and distribution maps throughout. Previous owner’s bookplate to front paste-down and small inscription to fep. o/w. contents in thor. vg. condition. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [45718] £12.00
79. Howard, R.A. et al. International Directory of Botanical Gardens. Pub. Int. Bureau Plant. 1963 pp.120. A vg. copy in card covers. [41764] £15.00
80. Hummel, F.C. The Volume-Basal Area Line. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 24 Pub. H.M.S.O. 1955 pp.iv, 84 with text figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [45765] £5.00
81. Humphreys, L.R. Tropical Pasture Utilisation. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1991 pp.ix, 206 with b/w. photographs and text figs. throughout. A thor. vg. copy in illus boards. [45778] £35.00 This book sets out to examine the problems involved in the utilisation of tropical and subtropical pastures and to explain how pastures may be managed to meet the requirements of both plants and animals for growth and replacement.
82. Hyde, H.A. Welsh Timber Trees. Native and Introduced. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Nat. Mus. Wales. 1961 pp.xi, 173 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A vg. copy in sl. chipped dustwrapper. [45633] £3.00
83. Hyde, H.A. et al. Welsh Ferns. Clubmosses, Quillworts and Horsetails. 6th. Ed. Pub. National Mus. Wales. 1978 pp.xii, 178 with line drawings throughout and 14 b/w. plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in sl. chipped and faded dustwrapper. [45717] £4.00
84. Jay, A. Conifers in Britain. An Illustrated Guide to Identification. 1st. Ed. Pub. Adam & Charles Black. 1952 pp.47 with 136 b/w. plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45712] £12.00
85. Johnson, A.T. and Smith, H.A. Plant Names Simplified. Their Pronunciation, Derivation and Meaning. Rev. Enl. Ed. Pub. Collingridge. 1947 pp.viii, 120. Edges of text block lightly foxed. Dustwrapper lightly chipped. Overall a vg. copy. [45574] £7.50
86. Johnson, Charles & Sowerby, John, E. The Grasses of Great Britain. Described, with observations on their natural history and uses. Pub. Robert Hardwicke. c.1860 pp.xxxii, 192 plus 144 hand-coloured plates at rear of text. Original boards in vg. condition with spine having been relaid and replacement endpapers having been put in. Vast majority of plates are very clean, the rest showing some foxing. Text beautifully clean. A very good copy. [46029] £130.00
87. Keeler, H. Our Northern Shrubs. and How to Identify Them. Pub. Dover Publications. 1969 pp.xxx, 539 with b/w. photographs and line drawings throughout. Ex-Lib. Light foxing to fore-edges of text block. Covers a little worn in places. Overall a near vg. copy. [45748] £10.00 This book consists of thorough descriptions, by family, of over 200 common shrubs of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada, including some that have escaped from cultivation.
88. Kenoyer, L.A. Environmental Influences on Nectar Secretion. Agricultural Experiment Station Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Botany and Chemistry Sections Research Bulletin No. 37 Pub. Ames Iowa. 1916 pp.220-232. A vg. copy in paper covers. [45845] £10.00
89. Koorders, S.H. & Valeton, Th. Atlas Der Baumarten Von Java, Im Anschluss an Die ‘Bijdragen Tot De Kennis Der Boomsoorten Van Java’ Pub. Leiden. 1913-1918 Four volumes with 800 plates well bound in library buckram cloth. Ex-Plant Science Library, Oxford. This is a very clean, tight set of these scarce volumes. [36973] £800.00
90. Kuck, L.E. and Tongg, R.C. Hawaiian Flowers and Flowering Trees. Pub. Turtle. 1960 pp.viii, 158 with colour illus. throughout. A vg. copy in sl. chipped dustwrapper. [45622] £8.00
91. Laidlaw, W.B.R. Guide to British Hardwoods. Pub. Leonard Hill. 1960 pp.240 with line drawings throughout. A thor. vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45649] £7.50
92. Latham, B. Timber. Its Development and Distribution. Pub. Harrap. 1957 pp.303, xxvii, with b/w. plates. A vg. copy in sl. rubbed and part-faded boards. [45653] £10.00
93. Lewis, J. The International Conifer Register. Part 1 - Abies to Austrotaxus, Part 2 - Belis to Pherosphaera (excluding the Cypresses and Juniperus) and Part 3 - The Cypresses (Chamaecyparis, Cupressus and X Cupressocyparis). Pub. R.H.S. 1987-92 3 Volumes (complete). Light foxing to edges of card covers of vols. 1 and 2, not affecting contents. Overall a vg. set in card covers. [45660] £9.00
94. Leydet, F. The Last Redwoods and the Parkland of Redwood Creek. Pub. Sierra Club. Ballantine Books. 1969 pp.160 with colour photographs and other text figs. throughout. From the library of Anthony Huxley. A vg. copy in card covers. [45658] £8.00
95. Li, H-L. Shade and Ornamental Trees. Their Origins and History. Pub. Pennsylvania Press. 1996 pp.282 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A near fine copy in illus. card covers. [45719] £7.50
96. Linnaeus, C. Genera Plantarum. Facs. Rep. 5th. Ed. Pub. Engelmann. 1960 pp.xxxii, 500. A thoroughly vg. copy in green cloth boards. All text in Latin. [45738] £75.00 Facsimile reprint of the 1754 edition, Stockholm: Laurentii Salvii, the fifth and final edition revised by Linnaeus. “The clear typographical layout, the elimination of verbs such as est, occupat and abit, and the much greater detail given for all floral parts, notably the stamens and the nectaries, immediately catch the attention. Such improvement in technique made Linnaeus’s Genera Plantarum the model for later works on the genera of plants.”
97. Linnaeus, C. Linnaeus Species Plantarum. A Facsimile of the First Edition 1753. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1957-59 2 Volumes. Ink inscription to ffep. of both volumes o/w. a thoroughly vg. set in similar dustwrappers. [45842] £90.00 The first edition of Linnaeus’s Species Plantarum, 1753, is the internationally accepted starting point for botanical nomenclature in general. It is thus an important reference work for systematic botanists as well as a landmark in the history of biology. Copies of the original issue are both rare and very costly.
98. Linnard, W. Welsh Woods and Forests. A History. Pub. Gomer. 2000 pp.247 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. Signed by the author. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [45713] £12.00
99. Locquin, M.V. Flore Mycologique. Mycological Flora. Vol. 3 -Text and 4.- Plates. Pub. Guyot. 1977 2 Volumes. A fine set. Text duplicated French and English. Scarce. [41854] £140.00
100. Lukey, I.K. Datascape Guide to Commercial Nomenclature. Pub. United Information Systems. 1995 pp.ix, 151 bound in ring binder. VG. Card covers. [42120] £10.00
101. Lyte, C. The Plant Hunters. Pub. Orbis. 1983 pp.191 with colour and b/w plates. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45623] £10.00
102. Mabberley, D.J. The Plant Book. A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants. Pub. Cambridge. 1987 pp.xii, 706 some highlighting to text o/w. a vg. copy in card covers with dw. [41731] £20.00
103. McLean, B. George Forrest - Plant Hunter. 1st. Pub. Antique Collectors Club. 2004 pp.239 with many fine coloured and b/w. illus. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. [45673] £55.00 George Forrest was a legendary plant hunter in the heyday of the British Empire. He set off for China in 1904 on the first of seven expeditions to the remote mountains of the Sino-Himalaya. He introduced hundreds of new plants to cultivation. This is the first biography of Forrest, and the first book about him for 50 years.
104. McMinn, H. and Maino, E. Pacific Coast Trees. With lists of trees recommended for various uses on the Pacific Coast. Pub. Univ. Calif. Press. 1959. pp.xii, 409 with line drawings throughout. Small ink inscription to half-title otherwise a vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45641] £7.50
105. Massee, George. British Fungi. With a Chapter on Lichens. Pub. George Routledge & Sons. c.1950 pp.x, 551 with 40 plates of coloured illustrations by Ivy Massee. Gilt decorated cloth, with toadstool motif on front. Foxing to contents and fore-edges, not affecting plates. Overall a nice copy. [41775] £18.00
106. Merryweather, J. The Fern Guide. A field guide to the ferns, clubmosses, quillworts and horsetails of the British Isles. Pub. FSC. 1992 pp.101-188 with figs., tables and 28 colour plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in card covers. [41781] £8.00
107. Messenger, G. Flora of Rutland. Pub. Leicester Museums. 1971 pp.128 with dist. maps and 16 pages of plates. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dw. [42092] £8.00
108. Mirov, N.T. and Hasbrouck, J. The Story of Pines. Pub. Indiana Univ. Press / G. Bell and Sons. 1976 pp.xi, 148 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45669] £12.00
109. Mitchell, A.F. and Hallett. Champion Trees in the British Isles. Forestry Commission Research and Development Paper No. 138. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Forestry Commission. 1987 pp.28. A vg. copy in card covers. [45740] £4.00
110. Mitchell, A.F. et al. Champion Trees in the British Isles. Forestry Commission Field Book 10. 3rd. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1990 pp.33. A vg. copy in card covers. [45739] £4.00
111. Moll, E. Trees of Natal. A Comprehensive Field Guide to over Seven Hundred Indigenous and Naturalized Species. Pub. Univ. Cape Town. 1981 pp.xxviii, 572 with line drawings and distribution maps throughout. A vg. copy in illus. card covers. [45746] £15.00
112. Moore, T. The Handbook of British Ferns. Being Descriptions, With Engravings, of the Species and Their Varieties. Together with Instructions for Their Cultivation. Pub. Groombridge. 1857 pp.iv, 294 with
engravings. Spine of boards lightly faded otherwise a very good copy. In green cloth with gilt decoration to front board. [41772] £20.00
113. More, D. and White, J. Illustrated Trees of Britian and Europe. 2nd. Ed. Rev. Enl. Pub. Bloomsbury / Domino. 2013 pp.832 with colour illustrations throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. New Publication. Recommended [45363] £32.50 This new edition has been extensively revised and lengthened. It not only has many improvements to details of paintings and texts throughout and on pages 776-803 are included some 90 important or conspicuous trees of Mediterranean regions not covered in the first edition. The end section on shoots and buds has also been extended to include leaf-shapes.
114. Morling, R.J. Trees. Including Preservation, Planting, Law and Highways. Rev. Ed. Pub. Estates Gazette Ltd. 1963 pp.xv, 172 with b/w. photographs, fold-out plates and other text figs. A vg. copy in sl. chipped and rubbed dustwrapper. [45642] £10.00
115. Morris, F. and Eames, E.A. Our Wild Orchids. Trails and Portraits. Pub. Scribners. 1929 pp.xxxi, 464 with b/w. plates and colour frontis. Dustwrapper lacks colour photo originally mounted on front. Otherwise a thoroughly vg. copy. Scarce. [45691] £55.00
116. Morris, M.G. and Perring, F.H. (Eds.). The British Oak. Pub. Classey. 1974 pp.376 with text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in lightly chipped dustwrapper. [45627] £22.50
117. Mortimer, W.G. History of Coca. “The Divine Plant of the Incas”. Pub. Fitz Hugh Ludlow. 1974 pp.xxxi, 576 with text illus. throughout. A good working copy in card covers. [45646] £10.00
118. Morton, A. Tree Heritage of Britain and Ireland. A Guide to the Famous Trees of Britain and Ireland. 1st. Pub. Swan Hill. 1998 pp. 208 with colour illus. throughout. Fine in illus. boards. [31361] £7.50
119. Morton, A. The Trees of Shropshire. Rep. Pub. Airlife. 1995 pp.111 with colour plates and many other text figs. A thor. vg. copy in card covers. [45634] £6.00
120. North, P. Poisonous Plants and Fungi. Pub. Blandford. 1967 pp.161 with colour photographs and text figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [41804] £7.50
121. Paterson, J.M. Tree Wisdom. The Definitive Guidebook to the Myth, Folklore and Healing Powers of Trees. Pub. Thorsons / Harpercollins. 1996 pp.356 with text illus. A vg. copy in card covers. [45635] £10.00
122. Pavord, Anna. The Naming of Names. The search for order in the world of plants. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2005 pp. 471 with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. A thoroughly very good copy in same dustwrapper. [45652] £20.00
123. Phillips, R. Grasses, Ferns, Mosses and Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland. Pub. Pan Books. 1980 pp.191 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [45708] £16.00 With full colour photographs together with comprehensive descriptions of each subject, the book is split into four seperate categories, each one encompassing a diverse selection of the less well known plants that may be found in Britain.
124. Pitt, J.I. The Genus Penicillium. And its Teleomorphic States Eupenicillium and Talaromyces. Pub. Academic Press. 1979 pp.viii, 634 with plates. Very good in dw. lightly and evenly sunned on spine and bumped on extremities. From the library of M.F. Madelin; Mr Madelin has written his name on the bottom edge. Very scarce. Also with the book is a letter from British Book News to Mr Madelin asking for a short critical review of the book. [34997] £400.00
125. Plowright, C.B. A Monograph of the British Uredineae and Ustilagineae. With an account of their biology including the methods of observing the germination of their spores and of their experimental culture. Pub. Kegan Paul. 1889 pp.vii, 347 with figs. and 8 plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in orange boards with a faded spine. [41801] £20.00
126. Poland, J. and Clement, E. The Vegetative Key to the British Flora. Pub. BSBI. 2009 pp. 564 with 24 full- page colour plates and numerous b/w. line illustrations. A vg. softback copy. [46046] £20.00 This new key can enable users to identify nearly 3,000 native and alien plants. The keys work just as well on plants in flower as selected floral and fruit characteristics.
127. Polunin, O. Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. A Field Guide. Pub. Oxford. 1987 pp.xv, 592 with figs. and 64 colour plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in card covers. [41811] £40.00
128. Powell, R. Leaf and Branch. Trees and Tall Shrubs of Perth. Pub. Dept. of Cons. and Land Management. 1990 pp.viii, 239 with illus. throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [45625] £25.00
The author has brought together a wealth of information on the trees and tall shrubs of the Perth Metropolitan Region. The large central section of this book describes each of the 79 species that commonly grow to a height of 3 metres or more.
129. Rackham, O. Ancient Woodland. Its history, vegetation and uses in England. New Ed. Pub. Castlepoint Press. 2003 pp.xxxvi, 584 with colour and b/w. photography. A new copy in dw. [37723] £95.00 In this new, extended edition, nearly 23 years of additional research by Oliver Rackham have been incorporated. The result is 9 new chapters, an updated and extended bibliography, while over 240 colour photographs, and more than 80 new diagrams and charts enhance the original, pioneering text. Most of the original black and white photographs are now in colour and 14 pages of new colour illustrations have been inserted.
130. Rackham, O. Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape. 1st. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1976 pp.204 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45631] £15.00
131. Rataj, Dr.K. and Horeman, T.J. Aquarium Plants. Their Identification, Cultivation and Ecology. Pub. T.F.H. 1977 pp.448 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. Light foxing to end-pages o/w. a vg. copy in illustrated boards. [45848] £4.00
132. Rea, Carleton. British Basidiomycetae. A Handbook to the Larger British Fungi. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1922 pp.xi,799. Ex British Mycological Lib. with one crossed through stamp mark. Rear hinge coming loose otherwise a very good copy. [41829] £18.00
133. Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R. Plant Galls. Naturalists’ Handbook 17. Pub. Richmond. 1992 pp.ii, 99 with colour plates & line drawings. A new hardback copy. [46040] £10.00
134. Rehder, A. Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs. Hardy in North America. Exclusive of the Subtropical and Warmer Temperate Regions. Pub. Macmillan Co. 1947 pp.xxx, 996. A vg. copy in blue cloth boards. [45751] £15.00
135. Rentoul, J.N. Growing Orchids. Book 1 - Cymbidiums and Slippers; Book 2 - Vandas, Dendrobiums and others; Book 3 - The Cattleyas and other Epiphytes. Pub. Lothian. 1989 3 Volumes with colour photographs and other text figs. throughout all. All softbacks in vg. condition. [45825] £30.00
136. Rushforth, K. Conifers. Pub. Helm. 1987 pp.232 with line drawings and colour photographs throughout. A thor. vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45723] £10.00
137. Sabuco, J.J. Where the Tall Grass Grows. The Best Temperate American Native Plants. Pub. Plantsmen. 1990 pp.117 with line drawings. A vg. copy in card covers. [41726] £20.00
138. Salmon, J.T. New Zealand Native Trees. Rep. Pub. Reed. 1994 pp.228 with colour photographs throughout. A thor. vg. copy in spine-faded illus. boards. [45624] £14.00
139. Simmonds, J.H. Trees from other Lands and Timber in New Zealand - Eucalypts. Pub. Brett Printing & Publishing. 1927. pp.xviii,164 illustrated with 76 botanic plates & 28 scenic plates, in black & white. Cloth heavily worn & frayed in patches along spine; back cover stained faintly. A sound copy, internally very good. [16460] £50.00
140. Sitwell, Sacheverell. Great Flower Books 1700-1900. A Bibliographical Record of Two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 pp.x, 94 with colour and b/w. plates. Contents in fine condition with just a bit of darkening to the illustrated end-papers. Limited to a total of 1,750 copies. Boards in good-vg. condition. Lightly marked on spine and boards showing a little bowing and rubbing. Overall a near vg. copy. Folio. [46014] £100.00 A very useful and beautifully illustrated reference work.
141. Slack, Henry J. Marvels of Pond-Life. 6th Ed. Pub. Groombridge & Sons. c.1900 pp.xii, 147 with 7 hand cold. plates. Boards a little stained and showing some wear. Contents very good. [42041] £35.00
142. Smith, A.J.E. The Liverworts of Britain and Ireland. Pub. C.U.P. 1991 pp.362 with figs. A thoroughly very good softback copy. [46009] £25.00
143. Smith, A.J.E. The Moss Flora of Britain & Ireland. Rep. Pub. C.U.P. 1990 pp.706 with over 300 pp of line drawings. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents other than the end-pages. Overall a vg. softback copy. [46010] £35.00 A very useful guide for the identification of mosses.
144. Spooner, B. and Roberts, P. Fungi. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 pp.xi, 594 with colour photographs. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper which is a little grubby on the rear and has some minor chipping to the spine. [45690] £40.00
145. Stafleu, Frans A. & Richard S. Cowan. Taxonomic Literature- Volume 2(H-Le) to Vol.7(W-Z) A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Pub. Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. 1979-1988 Volumes 2-7 of this important scholarly reference work. All 6 volumes in very good condition, plus Supplement 1: A-Ba (1992). [42145] £500.00
146. Stearn, W. Botanical Latin. History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary. 3rd. Ed. Rev. Pub. David & Charles. 1991 pp.xiv, 566 with some text illus. A fine copy in similar dustwrapper. [45626] £12.00
147. Swanson, R.E. A Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians. Pub. John Hopkins Univ. Press. 1994 pp.x, 399 with line drawings by Frances R. Swanson. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [45715] £15.00
148. Thiselton Dyer, T.F. The Folk-Lore of Plants. Facs. Ed. Pub. Llanerch. 1994 pp.328. A vg. copy in card covers. [45659] £12.00 A facscimile of the book by T.F. Thiselton Dyer, first published in 1889. It includes plant worship, plants in witchcraft, demonology and fairy-lore, love charms, plants and the weather, plant proverbs, sacred plants, plants in folk-medicine, mystic plants etc.
149. Tollemach, The Hon. S. British Trees with Illustrations. Pub. Sampson Law. 1901 pp.ii, 98 with 60 collotype photographic plates. Gutta purcha binding failing and some sections coming loose. Prelims a little foxed otherwise contens very clean. Spine-ends lightly pullled. Overall a near vg. copy. [45760] £20.00
150. van Spaendonck, G. Flowers Drawn from Nature. Reproduced from the 1800 Folio ‘Fleurs Dessinees D’Apres Nature. Pub. Urquhart. 1957 pp.15 with 16 full page colour plates. A vg. copy in good only dw which is chipped and has some loss. Large folio. [42055] £65.00
151. van Wyk, Ben-Erik & Wink, M. Medicinal Plants of the World. An illustrated scientific guide to important medicinal plants and their uses. 1st. Pub. Briza S.A. 2004 pp.480 with over 800 coloured photographs. A new copy in illus. boards. [44757] £30.00 With descriptions of more than 320 medicinal plants and their close relatives. Each description has geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients and pharmacological effects. Recommended.
152. Van Wyk, P. Field Guide to the Trees of the Kruger National Park. 2nd. Imp. Pub. Struik. 1992 pp.272 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in illus. card covers. [45714] £12.50
153. Vance, F.R. et al. Wildflowers Across the Prairies. Pub. Prairie Books. 1977 pp.214 with colour photographs and other figs. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [41721] £6.00
154. Varty, I.W. Adelges Insects of Silver Firs. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 26 Pub. H.M.S.O. 1956 pp.iv, 75 with b/w. plates and text figs. A vg. copy in card covers. Scarce. [45766] £12.00
155. 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. Rep. Pub. Caradoc Doy. 2006 pp. 648 with 50 b/w. plates. A fine copy in same dw. Limited edition reprint of 1,000 copies only. We also have a first edition of this work. [46032] £95.00
156. Veitch, J. & Sons. A Manual of the Coniferae. Containing a general review of the order; a synopsis of the hardy kinds cultivated in Great Britain; their place and use in horticulture, etc., etc. Pub. James Veitch and Sons, Chelsea. 1881 pp. 350 illus. with fold-out plates, numerous woodcuts and illus. Small damp-stain to corner of front board. Foxing to portions of contents o/w. a vg. copy. [45668] £40.00
157. Wakefield, E.M. and Dennis, R.W.G. Common British Fungi. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Saiga. 1981 pp.vii, 212 with colour plates and other figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [41800] £9.00
158. Ward, H.M. Trees. A Handbook of Forest-Botany for the Woodlands and the Laboratory. Volume 1 - Buds and Twigs. Volume 2 - Leaves. Pub. C.U.P. 1904 2 Volumes with text illus. throughout. Ex-school lib. with gilt library emblem to front boards of both. End pages cracking at hinges - binding still firm and sound. Overall good copies. [45721] £15.00
159. Warren-Wren, S.C. Willows. Pub. David and Charles. 1972 pp.179 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. Foxing to fore-edges of text block otherwise a vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45727] £5.00
160. Watling, R. and Gregory, N.M. British Fungus Flora. Agarics and Boleti. Part. 6. Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other Pleurotoid Agarics. Pub. RBG. Edingburgh. 1987 pp.157 with figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [41823] £15.00
161. Watling, R. and Turnbull, E. British Fungus Flora. Agarics and Boleti. Part.8. Cantharellaceae, Gomphaceae and amyloid-Spored and Xeruloid Members of Tricholomataceae (excl. Mycena) Pub. RBG Edinburgh. 1998 pp.iv, 189 with some figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [41825] £15.00
162. Watson, H. Botanical Notes on Trees of the British Forests. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1948 pp.xi, 90 with line drawings throughout. A vg. copy in lightly chipped dustwrapper. [45650] £4.00
163. Watson, H. Woodland Mosses. Forestry Commission Booklet No.1. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1947 pp.48 with b/w. photographs throughout. Some light damp-staining to margin, not affecting text, and card covers. Overall a near vg. copy. [45629] £3.00
164. Welch, H.J. Manual of Dwarf Conifers. Pub. Theophrastus. 1979 pp.x, 493 with b/w. photographs throughout. Small amount of damp-staining to top right hand corner of latter part of text. Also affects top edge of dustwrapper and boards. Spine of dustwrapper heavily faded. Overall a near vg. copy. [45722] £22.00
165. Weston, G.C. Exotic Forest Trees in New Zealand. New Zealand Forest Service Bulletin No. 13. Pub. NZ. Forest Service. c.1957 pp.xxvii, 103 with b/w. plates and a fold-out map in pocket at rear of book. Overall a vg. copy. [45643] £10.00
166. Whitehead, L.E. Plants of Herefordshire. A Handlist. Pub. Herefordshire Bot. Soc. 1976 pp.xxvii, 87 with line drawings. A vg. copy in blue boards. Signed by the author. [41786] £7.50
167. Wilkinson, G. Epitaph for the Elm. Pub. Arrow Books. 1979 pp.159 with colour photographs and other text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [45654] £3.00
168. Wilks, J.H. Trees of the British Isles in History and Legend. Pub. Frederick Muller. 1972 pp.255 with colour and b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45762] £15.00
169. Wilson, E.H. A Naturalist in Western China. Facs. Ed. Pub. Cadogan Books. 1986 A vg. copy in card covers. [45657] £10.00
170. Wilson, E.H. A Naturalist in Western China. With Vasculum, Camera, and Gun. Being Some Account of Eleven Years Travel, Exploration, and Observation in the More Remote Parts of the Flowery Kingdom. 1st. Ed. Pub. Methuen and Co. 1913 Volume 1 [of 2]. xxxvii, 251 with b/w. plates throughout. Light scattered foxing to portions of contents and text block. Spine-ends a little pulled. Overall a vg. copy. [45750] £125.00
171. Withner, Carl, L. The Cattleyas and their Relatives. Volumes 1-6 plus “The Debatable Epidendrums” volume. Pub. Timber Press. 1995-2004 7 Volumes. All in near fine condition. Hardbacks with dustwrappers. Hard to find complete sets. [45990] £325.00 The most comprehensive work on Cattleyas and their relatives. Six volumes were originally planned to complete the series; then a seventh volume on “The Debatable Epidendrums” was published as a sequel. Contents as follows - Volume 1 - The Cattleyas; Volume 2 - The Laelias; Volume 3 - Schomburgkia, Sophronitis, and Other South American Genera; Volume 4 - The Bahamian and Caribbean Species; Volume 5 - Brassavola, Encyclia, and Other Genera of Mexico and Central America, Volume 6 - The South American Encyclia Species and the last volume is “The Debatable Epidendrums”.
172. Woodburn, D.A. (Ed.). Glen More Forest Park. Cairngorms. Forestry Commission Guide. 5th. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1975 pp.viii, 123 with b/w. photographs and text illus. Fold-out map attached to inside rear card cover. Card covers slightly grubby otherwise a vg. copy. [45741] £3.00
173. Wright, J. John Hill. Herbalist Extraordinary. 1716 - 1775. Pub. Herb Society of America. nd. pp.16 with b/w. plates. A vg. copy in card covers. Scarce. [45683] £12.00
174. Yepsen, R.B. Trees for the Yard, Orchard, and Woodlot. Propagation, Pruning, Landscaping, Orcharding, Sugaring, Woodlot Management and Traditional Uses. Pub. Rodale Press. 1976 pp.xiii, 305 with text illus. throughout. Ex-Lib. A vg. copy in spine-faded dustwrapper. [45749] £10.00
British Floras 175. Amphlett, J. and Rea, C. The Botany of Worcestershire. An account of the Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses, Hepatics, Lichens, Fungi, and Fresh-Water Algae, which grow or have grown spontaneously in the County of Worcester. Pub. Cornish Brothers Ltd. 1909 pp.xxxiii, 654 with fold-out map in pocket at end of volume. Contents in vg. to fine condition, as is the binding. Overall a very good - fine copy. [45926] £75.00
176. Arnold, Rev.F.H. Flora of Sussex, or A List of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County of Sussex, with Localities of the Less Common Species. New, 2nd Ed. Pub. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. 1907 pp.xxii, 154 with fold-out colour map at front and colour frontis. One or two annotations to text in pencil otherwise contents very clean and bright. Boards in vg. condition, a little faded on the spine and a few light coloured marks. Overall a vg. copy. [45907] £20.00
177. Babington, C.C. Flora of Cambridgeshire: or A Catalogue of Plants Found in the County of Cambridge, with References to Former Catalogues, and the Localities of the Rare Species. Pub. John van Voorst. 1860 pp.lvi, 327. Some tick marks to text in pencil otherwise text in very clean condition. Fold-out map at front of book with 3 small spots of foxing. Scattered foxing to end-papers. Original boards in thoroughly vg. condition. [45915] £75.00
178. Bagnall, J.E. The Flora of Warwickshire. The Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses and Lichens. The Fungi (Hymenomycetes and Gastromycetes) by W.B. Grove and J.E. Bagnall. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1891 pp.xxxiv, 519, viii with fold-out map in pocket at rear of volume with 3 closed to margins of map. Also in with the map is a notelet about Erythraea Centaurium on which is mounted a small dried specimen. Further there is a note to a Miss Airy dated May 12th 1896 in which amongst other things the Venus Navelwort is discussed. Contents v. clean and in very good condition. This is No.453 of a total print run of 500 copies. Signed by the author. Boards showing some wear and staining in places and are in good-vg. condition. Overall a near vg. copy. [45920] £28.00
179. Bowen, H.J.M. The Flora of Berkshire. Pub. Holywell Press Oxford. 1968 pp.389. A very good copy in similar dustwrapper which is chipped along the edges and shows a couple of crease marks on the front and rear. [45906] £6.00
180. Brewer, J.A. A New Flora of the Neighbourhood of Reigate, Surrey. Containing the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the District, with their Localities, Times of Flowering, and a List of the Mosses. To Which is Added an Appendix, Containing Lists of the Fauna, in the Following Orders -Mammalia or Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera. Pub. William Pamplin. 1856 pp.ix, 194 with fold-out map at front of volume which has a couple of closed tears. Some pencil annotations to text otherwise contents in vg. condition. Lacks ffep. and front internal hinge a little tender. Showing some wear at spine ends and marks on boards. Overall a good-vg. copy. [45946] £45.00
181. Brewer, James Alexander (Ed). Flora of Surrey; or, A Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns found in the County, with the Localities of the Rarer Species, from the Manuscripts of the late J.D. Salmon... Compiled for the Holmesdale Natural History Club, Reigate. Pub. 1st. Ed. John van Voorst, 1863 Pp.xxiv,367 with folding maps in pockets front and back. A thoroughly vg. copy in original binding. [46069] £85.00
182. Bromfield, William Arnold., (Hooker, Sir W.J & Salter, T.B. (Eds)). Flora Vectensis: Being a systematic description of the Phaenogamous or Flowering Plants and Ferns indigenous to the Isle of Wight by the late William Arnold Bromfield. Pub. William Pamplin. 1856 pp.xxxv, 678. Rebound in green cloth boards. Lightly coloured, scattered foxing to title page and frontis., o/w. contents in fine condition. Lacks map. Overall a near fine copy. Rare. [43610] £400.00
183. Buckman, James. The Ancient Straits of Malvern. An Essay on the Former Marine Conditions which Separated England and Wales, and An Account of the Probable Physical Changes by Which the Principality has Become United to Great Britain. Pub. Longman Brown. c.1860 pp.25 with fold-out coloured map at front. Original blind-tooled decorated covers in vg. condition. Contents becoming detached from covers, held together by part of front internal hinge. 1 or 2 contemporary pencil annotations to text. Circa 10cm closed tear to fold-out map otherwise contents in thor. vg. condition. Very scarce. [46063] £75.00
184. Cumming, L. (Ed.). List of the Plants Found in the Country Around Rugby. Pub. George E. Over. 1923 pp.48. Softback. Covers a little marked in places. Contents very clean. Overall a vg. copy. Scarce. [45883] £30.00
185. Dallman, A.A. Notes on the Flora of Denbighshire. Plus additional supplementary volume entitled ‘Further notes on the Flora of Denbighshire’. Pub. West and Newman and Co. 1911-13 Two volumes. Volume 1 runs to 50 pages with the second volume running to 43 pages. In original card covers which have become detached. Cords gently stretched on both volumes. Contents in thor. vg. condition with some annotations in pencil to text. Scarce. [46065] £45.00
186. De Crespigny, Eyre. A New London Flora; or, Handbook to the Botanical Localities of the Metropolitan Districts. Pub. Hardwicke and Bogue. 1877 pp.xxiv, 179 plus catalogue. Scattering of foxing spots to fore-edges of text block, not affecting text. Original boards and overall a very good copy. [45914] £35.00
187. Deakin, R. Florigraphia Britannica or engravings and descriptions of the Flowering Plants & Ferns of Britain. 1st. Ed. Pub. Groombridge. 1841-48 4 volumes with 1,571 hand coloured illus. plus 47 uncoloured. Contents overall in very clean and bright condition. Handsomely bound in cloth with blind-tooling to boards and gilt lettering to spine. Boards showing some wear in places, internal hinges of Vols. 1 and 2 are a little tender but bindings still firm. Overall a very good set. [28164] £550.00
188. Dony, J.G. Flora of Bedfordshire. Pub. Luton Museum and Gallery. 1953 pp.532. A very good copy in same dustwrapper. [45923] £15.00
189. Druce, G.C. The Flora of Berkshire. Being a Topographical and Historical Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County. Short Biographcial Notices of the Botanists who have Contributed to Berkshire Botany during the Last Three Centuries. Pub. Clarendon Press. 1897 pp.cc, 644 plus catalogue with map at rear in pocket. Pocket has 2 closed tears at opening. Contents very good and clean. Binding lightly shelf-rubbed. Overall a very good copy. [45952] £40.00
190. Druce,G.C. The Flora of Buckinghamshire. With Biographical Notes of those Who Have Contributed to its Botany During the Last Three Centuries. Pub. Abroath. T. Buncle and Co. 1926 pp.cxxvii, 437. Scattered foxing to endpapers otherwise contents beautifully clean. In original boards in vg. condition. With map in pocket at end of volume. Overall a vg. copy. [45941] £75.00
191. Druce, G.C. The Flora of Northamptonshire. Being a Topographical and Historical Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County, with Short Biographical Notices of the Botanists who Have Contributed to Northamptonshire Botany During the Last Three Centuries. Pub. Arbroath. 1930 pp.cxlii, 304. A thoroughly vg. copy in same boards. [45918] £75.00
192. 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. Pages rough cut as originally published. Contents beautifully clean. One or two sections uncut. With neat ownership inscription on fep. Comes with original dustwrapper which has a small amount of loss on the spine and edges. Overall a very good copy of this extensively revised and scarce flora. [45908] £200.00
193. Druce, G.C. The Flora of Oxfordshire. Being a Topographical and Historical Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County. With Sketches of the Progress of Oxfordshire Botany During the Last Three Centuries. Pub. Parker and Co. 1886 pp.lii, 452 with map in pocket at rear of volume. Scattered light foxing to a small number of pages, including the title-page. At some point the previous owner has covered up an ownership inscription on the rear of the fep. Internal hinges showing some light wear, scattered foxing to fore- edges of text block. Boards in very good condition. Overall a very good copy of this scarce book. [45909] £200.00
194. Dunn, S.T. Flora of South-West Surrey. Including Leatherhead, Dorking, Guildford, Godalming, Farnham and Haslemere. Pub. West, Newman & Co. 1893 pp.xv, 106. Some pencil annotations to text otherwise contents in vg. condition. Front internal hinge tender and 1 or 2 sections becoming loose. In original boards which are in vg. condition, lightly rubbed along extremities. “With the author’s compliments” written at top of title-page. [46061] £20.00
195. Evans, A.H. A Flora of Cambridgeshire. With an Appendix on the Origin and Drainage of the Fens. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1939 pp.xii, 227. A thoroughly vg. copy in dustwrapper which is a little darkened on spine, ligthly marked in places and lightly chipped along edges. [45888] £12.00
196. Friend, Rev. H. Flowers and Flower Lore. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Swan Sonnenschein. 1886 Third Edition in one volume complete. pp.xvi,704 with illus. in text. Contents in vg. condition with just a little foxing to the title-page. Dedication on title-page reads ‘to Helen from her loving husband, Christmas 1886’. This inscription is also written
on the front paste-down. Gilt decoration to front board and spine. Spine showing some minor wear at ends. TEG. Overall a vg. copy. [45901] £75.00
197. Galpin, Rev. F.W. (Ed). An Account of the Flowering Plants, Ferns and Allies of Harleston., With A Sketch of the Geology, Climate, and Natural Characteristics of the Neighbourland. To Which Are Added Observations on the Birds of the District by Charles Candler. Pub. Bartlett. 1888 pp.157 with plate at front of volume. A handful of foxing spots to title-page and frontis otherwise contents very clean and bright. In original boards, also in very good condition. A nice copy of this scarce flora. [45917] £100.00
198. Gibbons, E.L. The Flora of Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire Natural History Brochure No.6. Pub. Lincolnshire Naturalists’ Union. 1975 pp.xii, 351 with maps. A very good softback. [45882] £5.00
199. Griffith, J.E. The Flora of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire. With an account of their Flowering Plants, Ferns and their Allies, Mosses, Marine Algae, Lichens and Hepaticae. Pub. Bangor. [c.1895] pp.xx,288 with fold-out map at front of volume. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting text. Small piece of loss from margin of ffep. otherwise contents in near fine condition. Original green boards also in thoroughly vg. condition. [45932] £200.00
200. Grose, D. The Flora of Wiltshire. Pub. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1957 pp.vi, 824 with b/w. photographs and distribution maps. A thoroughly vg. copy both internally and externally. [45900] £25.00
201. Henslow, Rev. J.S. and Skepper, E. Flora of Suffolk: A Catalogue of the Plants (Indigenous or Naturalized), Found in a Wild State in the County of Suffolk. Pub. Simpkin and Marshall. [1860] pp.xii, 140 with pencil annotations to text. Contents in vg. condition. With bookplate of Wm. Eyton on front paste-down and 2 neat ownership inscriptions (dated 1880 and 1931) respectively on ffep. Boards in very good condition. Overall a vg. copy. [45928] £100.00
202. Hodgson, W. Flora of Cumberland. Containing a Full List of the Flowering Plants and Ferns to be found in the County, According to the Latest and Most Reliable Authorities. Pub. W. Meals and Company. 1898 pp.xxvi, 398 with some annotations in pencil to text. Overall contents in vg. condition with fold- out map at front of volume which has 1 short closed tear. TEG. With the bookplate of Norman Nicholson to front paste-down and his signature to fep. In original green cloth boards. A vg. copy. [45940] £60.00
203. Horwood, A.R. and Noel, C.W.F. The Flora of Leicestershire and Rutland. A Topographical, Ecological, and Historical Account with Biographies of Former Botanists (1620-1933) Pub. Oxford University Press. 1933 pp.ccxcvii, 687 with maps. Very clean. In original boards which are showing some light bumps on corners. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [45938] £185.00
204. Howitt, G. The Nottinghamshire Flora; Containing the Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens. Characeae, and Algae. Pub. Hamilton, Adams, and Co. 1839 pp.124 with colour map at front of volume. Contents in vg. - fine condition. Boards also in vg. condition. Overall a vg. copy. Scarce. [45947] £125.00
205. Howitt, R.C.L. and B.M. A Flora of Nottinghamshire. Pub. Privately Published. 1963 pp.xviii, 252 with fold-out map at rear of volume. Beautifully clean contents. Boards are also in near fine condition. Overall a thoroughly very good copy. [45924] £25.00
206. Irvine, A. The London Flora; Containing a concise description of the phaenogamous british plants, Which Grow Spontaneously in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, with Their Localities; Arranged in Conformity to the Natural System: Also A Linnaean Arrangement of all the Indigenous British Species. To Which is Prefixed a Comprehensive Introduction to the Natural Method, an Account of Classification, and a Sketch of Botanical Geography. Pub. Smith, Elder and Co. 1838 pp.xvi, 340. Contents beautifully clean and in fine condition. Front internal hinge showing some light wear. Spine showing some wear and missing top quarter of inch of outer casing with a little loss also toward the bottom. Overall a near vg. copy. [45933] £65.00
207. Jermyn, S.T. Flora of Essex. Pub. Essex Naturalists’ Trust Limited. 1974 pp.302 with fold-out maps as called for. Also comes with overlay. Rear of dustwrapper lightly shelf-rubbed. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [45902] £6.00
208. Jones, Rev. J.P. and Kingston, J.F. Flora Devoniensis; or a Descriptive Catalogue of Plants Growing Wild in the County of Devon, Arranged Both According to the Linnaean and Natural Systems, with an Account of their Geographical Distribution, &c. Pub. Longman. 1829 Two parts bound in one volume.
Complete. Pages rough-cut as published. Contents in vg. condition. In original boards with replacement paper spine which is showing wear, hinges tender. Boards rubbed on corners and edges. Scarce. [46062] £95.00
209. Kent, D.H. and Lousley, J.E. A Hand List of the Plants of the London Area. Pub. T. Buncle. 1957 This is the 7 parts of this work bound together in a single volume. pp.368 with fold-out map and plates as called for. Contents beautifully clean. With the front cover of each of the original 7 parts bound in at the end of volume. Bound in green cloth boards. A thoroughly vg. copy. [45925] £35.00
210. Larter, C.E. Manual of the Flora of Torquay. Pub. Andrew Iredale. 1900 pp.83. Original covers. Softback. A good to vg. copy. With ownership inscription on title page dated 1902. Scarce. [45948] £45.00
211. Lees, E. The Botany of the Malvern Hills. In the Counties of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester; with a Succinct Account of their Geology, Physical Geography, Climate, and the Precise Stations of the Rarer Plants, and the Most Interesting Localities. 2nd. Corrected and Enl. Ed. Pub. David Bogue. [1852] pp.ii, 101 with colour map at front of volume. Text very bright and clean. AEG. Ownership inscription dated 1860 on ffep. Original boards thoroughly vg. A lovely copy. [45944] £100.00
212. Lees, E. The Botany of Worcestershire. or the Distribution of the Indigenous and Naturalized Plants of that County, with descriptions of the Most Remarkable Localities for Botanical Observation, Including Sketches of the Physical Geography of Worcestershire in Four Botanical Districts, and a Tabulated Arrangement of Plants, Showing their Frequent or Rare Occurrence in Each Division. Pub. Worcester. 1867 pp.xcii,147, 48 plus 3 pages of additions and corrections. With fold-out map at front of volume. Some scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents which are beautifully clean. With the bookplate of George Oakley Fisher to front paste-down. In original boards which are in very good condition. A very good copy of this scarce flora. [45911] £175.00
213. Lees, F.A. The Flora of West Yorkshire with a Sketch of the Climatology and Lithology in Connection Therewith. Pub. Lovell Reeve and Co. 1888 pp.xiii, 843 plus list of subscribers with fold-out map at front of volume. A fine copy. Scarce. [45942] £125.00
214. Lees, F.A. The Flora of West Yorkshire with a Sketch of the Climatology and Lithology in Connection Therewith. Pub. Lovell Reeve and Co. 1888 pp.xiii, 843 plus list of subscribers. With fold-out map at front of volume which has a handful of spots of foxing. Contents very clean. In original binding in vg. condition. Overall a vg. copy of this scarce flora. [45943] £100.00
215. Leighton,W.A. A Flora of Shropshire. Facs. Ed. Pub. EP Publishing Ltd. 1978 pp.xii, 570. A thoroughly very good copy in same dustwrapper. [45904] £5.00
216. Leighton, W.A. A Flora of Shropshire. Pub. John Davies. 1841 pp.213-573 with 4 plates at rear of text. In original wrappers which have suffered significant amount of loss on spine. Contents very clean and in good-vg. condition. This is parts 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this flora and they were issued in a single volume for binding with parts 1 and 2. Sewn together using 6 cords, 2 of which are holding the last section to the rest of the book. Good only. [46060] £30.00
217. Lightfoot, The Revd. J. Flora Scotica: Or, a systematic arrangement, in the Linnaean Method of the Native Plants of Scotland and the Hebrides. Pub. London. 1777 2 vols. with copper plate engravings. Some annotations to text, foxing to end-papers, browning to title pages and some off-setting, o/w. contents very bright and clean. Bound in half-calf with marbled boards. A handsome set. [43611] £625.00
218. Lousley, J.E. Flora of Surrey. Pub. David and Charles. 1976 pp.475 plus index. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45950] £12.00
219. Lousley, J. Edward. A Botanical Hotel. The Pioneer Flora of Bombed Sites of Central London. Pub. T. Buncle and Co. Ltd. April 1944 pp.527-531. This is a journal extract from the “Report of the Botanical Exchange Club” for 1941-42. A good to vg. copy in paper covers with a little loss to top-edge and creasing to top-edge of pages. Scarce. [46064] £20.00
220. Mackie, G.E. Malvern Field Handbook and Naturalist’s Calendar. With lists of Flowers, Ferns, Butterflies, Minerals, Fossils and Birds. Pub. “Advertiser” Office. 1886 pp.48. Contents very bright and clean. Cords gently stretched and still firm, end papers darkened. Hardback and boards in vg. condition. Overall a vg. copy of this scarce book. [45884] £50.00
221. Masters, M.T. On the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Oxfordshire and the Contiguous Counties. Pub. Oxford. Ashmolean Society. 1857 pp.15 plus 1 page of notes. Original paper covers showing some light wear. Overall a vg. copy. [45893] £12.00
222. Melvill, J.C. The Flora of Harrow. With Notices of the Birds of the Neighbourhood by F.C. and G.O.M Bridgeman. Pub. Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green. 1864 pp.vi, 127. Contents beautifully clean and in thoroughly vg. condition. Fold-out map at front of volume. Couple of sections of index uncut. Neat ownership inscription to ffep. which also has a short closed tear. Boards lightly worn at spine ends otherwise in thor. vg. condition. Overall a very good copy. [45931] £85.00
223. Messenger, G. Flora of Rutland. Pub. Leicester Museums. 1971 pp.128. A vg. to fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which is lightly chipped on corners. Overall a vg. copy. [45905] £3.00
224. Monckton, H.W. The Flora of the District of the Thames Valley Drift Between Maidenhead and London. Pub. Spottiswoode, Ballantyne and Co. Ltd. 1919 pp.81. Bound in original paper covers with a few ownership marks on front. A very good copy. Scarce. Comes with a letter dated December 28th 1918 from the author to a Mr. Baker, in which the author describes his approach to compiling this flora. [45897] £20.00
225. Perring, F.H. et al. A Flora of Cambridgeshire. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1964 pp.xvi, 366 with several b/w. photographic plates. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45889] £10.00
226. Pigott, B.A.F. Flowers and Ferns of Cromer and Its Neighbourhood. Pub. Jarrold and Sons. c.1885 pp.100. One section standing a little proud otherwise contents vg. to fine condition. Bound in decorated blue cloth boards with gilt flower on front board and decorated end papers. Front internal hinge drying but still very firm, spine a little faded and showing some light wear at ends. Overall a vg. copy. [45885] £30.00
227. Pigott, B.A.F. Flowers and Ferns of Cromer and Its Neighbourhood. Pub. Jarrold and Sons. c.1885 pp.100. Lightly foxed to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents. Bound in illustrated boards with green cloth spine. A vg. copy. [45886] £30.00
228. Pryor, A.R. A Flora of Hertfordshire. With an introduction on the Geology, Climate, Botanical History, etc of the County. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1887 pp.xlvii, 588 with maps. Scattered foxing at start of volume and end of volume otherwise contents very clean and bright - with some notes and annotations occasionally in text (in pencil). Original decorated green boards in vg. condition. Overall a very good copy. On the half-title is a pencil inscription reading ‘Purchased from Lady Davy May 1947’. [45921] £85.00
229. 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. Pages rough-cut as published. Limited edition of 50 copies only - this copy being No.29. With 2 bookplates at the front, the one on the fep partially covering up a neatly hand-written owership inscription dated 1893. Contents very clean. Boards showing some light wear, more so to the corners where they are bumped and rubbed to the board. Still a very good copy of this, the scarce larger format edition. [45912] £140.00
230. 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. Pages rough-cut as published. 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] £150.00
231. Robinson, J.F. The Flora of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Pub. A.Brown and Sons. 1902 pp.xii, 253 with fold-out map colour map. Neat ownership inscriptions to fep. Contents very bright and clean. In original decorated boards which are ligthly pulled at spine ends and gently bumped on corners. Overall a thoroughly very good copy. [45899] £50.00
232. Roper, F.C.S. Flora of Eastbourne. Being an Introduction to the Flowering Plants, Ferns, etc. of the Cuckmere District, East Sussex, With a Map. Pub. John Van Voorst. 1875 pp.xliii, 165. Tick marks in pencil to parts of text otherwise contents very bright and clean. With fold-out map at front of volume. Front internal hinge showing some light wear. With the ownership inscription ‘Thomas Sutton Eastbourne 1888’ to front paste- down. Boards lightly rubbed on corners. Overall a vg. copy. [45936] £50.00
233. Salmon, C.E. Flora of Surrey. Being an Account of the Flowering Plants, Ferns and Characeae, with Notes on the Topography, Climate and Geology, and A History of the Botanical Investigation of the County. Pub. G. Bell and Sons. 1931 pp.688 with maps. A thoroughly very good copy in same boards. [45919] £25.00
234. Salter, J.H. The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Cardiganshire. Plus supplement. Pub. University of Wales. 1952 pp.vi, 182 in Vol. 1. Supplement contains an extra 48 pages. Volume 1 in vg. condition with
dustwrapper which shows some light wear. Supplement in original softback covers also in very good condition. [45887] £15.00
235. Saunders, J. The Field Flowers of Bedfordshire. Pub. Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1911 pp.viii, 91. Contents very clean, as are the boards. Overall a vg. copy. [45922] £10.00
236. Smith-Pearse, Rev. T.N. A Flora of Epsom and Its Neighbourhood. Pub. L.W. Andrews and Son. 1917 pp.107 with fold-out map at rear of volume. In original binding, red cloth covered boards. Beautifully clean internally. A thoroughly vg. copy. [45927] £60.00
237. Stewart, R. Handbook of the Torquay Flora; Comprising the Flowering Plants and Ferns Growing in and Around Torquay. Pub. E. Croydon. 1860 pp.v,187. Cords stretched and some sections becoming loose. Front internal hinge a little tender. Contents in near vg. condition. Boards in good condition. A good copy. [45945] £45.00
238. Storrie, J. The Flora of Cardiff, A Descriptive List of the Indigenous Plants Found in the District of the Cardiff Naturalists’ Society, with a List of the other British and Exotic Species, Found on Cardiff Ballast Hills. Pub. Cardiff Naturalists’ Society. 1886 pp.v, 129. Ex-library copy. Spine showing some wear at top and bottom. Overall a vg. copy. [45939] £30.00
239. Swete, E.H. Flora Bristoliensis: Pub. Hamilton, Adams and Co. 1854 pp.xxvi, 138. Lacks map but has plates. Contents in vg. condition. Original boards which show some wear particularly at the spine ends. Internally binding in vg. condition. Inscription on fep. reads ‘with the author’s compliments’. [45895] £35.00
240. Thornton, Robert John. The British Flora. or Genera and Species of British Plants: arranged after the reformed sexual system; and illustrated by numerous tables, and dissections. Pub. London. 1812 5 vols. with many illustrations. Scattered foxing. Bound in half-calf with marbled boards. Some rubbing to board edges and faces and a stain mark to rear board of vol. IV. Otherwise a vg. set. [38275] £400.00
241. Townsend, F. 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. Pub. L. Reeve and Co. 1883 pp.xxiv, 524 plus 16 page list of the works for sale published by L .Reeve and Co. With hand- coloured frontis and 2 page map at front of volume. Contents very clean with just a little foxing to a handful of pages. Original boards in vg. condition. Neat, hand-written ownership inscription on ffep dated December 21st 1912. Overall a vg. copy. [45910] £40.00
242. Trimen, H. and Dyer, W.T. Flora of Middlesex: A Topographical and Historical Account of the Plants Found in the County; With Sketches of its Physical Geography and Climate, and of the Progress of Middlesex Botany During the Last Three Centuries. Pub. Robert Hardwicke. 1869 pp.xli, 428 with fold-out map. Scattered foxing on map and fore-edges of text block with text generally very clean. Front internal hinge a little tender, still fairly firm. With bookplate to fep. In original boards showing some shelf wear on spine and corners. Overall a vg. copy. [45949] £75.00
243. Trimmer, Rev. K. Flora of Norfolk: A Catalogue of Plants Found in the County of Norfolk. Pub. Hamilton, Adams and Co. 1866 pp.xl,195. Tick marks in pencil to parts of text and a handful of spots of foxing to half-title, title and first few pages of preface otherwise contents in fine condition. With neat dedication to top of title-page dated February 1892. In original boards which are in thoroughly vg. condition. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. Scarce. [45916] £225.00
244. Trist, P.J.O. An Ecological Flora of Breckland. Pub. EP Publishing Ltd. 1979 pp.xii, 105, 95, x. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. A previous owner has sellotaped an envelope to the rear paste-down in which to house the overlay which is commonly absent from this book. [45903] £15.00
245. Webb, Rev. R.H. and Coleman, Rev. W.H. Flora Hertfordiensis: or A Catalogue of Plants found in the County of Hertford, with the Stations of the Rarer Species. Pub. William Pamplin. 1849 pp.xlvi, 390 with fold-out map. Contents very clean. In original binding showing some light wear at ends [45934] £100.00
246. Webb, Rev. R.H. and Coleman, Rev.W.H. Flora Hertfordiensis: or A Catalogue of Plants found in the County of Hertford, with the Stations of the Rarer Species. Pub. William Pamplin. 1849 pp.xlvi, 390 plus notice and supplement up to 1851 at rear. With fold-out map at front of volume. Contents beautifully clean and in thoroughly vg. condition. Spine darkened and boards marked in places, still in vg. condition. Overall a vg. copy. [45935] £100.00
247. Wheldon, J.A. and Wilson, A. The Flora of West Lancashire: (Vice-county 60 of “Watson’s Topographical Botany,” - the portion of Lancashire north of the Ribble and south of Morecambe Bay).
Pub. V.T. Sumfield. 1907 pp.511 with photographic frontispiece and fold-out map at end of volume. Ownership inscriptions of C.E. Salmon (dated 1907) and Doris Powell (dated 1930) on ffep. With some handwritten notes on verso of ffep. Contents beautifully clean . Colour of boards patchy in places. Overall a vg. copy. [45937] £70.00
248. Wolley-Dod, Lt.Col. A.H. (Ed.). Flora of Sussex. Pub. Kenneth Saville. 1937 pp.lxxiii, 571 plus 6 plates and folding map in pocket on inside of rear board. Complete. Scattered foxing to rear end papers and fore-edges to a couple of pages of the introduction otherwise contents beautifully clean. In original red cloth boards which are evenly faded on the spine and lightly marked on boards. Overall a vg. copy. Scarce. [45898] £30.00
Entomology 249. Brown, V.K. Grasshoppers. Naturalists Handbook 2. 1st. Ed. Pub. C.U.P. 1983 pp.64 with 4 colour plates and several other text figs. A thor. vg. copy in card covers. [43996] £10.00
250. Cooper, R. Butterflies of Rhodesia. Bundu Series. Pub . Longsman. 1973 pp.138 with colour plates and other tables. A vg. copy in card covers. [41542] £7.50
251. d’Aguilar, J.,Dommanget, J.L. & Prechac, R. A Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain, Europe and North Africa. Pub. Collins. 1986 pp.336 with 40 coloured plates and 130 dist. maps. A vg. copy in illus. boards. Scarce. [41645] £30.00
252. Dijkstra, K.D. Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. Rep. Pub. B.W.P. 2010 pp.320 with colour photographs, illus. and dist. maps. A new copy in card covers. [44780] £21.95 All the resident and migrant dragonflies and damselflies from the Arctic to the Sahara. Includes detailed field descriptions, innovative tables and keys by some of Europe’s leading dragonfly experts.
253. Emmet, A. et al. The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 7, Part 1. Hesperiidae-Nymphalidae. The Butterflies. Pub. Harley Books. 1989 pp.ix, 370 with 24 colour plates and other figs. Ex-Lib. with usual markings. A vg. copy in nr. vg. dw. [40978] £30.00
254. Evans, H.E. Studies on the Comparative Ethology of Digger Wasps of the Genus Bembix. Pub. Comstock. 1957 pp.x, 248 with figs. Card covers lightly tanned on edges, o/w. a vg . copy. [32783] £5.00
255. Goater, B. British Pyralid Moths. A Guide to their Identification. Pub. Harley Books. 1986 pp.175 with colour plates and figs. Ex-Buxton Field Club Lib. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [40889] £25.00
256. Goodden, R. Beningfield’s Butterflies. Pub. Penguin. 1981 pp.92 with colour plates and illus. throughout by Gordon Beningfield. A vg. softback copy. [45826] £7.50
257. Grigarick, A.A. and Stange, L.A. The Pollen-Collecting Bees of the Anthidiini of California. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. Volume 9. Pub. Univ. Calif. Press. 1968 pp.113 with dist. maps, text figs and b/w. photographs. A thoroughly very good copy in card covers. [43149] £10.00
258. Heslop, I.R.P. New Bilingual Catalogue of the British Lepidoptera. Pub. Heffer and Sons Ltd. 1938 pp.131. Dusty top-edge of text block. Overall a vg. copy in blue boards. Scarce. [45583] £80.00
259. Hill, D.S., Johnson, G. & Bascombe, M.J. Annotated Checklist of Hong Kong Butterflies. From Memoirs of The Hong Kong Natural History Society No.11. Pub. Hong Kong Nat. Hist. Soc. 1978 pp.62, original wrappers. Wrappers gently faded around edges, o/w. thoroughly vg. [17824] £14.00
260. Horton, G.A. Monmouthshire Lepidoptera. The Butterflies and Moths of Gwent. Pub. Comma Int. Biological Systems. 1994. pp.351 with 27 colour plates. Lacks illus. on front board otherwise a new copy. [44765] £8.00
261. Hudson, G.V. The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Pub. Ferguson and Osborn. 1928 pp.pp.xi, 386 plus 62 colour plates. Scattered foxing to early pages, otherwise contents bright, clean and in vg. condition. Original binding (spine having been relaid) showing some rubbing, marks and wear on spine. Binding in vg. condition. For further information, please do contact us. Overall a vg. copy of this very scarce title. [46071] £375.00
262. Joy, Norman H. A Practical Handbook of British Beetles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Witherby. 1932 2 volumes in original black boards lightly marked and rubbed in places. Scattered, lightly coloured foxing to both volumes. Overall a vg. set. [46006] £250.00 The preferred edition. Scarce.
263. Kirk, W. Insects on Cabbages and Oilseed Rape. Naturalists’ Handbook 18. Pub. Richmond. 1992 pp.66 with colour plates and figs. A new copy in card covers. [42164] £8.00
264. Kirk, W. D. Thrips. Naturalists’ Handbook 25. Pub. Richmond. 1996 pp, 70 with colour plates by Anthony J. Hopkins. A new paperback copy. [39266] £8.00
265. Leather, S. R. & Bland, K. P. Insects on Cherry Trees. Naturalists’ Handbook 27. Pub. Richmond. 1999 pp, 82 with illustrations by Miranda Gray. New hardback copy. [42170] £10.00
266. Lewington, R. Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Pub. B.W.P. 2003 pp.144 with colour illus. and dist. maps. A new copy in card covers. [44770] £9.95 Includes information on all our resident and migrant species of butterfly, together with a selection of day-flying moths.
267. Linsley, E.G. Ethology of Some Bee- and Wasp-Killing Robber Flies of Southeastern Arizona and Western New Mexico. University of California Publications in Entomology. Vol. 16, No. 7. Pub. Univ. Calif. Press. 1960 pp.357-381 with b/w. photographic plates 48-55. Ex-Lib. with stamp to front cover. Overall a very good copy in card covers. [43140] £10.00
268. Linsley, E.G., MacSwain, J.W. and Raven, P.H. Comparative Behavior of Bees and Onagraceae. III. Oenothera Bees of the Mojave Desert, California. University of California Publications in Entomology. Vol. 33, No. 2. Pub. Univ. Calif. Press. 1964 pp.59-92 with 3 b/w. photographic plates at rear of text. A thoroughly very good copy in card covers. [43141] £10.00
269. Longfield, C. The Dragonflies of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Warne and Co. 1937 pp.220 with b/w. and other text figs. Light scattered foxing to prelims. and end-pages otherwise contents in thor. vg. condition. One small stain to top corner of rear board. Overall a vg. copy. [45611] £30.00
270. McGeeney, Andrew. A Complete Guide to British Dragonflies 1st. Pub. J. Cape. 1986 pp.133 with many coloured photographs plus line drawings. Vg. in dw. A very good introduction to dragonflies. [41604] £30.00
271. Manley, C. British Moths and Butterflies. A photographic Guide. 1st. Pub. A&C Black. 2008 pp. 352 with almost 2,400 colour photos. New copy in illus. card covers. [44772] £24.99 This book is the definitive photographic guide. It covers more than 1,420 species including 850 macros, 74 butterflies and 500 micros. Includes photos of 314 species of caterpillars, pupae and eggs.
272. Measures, D. Butterfly Season. 1984. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1996 pp.141 with 60 lovely colour plates throughout. A new hardback copy in same dustwrapper. [45827] £20.00 In this work are collected all together all of David Measure’s butterfly drawings, watercolours and field notes made during that year’s wonderful summer.
273. Merritt, R. The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Harley. 1994 pp.116 with 20 colour plates and numerous other figs. throughout. Ex-Buxton Field Club Lib. A vg. copy in card covers. [40891] £15.00
274. Peckham, G.W. and E.G. Wasps. Social and Solitary. Pub. Constable. 1905 pp.xv, 311 with small illus. A vg. copy in red cloth boards. [41248] £18.00
275. Pinratana, Bro. A. Butterflies in Thailand. Pub. Song Sri Rung Ruang Tham. 1975 Unpaginated with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. Volume 2. only. [45638] £15.00
276. Pittaway, A.R. The Hawkmoths of the Western Palaearctic. 1st. Pub. Harley books. 1993 pp.198 with 20 coloured plates and many text illus. A new copy in dustwrapper [44742] £12.99
277. Preston-Mafham, K. Grasshoppers and Mantids of the World. 1st. Pub. Blandford. 1990 pp.192 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [41861] £10.00
278. Redfern, M. Insects and Thistles. Naturalists’ Handbook 4. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Richmond 1995 pp. 70 with colour plates, figs. and line drawings. A new paperback copy. [42158] £8.50
279. Russwurm, A.D.A. Aberrations of British Butterflies. Pub. Classey Ltd. 1978 pp. 151 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45681] £15.00
280. Salmon, M.A. The Aurelian Legacy. British Butterflies and their Collectors. Pub. Harley Books. 2000 pp.432 with colour plates, b/w. photographs and many other text figs. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [44012] £18.00
281. Salt, D. T. & Whittaker, J. B. Insects on Dock Plants. Naturalists’ Handbook 26. Pub. Richmond. 1998 pp, 56 with illustrations by Michael J. Roberts. New paperback copy. [42169] £8.00
282. Scudder, S.H. Catalogue of the Orthoptera of North America. Described previous to 1867. Pub. Washington Smithsonian Instit. 1868 pp.xx, 89. Ex-Library copy. Bound in half leather and marbled boards which are lightly scuffed in places. Overall a vg. copy. [45780] £12.00
283. Stawell, R. Fabre’s Book of Insects. Retold from Alexander Teixeira De Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques” Pub. Hodder and Stoughton. [1921] pp. 184 with colour plates throughout by E.J. Detmold. Foxing throughout, not affecting plates. Overall a vg. copy in gilt decorated cloth boards. [45853] £50.00
284. Step, E. Bees, Wasps, Ants & Allied Insects of the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Warne. 1932 pp.xxv, 238 with colour and b/w. plates. A vg. copy in sl. tatty dw. [41850] £50.00
285. Sterling, P. and Parsons, M. Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Pub. BWP. 2012 pp.416 with colour plates and photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. NEW PUBLICATION. [44211] £29.95
286. The Royal Entomological Society of London. The Generic Names of British Insects. Parts 1 to 9 inclusive. Pub. Royal Ent. Soc. 1934-1949 Full set of parts (1 to 9). Original wrappers. Spines faded. Shows some wear, still vg. condition for their age. [17863] £20.00
287. Thomas, J. & Richard Lewington. The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland. Rev. Ed. Pub. British Wildlife. 2010 pp. 288 with many fine illustrations by Richard Lewington. New copy in dw. [43696] £24.95 First published in 1991 this volume was an instant success, winning the Natural World Book of the Year. It has never been reprinted and has become difficult to obtain. The two authors have collaborated again to produce a new fully revised edition of this classic work.
288. Thorp, R.W. Systematics and Ecology of Bees of the Subgenus Diandrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). University of California Publications in Entomology Volume 52. Pub. University of California Press. 1969 pp.146 with dist. maps and other text figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [44727] £10.00
289. Timberlake, P.H. A Revisional Study of the Bees of the Genus Perdita F.Smith, with Special Reference to the Fauna of the Pacific Coast. (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) Part II. University of California Publications in Entomology. Volume 11, No.5. Pub. University of California Press. 1956 pp.247-350 with line drawings. A vg. copy in card covers. [44728] £10.00
290. Townsend, M. and Waring, P. Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Rep. Pub. B.W.P. 2011 pp.160 with colour illus. throughout. A new copy in card covers. Ringbound. [44773] £12.95 All the resident and immigrant macro-moths described and illustrated in a handy, easy-to-use format.
291. Waring, P. and Townsend, M. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Rep. Pub. B.W.P. 2011 pp.444 with colour photographs and illus. A new copy in card covers. [44771] £29.95 This is the second edition of the most comprehensive guide to the larger moths of Great Britain and Ireland. It includes descriptions of almost every macro-moth known to have occurred in Great Britain and Ireland.
292. Whiteley, D. (Ed.). Butterflies of the Sheffield Area. Sorby Record Special Series No. 5. Pub. Sorby Natural History Society. 1981 pp.40 with text figs. and distribution maps throughout. Comes with transparent overlay loosely inserted. A vg. copy. Softback. [45862] £10.00
Fine, Illustrated and Antiquarian 293. Blaauw, F.E. A Monograph of the Cranes. Pub. E.J. Brill / R.H. Porter. 1897 pp.viii, 64 with 22 fine chromolithographed plates. 15 by Leutemann and the other 7 by Keulemans of which 2 are plates of eggs. A limited edition of only 170 copies of which this is no. 16. From the library of the Zoological Society of Tel Aviv with some stamps. Scarce. Please contact us direct for a condition report. [28242] £2,000.00 The work’s main object was to introduce the public to beautiful watercolour paintings taken from birds living in the Zoological Gardens of Amsterdam in the year 1872. NOTE: A copy of this work was sold at Christie’s (Nov. 2013) for 3,750 Euros (inclusive of commission).
294. Brookes, Samuel. An Introduction to the Study of Conchology. Including Observations on the Linnaean Genera, and on the Arrangement of M. Lamarck; A Glossary, and a Table of English Names. Pub. J. Arch. 1815 pp.vii, 164 with 11 plates of which 9 are hand-coloured. Overall these magnificent plates are very
clean; the only real exception being a handful of spots of foxing and a couple of minor stain marks. Text beautifully clean. More recently bound in brown half calf leather with 5 raised bands, gilt lettering and blind tooling. Sewn headbands. Marbled boards (the style of the marbling used is called French Shell). Overall a thoroughly near fine copy of this scarce, sought after work. [46023] £1,200.00
295. Clark, R.S. and Sowerby, A. Through Shen-Kan. The Account of the Clark Expedition in North China. Pub. Fisher Unwin. 1912 pp.iii, 247 with b/w. & colour plates and 2 maps (one of these is the frontispiece and the other is the fold-out map in rear pocket). The fold-out map has some scattered foxing, otherwise being in fine condition. The contents are beautifully clean and in fine condition. A lovely copy in original dark orange cloth boards a little darkened on spine. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [41251] £500.00 This is the account of a 1908-09 expedition to the Shensi and Kansu provinces of northern China. The expedition was funded by Robert Sterling Clark. Clark was joined by the naturalist and writer, Arthur de Carle Sowerby, with whom he co-wrote this book. The book recounts their journey along with observations on geography, zoology, ornithology, astronomy, geology, meteorology and culture.
296. Culpeper, Nicholas. English Physician and Complete Herbal; To Which Are Now First Added, Upwards of One Hundred additional Herbs... Pub. London. 1789 pp.xvi, 256 with frontis. and 41 engraved plates of which 29 are hand-coloured. Bound in full reversed calf with morocco label to spine with some wear to extremities. Some foxing to plates. VG. [41592] £400.00
297. Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. and Selection in Relation to Sex. 2nd. Ed. 27th thou. Pub. John Murray. 1890 pp.xvi, 693. Ex-library with the only indication of this being a stamp mark to the ffep. Scattered foxing to end-papers, text unaffected. Repaired closed tear to ffep. VG. in vg. original binding. (Freeman No. 970). [40005] £100.00
298. Darwin, Charles. The Formation of Vegetable Mould. Through the action of Worms. 13th. Thou. Pub. John Murray. 1897 pp.vii, 328. Neat ink inscription to ffep. otherwise a vg. clean copy in original binding. Freeman No. 1381. [40003] £90.00
299. Darwin, Charles. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects. 7th. Imp. 2nd. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1904 pp.xvi, 300 plus catalogue. All edges of text block have speckles of foxing. Boards lightly cockled, o/w. vg. Internally fine. Freeman 816. [46004] £90.00
300. Deering, C. Catalogus Stirpium, &c. or, Catalogue of Plants naturally growing and commonly cultivated in diverse parts of England, more especially about Nottingham. Printed for the Author by G. Ayscough. Nottingham. 1738 pp. [11], [16], 231,[11],6,[4], 24pp. This copy includes the dedication by Dr. Deering to William Griffith an elder Lieutenant of his Majesty’s Royal Navy. This is not always present and runs to 9pp., it may have been printed as a separate pamplet. At some point the first section of this book has become loose and then been reattached professionally with the addition of new (aged to be sympathetic) ffep and rfep and rear-pastedown. At the front of the volume, the original ffep and pastedown have been preserved. Boards lightly rubbed in places. Overall a vg. copy. Text in English and Latin. A herbal and catalogue of the flora growing in this geographical area in one work. [40520] £450.00 Very interesting for both its cataloguing of the plants, but also for its information on the herbal uses of many plants. George Charles Deering (circa. 1695-1749) was a native of Dresden, Saxony. He received his early education in Hamburg, where he acquired a knowledge of three or four languages. In 1708 he went to the University of Leiden where he studied anatomy, surgery, chemistry and botany. In 1713 he became secretary to Baron Schach, and accompanied him to England. He practised in England in medicine.
301. Deville, Nicholas Francois. [Gaspard Baubin]. Histoire Des Plantes De L’Europe. Et des plus usitees qui viennent d’Afie, d’Afrique, & d’Amerique. Ou l’on voit leurs Figures, leurs noms, en quel temps elles fleurissent, & le lieu ou elles croissent. Avec un Abrege de leurs Qualitez, & de leurs Vertus specifiques. Pub. Nicholas Deville. Lyon. 1707 Two volumes, running to 866 pages, plus index. All text in French. Ex-French lib. with only indication of this being small library stamp to each volume’s title page. Also, the bookplate of Kenneth K Mackenzie (The Horticultural Society of New York) dated 1934 on the front paste downs of both volumes. With a woodcut illustration per entry. Bound in original boards; full-leather with gilt compartments to spine. Boards show some wear, still in vg. condition overall. Contents very clean and bright and in thoroughly very good condition. [37657] £700.00 A very charming Herbal and one that even if your French is not great, could easily be understood with a little translation. Each plant has its Latin name, aswell as its French version sitting alongside a lovely woodcut. Then they are described botanically, their ‘lieu’ or location and properties are provided.
302. Evans, Anne-Marie and Donn. An Approach to Botanical Painting. in Watercolour. Pub. Hannaford and Evans. 1993 pp. 183 illustrated throughout. A thoroughly very good copy in dw. which is lightly bumped in a few places. Otherwise a lovely copy of this scarce and sought after work. [43675] £450.00
Anne-Marie Evans MA FLS is a world-famous artist who originally developed the English Gardening School’s Diploma course in Botanical Painting. Mrs Evans teaches worldwide and her students have reached a high level of attainment. In her book, she maintains that provided one is meticulous a high level of skill in this medium can be attained by all students. The first part of the book provides history on the development of botanical illustration. This is followed by a practical section covering techniques, materials and many examples of work by her students. Practical, useful tips are plentiful and many examples of botanical art are included which will be of great interest and help to botanical artists of all abilities.
303. Folkard Esq., Henry Coleman. The Wild-Fowler. A Treatise on Ancient and Modern Wild-Fowling, Historical and Practical. Pub. Piper, Stephenson and Spence. 1859 pp.xxii, 398 with illustrations from steel engravings and woodcuts. Some offsetting from engraved frontis onto half-title and title page. Some foxing and offsetting on plates and accompanying text pages, otherwise contents in fine condition. More recently bound in handsome blue half-morocco leather and blue cloth boards with gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Binding in fine condition. A near fine copy. [46025] £150.00
304. Forshaw, J.M. Kingfishers and Related Birds. Part 1. Volume 1 only. Alcedinidae- Ceryle to Cittura. Pub. Lansdowne Editions. 1983 pp.180 with 26 fine plates after William J. Cooper. Fine copy bound in half blue morocco and cloth. This was the publishers copy. [35942] £500.00 This is volume one (of two) that makes up part one of this three part set.
305. Gedde, J. The English Apiary: or, the Compleat Bee-Master. Unfolding the Whole Art and Mystery of the Management of Bees. Being a Collection and Improvement of what has been Written by All Authors, relating to this Subject, as well Antient as Modern. With a New Discovery of an Excellent Method for making Bee-Houses and Colonies, To Free the Owners from the great Charge and Trouble that attends the Swarming of Bees, and is much more Advantageous than any Method hitherto Practiced. Pub. London, E. Curll, W. Mears and T. Corbet. 1721 pp.108 with illus. frontis and further title page at p.82. Inscription on rear of frontis. Pages show some browning as expected in a work of this age. More recently, handsomely bound in quarter leather, with marbled boards. Overall a thoroughly very good copy of this rare beekeeping book. Collated and complete as in Freeman 81. [45951] £1,200.00
306. Gerard, John. The Herball or Generall Historie of Plants. Pub. Islip, Norton & Walkers. 1633 Second and best edition of this important book. This copy has benefited from professional repairs including the mounting of the frontispiece. Four pages of the Table of Vertues have been added in facsimilie to make the work complete. Some marks to contents commensurate with the age of the work. Original panel reverse calf boards rubbed in places.At some point a new leather spine has symapathetically replaced the original one. A very good copy. [45440] £2,850.00 John Gerard was very aware that John Parkinson was working on his magnus opus, the ‘Theatrum Botanicum’ and brought out this revised edition of his ‘Generall History of Plants’ to stay at the forefront of the minds of its users; and to steal his thunder!
307. Hachisuka, Masauji. The Birds of the Philippine Islands. with notes on the mammal fauna. Pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1931-35 Four volumes more recently bound in two with 101 plates. Green cloth.With the original four wrappers loosely inserted at rear of volume 2. A fine set with the compliments of the author. Scarce. [35716] £775.00
308. Hooker, Joseph Dalton. Himalayan Journals; or Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains, &c. Pub. John Murray, London. 1854 2 volumes with 12 coloured lithographic views; 80 wood engravings, two maps and coloured frontispiece. Contents a little foxed, largely at ends, o/w. very clean. A presentation set given by the Royal Geographic Society to Frederick Baker of Cheltenham (dated 1887). Finely bound in half blue morocco with gilt emblem of the Royal Geographic Society to front board of both volumes. Boards a little marked in places. A thoroughly vg. set. Scarce. [43629] £1,400.00 The scarce first edition of this much sought after work. Dedicated to Charles Darwin as a mark of gratitude for the pleasure and inspiration his friend’s journal of the Beagle voyage had given him. Darwin was touched by this dedication and impressed by the work itself.
309. Humphreys, H.N. and Westwood, J.O. British Butterflies and their Transformations. Pub. Wm. S. Orr. 1849 pp.xii, 139 with 42 hand-coloured plates plus illustrated, hand-coloured half-title. A plain replacement spine has been added to the original boards using a very similar colour cloth. Boards rubbed along edges, quite heavily on corners. Boards have been cleaned and tidied up at the same time as the spine having been replaced. A little scattered foxing to half-title, title page and 13 plates. A damp stain to the top-edge of 4 plates. Some minor hand marking, confined to the margins of about half of the plates. Overall a good to vg. copy. [46058] £375.00 These are quite magnificent plates. Chrysalis, caterpillar and imago are presented as far as they were known together with illustrations of their food plants.
310. Johnson, T.B. The Gamekeeper’s Directory. Containing instructions for the preservation of Game, the destruction of Vermin, and the prevention of Poaching, etc., etc. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Piper Brothers. 1851 pp.vii,
194 with illustrated frontispiece. Scattered foxing from ffep to frontis. and last leave of text and rfeps; otherwise contents in fine condition. Marbled end-papers. Handsomely bound in half-calf with marbled boards, lightly rubbed on edges. Gilt decoration and lettering to spine. TEG. A very good copy. [46024] £150.00
311. Knight, Richard Payne. An Analytical Inquiry into the Principles of Taste. 3rd. Ed. Pub. for T. Payne; J.White. 1806 pp.xx, 473. More recently bound in half calf with marbelled boards. Contents very clean and in fine condition. Some notes in pencil on page 60. An attractive volume. [38716] £320.00 Knight’s book was first published in 1805 as a response to Uvedale Price’s Essay on Picturesque, as well as Edmund Burke’s Sublime and Beautiful. He places emphasis on the value of light and colour and the aesthetics thereof and their value on the emotions and psychological states.
312. Lange, Jacob E. Flora Agaricina Danica. in 5 parts bound into 3 volumes. Pub. Copenhagen. 1935 with 200 of the finest chromolithographed plates. All 5 parts bound into 3 hardback volumes. The condition of the plates are exceptionally clean and bright. Scarce. [35042] £1,250.00 The illustrations are reckoned to be some of the finest chromolithographic plates ever produced. An exquisite work.
313. Loudon, J.C. Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum; or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain, Native and Foreign, Hardy and Half-Hardy, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly Described; with their Propagation, Culture, Management and Uses... Pub. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, London, 1838 Eight volumes complete. Four volumes of text and 4 volumes of illustrations which amounts to over 2,500 in total. With decorative bookplate to front paste-down of each volume with the initials J.P.C.R. This set sits very handsomely on the shelf. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. An excellent job has been made of replacing the spines on each volume - the matching of material with the original boards is quite superb. Boards in vg. condition. Scattered light foxing at the start and ends of each volume. Overall contents very clean and bright. Some scattered foxing to some of the plates. Marbling to text-block edges. A thoroughly vg. set. [46013] £600.00
314. Martin, W.C.L. A General History of Humming-Birds, or the Trochilidae: With especial reference to the collection of J. Gould, F.R.S. &c. Now exhibiting in the gardens of the Zoological Society. Pub. H.G. Bohn. 1852 pp.vii, list of plates, 232 with 16 fine, hand-coloured plates. Ex-Library copy in original binding showing some wear at spine-ends otherwise in vg. condition. TEG. With library stamps on verso of plates (not visible through the plate) and to title-page. Contents in vg. - fine condition. Overall a vg. Ex-Library copy. Scarce. [46030] £120.00 As would be expected given the link to John Gould, these are very good hand-coloured plates.
315. Maund, B. The Botanic Garden. Vols. 1-3. Pub. Simpkin & Marshall. 1825-1830 3 Volumes with 72 pages of fine, clean hand-coloured plates. Each plate illustrates 4 plants, meaning a total of 288 plants illustrated. All 3 volumes bound in matching half green calf with marbelled boards. Boards rubbed in places and in near very good condition. The decoration and condition of the spines of these volumes means they sit on a shelf very handsomely. Tissue guards in place and a few have pencil drawings where a previous owner has traced the image underneath. Overall contents in thoroughly vg. condition. VG. [32025] £425.00
316. Moore, T. & Paul, W. The Florist and Pomologist: a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and Horticulture. Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1874 pp.292 with 24 fine chromolithographs. Some foxing to prelims. and rear endpapers o/w. clean bright copy bound in half calf and marbled boards. [40469] £375.00
317. Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist: a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1875 pp.292 with 24 fine chromolithographs plates. A little foxing to prelims. o/w. a very good clean copy bound in half calf with marbled boards. [40466] £375.00
318. Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist: a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1876 pp.288 with 24 fine chromolithograph plates. Feint foxing to title page and red ink mark to top of one plate o/w. a good clean copy. [40468] £375.00
319. Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist: a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits and General Horticulture. Pub. Kent & Co. 1878 pp.iii, 188 with 24 fine chromolithographic plates. Some foxing to prelims.and to last plate o/w. a very bright clean copy. This is the quarto version or large paper edition. [40470] £400.00
320. Morris, F.O. Rev. A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds. 2nd. Ed. Pub. George Bell & Son. 1875 Three volumes. Original boards in fine condition with only exceptions being the bottom edges of boards are rubbed through to the board at corners and a handful of other very small signs of wear on spines Otherwise a fine set. Handsome gilt decoration and lettering to spine. One of the nicest sets we have come across. Scarce. [35551] £850.00
321. Morris, Rev. F.O. A History of British Birds. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Bell. 1870 6 volume set of the preferred second edition. Hand-coloured plates. Scattered foxing to parts of contents. The top of the spine of Volume 2 has been repaired using a very similar plain coloured cloth to the original; over half of original gilt spine decoration is still in place. Boards rubbed to cloth on bottom edge (front corners) of all volumes. Condition of the rest of the boards is very good. [46020] £500.00
322. Paxton, J. Magazine of Botany. Volume. 11. Pub. W.S.Orr. 1844 pp.xii, 280 with 46 fine hand coloured lithograph plates. Bound in half calf and marbled boards which show some wear and are in good-vg. condition. The contents and the plates are very clean and bright. [43095] £405.00
323. Pearson, W.H. The Hepaticae of the British Isles. 1st. Pub. Lovell Reeve. 1902 2 vols. with 228 hand coloured plates. Fore-edges of text block to both volumes show scattered, lightly coloured foxing. A few plates have a little foxing but o/w. very clean, tight copies of these volumes. Original boards with some wear to the spine of volume two (photographs can be supplied upon request). A nice set of this scarce work. [42708] £500.00 Hepatica (hepatica, liverleaf, or liverwort) is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern Europe, Asia and eastern North America. Some botanists include Hepatica within a wider interpretation of Anemone.
324. Pollich, Johannis Adami. Historia Plantarum in Palatinatu Electorali Sponte Crescentium Incepta.... Tomus Tertius- Cryptogamia. Pub. Mannhemii. 1777 pp. 320 with a number of engraved images tipped into book. Bound in full calf with repairs to both external hinges. Contents vg. Very scarce in original edition. Published in Latin. [39082] £300.00 It would appear that a previous owner has tipped 12 engraved illustrations (from around the same period) into this work (which would normally come without any illustrations at all). The illustrations are of the following plants - Musci (Moss) chapter Phascum subulatum, Mnium fontanum, Mnium setaceum, Mnium cirratum, Mnium crudum, Mnium triquetrum, Bryum caespiticium, Hypnum repens, Hypnum clavellatum, Hypnum myurum, Algae chapter - Jungermannia multiflora and Jungermannia undulate.
325. 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 volumes bound in 3. Some scattered, light coloured foxing to parts of contents which in the main are very clean. A total of 313 colour lithographs. Bound in half-calf showing some scuffing and rubbing. Binding itself in very good to fine condition. A very good set. [46059] £275.00 ‘The most widely-used book on English wild flowers for half a century. A very popular Victorian work’. (Great Flower Books p.71.).
326. Seebohm, H. Coloured Figures of the Eggs of British Birds. Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pub. Pawson & Brailsford. 1896 pp.xxiv, 304 with 59 fine chromolithograph plates. Plates very clean of the foxing that normally afflicts this work. Lightly coloured damp stain mark to the top corner of plates 25 on. Scattered foxing to fep, frontis. and title page. Original boards with more recent red morocco spine. Text and binding in very good condition. [42835] £150.00
327. Seitz, A. The Macrolepidoptera of the World. Volume 1. The Macrolepidoptera of the Palaearctic Fauna- Section 3 Noctuiform Phalaenae. Pub. Fritz Lehmann Verlag- Stuttgart 1907 2 volumes. With second volume comprising 72 full page plates containing many hundreds of chromolithographed images. A fine pair of volumes in half morocco and cloth. [21139] £400.00
328. Seth-Smith, D. Parrakeets Handbook to the Imported Species. Pub. R.H.Porter. 1903 pp. xviii, 281 with 20 colour lithographed plates and many text illus. Contents beautifully clean and in fine condition. This work was originally released in 6 parts between June 1902 and October 1903. The front covers of each of these parts have been bound in to the rear of this volume. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A fine copy. [46003] £750.00 David Seth Smith’s work on parrots and parakeets was one of the last fine bird books illustrated with hand coloured lithographs. The artists who drew the illustrations included some of the finest bird artists, such as Gronvold, Frohawk, Goodchild and Renaut. The lithographs were printed by Mintern Brothers ( famous for printing many of John Gould’s bird prints) and Bale & Danielson, then coloured by hand.
329. Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. English Botany; Coloured Figures of British Plants. 2nd. Ed. Pub. C.E. Sowerby, London. 1832-1846 12 volumes complete with 2,580 copper engraved, part hand-coloured plates as called for. A very minor amount of spotting, o/w. contents in fine condition. Handsomely bound by Hatchard & Co, London and the quality of the finish is superb. Full green calf binding with blind and gilt decoration to spines and boards (continued on edges and internally). Spines evenly faded to a more brown colour. A little loss to top of spine of volume one. Boards rubbed and scuffed in places. Marbled end-papers with marbling to edges of text block also. Overall a vg. set of this magnificent work. [43059] £2,500.00
330. Thorburn, A. British Mammals. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans Green. 1920 Two volumes with 50 illus. in colour and many line drawings. Scattered lightly-coloured foxing to end-papers, o/w. contents beautifully clean and bright. VG. condition overall. [38262] £575.00
331. Thorley, Rev. John. Melisselogia or, The Female Monarchy. Being an enquiry into the nature, order, and government of bees, those admirable, instructive, and useful insects. 1st. Ed. Pub. London for the author. 1744 pp.xliii, 206, with 4 plates and engraved frontis. Contents very clean. Full calf-leather binding with more recent spine, thereby keeping original boards which are rubbed in places. Comes with very well made Solander case, which has the title of the book on its spine (gilt lettering on maroon coloured leather). With neat book-plate. Overall, a very nice copy of this scarce first edition in very good condition. (Harding 97). [45801] £750.00 Thorley’s secret was the puffball narcotic, which he used when uniting colonies; its use was mentioned in 1597 by John Gerard and had long been practised in the Netherlands. Of English writers, Thorley was the first to mention having found wax scales in the pockets of worker bees. (Harding 97).
332. Wallace, Alfred Russel. Island Life. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. London. 1880 pp.xvii, 526 with coloured frontis. map with 26 map and text illus. Some foxing to frontis. map and title page otherwise a vg. copy handsomely rebound in half calf and marbelled boards. One small college library stamp to half title. Scarce. [38701] £750.00 Wallace conducted extensive fieldwork in the Amazon and later in the Malay Archipelago. He of course, was responsible for propounding the theory of natural selection which galvanised Charles Darwin to finally publish his own work on the subject.
333. Ward, F. Kingdon. From China to Hkamti Long. 1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1924 pp.317 with illus. A fine bright copy with bumped corners. [34931] £700.00
334. White, Gilbert. The Natural History and Antiquites of Selborne. 1st. Ed. Pub. London by T. Bensley; For B. White and Son. 1789 pp.v, 468 plus 12 page index and one-page errata. Complete with fold-out engraved frontis., engraved half-title, seven further plates, five of which show some off-setting (common in this edition) on to opposite pages; the other two have off-setting, scattered foxing spots and a couple of marks. Six pages of text have a light coloured mark to lower margin. Otherwise the contents are beautifully clean and in fine condition. Original full-calf leather boards with gilt decoration around edges, showing some rubbing in places and in very good condition. More recent leather spine with gilt decoration and lettering. A handsome copy in very good plus condition. [45986] £1,925.00
335. White, Gilbert. The Natural History & Antiquities of Selborne & A Garden Kalendar. Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe with an introduction to the Garden Kalendar by Very Reverend Dean Hole. Pub. S.T. Freemantle. 1900 Two volumes with numerous illus. by Keulemans, Railton & Sullivan. Both volumes with armorial bookplate of Robert Clayton Swan. Bound in vellum with the spine of vol.1 rebacked preserving most of the original spine. A little foxing to one or two plates o/w. bright and clean. This large paper edition Ltd. to 160 copies of which this is No.67 and signed by Editor and Artists. A vg. set. [36807] £550.00
Gardening 336. Alexander, R. The Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.384 with colour photographs and other figs. A new copy in card covers. [44758] £20.00
337. Allan, M. E.A. Bowles and His Garden at Myddelton House 1865-1954. 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1973 pp.264 with b/w. and colour plates. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45656] £12.00
338. Amherst, The Hon. A. A History of Gardening in England. Pub. Bernard Quaritch. 1895 pp.xvi, 398 with illustrations. Contents in very good condition, spine a little shaken and twisted. Internal hinges tender. Overall a good reading copy. [42015] £40.00 Covers the era from Monastic to Nineteenth Century Gardening.
339. Arbury, J. and Pinhey, S. Pears. Pub. Wells & Winter. 1997 pp. 103 with 15 colour illus. plates at centre of text. A new copy in same dw. [44669] £15.00 Each cultivar in this work is comprehensively described and beautifully illustrated in water colour paintings by Sally Pinhey. The author has detailed over fifty cultivars. There are others, but he has selected those that the gardener or commercial grower in this day and age is most likely to come across in the gardens and orchards of Great Britain.
340. Bailes, C. Hollies for Gardeners. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.287 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. In-print at £25.00. [45816] £12.50 Hollies have held their position among the elite of garden plants for many years for good reason. Richly illustrated with photographs, this account will inspire gardeners everywhere to discover how hollies, old and new, can enhance our gardens and landscapes.
341. Bailey, L.H. Hortus Source list. Winter 1992 Pub. L.H. Bailey Hortorium. 1992 pp.xiv, 229 VG. in ring binder. [42121] £10.00
342. Baillie-Scott, M.H. Houses and Gardens. Pub. George Newnes. 1906 pp.xvi, 247 with many illustrations. Scattered, light coloured foxing to parts of volume, otherwise contents in vg. condition. TEG. Boards lightly marked in places, still vg. Overall a nr. vg. copy. [45987] £275.00
343. Bechtel, H., Cribb, P. & Launert, E. The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Blandford. 1998 pp.585 with over 860 coloured photographs. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [44007] £25.00 Orchids are quite unlike any other plants. Their exotic and delicate beauty has lured the adventurous cultivator for over a century, and yet they belong to one of the largest families of flowering plants and are found in almost all regions of the world.
344. Beckett, K. Encyclopaedia of Alpines. Vol 1 and 2. Pub. Alpine Garden Society. 1993 2 volumes with 543 colour photographic plates, and line drawings. A nr. fine set. [41344] £225.00 A definitive work on Alpines, giving the uses and culture of each genus and a description of the species therein.
345. Bishop, M. et al. Snowdrops. A Monograph of the Cultivated Galanthus. Pub. Griffin Press. 2006 pp.xi, 369 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. Out-of-print. Last copy. [45489] £50.00 This is the definitive work of reference for the genus Galanthus, describing both wild species and horticultural cultivars in an accessible and interesting way. It is the product of five years research and careful observation. Untangling the myths, but retaining mystique, it presents a new look at the histories and descriptions of more than 500 Galanthus cultivar.
346. Bloom, A. Winter Garden Glory. Pub. Harper Collins. 1993 pp.144 with colour photographs throughout. With bookplate of Adrian Bloom. [41747] £10.00
347. Bradley, S. The Pruner’s Bible. A Step-by-Step Guide to Pruning Every Plant in Your Garden. Pub. Reader’s Digest. 2005 pp.224 with colour photographs throughout. A very good copy in same dustwrapper. [46041] £10.00 A very practical book since each plant is accompanied by an illustration showing exactly where to prune.
348. Capon, B. Botany for Gardeners. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2010 pp.268 with colour photographs and figs. throughout. A new copy in card covers. [45373] £16.99 Still the most complete, compact, accessible introduction to the world of botany, this third edition includes electron microscope photos and even more amazing facts about plants.
349. Carter, G. et al. Humphry Repton. Landscape Gardener 1752-1818. Pub. Sainsbury Centre Visual Arts. 1982 pp.xvi, 176 with colour plates and text illus. throughout. Edges of covers a little worn in places. Overall a vg. softback copy. Landscape format. [46045] £35.00
350. Chatto, B. Beth Chatto’s Garden Notebook. Pub. Dent. 1988 pp. 298 with line drawings. A vg. copy in card covers. [45576] £8.00 Written from a collection of notes kept by the author, Beth Chatto shares skills and insights on subjects from planning to pruning and showing. The book is divided into 12 chapters, one for each month.
351. Chesshire, C. Clematis. Inspiration, Selection and Practical Guidance. Pub. RHS. 2004 pp.160 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [40990] £10.00
352. Chinery. M. Garden Pests of Britain and Europe. Pub. A & C Black. 2010 pp.304 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. [44241] £16.99 Contains identification tips for 200 common garden insect pests as both adults and larvae. Tips for recognising other invertebrate pests such as slugs, snails and millipedes. More than 250 close-up full-colour photographs.
353. Clevely, A. The Allotment Book. A Practical Guide to Creating and Enjoying Your Own Perfect Plot. Pub. Collins. 2006 pp.224 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45824] £10.00
354. Crowe, S. Garden Design. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Garden Art Press. 2003 pp.xii, 296 with colour and b/w. photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. [44003] £16.50
355. Crowe, S. and Mitchell, M. The Pattern of Landscape. Pub. PPL. 1988 pp.127 with colour photographs. A new copy in card covers. [44005] £6.00 The purpose of this book....”is to introduce the students of landscape design (and the interested layman) to the fundamentals of landscape art - the distillation of the lifetime’s experience of a thoughtful practitioner.... The benefit will be at least three-fold: an enhanced perception of the natural world; a fertilisation of the imagination beyond all measure; and above all confirmation that within the artist, landscape architect or whom you will, lies the power to translate the beauty ’that is in the eye of the beholder’ into a far grander concept of that which lies, or could lie, in his mind” (Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe in Landscape Design).
356. Dawes, J. The Swimming Pool and the Garden. An International Illustrated Guide to the Design and Construction of Swimming Pools. Pub. John Bartholomew and Sons. 1975 pp.175 with photographs and other text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45687] £10.00
357. Dawson, Peter. A Handbook for Horticultural Students. Pub. Peter Dawson. 2011 pp, iv, 500 with figs. throughout. A new copy in card covers. [44754] £40.00 For new students of horticulture, this book consists of over 100 topics covering a wide range of theoretical and practical horticulture. Based on the syllabus of the RHS’ General Exam in Horticulture, when published the book was also suitable for courses and examinations like City and Guilds, BTEC and NVQ levels 1 & 2.
358. Dixon Hunt, J. (Ed.). The English Landscape Garden. Example of important literature of the English landscape garden movement together with some earlier garden books. Pub. Garland Publishing. 1982 This is a single volume which presents the facsimilies of important documents and descriptions of the gardens of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, together with facsimilies of engraved plans and views. This item allows the reader to trace, the changes in taste in one garden during the main years of the English landscape garden movement. With the bookplate of Nigel Temple. A thoroughly very good copy. Scarce. [45618] £85.00 The six facsimilie works comprised herein are Gilbert West’s “Stowe, the Gardens of the Right Honorable Richard Lord Viscount Cobham” (1732); Daniel Defoe’s “Appendix on six gardens from A Tour thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain” (1742); William Gilpin’s “A Dialogue upon the Gardens of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham at Stow” (1748); George Bickham’s “The Beauties of Stow” (1753); Benton Seeley’s “Stowe: a description” (1777) and then lastly, a later revised edition of Benton Seeley’s “Stowe: a description” (1797).
359. Dumbarton Oaks. Medieval Gardens. Introduction by Elisabeth Blair MacDougall. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks / Harvard Uni. 1986. pp.278 with b/w. plates. A thoroughly vg. copy in green cloth boards, [45706] £25.00 Thirteen scholarly essays including The Medieval Garden and Its Role in Medicine by Carmelia Opsomer-Halleux, and Reality and Literary Romance in the Park of Hesdin, by Anne Hagopian van Buren.
360. Faure, G. Gardens of Rome. Pub. Nicholas Kaye.. 1960 pp.200 with b/w. photographs and a fold-out map. Previous owner’s bookplate to fep. otherwise contents in vg. condition. Dustwrapper a little chipped and lightly foxed in places. Overall a vg. copy. [45675] £15.00
361. Festing, S. Gertrude Jekyll. Pub. Viking. 1991 pp.xii, 322 with b/w. plates. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45981] £7.50
362. Flowerdew, B. Going Organic. The Good Gardener’s Guide to Solving the Problems. Pub. Kyle Cathie 2007 pp.224 with colour photographs throughout. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. Signed copy. [45854] £18.00
363. Gloag, J. Mr. Loudon’s England. Pub. Oriel Press. 1970 pp.224 with b/w. photographs and illus. throughout. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45685] £15.00
364. Grenfell, D. Hostas. RHS Wisley Handbooks. Pub. Cassell. 2002 pp.96 with colour photographs and other figs. throughout. A new copy in card covers. [44751] £7.50
365. Grey-Wilson, C. Poppies. The Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation. 1st. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1993 pp.208 with line drawings and colour plates at the centre of the text. Light scattered foxing to all edges of the text block o/w. a vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45579] £18.00
366. Hamilton, Jill Duchess, Hart, Penny & Simmons, J. The Gardens of William Morris. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 1998 pp.160 with many colour illus. Fine hardback in same dustwrapper. [46067] £20.00
367. Hamlet, E.H. et al. Catalogue of Plants. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Pub. RBG Edinburgh. 1990 pp. 264. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [41725] £10.00
368. Hammer, P.R. The New Topiary. Pub. Garden Art Press. 1991 pp.264 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [42025] £10.00
369. Harrison, Lorraine. RHS Latin for Gardeners. Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Expanded. Pub. Mitchell Beazley. 2012 pp.224 with beautifully complimented with colour fine botanical illustrations. A new hardback copy in illustrated boards. NEW PUBLICATION. [44662] £12.99 An informative and delightful look at the mysteries of botanical Latin. Over 3,000 Latin plant names are listed alphabetically and then it is shown how botanical Latin can reveal where a plant originally comes from. Each name is clearly defined and accompanied by a pronunciation guide.
370. Haworth-Booth, M. The Hydrangeas. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Constable. 1959 pp.x, 185 with b/w. plates at rear of text. Ex-Lib. Frontispiece plate has come loose from the book. Dustwrapper has been trimmed at the edges. Overall a near vg. copy. [45737] £3.00
371. Heatherington, C. A New Naturalism. Planting Design. Pub. Packard. 2005 pp.46 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in same card covers. [45615] £4.00
372. Hepper, N. (Ed.). Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Gardens for Science and Pleasure. Pub. Stemmer House. 1982 pp.195 with colour and b/w. photographs. Last few pages slightly cockled o/w. a vg. copy in same dw. [42030] £9.00
373. Hogg, Robert. The Fruit Manual. A Guide to the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great Britain. Ltd. Ed. Reprint.pub. Langford Press. 2002 pp.xxxix, 759. A new copy in dw. [44748] £40.00 This copy is a facsimile reprint of the 5th edition. This was the last and best edition originally published in 1884.
374. Holt, R. (Ed.). Roddy Llewellyn’s Elegance and Eccentricity. Pub. Ward Lock. 1989 pp.208 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [42031] £10.00
375. Hunt, John Dixon. Greater Perfections. The Practice of Garden Theory. Pub. Thames & Hudson. 2000 pp, xiii, 273 with 141 illustrations. A new copy in dw. [28558] £32.00 This book establishes a firm intellectual tradition of garden history. It will appeal to both the academic and to the lay reader giving an insight into man’s relation to nature from the beginnings of civilisation to today.
376. Jacobs, D.L. and R.L. American Treasures. Trilliums in Woodland Garden. Pub. Eco-Gardens. 1997 pp.152 with colour photographs and other text figs. throughout. A thor. vg. copy in sl. chipped dustwrapper. Scarce. [45617] £40.00
377. Jefferson-Brown, M. Narcissus 1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1991 pp.vii, 224 with 50 coloured plates. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [43984] £7.50
378. Jekyll, G. Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden. 4th. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1919 pp.xvi, 159 plus catalogue by Country Life with b/w. photographs and planting plans - some fold-out. Contents very bright and clean. Boards show some light wear and discolouration. Overall a near very good copy. [45995] £35.00
379. Jekyll, G. Home and Garden. Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Worker in Both. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green and Co. 1900 pp.xv, 301 with b/w. plates. Contents very clean. In original boards which are lightly faded to the spine and boards. Overall a very good copy. [45994] £75.00
380. Jekyll, G. Lilies for English Gardens. A Guide for Amateurs. Compiled from Information Published Lately in “The Garden,” with the Addition of Some Original Chapters. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1901 pp.xii, 72 with plates. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block and portions of text with plates very clean. Small stain mark to fore-edge and margin of last 35 pages. More recently rebound in green boards. Overall a near very good copy. [45996] £35.00
381. Jekyll, G. Old English Household Life. Some account of Cottage objects and Country Folk. New. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1975 pp.vi, 218 with b/w. plates, colour frontis and text illus. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45979] £12.50
382. Jekyll, G. Old English Household Life. 1st. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1925 pp.ix, 222 with many figures (over 250) through the text, many photographic. At some point this copy has been dropped on the top front corner meaning that the pages are a little buckled in the margin. Some ownership marks and inscriptions. Contents very good. Boards good only. [46000] £15.00
383. Jekyll, G. Wall and Water Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. [nd.] pp.xiv, 177 with photographic plates. With ownership inscription dated Christmas 1917. Scattered foxing to the text, plates very clean. Original boards in vg. condition. Overall a vg copy. [45997] £40.00 A review of this book by ‘The Times’ around the time of it’s publication read ‘He who will consent to follow Miss Jekyll aright will find that under her guidance the old walls, the stone steps, the rockeries, the ponds or streamlets of his garden will presently blossom with all kinds of flowers undreamed of, and become marvels of varied foliage.’
384. Jekyll, G. Wood and Garden. Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green and Co. 1899 pp.xvi, 286 with photographic plates. Scattered light foxing to some portions of text, overall contents generally very clean. With ownership inscription on ffep. dated 1899. Spine equally faded to a more brown colour. Overall a vg. copy. [45998] £50.00
385. Jekyll, G. and Jones, S.R. Old English Household Life. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1944-5 pp.viii, 120 with b/w. plates, colour frontis and text illus. Ex-Lib. A vg. copy in cloth boards. [45978] £10.00
386. Jekyll, G. and Mawley, E. Roses for English Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1902 pp.xvi, 166 with photographic plates. Scattered foxing to text, plates very clean. In original boards which show some fading in places but are otherwise in vg. condition. [45993] £60.00
387. Jekyll, G. and Weaver, L. Gardens for Small Country Houses. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. [1912] pp.xvi, 260 plus Country Life catalogue. With many b/w. illustrations and photographs (numbering over 375), includes practical diagrams for the gardener. Contents very bright and clean. More recently rebound in blue leather with plain blue boards. TEG. A very nice copy of the first edition. [46001] £120.00
388. Jekyll, G. and Weaver, L. Gardens for Small Country Houses. 4th. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1920 pp.xlix, 262 with many b/w. photographs and illus., includes practical diagrams for the gardener. Contents very bright and clean. In original blue cloth boards (spine relaid and new endpapers added) which are lightly marked in places, corners a little bumped. Overall a vg. copy. [46051] £100.00
389. Jekyll, G. and Wood,M. (Ed.). The Unknown Gertrude Jekyll. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2006 pp.208 with b/w. and colour photographs and text figs. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45980] £10.00
390. Jekyll, G. Jekyll, F. and Taylor, G.C. (Eds.). A Gardener’s Testament. A Selection of Articles and Notes by Gertrude Jekyll. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1937 pp.xiv, 258 with plates and some planting plans. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block otherwise contents very clean. With 2 inscriptions to ffep. Original cloth boards showing some light wear to top of spine, lightly bumped in a few places otherwise vg. [46002] £30.00
391. Jekyll, Gertrude Old West Surrey Some Notes and Memories. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green & Co. 1904 pp.xx, 320 with b/w. photographs and frontis. Cords stretched in places which is common with this book; otherwise a near very good copy in green cloth boards with gilt decoration. [45819] £80.00
392. Jennings, A. Roman Gardens. Pub. English Heritage. 2006 pp.82 with colour photographs and other text figs. A new copy in illus. boards. [44752] £4.00
393. Kohlein, F. Primeln. und die verwandten Gattungen Mannsschild, Heilglockchen, Gotterblume, Troddelblume, Goldprimel. Pub. Verlag. 1984 pp.406 with colour photographs and line drawings. Ex-lib. with one small stamp o/w. a vg. plus copy in same dw. All text in German. [41720] £30.00
394. Krussmann, G. Roses. Pub. Batsford. 1982 pp.xii, 436 with text figs.and photos. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. Priced at £50.00 as a new copy when in print. [45710] £32.00 Every conceivable aspect of roses and their cultivation is covered in this work. Much of the book is a rose dictionary which describes in detail over 1,300 varieties. Other chapters include detailed accounts of the geographical distribution of roses, cultivation and breeding; pests and diseases; colour and scent; varietal comparisons and much more. Written by the world’s foremost authority in collaboration with a group of specialists.
395. Lewington, R. Guide to Garden Wildlife. With introduction by Ken Thompson. Pub. B.W.P. 2008 pp.208 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. A new copy in card covers. [44774] £12.95 Includes detailed field descriptions and illustrations to more than 500 species likely to be found in the garden, from hedgehogs to hoverflies.
396. Lloyd, C. Clematis. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1980 pp.208 with colour plates and other text figs. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45655] £12.00 This is the preferred colour plate edition.
397. Lord, E.E. Shrubs and Trees for Australian Gardens. 3rd. Ed. Rev. Pub. Lothian. 1956 pp.xxv, 443 with b/w. and colour plates throughout. Ink inscriptions to fep. otherwise contents in thor. vg. condition. Overall a vg. copy. [45644] £12.00
398. MacDougall, E.B. Medieval Gardens. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks. 1986 pp.278 with b/w. photographs throughout. A new copy in green cloth boards. [44763] £30.00
399. McGuire, D.K. et al. Beatrix Jones Farrand. Fifty Years of American Landscape Architecture. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks. 1982 pp. 142 with 16 b/w. photographic plates. A fine copy in green cloth boards. [42069] £25.00
400. Massingham, B. Miss Jekyll. Portrait of a Great Gardener. Pub. David and Charles. 1984 pp.195 with b/w. photographic plates. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45983] £5.00
401. Mawson, Thomas H. The Art & Craft of Garden Making. 3rd Ed. Pub. B.T.Batsford. 1907 pp.xx, 310 with many illus. and plans. Fore-edges of some pages a little chipped. In original boards, showing some wear at top and bottom of spine where book been placed on and then taken off the shelf. Some repair work evident at hinges. Contents very clean. A nr. vg. copy of the 3rd edition. [46070] £200.00
402. Morgan, J. and Richards, A. The Book of Apples. 1st. Ed. Pub. Ebury Press. 1993 pp.303 with colour plates and other text illus. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45822] £20.00
403. Morgan, J. and Richards, A. The New Book of Apples. The definitive guide to apples including over 2,000 varieties. Pub. Ebury Press. 2002 pp. 316 with 32 water colour paintings by Elisabeth Dowle. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper [45707] £25.00 A survey of over 2,000 of the world’s apple varieties. The Apple Directory which makes up the second half of the book covers what are considered by the authors to be the world’s most ancient and modern varieties.
404. [Mudie, Robert] The Library of Entertaining Knowledge. A Description and History of Vegetable Substances, used in the Arts, and in Domestic Economy. Pub. Boston. 1830 pp.422 with illus. throughout. A vg. copy in half leather and marbled boards. [45662] £40.00
405. Oakeley, Dr. H. A Year in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians. Rev. Ed. Pub. Royal College of Physicians. 2011 pp.vii, 119 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. [43982] £10.00 In this book, a choice selection of the plants grown in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians are described, as they flower, week by week through the seasons; with a commentary on their uses, past and present, with a space for diary notes throughout the year.
406. Oakeley, Dr. H. and Braem, G. Paphiopedilum Species. The Essential Guide. Pub. Oakeley. 2011 pp.86 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. [43851] £5.00
407. Oakeley, H. F. Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa (Orchids) The Essential Guide. Pub. by the author. 2008 pp.445 with 1,400 fine photographs. A new copy with a couple of small very minor creases to dustwrapper. Landscape format. In-print at £50.00. [44489] £45.00 This group of orchids from South America has nearly 150 species, natural hybrids and varieties. With photographs, historical notes, cultivation information, habitat details, with details on all aspects of this group. There is an extensive annotated bibliography and information on 350 synonyms.
408. Pearkes, G. Vinegrowing in Britain. 2nd. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1989 pp.xii, 330 with figs. in text. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [46039] £28.00 This is the preferred, completely revised and updated edition of the standard text book on vine growing in Britain.
409. Perry, Amos. Water, Bog and Moisture-Loving Plants cultivated by Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, Enfield, Middlesex. Pub. Meyers. [1930] pp.104 with text illus. & line drawings. Original soft covers. The words ‘Pre-War’ have been written in red pencil on the front cover. Good copy. [16456] £12.00
410. Phillips, Henry Pomarium Britannicum An Historical and Botanical Account of Fruits Known in Great Britain. 2nd. Ed. Pub. London, Allman. 1822 pp.xi, 378 plus brief catalogue. With 3 hand-coloured plates. Complete with the exception of part of page 371 in the section ‘an explanation of the technical terms in botany, used in this work’ is missing (c. quarter of the page) and also a thin strip from the last page of adverts is missing. Bound in full diced calf leather with gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Some wear to top of spine at rear external hinge and some light coloured stain marks to boards. Contents generally very clean with some spots of foxing at the front of the volume. Inscription on ffep. which is also a little creased. A good-vg. copy. [46008] £90.00
411. Porter, Michael. Welsh Marches Pomona. Pub. Marcher Apple Network. 2010 pp. 95 with 31 full-page colour plates of blossom and fruit by Margaret Gill. New copy. Hardback. Small print-run. [43882] £25.00 This book provides information on 31 varieties of apple which originated in the Welsh Marches. Although most of these have been growing here for generations, several have only recently been ‘re-discovered’.
412. Rogers, Owen M. Tentative International Register of Cultivar Names in the Genus Syringa. Pub. Univ. New Hampshire. 1976 pp.x, 81 bound in card covers. VG. [42122] £7.50
413. Shephard, S. Seeds of Fortune. A Gardening Dynasty. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2003 pp.xix, 300 with colour plates and b/w. figs. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [44659] £15.00 A captivating account of adventure, big business and Veitch family intrigue in the horticultural world.
414. Sirén, O. China and Gardens of Europe of the Eighteenth Century. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks. 1990 pp.xiv, 223 with 192 photographs at rear of book. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [46044] £70.00 This book is a classic treatment to the subject of the Chinese contribution to the English style of landscape gardening, written at a time when this moment in landscape architecture was being rediscovered.
415. Smith, M. National Apple Register of the United Kingdom. Rep. Pub. M.A.F.F. 2002 pp.xv, 652. Fine copy in cloth boards. [46043] £60.00
416. Spence, I. Garden Plants and Flowers. Through the Year. Rev. Ed. Pub. DK. 2009 pp.352 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dustwrapper. In-print at £16.99. [46078] £12.50 Knowing when plants will look their best in your garden is key to having a beautiful display all year round. This book shows you how to choose, place, and grow them successfully for stunning results every season.
417. Spens, Michael. Gardens of the Mind: The Genius of Geoffrey Jellicoe. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1992 pp.191 with numerous designs, plans and colour and b/w. photographs. A new copy in same dw. [43985] £12.50
418. Stroud, D. Capability Brown. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1950 pp.224 with b/w. photographic plates. A vg. copy in cloth boards. [42032] £45.00
419. Stuart, D.D. Buddlejas. RHS Plant Collector Guide. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.192 with colour photographic plates. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [44761] £20.00
420. Stuart Thomas, G. The Art of Planting. or The Planter’s Handbook. 1st. Ed. Pub. Dent. 1984 pp. x, 323 with colour and b/w. photography. VG. in vg. dw. [42010] £12.00
421. Talbot, R. and Whiteman, R. Brother Cadael’s Herb Garden. An Illustrated Companion to Medieval Plants and their Uses. Pub. Little, Brown and Company. 1996 pp.200 with photographs throughout. A thoroughly very good copy in same dustwrapper. [45821] £30.00
422. Tankard, J.B. and Wood, M.A. Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood. Writing, Horticulture, Photography and Homebuilding. Pub. Bramley Books. 1998 pp.xiii, 201 with b/w. photographs and colour plates. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45982] £10.00 This book presents a detailed look at the life of Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood. As well as describing the building and development of the house and garden, the authors look at the arts she practised while at the house.
423. Thompson, I. The Sun King’s Garden. Louis XIV, André Le Nôtre and the Creation of the Gardens of Versailles. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2006 pp.xiii, 370 with b/w. and colour illus. throughout. A like new copy in same dw [44750] £12.00 In this lovely illustrated book, Ian Thompson reveals with knowledge, wit and insight the intertwined stories of an extraordinary garden and an extraordinary friendship.
424. Triggs, H.Inigo. Formal Gardens in England and Scotland. Their planning arrangement architectural and ornamental features. Pub. Batsford. 1902 pp.xxiv, 63 with 122 plates. Subscribers edition. VG. copy bound in half morocco. Cloth boards marked in places, as is the leather. Leather rubbed through to board on corners - these corners have then been professionally recoloured to match the rest of the binding. Scattered foxing on some plates, largely confined to the margins. VG. [46079] £375.00 H. Inigo Triggs was born in 1876 and became a landscape gardener, architect and writer. He designed many formal gardens and later undertook the design of country houses, mostly in southern England. He specialised in historical research and recreating gardens from the past. His books influenced the Italian mode of the Arts and Crafts style in England. In 1926 he entered a partnership with the architect William Unsworth.
425. van Wyk, B. Food Plants of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp. 480 with over 1,000 colour photographs. A new copy in illus. boards. [44756] £25.00 The core of this work is an encyclopedic description of more than 350 food and flavour plants in use worldwide. Practical information, not readily available elsewhere, this should be on every food enthusiast’s bookshelf. The sister volume to this work is van Wyck’s ‘Medicinal Plants’ see the Botany section of this catalogue.
426. Verey, R. Good Planting. 1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 1990 pp.168 with photographs by Andrew Lawson. VG in dw. [42035] £10.00
427. Walker, T. Euphorbias. RHS. Wisley Handbooks. Pub. Cassell. 2002 pp.96 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. [44746] £7.50
428. Ward, P. Primroses and Polyanthus. A Guide to the Species and Hybrids. 1st. Pub. Batsford. 1997 pp. 160 with colour photographs. A mint copy in same dustwrapper. [31024] £10.00
In this most comprehensive book, Peter Ward details the description, history and cultivation of the Primrose, the Polyanthus and their derivatives.
429. Wells, J.S. Modern Miniature Daffodils. Species and Hybrids. Pub. Timber Press. 1989 pp.170 with colour photographs and other figs. A nr. fine copy in spine-faded dw. [42005] £18.00
430. Willis, P. Charles Bridgeman and the English Landscape Garden. Rep. Elysium Press. 2002 pp.xxi, 441 with over 200 photographs. Lacks pages 91 - 122 inclusive otherwise a fine copy in same dw. [39782] £20.00 Bridgeman was a key figure in the establishment of le jardin anglais;that remarkable English invention which was to sweep eighteenth-century Europe.
431. Wilson, E.H. If I Were to Make a Garden. Pub. Stratford. 1931 pp.xvi, 295 with b/w. plates throughout. Small inscription to ffep. otherwise contents thoroughly clean. Spine ends a little worn. Overall a vg. copy. [45761] £20.00
432. Wright, H. The Fruit Grower’s Guide. New and Revised. Pub. Virtue. [1924] 2 Volumes with colour plates and other illus. A vg. plus set in green cloth boards with gilt decorations. The best set we have seen. [41142] £165.00
Natural History 433. Atkinson, Rev, J.C. Sketches in Natural History. With an Essay on Reason and Instinct. Pub. Routledge. c.1900 pp.xii, 338 with line drawings. A good-vg. copy in red cloth boards with faded gilt decorations. [41081] £25.00
434. Barlow, N. (Ed.). Darwin and Henslow. The Growth of an Idea. Letters 1831-1860. Pub. Bentham-Moxon. 1967 pp.xii, 251 with plates and a fold-out maps. The dw. is sl. worn and chipped. Overall a very good copy. Freeman No. 1598. [42851] £10.00
435. Barnes, C.L. Rock History. A Concise Note-Book of Geology. Having Special Reference to the English and Welsh Formations. Pub. Stanford. 1884 pp.vi, 117 with a few fold-out maps and dist. maps. From the library of Eric Hardy who has tipped in articles and pictures on the subject. Overall a vg. copy in gilt-decorated cloth boards. [42095] £25.00
436. Barrett-Hamilton, G.E.H. A History of British Mammals. Pub. Gurney and Jackson 1910-21 21 parts as issued in original card covers. All of which are in vg. condition. Contents in fine condition. A fascinating and detailed work, beautifully illustrated with colour and b/w. plates, (illustrations and drawings) and many smaller illustrations. [43017] £175.00
437. Bassett,D. Nature in Wales. A Nature Science Journal for Wales and the Borderland. Pub. National Museum of Wales. 1982-1986 Volume 1 part 1 (lacks part 2), Volume 2 parts 1 and 2, Volume 3 parts 1 and 2, Volume 4 parts 1 and 2 and Volume 5 parts 1 and 2. Spines of each part very gently faded. Lightly dust-marked top-edges. Overall thor. vg. [18592] £20.00
438. Brooks, M. & Knight, C. A Complete Guide to British Butterflies. Their entire life histories described and illustrated in colour from photographs taken in their natural surroundings. Rep. Pub. Cape. 1983 pp.viii, 159 with many colour photographs and small line drawings. A vg. plus copy in similar dw. [45689] £15.00
439. Burton, J.S. Sir Joseph Banks. Rooted in Lincolnshire. Pub. Sir Joseph Banks Society. 2012 pp.127 with illus. and colour plates throughout. A new copy in card covers. [45582] £27.50 Focusing on the life of Sir Joseph Banks and his connections with Lincolnshire (his father was a wealthy Lincolnshire squire) and Australia.
440. Cameron, H.C. Sir Joseph Banks. Rep. Pub. Angus and Robertson. 1966 pp.xx, 341 with a few b/w. plates. Contents in vg. condition. Boards a little marked and rubbed in places. Overall a vg. copy. [45639] £10.00
441. Carwardine, M. and Fry, Stephen Last Chance to See. In the Footsteps of Douglas Adams. Pub. Collins. 2009 pp.320 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. Signed by both authors. [45858] £10.00
442. Chapman, A. Retrospect. Reminiscences and Impressions of a Hunter-Naturalist in three Continents. 1851-1928. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1928 pp.xix, 353 with b/w. photographs, text illus. and b/w. and colour plates. Light scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, margins of contents, not affecting contents. Ex-Library copy in library binding. Spine leaning at title. Overall a vg. copy. [45773] £45.00
443. Chapman, A. Retrospect. Reminiscences and Impressions of a Hunter-Naturalist in three Continents. 1851-1928. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1928 pp.xix, 353 with b/w. photographs, text illus. and b/w. and colour plates. Light scattered foxing to end-pages, not affecting text. In original green cloth boards. Overall a vg. copy. [45791] £45.00
444. Clarke, E. The Valley. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1969 pp.170. A vg. copy in a dustwrapper illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe. [45851] £20.00
445. Coward, T.A. The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay. Volume 1 - The Mammals and Birds of Cheshire. Volume 2 - The Dee as a Wildfowl Resort, The Reptiles and Amphibians of Cheshire and The Fishes of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay. Pub. Witherby and Co. 1910 2 Volumes with b/w. plates and fold-out map with 1 small closed tear to margin and a handful of spots of foxing also in margin, to rear of Vol. 2. Scattered, lightly coloured foxing to verso of plates and text page opposite otherwise contents in both volumes very clean and bright. TEG and pages rough-cut as published. Front board of volume 2 showing light discolouration otherwise bindings and boards in very good condition. A vg. set. [45896] £80.00
446. Crawfurd, Oswald (ed) A Year of Sport and Natural History. Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Falconry, and Fishing. 1st. Pub. Chapman & Hall 1895 pp.331 with many engravings and illustrations by Feller, Hook, Aldin, and Lodge. Some foxing to prelims, otherwise very good. [17334] £50.00
447. Darwin, C. The Different Forms of Flowers. On Plants of the Same Species. Facs. Pub. John Murray. 1969 pp.viii, 352. A fine copy in leather boards. Freeman No. 1294. [42857] £85.00 This is a facsimilie of the first edition (1877), Freeman No. 1277).
448. Darwin, C. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. (Edited by Francis Darwin). 2nd. Ed. Pub. John Murray, London. 1904 pp.viii, 397. Scattered light foxing to text-block fore-edges, o/w. contents and boards in thoroughly vg. condition. Freeman No. 1157. [43005] £75.00
449. Darwin, C. Journal of Researches. Pub. Grand Colosseum Warehouse. [1895] pp.492 with text figs. Binding stained and pulled at spine ends. Plum cloth binding. Contents very clean and bright. Good to vg. Freeman 78. [18649] £25.00
450. Darwin, C. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants. Pub. John Murray. 1906 pp.ix, 208. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents which are in vg.-fine condition. Boards showing some rubbing and wear along edges with a circa 4cm split to the outer casing on the front external hinge. Overall a good - vg. copy. Freeman No. 852. [46005] £20.00
451. Darwin, C. On the Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Ward, Lock & Co. [1891] pp.xx, 549 with fold-out plates. Original peacock blue boards in vg. condition. Contents vg. to fine. Freeman 284. [43009] £100.00
452. Darwin, Charles. Insectivorous Plants. Rep. Pub. Langford Press. 2002 pp.x, 462 with a number of illustrations. New with dustwrapper. [40013] £30.00 Limited to 1000 numbered copies (this is No.950) , this a reprint of the first edition (1875). In this classic work on insectivorous plants Darwin explains by a combination of detailed observations and clear experiments, how these fascinating plants capture their prey, digest it and gain benefit from it.
453. Darwin, F. Charles Darwin. His life told in an autobiographical chapter, and in a selected series of his published letters. New Ed. Pub. John Murray, London. 1902 pp.viii, 348. Original boards rubbed and pulled to extremeties o/w. a vg. copy. Freeman 1471. [43019] £15.00
454. Darwin, F. The Life of Charles Darwin. Facs. Ed. Pub. Senate. 1995 pp.vi, 348. A vg. softback copy. [45977] £7.50
455. Desmond, Ray. Wonders of Creation. Natural History Drawings in the British Library. Pub. The British Lib. 1986 pp. 248 with 49 full-page colour plates and many supporting figures. A thor. vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45776] £15.00 This work looks at natural history drawing from its foundations through to the period when the book was published.
456. Drabble, P. Badgers at my Window. Pub. Pelham Books. 1969 pp.xi, 159 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in dustwrapper which has been repaired with sellotape. [45577] £8.00
457. Figuier, L. (Revised by H.W. Bristow). The World Before the Deluge. Newly Ed. and Rev. Pub. Cassell, Petter and Galpin. 1872 pp.viii, 518 with text figs. throughout the volume. Bound in full calf leather, lightly rubbed in places. Gilt decoration to spine and boards, page edges marbled. A prize from Boston Grammar School.
The indication of this being an inscription on the verso of the ffep. (the same inscription is written on the verso of the rfep. - presumably the inscription was written at the rear of the volume first then the inscriber realised their error and rewrote it at the front of the volume). Contents very bright and clean. A very good copy. [45991] £35.00
458. Forrest, H.E. The Fauna of Shropshire. Being an Account of the Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Fishes Found in the County of Salop. With an introduction dealing with the physical features of the County, a copious index, a Chapter on the principal Naturalists who have done work in connection with the subject, and a short account of the Wild Birds Protection Acts. Pub. L. Wilding / Terry and Company. 1899 pp.248, vi with b/w. plates. Contents in vg. condition with some foxing, largely confined to ends. A nice association copy from the library of Thomas Parkin of Hastings, with his bookplate to front paste-down. An inscription on the rear paste-down from an owner (R. Potter) dated 1934 reads ‘bought May 1934 from the Library of Thomas Parkin of Hastings. This was the Author’s own copy with his notes for revision of [a] second edition, never produced, see page 102.’. In total there are 41 annotations made by the author for a second edition which the author mentioned he would write on page 102 of this book (part of the main text) but which never came to fruition. Overall a very good, very interesting association copy. [45894] £95.00
459. Forrest, H.E. A Handbook to The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales. Pub. Witherby and Co. 1919 pp.106. Scattered foxing to title page petering out over following 4 pages and scattered foxing to last few pages also. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block. Overall contents very clean. In original boards, very lightly rubbed on corners and still in vg. condition. A vg. copy. [45892] £35.00
460. Forrest, H.E. The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales. Pub. Witherby and Co. 1907 pp.lxxiv, 537 with 28 plates and fold-out map at rear of text. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block. Some foxing at ends of volume and to the margins of some pages otherwise contents very clean and in vg. condition. TEG. Light scuff and stain marks to boards which are also a little pulled and show light wear at the spine ends. Overall a vg. copy. [45890] £30.00
461. Forrest, H.E. The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales. Pub. Witherby and Co. 1907 pp.lxxiv, 537 with 28 plates and fold-out map at rear of text. Foxing to fore-edges of text block, contents generally free of foxing which is found more so at the ends. Overall contents in vg., clean condition. TEG. Boards also in vg. condition. Lightly marked on front board. Overall a vg. copy. [45891] £40.00
462. Freeman, R.B. Charles Darwin. A Companion. Pub. Dawson. 1978 pp.309 with b/w. photographic frontis. A thoroughly vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [42839] £40.00 This ‘Companion’ is the first of its kind to draw together the widely scattered facts about Charles Darwin’s life and works. It is based on many years of reading and research. The material is arranged in a single alphabetical list of entries, with full coverage of Darwin’s career, his friends, family, scientific colleagues and opponents, his travels, writings, the flora and fauna associated with his name and a host of other topics.
463. Galton, F. Memories of my Life. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Methuen. 1909 pp. 339 with frontis. Contents beautifully clean and in fine condition. More recently bound in full navy leather binding. A handsome copy. [38226] £150.00 Sir Francis Galton, FRS (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911), (cousin of Douglas Strutt Galton, cousin of Charles Darwin), was an English Victorian polymath: anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto- geneticist, psychometrician, and statistician. He was knighted in 1909.
464. Gould, S.J. Ever Since Darwin. Reflections in Natural History. Pub. Norton and Co. 2007 pp.285 with text figs. Pencil inscription to prelim page o/w. a vg. copy in card covers. [45843] £2.00
465. Gould, S.J. Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes. Further Reflections in Natural History. Pub. Norton. 1984 pp.413 with text figs. throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [45850] £2.00
466. Goulding, M. The Fishes and the Forest. Explorations in Amazonian Natural History. Pub.Univ. California Press. 1980 pp.280 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. Ink inscription to fep. o/w. a vg. copy in same dustwrapper. Scarce. [45855] £20.00
467. Grant, B.R. and P.R. Evolutionary Dynamics of a Natural Population. The Large Cactus Finch of the Galapagos. Pub. Univ. Chicago Press. 1989 pp.xix, 350 with b/w. and colour photographs and text figs. throughout. A thor. vg. copy in card covers. [45784] £10.00
468. Greenoak, F. and Mabey, R. (Eds.). The Journals of Gilbert White. Volume 1 - 1751-1773. Pub. Century. 1986 pp.531 with small line drawings. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45613] £10.00 This is volume one of the three volume set.
469. Greenoak, F. and Mabey, R. (Eds.). The Journals of Gilbert White. Volume 2 - 1774 - 1783. Pub. Century. 1988 pp.520 with small line drawings. A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45614] £20.00 This is volume two of the three volume set.
470. Guthrie, M. Animals of the Surface Film. Naturalists’ Handbook 12. Pub. Richmond. 1989 pp.87 with colour plates and figs. A new hardback copy. [42161] £10.00
471. 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 6 plates and line drawings. Mint copy in same dw. Limited facsimilie edition of 1,000 copies. [33344] £25.00
472. Hart, Ian. Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera. 1st. Pub. Pequena. 2009 pp.303 with many photographs. A new copy in dw. [45362] £25.00 This volume is a celebration of the life of Edward Beveridge Binnie, who was born in the Falkland Islands in 1884, the eighth child of immigrant scottish parents and who died in Norway in 1956. The book traces his rise from humble beginnings through Falkland Islands Government service to become the first Antarctic Magistrate.
473. Hart, Ian B. Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay- based whaling in the Antarctic. 1st. Pub. Pequena. 2006 pp.xvi, 363 with many illus. New copy in dw. [41995] £30.00 A fascinating account of the whaling industry in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic and the legislation & policing imposed by the Falkland Islands Government to control the burgeoning whaling industry are also discussed.
474. Harvie-Brown, J.A. Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe. Norway, 1871., Archangel.1872., Petchora,1875. Pub. T. Fisher Unwin, London. 1905 2 Volumes with portrait frontis., 4 maps, plates, line drawings and figs. Prelims. and edges foxed; otherwise a very good set of these scarce volumes. [15527] £300.00
475. Humfrey, M. Sea Shells of the West Indies. Pub. Collins. 1975 pp.351 with colour plates and other text figs. throughout. Light foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents. Overall a vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45771] £22.50
476. Keynes, R.D. (Ed.). The Beagle Record. Selections from the original pictorial records and written accounts of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Rep. Pub. C.U.P. 1980 pp.xiv, 409 with colour and b/w. plates. A thoroughly very good copy in same dw. Comes with a newspaper cutting from the Times of the Obituary of the author. [42868] £35.00 This work is an account of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world in 1831-36, taken from the letters of Darwin and FitzRoy, Darwin’s diary, and the books about the voyage published by Darwin and FitzRoy in 1839. It is illustrated chiefly by the pencil drawings and water-colours made by the Beagle’s official artist, Conrad Martens, but pictures made on board by other members of the crew are also included.
477. Lack, D. The Natural Regulation of Animal Numbers. Rep. Pub. Oxford. 1967 pp.viii, 343 with figs. A vg. copy in dw. which has a lot of loss. [42081] £10.00
478. Lever, C. The Cane Toad. The History and Ecology of a Successful Colonist. Pub. Westbury. 2001 pp.xxvii, 230 with colour photographs, line drawings and other figs. A new copy in same dw. [42402] £35.00
479. Mackworth-Praed, H. Conservation Pieces. Pub. Packard. 1991 pp.220 with colour photographs and other figs. A new copy in card covers. [40615] £3.00 This work is a compilation of delightful accounts of experiences during wildlife conservation work at grassroot levels which stem chiefly from the author’s involvement with the National Trust.
480. McMillan, N.F. British Shells. 1st. Ed. Pub. Warne and Co. 1968 pp.xii, 196 with colour plates. Cellotape residue to end-papers. Some tick-marks to contents, not very many. Overall a vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45781] £18.00
481. Macpherson, Rev. H.A. et al. Red Deer. Fur and Feather Series. Pub. Longmans and Co. 1896 pp.320 with illus. by Archibald Thorburn and J. Charlton. A very nice copy in illus. cloth boards. [40881] £45.00
482. Mays, R. Henry Doubleday. The Epping Naturalist. Pub. Precision Press. 1978 pp.118 with b/w. and colour plates. Contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper a little faded and marked in places. Overall a vg. copy. [45620] £10.00
483. Misonne, X. African and Indo-Australian Muridae Evolutionary Trends. Pub. Musee Royal De l’Afrique. 1969 pp.219 with 27 plates at rear of text and numerous text figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [42087] £35.00
484. Murie, O.J. Fauna of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula. Invertebrates and Fishes Collected in the Aleutians 1936-38. Pub. North American Fauna. [1959] pp.xiv, 406 with b/w. photographs. From the library of the Naturalist Eric Hardy who has tipped in a few related photographs and newspaper articles. Overall a good-vg. copy in card covers. Scarce. An interesting copy. [42085] £20.00
485. Norton, B. The Mountain Gorilla. Pub. Swan Hill. 1990 pp.127 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [41833] £5.00
486. Ospovat, D. The Development of Darwin’s Theory. Natural History, Natural Theology, and Natural Selection, 1838-1859. 1st. Ed. Pub. C.U.P. 1981 pp.xii, 301 with figs. plus frontis. Portions of dw. including spine are considerably faded; with one small closed tear to top of front. Overall a very good copy. [42842] £75.00 Two periods in Darwins’ scientific career have been extensively investigated by historians of science: that from the voyage of the Beagle until the first formulation of the theory of natural selection (1831-38) and publication of the Origin of Species (1859-82). In this book, Professor Ospovat examines in detail the crucial years in between, years previously neglected because it was assumed that the theory of natural selection was essentially complete in late 1838. He shows that, far from being complete in 1838, the theory underwent dramatic changes in the 1850s.
487. Paul, G.S. Dinosaurs. A Field Guide. Pub. A & C Black. 2010 pp.320 with colour illus. and other text figs. throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. [44555] £24.99 This book is a must-have for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from the amateur enthusiast to the professional paleontologist. It covers more than 735 species, lavishly illustrated throughout including more than 600 colour drawings. Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs.
488. Pfleger, Dr.V. and Chatfield, Dr.J. A Guide to Snails of Britain and Europe. Pub. Hamlyn. 1988 pp.216 with colour plates and text figs. throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. Scarce. [45770] £30.00
489. Pinhey, Dr. E. The Butterflies of Southern Africa. Pub. Nelson. 1965 pp.xi, 240 with colour plates. A vg. copy in worn dustwrapper. [41759] £12.50
490. Purcell, R.W. and Gould, S.J. Illuminations. A Bestiary. Pub. Norton and Co. 1986 pp.120 with colour photographs throughout. Small ink mark to bottom edge of text block. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [45844] £5.00 From albatross and angler fish to zebra and zozymus, a photographer and a scientist offer a vision of the animal world past and present. In 69 full colour photographs and accompanying text, this work is an eye-opening and imagination-stretching essay on the wonders of life.
491. Ratcliffe, D.A. In Search of Nature. 1st. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000 pp.xii, 249 with illus. New copy in dw. In print at £27.00 our price £10. [40505] £10.00 This is the only autobiography of this distinguished naturalist and author of numerous books including the Peregrine and Lapland in the Poyser series and Galloway and the Borders and Lakeland in the New Naturalist series. A very good read by this distinguished biologist.
492. Ratcliffe, Derek. Lapland - A Natural History. Rep. Pub. Poyser. 2010 pp.xii, 352 with 253 coloured photos. A new copy in dw. [44656] £50.00 This book covers the area of Northern Scandinavia and north western Russia which lies within the Arctic Circle.
493. Salmon, M.A. The Aurelian Legacy. British Butterflies and their Collectors. Pub. Harley Books. 2000 pp.432 with colour plates, b/w. photographs and many other text figs. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. [45678] £10.00 This thoroughly researched, highly informative and enjoyable book includes a short history of butterfly collecting in Britain and of the equipment used; brief biographies of 101 deceased lepidopterists, generously laced with anecdotes and quotations, and many contemporary monochrome portraits; accounts of selected species of historical interest; and an appraisal of the effect of collecting and of current conservation policies.
494. Schrier, A. et al. (Eds). Behaviour of Nonhuman Primates: - Modern Research Trends. Volume 1 and 2. Pub. Academic Press, New York. 1965 2 Volumes with b/w. plates & figs. A thor. vg. set in cloth boards. [15413] £25.00
495. Scott. Peter. Travel Diaries of a Naturalist. Pub. Collins. 1983-87 3 volume set. With colour illus. and photographs throughout. A vg. set in similar dustwrappers. [45575] £45.00 The diaries reveal the other interests and achievements of this remarkable man. He wrote about gliding, sailing, scuba-diving, and above all about conservation, in which field he was one of the world’s most knowledgable advocates, respected worldwide for his balanced and enlightened view.
496. Slack, Henry J. Marvels of Pond-Life or a Year’s Microscopic Recreations among the Polyps, Infusoria, Rotifers, Water-Bears, and Polyzoa. Pub. Groombridge & Sons. 1861 pp.xviii, 197 with 7 plates and numerous text figs. Page 95 torn and repaired with no loss of text. A fine copy bound in original green textured cloth with blind tooling. [42037] £35.00
497. Speke, J.H. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. Rep. Facs. Pub. Time Life Books. 1984 pp.xxxi, 658 with small illus. A fine copy in full-leather boards. AEG. [42077] £15.00
498. Stafford, P. Snakes. Life Series. Pub. Nat. Hist. Mus. London. 2000 pp.112 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. [44008] £4.00
499. Storer, Bernard. The Natural History of the Somerset Levels. Rep. Pub. Dovecote Press. 1990 pp.141 with b/w. photos. A thoroughly very good copy in card coverrs. [41867] £12.00
500. The Dorset Wildlife Trust. The Natural History of Dorset. Pub. Dovecote. 1997 pp.167 with colour photographs throughout. A nr. fine copy in card covers. [41874] £12.00
501. Thompson, D’Arcy Wentworth. On Growth and Form. 2nd Ed. Rep. Pub. Cambridge. 1952 2 Volumes with b/w. plates and text figs. throughout both volumes. Foxing to end pages of both volumes, not affecting text. Previous owner’s inscription to paste-down of both volumes. Overall a vg. set in red cloth boards. Scarce. [45769] £120.00
502. Titcombe, C. Pages of My Life. Pub. Privately. nd. Unpaginated with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in card covers. [45637] £3.00 By the author of ‘Wildlife in Gwent’.
503. Tove, M. Guide to the Offshore Wildlife of the Northern Atlantic. Pub. Texas. 2000 pp.xii, 250 with 40 colour plates and many other text. figs. A fine copy in card covers. [42070] £10.00
504. Vogt, Carl & Sprecht, Friedrich. (Chisholm, G.G. (Translator)). The Natural History of Animals in Word and Picture. Class Mammalia - Animals which Suckle their Young. Pub. Blackie & Son. [1887] 2 vols. bound as 1. Translated & edited with additions by George G. Chisholm. with hundreds of steel-engravings, many full page. Half morocco, textured cloth. Outer-casing of spine split to bottom third and c.1 inch at top as a result of the weight of the book. Binding still excellent. Leather rubbed lightly in places, but very good otherwise. Very minor amount of foxing to end-papers and to title, otherwise contents very clean. With excellent illustrations. [21131] £70.00
505. White, Gilbert. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. New Edition with notes by Edward Turner Bennett. New Edition Pub. Longman et al. 1837 pp.xxiii, 640 with 46 engravings. Scattered foxing to front and rear endpapers and a few spots on title page. Otherwise contents in fine condition. Handsomely bound in full calf leather with elaborate decoration on spine. Lightly rubbed in places. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. [36804] £65.00
506. White, Gilbert. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. Edited by Thomas Bell. Pub. Van Voorst. 1877 2 volumes with frontis. Some wear to spines of both volumes and some repair work o/w. very good and clean. [36819] £110.00 The first volume contains the whole of White’s work. The second volume contains a rich harvest of material which has collected by the editor, throwing further light on the character of Gilbert White.
507. White, Gilbert. Natural History of Selborne. Pub. Bell & Daldy. 1862 pp.vi, 426. This has been beautifully rebound in a full calf panel binding. A most handsome copy. Fine.With dedication pasted to ffep. [36811] £60.00
508. White, Gilbert. The Natural History of Selborne. A new edition with notes by Rev. Leonard Jenyns. Pub. John Van Voorst. 1843 pp.xiii, 398. A very good copy more recently bound in half morocco with marbelled boards. [36814] £50.00
509. White, Gilbert. The Natural History of Selborne. Edited with notes by Grant Allen. 1st. Pub. in book form by Bodley Head. 1900 pp.xl, 528 with many illustrations by Edmund New. Quarto. Spine a little darkened. Some inscriptions to ffep. and also a small amount of tippex. Overall a vg. copy. [36818] £110.00 This volume was originally published in monthly parts commencing October 1899.
510. White, Gilbert. The Natural History of Selborne. Edited with notes by Grant Allen. Pub. Bodley Head. 1900 pp.xl, 528 with many illus. by Edmund New. This book has been re-bound in buckram cloth with a leather label. VG. [36825] £80.00
511. White, Gilbert. The Natural History of Selborne, and The Naturalist’s Calendar. Edited with notes by G. Christopher Davies. New Ed. Pub. Warne and Co. c1880 pp.xvi, 470 with many illus. Neat repair to page 63. Some old staining to the bottom edge of text-block, largely confined to the margin. Contents are otherwise in vg. condition. More recently rebound in green quarter morocco leather. AEG. A vg. copy. [45612] £20.00
512. Whiteley, D. (Ed). The Natural History of the Sheffield Area. and the Peak District. Pub. Sorby Natural History Society. 1985 pp.256 with text figs. and illus. throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [45866] £5.00
New Naturalists – Main series 513. 01. Ford, E.B. Butterflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1945 Light scattered foxing to fore- edges and small portions of text. Dustwrapper a little chipped, darkened and with a little loss. Previous owner has attached a small ‘Appendix’ to the book using a paperclip. Overall a near vg. copy. Not price clipped. [43760] £35.00
514. 02. Vesey-Fitzgerald, B. British Game. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1946 Small piece cut out from top right corner of ffep. Light scattered foxing to end pages. Dustwrapper a little darkened in places and gently chipped at spine ends. Overall a vg. copy. Not price clipped. [43761] £25.00
515. 03. Fitter, R.S.R. London’s Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1945 A vg. copy in dw. with some closed tears and a minor amount of loss o/w. vg. Not price clipped. [41877] £40.00
516. 04. Stamp, L. Dudley - Britain’s Structure & Scenery. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1946 Some scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block and to end pages o/w. a vg. copy in same dw. which has some scattered foxing on the rear. Not price clipped. [41878] £35.00
517. 05. Gilmour, J. and Walters, M. Wild Flowers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 Small pieces of dustwrapper missing from all corners and a further larger piece missing from top right corner of front of dw. Dustwrapper spine also gently darkened. Contents very clean and bright with inscription to fep. Overall a very good copy. Not price clipped. [43762] £30.00
518. 06a. Darling, F. F. Natural History in the Highlands and Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 Dustwrapper darkened in places and missing a small piece from top and bottom of spine. Contents in near fine condition. Overall a thor. vg. copy. Not price clipped. [43765] £25.00
519. 06b. Darling, F. & Boyd, M. The Highlands & Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1964 Spine a little faded o/w. a vg. copy in vg. dw. Not price clipped. [41880] £45.00 This is the 1st. edition of this rewritten volume.
520. 07. Ramsbottom, J. Mushrooms and Toadstools. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 Foxing to fore-edges of text block and end pages o/w. vg. in nr. vg. dw. with closed tears, a very small amount of loss and scattered foxing. Ownership inscription to fep. Contents very clean. Price clipped. [41881] £20.00
521. 08. Imms, A.D. Insect Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 Lighlty foxed endpapers and fore-edges of text block, along with portions of the dw. Contents very clean. A vg. copy in same dw. Not price clipped. [39906] £25.00
522. 09. Boyd, A.W. A Country Parish. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 A very good copy. Spine of dw. faded and rear a little grubby. Overall a thor. vg. copy. Ownership inscription to fep. Overall vg. Not price clipped. [43764] £180.00
523. 10. Turrill, W.B. British Plant Life. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1948 Light foxing to endpapers, fore-edges of text block and portions of dw. Contents very clean and bright. Spine-ends show some historical pulling. Scattered foxing to dustwrapper and a small piece missing from the rear of the dustwrapper. Overall a very good copy. Not price clipped. [43763] £20.00
524. 11. Pearsall, W.H. Mountains and Moorlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 Scattered foxing to endpapers and fore-edges of text block o/w. contents vg. DW. lightly chipped with some scattered foxing. Overall a vg. copy. Price clipped. [39908] £30.00
525. 12. Yonge, C.M. The Sea Shore. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1949 Contents in near fine condition. Spine of dustwrapper a little darkened with a very small piece missing at the top. A few small spots on rear of dustwrapper. Overall a vg. copy. Not price clipped. [36105] £30.00
526. 13. North, F.J. et al. Snowdonia. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1949 Spine and rear of dustwrapper a little darkened. Contents in fine condition. Overall a thor. vg. copy. Not price clipped. [37862] £50.00
527. 15. Macan, T.T. and Worthington, E.B. Life in Lakes and Rivers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 A thor. vg. copy in similar dw. with just a few minor blemishes. Not price clipped. [38361] £30.00
528. 16. Lousley, J.E. Wild Flowers of Chalk & Limestone. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 Scattered light foxing to fore-edge of text block not affecting contents. In dw. which is lightly chipped on edges with one small closed tear on front and lightly marked on rear. Overall a vg. copy. Not price clipped. [35737] £35.00
529. 17. Nicholson, E.M. Birds and Men. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 A vg. copy in same dw. Not price clipped. [41889] £35.00
530. 18. Fleure, H.J. A Natural History of Man in Britain. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 Foxing to fore-edges of text block, prelims and rear of dustwrapper which is also a little chipped. Previous owner has pasted down the dustwrapper on the turn-ins to the boards. Ownership inscription on part of front turn-in of dustwrapper and paste-down. Overall a nr. vg. copy. Not price clipped. [43768] £25.00
531. 19. Summerhayes, V.S. Wild Orchids of Britain. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 Bookplate to ffep. Lightly marked fore-edges of text block otherwise contents in thoroughly very good condition. Dustwrapper also in very good condition. Not price clipped. [37866] £45.00
532. 20. Smith, M. The British Amphibians and Reptiles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 A fine copy with very clean very good dustwrapper. Very gently darkened on spine; one snag on rear and an old crease at bottom. Not price clipped. Still a very nice copy. [45325] £45.00
533. 21. Harrison Matthews, L. British Mammals. The New Naturalist 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 A vg. copy in vg. lightly chipped dw. Not price clipped. [38367] £45.00
534. 22. Manley, G. Climate and the British Scene. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 A few speckle marks on top edge of text block o/w. a fine copy. With very clean vg. dw, gently darkened on spine and a few minor scratches to front. Not price clipped. [45326] £35.00
535. 23. Harris, J.R. An Angler’s Entomology. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 Small piece missing from top of spine of dustwrapper and some scattered foxing to rear. Minor foxing to fore-edges of text block and feps. otherwise contents in fine condition. Overall a nr. vg. copy. Not price clipped. [44823] £50.00
536. 24. Hepburn, I. Flowers of the Coast. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 Ink inscriptions to front paste-down to f.f.e.p o/w. contents very clean. Small amount of loss to parts of dw. which is also a little marked and darkened on the spine and rear. Overall a vg. copy. Price clipped. [44129] £35.00
537. 25. Steers, J.A. The Sea Coast. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 Lightly speckled top edge of text block otherwise a fine copy in very clean thoroughly vg. dw. which is very gently darkened on spine. Not price clipped. [45327] £50.00
538. 26. Wooldridge, S.W. & Goldring, F. The Weald. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 Lightly speckled top edge of text block, o/w. a fine copy in very clean dw. Dustwrapper had just the feintest darkening to spine making this a near fine dustwrapper. A lovely copy. Not price clipped. [45328] £50.00
539. 27. Harvey, L.A. and St. Leger-Gordon, D. Dartmoor. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 A fine copy in very clean, nr. fine dustwrapper which is very lightly darkened on spine. A lovely copy. Not price clipped. [45329] £65.00
540. 28. Fisher, J. and Lockley, R.M. Sea-Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 Foxing to fore- edges of text block and end papers, including title-page. Dustwrapper showing some foxing on front and rear and is gently chipped along edges. This title is notorious for having a less than very good condition dustwrapper; this copy having a pleasing and very good one. [46038] £80.00
541. 29. Butler, C.G. The World of the Honeybee. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 Fore-edges of text block show some scattered foxing which does not affect contents, which are very clean. Good (only) dustwrapper which shows chipping and some loss and general tear and wear in places. Not price clipped. [43769] £50.00
542. 30. Ford, E.B. Moths. The New Naturalist. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1967 A near fine copy in very good dustwrapper with one repaired closed tear on rear and a few light marks on dustwrapper. Price clipped. [37873] £28.00
543. 31. Stamp, L.D. Man and the Land. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1955 Scattered foxing to top-edge of text block, not affecting contents which are in fine condition. Neat ownership inscription to fep. Dustwrapper shows a few closed tears on rear, is lightly discoloured on the spine and has a couple of small chips at top of spine; still in very good condition. Not price clipped. [43774] £45.00
544. 32. Edlin, H.L. Trees, Woods and Man. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 Scattered foxing to fore-edgs of text block, not affecting contents which are in fine condition. Ex-Lib. copy. with only a handful of indications of this. Ownership inscription to fep. 2cm square piece of loss to top of spine of dustwrapper which also shows a handful of closed tears. Rear of dustwrapper gently foxed and darkened. Overall a vg. copy. Not price clipped. [43773] £30.00
545. 33. Raven, J. and Walters, M. Mountain Flowers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents with the exception of the feps. Contents in near fine condition. A very good dustwrapper which has been neatly repaired at the top of the spine. Dustwrapper spine very gently darkened as is the rear. Overall a very good copy. Not price clipped. [38375] £40.00
546. 34. Hardy, A. The Open Sea. Part 1 : The World of Plankton. The New Naturalist. 2nd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1971 Ownership label on fep. Contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper in thoroughly vg. condition with a small closed tear at the top of the spine, which is also very lightly darkened. Not price clipped. [43772] £30.00
547. 35. Russell, Sir E. John. The World of the Soil. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 Lightly speckled top edge of text block, o/w. a fine copy in very clean, nr. fine dustwrapper with just the feintest amount of darkening on the spine. A lovely copy. Comes with loosely inserted period newspaper review of the book. Not price clipped. [45330] £75.00
548. 36. Williams, C.B. Insect Migration. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 Lightly speckled top edge of text block otherwise a fine copy. One of the best dustwrappers we have come across. No fading to spine, just very lightly darkened. A very clean copy. Not price clipped. [45331] £135.00
549. 37. Hardy, A. The Open Sea: It’s Natural History. Part 2. Fish and Fisheries. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1959 Lightly speckled top and fore-edges of text block otherwise a fine copy. Thoroughly vg. dw. with four small spots of foxing on front of dustwrapper, spine very gently darkened and c.10 very small foxing spots on rear. Not price clipped. [45332] £70.00
550. 38. Bristowe, W.S. The World of Spiders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 A fine copy in very clean, near fine dustwrapper which had just the lightest of darkening / fading to spine. A lovely copy. Comes with loosely inserted newspaper review of the book. (The Sunday Times, December 21, 1958). Not price clipped. [45333] £85.00
551. 41. Corbett, P.S. et al. Dragonflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 A fine copy in very clean nr. fine dw. which is just very gently darkened on spine. A lovely copy. Not price clipped. [45336] £350.00
552. 42. Swinnerton, H.H. Fossils. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 Neat name inscription to fep. otherwise a fine copy in very good dustwrapper. Scarce. Quite a lovely copy. Not price clipped. [40408] £120.00
553. 44. Edwards, K.C. The Peak District. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1962 A fine copy in nr. fine dustwrapper which is showing just a hint of darkening on spine. A very nice copy. Not price clipped. [45337] £45.00
554. 45. Hoskins, W.G. and Stamp, L Dudley. The Common Lands of England and Wales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1963 Thoroughly very good copy in same dustwrapper with just some very light foxing on rear, a couple of very minor chips and one small light coloured mark on front. Not price clipped. [39922] £125.00
555. 46. Ellis, E.A. The Broads. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1965 Very light foxing to end-papers otherwise contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper a little creased and marked in places and overall in very good condition. Not price clipped. [45322] £75.00
556. 47. Condry, W.M. The Snowdonia National Park. The New Naturalist. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1967 A very good copy in vg. dustwrapper which is gently faded on the spine and showing some light pulling. Not price clipped. [31081] £20.00
557. 48. Moore, I. Grass and Grasslands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1966 Some light scattered foxing at ends; also to fore-edges of text block. Contents generally very clean. A very good copy. In a very good dustwrapper showing just a hint of darkening on the spine. Rear of dw. has some scattered lightly coloured foxing, one very small stain mark to bottom of spine. Small piece missing from bottom right corner on front of dw. Not price clipped. [45448] £60.00
558. 49. Stamp, D. Nature Conservation in Britain. The New Naturalists. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1974 A thoroughly very good copy in same dw. Price clipped. [45426] £20.00
559. 50. Mellanby, K. Pesticides and Pollution. The New Naturalist. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1971 Fore- edges of text block have some speckled foxing, not affecting contents which are in fine condition. Dustwrapper in very good condition with just a hint of foxing on the rear turn-in and a couple of very minor closed tears. Price clipped. [45427] £15.00
560. 51. Murton, R.K. Man and Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 Some light foxing to end- papers otherwise contents in fine condition. In very good dustwrapper which is very lightly faded on the spine and lightly marked on rear. Price clipped. [41909] £50.00
561. 52. Simms, E. Woodland Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 A vg. copy in vg. dw. which is a little faded to spine and has a few small lightly coloured marks on rear. [41910] £80.00
562. 53. Pearsall, W.H. and Pennington, W. The Lake District. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 A near fine copy in same dw. Price clipped. [39928] £90.00
563. 54. Proctor, M. and Yeo, P. The Pollination of Flowers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 Ex- Lib. with only visible indication of this being a library bookplate on the fep. A thoroughly vg. copy in fine dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [45429] £70.00
564. 56. Potter, S. and Sargent, L. Pedigree: Words from Nature. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 Small line of tippex to title page otherwise contents in fine condition. Some sellotape residue to rear turn-in of dustwrapper, fep. and last two pages of index. Overall a nr. fine copy. Not price clipped. [43780] £100.00
565. 57. Hewer, H.R. British Seals. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1974 Ex-Lib. VG. in spine-faded dw. [39932] £27.00
566. 58. Pollard, Hooper & Moore. Hedges. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1974 Ex-Library copy with usual stamps and markings. Small amount of wear to front f.e.p. where library label has been removed otherwise contents in nr. fine condition. There are a couple of other indications that this is an ex-library copy. Spine of dustwrapper a little faded. Overall a very good copy. Not price clipped. [37883] £40.00
567. 59. Brian, M.V. Ants. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1977 A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [45449] £125.00
568. 60. Brown, L. British Birds of Prey. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1976 Spine of dustwrapper a little faded otherwise a fine copy. Not price clipped. [37884] £45.00
569. 61. Berry, R.J Inheritance and Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1977 Lightly foxed fore-edges of text block and one or two areas of text have some light foxing in the margin o/w. contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper very gently faded on spine and overall in thoroughly vg. condition. Overall a vg. copy. Price clipped. [37885] £100.00
570. 62. Perrins, C. British Tits. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1979 Dust-marked top-edge o/w. vg. in vg. dw. [41916] £25.00
571. 63. Simms, E. British Thrushes. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1978 V. lightly sunned dw. spine. Otherwise a fine copy. Not price clipped. [35304] £30.00
572. 64. Berry, R.J. and Johnstone, J.L. The Natural History of Shetland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1980 Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded. Couple of minor marks to fore-edges of text block, small label has been removed from f.e.p. otherwise contents in fine condition. Overall a near fine copy. Not price clipped. [36139] £120.00
573. 65. Hale. W.G. Waders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1980 Fine in fine dw. [22111] £125.00
574. 66. Condry, W.M. The Natural History of Wales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 Ex- Library copy with the only discernable indication of this being a library stamp on the half title page. A near fine copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [44128] £60.00
575. 67. Mellanby, K. Farming and Wildlife. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 A fine copy in same dustwrapper which just shows a hint of fading on the spine. Not price clipped. [44127] £85.00
576. 68. Harrison Matthews. L. Mammals in the British Isles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins 1982 Fine in fine dustwrapper which just shows a small amount of fading on the spine. Not price clipped. [39935] £140.00
577. 69. Frazer, D. Reptiles and Amphibians. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1983 Ex-Library copy with some stamps. Some library stamps have been removed from the ffep. Top half of plate 1 missing otherwise contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper in very good condition. [46037] £40.00
578. 70. Berry, R.J. The Natural History of Orkney. The New Naturalist. 1st. 2nd. Binding. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1985 A thoroughly fine copy in same dw. Not price clipped. [43781] £700.00 Just 725 first edition first binding (or states) were ever printed. In numbers, the second binding is more scarce, with just 525 ever being made available by Collins.
579. 71. Simms, E. British Warblers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 2nd. Binding. Pub. Collins. 1985 Imperceptible amount of fading to spine, o/w. a fine copy of this scarce title. Not price clipped. [43790] £650.00
580. 72. Webb, N. Heathlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1986 Has neat inscription on fep, o/w. fine. Dustwrapper has held its colour on spine very well. Two minor, short scratch marks on rear of dustwrapper. This is a true 1st. Edition, with ‘Collins’ printed at the foot of the spine of the dustwrapper. Dustwrapper near fine overall. Not price clipped. [39938] £275.00
581. 73. Tubbs, C.R. The New Forest. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1986 A fine copy with almost imperceptible fading to spine of dw. Importantly this is the true 1st edition with ‘Collins’ printed at the bottom of the spine. Not price clipped. [38428] £275.00
582. 74. Page, C.N. Ferns. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1988 Some foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting the text which is in fine condition. Spine of dustwrapper gently faded. Not price clipped. [36144] £650.00
583. 75. Maitland, P.S. and Campbell, R.N. Freshwater Fishes. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 Fine copy in dustwrapper showing a little fading on spine. Not price clipped. [45316] £500.00
584. 76. Boyd, J.M. and I.L. The Hebrides. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1990 Very minor fading to spine of dustwrapper with yellow of Gannets heads still visible - which is uncommon. A fine copy in near fine dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [45318] £650.00
585. 77. Davis, B et al. The Soil. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 Spine of dw. lightly faded and one minor bump to bottom rear corner of dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy. Not price clipped. [46036] £350.00
586. 78. Simms, E. British Larks, Pipits and Wagtails. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 The feintest hint of fading to the spine of dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy. Not price clipped. [43784] £550.00
587. 79. Chapman, P. Caves and Cave Life. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 Spine of dustwrapper shows just the feintest hint of fading otherwise a fine copy. Not price clipped. [36147] £750.00
588. 80. Walters, M. Wild and Garden Plants. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [36931] £500.00
589. 81. Majerus, M.E.N. Ladybirds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1994 As new hardback in same dustwrapper. A beautiful copy. Not price clipped. [45321] £650.00
590. 82a. Marren, P. The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1995 A fine copy in same dw. Not price clipped. [43791] £225.00
591. 82.b. Marren, P. The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 A thoroughly fine copy in same dustwrapper. Signed by Peter Marren. Not price clipped. [43792] £95.00
592. 83. Proctor, M., Yeo, P. and Lack, A. The Natural History of Pollination. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 2nd. Imp. Pub. Collins. 1996 A fine copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [44126] £115.00
593. 84. Cabot, D. Ireland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1999 Lightly speckled top-edge of text block otherwise a fine copy in fine dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [39941] £120.00
594. 85. Ingram, D. and Robertson, N. Plant Disease. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1999 The feintest degree of fading to the spine of dustwrapper otherwise a thoroughly fine copy. Not price clipped. [43914] £120.00
595. 86. Gilbert, O. Lichens. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2000 A very good copy in near fine dustwrapper which is just a little faded on the spine. Not price clipped. [41938] £120.00
596. 87. Beebee, T. & Griffiths, R. Amphibians and Reptiles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub collins. 2000 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [46035] £100.00
597. 88. Mitchell, J. Loch Lomondside. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub Collins. 2001 As new copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [43797] £100.00
598. 90. Majerus, M Moths. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 Finger mark to fore-edge of text block otherwise fine in thoroughly very good dustwrapper which is lightly faded on the spine. Not price clipped. [41942] £80.00
599. 91. Marren, P. Nature Conservation. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 As new in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [43795] £85.00
600. 92. Ratcliffe, D. Lakeland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. [45443] £90.00
601. 94. Hayward, P. Seashore. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2004 As new copy in dustwrapper which is gently sunned on the spine with one or two very minor bumps otherwise as new. Not price clipped. [32125] £75.00
602. 95. Lunn, A. Northumberland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2004 A new copy with dustwrapper a little darkened around the edges on rear. Special offer. [46034] £36.00
603. 96. Spooner, B. and Roberts, P. Fungi. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 A fine copy in a near fine dw. Not price clipped. [43902] £85.00
604. 97. Porley, R. & Hodgetts, N. Mosses & Liverworts. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 As new in same dw. Not price clipped [32126] £75.00 The genuine full-size 1st edition. Out-of-print.
605. 98. Benton, T. Bumblebees. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 A thoroughly vg. copy in same dustwrapper. Out-of-print. [41950] £80.00 ‘New Naturalist Bumblebees’ examines all aspects of the natural history of bumblebees, from their life cycle to foraging behaviour, their psychology and conservation. Ted Benton combines 15 years of his own field studies and unique photographic record of each species with all the latest research, to provide a detailed and comprehensive account of the lives and conservation status of the 22 remaining species of bumblebees found in the UK.
606. 99. Mullard, J. Gower. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Still in shrink wrap. Not price clipped [46033] £70.00
607. 100. Rackham, O. Woodlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 As new in same dw. Not price clipped. [43904] £90.00 This copy has the green end-papers with “NN” decoration.
608. 101. Ratcliffe, D. Galloway and the Borders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 A brand new copy of the first edition. Still in shrink wrap. [32705] £45.00 Out-of print.
609. 102. Buczacki, S. Garden Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Special offer. Not price clipped [44866] £30.00
610. 103. Parslow, R. The Isles of Scilly. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 A few smudges to rear of dw. o/w. a fine copy. Not price clipped [43903] £25.00
611. 104. Bircham, P. A History of Ornithology. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 The feintest hint of fading to spine of dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy. Not price clipped. [38450] £35.00 Out of print
612. 106. Corbet, P. and Brooks, S. Dragonflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Special offer. Not price clipped. Special offer. Save £10.00. [45445] £35.00
613. 107. Watson, A and Moss, R. Grouse. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Special offer. Save £10.00. Not price clipped. [35250] £40.00 The Natural History of British and Irish Species.
614. 108. Friend, P. Southern England. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 A new copy in same dw. Not price clipped. Special offer. Save £7.50. [43905] £42.50 Peter Friend highlights the many famous and much loved landscapes of the southern half of England, ranging from the Chalk Downs to the bays of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, and provides detailed explanations for the wide variety of natural events and processes that have caused such an exciting range of surroundings.
615. 109. Berry, R.J. Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 A new copy in same dw. Not price clipped. Special offer. Save £7.50. [41961] £42.50
616. 110. Cabot, D. Wildfowl. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. Special offer. Save £7.50. [45446] £42.50
617. 111. Mercer, I. Dartmoor. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. Special offer. Save £10.00. [39944] £40.00
618. 112. Allen, David Elliston. Books and Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Last copy. Not price clipped. Special offer. Save £5.00. [45296] £45.00
619. 114. Roper, T.J. Badger. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins 2010 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. Special offer. Save £10.00. [39044] £40.00
620. 115. Kington, J. Climate and Weather. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 New copy in same dustwrapper. Not price clipped. Special offer. Save £5.00. [41967] £45.00
621. 116. Alford, D.V. Plant Pests. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2011 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Save £10.00. Not price clipped. [41968] £40.00
622. 117. Redfern, M. Plant Galls. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2011 New in same dustwrapper. Save £5.00 Not price clipped. [41969] £45.00
623. 118. Allott, A. Marches The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2011 A new copy in dustwrapper. Save £5.00 Not price clipped. [42234] £45.00
624. 119. Friend, P. Scotland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2012 A new copy in dustwrapper. Save £5.00. Not price clipped. [43099] £45.00
625. 120. Benton, T. Grasshoppers and Crickets. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2012 A new copy in dustwrapper. Save £5.00 Not price clipped. [44131] £45.00
626. 121. Potts, G.R. Partridges. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2012 A new copy in same dustwrapper. Save £5.00 Not price clipped. [45298] £45.00
627. 122. Proctor, M. Vegetation of Britain and Ireland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2013 A new hardback copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £55.00. Save £11.00. Not price clipped. [45073] £44.00
628. 123. Dabot, D. and Nisbet, I. Terns. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2013 A new copy in same dustwrapper. NEW PUBLICATION. Save £11.00. [45452] £44.00
629. 124. Newton, I. Bird Populations. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2013 A new copy in same dustwrapper. NEW PUBLICATION. Save £11.00. RRP £55.00. [45790] £44.00 Ian Newton explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation – food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity.
630. 125. Toms, M. Owls. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2014 A new copy in same dustwrapper. NEW PUBLICATION. Save £11.00. RRP £55.00. [46080] £44.00
The first part of this superb book covers various aspects of owl taxonomy, origins, anatomy, behaviour and ecology and looks across the British owl species, drawing comparisons and highlighting differences. The second part takes each species in turn to provide a more detailed perspective, fleshing out relevant conservation issues, behaviour and status.
New Naturalists - Monographs 631. 01. Neal, E. The Badger. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1948 Scattered foxing to top-edge of text block. Contents very clean. A nr. fine copy. Very good dustwrapper which is gently chipped at spine-ends and lightly faded on the spine. Overall a vg. copy. Price clipped. [45450] £40.00
632. 03. Armstrong, Edward A. The Wren The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1955 A thoroughly very good copy with just some light speckling to fore-edges of the text block, not affecting the contents. Overall contents in thoroughly very good condiiton. A very good dustwrapper which has some loss at the spine-ends and is a little darkened on the rear and the spine. Some minor foxing to rear turn-in of dustwrapper. Overall a vg. copy. Not price clipped. [34870] £195.00
633. 04. Smith, S. The Yellow Wagtail. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 Scattered lightly coloured foxing on endpapers, half-title, last page of index and fore-edges of text block otherwise contents very bright and clean and a very good copy. Dustwrapper complete and showing foxing on rear and turn-ins and gently darkened on spine. Overall a very good copy. Not price clipped. [41972] £30.00
634. 05. Nethersole-Thompson, D. The Greenshank. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 A thoroughly very good copy with as new contents. A very good dustwrapper with some very mild chipping on the rear. Spine very gently darkened as is the rear of the dustwrapper. Overall a very good copy. Not price clipped. [40620] £130.00
635. 06. Fisher, J. The Fulmar. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 A very good copy in similar dustwrapper which has a little loss at the bottom of the spine, lightly darkened on spine and rear and with some old stain marks on spine also. Not price clipped. [41974] £175.00
636. 07. Rothschild, M. and Clay, T. Fleas Flukes and Cuckoos. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1957 A very good copy in same dustwrapper which is very lightly darkened on spine. Dustwrapper also lightly marked in places on rear and lightly chipped on spine-ends. Price clipped. [41975] £50.00
637. 08. Morley, Derek Wragge. Ants. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub.Collins. 1953 A very good copy in same dustwrapper with a little loss at the top of spine and also gently darkened on spine and rear. Not price clipped. [41976] £100.00
638. 09. Tinbergen, N. The Herring Gull’s World. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 A fine copy in dustwrapper with some loss on the spine and at the turn-ins. Spine and rear of dustwrapper gently darkened and the rear also has around six lightly coloured small spots. Overall a vg. copy. Not price clipped. [32157] £50.00
639. 11. Lowe, F.A. The Heron. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 Some minor spots to bottom of fore-edge of text block otherwise a fine copy. Dustwrapper gently darkened on the spine and with a small piece of loss to the bottom right front and a little chipping to top-edge. Overall a very good copy. Not price clipped. [36162] £175.00
640. 12. Shorten, M. Squirrels. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 A fine copy in a thoroughly very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper shows some minor chipping at the spine-ends and rear turn-in; and a hint of darkening on the spine and rear. Not price clipped. [45451] £130.00
641. 13. Thompson, H.V. and Worden, A.N. The Rabbit. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 Speckled fore-edges of text block, contents generally very clean with some foxing at ends and the margins. Spine of dustwrapper gently darkened as is the rear, some scattered foxing on rear and turn-ins. Overall a very good copy. Price clipped. [36164] £100.00
642. 14. London Natural History Society. The Birds of the London Area. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 Foxing to fore-edges of text-block and prelims, not affecting contents. Dustwrapper very lightly chipped on corners and a little darkened on spine and rear. Overall a vg. copy. Not price clipped. [45421] £125.00
643. 16. Jones, J.W. The Salmon. The New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. 3rd. Imp. Pub. Collins. 1968 Fine copy with protective cover taped to dustwrapper which with exception of even tanning is fine. Not price clipped. [43159] £30.00
644. 17. Prime, C.T. Lords & Ladies. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 Scattered light foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents with the exception of the rear fep. and last page of index. Decorative bookplate to ffep. In thoroughly vg. dustwrapper with some scattered, lightly coloured foxing. Not price clipped. [28350] £175.00
645. 18. Yonge, C.M. Oysters. The New Naturalist Monographs 2nd. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1966 A near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper with small piece missing from bottom of spine. Not price clipped. [44130] £70.00
646. 20. Murton, R.K. The Wood Pigeon. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1965 Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting contents which are very clean, making this a very good copy. Scattered foxing on rear of dustwrapper which is also a little darkened. Overall a vg. copy. Not price clipped. [43911] £50.00
647. 21. Frost, W.E. and Brown, M.E. The Trout. The New Naturalist Monographs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1967 A thor. vg. copy in same dustwrapper which is gently darkened on rear with one repaired closed tear on rear. Not price clipped. [36170] £60.00
Ornithology 648. Amerson, A.B. Ornithology of the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 127. Pub. Smithsonian Institution. 1969 pp.viii, 348 with maps. A vg. copy in card covers which are lightly faded in places. [45787] £22.50
649. Ash, J.S. and Miskell, J.E. Birds of Somalia. Rep. Pub. Helm 2013 pp.336 with colour plates, text figs. and maps throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. In-print at £60.00; Save £15.00. [45735] £45.00
650. Bailey, A.M. and Niedrach, R.J. Birds of Colorado. Pub. Denver Mus. Nat. Hist. 1965 2 Volumes with colour plates, b/w. photographs and some figs. A vg. set in sl. worn dw. [42049] £60.00
651. Balmer, Dawn et al. Bird Atlas 2007-11. The breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland. Pub. BTO Books. 2013 pp.720 pages with colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps and colour tables. New copy. Hardback. NEW PUBLICATION. [46072] £69.99 The most complete and up-to-date survey of the status of birds in Britain and Ireland. Nearly 300 species are treated and their distribution, abundance and population change are depicted in maps and described in text.
652. Bangs, O. Birds of the Kelley-Roosevelts Expedition to French Indo-China. Pub. Field Mus. of Nat. Hist. 1931 pp.33-119. Rough cut pages and some uncut. A good-vg. copy in card covers. [42128] £20.00
653. Bannerman, D.A. The Birds of West and Equatorial Africa. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1953 Two volumes with colour illustrations and various text illus. Contents in thoroughly vg. condition. In dustwrappers which are both lightly marked at rear and lightly chipped along edges. Overall a vg. set. [46047] £60.00
654. Bannerman, D.A. The Canary Islands. Their History, Natural History and Scenery. An Account of an Ornithologists Camping Trips in the Archipelago. 1st. Ed. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1922 pp.xv, 365 with b/w. plates, colour frontis and fold-out map. Thinning of paper to top part of ffep. probably caused by silverfish a long time ago. Lightly foxed fore-edges of text block otherwise contents very clean and bright. Corners of boards a little bumped. TEG. Boards gently rubbed at extremities. Overall a vg. copy. [45964] £95.00
655. Bannerman, D.A. and Vella-Gaffiero, J.A. Birds of the Maltese Archipelago. Pub. Museums Dept. 1976 pp.xix, 550 with colour plates, text figs. and a fold-out map at rear of text. Artists include Charles Tunnicliffe and Donald Watson. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45665] £40.00
656. Bannerman, David A. & W. Mary. Birds of Cyprus 1st. Pub.Oliver & Boyd. 1958 pp.lxvix, 384 with many superb illustrations by Reid-Henry and Roland Green. Small piece missing from top of dustwrapper and sl. foxing to free endpaper otherwise a very good copy. [42148] £70.00
657. Bannerman, David Armitage. Birds of the Atlantic Islands. Illustrated in colour by D.M. Reid-Henry, George E. Lodge, C.F. Tunnicliffe, & others. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1963-68 Four volumes comprehensively illustrated with colour paintings, b/w. plates, maps & figs. A very good set in same dustwrappers. [46031] £275.00
658. Beaman, M. and Madge, S. The Handbook of Bird Identification. for Europe and the Western Palearctic. 1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton. 1998 pp. 868 with 357 colour plates and 625 colour distribution maps. A fine copy in similar dustwrapper which is showing some light fading on the spine. [46012] £50.00 This is one of, if not the, most comprehensive guides to the birds of Europe. Nearly 900 species accounts are included.
659. Birkan, M. et al. (Eds.). Gibier Faune Sauvage. Vol. 9. First International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Francolins. Pub. N.S. 1992 pp.283-918. with tables throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded card covers. Text in French and English. [42008] £8.00
660. Bradley, P.E. The Birds of the Cayman Islands. B.O.U. Checklist Series 19. Pub. B.O.U. 2000 pp.xvi, 253 with colour plates at the centre of the text and some dist. maps. A new copy in illus. boards. [45455] £35.00 This monograph is an analysis of the breeding and migrant avifauna of the three islands since the first ornithologists visited in 1886. It describes status, distribution and habitats of all 222 species, and breeding data for all 49 species.
661. Bratby, M. and Scott, P. Through the Air. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1941 pp.127 with small illus. and b/w. photographs. Foxing to portions of contents and all edges. Overall a vg. copy in same dw. [42078] £15.00
662. Brooke, M. The Manx Shearwater. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.xviii, 246 with b/w. photographs and other figs. A fine copy in a near fine dw. [43927] £120.00
663. Brown, L. Birds of the African Bush. Paintings by Rena Fennessy. Pub. Collins / Tryon Gallery. 1975 Unpaginated with 24 full-page colour illustrations and supporting text. Signed by Rena Fennessy on title page. Fine in same slipcase. Un-numbered copy from limited edition of 295 copies. [45963] £125.00
664. Brown, L.H. et al. The Birds of Africa. Volume.1. Pub. Academic Press. 1982 pp.xiii, 521 with colour plates and distribution maps. A vg. plus copy in spine-faded dw. [42048] £50.00
665. Brown, R. et al. Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe. An Identification Guide. Pub. Helm. 1987 pp.232 with colour plates and other text figs. throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in spine faded cloth boards. [45585] £12.00
666. Bruce Wilmore, S. Crows, Jays, Ravens and their relatives. Pub. David & Charles. 1977 pp. 208 with photography and dist. maps. A very good copy in same dustwrapper. [41760] £10.00
667. Buller, Walter Lawry. Buller’s Birds of New Zealand. Edited & brought up to date by E.G. Turbott. Pub. Macdonald and Co. 1967. pp xviii, 261, reproducing the 48 colour lithographs by J.G. Keulemanns from the Second Edition, (Pub. 1888). A thoroughly vg. copy in vg. dustwrapper which is chipped at the head and foot of spine and to 2 small parts of the front top-edge. With good slipcase which has a 4cm split to the top-edge. Overall a near vg. copy. Small folio. [46017] £40.00
668. Burton, J.F. Birds and Climate Change. Pub. Helm. 1995 pp.376 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in blue cloth boards. [45785] £10.00
669. Butler, J.R. Birdwatching on Spain’s Southern Coast. Costa del Sol, Costa de la Luz, Almeria, Donana and Some Inland Sites. Pub. Santana. 2001 pp.328 with colour illus. and other text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in grubby covers. Softback. [45867] £10.00
670. Byers, C. et al. Buntings and Sparrows. A Guide to the Buntings and North American Sparrows. Rep. Pub. Poyser. 2013 pp.334 with 39 colour plates, distribution maps and other text figs. A new copy in same dustwrapper. In-print at £50.00; Save £10.00. [45731] £40.00
671. Cambrian Ornithological Society. Cambrian Bird Report. 2002 - 50th Anniversary. Pub. Cambrian Ornithological Society. 2003 pp.iv, 138 with text figs. throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [45865] £5.00
672. Cambrian Ornithological Society. Cambrian Bird Report. 2005 - 2011. Pub. Cambrian Ornithological Society. 2006-12 7 volumes. All with text figs. A few annotations in several places o/w. a very good run. All softback. [45868] £10.00
673. Carter, Ian. The Red Kite. Rev. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Arlequin Press. 2007 pp.245 with colour and b/w. illus., photographs and tables. New copy in dw. [43975] £25.00 This book describes the history of the Red Kite and its long association with man. It also explains why populations in many areas are now recovering and the serious threats they still face in parts of their range.
674. Chantler, P. and Driessens, G. Swifts. A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 2000 pp. 272 illustrated in colour and b/w. Hardback with dustwrapper. New copy. In-print at £35.00. [43971] £10.00
675. Chapman, A. The Hobby. 1st. Ed. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1999 pp.xi, 220 with photographs, figs. and illus. by Bruce Pearson. A fine copy in same dw. Dustwrapper illus. by Michael Warren. Out-of-Print. [45967] £90.00
This book gives a detailed account of the Hobby’s secretive breeding habits, varied hunting techniques and wide prey spectrum. Other chapters include a review of its status and ecology throughout the Eurasian range, notably in Britain, the mystery of its migration and what is known about its wintering quarters.
676. Cheke, et al. Sunbirds. A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World. Pub. Helm Identification Guides. 2001 pp.384 with 48 fine coloured plates and any text illus. Spine of dustwrapper slightly darkened otherwise a new copy. [46053] £10.00
677. Ching, Raymond. The Bird Paintings. Water colours and pencil drawings 1969-1975. Pub. Collins. 1978 pp.142 with 24 full page plates in colour and 31 illus in b/w. Book in fine condition. Dustwrapper a little chipped in a handful of places with small mark on rear of dustwrapper from ribbon used to bring the book out of its slipcase, otherwise very good. Slipcase a little marked in places otherwise very good. Overall a very good copy. Folio. [46016] £150.00
678. Chislett, R. & Ainsworth, G. H. Birds on the Spurn Peninsula. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1996 pp.xlv. 216, with b/w. plates, charts, tables and fold out map. A thoroughly fine copy in same dustwrapper. Signed by Jim Whitaker. [45478] £25.00 An Ornithological classic, written by a master of the genre. The bird observatory at Spurn Point in Yorkshire was founded in 1945, the third to be established in Britain, and two years ahead of Fair Isle.
679. Clarke, R. Montagu’s Harrier. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1996 pp.viii, 208 with colour plates and several other text figs. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [45036] £22.50 The author explains the history and ecology of the Montagu’s Harrier in every part of Britain and reviews its breeding status and habitats in every country from Ireland to Kazakhstan.
680. Cole, A. & Trobe, W. Macomb Chance Oologist. An appreciation of an eminent oologist, charting some of his field-work over a period of some four decades. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2003 pp.182 with frontispiece and 10 illus. New copy. Limited to 150 copies. [45453] £40.00 Macomb Chance’s fieldwork was particularly noteworthy for the discovery of Greenshank nesting close to the coast of Easter Ross, this book includes facsimile reproduction of his handwritten accounts relating to this and other species. With many pages of narrative in diary format enhanced by several colour and monochrome photographs, this book is a valuable addition to recorded history of oology in the early years of the 20th century.
681. Coles, C. Game Birds. Foreword by HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Illustrated by Maurice Pledger. Pub. Collins. 1981 pp.117 with full-page colour plates. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. With slipcase. Folio. [45955] £15.00
682. Coles, C. Game Birds. Foreword by HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Illustrated by Maurice Pledger. Pub. Collins. 1981 pp.117 with plates tipped in. Contents beautifully clean. Bound in quarter morocco. TEG. From a limited edition of 250 copies this being No. 23. With the signatures of both illustrator and author. Fine copy in slipcase. Folio. [45956] £200.00
683. Colston, P. and Burton, P. A Field Guide to the Waders of Britain and Europe. With North Africa and the Middle East. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1988 pp.224 with 23 colour plates, small illus. and distribution maps. A fine copy in illus. boards. [41844] £15.00
684. Colston, Peter R. & Curry-Lindahl, Kai. The Birds of Mount Nimba, Liberia. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1986 pp.129 with text illus., line drawings, map & a few colour plates. A fine copy in illus. [18502] £15.00
685. Cooper, W.T. and Forshaw, J.M. The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds. Pub. Collins. 1977 pp. 304 with 60 full page superb plates by William Cooper. Folio. Spine of dustwrapper showing just the feintest amount of darkening, otherwise book and dustwrapper in fine condition. With slipcase which is lightly marked in a handful of places, otherwise in fine condition also. [45953] £250.00
686. Coulson, J.C. The Kittiwake. Pub. T & A D Poyser. 2011 pp.304 with colour photographs and figs. A new copy in same dustwrapper. Save £5.00. RRP £50.00. [42311] £45.00 This book is packed with important information, including a number of ‘firsts’, not only for Kittiwakes but for birds in general. ‘The Kittiwake’ will be of great interest to any ornithologist who wants to learn more about these beautiful seabirds, as well as other colonial species.
687. Davidson, A. A Bird Watcher in Scandinavia. Some Observations of the Rarer British Visitors in their Native Haunts. 1st. Ed. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1954 pp.208 with colour frontis and b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [41997] £10.00
688. Dawson, M.J. Cryptanalysis of Ornithological Literature. Caliologists’ Series No. 4. Pub. Oriel Stringer. 1985 pp.40 with line drawings throughout. A fine copy in card covers. Signed by authors. Scarce. [46075] £75.00 This booklet gives examples of the methods used, thus enabling the bird-watcher to see birds in their nesting areas.
689. Dawson, M.J. The Peregrines of the Lake District. No.4 The Caliologists’ Series. Pub. Oriel Stringer. 1985 pp.61 with b/w. photographs and colour frontis. Bound in green boards. A fine copy. Scarce. [46074] £85.00 This is the fourth book in the Caliologists’ Series and lists most of the eyries of the Peregrine Falcon in the Lake District and the adjoining Pennines.
690. Dawson, M.J. The Red Kite. Second Edition. Caliologists’ Series No.1. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Oriel Stringer. 1988 pp.83 with col. plates and pencil drawings. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. Scarce. [46076] £60.00
691. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3 - Hoatzin to Auks. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1996 pp.821 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. Small knock to bottom edge of front board and dustwrapper which has gone through to prelims. Contents in fine condition. Overall a vg. copy. [46048] £100.00
692. Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 5 - Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1999 pp.759 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. Contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper shows light shelf wear and has one small snag (repaired). Overall a vg. copy. [46049] £120.00
693. des Forges. G. and Harber. D.D. A Guide to the Birds of Sussex. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1963 pp.x, 177 with fold-out map at rear of book and several b/w. plates. A vg. copy in good-vg. dustwrapper. [45929] £8.00
694. Dickson, G.W.R. Northern Waders. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oriel Stringer. 1992. Caliologists Series No.9. pp.120 with colour plates. A fine copy in a thoroughly vg. dustwrapper. Scarce. [46077] £45.00
695. Dobbs, A. (Ed). The Birds of Nottinghamshire. Pub. David and Charles. 1975 pp.226 with b/w. plates and other figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [42132] £8.00
696. Donald, P.F. et al. Facing Extinction. The World’s Rarest Birds and the Race to Save Them. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2013 pp.320 with colour photographs and other text figs. throughout. A new copy in card covers. [45968] £25.00 This book tells the story of the world’s rarest birds, focusing on the 200 or so species listed by the IUCN as Critically endangered. These range from species like New Zealand’s remarkable Kakapo, to birds about which virtually nothing is known such as the Royal Cinclodes. The book includes chapters on the nature of rarity, how and why birds become rare, and why island species are so vulnerable to human impact.
697. Dunn, Robert. & Limbert, Martin. The Ornithologist’s Guide to The Islands of Orkney and Shetland. Facsimile Pub. Peregrine Books 2007 xii, 128 plus appendix. A new copy in dw. [43918] £35.00 A facsimile of the original edition of 1837. This edition contains a biographical chapter on Robert Dunn by Martin Limbert.
698. Eastman, R. The Kingfisher. Pub. Collins. 1969 pp.159 with colour plates and other text figs. Light scattered foxing to fore-edges otherwise a vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45664] £4.00
699. Elgood, J.H. The Birds of Nigeria. B.O.U. Check-List No.4. Pub. British Orn. Union. 1981 pp.246 with some figs. A fine copy in card covers. [42133] £12.00
700. Elkins, N. Weather and Bird Behaviour. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2004 pp.280 with colour photographs and other text figs. A new copy in same dw. Save £5.00 RRP £50.00. [43343] £45.00 The latest edition of this work.The author re-worked parts of some chapters and updated the whole text with more recent, published research and events. New colour plates are included.
701. Elliot, D.G. A Classification and Synopsis of the Trochilidae. Pub. Smithsonian. 1879 pp.xii, 277 with text. figs. Rebound in half-calf leather boards. Original card covers rebound at rear. A vg. copy. [42067] £95.00
702. Feare, C. and Craig, A. Starlings and Mynas. Helm Identification Guides. Pub. Helm. 1998 pp.285 with 32 colour plates and distribution maps. Spine of dustwrapper sl. darkened otherwise a vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45823] £25.00
703. Finlayson, C. Avian Survivors. The History and Biogeography of Palearctic Birds. Pub. Poyser. 2011 pp.304 with colour photographs and numerous figs. A new copy in dw. Save £5.00 RRP £50.00. [44554] £45.00
704. Finlayson, C. Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1992 pp.xxv, 534 with many text illus., maps and tables. VG. in same dw. Scarce. [43615] £40.00 In this book, Clive Finlayson, a native of the Rock and a trained ornithologist, presents a fascinating account of the region and its resident and transitory bird life.
705. Fisher, J. and Peterson, R.T. The World of Birds. A Comprehensive Guide to General Ornithology. Pub. Macdonald. 1964 pp.288. Illustrated throughout. TEG. This is the limited edition of 500 copies of which this No. 326. Signed by both authors. Boards very lightly marked otherwise a thoroughly vg. copy. [45954] £35.00
706. Fisher, J. & Flegg, J. Watching Birds. 1st. Ed. Rev. Pub. Poyser. 1974 pp.159 with 14 photos. A thoroughly vg. copy in same dw. [45676] £12.00 Originally written by James Fisher in 1940 and revised for the Poyser series by Jim Flegg.
707. Fleming, C.A. George Edward Lodge. Unpublished Bird Paintings. 1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1983 pp.xiv, 409 with 89 colour plates. Dustwrapper gently bumped along top-edge, otherwise it and the contents are in thoroughly vg. condition. Comes with the original flyer from Michael Joseph (Publisher) which explains that only 1,000 copies of this book were printed for the British market. [45960] £45.00
708. Flint, P.R. and Stewart, P.F. The Birds of Cyprus. B.O.U. Check-list No. 6 Pub. B.O.U. 1983 pp.174 with text figs. A vg. copy in card covers which are slightly creased in places. [45869] £10.00
709. Forshaw, J.M. Kingfishers and Related Birds. Part 1. Volume 2 only. Alcedinidae- Halcyon to Tanysiptera. Pub. Lansdowne Editions. 1985 pp.293-564 with fine colour plates by William J. Cooper. A complete copy with the exception of the half title page for plate XXXIII having been removed. ‘Sample’ is written on the half-title and on the front of all plates otherwise contents in fine condition. A handful of marks to cloth boards otherwise a thor. vg. copy. Bound in half black leather with blue cloth boards. [46050] £75.00 This is volume two (of two) that makes up part one of this three part set.
710. Forshaw, J.M. and Cooper, W.T. Parrots of the World. Pub. Lansdowne. 1973 pp. 584 with colour plates throughout. Folio. Very lightly faded dustwrapper spine and 1 spot mark at bottom end. Dustwrapper very good. A vg. copy. [45962] £175.00
711. Fuller, E. (Ed). Kiwis. A Monograph of the Family Apterygfidae. Pub. Swan-Hill Press. 1991 pp.187 with 24 colour plates and 15 b/w. drawings by Raymond Ching plus historical paintings, photographs and maps. Dusty top-edge. Turn-ins of dustwrapper lightly faded at edges. Overall a vg. copy. [45786] £30.00 This is a definitive work on a family of birds at once so familiar and yet little known. The book is founded on an enormous amount of research and field trips, and describes in detail the way of life, habitats and visual characteristics of Kiwis as well as offering a history of the bird’s discovery, its importance to the Maori and its place as a symbol and object of great affection in the hearts of New Zealanders.
712. Gallagher, M. & Woodcock, M. W. The Birds of Oman. 1st. Pub. Quartet Books. 1980 pp, 310 with 120 colour plates. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45590] £40.00
713. Garnett, M. The Journal of Marjory Garnett of Windermere. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2008 pp.iii, 34. New copy in cloth covered boards. [44062] £20.00 Marjory Garnett remained unmarried and lived at ‘Dalegarth’, Windermere in the old county of Westmorland. An enthusiastic and knowledgable ornithologist, Miss Garnett became an associate member of the Carlisle Natural History Society as early as 1922. In 1942, with her N.H.S. colleagues Ernest Blezard, Ritson Graham and Tom L. Johnston she participated in the joint authorship of The Birds of Lakeland. This work was published as Volume VI of The Transactions of the Carlisle N.H.S. Marjory Garnettt also numbered among her friends the eminent surgeon Dr. Edward Simmons Steward and his wife Edith, who also lived in Windermere. In 1932 Miss Garnett accompanied the Stewards on a trip to Finmark in north Norway where they sought the rare breeding birds of the area, and their nests. They stayed first at Svanvick (where, in the Pasvik marshes, Steward had hunted for nests with Norman Gilroy four years earlier), and subsequently at Vadso on the Varanger Peninsula by the Barents Sea. In 1970 Marjory Garnett undertook another expedition to Finmark to study the local birdlife. By this time she was aged 74 and journeyed north alone; an impressive achievement for an elderly person. This book reproduces the daily journals maintained by Miss Garnett during her two expeditions to Finmark, and also includes a list of birds seen on her trips. Miss Garnett, a remarkable lady, died on 1st April 1977.
714. Gibbons, D.W., Reid, J.B. & Chapman, R.A. The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1988-1991. 1st. Pub. Poyser. 1993 pp.xiv, 520 with illus. dist. maps and tables. A thor. vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45861] £15.00
715. Gillmor, R. C.F. Tunnicliffe R.A. Sketches of Bird Life. Pub. Nationwide Book Service. 1981 Unpaginated with colour plates throughout. Small tear to turn-in of dustwrapper which is lightly chipped along edges. Overall a vg. copy. [45789] £15.00
716. Gordon, S. In Search of Northern Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1941 pp.224 with b/w. plates. Light scattered foxing to fore-edge of text block. Spine of boards lightly marked o/w. a vg. copy. [45684] £14.00
717. Gore, M.E.J. Birds of the Gambia. An annotated check-list. Pub. B.T.O. 1990 pp.148 with 30 coloured and 29 b/w. photographs. Nr. fine in boards. [42111] £12.00
718. Gould, J. Birds of Asia. Text by A. Rutgers. Pub. Methuen. 1969 pp.321 with reproductions of 80 plates. Light foxing to the last 6 pages. Overall a vg. copy in grey cloth boards. [42002] £15.00
719. Gould, John. Birds of Europe. Text by A. Rutgers. Pub. Methuen. 1966 pp.321 with reproductions of 80 colour plates. A vg. copy in red cloth boards. [42000] £15.00
720. Guggisberg, C.A.W. Birds of East Africa. Pub. Mount Kenya. 1990 pp.124 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [42059] £15.00
721. Hancock, J. and Elliott, H. The Herons of the World. Paintings by Robert Gillmor and Peter Hayman. Foreword by Roger Tory Peterson. Pub. London Editions. 1978 pp.304 fully illustrated, mostly with full-page colour paintings. Folio. Spine of dustwrapper showing some equal fading otherwise book and dustwrapper in fine condition. With card slipcase. [45959] £18.00
722. Hansell, Peter & Jean. Doves and Dovecotes. Pub. Millstream Books. 1988 pp.248 with colour and b/w. photographs. A vg. plus copy in vg. dw. [41839] £20.00
723. Harrison, Craig. Seabirds of Hawaii. Natural History and Conservation. 1st. Ed. Pub. Comstock. 1990 pp.x, 248 with 41 fine coloured photos. Fine copy in nr. fine dw. [42107] £10.00
724. Harrison, Dr. J.M. Bristow and the Hastings Rarities Affair. Pub. Harrison. 1968 pp.xv, 160 with colour and b/w. plates. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45580] £45.00
725. Hill, D. Turner’s Birds. Bird Studies from Farnley Hall. Pub. Phaidon. 1988 pp.64 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45783] £6.00 This book reproduces twenty exquisite watercolours of birds which J.M.W. Turner painted for the Farnley Hall ‘Ornithological Collection’.
726. Hill, R. and Dale, R. (Eds.). Birds in the Sheffield Area 2004. Pub. BTO. 2006 pp.192 with text figs. and colour photographs. A vg. copy. Softback. [45857] £5.00
727. Hillstead, A.F.C. The Blackbirds. A Contribution to the Study of a Single Avian Species. Pub. Faber. 1945 pp.104 with 19 b/w. photographic plates. A vg. copy in sl. faded boards. [41857] £5.00
728. Hinde, R.A. The Behaviour of the Great Tit (Parus Major) and Some Other Related Species. Pub. Leiden. 1952 pp.x, 201 with figs. and illus. A vg. copy in card covers. Comes with a letter from the author. Scarce. [42108] £30.00
729. Hockey, P. and Douie, C. Waders of Southern Africa. Pub. Struik Winchester. 1995 pp. 288 illustrated throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. With slipcase. [45795] £50.00
730. Hollom, P.A.D. et al. Birds of the Middle East and North Africa. Pub. Poyser. 1988 pp.280 with 40 colour plates, distribution maps and small illus. A fine copy in illus. boards. [41843] £15.00
731. Holt, C. et al. Waterbirds in the UK 2007/8. The Wetland Bird Survey. Pub. B.T.O. 2009 pp.211 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. A vg. copy. Softback. [45864] £10.00
732. Howard, H.E. An Introduction to the Study of Bird Behaviour. Pub. C.U.P. 1929 pp.xi, 124 with b/w. plates. Rough cut pages. Lightly dust-marked top-edge of text block along with light foxing to fore-edge. Some scattered small spots of foxing to contents otherwise contents in thor. vg. condition. Dustwrapper darkened and chipped in places. Overall a vg. copy. [45788] £35.00 ‘The subject of this book is the behaviour of birds in relation to their environment. The author describes the course of events in the life of a Reed Bunting and a Yellow Bunting during the breeding season and tries to form a connected life story. He then discusses the bird’s mind, taking as a basis the way a bird behaves in relation to its territory.
733. Howard, H.E. Territory in Bird Life. Pub. John Murray. 1920 pp.xii, 308 with b/w. plates. Foxing to edges of text block which has affected the edges of text. Spine a little faded. Overall a vg. copy. [45587] £10.00
734. Hudson, R. (Ed.). A Species List of British and Irish Birds. 3rd. Ed. Pub. B.T.O. 1987 pp.24. A vg. copy. Softback. [45863] £7.50
735. Hutchinson, Clive. Birds in Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1989 pp. 215 with text figs. maps and graphs. DW. showing rubbing on corners. Overall a vg. copy. [40481] £30.00 The author, a leading Irish Ornithologist, compiled this comprehensive review of Birds in the Republic and Northern Ireland to coincide with the 21st anniversary year of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy’s foundation.
736. Hyman, S. Edward Lear’s Birds. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1980 pp.96 with 40 plates in colour and 50 in b/w. Folio. Spine of dustwrapper a little darkened otherwise book and dustwrapper in fine condition. [45958] £12.00
737. Johnsgard, P.A. Diving Birds of North America. Pub. Uni. Nebraska Press. 1987 pp. 292 with 32 colour photos, maps and numerous line drawings throughout. Spine lightly faded on dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy. Still in shrink-wrap. [45794] £10.00
738. Kemp, Dr.A. The Bird Paintings of C.G. Finch-Davies. Ltd. Ed. Pub. Winchester Press. 1984 pp.311. Beautifully illustrated with full-page plates (99 plates in total). A fine copy in near fine slipcase which is a little bumped in a handful of places. This is the subscribers edition of which there were 4,700 copies this being No. 3,439. [45961] £100.00
739. Knox, A.E. Ornithological Rambles in Sussex; with a Systematic Catalogue of the Birds of that County, and remarks on their Local Distribution. Pub. John van Voorst. 1849 pp.vi, 250 with 4 lithographic plates. Half calf, marbled boards & endpapers, raised bands, gilt. Preliminaries (including frontispiece) foxed, bright & clean internally. Nice copy. [46007] £50.00
740. Lack, P. The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1986 pp.447 with nearly 200 full page distribution maps and some small illus. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45859] £12.00 This book maps 200 species, 192 of which have full-page maps faced by a page of text. There are introductory chapters by Dr. Lack on the maps, the weather in the three winters, bird patterns and movements and much more.
741. Lever, C. The Mandarin Duck. Pub. Poyser. 2013 pp.192 with illus. and other text figs. NEW PUBLICATION. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [46026] £50.00 This monograph is a detailed account of this beautiful duck's lifestyle and biology, with particular emphasis on invasive populations in Britain and overseas.
742. Lever, C. Naturalised Birds of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2005 pp.352 with b/w. illus. and text figs. A fine copy in same dw. [41663] £35.00
743. Limbert, M. Birds’ Egg Collections and Local Ornithology: A Case Study. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2005 pp.x, 74 with colour and b/w. photographs. A fine copy in same dw. Limited edition of 150 copies. [45475] £75.00 This publication is intended as a case-study to illustrate a relationship between birds egg collections and local ornithology. When documenting site and district avifaunas, such collections in museums may be a significant storehouse of relevant records. The two examples presented here are the collections formed by Alfred Hazlewood (1913-61) and J.H. Verhees (1910- 73), both of whom had some association with the Yorkshire town of Doncaster. The breeding records derived from the relevant components of these two collections are presented.
744. Limbert, M. The Uses and Curation of Birds’ Egg Collections. An Examination and Bibliography. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2003 pp.xiv, 97 with colour frontis. Dustwrapper is lightly faded in places otherwise a fine copy. Limited edition of 250 copies. [45471] £100.00 There is a need for an accessible source of information which explains the uses of birds’ egg collections in a contextual and generalised way. There is a niche for detailed statements about the total application of such collections. It is the intention of this book to help meet that demand, using the following chapter headings: ‘Museum display’, ‘Oology, identification and visual images’, ‘The value of birds’ eggs in scientific research’ and ‘Historical aspects of birds’ egg collections’. The latter is approached differently from the rest and it mostly comprises a case-study, which details the intensive collection of the eggs of some speices.
745. Lockley, R.M. and Russell, R. Bird-Ringing. The Art of Bird Study by Individual Marking. Pub. Lockwood and Son Ltd. 1953 pp.viii, 119 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. Light scattered foxing to portions of contents. Dustwrapper has suffered some loss to top-edges. Overall a vg. copy. [45667] £20.00 From the library of renowned Naturalist Eric Hardy with a number of related articles inserted into the book including ‘Recent Advances in Bird-Ringing’, ‘Dye Spotting Blackbirds’ to allow researchers to spot them, ‘Results of Bird Ringing’ by Richard Perry and ‘Duck traps on an Essex Reservoir’.
746. Lovegrove, Roger., Williams, Graham & Williams, Iolo. Birds in Wales. Illustrated by Kim Atkinson, Phil Bristow, Darren Rees, & others. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1994 pp. 371 with numerous b/w. illus. & figs. Fine in vg. dw. with several tiny marks and nicks to dw. Signed by all authors. [40480] £75.00
747. Lysacht, A.M. The Book of Birds. Pub. Phaidon. 1975 pp.208 with b/w. and colour plates throughout. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. In slipcase. [45679] £15.00 ‘The Book of Birds’ is a superb record of some of the finest bird illustrations. The reproductions, which include 40 full-page colour plates, have mostly been taken from printed books, but there are also magnificent examples of early manuscripts and a number of original watercolour and gouache drawings, which have never before been published.
748. Mann, C.F. The Birds of Borneo. B.O.U. Checklist Series 23. Pub. B.O.U. 2008 pp.xvi, 440 with colour plates at the centre of the text. A new copy in illus. boards. [45457] £50.00
749. Mannering, Eva (Ed). Gould’s Tropical Birds. Pub. The Ariel Press. 1970 pp.xiv with 18 full-page colour paintings. A vg. copy in sl. chipped dw. which is also sl. grubby to rear. Folio. [42053] £45.00
750. Marples, G. and A. Sea Terns or Sea Swallows. Their Habits, Language, Arrival and Departure. 1st. Ed. Pub.Country Life. 1934 pp.xii, 227 with b/w. plates throughout. Light foxing to fore-edges of text block [45671] £10.00
751. Martin, J. Barn Owls in Britain. Pub. Whittet Books. 2008 pp. 288 with line drawings and figs. A new copy in illus. boards. [43972] £12.50 In this book the author propounds theories as to why the decline of barn owls has happened, and attempts to peer into the future to see how changes in population, agriculture and the coastal footprint will affect the barn owls.
752. Massey, M.E. Birds of Breconshire. A Review of Status and Distribution. Pub. Brecknock Naturalists’ Trust. 1976 pp. 72 with b/w. photographs. Fine. Softback. [41872] £4.00
753. Mikkola, H. Owls of the World. A Photographic Guide. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2013 pp.528 with colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. A new copy in illustrated boards. [45969] £40.00 This revised and updated second edition is packed with spectacular photography from dozens of the world’s finest natural history photographers. Covering all of the world’s 268 species of owls, the detailed text looks at identification, calls, food and hunting, habitat, status and distribution, geographical variation and confusion species.
754. Morris, The Rev. F.O. British Birds. A Selection from the Original Work Edited and with an Introduction by Tony Soper. Rep. Pub. Peerage Books. 1981 pp.240 with full-page colour reproductions of illustrations by A.F. Lydon, engraved by Benjamin Fawcett. A vg. copy in illus. boards. [45860] £12.00
755. Nelson, B. Galapagos. Islands of Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans. 1968 pp.xx, 337 with b/w. plates and text illus. A vg. copy in blue cloth boards. [45777] £5.00
756. Nethersole-Thompson, D. The Snow Bunting. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1993 pp.xvi, 339 with b/w. photography. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [43922] £35.00 A facsimile reprint of this classic monograph of 1966, updated to the mid 1990s, and to the present day by D. B. Thompson and others.
757. Nicholas, W.W. Stories From a Bird Watcher’s Log. Pub. Clegg & Sons. [1952] pp.xvi, 262 with b/w. plates. A vg. copy in sl. chipped dw. Scarce. [42012] £20.00
758. Oakes, C. The Birds of Lancashire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1953 pp.xv, 377 with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in dw. which has a 5 inch piece missing at top of spine. [42001] £25.00
759. Oberholser, H.C. The Birds of the Natuna Islands. Pub. Gov. Office. 1932 pp.vi, 137. Ex-Lib. with usual markings. Rough-cut pages. A vg. copy in card covers. [42127] £15.00
760. Officer, Brigadier Hugh R. Australian Flycatchers and their Allies. Pub. Bird Observers Club. 1969 pp.108 with colour plates and distribution maps. Foxing to top-edge of text block otherwise contents in thor. vg. condition. Overall a thor. vg. copy in blue cloth boards. [45616] £25.00
761. Ogilvie, M. A. Ducks. of Britain and Europe. 1st. Pub. T. & A. D. Poyser. 1975 pp, 206 with 15 coloured plates by Carol Ogilvie, distribution maps and many illustrations. From the library of the Naturalist Eric Hardy who has tipped in pictures and articles related to the subject. An interesting copy. With signature of author. [42093] £20.00
762. Ogilvie, M.A. Wild Geese. 1st. Pub. Poyser. 1978 pp.350 with 16 coloured plates and many text illus. Previous owner has tipped in many pictures and articles on the subject. From the library of Eric Hardy. A good copy in same condition dw. [42076] £15.00
763. Ogilvie, M. (Ed.). BWP Update. The Journal of the Birds of the Western Palearctic. Pub. Oxford. 1997- 2001 9 Parts in slipcase. Parts as follows - Volume 1, Nos. 1, 2 and 3; Volume 2, Nos 1, 2 and 3 and Volume 3, Nos. 1, 2 and 3. All in vg. condition in slipcase also in very good condition. Scarce. [45989] £150.00 The 9 volume work ‘The Handbook of the Birds of Europe, The Middle East and North Africa, also popularly known as ‘The Birds of the Western Palearctic’ was finally completed in 1994. Since then, the concise 2 volume edition was published in 1998. There has been an expansion in the knowledge of the avifauna in the Western Palearctic since this time and these updates aim to bring new information to those interested. The focus of these BWP updates was to bring up-to-date the original accounts in the 9 volume work that were most out-of-date. If you would like further clarity on the content of this set please do get in contact.
764. Orton, D.A. The Merlins of the Welsh Marches. Pub. David & Charles, 1980. pp.168 with b/w plates. With the bookplate of Dorian Buffery to ffep. Contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper lightly chipped to small part of bottom front edge otherwise a vg. copy. [46011] £8.00
765. Pakenham, R.H.W. The Birds of Zanzibar and Pemba. B.O.U. Check-list No.2 Pub. Brit. Orn. Union. 1979 pp.134 with some figs. A nr. fine copy in card covers. [42135] £20.00
766. Palmer, E.M. and Ballance, D.K. The Birds of Somerset. Pub. Longmans. 1968 pp.x, 204 with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [42028] £7.50
767. Peterson, R.T. and V.M. Audubon’s Birds of America. The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio. Pub. Heinemann. 1981 pp. 435 plus index. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper. [45957] £95.00
768. Pollard, H.B.C. and Barclay-Smith, P. British and American Game-Birds. With a Chapter on Shooting in America by Eugene V. Connett. Pub. Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1945 pp.x, 48 with colour plates by Philip Rickman. Cloth damp marked bottom and bottom of pages gradually worsening as gets further through the book, still to margins. Overall a vg. copy. [45792] £10.00
769. Potapov, E. and Sale, R. The Snowy Owl. Pub. Poyser. 2013 pp.304 with b/w. and colour photographs and illus. A new copy in dustwrapper. NEW PUBLICATION. [46018] £50.00
770. Radford, M.C. The Birds of Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Pub. Longmans. 1996 pp.212 with frontis., b/w. plates & map. VG. in dw. [16533] £15.00
771. Rand, Austin L. & Fleming, Robert L. Birds from Nepal (Fieldiana: Zoology, Volume 41, No. 1) Pub. Chicago Natural History Museum. 1957 pp.218 with maps. A vg. copy in soft covers. [42116] £8.00
772. Restall, R. Munias and Mannikins. Pub. Pica Press. 1996 pp. 264 beautifully illus. with supporting dist. maps. A thoroughly vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45820] £18.00
773. Richdale, L.E. A Population Study of Penguins. Pub. Oxford. 1957 pp.195 with b/w. frontis and 1 b/w. plate and figs. and tables throughout. A vg. copy in sl. sunned boards. [41856] £18.00
774. Rickman, P. Bird Sketches and Some Field Observations. Pub. Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1938 pp.79 with illus. and colour frontis. Light scattered foxing to end-pages and heavier foxing to frontis. illus, not affecting text. Boards a little faded in places. Overall a vg. copy. [45793] £18.00
775. Rising, J.D. A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada. Pub. Academic Press. 1997 pp.xii, 365 with text figs, illus, distribution maps and colour plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in card covers. [45677] £14.00
776. Robinson, P. The Birds of the Isles of Scilly. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2003 pp. 608. Fine in same dw. [39278] £27.50
777. Savory, J. (Ed.). George Lodge. Artist Naturalist. Pub. Croom Helm. 1986 pp.118 with b/w. and colour plates and illus. throughout. A vg. copy in sl. bumped dustwrapper. [45686] £12.00
778. Shawyer, Colin. The Barn Owl in the British Isles. Its Past, Present and Future. Pub. Hawk Trust. 1987 pp.xi, 113 with illus. From the library of Naturalist Eric Hardy who has added additional related articles and illustrations (tipped in). Corners of this soft back are creased. [42114] £8.00
779. Shorten, M. The European Woodcock. (Scolopax rusticola L.) Report on a search of the literature since 1940. Pub. The Game Conservancy. 1974 pp.95 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. Card covers and several pages a little cockled from damp damage otherwise a vg. copy. [45619] £9.00
780. Shrubb, M. The Kestrel. Hamlyn Species Guides. Pub. Hamlyn. 1993 pp.128 with colour plates, text illus. and other text figs. A vg. softback copy. [45976] £7.50
781. Sitwell, Sacheverell, Buchanan, Handasyde, & Fisher, James. Fine Bird Books 1700-1900. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins & Van Nostrand. 1953. pp.120 with 38 full-page plates of coloured illustrations. Some marking to illustrated end-papers otherwise contents beautifully clean. Rippling to the cloth on the spine and the corners. Marbled boards. Boards also showing some bowing at ends. With dustwrapper which has suffered loss and is therefore incomplete and in poor-good condition. Folio. [46015] £80.00 A very useful and beautifully illustrated reference work.
782. Skutch, A.F. Life of the Woodpecker. Pub. The Publishing Company. 1985 pp.136 with colour illus. by Dana Gardner throughout. A vg. copy in dustwrapper which is lightly faded to the edges. [45674] £20.00
783. Smith, Rev. A.C. The Birds of Wiltshire. Comprising all the Periodical and Occasional Visitants, as Well as those Which are Indigenous to the County. Pub. R.H. Porter. 1887 pp.xxv, 588. Contents very clean and bright. Largely pages uncut. In original red illustrated binding which is in lovely condition. With the bookplate of James Lumsden Arden. A fine copy. [45930] £150.00
784. Smythies, B.E. The Birds of Borneo. 1st. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1960 pp.xvi, 562 with 45 coloured plates. Some damp-staining to top edge of a portion of text. Overall a good-vg. copy in green boards. [42013] £40.00
785. Standley, Peter; Bucknell, N.J. et al. The Birds of Berkshire. Edited by Andy Swash. Pub. The Berkshire Atlas Group. 1996 pp.vi, 388 with 316 line drawings, & hundreds of distrib. maps & figs. Fine in sl. bumped dw. [16408] £12.50
786. Svensson, L. Collins Bird Guide. 2nd Edition. The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 pp. 448 with colour plates and distribution maps throughout. A new copy in dw. Small folio format version. Hardback. [43825] £50.00
787. Svensson, L. Collins Bird Guide. 2nd Edition. The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe. Pub. Collins. 2009 pp. 448 with colour plates and distribution maps throughout. A new softback copy. [44796] £17.99
788. Taverner, J.H. Wildfowl in Hampshire. Pub. Warren & Son, Winchester. 1962 pp.88 with distrib. maps. A vg. copy in green cloth boards [18521] £15.00
789. Taylor, B. and van Perlo, B. Rails. A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World. Pub. Pica Press. 1998 pp.600 with 43 colour plates, text figs. and distribution maps. Dusty top-edge otherwise a very good copy. [46055] £15.00
790. Tessimond. Bewick’s Birds. A Selection. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hutchinson. 1952 pp.181 with illus. throughout. A vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. [45774] £15.00 In this book are collected over seventy of Thomas Bewick’s bird drawings, taken from his most famous work ‘The History of British Birds’. The words are also taken from Bewick’s book, though where necessary the information has been updated by Phyllis Barclay-Smith, who has also contributed a helpful foreword. In addition, Mr. Tessimond has written some delightful verses.
791. Ticehurst, N.F. A History of the Birds of Kent. Pub. Witherby and Co. 1909 pp.ix, 568 with b/w. plates. Rough-cut pages. Light scattered foxing to end-pages otherwise contents in fine condition. Spine-ends lightly bumped. Overall a vg. copy. Scarce. [45589] £125.00
792. Tomkinson, Gerald The Journal of Gerald Tomkinson. An Account of Three Oological Trips; Spain 1919, Finmark 1935 & 1936. Privately Printed for Jim Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2010 pp.178 . Bound in cloth and limited to only 75 copies. New in cloth boards. [43920] £50.00 Born in 1876, Gerald Tomkinson was educated at Rugby School and, on leaving the latter, he joined the family firm of carpet manufacturers in Kidderminser, ultimately becoming Managing Director in which capacity he continued until his retirement. One of the old school of oologists, he was a contemporary of such well-known names as Bertie Lings, Maitland Congreve, John McNeile and Edward Steward with whom (as well as others) he collaborated in the field at various times over the years. Tomkinson’s first collecting trip abroad was to Iceland in 1911 in the company of Bertie Lings. Between the two Great Wars, he made many trips abroad including Spain, Switzerland, Estonia, Hungary etc; some visited on more than one occasion. A particularly memorable expedition in 1931 extended over eight weeks and took in Lapland, Bear Island and Spitzbergen. On this trip his companions were Edward Steward and Bertie Lings. The journals included in the book describe three such trips, to
Spain in 1919 and Finmark in 1935 and 1936. Tomkinson’s distinctive handwriting and prose in his journal perhaps reveal something of his character and personality. For this reason it has been decided to include copies of the manuscript notes covering the three trips mentioned earlier, which were probably written at the end of strenuous days in the field. Gerald Tomkinson died in 1959 at the age of 83.
793. Trobe, William M. The Birdnester’s Bedtime Book. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2008 pp.ix, 411 with photographs. A new copy in same dustwrapper. Limited edition of 150 copies. A very unique copy with ephemera loosely inserted also signed by both Jim Whitaker and Bill Trobe. [45485] £60.00 This book offers a selection of 34 pieces from various ornithological works (by writers including John Harvie-Brown and John Walpole Bond) most of which are now expensive and/or difficult to obtain. Although a degree of personal preference is unavoidable in an anthology of this nature, every effort has been made to select a variety of accounts which will appeal to all with an interest in breeding birds and in particular birdnesting.
794. Turner, A. The Barn Swallow. Pub. Poyser. 2012 pp.256 with colour photographs and text illus. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [46027] £50.00 This monograph examines all aspects of the life of this endearing bird, with chapters on its feeding habits, mate choice, breeding strategies, nesting, eggs and incubation, nestling rearing, survivorship, migratory behaviour and population dynamics. The book also considers changes in populations and behaviour in relation to intensive agriculture and climate change.
795. Verner, W. The Natural History Diaries of Willoughby Verner. Being an account of his Natural History expeditions 1867 - 1890. 1st. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2002 pp.viii. 162, with b/w. illus. and photographs throughout the text. New copy in same dustwrapper. [43917] £40.00 Willoughby Verner is undoubtedly best known for his classic work ‘My Life Among the Wild Birds in Spain’. Born in 1852, the diaries of which this book is comprised cover the period 1867-1890 and take one back to his early years, when as a youth he collected birds’ eggs and ornithological specimens along the southern coast of England, primarily in Sussex.
796. Warren, M. Field Sketches. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1998 Unpaginated. A lovely collection of this artists sketches. A fine copy in green gilt-decorated boards. [42018] £30.00
797. Watson, D. The Hen Harrier. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1977 pp.307 with 4 colour plates and other illus. throughout. Ex-Lib. with one stamp to f.e.p being the only indication of this. A vg. copy in same dw. which is lightly faded on the spine. [40875] £50.00 Artist, ornithologist and author, Donald Watson has made a detailed study of the Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus over many years and his field notes and sketch books of this exceptional bird of prey go back to the 1940s.
798. Waydelin, F.J. Adventures Among Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2008 pp.xiv, 167 with some b/w. photography. New in dw. Limited to 100 copies. [43916] £60.00 Frederick J Waydelin, dedicated egg collector, came to write this book, completing it in a typed version in 1944; but it remained unpublished. He became interested in birdnesting as a schoolboy in the late 19th century. Over the following few years, he became increasingly interested in egg collecting. Waydelin was admitted to the British Ornithologists’ Union in 1920, but his membership was shortlived, and his resignation in 1922 may well have been connected to his egg collecting exploits. Later in the mid 1930s he ceased egg collecting and rejoined the B.O.U. (1934), but again his membership was shortlived and he resigned for the second time in 1936. An interesting historical account.
799. Weiner, J. The Beak of the Finch. 1st. Ed. Pub. Jonathan Cape. 1994 pp.x, 332 with small illus. A vg. copy in sl. bumped dustwrapper. [45846] £15.00
800. Wells, David. The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Vol.1 Non-Passerines. 1st. Pub. Academic Press. 1999 pp.liii, 644 with 69 coloured plates. A new copy in same dw. Still in original box. [45796] £47.50 This volume covers the avifauna of the Republic of Singapore, Malaysia, southern Thailand and the tip of Burma. This area of high biodiversity is home to a rich and special resident avifauna, that is joined in season by a host of migrants from north Asia, thereby creating a fascinating faunal mix.
801. Wernham, C. et al. (Eds.). The Migration Atlas. Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland. Pub. Poyser. 2002 pp.xvi, 884 with text figs. and distribution maps. throughout. A thor. vg. copy in similar dustwrapper. Out-of-print. [45870] £50.00
802. Whitaker, J. A Field Guide to the Scarcer Breeding Birds of the New Forest and Surrounding Area. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1997 pp. 70 with illus. A new copy in dustwrapper. Limited edition of 350 copies. Signed by J. Whitaker. [45468] £25.00 This field guide is the first of a series, for the field naturalist and photographer, both beginner and experienced. It shows where breeding birds occur and also the steps which should be taken to avoid unnecessary unlawful disturbance.
803. Whitaker, J. The Golden Eagle. With chapters on the Sea Eagle. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2001 pp.x, 258 with illustrations. Lightly dusty top-edge of text block otherwise a thoroughly fine copy in dustwrapper. Limited edition of 400 copies. With dedication from Jim Whitaker on title-page. [45481] £50.00
It is fair to say that the Golden Eagle and the White-Tailed Sea Eagle have always commanded a special interest for British field ornithologists. The majesty of these splendid birds, plus the romance of their habitat ensure this. This work from Peregrine Books offers not only information on the status of both species, with chapters on identification, the eyrie, eggs, persecution etc., but also delves into historical literature now virtually unobtainable, including material from such authors as John Wolley, Robert Gray and several others.
804. Whitaker, J. A Natural History Journal. 1950-1975. A Record of the First 26 years of Oological and Ornithological Study and Memories. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2004 pp.x, 504 with colour and b/w. photographs and other text figs. A new copy in same dustwrapper. Limited to 100 copies. [45972] £150.00
805. Whitaker, J. A Natural History Journal 1950-1975, 1976-1982 & 1983-1990. A record of ...... Oological and Ornithological study and memories. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2004-05 Three volumes - one dedicated to each time period. Ever so lightly dusty top-edge of text block otherwise a thoroughly fine set in same dustwrappers. Each Volume is limited to 100 copies. All signed by Jim Whitaker. Volume one has a photograph of Jim Whitaker and wife Margaret and a letter from himself inserted loosely in the front of the book. Scarce set. [45480] £500.00 James’ (Jim Whitaker - Peregrine Books) interest in birds began as a birds’ nesting schoolboy (around 1940), and with other like-minded boys he began to collect eggs. These books recount his exploits over the 40 years between 1950 and 1990. Jim is very well known in the field of Oology and has published a significant number of works on the subject. His knowledge on the subject is unparalled.
806. Whitaker, J. A Natural History Journal. 1983-1990. A Record of the Concluding 8 years of Oological and Ornithological Study and Memories. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2005 pp.vii, 284 with colour and b/w. photographs and other text figs. A new copy in same dustwrapper. Limited to 100 copies. [44063] £150.00
807. Whitaker, J. (Ed.). The Military Diary of Colonol W.W.C. Verner. Being An Account of the Nile Expeditions of 1885 and 1898. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2003 pp.xl, 152 with b/w. plates throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. [45971] £40.00 A faithful editorial of Willoughby Verner’s time in this area, which talks about all aspects of his stay; considering the people, natural history and also touching on his oological activities.
808. Winter, R. Fagelkaserier af Regulus. Pub. Stockholm. 1909 2 Volumes with colour plates. Some pencil inscriptions and other annotations. A little foxing. Overall a vg. set. All text in Swedish. [42129] £30.00
809. Wood, Simon. The Birds of Essex. Helm Field Guides. 1st. Pub. Helm. 2007 pp. 656 with many coloured photos.and tables. New copy in dw. [46019] £40.00 We expect this will be the standard reference for this area for many years to come.
810. Zimmerman, D.,Turner, D. & Pearson, D. Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Helm Identification Guides. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1996 pp.740 with 124 full page coloured plates. A nr. fine copy in spine-faded dw. [42029] £20.00 Ray Society Publications 811. Baird, W. The Natural History of the British Entomostraca. Pub. The Ray Society. 1850 pp.viii, 364 with colour plates at rear of text. Ex-Lib. copy. Generally contents very clean just a little spotting in places. Original boards showing some wear; where the book has been taken on and off the shelf quite regularly whilst in the library. Overall a good - vg. copy. [45835] £12.00
812. Balfour-Browne, F. British Water Beetles. Pub. The Ray Society. 1940-1958 3 Volumes complete with text figs. throughout all volumes. Volume 1 has 5 plates at rear of text. Volume 2 and 3 have dustwrappers. Contents beautifully clean. A vg. set. [45828] £120.00
813. Bristowe, W.S. The Comity of Spiders. Pub. The Ray Society. 1939-41 2 Volumes with some text figs. and plates at the rear of both volumes. Ex-Lib set. Scattered foxing to fore-edges of text block, not affecting the contents with the exception of some early and end-pages in each volume. Original bindings in vg. condition, just gently, equally faded on the spines. [45838] £125.00
814. Buckton, G.B. Monograph of the British Aphides. Pub. Ray Society. 1876-83 4 Volumes complete, with 141 hand-coloured plates. Ex-library set in library binding which is rubbed in places, still in vg. condition. Contents beautifully clean. A vg. set. [45830] £175.00
815. Cameron, P. A Monograph of the British Phytophagous Hymenoptera. (Tenthredo, Sirex and Cynips, Linne). Pub. The Ray Society. 1882-93 4 Volumes with hand-coloured and chromolithographed plates. Ex-Lib. set. Spines showing some wear mostly on Volumes 1, 2 and 3. Original bindings with contents very clean. With
the bookplates of Stanley Edwards to ffep. of all volumes (partly removed in Volume 1). Overall a near vg. set. [45836] £150.00
816. Cash, J. The British Freshwater Rhizopoda and Helizoa. Volume 1 - Rhizopoda Part I. Volume 2 - Rhizopoda Part II. Volume 3 - Rhizopoda Part II by G.H. Wailes. Volume 4 - Supplement to the Rhizopoda by G.H. Wailes and Bibliography by John Hopkinson. Volume 5 - Heliozoa by G.H. Wailes. Pub. The Ray Society. 1905-21 5 Volumes complete with text figs. throughout and colour plates at rear of text. Ex-lib. set with stamps on verso of plates (not obvious when looking at plates). Original bindings, showing some wear commensurate with age at spine-ends. Contents very clean. A vg. set. [45829] £225.00
817. Gurney, R. British Fresh-Water Copepoda. Pub. The Ray Society. 1931-33 3 Volumes with text figs. throughout. Ex-lib. set. Original bindings. Spines showing some wear and equal fading. Internally bindings still excellent and contents beautifully clean and virtually unread. [45834] £120.00
818. Killington, F.J. A Monograph of the British Neuroptera. Pub. The Ray Society. 1936 2 Volumes with text figs. throughout and plates at rear of text. Some scattered, lightly coloured foxing to plates otherwise contents very clean and bright. Original boards with spines gently and evenly faded. TEG. Overall a vg. set. [45832] £100.00
819. Lucas, W.J. The Aquatic (Naiad) Stage of the British Dragonflies (Paraneuroptera). Pub. The Ray Society. 1930 pp.xi, 132 with some text figs. and plates at rear of text. Original boards which show some fading on the spine and the boards themselves. Bookplate on ffep. Contents very clean. A vg. copy. [45840] £120.00
820. Lucas, W.J. A Monograph of the British Orthoptera. Pub. The Ray Society. 1920 pp.xi, 264 with some text figs. and 25 plates at rear of text. Contents very clean and in vg. condition. Original binding which is evenly faded on the spine and showing some light wear commensurate with age. FEP has been pasted down to front inside board at some point. Rear internal hinge a little dry. Overall a vg. copy. [45831] £65.00
821. 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. A vg. copy in black cloth covers. No. 139 of the Ray Society Series. [41815] £10.00
822. Michael, A.D. British Tyroglyphidae. Pub. The Ray Society. 1901-03 2 Volumes with plates at the rear of both volumes, some of which are in colour. Ex-lib. set. Original bindings, pulled on spines and showing more wear to the top of spine on Volume 1. Content very clean. A good - vg. set. [45839] £40.00
823. Newstead, R. Monograph of the Coccidae of the British Isles. Pub. The Ray Society. 1901 2 Volumes with text figs. throughout and colour plates at rear of both volumes. Scattered foxing at ends and to a handful of places through the volumes. Contents very clean. TEG. Original bindings in thoroughly vg. condition. [45837] £100.00
824. Scott, T. & Scott, A. The British Parasitic Copepoda. Volume I - Copepoda Parasitic on Fishes - Text, and Volume II - Copepoda Parasitic on Fishes - Plates. Facs. Rep. Pub. The Ray Society. 1968 pp.ix, 252, 24, xii with 72 plates of fine illustrations at the end of the volume. Minor shelf rubbing on front board, o/w. a vg. copy. [27887] £25.00
825. Soar, C.D. and Williamson, W. The British Hydracarina. Volumes 2 and 3. Pub. The Ray Society. 1927- 1929 2 Volumes with plates at the rear of each volume. Original bindings in thoroughly vg. condition. Contents beautifully clean. TEG. Thoroughly vg. Scarce. [45841] £175.00
826. Stephenson, T.A. The British Sea Anemones. Pub. The Ray Society. 1928-35 2 Volumes with 33 full-page plates, the majority in colour, and over 100 figures in text. Indigo embossed cloth, with Ray Society emblem in gilt. TEG. Most of original spines have been relaid on similar colour cloth. Spines minimally faded & worn; overall a vg. set. [41858] £50.00
827. Stephenson, T.A. The British Sea Anemones. Pub. The Ray Society. 1928-35 2 Volumes with text figs. throughout and plates at rear of text. Ex-Lib. set. Original boards but at some point the library has replaced the spine with its own standard cloth. TEG. Contents very clean. Boards rubbed in places and the corners have been strengthened at the same time as the spines were replaced. A good - vg. set. [45833] £30.00
Zoology 828. Baer, J.G. Ecology of Animal Parasites. Pub. Univ. Illinois Press. 1952 pp.x, 224 with text illus. throughout. Ex-library copy. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [45775] £12.50
829. Baillie, Prof. Jonathan et al. Going Going Gone. 100 Animals and Plants on the Verge of Extinction. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2013 pp.223 with beautiful colour photographs throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. NEW PUBLICATION. [45970] £20.00 Superb photography.
830. Barbour, R.W. and Davis, W.H. Bats of America. Pub. Kentucky. 1969 pp.286 with 24 colour plates, b/w. photographs and numerous other figs. Ex-Cardiff Uni. Lib. with usual markings. A vg. copy in sl. torn dw. [40968] £20.00
831. Barnes, Harold (Ed). Some Contemporary Studies in Marine Science. A Collection of Original Scientific Papers presented to Dr S.M. Marshall. Pub. George Allen. 1966. pp.716 with b/w. plates & figs. A nr. fine copy in blue boards. [41738] £10.00
832. Battershill, C.N. et al. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Temperate Reef Symposium. Pub. NIWA. 1993 pp.252 with b/w. photographs and figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [41741] £20.00
833. Bonaduce, G. (Ed.). Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli. Volume 39, Suppl. 1. Pub. Zoo. Nap. 1975 pp.727 with b/w. photographs, figs. and tables. A vg. copy in creased card covers. Text in English and Italian. [41739] £20.00
834. Boulenger, G.A. The Fishes of the Nile. Zoology of Egypt. Facs. Ed. Pub. Wheldon and Wesley 1965 2 Volumes. Volume 1 - text volume with some text figs. Volume 2 - plates. Both volumes in thor. vg. condition. Scarce. [45856] £325.00
835. Chapman, S.K. Working With a Scanning Electron Microscope. Pub. Lodgemark. 1986 pp.113 with figs. throughout. A vg. copy in illus. boards. [41835] £30.00
836. Clark, A.M. and Courtman-Stock, J. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1976 pp.277 with figs. A fine copy in blue boards. [41736] £40.00
837. Curry-Lindahl, K. Ecological Studies on Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians in the Eastern Belgian Congo. Pub. Tervuren. 1956 2 Volumes with b/w. plates and other text figs. throughout. Some pages un-cut. Paper covers chipped and lightly curled at edges o/w. a vg. set. [45782] £40.00
838. Ford, E.B. Ecological Genetics. Pub. Methuen. 1964 pp.xv, 335 with b/w. photographs and other figs. A vg. copy in chipped dw. with a little loss. [42082] £15.00
839. Fowler, H.W. The Fishes of the Groups Elasmobranchii, Holocephali, Isospondyli, and Ostarophysi Obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer “Albatross” in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and Adjacent Seas. Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and Adjacent Regions. United States National Museum Bulletin 100 Volume 13. Pub. Smithsonian Inst. 1941 pp.x, 879 with some text figs. Foxing to edges of contents. Overall a vg. copy. Softback. [45852] £18.00
840. Gery, Dr. J. Characoids of the World. Pub. T.F.H. 1977 pp.672 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in illus. boards. Scarce. [45849] £60.00
841. Hecht, S. and Cockburn, A. The Fate of Forest. Developers, Destroyers and Defenders of the Amazon. Pub. Verso. 1989 pp.x, 266 with b/w. plates. Ex-Lib. A vg. copy in lightly chipped dustwrapper. [45779] £5.00
842. Jakubski, A.W. A Critical Revision of the Families Margarodidae and Termitococcidae (Hemiptera, Coccoidea). Pub. British Museum Nat. Hist. 1965 pp.x, 187 with colour frontispiece and text figs. One internal repair to dustwrapper o/w. a vg. copy. [17822] £10.00
843. Karlson, R.H. Dynamics of Coral Communities. Pub. Kluwer. 1999 pp.250 with figs. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [41742] £45.00
844. Kingdon, Jonathan. East African Mammals. Complete in 7 volumes. Pub. Univ. Chicargo Press. 1984 A fine paperback set. Each volume has a small label attached to the bottom of spine indicating the animals covered by that volume. All volumes in fine condition. [36457] £500.00 Acclaimed and coveted by both naturalists and lovers of wildlife illustration. Julian Huxley said of this series ‘I have nothing but praise for this book. I commend it to all serious students of African ecology, both for the beauty of its illustrations and for its biological thoroughness’.
845. Longhurst, A. Ecological Geography of the Sea. Pub. Academic Press. 1998 pp.xiii, 398 with figs. throughout. A fine copy in illus. boards. [41735] £40.00
846. MacNally, Ralph. Ecological Versatility and Community Ecology. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1995 pp.xvii, 435 with figs. Nr. fine in spine-faded dw. [17398] £12.00
847. Moore, N.W. The Bird of Time. The Science and Politics of Nature Conservation. Rep. Pub. C.U.P. 1987 pp.xxii, 290 with text figs. throughout. A thor. vg. copy in card covers. [45680] £15.00 A book written to demonstrate the importance of conservation and its integration to other activities. Divided into four parts; Part 1 considers ‘Time and Conservation’; Part 2 - ‘The past - experience from conserving habitats’; Part 3 - ‘The past - experience from controlling disease and pollution’ and Part 4 - ‘Towards the Future’.
848. Quick, H.E. Slugs. No.8. (Mollusca) (Testacellidae, Arionidae, Limacidae). Pub. The Linnean Society of London. 1949 pp.29 with some figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [41853] £12.00
849. Scott, T.D. The Marine and Fresh Water Fishes of South Australia. Pub. W.L. Hawes. 1962 pp. 338 with text figs. throughout. A vg. copy in illus. card covers. Softback. [45847] £15.00
850. Smart, J. A Handbook for the Identification of Insects of Medical Importance. With chapters on Fleas by Dr Karl Jordan & on Arachnids by R.J. Whittick. 2nd. Imp. Pub. British Museum of Natural History. 1944 pp.x, 272 with 13 plates (2 in colour) and text illus. throughout. Previous owner’s inscription to front paste- down. Boards marked and rubbed in places. Overall a vg. copy. [17783] £10.00
851. Stearns, S.C. & Hoekstra, R.F. Evolution. An introduction. Rep. Pub. O.U.P. 2005 pp.xii, 381 with text figs. A vg. pbk. copy [41740] £25.00
852. Thurston, M.H. and Allen, E. Type Material of the Families Lysianassidae, Stegocephalidae, Ampeliscidae and Haustoriidae (Crustacea : Amphipoda) in the Collections of the British Museum (Natural History). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 17. No. 9. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1969 pp.350-388. A vg. copy in part-faded card covers. Scarce. [45630] £12.00
853. Whitten, A.J. The Ecology of Sumatra. Pub. Gadjah Univ. 1987 pp.xx, 583 with colour and b/w. photographs and other figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [41761] £30.00
Special Offers – all subjects 854. Abell, S. Seeing Gardens. Pub. National Geographic. 2000 pp.208 with lovely colour photographs throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £30.00. [44817] £12.00 Excellent garden photography explores not only the form of gardens themselves but also how they are observed, with commentary throughout offering anecdotes, recollections and aesthetic philosophy derived from Sam Abell’s three decades of interpreting gardens.
855. Blomfield, D. Kew Past. Pub. Phillimore 2004 pp.144 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £15.99. SPECIAL OFFER. A very interesting read. [44812] £3.00 David Blomfield has lived in Kew for some forty years and has served as Governor of five Kew schools and other key positions within the Borough. In this well illustrated book the history of Kew Botanic Gardens is brought to life. Blomfield has traced its development and progress since its medieval beginnings documenting both the famous historical figures who lived in the town and the fishermen, market gardeners and shopkeepers who have inhabited it throughout history.
856. Bloom, A. Gardening with Conifers. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2001 pp.192 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. In-print at £25.00. [45817] £12.50 From giant sequoiadendrons to low, spreading junipers, the range of conifer forms and sizes is vast and cones can provide interest in the garden throughout the year. Adrian Bloom shows how conifers can be used in almost any size and situation.
857. Chadwick, A.A. and A.E. The Classic Cattleyas. Pub. Timber Press. 2006 pp.251 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. In-print at £35.00. [45812] £15.99 Native to the cloud forests of the Andes, cattleyas baffled horticulturists in Europe at first, but once the conditions they needed were understood in the mid 19th century, these spectacular orchids became the most admired of plants. Chadwick has grown and studied them for more than sixty years, and in this book he and his son share their knowledge and expertise with those who wish to understand and grow the large-flowered cattleyas and their hybrids.
858. Cook, H. and Williamson, T. (Eds.). Water Meadows. History, Ecology and Conservation. Pub. Windgather. 2007 pp.151 with colour photographs and other text figs. A new softback copy. In-print at £20.00. [45813] £10.00 A study of the history and ecology of floated water meadows - areas of low-lying wetland which were regulary flooded to simulate the early growth of grass in the spring. Detailing their crucial role in Britain’s economy from the 17th to the 19th centuries, and exploring the origins and operation of the practice.
859. Cooper, F. The Black Poplar. Ecology, History and Conservation. Pub. Windgather. 2006 pp.116 with colour photographs throughout. A new softback copy. In-print at £19.00. [45814] £10.00 A cultural and ecological biography of the black poplar in Britain exploring its historic place in the landscape, its role in folklore and in literary works such as the poems of William Cowper. Its use as timber and in medicine, and addressing the question of its conservation in the 21st century is also covered.
860. Cross, R. and Ravenscroft-Hulme, A. Vita Sackville-West. A Bibliography Pub. Oak. 1999 pp.306 with a few b/w. plates. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £45.00 [44646] £15.00 A bibliography of English author, poet and gardener Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962, b. Kent) including her novels the The Edwardians and All Passion Spent, biographies such as Pepita, and her famous Letters of Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolf.
861. Darwin, T. The Scots Herbal. Plant Lore of Scotland. Pub. Birlinn. 2008 pp.xviii, 198 with figs. throughout. A new copy in card covers. In-print at £12.99 [44653] £10.00 An authoritative guide to the ways in which wild plants including seaweed, fungi, moss and lichens have been used in Scotland since prehistoric times, listing over 200 species of plant found commonly in Scotland and the wide range of known uses for them.
862. Dietz, C. et al. Bats of Britain, Europe & Northwest Africa. Pub. A & C Black. 2009 pp. 400 with colour photographs, illus. and distribution maps. A new copy. In-print at £40.00. Save £5.00. [37550] £35.00 This comprehensive handbook presents all 51 bat species that occur across Europe and Northwest Africa, and embraces recent taxonomic advances and several new species descriptions from the last few years. Recommended.
863. Gatter, W. Birds of Liberia. Rep. Pub. Helm. 2013 pp.320 with colour plates, text figs. and maps throughout. Front end papers a little cracked, binding not affected. Would be sold as ‘new’ but for this very minor defect. In a new dustwrapper. In-print at £60.00; Save £22.00. [45733] £38.00
864. Hume, J.P. and Walters, M. Extinct Birds. Pub. Poyser. 2012 pp.544 with line drawings. A new copy in dustwrapper. Save £5.00 RRP £50.00. [44493] £45.00 Extint Birds is the first comprehensive review of the hundreds of bird species and subspecies that have become extinct over the last 700 years resulting from habitat degredation, over-hunting and rat introduction.
865. Johnson, A. & Cezilly, F. The Greater Flamingo. Pub. Poyser. 2007 pp. 328, colour photographs, line drawings, charts and tables. New in dw. Save £5.00 RRP £50.00. [46068] £45.00 Covers the latest thinking on Flamingo biology, with detailed discussions of population dynamics, evolution and systematics, migration and movements, feeding, reproductive biology and conservation, with emphasis placed on the authors work on the famous Flamingo population in the Carmargue region of Southern France.
866. Kenward, R. The Goshawk. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 2010 pp. 360 with plates and figs. New hardback in dustwrapper. Save £5.00 RRP £50.00. [43929] £45.00 A definitive and easily read monograph.
867. Lawman, J. A Natural History of Land’s End. Pub. Tabb House. 2002 pp.xviii, 203 with colour photographs and illus. A new copy in card covers. In-print at £13.99. [41756] £10.00
868. Lefranc, N. and Worfolk, T. Shrikes. A Guide to the Shrikes of the World. Rep. Pub. Poyser. 2013 pp.192 with 16 colour plates, text figs. and maps. A new copy in same dustwrapper. In-print at £50.00; Save £10.00. [45732] £40.00
869. McAllen, M. & Savill, R. Clematis Plant Portraits of Species and Selected Cultivars. 1st. Ed. Pub. Book Guild . 2001 pp.104 with over 40 different species and cultivars illustrated by Monica McAllen. A new hardback with dustwrapper. In-print at £32.25. [37348] £5.00
870. McCalman, I. Darwin’s Armada. Four Voyagers to the Southern Oceans and Their Battle for the Theory of Evolution. Pub. Simon and Schuster. 2009 pp.422 with colour plates at the centre of text. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £20.00 [45688] £12.50 This book tells the story of Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, Joseph Hooker and Alfred Wallace; four young naturalists, each of whom voyaged to the southern hemisphere in search of adventure and scientific fame.
871. Magee, J. Chinese Art and the Reeves Collection. Images of Nature. Pub. Natural History Museum London. 2011 pp.112 with colour plates throughout. A new softback copy. In-print at £12.99. [45815] £10.00 This volume presents a selection of some of the finest examples of Chinese natural history drawings from the 18th and 19th centuries, commissioned and collected during the early 19th century by English naturalist John Reeves.
872. Marder, J. Water-Efficient Gardening. Pub. Crowood 2009 pp.160 with colour photographs and other figs. throughout. A new copy in card covers. In-print at £14.99. [44652] £10.00
A handbook to making the most of water as a precious resource in gardening. From choosing a style and landscape design to picking appropriate plants; from techniques to prevent wastage to a general outline of the natural science of water-efficiency.
873. Mason, P. and Allsop, J. The Golden Oriole. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2009 pp. 280 with many figs. in text. A new copy in dustwrapper. Save £5.00 RRP £50.00. [39963] £45.00
874. Mikkola, H. Owls of the World. A Photographic Guide. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2013 pp.528 with colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. Bumped at top of spine o/w. a new copy. In-print at £40.00. Save £10.00. [45988] £30.00 This revised and updated second edition is packed with spectacular photography by dozens of the world’s finest natural history photographers. Covering all of the world’s 268 species of owls, the detailed text looks at identification, calls, food and hunting, habitat, status and distribution, geographical variation and confusion species.
875. Nicholson, S. Nymans. The Story of a Sussex Garden. Pub. The History Press. 2010 pp.178 with colour and b/w. photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. In-print at £10.99 [46042] £7.50 The history of Nymans (one of a group of gardens in the Sussex Weald) created prior to WWI was used to demonstrate that many supposedly tender exotics could grow outdoors in Sussex. The garden was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1954.
876. Olsen, K.M. and Larsson, H. Skuas and Jaegers. A Guide to the Skuas and Jaegers of the World. Rep. Pub. Poyser. 2013 pp.190 with 13 colour plates, text figs. maps and photographs. A new copy in dustwrapper. In- print at £50.00; Save £10.00. [45730] £40.00
877. Parkinson, A. Nature’s Alchemist. John Parkinson, Herbalist to Charles I. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2007 pp.335 with text illus. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £25.00. [44816] £15.00 Original research by the author who has produced an interesting, lively insight into the life of an extraordinary gardener.
878. Potter, J. The Rose. Pub. Callisto. 2010 pp.xxi, 520 with colour plates and other text figs. throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £30.00. [44805] £20.00 In ‘The Rose’, acclaimed horticultural historian Jennifer Potter shows what, exactly, gives this most fragrant flower its potency in societies around the world. The story begins in the Greek and Roman Empires and moves through time and around the world ending up with the more modern day Rose Mania in the mid to late nineteenth century.
879. Rees, E. Bewick’s Swan. Pub. Poyser. 2006 pp.296 with colour photographs and other figs. A new copy in same dw. Save £5.00 RRP. £50.00. [43931] £45.00
880. Sharpe, C. et al. Manx Bird Atlas. An Atlas of Breeding and Wintering Birds on the Isle of Man. Pub. Liverpool Univ. Press. 2007 pp.389 with text illus. and distribution maps throughout. A new copy in green cloth which is gilt decorated. In slipcase. In-print at £100.00. Save £70.00. [45818] £30.00 Mapping patterns of bird abundance on the Isle of Man during both breeding and wintering seasons, this authoritative atlas reflects the findings of the first structured survey of the Island’s birdlife, demonstrating the variety of birdlife sustained by the range of habitats occuring on the island.
881. Shrubb, M. Feasting, Fowling and Feathers. A History of the Exploitation of Wild Birds. Pub. Poyser. 2013 pp.256 with b/w. photographs, text figs. throughout and colour plates at rear of text. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £50.00; Save £10.00. [45729] £40.00
882. Tyler, M. British Oaks. A Concise Guide. Pub. Crowood. 2008 pp.256 with colour photographs and figs. throughout. A new copy in dw. In-print at £25.00. Recommended. Last few copies. [44647] £12.50 This detailed guide examines the evolution, distribution, taxonomy and physical characteristics of Britain’s two native Oaks, with sections on flora and fauna related to the trees; pests, diseases and galls and the impact of pollution; and the general and cultural history of the Oak.
883. Watson, J. The Golden Eagle. 2nd. Ed. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 2010 pp.448 with colour photos. and text figs. throughout. A new copy in dw. Save £5.00 RRP £50.00. [44061] £45.00
884. Wills, C. The Darwinian Tourist. Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes. Pub. O.U.P. 2010 pp.xiii, 345 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in dustwrapper. In-print at £18.99. [44810] £10.00 Biologist Christopher Wills presents some of his favourite biological findings from across the world exploring the evolutionary processes underlying the beauty and diversity of the wildlife that he presents. From fire urchins in the Lembeh Strait of Indonesia to an adopted wolf cub in an isloated village in Mongolia.
Latest New Naturalist – No. 125 ‘Owls’ by Mike Toms New hardbacks available – Save 20% off RRP - £44.00 (RRP £55.00) See item 630 for more information If you are interested in a comprehensive guide to Owls of the World , then we thoroughly recommend Heimmo Mikkola’s latest book – see item 753 .