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Catalogue No.90

Botany 1 – 162 Darwin 163 - 188 Entomology 189 – 221 Fine, Illustrated & Antiquarian 222 – 236 Gardening 237 – 364 Natural History 365 – 460 New Naturalists – Main series 461 – 572 New Naturalists – Monographs 573 – 593 Ornithology 594 – 908 Zoology 909 – 983 New Naturalists The most recent title No.115 ‘Climate and Weather’ was published at the end of August and has been a popular title. We have several copies left (see item 572 in this catalogue). We expect to take delivery of NN.116 ‘Plant Pests’ by David Alford in early January 2011. We will charge catalogue customers £45.00 plus post (RRP £50.00) and if you would like a copy, do let us know. There are a number of special offers in our listing of New Naturalists. Ornithology We have listed a very large number of titles in our ornithology section. This comprises a recently purchased ornithological collection which includes quite a number of specialist titles on Hummingbirds. C.Arden (bookseller) – website Our website is now 2 years old and regularly updated with new stock. We have also added several thousand book images which we hope makes purchasing easier. Bee & Bee-keeping book catalogue Our stock of new, second-hand and antiquarian bee & bee-keeping books continues to grow. We now have around 300 titles. We now publish dedicated bee & beekeeping book catalogues and list stock on our website.

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Botany

1. Australian Plants Society Maroondah. Flora of Melbourne. A Guide to the Indigenous Plants of the Greater Melbourne Area. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Hyland House. 2001. pp.viii,393 with col. photos & hundreds of line drawings. Pbk. Nr. fine copy. In print at £28.99. [39846] £15.00

2. Baker, K.F. & Snyder, W.C. Ecology of Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens. Prelude to Biological Control. 1st Pub. John Murray. 1965 pp.571 with text figs. A VG copy in partly stained dw. [23374] £35.00

3. Bates, J.W. et al (Eds.). Bryology for the twenty-first century. Pub. Maney. 1998 pp.xii, 382 with b/w. photographs and figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [39869] £9.50

4. Blamey, M. and Grey-Wilson, C. The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. Pub. Hodder and Stoughton. 1989 pp. 544 with colour plates. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39408] £20.00 Illustrated by Marjorie Blamey, this very comprehensive work describes over 2,400 plants.

5. Blunt, W. & W.T. Stearn. The Art of Botanical Illustration. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1994 pp.368 with 125 coloured plates and many text figs. A fine copy of this out of print book. [39588] £60.00 This edition revised and enlarged by William Stearn with a greatly extended chapter on 20th century. Still a must for the serious botanical artist.

6. Bould, C. and Hewitt, E.J. Diagnosis of Mineral Disorders in Plants. In 3 Volumes. Principles, Vegetables and Glasshouse Crops. Pub. London. 1983 3 Volumes with numerous colour photographs throughout all. Spines faded sl. on all volumes o/w. a vg. plus set in illus. boards. [39728] £80.00

7. Bowen, H.J.M. The Flora of Berkshire. Holywell Press, Oxford, 1968. Pp.389. VG, in slightly rubbed dw. [39879] £40.00

8. Brewis, A. et al. The Flora of Hampshire. Pub. Harley Books. 1996 pp.xii, 386 with 16 colour plates, b/w. photographs, figs. and distribution maps. A fine copy in same dw. [39886] £35.00

9. Britten, J. European Ferns. Pub. Cassell. ND pp.vii, xliv,196 with 30 fine coloured plates by D. Blair. Boards show a little wear although, design on front board clear and bright. Contents including plates are in fine condition. [39872] £300.00

10. Campo, C. Gomez & Colaboradores, Y. Libro Rojo De Especies Vegetales Amenazadas De Las Islas Canarias. 1st. Pub. Canaries. 1996 pp.663 with 14 coloured photos. A little distortion to the first few pages of text due to damp o/w. vg. pbk. copy. [35802] £25.00

11. Cheers, G. Letts Guide to Carnivorous Plants of the World. Pub. Letts. 1992 pp.ix, 174 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [39858] £35.00 This book helps you identify and cultivate an astonishingly diverse and interesting range of carnivorous plants.

12. Clapham, A.R. Flora of Derbyshire. 1st. Pub. Derby Museum. 1969 pp.382. A vg. copy in dw. which is sl. grubby. [39877] £35.00

13. Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G and Warburg, E.F. Flora of the British Isles. Complete 5 Volume Set. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1962 5 Volumes. All dw. sl. chipped and worn o/w. a vg. set. [39558] £40.00

14. Cockayne, L. New Zealand Plants and Their Story. Pub. R.E. Owen. 1967 pp.268 with b/w. photographs and other figs. A vg. plus copy in illus. boards. [39863] £15.00

15. Cole, M.M. The Savannas. Biogeography and Geobotany. 1st. Pub. Academic Press. 1986 pp.xvii. 438 with b/w. plates and maps. VG. copy in green cloth boards. [35631] £35.00

16. Coomans, H.E. & Coomans-Eustatia, M. Flowers from St. Martin; The 19th Century Watercolours of West Indian Plants painted by Hendrik van Rijgersma. Pub. De Walberg Pers, Bloemendaal, 1988. pp.159 with portrait frontispice & 58 reproductions of watercolours. Fine, in dw. [15337] £18.00 A Dutch physician living on the island of St. Martin for 14 years, Van Rijgersma provides the first botanical documentation of the area with his scientifically-correct watercolours and accompanying text.

17. Cooper, J.I. Virus Diseases of Trees and Shrubs. Pub. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. 1979 pp.74 with figs. throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [39671] £12.00

18. Dallimore, W. & Jackson, A. Bruce. A Handbook of Coniferae including Ginkgoaceae. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1931. pp.xiii,582 with frontis. & 31 b/w plates. A vg. copy in grubby dw. [39730] £20.00

19. Dallimore, W. & Jackson, A. Bruce. A Handbook of Coniferae including Ginkgoaceae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1923 pp.xi,570 with frontis. & 31 b/w plates. Sl. foxing to contents. Overall a good-vg. copy. [39822] £30.00

20. Daoud, H.S. Flora of Kuwait. Volume 1: Dicotyledoneae. Pub. KPI. 1985 pp.xii, 224 with 248 colour photographs. VG. to fine copy in same dw. [35938] £20.00 Following the sudden and tragic death of Hazim S Daoud in 1976, this work was continued and revised by Ali Al-Rawi. In quite a number of cases, two photographs are provided of the same specimen to aid identification.

21. Darlington, A. The Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls in Colour. Rev. Ed. Pub. Blandford. 1975 pp.191 with 293 coloured illus. plus other text figs. VG. in dw. Scarce. [39814] £20.00

22. Davies, P. & J. & Huxley, A. Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe. 1st. Pub. Chatto & Windus. 1983 pp.xii, 256 with 328 coloured photos. Vg. in dw. [36065] £12.50 This most comphrehensive volume not only covers Britain and Western Europe but the Mediterranean from Portugal to Israel including Spain, Italy, Greece and all the major islands. Plus parts of western Asia as far as the Urals. As well as identification it includes information on distribution, orchid biology and classification.

23. De Tabley, Lord; Moore, S. Ed. The Flora of Cheshire. 1st. Pub. Longmans, Green, & Co. 1899 pp.cxiv, 399 with coloured folding map to rear. A little light foxing to endpapers and title page o/w a very good copy in bright gilt boards. There is also a 3pp. Notes Additional to the Flora of Cheshire by Spencer Moore. Rep. Jour. Bot. 1900. [35700] £85.00

24. Dennis, Dr. R.W.G. Concise Guide to British Fungi. Pub. Saiga. 1984 pp.v, 74 with 111 colour plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in same dw. [39864] £12.00

25. Dennis, R.W.G. New Checklist of British Agarics and Boleti. Pub. C.U.P. 1960 pp.225. A vg. copy in paper covers. [39880] £18.00

26. Desmond, R. and Hepper, F. Nigel. A Century of Kew Plantsmen. A celebration of the Kew Guild. 1st. Ed. Pub. Kew Guild. 1993 pp.viii, 188 with over 100 photographs. Fine in vg. dw. [36034] £18.00 This work includes reminiscences of colleagues and working conditions by gardeners who worked under the directorship of Sir William and Sir Joseph Hooker, Sir William Thiselton-Dyer; the experiences of Kewites serving in the outposts of the British Empire and on plant hunting expeditions. Brief biographies of 50 distinguished botanists, horticulturalists and botanical artists makes this a useful reference tool.

27. Dickinson, C.H. and Pugh, G.J.F. Biology of Plant Litter Decomposition. Vol..2. Pub. Academic Press. 1974 pp.xiv, 245-775 plus index. VG. in dw. lightly sunned on spine, chipped along top-edge and missing a small part from top of the spine. [35846] £30.00

28. Dudman, A.A. and Richards, A.J. Dandelions of Great Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No 9. Pub. BSBI. 1997 pp. 344 with silhouettes. Spine of card covers lightly faded, o/w. a fine copy. [39271] £15.00

29. Fenaroli, L. Flora delle Alpi. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Aldo Martello. 1971 xi, 428 with fine plates, line drawings and photographs. VG. to fine in dw. [35870] £40.00

30. Ferry, Baddeley & Hawksworth. Ed’s. Air Pollution and Lichens. 1st. Pub. Athlone Press. 1973 pp.x, 389 with text figs. A fine copy in dw. Stamped on title page’ Western Printing Service- File Copy’ [35537] £50.00

31. Fitter, A. An Atlas of the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe. Pub. Collins. 1978 pp.272 with distribution maps throughout. A vg. copy in sl. tatty dw. [39723] £10.50

32. Fletcher, H.R. and Brown, W.H. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1670-1970. Pub. HMSO. 1970 pp.xii, 309 with plates and fold-out charts. VG. in dw. with a few light marks, a closed tear to rear and sunned spine. [35544] £15.00

33. Fuccillo, Sears and Stapleton. Ed’s. Biodiversity in Trust. Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources in CGIAR Centres. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1997 pp.xv, 371 with text figs. Fine copy in illus. boards. [35565] £30.00 This volume considers the status of key collections, in each case providing details of botany, distribution and agronomy of the species concerned in addition to extensive information on germplasm conservation and use.

34. Gale, R. & Cutler, D. Plants in Archaeology. Identification Manual of Vegetative Plant Materials used in Europe and the Southern Mediterranean to c. 1500. 1st. Pub. Westbury. 2000 pp. xiii, 512 with many plates. Fine copy in same dw. [33347] £60.00

35. Gardner, C.A. Wildflowers of Western Australia. Pub. Perth. 1968 pp.xii, 164 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in slipcase. [39865] £15.00

36. Gibson, Janet M. Wild Flowers of Natal (Inland Region) Pub. Natal. 1978 pp. ix, 141 with125 coloured plates. Very good condition in similar dw’s. The volume on the Inland Region is not a common book. The plates are by the author. [35999] £70.00

37. Gillam, B. (Ed). The Wiltshire Flora. Pub. Pisces. 1993 pp.x, 386 with colour photographs and distribution maps. Also one overlay at rear of book. A nr. fine copy in similar dw. [39777] £50.00

38. Graham, G.G, The Flora & Vegetation of County Durham. Pub. Flora Committee. 1988 pp.vi, 526 with distribution maps and figs. throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39885] £30.00

39. Grey-Wilson, Christopher. The Genus Cyclamen. A Kew Magazine Monograph. 1st. Pub. Kew, Helm & Timber Press. 1988 pp.147 with 12 plates after Mary Grierson and numerous text illus. A fine copy in dw. [36071] £20.00 This genus comprises a group of very distinct species native to parts of Europe and western Asia, as well as North Africa. This genus belongs to the primrose family and with 19 species is relatively small.

40. Grieve, B.J. How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers. Part 2: Dicotyledons (Amaranthaceae to Lythraceae). A Key to the Flora of the Extratropical Regions of Western Australia. Pub. Uni.

Western Australia Press / Wildflower Society of Western Australia. 1998. Restructured & revised Second Edition. pp.xv, 731 with col. plates & hundreds of figs. Thoroughly fine. [19621] £35.00

41. Grigson, Geoffrey. The Englishman’s Flora. Illustrated with Woodcuts from 16th Century Herbals. 1st. Ed. Phoenix House, 1955 pp.478 with occasional illus. Previous owner has coloured in 2 plates. A vg. copy in cloth boards. [39841] £65.00

42. 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 very fine copy in same dw. [37681] £99.00 This book compliments existing standard literature 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.

43. Gruffydd, B. Tree Form, Size and Colour. A Guide to Selection, Planting and Design. Pub. SPON. 1987 pp.243 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in sl. stained illus. boards. [39853] £35.00 This is a book about trees: trees as a major element in the art of designing gardens and the great outdoors; the beauty of trees in foliage, flower and fruit; their form and size.

44. Halliday, G. A Flora of Cumbria. comprising the vice-counties of Westmorland with Furness, Cumberland and parts of North-west Yorkshire and North Lancashire. Pub. University of Lancaster. 1997 pp. 611 with colour dist. maps and photographs. Fine in same dw. [39269] £35.00

45. Halliday, S and Lushington, L. A Photographer’s Eye View of the Flowers of Northern Cyprus. 1st. Ed. Pub. SHP. 1988 pp. 92 with many colour photographs. VG. to fine in same dw. [36044] £20.00

46. Hartmann, H. and Kester. D. Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices. 4th. Ed. Pub. Prentice-Hall. 1983 pp.vii, 726 with figs. and b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded card covers. [39656] £20.00

47. Haslam, S. et al. British Water Plants. Pub. Field Studies. 1975 pp.243-351 with small line drawings throughout. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39881] £10.00

48. Hawks, E. Pioneers of Plant Study. 1st. Pub. The Sheldon Press. 1928 pp. 288 with 15 plates. Foxing to fore-edges and sporadically to parts of the contents. Overall nr. vg. in green cloth. [35610] £25.00 Tracing the study of plant history, from plants of ancient Egypt, Assyria and China, through to the New World, the Renaissance to Linnaeus, Kew and plant collecting. The author admits this is not a complete history, but this work focusses on what the author and contributors considered to be the more interesting episodes.

49. Hawksworth, D.J. Ed. Advancing Agricultural Production in Africa. Proceedings of CAB’s First Scientific Conferance Arusha, Tanzania, 12-18 February 1984. Pub. CAB. 1984 pp.454 with some text figs. Vg. in dw. [35569] £15.00

50. Hawksworth, Kirk, Sutton, Pegler. Ainsworth & Bisby’s Dictionary of the Fungi. 8th Ed. Pub. CAB. 1995 pp.xii, 616. Fine copy. [24997] £25.00

51. Hewson, H. Australia - 300 years of Botanical Illustration. 1st. Pub. CSIRO. 1999 pp.228 with many superb illustrations. A nr. fine copy in dw. [39875] £35.00

52. Heywood, V.H. Editor. Flowering Plants of the World. 1st. Pub. O.U.P. 1978 pp.335 with coloured plates illus. more than 200 families of plants. A vg. copy in similar dw. [36002] £20.00 There are at least some 250,000 species of flowering plants grouped into 250-350 families. This book describes and illustrates most of these families. The text has been produced by a panel of recognised experts in the field and provides a wealth of information for both specialist and general reader.

53. Hickey, M. & King, C. 100 Families of Flowering Plants. 2nd. Ed. Pub. C.U.P. 1988 pp.xvi, 619 with many text line drawings. Vg. pbk. copy. This revised edition has been enlarged and many of the original illustrations have been redrawn and further illustrations have been added. [36023] £65.00

54. Hillier & Sons. The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs. Rep. Pub. David & Charles. 1996 pp.704 with a few b/w. photographs. A vg. plus copy in similar dw. [39850] £20.00 This manual is widely recognised as a classic of horticultural literature. Over 9,000 plants representing more than 650 genera are described in detail.

55. Huisman, John M. Marine Plants of Australia. Pub. Uni. Western Australia Press. 2000. pp.ix, 300 illustrating over 300 species in colour plates, with full references, descriptions & line drawings. Fine. [39843] £30.00 This book is fully referenced and has numerous descriptions and line drawings, detailing many of the intricacies of this surprisingly complex group of plants.

56. Ingrouille, M. Historical Ecology of the British Flora. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1995 pp.xi, 347 with photographs and figs. throughout. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39686] £70.00 This book describes the evolution and development of British and Irish flora and vegetation from their earliest days in the Silurian period to the present.

57. Jahns, H.M. Collins Guide to the Ferns Mosses and Lichens of Britain and Northern & Central Europe. Pub. Collins. 1980 pp. 272 with 655 colour photographs. A vg. plus copy in illus. boards. Long out of print and scarce. [39640] £40.00 This comprehensive guide covers the ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichen of Britain, Scandinavia and northern Europe from the Baltic to the Alps. It describes over 750 species concentrating upon those that the reader is likely to encounter and be able to identify without the use of a microscope.

58. Jelitto, L. and Schacht, W. Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 2 Volumes. Pub. Batsford. 1990 pp.343 with colour and b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. plus set. [39557] £50.00

59. Jermy, A.C., Crabbe, J.A. & Thomas, B.A. The Phylogeny and Classification of the Ferns. Pub. cademic Press / Linnean Society. 1973 pp.xiv, 284 with b/w plates & figs. VG., in chaffed dw. [19462] £50.00

60. Johnson, H. The International Book of Trees. Pub. Mitchell Beazley. 1993 pp.288 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. A nr. fine copy in similar dw. [39847] £15.00

61. Jordan, M. A Guide to Wild Plants. The Edible and Poisonous Species of the Northern Hemisphere. Pub. Millington. 1976 pp. 240 with colour plates. A vg. copy in card covers. [39390] £10.00

62. Kaye, R. Hardy Ferns. 1st. Pub. Faber & Faber. 1968 pp. 203 with b/w. and colour plates and line drawings. VG. copy in same dw. Scarce book. [39810] £30.00

63. Kent, D.H. The Historical Flora of Middlesex. Pub. The Ray Society. 1975 pp.673. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39867] £18.00

64. Killham, Ken. Soil Ecology. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1994 pp.xviii, 242 with illus. and graphs. Fine pbk. copy. [35818] £25.00

65. Kimber, Clarissa Therese. Martinique Revisited. The Changing Plant Geographies of a West Indian Island. Pub. Texas A & M Uni. Press, 1988 pp.xx, 458 with text illus, maps & tables. VG. [15172] £25.00

66. Knapp, R. Handbook of Vegetation Science Part VIII- Vegetation Dynamics. 1st. Pub. W.Junk. 1974 pp.364 with text illus., maps, and graphs. A vg. copy in dw. [35507] £40.00 Part VIII contains the foundations, methods and results of Vegetation Dynamics. The structure and composition of vegetation is changing in connection with the properties of certain plant species and with alterations of environmental conditions.

67. Krussmann, G. et al. Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees & Shrubs. Vol. II. Pub. Timber Press. 1985 pp.445 with copious line drawings, leaf silhouettes, maps and photographs. Spine faded o/w. a vg. copy. [39851] £150.00

68. Lack, H. Walter. Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration. Pub. Taschen. 2001 pp.576 with 483 fine coloured reproductions from some 100 outstanding works from the 18th & 19th centuries. Fine in illustrated card covers. Text in French, German and English. A fine publication. [36020] £70.00

69. Lancaster, R. Plant Hunting in Nepal. Pub. Croom Helm. 1981 pp. 194 with colour plates & line drawings. VG. in dw. [39860] £30.00

70. Langmead, C. A Passion for Plants. From the Rainforests of Brazil to Kew Gardens. The life and vision of Ghillean Prance. Pub. Lion. 1995 pp.201 plus index. With b/w. photography. VG. in vg. dw. [36038] £10.00

71. Lemmon, K. The Golden Age of Plant Hunters. Pub. Barnes. 1969 pp.x, 229 with colour plates. A vg. copy in v. tatty dw. [39667] £25.00

72. Lemoine, Cecile Nouveau Guide Des Champignons. Pub. Editions Ouest France. 1996 pp. 445 with many fine photos. and keys to identification. A fine hardback copy in illustrated boards. In French. [39893] £25.00

73. Lotschert, W. and Beese, G. Tropical Plants. Collins Photo Guide. Pub. Collins. 1994 pp. 256 with over 270 colour photographs. Fine copy. [36040] £20.00 A valuable guide for amateur and professional botanists, this book provides information on the plants from all regions of the tropics. Three hundred and twenty five species are covered, indicating flowering time, distribution, origin and requirements.

74. Luer, C.A. The Native Orchids of Florida. 1st. Ed. Pub. New York Botanical Garden. 1972 pp. 293 with colour photographs. Nr. fine in same dw. [39281] £50.00

75. Mabey, Richard. Flora Britannica. The definitive new guide to wild flowers, plants and trees. 1st. Pub. Sinclair- Stevenson. 1996 pp.480 with many fine colour photos. Fine in dw. [36007] £30.00 This delightful book covers the native and naturalised plants of England, Scotland and Wales. This is a definitive contemporary flora, an encyclopaedia of living folklore, a sort of Domesday Book.

76. McMurtrie, M. Scottish Wild Flowers. Pub. Garden Art Press. 2001 pp.278 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39889] £20.00

77. MacVicar, S.M. The Student’s Handbook of British Hepatics. with illustrations. 2nd. Ed. Rev. Enl. Pub. Sumfield. 1926 pp.xxix, 464 plus index. VG. [35885] £25.00

78. Malcolm, D. Shetland’s Wild Flowers. A Photographic Guide. Pub. Sheltand Times. 1992 pp.viii, 72 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39427] £6.50

79. Mansel-Pleydell, John Clavell. Flora of Dorsetshire, or a Catalogue of Plants found in the County of Dorset. Pub. Whittaker / W. Shipp. 1874. pp.ii, 320 with foxed, colour fold-out map. Contents overall in vg.-fine condition. In green cloth boards. [39996] £75.00

80. Mansel-Pleydell, John Clavell. Flora of Dorsetshire, or a Catalogue of Plants found in the County of Dorset. Pub. Whittaker / W. Shipp. 1874. pp.ii, 320 with foxed, colour fold-out map. Contents are overall in vg. condition. Bound in half-morroco. Overall vg. [39997] £75.00

81. Mansel-Pleydell, John Clavell. Flora of Dorsetshire, with a sketch of the topography, river system, and geology of the county. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Privately. 1895 pp.xxxviii, 345, xxv with 2 fold-out colour maps. Contents in vg.-fine condition as is the binding. [39998] £140.00

82. Marren, P. Britain’s Rare Flowers. 1st. Pub. Poyser. 1999 pp. xv, 334 with many colour photos. throughout the text. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39870] £22.00

83. Mason, H. & Du Plessis, E. Western Cape Sandveld Flowers. 1st. Pub. C. Struik. 1972 pp.203 with 85 coloured plates by the author. A vg. copy in similar dw. with one small closed tear. A bright copy. [36001] £20.00 This was the first book to discuss the flowers of the Sandveld as a single study. Over 500 flowers are illustrated by the first author.

84. Mathew, Brian. The Iris. 1st. Pub. Batsford. 1981 pp.xiii, 202 with 38 illus. in colour plus other line drawings. Spine of dw. faded o/w. vg. Signed by the author. [36017] £30.00

85. Mathew, Brian. The Larger Bulbs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford & RHS. 1978 pp.156 with illus. and line drawings. Vg. in dw. [36021] £12.50

86. Mee M. In Search of the Flowers of the Amazon Forests. Diaries of an English artist reveal the beauty of the vanishing rainforest. Pub. Nonesuch Expeditions. 1989 pp.302 with many fine plates. A nr. fine copy in similar dw. [39833] £25.00

87. Miles, A. Silva. The Tree in Britain. Pub. Ebury Press. 1999 pp.400 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. A vg. plus copy in similar dw. [39852] £20.00

88. Miller, A. and Morris, M. Plants of Dhofar. The Southern Region of Oman. Traditional, Economic and Medicinal Uses. Pub. Office. 1988 pp.xxvii, 361 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39871] £100.00

89. Moore, J.A. Charophytes of Great Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No 5. Pub. BSBI. 1988 pp.141 with line drawings. VG. to fine in card covers. [39272] £10.00

90. Muir, R. Ancient Trees Living Landscapes. 1st. Pub. Tempus. 2005 pp. 256, with b/w and colour plates. Vg. copy in vg. dw. [35525] £18.00

91. Murray, R.P. & Marshall, E.S. The Flora of Somerset & A Supplement to the Flora of Somerset. 2 Volumes. Pub. Barnicott & Pearce & Som.Arch. & Nat.Hist. Soc. 1896 & 1914 pp.lxi, 437; 242 with frontis. folding map. A vg. set in original matching green cloth bindings. [35703] £150.00

92. Musgrave, T, Gardener, C. & Musgrave, W. The Plant Hunters. 200 years of adventure and discovery around the world. Pub. Ward & Lock. 1998 pp.224 with many coloured illus., maps and other text figs. Nr. fine copy in dw. now out of print. [39687] £20.00 This is an amazing story of those few and most remarkable men who ventured into the unknown to find, and bring back to cultivation, a whole world of new and exotic plants. This volume covers nine of the most important plant hunters of the past.

93. Newsholme, C. Willows. The Genus Salix. Pub. B.T. Batsford Ltd. 1992 pp. 224 with 65 colour plates, numerous figs. and illus. A fine copy in vg. dw. [39809] £30.00 This work offers the reader a comprehensive world-wide survey of willows. It is dual purpose and will be invaluable to both the practical gardener and to the keen botanist.

94. Nixon, H.N. The Student’s Handbook of British Mosses. with illustrations and keys to the genera and species. 3rd. Ed. Rev. Enl. Pub. Sumfield. 1924 pp.xlviii, 582 plus 63 pages of illustrations. VG. [35884] £25.00

95. Oakeley, H. F. Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa (orchids) The Essential Guide. Pub. by the author. 2008 pp.445 with 1400 fine photographs. A mint copy in dw.in landscape format. [40016] £50.00 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.

96. Ouden, P. den & Boom, B.K. Manual of Cultivated Conifers hardy in the cold-warm-temperate zone. Pub. Martinus Nikhoff. 1965 pp.x, 526 with numerous b/w. plates. VG. in similar dw. [15379] £38.00

97. Palgrave, K.C. Trees of Southern Africa. 1st. Pub. C.Struik. 1977 pp.959 with 314 coloured illus. plus numerous text illus. A vg. copy. [23186] £45.00

98. Palgrave, K.C. Trees of Southern Africa. 1st. Ed. Pub. Struik. 1977 pp. 959 with 314 colour photographs, 61 b/w. photographs. Supporting line drawings and maps. Nr. fine with loose plastic cover. With the library stamp of Anthony Huxley. [36030] £50.00 Six years of study led to the production of this work which considered all the tree species, both indigenous and naturalised that occurred in Africa south of the Zambezi. English and Afrikaans common name or names listed. Interesting items of general knowledge including the medicinal and poisonous properties of trees, association with magic and folklore and even economic potential.

99. Palmer, Eve. A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa. 1st. Pub. Collins. 1977 pp.352 with 155 fine plates by Rhona Collett. This field guide by the author of the three volumes on the Trees of Southern Africa. A most comphrensive guide with keys text and text figs. [36064] £15.00

100. Pavord, Anna. The Naming of Names. The Search for Order in the World of Plants. 1st. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2005 pp.471 with many fine illus. Fine copy. [39882] £20.00 This book is about the men who searched for the rules of nature’s game. How should plants be grouped and ordered. This search for order occupied some of the brilliant minds in Europe.The author goes back into botanical history, travelling from Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople and Venice, to the universities of Padua and Pisa.

101. Pennington, T.D. & Sarukhan, J. Arboles Tropicales de Mexico. Manual para la Identificacion de Campo de los Principales. Pub. Forestry Inst. Oxford Univ. 1968 pp.v, 413 with many illus. Vg. in sl. worn dw. [39767] £25.00

102. Peterson, R.T. and McKenny, M. Northeastern Wildflowers. Pub. The Eastern Press. 1986 pp.xxviii, 420 with colour plates and line drawings throughout. A fine copy in illus. boards. [39486] £20.00

103. Petrides, G.A. Eastern Trees. Pub. The Eastern Press. 1988 pp.xv, 272 with colour plates and figs. throughout. A fine copy in illus. boards. [39489] £20.00

104. Pietropaolo, J. and P. Carnivorous Plants of the World. Pub. Timber Press. 1999 pp.206 with 9 colour plates and numerous line drawings. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39857] £16.99

105. Polunin, I. Plants and Flowers of Malaysia. Rep. Pub. Times Editions. 1991 pp. 159 with many coloured photos. within the text. Vg. copy in dw. which has mild sunning to spine and minor creasing to rear, o/w. vg. [35911] £15.00

106. Polunin, O.and Smythes, B.E. Flowers of South-West Europe. Rep. Pub. Oxford. 1997 pp.xv, 480 with 64 colour plates. A nr. fine copy in card covers. [39475] £25.00

107. Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of Greece and Balkans. A Field Guide. Pub. O.U.P. 1988 pp.xv, 592 with 80 coloured plates containing 483 photographs. Still a very useful book on this area of the Mediterranean. [36364] £45.00

108. Preston, C.D. Pondweeds of Great Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No 8. Pub. BSBI. 1995 pp. 352 with line drawings. Covers lightly faded in places. Overall a vg. copy. [39273] £16.00

109. Prof, J.P. et al. A Vision of Eden. The Life and Work of Marianne North. Pub. HMSO. 1993 pp.240 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39842] £18.00

110. Purvis, O.W. et al. The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Brit. Lichen Soc. 1994 pp.x, 710. In sunned dw, o/w. a fine copy. Scarce [39845] £80.00 This is the first comprehensive, modern account for over sixty years of all lichens ( in excess of 1700 taxa in 262 genera) occuring in the British Isles. This volume draws on the expertise of 49 contributing lichenologists from Britain and abroad.

111. Rackham, O. Ancient Woodland. Its History, Vegetation and Uses in England. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Castlepoint Press. 2003 pp.xxxvi, 584 with colour photographs, figs. and maps. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39854] £85.00 In this book there are observations and experiments on individual woods, by the author and his predecessors, which record stability and change. New perspectives, comparisons with woods and much more in this new edition.

112. Rackham, O. Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape. 1st. Ed. Dent. 1976 pp. 204 with plates and figs. in text. VG. in dw. [39681] £15.00

113. Retief, E. & Herman, P.P.J. Plants of the Northern Provinces of South Africa: Keys and Diagnostic Characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, 1997. Pp.681 with endpaper maps. Fine. [39888] £45.00

114. Rev. Keeble Martin, W. & Fraser, G.T. (Eds.) Flora of Devon. Phanerogams, Vascular Crytogams, Charophyta. 1st. Pub. Wheldon & Wesley. 1939 pp.xv. 787 with fold out map of Devon rainfall, Devonshire Botanical map in pouch at rear of book and a few b/w. plates. Browning to front f.e.p. o/w. vg. tight clean copy in blue cloth boards which show some wear and sunning to spine. [35730] £60.00

115. Reveal, James L. America’s Botanical Beauty. Illustrations from the Library of Congress. Fulcrum Publishing / Library of Congress, 1996. Reprint (Originally published as Gentle Conquest.) Pp.162, illustrated throughout with col. & b/w reproductions of botanical art. Pbk. Fine. [15357] £12.00

116. Reynolds, Gilbert Westacott. The Aloes of South Africa. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town, for Trustees of the Aloes of South Africa Book Fund. 1970. Reprint. pp.xviii,526 with col. & b/w plates & numerous text illus. & figs. VG. in slightly worn dw. [15327] £110.00 Essentially a reissue of the 1950 first edition, together with an addendum describing four new species, and recording various name changes.

117. Ricken, A. Die Blatterpilze. (Agaricaceae).Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Lander, besonders Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Pub. Theodor Oswald Weigel. 1915 pp. 462 plus plates (not all). This is a working photocopy of the original work and a previous owner has written ‘Text,

plates for ‘New Check List’ species not illustrated by Lange or Bresadola). VG in card covers. [35835] £20.00

118. Riffle, R.L. & Craft, P. An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Pub. Timber Press. 2003 pp. 528 with over 200 pages of colour photographs. Thoroughly vg. in dw. [31376] £40.00

119. Rix, Martyn. The Art of the Botanist. Pub. Lutterworth Press. 1981. Pp.224 with 64 full-colour& 240 b/w illustrations. Folio. Fine, in creased & repaired dw. [39832] £40.00

120. Roe, R.G.B. The Flora of Somerset. Pub. Bigwood & Staple. 1981 pp.xv, 345 with b/w. and colour photographic plates. A vg. copy in card covers. [39883] £10.00

121. Romagnesi, H. Exotic Mushrooms. Pub.Sterling. 1971 pp.192 with 160 colour plates at rear of book. A vg. plus copy in illus. boards. [39866] £15.00

122. Rousseau, J-J. Pure Curiousity. Botanical Letters. Pub. Paddington. 1979 pp.154 with colour illus. by P.J. Redoute. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39878] £15.00

123. Schenk, G. Moss Gardening. Including Lichens, Liverworts, and Other Miniatures. Pub. Timber Press. 1998 pp.261 with coloured photographs throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [39682] £18.00

124. Simpson, F.W. Simpson’s Flora of Suffolk. 1st. Ed. Pub. Suffolk Naturalists’ Society. 1982 pp.xiv, 537 with colour photographs. Fine in same dw. [39276] £45.00

125. Sinker, C.A. et al. Ecological Flora of the Shropshire Region. Pub. Shrop. Trust Nat. Cons. 1985 pp.xvi, 344 with 8 colour plates and other illus. Vg. copy in same dw. [39831] £30.00 Bellamy describes this book as a work of scholarship- a Domesday Book for Shropshire against which all future botanical change will be measured.

126. Sitwell, S. Great Flower Books. 1700-1900. Pub. Witherby. 1990 pp.xi, 189 with colour plates throughout. Spine of dw. lightly faded o/w. a nr fine copy. [39405] £25.00 This is the most comprehensive illustrated guide to collectible colourplate flower books ever published. It is a celebration of the world’s greatest natural history monographs; of the artists and craftsmen, entrepreneurs and patrons who created the brilliant florilegiums of the 18th and 19th centuries.

127. Skye, E. Lichens and Air Pollution. A Study of Cryptogamic Epiphytes and Environment in the Stockholm Region. 1st. Pub. Uppsala. 1968 pp. 123, b/w. plates, maps, graphs and charts and a tabular appendix to rear. Nr. vg. in card covers. with some relevant photocopied articles included. [35621] £10.00

128. Slack, Adrian. Carnivorous Plants. Photographs by Jane Gate. Pub. Ebury Press, 1979 pp.240 with numerous col. & b/w. illus. VG. in dw. [16994] £40.00 This copy from the library of Anthony Huxley.

129. Smith, A.W. A Gardener’s Dictionary of Plant Names. Rev. & Enlarged by William Stearn. Pub. Cassell. 1972 pp.xii, 391. Vg. in chipped and repaired dw. [36024] £9.00

130. Smith, Gideon F., Chesselet, Pascale, et al. Mesembs of the World. Illustrated Guide to a Remarkable Succulent Group. Briza Publications, Pretoria, 1998. Pp.405 with hundreds of col. photos & distrib. maps. Pictorial boards. Fine copy. [16125] £50.00

131. Smith, W.G. Synopsis of the British Basidiomycetes. 1st. Pub. B.M. 1908 pp.531 with 5 plates and many text illus. Internal hinge cracking o/w. good plus copy. [35577] £15.00

132. Smythe, F.S. The Valley of Flowers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder and Stoughton. 1938 pp. 322 with colour photographs. Foxing to fore-edges and several parts of the book. Otherwise a vg. copy. [36035] £20.00

133. Stearn, William T. & Davis, Peter H. Peonies of Greece. A Taxonomic and Historical Survey of the Genus Paeonia in Greece. Goulandris Natural History Museum, Kifissia, 1984. Pp.126 with 14 full-page colour illustrations & 37 text illus., figs. & maps. From the library of Eric Hardy, with a few extra illustrations pasted in. Very clean & bright, in dw. [19999] £120.00

134. Stewart & Corry. Flora of the North-East of Ireland. Vascular Plant & Charophyte Sections. Institute of Irish Studies, Queen’s Uni. of Belfast. Third Edition, ed. Paul Hackney. Pp.xi,419 with col. illus., text illus. & figs. Very clean & bright in dw. [18852] £35.00 The wild plants of counties Down,Antrim and Londonerry have been subject of continual observation and investigation since 1690. Stewart and Corry’s classic flora originally published in 1888 in this third edition has been completely re-written to bring it up to date.

135. Stout, A.B. Daylilies. Pub. Dent. 1986 pp.xxx, 145 with 11 colour plates and numerous b/w. photographs. A fine copy in same dw. [39823] £18.00

136. Strid, A. Wild Flowers of Mount Olympus. Pub. Goulandris. Nat. Hist Mus. 1980 pp.xxviii, 362 with 109 colour plates. A vg. copy in similar dw. [39884] £40.00

137. Sutton, S.L. et al. (Eds.). Tropical Rain Forest: Ecology and Management. Special publications series of the British Ecological Society, Number 2. Pub. Blackwell. 1983 pp. 498 with figs. throughout. VG. in vg. dw. [35611] £30.00 Aimed at those interested in tropical forest science, this book is divided into the main areas of ‘vegetation and floristics’, ‘animals, mainly insects’, ‘the maintenance of biodiversity’, ‘plant-animal interactions’, ‘decomposition and nutrient cycling’, ‘decomposition and nutrient cycling’, ‘resource management’, ‘biological considerations’, ‘pantropical monitoring’, ‘regional reports’ and ‘the global concern’.

138. Taiz, L. and Zeiger, E. Plant Physiology. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Sinauer. 2002 pp.xxxvi, 690 with colour photographs and figs. throughout. A nr. fine copy in illus. boards. [39890] £22.00

139. Tansley, A.G. The British Islands and their Vegetation. 1st. Pub. CUP. 1939 pp.xxxviii. 930 with b/w. plates and line drawings. VG. copy in green cloth boards. [35630] £60.00

140. Taylor, A.W. Wild Flowers of Spain and Portugal. Pub. Chatto and Windus. 1972 pp.ix, 103 with 90 photographic plates, many in colour. VG. in similar dw. [36046] £12.50

141. Thomas, G.S. Trees in the Landscape. Pub. Sagapress. 1997 pp.200 with colour and b/w. photographs throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39856] £12.00

142. Thompson, H. Stuart. Sub-Alpine Plants. or flowers of the Swiss Woods and Meadows. Pub. Routledge. 1912 pp.xvi, 325 with 33 colour plates. Contents very clean. Fore-edge has scattered foxing and front-internal hinge a little tender. Boards show some wear at corners and spine end. [36047] £10.00

143. Thornton, R.J. Elements of Botany Volumes 1 & 2 bound in one. Pub. London. 1812 pp.viii, 90 with 25 plates; pp.73 with 84 plates plus a further 35 plates associated with the classification plants at the end of volume 2. A number of child-like pencil drawings on verso of plates. A fine copy rebound in half calf with marbelled boards. [36079] £130.00

144. Treseder, N. G. & Blamey, M. The Book of Magnolias. 1st. Pub. William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1981 pp, 96 with paintings by Marjorie Blamey and b/w. illustrations. Scarce. An overall vg. copy. [39826] £90.00

145. Trueman, Ian, Morton, Alan & Wainwright, Marjorie (Eds). The Flora of Montgomeryshire. Montgomeryshire Field Society / Mont. Wildlife Trust, 1995. Pp.xii,244 wuth 25 sketches, 4 full-colour paintings, 60 diagrams & over 500 distrib. maps. Fine in dw. [20462] £30.00

146. Tutin, T.G. et al. Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Psilotaceae to Platanaceae. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1993 pp.xlvi, 581. Fine in same dw. [39280] £80.00

147. Van de Pass, C. Hortus Floridus. The four books of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter engraved by Crispin Van de Pass. Minerva. 1974 Non paginated. Vg. copy in dw. [39838] £80.00 Hortus Floridus was first published in English in 1615, an elegant and important anthology of the flowers to be found in a cultivated Dutch 17th century garden. The 100 copper engraved plates are divided among the four seasons, and every flower has a full description. translated from the original Latin by Spencer Savage. A long introduction by Eleanor Sinclair Rohde, setting in perspective the finely conceived engravings by Van de Pass.

148. van Gelderen, D.M et al. Maples of the World. Pub. Timber Press. 1994 pp.458 with 207 colour plates and other figs. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39855] £42.00 This book represents the fruit of almost two decades of work by its distinguished authors.

149. van Steenis-Kruseman, M.J. Cyclopaedia of Collectors Suppl. II. Series 1, vol. 8, part 1. Pub. Noordhoff-Kolff 1974 pp.cxv. with plates. VG. in card covers. [35890] £25.00

150. Van Wyk, B. & P. Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. 2nd. Imp. Pub. Struik. 1998 pp.536 with descriptions and illustrations of more than 1000 of the 1700 species of trees in South Africa. A fine guide giving distribution and keys to identification. [36067] £20.00

151. 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 frontis., numerous woodcuts and illus. Foxing to contents o/w. a vg. copy. [39859] £25.00

152. Visser, Johann. South African Parasitic Flowering Plants. Pub. Juta. 1981 pp. 177 with excellent colour photos, range maps & figs. Bright & clean, in worn dw. [22964] £25.00

153. Volobuev, V.R. Ecology of Soils. Trans. from the Russian. Pub. Israel Program for Scien. Trans. 1964 pp.260 with text illus. Nr. fine in dw. [35812] £20.00

154. Wallace, T. The Diagnosis of Mineral Deficiencies in Plants. By Visual Symptoms. Pub. London. 1961 pp.vii, 125 with 312 colour plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in similar dw. [39679] £12.00

155. Walters, S.M. et al The European Garden Flora Vol.2. Monocotyledons. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1986 pp.318 with figs. throughout. A vg. plus copy. [39699] £35.00

156. Walters, S.M. et al. The European Garden Flora. Vol. III Dicotyledons ( Part 1) A manual for the identification of plants cultivated in Europe, both out-of doors and under glass. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1989 pp.xv, 474. A vg. plus copy in sl. grubby illus. boards. [39874] £60.00

157. Watson, W. Orchids: Their Culture and Management. Rep. Pub. Darwin Press. 1979 pp.xi, 554 with illus. This is facsimile reprint of the 1890 edition in fine condition. [35559] £30.00

158. Westhoff, V. et al. Wilde Planten- flora en vegetatie in onze natuurgebieden. Pub. Netherlands. 1970 3 vols. with many coloured plates and text illus. Vg. in dws. Printed in Dutch. [35640] £35.00

159. Williams, Jean Ed. Rocky Mountain Alpines. Choice rock garden plants of the Rocky Mountains in the wild and in the garden. 1st. Pub. Timber Press. 1986 pp.vi, 333 with 32 coloured plates and numerous b/w. illus. Fine small folio in dw. [36008] £25.00

160. Willis, J.C. A Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns. Student Edition. 8th. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1985 pp.xxii, 1245, lxvi. Spine lightly and evenly sunned. Otherwise a vg. copy. [35845] £30.00

161. Withering, William. An Arrangement of British Plants. According to the Latest Improvements of the Linnaean System.; with an easy introduction to the study of Botany. 6th. Ed. Pub. Robert Scholey, London. 1818 4 volumes with 34 engravings (not all in sequence). Half green calf, plain boards, gilt. A very clean, tight set. Handsome. [35932] £165.00

162. Wolley-Dod, A.H. (Ed). Flora of Sussex. Chatford House Press, Bristol, 1970. Facsimile reprint of 1937 edn. pp.lxxiii, 571 with 6 b/w. plates & folding map. Excellent copy, in very slightly worn dw. [15050] £30.00

Darwin

163. Brent, Peter. Charles Darwin. A Man of Enlarged Curiosity. 1st. Ed. Pub. Heinemann. 1981 pp. 536 with 28 plates and other illus. Vg. in dw. [35958] £20.00

164. Burkhardt, F. & Smith, S. (Eds.). The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821-1867. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 1985-2005 15 volume set all in vg. condition in dws. [38663] £800.00

165. Darwin, Charles. Darwin on Humus and the Earthworm. The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms With Observations on their Habits. Pub. Faber. 1966 pp.153 with some figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39731] £25.00

166. Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. and Selection in Relation to Sex. 2nd. Ed. 27th thou. Pub. John Murray. 1890 pp.xvi, 693. Ex-lib. Repaired closed tear to fep. VG. in vg. original binding. [40005] £100.00

167. Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. and Selection in Relation to Sex. 2nd. Ed. 21st thou. Pub. John Murray. 1888 pp.xvi, 693. Freeman 964. Front internal hinge tender. Contents very clean. In vg. original binding a little rubbed on corners. [40006] £100.00

168. Darwin, Charles. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the same Species. 1st. American Ed. Pub. D. Appleton. 1877 pp.viii, 352 plus Appleton catalogue. Some evidence of staining (light coloured) to text. FEP showing some light wear at hinge which is quite normal for a work of this age. In original binding which other than showing some light staining to bottom corner of front and rear boards is in vg. condition. [40007] £125.00

169. Darwin, Charles. The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom. 2nd. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1878 pp.viii, 487 with 32pp. of adverts. VG. Freeman 1251. [29092] £250.00

170. Darwin, Charles. The Formation of Vegetable Mould. Through the action of Worms. 6th. Thou. Corr. Puib. John Murray. 1882 pp.vii, 328. Contents in vg. condition with some pencil underlining to text. Interesting article on Earthworms from 1930s tipped in. A good copy. Original binding. [40001] £100.00

171. Darwin, Charles. The Formation of Vegetable Mould. Through the action of Worms. 13th. Thou. Pub. John Murray. 1897 pp.vii, 328. Contents in vg. to fine condition. Internal hinges

showing a little wear which is normal for a book of this age. Original binding a little rubbed and pulled in places, still vg. [40002] £80.00

172. Darwin, Charles. The Formation of Vegetable Mould. Through the action of Worms. 13th. Thou. Pub. John Murray. 1897 pp.vii, 328. A vg., clean copy in original binding.. [40003] £90.00

173. 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) 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.

174. Darwin, Charles. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants. Popular Ed.Pub. John Murray. 1905 pp.ix, 208. Vg. but missing rear endpaper. Freeman 851. [29098] £35.00

175. Darwin, Charles. A Naturalist’s Voyage. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle’ round the World under the command of Capt. Fitz Roy R.N. New Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1897 pp.xi, 500 plus 32 page catalogue. Rear end paper showing a little wear at hinge. Still a vg. copy in bright, vg. original binding. [40004] £95.00

176. Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. Freeman 381. 3rd. Ed. 7th thou. Pub. John Murray. 1861 pp.xix, 538. Bound in original green cloth. There is evidence of a little wear to of spine ends and pages 156-157 a little browned, otherwise very good. [39447] £2,750.00

177. Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. 6th. Ed. 12 thou. Pub. John Murray. 1872 pp.xxi, 458. External front hinge has been repaired and spine ends show a little wear o/w. contents very good. Freeman 392. [39448] £400.00

178. Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. Pub. John Murray. nd pp.xxxi, 703. Lacks title page, o/w. a vg. copy. [40011] £50.00 This is one of the popular editions of the 6th edition.

179. Darwin, Charles. On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are fertilised by Insects, and on the good effects of intercrossing. Rep. Pub. Earl M. Coleman. 1979 pp. xi, vi, 365. Scattered, light foxing to top-edge. With repaired dw. Overall vg. in good to vg. dw. [35969] £85.00 When this work was first published in 1862, the furor over ‘The Origin of Species’ was in full swing. Darwin wrote this work to further elaborate on his theory of evolution. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1862 first edition.

180. Darwin, Charles. The Power of Movement in Plants. Pub. John Murray. 2nd. thou. 1880 pp.x, 592, adverts 32pp. Some damp staining to top corners of both boards which, has been re-stained and is now presentable. Rear top corner knocked and rear end paper and last page of adverts eroded by damp at top corner, no loss of text. Despite these blemishes this is very good with clean bright spine and contents. Freeman 1326. [35966] £450.00

181. Darwin, Charles. The Variation of Animals & Plants under Domestication. Pub. John Murray. 1905 2 vols. VG. set. [40012] £65.00

182. 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. Boards lightly cockled, o/w. vg. Internally fine. Freeman 816. [31286] £90.00

183. Darwin, Charles. The Zoology of H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Fitzroy 1832-36. Commemorative Facsimile Limited Edition of 1000 copies this being copy 385. Vol.1 Fossil

Mammalia; Vol.2. Mammalia; Vol.3 Birds ; Vol.4 Fish & Reptiles. Pub. C.I.L. 1994 4 volumes bound in half calf with marbelled boards. These are in a handsome oak case with reading frame. A fine set. [34586] £650.00

184. Freeman, R.B. The Works of Charles Darwin. An Annotated Bibliographical Handlist. 2nd. Ed. Rev. Enl. Pub. Dawson. 1977 pp.235. A nr. fine copy in green cloth boards. [39568] £50.00

185. Hardy, Alister. Darwin and the Spirit of Man. 1st. Pub. Collins. 1984 pp.245 with illus. A fine copy in dw. [36397] £15.00

186. Keynes, R.D. Charles Darwin Beagle Diary. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1988 pp.xxix, 464 with illus. A vg. copy in nr. vg. dw. [38535] £50.00 This volume contains a fresh transcript of the diary kept by Darwin throughout the voyage in which he recorded his daily activities, not only on board the ship but also during the several long journeys that he made on horseback in Patagonia and Chile.

187. Poulton, E.B. Essays on Evolution. 1889 - 1907. 1st. Pub. Clarendon Press. 1908 pp.xlviii. 479. VG. copy in cloth boards which have a 0.5cm nick to top of spine. With a few relevant news articles. [35628] £30.00

188. Rachels, James. Created from Animals, The Moral Implications of Darwinism. 1st. Pub. O.U.P. 1990 pp.245. Fine copy in dw. [35495] £20.00 In this volume there is a new interpretation of Darwin. The authors’ view of human origins, religion, and morality are treated here as one unified theory that requires a radical restructuring of our moral outlook.

Entomology

189. Ackery, P.R. A List of the Type-Specimens of Parnassius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in the B.M.(N.H.) Pub. B.M.(N.H.) 1973 pp.35 with 1 plate. Fine in card covers. [35642] £12.00

190. Balfour-Browne, F. A Text-book of Practical Entomology. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1932 pp.viii, 191 with many figs. VG. [35921] £10.00

191. Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G. & Bascombe, F.S. The Butterflies of Hong Kong. 1st. Pub. Academic Press. 1999 pp.xiii, 422 with 222 coloured plates plus other text illus. and photographs. Fine copy in dw. [25464] £70.00 There are some 219 species of butterflies in 5 families and 17 subfamilies. Keys, full colour plates and line drawings of the genitalia enable identification of virtually any adult specimen that may be found.The book also has colour plates of 166 immature species. A full text describes the bilogy, morphology and distribution of each species.A magnificent volume.

192. Berner, L. & Pescador M.L. The Mayflies of Florida. Rev. Ed. Pub. Univ. Florida. 1988 pp.xvi, 416 with 174 figs., 28 plates and 27 maps. Mint copy in gilt decorated, red cloth boards. [30363] £20.00

193. Brooks, S. Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain. Rev. Ed. Pub. British Wildlife. 2002 pp.160 with copious number of excellent illustrations. In print at £18.95 our price £18.00. [25456] £18.00

194. Crawford, J. A. Mosquito Reduction and Malarial Prevention. 1st. Pub. OUP. 1926 pp.x,102 with fold out diagram, 2 b/w. plates and some line drawings. VG. ex. lib. copy in red cloth boards. [35618] £15.00

195. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe. Ed. Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. Pub. BWP. 2006 pp.320 with 1000 coloured artworks by the author. This edition covers all of Europe,

western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia as well as the Azores, Canaries and Madeira. Mint copy in card covers. Also available in hdbk. [36945] £21.95

196. Duncan, James. Exotic Moths. The Naturalist’s Library. Entomology Vol.VII. Pub. Lizars. 1841 pp.xv, 229 plus 30 hand-coloured plates. Half-leather boards. A very good copy. [30379] £90.00

197. Edwards, J. The Hemiptera-Homoptera (Cicadina and Psyllina) of the British Islands. A descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland with notes as to localities, habitats etc. Pub. L. Reeve. 1896 pp. 271 with 2 plates. Fine copy. [35886] £50.00

198. Edwards, M. & Jenner, M. Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain & Ireland. Countryside and Conservation Series. Rev. Ed. Ocelli. 2009 pp.108 with many fine photos. Mint copy in card covers. [40020] £12.50

199. Frohawk, F.W. Natural History of British Butterflies. Pub. Hutchinson & Co. 1914 pp.xiii,207; 205 with 60 full page plates in colour and 4 in b/w. A little ‘cockling’ to first few and last pages of each volume. A little damp staining to paste down of Vol. 1. A little light staining to boards. A good copy. [35681] £250.00

200. Hofmann, E. Die Raupen der Gross-Schmetterlinge Europas. 1st. Pub. Stuttgart. 1893 pp.xxiv, 318 with 50 fine chromolithographed plates depicting hundreds of images. Light foxing to last few plates. Bound in half morocco. [29152] £170.00

201. Howarth, T.G. Colour Identification Guide to British Butterflies. Pub. F. Warne. 1974 pp.46 plus 48 colour plates depicting adult and immature forms. Vg. in dw. covered by clear adhesive plastic. [35663] £20.00

202. Kirby, W.F. The Butterflies and Moths of Europe. Pub. Cassell. 1903 pp.lxxii, 432 with 54 colour plates and many illus. in the text. Bound in half calf with 4 raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering on the spine. Spine evenly brown, with boards dark burgundy. Boards rubbed on corners and rear. Contents vg. [34767] £140.00

203. Kirby, W.F. European Butterflies and Moths. Based on Berge’s ‘Schmetterlingsbuch’. Pub. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1882 pp.lvi, 427. Scattered light foxing to title-page and to pages of index. Bound in red cloth, evenly faded on spine. AEG. Hand-coloured plates clean and bright. A nice copy. [36758] £350.00

204. Klots, A. B. Eastern Butterflies. Pub. Eastern Press. 1986 pp.xvi, 349 with colour plates and b/w. photographs throughout. A fine copy in illus. boards. [39487] £20.00

205. McGavin, George C. Bugs of the World. 1st. Pub. Blandford. 1993 pp.192 with many photos. Very sl. fading to spine of dw. otherwise very good plus. [39894] £15.00

206. Michelet, J. The Insect. Pub. T. Nelson. 1883 pp.xii, 368 with 140 illustrations. Scattered light foxing intermittently through the volume and to fore-edges, o/w. contents in vg. condition. TEG. Quite handsomely bound in quarter blue morocco, with blue boards and end-papers. Overall vg. [35878] £20.00

207. Pena, L. & Ugarte, A. Las Mariposas de Chile. The Butterflies of Chile. Pub. Editorial Universitaria. 1996 pp. 359 with colour illus. and photographs. Text in English and Spanish. Fine in laminated card covers. Scarce. [39277] £75.00

208. Pimentel, D. (Ed.). Insects, Science and Society. Pub. Academic Press. 1975 pp.xxv, 284. VG. in brown boards. [35841] £20.00

209. Pinhey, E.C.G. Butterflies of Rhodesia. Pub. Rhodesia Sc. Assoc. 1949 pp.viii, 208 with 21 pages of colour and b/w. plates. VG. in red cloth boards. [34464] £20.00

210. Riley.A.M. A Natural History of the Butterflies and Moths of Shropshire. 1st. Pub. Swan Hill. 1991 pp. 205 with 32 colour plates and distribution maps. Vg. copy in illus. card covers. [35912] £8.50

211. Salmon, M.A. The Aurelian Legacy. British Butterflies and their Collectors. 1st. Pub. Harley Books. 2000 pp.432 with many illus. A fine copy in dw. [39959] £20.00

212. Seitz, A. Die Amerikanischen Tagfalter. Pub.A. Kernen. 1924 pp.1141 text only. In German. [34789] £200.00

213. Simon, E. Histoire Naturelle des Araignees. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Librairie encyclopedique de Roret. 1892-1903 2 vols. in 4, comprising 2,164 pages in total. Boards lightly marked and cloth showing wear in places. Contents in very good condition. Tastefully bound with gilt decoration and lettering to spine. TEG. A nice set. [35893] £400.00 An important contribution to understanding the natural history of spiders.

214. Thomas, J. & Richard Lewington. The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland. Rev. Ed. Pub. British Wildlife. 2010 pp. 288 with many fine illustrations by Richard Lewington. Mint copy in dw. [39030] £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.

215. Thomson, George. The Butterflies of Scotland. A Natural History. 1st. Pub. Croom Helm. 1980 pp.xvii, 267 with 33 plates and many dist. maps. A vg. copy in dw. [35571] £50.00

216. Vane-Wright, R.I. The coloration, identification and phylogeny of Nessaea butterflies (Lepidoptea: Nymphalidae) Bull. B.M.(N.H.) Ent.Vol.38 No.2 1979 pp.31-56 with coloured frontispiece and other text illus. Fine in card covers. [35646] £4.00

217. Waring, P. & Townsend, M. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Pub. BWP. 2003 pp.432 with some 1600 coloured artworks of over 880 species showing moths in their natural resting postures by Richard Lewington. With some 80 photos. of larvae. This is the moth book to have. [36944] £29.95

218. Westwood, J.O. The Butterflies of Great Britain With Their Transformations. Pub. George Routledge. 1887 pp.xl, 140 with 21 plates of which 20 are hand-coloured. Overall in fine condition. Scarce. [39994] £150.00

219. Whalley, P.E.S. Tropical Leaf Moths. A monograph of the subfamily Striglininae (Lepidoptera : Thyrididae) Pub. British Museum Natural History. 1976 pp. 194 with 68 plates at rear of text. A fine copy in vg. dw. [37689] £20.00 This book is a study of the distribution, relationships and taxonomy of one subfamily (Striglininae) of leaf moths. All the species in the subfamily have been studied and many new species are described.

220. Wilson, O.S. The Larvae of the British Lepidoptera. And Their Food Plants. Pub. L.Reeve & Co. 1880 pp.xxix, 367 with life size figures drawn from nature. Half red leather binding. A little rubbed on extrems. Light foxing to some text and plates. Very good tight binding with gilt lettering and raised bands to spine. [29603] £190.00

221. Woodhouse, L.G.O. The Butterfly Fauna of Ceylon. 2nd. Ed. Pub. C.A.C Press. c.1949 pp.xxxii, 231 with 36 colour plates, a further 19 plates of illus. of Larvae Pupae, Eggs and Genitalia and a map of Ceylon. A little off-setting from frontis. onto title page. A few small tears to fep. O/w. a nice copy. [29255] £300.00

Fine, Illustrated & Antiquarian

222. Beaglehole, J.C. (Ed). The Journals of Captain James Cook. The Voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-1771; The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure, 1772-1775; The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780 (Parts 1 & 2); The Life of Captain James Cook; Charts & Views. Cambridge Uni. Press for The Hakluyt Society. 1968-74 Approx. 650 pages in each volume, with numerous b/w plates & maps. Charts & views are contained in a folio folding album. An excellent set, all in good dustwrappers, some very good. Now scarce. [15911] £900.00 This is the first time that Cook’s own record of his three voyages have been reproduced from his hand written manuscripts. In this edition prepared for the Hakluyt Society, the text has been printed from surviving holograph Journals by Cook, under the editorship of Dr. J.C.Beaglehole of Victoria University College, Wellington, who for many years has dedicated himself to the study of Cook and his career in exploration. The work is in four volumes( volume 3 is in two parts) with a separate Portfolio containing reproductions of original charts and views drawn on three voyages.With the life of James cook this makes 5 volumes plus portfolio.

223. Bewick, Thomas. Memorial Edition of Thomas Bewick’s Works. including History British Birds; History Quadrupeds; Fables of Aesop and Memoir of Bewick. Pub. Bernard Quaritch in 5 volumes. 1885 Five volumes bound in matching half morocco with marbelled boards. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies this being No.525. Handsome set. [36081] £800.00

224. Buffon, Count. The Natural History of Birds. in nine volumes translated from the French. Pub. Strahan, Cadell & Murray. 1893 Nine volumes with 262 copper engravings bound in full tree calf with gilt panelled spines. A little wear to top/ bottom of spines and boards. A nice clean set internally with an extensive addenda at rear of volume nine by the translator. [35948] £750.00

225. Butler, A.G. Foreign Finches in Captivity. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Brumby and Clarke. 1899 pp.viii, 317 with 58 colour plates plus frontis. Light foxing to end papers and a little to contents. Rebound in quarter leather. Overall a vg. copy. [39397] £200.00

226. Forshaw, J. M. Kingfishers and Related Birds, Part Two, Volume One and Two. Volume 1. Todidae, Momotidae & Meropidae. Volume 2. Leptosomatidae, Coraciidae, Upupidae & Phoeniculidae. 2 volumes Pub. Landsdowne Editions. 1987-1993 pp. 315;251 with 26 and 22 fine coloured plates after William T.Cooper. Beautifully bound in half morocco and cloth. Ltd. 1000 copies of which this is 655. Fine. [35941] £1,200.00 This work was published in 3 parts, each part had two volumes. This the complete second part in elephant folio. Any parts of this work are now difficult to obtain.

227. Forswhaw, J.M. Kingfishers and Related Birds. Part 1. Volume 1 only. Alcedinidae- Ceryle to Cittura. Pub. Landsdowne 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.

228. Hachisuka, Masauji. The Birds of the Philippine Islands. with notes on the mammal fauna. 4 volumes bound in two Pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1931-35 pp.xx, 439; xxxi, 469 with 101 plates. Four volumes bound in 2 recently re-bound in green cloth.With the four wrappers loosely inserted at rear of volume 2. A fine set with the compliments of the author. Scarce. [35716] £800.00

229. Harvie-Brown, J.A. Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe. Norway, 1871., Archangel.1872., Petchora,1875. T. Fisher Unwin, London. 2 vols. 1905 pp. xiv, vi, 541 with portrait frontis., 4 maps, plates, line drawings & figs. Prelims. & edges foxed; otherwise a very good tight set of these scarce volumes. [15527] £300.00

230. Humphreys, H.N. and Westwood, J.O. British Butterflies and their Transformations. Pub. William Smith. 1848 pp.xii, 139 with 42 hand-coloured plates and frontis. A little light foxing to several plates, otherwise the contents are beautifully clean. In original red cloth boards with most of the spine relaid and where not saved, a similar, new red cloth has been used. Some light marks to boards. Binding in very good condition. [35930] £650.00 These are quite magnificent plates. Chrysalis, caterpillar and imago are presented as far as they were known together with illustrations of their food plants.

231. Humphreys, H.N. & Westwood, J.O. British Moths and Their Transformations. Pub. W.S. Orr & Co. in 2 vols. 1851 pp.xiv, 256; xix, 266 with 124 hand coloured plates. Prelimns. and title pages foxed as is plate 124. Some rubbing to original cloth boards including corners. Spines re-laid with new endpapers. [35945] £600.00

232. Macgillivray, John. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake. 1st. Pub. T & W Boone in 2 vols. 1852 pp.ix, 402; iv, 395 with 13 plates and a folding chart. A little foxing to frontispieces and prelims. plus a few plates. Otherwise clean and tight bound in quarter morocco with cloth boards. There is a small very old stamp on the reverse of the title page ‘ Lewes Library Society.’ Rare. [35125] £5,000.00 Macgilivray’s is the last and most difficult to find today of the series on exploration journals published in London by T & W Boone during the great age of Australian exploration. The Rattlesnake carried out one of the important series of hydrographical voyages undertaken by the Admiralty in the late 1840’s to chart the Australian Barrier Reef and north coast and southern coast of New Guinea. This voyage continued the work of Lord Stokes on the Beagle and Blackwood on the Fly and Bramble.

233. Meyer, H.L. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds and their Eggs. Pub. G. W. Nickisson. 1842-50 Seven volumes bound in half morocco with cloth boards containing 432 plates of which, 322 are of birds and 110 of eggs. Occasional light foxing to a few plates but an attractive set of this scarce title. [34933] £1,800.00 This octavo edition of this work was issued in parts with pink wrappers commencing in March 1841 although, the date on the title page is 1842. The original work published in Quarto, this work was considered among the most valuable works on ornithology, before Lord Lilford’s Birds of the British Islands.

234. Morris, F.O. A History of British Birds. 4th. Ed. Pub. J.C.Nimmo. 1895 6 volumes with 394 hand coloured plates. This edition has an additional 37 coloured plates. Handsomely bound in blue half-morocco with marbled boards and gilt decoration and lettering to spine. TEG. Scattered foxing to fore-edge. Contents very clean and bright. A nice set. [40009] £750.00

235. Morris, Rev. F.O. A History of British Birds. 2nd. Ed. Pub. George Bell & Sons. 1870 Six volumes complete in original bindings whose spines have been relaid. Contents in vg. to fine condition. A nice set of the preferred 2nd edition with fine hand coloured lithographs. [40008] £750.00

236. Wakefield, Mrs. P. An introduction to botany in a series of familiar letters with illustrative engravings. 10th edition to which is added, an appendix containing a short introduction to the natural arrangements of plants. Pub. Harvey and Darton. 1831 pp.xxiii, 239 with 10 hand-coloured plates. A little light foxing to several areas, o/w. a very clean, bright copy bound in quarter leather with marbled boards. Overall in very good condition and a nice copy. [35872] £60.00

Gardening

237. Alexander, R. and du Gard Pasley, A. The English Gardening School. A Complete Course In Garden Planning and Design. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1987 pp.224 with photographs and figs. throughout. A vg. copy in dw. which is sl. torn and faded. [39722] £12.00

238. Allan, M. E.A. Bowles & his Garden. at Myddleton House 1865-1954. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Faber. 1975 pp. 264 with plates. VG. in dw. [31911] £18.00

239. Allan, Mea. The Tradescants. 1st. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1964 pp, 345 with 27 illustrations. Ex-Lib. A vg. copy in chipped dw. [39827] £30.00 Includes Tradescant family tree and dustwrapper designed by Clifford Russell.

240. Bailey, L.H. The Garden of Bellflowers in North America. 1st. Pub. Macmillan N.Y. 1953 pp.xiii, 155 with line plates. Vg. in chipped and torn dw.with some small loss. [36016] £15.00

241. Batey, M. The Historic Gardens of Oxford and Cambridge. Pub. Antler. 1989 pp. 192 with colour and b/w. plates throughout. VG. in vg. dw. [36054] £15.00

242. Berger, Robert W. In the Garden of the Sun King. Studies on the Park of Versailles under Louis XIV. Dunbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection, Washington, 1985. Pp.xv,125 with 120 b/w illustrations. Mint, in dw. [16512] £35.00

243. Billington, Jill. Small Gardens with Style. Pub. BCA. 1994 pp.144 with illus. Vg. in dw. [39971] £9.50

244. Blunt, W. In for a Penny. A Prospect of Kew Gardens. Pub. Hamish Hamilton. 1980 pp.xxii, 218 with many figs and plates in text. Remnants of label on front cover. Overall a vg. copy. [36050] £15.00 Here Wilfrid Blunt traces the development of Kew and provides some entertaining accounts of people connected with the gardens.

245. Bowles, E.A. My Garden in Spring; My Garden in Summer; My Garden in Autumn & Winter. With a new Introduction by Anthony Huxley. David & Charles, 1972, reprint. 3 vols. Pp.xxiii,307; 315; 271 with b/w plates. A fine set, in only slightly worn dustwrappers. [19968] £60.00

246. Bowles, E.A. My Garden in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. 1st. Ed. Pub. TC and EC Jack. 1914-15 3 vols. in original decorated boards. Foxing to some parts. Boards lightly marked and rubbed in places, more so to the boards and spine ends of ‘My Garden in Summer’. Spine of ‘My Garden in Spring’ has a couple of stain marks on the spine. Otherwise a vg. set. [36025] £220.00

247. Brickell, C. & Joyce, D. Royal Horticultural Society - Pruning & Training. 1st. Pub. Dorling Kindersley. 1996 pp.336 with many fine illustrations and photographs. A vg. plus in dw. of which the spine has faded. [39665] £18.00

248. Brookes, John. Gardens of Paradise. The History and Design of the Great Islamic Gardens. 1st. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1987 pp.240 with coloured and b/w photos. plus designs and plans. Nr. fine copy of this scarce book in dw. [39973] £75.00 The author examines the idea of the garden as a symbol of paradise, expressed not only in the Quran but in all the Islamic arts.

249. Brown, J. Sissinghurst. The Portrait of a Garden. Pub. Weidenfield & Nicholson. 1990 pp.136 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39801] £16.00

250. Buczacki, S and Harris, K. Collins Guide to the Pests, Diseases and Disorders of Garden Plants. Pub. Collins. 1993 pp. 512. Illustrated with 24 pages of colour plates. A vg. copy in same dw. [39811] £20.00

251. Bunt, A.C. Modern Potting Composts. A Manual on the Preparation and use of Growing Media for Pot Plants. Pub. George Allen & Unwin. 1976 pp.277 with figs. and photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39648] £30.00

252. Bush, R. Fruit Growing Outdoors. Pub. Faber. 1952 pp.524 with 105 b/w. photographic plates. Light foxing to contents o/w. a vg. copy. [39657] £10.00

253. Caplan, B. (Ed.). The Complete Manual of Organic Gardening. Pub. Headline. 1992 pp.xi, 406 with colour photographs and figs. throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [39652] £35.00 This is the most authoritative book on organic gardening practice for today’s gardener.

254. 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. [40015] £14.99 Still the most complete, compact, accessible introduction to the world of botany, this third edition includes dazzling electron microscope photos and even more amazing facts about plants.

255. Chambers, D.D.C. The Planters of the English Landscape Garden. Pub. Yale. 1993 pp.214 with colour plates throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39781] £25.00 This illustrated book discusses the philosophy of gardening and landscaping that developed during the late 17th and earl 18th period., the gardeners who made the gardens and the new planting materials available to them.

256. Chatto, Beth. The Dry Garden. 1st. Pub. Dent. 1978 pp.189 with 29 b/w. photos. A vg. copy sl. creased and chipped dw. [35555] £18.00

257. Clouston, B. (Ed.). Landscape Design With Plants. Pub. Heinemann. 1977 pp.xiv, 456 with b/w. photographs and figs. A vg. copy in sl. tatty dw. [39676] £10.00

258. Cobbett, W. The English Gardener. or a Treatise on the situation, soil, enclosing and laying-out of kitchen gardens; on the making of hot-beds and green-houses; and on the propagation and cultivation of all sorts of kitchen-garden plants, and of fruit trees whether of the garden or the orchard. Pub. by the author. 1829 7 chapters with calendar of garden instructions. Bound in half-calf with marbled boards lightly rubbed in places. Lightly foxed at ends, o/w. contents very clean. VG. [35874] £200.00

259. Colquhoun, K. ‘The Busiest Man in England’. A Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect and Victorian Visionary. Pub. Godine. 2006 pp.xvi. 303, with photographs and some line drawings. Fine copy in fine dw. [35522] £12.50

260. Crouch, D. and Ward, C. The Allotment. Its Landscape and Culture. Pub. Faber. 1988 pp.xiv, 322 with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39673] £18.00

261. Crowe, S. Garden Design. Pub. Country Life. 1959 pp.229 with b/w. plates throughout. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [39690] £15.00

262. Crowe, Sylvia. Garden Design. Pub. Packard & Thomas Gibdon. 1981 pp.224 with photos. and plans. Vg. in dw. Still a great classic in garden design. [39975] £15.00

263. Davies, D. Alliums. The Ornamental Onions. 1st. Pub. Batsford. 1992 pp. 168 with colour photos and b/w. line drawings throughout text. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39813] £30.00

264. de Casa Valdes, M. Spanish Gardens. Pub. Antique Collector’s Club. 1987 pp.xix, 299 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. Scarce. [39779] £70.00 The author’s in depth study of Spanish gardens provides a wealth of new material on a long neglected subject, a most valuable contribution to the history of Spanish gardening.

265. DeLorme, E.P. Garden Pavilions and the 18th Century French Court. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1996 pp.320 with colour and b/w. plates throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39807] £40.00 A unique study linking social history with architecture and garden design, this is an intriguing and detailed account of the ornamental garden structures which were created for the French monarchy and royal circles from the late 1600’s.

266. Dillistone, G. Dykes on Iris. Pub. C. Baldwin for the Iris Soc. [1930] pp.viii, 294 with plates. In original cloth boards with a number of white circles on both boards. This is a reprint of the contributions of the late W.R.Dykes to various journals and periodicals during the last 20 years of his life. [35636] £30.00

267. Dohna, U. et al. Private Gardens of Germany. Pub. Weidenfield and Nicholson. 1986 pp.222 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39785] £20.00 Gardens of Germany are not widely known. This sumptuously illustrated book describing thirty of the most attractive gardens in Germany will therefore come as a pleasure to all those who love gardens and gardening.

268. Dumbarton Oaks. Prophet with Honor: The Career of Andrew Jackson Downing 1815-1852. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks. 1989. pp.324 with b/w. illus. A fine copy in green cloth boards. [39789] £35.00

269. Dutton, G. Some Branch Against the Sky. The Practice and Principals of Marginal Gardening. Pub. D&C. 1997 pp.191 with b/w. plates and figs. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39776] £15.00

270. Eburne, A. & Taylor, R. How to Read an English Garden. 1st. Pub. Ebury Press. 2006 pp. 272, with many colour photographs. Fine copy in fine dw. [35514] £18.00 This volume provides an account of different elements of gardens of all ages and explains their meaning and their history.

271. Elliott, Brent. The Country House Garden. From the Archives of Country Life. 1897- 1939. Pub. Michael Beazley. 1995 pp.192 with many fine photographs . Nr. fine in dw. [39693] £35.00

272. Fairbrother, N. The Nature of Landscape Design. Pub. Architectural Press. 1974 pp.xii, 252 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in sl. tatty dw. [39678] £8.00

273. Farrer, R. Alpines and Big Plants. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1908 pp.xii, 288 plus 16-page catalogue of Edward Arnold books. Spine of original binding relaid. Boards rubbed in places to the board. Light foxing through contents. Binding in very good condition. [35833] £50.00

274. Farrer, Reginald. The English Rock-Garden. Rep. Pub. Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1955. pp.lxiv,503; vi,521 with numerous b/w plates. A very good, clean set in worn & rubbed dustwrappers. [39661] £25.00

275. George, Andrew. The Butterfly Friendly Garden. Make your garden the perfect place for butterflies. 1st. Pub. A & I./ Butterfly Conservation. 2007 pp. 197 with many fine coloured photographs and other text illus. A fine copy in illus. boards. [35654] £20.00 A useful book for those wishing to enhance the wildlife of their gardens. It provides details of plants most likely to attract butterflies. The author is an artist who designs landscapes for butterflies.

276. Grey-Wilson, C. & Mathews,V. Gardening on Walls. 1st. Pub. Collins. 1983 pp.320 with 24 fine plates by Victoria Goaman. VG. in dw. [39816] £15.00

277. Grey-Wilson, Christopher (Ed). A Manual of Alpine and Rock Garden Plants. Pub. Christopher Helm / Timber Press. 1989. pp.278 with 32 col. plates & a number of figs. Nr. fine, in dw. [39836] £15.00

278. Grubb, N.H. Cherries. 1st. Pub. Crosby Lockwood. 1949 pp.viii, 186, xviii, with 28 plates 12 in colour. A nice copy in dw. [39650] £30.00

279. Hackett, B. Planting Design. Pub. E. & F.N. Spon Ltd. 1979 pp.x, 174 with b/w. photographs throughout and 14 colour plates at centre of text. A vg. copy. [39696] £15.00

280. Hadfield, M., Harling, R.& Highton, L. British Gardeners. A Biographical Dictionary. 1st. Pub. Zwemmer. 1980 pp.320 with plates and many other illus., plans. VG. in dw. [39830] £25.00

281. Hadfield, Miles. Gardening in Britain. 1st. Pub. Hutchinson. 1960 pp.482 with 32 photos. Vg. in chipped dw. [39670] £12.00 Hadfield discusses all the major contributors to gardening evolution like Henry Wise, William Kent, Capability Brown, Repton and others.

282. Hanmer, Sir Thomas Bart. The Garden Book of Sir Thomas Hanmer Bart. Introduction by Eleanor Sinclair Rohde. Pub. Clwyd County Library. 1991 pp.cccvi, 187. Fine Ltd. Edition 291/600 copies in dw. [39726] £65.00 This book, originally written in 1659, is a fundamental source of information to garden historians and all interested in horticulture. It is regarded by experts as one of the earliest and most important garden books in the English language.

283. Harris, J. The Artist and the Country House. A history of country house and garden view painting in Britain 1540-1870. Pub. Sotheby Parke Bernet. 1979 pp. xiii, 376 with b/w. and some colour plates. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39700] £95.00 The author here presents the first extensive analysis of the subject since the work of the same title by Steegman and Stroud. He studies from these beginnings the growth of tradition in Britain and Ireland up until the mid Victorian period, illustrating a remarkable variety of the paintings which he discusses.

284. Henrey, Blanche. No Ordinary Gardener: Thomas Knowlton, 1691-1781. Edited by A.O. Chater. British Museum (Nat.Hist.), 1986. pp.324 with portraits, maps & b/w. photos. Fine copy, in dw. [15763] £20.00 This fascinating social and historical document charts the life of an exceptional head gardener who corresponded with Sir Hans Sloane, Samuel Brewer, Dr Richard Richardson and many other eminent figures of the day.

285. Hibberd, Shirley. The Amateur’s Greenhouse and Conservatory; A Handy Guide to the Construction and Management of Plant-Houses and the Selection, Cultivation, and Improvement of Ornamental Greenhouse and Conservatory Plants. Pub. Groombridge & Sons, London. 1875 pp.272 with hand-coloured engravings, some double-page, & numerous woodcuts in text. Front hinges tender and f.e.p. has come loose. Overall a vg. copy. [39709] £60.00

286. Hill, T. The Gardener’s Labyrinth. The First English Gardening Book. Pub. O.U.P. 1988 pp.217 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [39771] £18.00

287. Hobhouse, P. Gardens Through the Ages. An Illustrated History of Plants and Their Influence on Garden Styles - from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day. Pub. Simon & Schuster. 1992 pp.336 with colour plates throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39787] £18.00

288. Hobhouse, P. Private Gardens of England. Pub. Weidenfield & Nicholson. 1986 pp.223 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [39784] £30.00 In this book 33 of England’s finest private gardens are celebrated in words and pictures. Old and new, large and small, they are living gardens, not monuments to the style of former ages; their owners are free to experiment, to take risks, and to impress upon them their own personal stamp.

289. Hornibrook, Murray. Dwarf & Slow-Growing Conifers. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1938 pp.xvi, 286 with b/w. plates. Edges foxed. A clean, tight copy. [16158] £15.00

290. Horwood, C. Potted History. The Story of Plants in the Home. 1st. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2007 pp. 208, with colour and b/w. plates. Fine in fine dw. [35516] £18.00 In this volume the author describes how plants are just as much a subject of fashion as furniture.

291. Hoskins, W.G. The Making of The English Landscape. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1988 pp.256 with photographs and figs. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [39733] £15.00

292. Inigo Triggs, H. Garden Craft in Europe. Pub. B.T. Batsford. c.1913 pp.xii, 332 with many plates. New cloth spine added to original blind tooled boards. With exception of the spine, the boards are lightly bumped & rubbed in several places. New end papers added. Internally very bright and clean. A nice copy. [31977] £175.00

293. Jacques, D. and van der Horst, A.J. The Gardens of William and Mary. Pub. Helm. 1988 pp.xiii, 224 with numerous plates throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [39664] £35.00 This book celebrates the gardens of William and Mary both in Britain and the Netherlands.

294. Jekyll, G. A Gardener’s Testament. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1937 pp.xiv, 258 with many photographs. VG. copy in sl. marked boards. [39835] £30.00

295. Jekyll, G. Home and Garden. Notes and thoughts, practical and critical of a worker in both. 4th imp. pub. Longmans, Green. 1910 pp.xv, 301 with many photographs. A vg. copy with sl. wear to spine. [39721] £30.00

296. Jekyll, G. Wood & Garden. Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur. Pub. Longmans, Green & Co. 1904 pp, xvi, 286 with 50 illustrations. Slight foxing to contents and sl. faded spine. Overall vg. [39658] £30.00

297. Jellicoe, G.A. Gardens of Europe. 1st. Ed. Pub. Blackie & Son. 1937 pp.134 with many fine photographs. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [39675] £18.00

298. Jellicoe, G. & S. The Landscape of Man. Shaping the Environment from Prehistory to the Present Day. 1st. Ed. Pub. Thames & Hudson. 1975 pp.383 with photographs, text figs. and plans. VG in similar dw. [39668] £25.00

299. Jellicoe, G. & S.Eds. The Oxford Companion to Gardens. Rep. O.U.P. 1991 pp.xiv, 635 with many plates and other text illus. A vg. copy in card covers. [39677] £20.00 This book deals with the history and design of gardens all over the world from the earlist known examples to the present day, and is the first comphrehensive reference work of its kind. A most useful reference work.

300. Jellicoe, Susan & Geoffrey. Modern Private Gardens. 1st. Pub. Abelard Schuman. 1968 pp.124 with over 130 photos. A vg. copy in chipped and repaired dw. [39968] £15.00

301. Johnson, G.W. The Cottage Gardener’s Dictionary. Describing the plants, fruits, and vegetables desirable for the garden, and explaining the terms and operations employed in the cultivation. 3rd. Ed. Pub. W. Kent and Co. 1857 pp. 857 with some figs. in text. Original boards with gilt lettering to spine and some quite elaborate blind tooling. Boards well rubbed on corners and some splits to the cloth on the spine. Front internal hinge tender. Top corner of title page missing. Foxing generally light and sporadic through the volume. With the inscription ‘Walter Isbell, Upper Clapton January 13 1878’ in the upper margin of the first page of the preface. [35933] £30.00

302. Kellaway, D. (Ed). The Illustrated Virago Book of Women Gardeners. Pub. Virago Press. 2000 pp.223 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in card covers. [39778] £10.00

303. Kelly, J. Ferns in Your Garden. Pub. Souvenir Press. 1991 pp.176 with colour photographs throughout. A nr. fine copy in spine-faded dw. [39819] £15.00

304. Klaber, D. Violets. Pub. Barnes. 1976 pp.208 with lovely colour plates. A vg. copy in same dw. [39821] £30.00

305. Landsberg, S. The Medieval Garden. Pub. Brit. Mus. nd. pp.144 with colour plates, photographs and figs. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39653] £15.00

306. Lanygon, F. Decoration in England. From 1660 to 1770. 2nd. Imp. Pub. Batsford. 1920 pp.x, 296 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in sl. faded cloth boards. Scarce. [39692] £100.00

307. Lawson-Hall, T. and Rothera, B. Hydrangeas. A Gardener’s Guide. Pub. Batsford. 1995 pp.160 with colour photographs and line drawings. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39808] £15.00

308. Le Rougetal, Hazel. The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller 1691-1771. 1st. Pub. Nat. Hist. Mus. 1990 pp.212 with 16 coloured plates and 90 monochrome illus. A fine copy in dw. signed by the author. [35563] £20.00 Between the years 1722-1770, under the care of Philip Miller, the apothecaries’ physic Garden at Chelsea became the most richly stocked botanic garden in Europe. This informed account places Miller’s work in the context of eighteenth-century horticulture, whilst giving a fascinating overview of events of the time.

309. Leeds, R. Early Bulbs. The Plantfinder’s Guide. 1st. Ed. Pub. David and Charles. 2000 pp. 192 with over 100 colour photographs. VG. in similar dw. [36043] £15.00

310. Lennox-Boyd, A. Private Gardens of London. Pub. Weidenfield and Nicholson. 1990 pp.224 with colour photographs throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39793] £30.00

311. Lewis, P. and Lynch, M. Campanulas. A Gardener’s Guide. Pub. Batsford. 1998 pp.176 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dw. [39580] £20.00

312. Littlewood, Michael. Landscape Detailing. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Architectural Press. 1986 pp.ix, 214 with many line drawings. Vg. in card covers. [39969] £40.00

313. Lloyd, C. The Well-Tempered Garden. Pub. Viking, N.Y. 1985 pp. 479 with colour and b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in similar dw. [39669] £20.00

314. Loudon, Mrs. The Ladies’ Companion to the Flower-Garden. Being an Alphabetical Arrangement of All the Ornamental Plants usually grown in Gardens and Shrubberies; with full directions for their culture. 6th. Ed. Pub. Bradbury & Evans, London. 1853. pp.355 with hand-coloured frontispiece & 69 figs. A vg. copy in same boards. [39817] £45.00

315. Lovejoy, D. (Ed). Land Use and Landscape Planning. 1st. Pub. Leonard Hill Books. 1973 pp, 308 with many illus. VG in dw. [39691] £20.00 The methods of survey and assessment, classification and analysis are presented as the basic tenets of land use plans, with numerous examples and applications of the various techniques available from United Kingdom and overseas.

316. Lovejoy, D. & Partners. Ed’s. Spon’s Landscape Handbook. 3rd. Ed. Pub. E.& F. N. .Spon. 1986 pp.470 with illus. and plans. Vg. in decorated boards. [39974] £20.00

317. McAllen, M. & Savill, R. Clematis Plant Portraits of Species and Selected Cultivars. 1st. Pub. Book Guild . 2001 pp.104 with over 40 different species and cultivars illustrated by Monica

McAllen. A new copy originally published at £25.00 and not generally available. Would make a very nice Christmas present. [37348] £10.00

318. MacDougall, E.B. and Jashemski, W.F. (Eds.). Ancient Roman Gardens. Pub. Dumbarton Oaks. 1981 pp.108 with plates. A nr. fine copy in green cloth boards. [39790] £18.00

319. McLean, T. Medieval English Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 pp.298 with photographs. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [39727] £30.00 This is a book for the horticulturalist and the historian as well as the interested amateur. This is not a specialist work, rather a book for those who like gardening and miss the pre-industrial world, a world long since vanished.

320. Masson, G. Italian Gardens. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1987 pp.300 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39780] £30.00

321. 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. New copy. Hardback with dustwrapper. [39986] £37.50 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.

322. Oehme, W., Sweden, J. & Frey, S. Bold Romantic Gardens. Rev. Ed. Pub. Acropolis Books Ltd. 1991 pp.310 with many fine coloured photos. A near fine copy in dw. [39970] £75.00 The authors describe the basic creative principles and techniques of their four season gardens- both public and private combining horticulture and architecture in a fully integrated dynamic design.

323. Padilla, Victoria. Southern California Gardens. An Illustrated History. Uni. California Press, 1961. pp.xviii,359 with col. & b/w. plates, portraits & map. VG, in sl. chipped dw. [21523] £45.00

324. Page, R. The Education of a Gardener. Pub. Collins. 1983 pp.381 with b/w. plates throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [39672] £12.00

325. Periere, A. and van Zuylen, G. Private Gardens of France. Pub. Weidenfield and Nicholson. 1983 pp.223 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. Scarce. [39786] £22.00 This book is a collection of portraits of 32 of France’s finest gardens, spanning the history of French garden design from the early Renaissance to the present day.

326. Pool, M.J. et al. The Gardens of Venice. Pub. Rizzoli. 1989 pp.229 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39797] £30.00 This book provides a unique perspective on the jewel of the Adriatic for all who love the city and for everyone who has ever wanted to visit there.

327. Porter, M. Welsh Marches Pomona. Pub. March Apple Network. 2010 pp. 95 with colour plates by Margeret Gill and other illus. A mint copy in same dw. [38692] £25.00 This book provides information on 31 varieties of apple which originated in the Welsh Marches. Although most of these have been growing for generations, several have only recently been ‘re-discovered’. This is the first time they have been fully documented. Detailed botanical descriptions, accompanied by coloured illustrations of blossom and fruit, and line drawings with anatomical features should enable all these varieties to be identified.

328. Power, N.G. The Gardens of California. Four Centuries of Design From Mission to Modern. Pub. Thames and Hudson. 1995 pp.xii, 196 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39796] £25.00

329. Quest-Ritson, C. The English Garden Abroad. Viking. 1992 pp.viii, 232 with b/w. and colour photographs. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39802] £15.00

330. Robinson, W. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds. Design and Arrangement followed by a Description of the Plants, Shrubs and Trees for the Open-Air Garden and their Culture. 13th. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1921 pp.xii, 989 with numerous wood engraved illustrations. Gilt poppy decoration on front cover. Thoroughly good. [39815] £18.00

331. Robinson, W. The Wild Garden. Pub. 4th. Ed. Pub. Scolar Press. 1979 pp.xxxiv, 304 with illus. Vg. in similar dw. [39674] £30.00

332. Rohde, E.S. The Story of the Garden. Pub. Medici Society. 1989 pp.325 with many plates. A fine copy in dw. [35575] £30.00 A history of the garden from the earliest times until 20th century.

333. Rohde, Eleanor Sinclair. Gardens of Delight. Pub. The Medici Society. 1934 pp.xii, 308 with 32 plates. VG. in similar dw. TEG. [35940] £25.00 Miss Eleanor Sinclair Rodhe’s book provides insights into some well know gardens and is full of practical information for the making of ‘gardens of delight’. She writes about what she considered the pick of each month’s plants. Indeed, each of the 12 chapters is dedicated to a month.

334. Rothschild, M. and Farrell, C. The Butterfly Gardener. 1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1983 pp. 128 with colour plates and many illus. VG. in vg. dw. With dedication to Mark Carwardine. [35924] £12.00 In two main sections, this book first provides information to help gardeners, butterfly conservationists and watchers on how to set up a garden to attract butterflies. It then moves to the indoor gardener, showing how to set up a greenhouse, which plants to include to sustain butterflies and how to nurture the insects from egg to adult.

335. Russell, V. Gardens of the Riviera. Pub. Rizzoli. 1994 pp.160 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39783] £15.00

336. Shephard, S. Seeds of Fortune. A Gardening Dynasty. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2003 pp.xix, 300 with colour plates and some small illlus. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39861] £12.50

337. Smit, T. The Lost Gardens of Heligan. Pub. Victor Gollancz. 1997 pp.269 with many colour photographs. VG. in vg. dw. [36053] £10.00

338. Spens, Michael. Gardens of the Mind: The Genius of Geoffrey Jellicoe. Antique Collectors’ Club, 1992. pp.191 presenting numerous designs, plans & finished gardens in 57 col. & 155 b/w. plates. A vg. copy in same dw. [39795] £20.00

339. Strong, R. The Artist and the Garden. Pub. Yale Univ. Press. 2000 pp.288 with a superb collection of coloured illustrations. Mint pbk. [39788] £25.00 This volume examines for the first time a collection of English gardens rendered by artists from 1540 to the early nineteenth century. A work of great scolarship.

340. Strong, Roy. The Renaissance Garden in England. 1st. Pub. Thames & Hudson. 1979 pp.240 with many illus. A vg. copy in dw. [39724] £20.00 The author describes the destruction of the formal gardens of Tudor and Stuart England, swept away by the exponents of the landscape style in 18th century. He traces the history of the evolution of the garden as a vehicle for monarchical apotheosis, both heraldic and allegorical. The author also shows some of the surviving visual material in the form of plans, diagrams, views and engravings of the lost gardens.

341. Tankard, J. B. Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Reality and Imagination. 1st. Pub. Abrams. 2004 pp. 216, with colour photographs and plates throughout. Fine copy in fine dw. [35531] £22.00 This volume documents the history of this movement’s diverse attitudes toward landscape architecture for the first time.

342. Tankard, J.B. and Wood, M.A. Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood. Writing, horticulture, photography, homebuilding. Pub. Sutton. 1997 pp.xiv, 201 illustrated throughout. VG. in card covers. [35922] £10.00 This work gives an insight into Gertrude Jekyll’s daily routine, the running of her household and her relationships with household and garden staff. Her work as a nurserywoman and market gardener, her methods of business as a garden designer and her collaborations with architects like Oliver Hill, M.H. Baillie Scott and Lutyens are discussed.

343. Taylor, H.V. The Plums of England. Pub. Crosby Lockwood. 1949 pp.viii, 151 with 32 lovely colour plates. DW. sl. tatty and grubby. Overall a vg. copy. [39649] £45.00

344. Taylor, J. Weather in the Garden. Pub. John Murray. 1996 pp.viii, 376 with maps. A vg. copy in spine-faded card covers. [39729] £7.50

345. Taylor, P. (Ed). The Oxford Companion to the Garden. 1st. Pub. OUP. 2006 pp.xxx. 554, with numerous colour plates throughout the text. Vg. copy in near vg. dw. [35589] £25.00 This book combines a survey of the world’s gardens with the ideas behind them, biographies of garden designers and articles on a range of topics from garden visiting to garden elements and styles, and from scientific issues to the social history of gardens.

346. Thacker, C. The History of Gardens. 1st. Ed. Pub. Croom Helm. 1979 pp. 288 with 55 colour plates and numerous b/w. photographs throughout the text. A vg. copy in same dw. [39725] £25.00 In this work, Christopher Thacker tells the history of gardens from their origins in the ‘natural’ paradises of Greek myth to the present day. Studying individual gardens or garden topics which are representative of an age or region, he builds up a comprehensive survey of the gardens and garden theories of an era.

347. Thacker, C. The History of Gardens. Rep Pub. Croom Helm. 1985 pp. 288 with 55 colour plates and numerous b/w. photographs throughout the text. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39799] £18.00 In this work, Christopher Thacker tells the history of gardens from their origins in the ‘natural’ paradises of Greek myth to the present day. Studying individual gardens or garden topics which are representative of an age or region, he builds up a comprehensive survey of the gardens and garden theories of an era.

348. Thomas, Graham Stuart. The Rock Garden and its Plants- from Grotto to Alpine House. 1st. Pub. J.M.Dent. 1989 pp.266 with many illus. A fine copy in vg. dw. [39972] £15.00 The author was a great authority on rock gardens, in this volume which, was the first complete history and exposition of rock gardening. There are chapters on all aspects of this type of gardening.

349. Todhunter, C., Williams, R. and Rodney, S. Bulmer’s Pomona. Pub. Fourth Estate. 1987 With 35 fine coloured plates by Caroline Todhunter. This is an immaculate copy of the limited edition bound in half-leather. TEG. Marbled boards. A very nice work. Bound by A.W. Lumsden, Edinburgh. [39957] £325.00 Published to celebrate the centenary year of H.P. Bulmer Ltd.

350. Todhunter, C, Williams, R. & Shackell, R. Bulmer’s Pomona. Pub. Fourth Estate. 1987 With 35 fine coloured plates by Caroline Todhunter. Fine copy bound in half cloth with marbelled boards. Standard edition. [33595] £180.00

351. Treseder, Neil G. Magnolias. Faber & Faber, 1978. pp.xviii,243 with 48 col. plates, 2 maps & illustrated endpapers. Fine, in vg. dw. [39825] £80.00

352. Triggs, Inigo. Formal Gardens in England and Scotland: Their Planning and Arrangement, Architectural and Ornamental Features. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1988. pp.xxvi, 229 illustrated with 72 plates from drawings by the author, 53 produced from photographs by Charles Latham, & 46 additional colour plates showing the gardens during the 1987 & 1988 seasons. VG. plus in same dw. [39659] £145.00

353. Turner, D. and Muir, K. The Handbook of Soft Fruit Growing. Pub. Croom Helm. 1985 pp.xiv, 181 with 23 colour plates and numerous figs. A vg. plus copy in spine-faded dw. [39720] £10.00

354. Uglow, J. A Little History of British Gardening. 1st. Pub. Chatto & Windus. 2004 pp. 342, with colour and b/w. plates. Fine in fine dw. [35515] £12.00 Roy Strong described this book as ‘Delectable....The best short introduction to the nation’s gardening past....’

355. Urquhart, Beryl Leslie (Ed). The Rhododendron. Volume 2. Pub.The Leslie Urguhart Press. 1962 pp.36, with 36 colour plates by Carlos Riefel. Folio. A vg. plus copy in sl. marked dw. [39837] £50.00

356. Weaver, L. Houses and Gardens by E.L. Lutyens. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 2004 pp.xl, 344 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [39806] £35.00 This book embodies the quintessence of the man and his work: the variety of style and design seen in the houses featured brings together in one volume the many strands of Lutyen’s fertile mind.

357. Webber, R. Market Gardening. The History of Commercial Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Growing. Pub. David & Charles. 1972 pp.226 with b/w. photographs and illus. A vg. copy in same dw. [39660] £30.00

358. Welch, Humphrey J. Manual of Dwarf Conifers. Theophrastus, 1979. pp.493 with over 400 b/w. plates, 43 for identification purposes. Very good copy, signed by the author, in plastic-covered dustwrapper. [15294] £60.00

359. Wilber, D. N. Persian Gardens & Garden Pavilions. Pub. Tuttle. 1962 pp.239 with colour photographs and other images. A vg. copy in same dw. Scarce. [39805] £60.00 This book is both a comprehensive survey and an appreciation of this Persian tradition of gardens and garden pavilions. The text traces the historical development of Persian gardens, describes their basic features, surveys existing examples, and discusses the literature and tradition behind them.

360. Willis, P. Charles Bridgeman and the English Landscape Garden. Rep. Elysium Press. 2001 pp.xxi, 441 with over 200 photographs. With many additional photographs. A fine copy in same dw. [39782] £40.00 Bridgeman was a key figure in the establishment of le jardin anglais, that remarkable English invention which was to sweep eighteenth-century Europe.

361. Wittmer, P. Caillebotte and His Garden at Yerres. 1st. Pub. Harry Abrams. NY. 1991 pp.341 with 170 plates in colour. Fine in same dw. [39792] £75.00 French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte created a unique body of work celebrating his garden at Yerres. These splendid and luminous paintings, including many of his earlier works virtually unknown until recently. These are reproduced for the first time in more than 300 illustrations including 170 coloured plates.

362. Woods, May. Visions of Arcadia: European Gardens from Renaissance to Rococo. Pub. Aurum. 1996. pp.224 lavishly illustrated, mostly in colour. VG. plus in same dw. [39798] £15.00

363. Wright, W.P. (Ed.). A History of Garden Art. 2 Volumes. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1928 2 Volumes with plates throughout. Spines showing some wear o/w. a vg. set. [39704] £150.00 Translated from the German by Mrs. Archer-Hind.

364. Yeo, P.F. Hardy Geraniums. Pub. Timber Press & Croom Helm. 1985 pp. 192 with colour plates, silhouettes and line drawings. VG. in same dw. [39296] £12.00

Natural History

365. Amuchastegui, A. Studies of Birds and Mammals of South America. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1967 pp.63 with colour plates. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [39617] £20.00

366. Andrews, J. and Rebane, M. Farming & Wildlife. A Practical Handbook for the Management, Restoration and Creation of Wildlife Habitats on Farmland. Pub. RSPB. 1994 pp.x, 358 with b/w. photographs, figs. and illus. A vg. copy in card covers. [39523] £35.00

367. Andrews, M. The Flight of the Condor. A Wildlife Exploration of the Andes. 1st. Pub. BBC. 1982 pp.158 with many photos. A near fine copy in dw. [35580] £6.00

368. Arnold, N. & Ovenden, D. Reptiles & Amphibians of Britain & Europe. 2nd. and latest edition Pub. Collins. 2004 pp.288 with 49 coloured plates and many dist. maps. Mint copy in illustrated boards. LATEST EDITION. in print at £25.00. [36677] £12.50

369. Barber, L. The Heyday of Natural History. Pub. Cape. 1980 pp.320 with 9 colour plates and numerous b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39713] £18.00

370. Bateman, Robert. An Artist in Nature. With text by Rick Archbold. Swan Hill, Shrewsbury. 1990 pp. 172 with some beautiful wildlife paintings by this talented artist. A vg. copy in dw. with some loss. Also sl. rubbed mark to board. [39828] £30.00

371. Bell, T. A History of British Reptiles. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1849 pp. xxiv, 159 with 50 wood engravings. Fine in vg. cloth boards. [39991] £50.00

372. Benedict, F.G. The Physiology of Large Reptiles. Pub. Asher. 1973 pp.x, 539 with b/w. photographs and figs. and tables. A vg. copy in blue boards. [38453] £35.00

373. Berra, T.M. William Beebe. An Annotated Bibliography. Pub. Archon. 1977 pp.157 with some b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39388] £12.50

374. Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus. Pub. Collins. 1971 pp. 256 illus. throughout. VG. [35825] £15.00

375. Brockie, K. One Man’s Island. Paintings and Sketches from the Isle of May. 1st. Pub. Dent. 1984 pp.150 with many fine paintings and sketches by this very talented artist. Fine in dw. [35547] £20.00

376. Burbridge, Ben. Gorilla: Tracking and Capturing the Ape-Man of Africa. George G. Harrap, 1928. pp.285 with b/w. plates & endpaper maps. Spine-ends & corners worn; generally good. [20164] £25.00

377. Burckhardt, D. Die schonsten Naturschutzgebiete der Schweiz. Pub. Ringier, Zurich. [1980] pp.240 with many fine photographs in colour and some text figs. A fine copy in dw. [35668] £15.00

378. Burgess, N.R H. (Ed) John Hull Grundy’s Arthropods of Medical Importance. 1st. Pub. Noble. 1981 pp. 222 with line drawings. VG. in near vg. dw. [35625] £10.00 John Hull Grundy was lecturer in entomology at the Royal Army Medical College from 1945 to 1967.

379. Busby, John. Nature Drawings. 1st. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1993 Fine copy in dw. Ltd. Ed. 409/1000. [35538] £35.00

380. Bustard, Robert. Sea Turtles. Natural History and Conservation. Collins, 1972. pp.220 with b./w. plates & endpaper maps. VG, in dw. [17378] £18.00

381. Buxton, P. A. The Louse. An Account of the Lice which infest man, their medical importance and control. 1st. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1939 pp.ix. 115, with line drawings , tables and charts. VG. ex. lib. copy in blue cloth boards. [35617] £50.00

382. Chapman, Abel. & Buck, W.J. Wild Spain. Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History and Exploration. 1st. Pub. Gurney & Jackson. 1893 pp.xx, 472 with 52 plates plus many text illustrations and two page coloured map. A very good copy in original cloth boards with a little wear to top of spine and internal hinge split. [36080] £300.00

383. Chilton, Chas. The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand. Reports on the Geo-Physics, Geology, Zoology, and Botany of the Islands lying to the South of New Zealand. Pub. Phil. Inst. Canterbury N.Z. 1909 pp.xxxv, 848; plus photos. and other illus. 2 volumes bound in original cloth and gilt boards. A nice set of these scarce volumes. [35723] £275.00

384. Coborn, John. Snakes and Lizards: Their Care and Breeding in Captivity. David & Charles, 1987. pp.208 with col. & b/w. plates, text illus. & figs. Faint stains on prelims., otherwise VG, in G dw. [17372] £10.00

385. Cosentino, F.J. Edward Marshall Boehm. 1913-1969. Pub. Lakeside. 1970 pp.264 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in cloth boards in slip-case. [39570] £20.00

386. Crocker, J. and Daws, J. Spiders of Leicestershire and Rutland. Pub. Loughborough Nat. Club. 1996 pp.247 with distribution maps. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39820] £10.00

387. Dance, S. Peter. The Art of Natural History. Animal Illustrators and their Work. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1978 pp.224 with many fine illus. Fine copy in slip-case. [39538] £25.00 The lavish illustraions in this volume celebrate the beauty of the animal kingdom and the glories of zoological literature in this survey of the progress of animal illustration from its beginnings to the present.

388. Densen, W.L.T. & Morris, M.J. Fish and Fisheries of Lakes and Reservoirs in Southest Asia and Africa. 1st. Pub. Westbury. 1999 pp. 432 with tables, charts, graphs and maps. Mint copy in same dw. [33345] £18.00

389. Dobson, J. The Mammals of Essex. Pub. Lopinga Books. 1999 pp.xi, 229 with 20 colour plates, illus. and distribution maps. A nr. fine copy in illus. boards. [38331] £17.50

390. Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. Galapagos. Pub. Macgibbon and Kee. 1960 pp.192 with photgraphic plates. VG. in sinilar dw. [36036] £15.00 Dr Eibl-Eibesfeldt considers both the flora and fauna of this area.

391. Eno, N Clare (et al). Non-native marine species in British Waters. A review and directory. Pub. JNCC. 1997 pp. 152 with line drawings. Bumped at bottom of spine, o/w. vg. copy. Card covers. [35880] £15.00

392. Firouz, E. The Complete Fauna of Iran. Pub. I.B. Tauris. 2005 pp.xiv, 322 with colour illus. and photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dw. [38683] £40.00 This book is the most comprehensive work to date on the fauna of Iran. Indeed it is the only book to cover all of Iran’s vertebrate fauna, comprising mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. With details of a total of more than 1,000 species, it also summarises the history of zoological work previously undertaken in Iran.

393. FitzSimons, Vivian F.M. Snakes of Southern Africa. Pub. Purnell & Sons, Cape Town. 1962 pp. 423 with 76 col. plates reproduced from watercolours by P.J. Smit, 43 b/w. plates, 9 sets

of drawings showing skull structure & 243 line drawings by the author, illustrating details of head scaling. Endpapers heavily foxed, otherwise a very good copy, in remnants of dustwrapper. [15117] £65.00

394. Flannery, T. and Schouten, P. A Gap in Nature. Discovering the World’s Extinct Animals. Pub. Heinemann. 2001 pp.184 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in vg. plus dw. [39839] £20.00 This book tells the tragic story of how, after Columbus’ bold discovery of the Americas in 1492, the impact of European exploration and settlement was to prove fatal for many of the planet’s most bizarre and extraordinary creatures.

395. Freeman, R.B. British Natural History Books. 1495-1900 A Handlist. Pub. Dawson & Archon. 1980 pp. 437. VG. plus in green cloth boards. [39298] £15.00

396. Frith, H.J. Wildlife Conservation. The Acclaimed Study of Australia’s Conservation Problem. 1st. Pub. Angus & Robertson. 1973 pp.xiv, 414 with 60 plates. A vg. copy in dw. [35499] £10.00 The authors’ maintain that if Australia’s wildlife is to prosper, or even to survive, positive action must be taken to retain and regenerate its habitats and to manage animal populations.

397. Gosse, P.H. A History of the British Sea-Anemones. Actinologia Britannica. Pub. Van Voorst. 1860 pp.xl, 362 11 fine coloured lithographed plates, 1 monochrome and many engravings in the text. Lightly foxed in several places. A little pulled at top of spine. Overall vg. In handsome green cloth boards with gilt lettering. [35853] £220.00 The 'Actinologia' is widely recognised as Gosse's masterpiece - the finest of all his writings on natural history.

398. Gosse, P.H. A Naturalist’s Rambles on the Devonshire Coast. Pub. Van Voorst. 1853 pp.xvi, 451 plus adverts for other titles by Mr Gosse and other works by Van Voorst. With 28 plates. Contents are lightly foxed in places and dusty. Internal hinges showing some wear, with the rest of the binding in vg. condition. Boards lightly rubbed at ends, o/w. in vg condition. [35876] £120.00

399. Gosse, Philip Henry. The Aquarium: An unveiling of the wonders of the deep sea. 1st. Pub. Van Voorst. 1854 pp.xiii, 278 plus 6 fine chromolithographs. Vg. in original blue cloth. [35558] £225.00

400. Gould, John. Gould’s Mammals. Selections from John Gould’s Mammals of Australia. Pub. David & Charles. 1977 pp.144 with 60 folio-size colour reproductions. Thoroughly good, in same dw. [39559] £20.00

401. Grenfell-Price, A. The Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific. As told by selections of his own journals 1768-1779. Pub. Dover. 1971 pp.xxv, 292. Good to vg. in card covers. [36032] £7.50

402. Hall, A. Rupert. Isaac Newton. Adventurer in Thought. Pub. Cambridge. 1996 pp.xvi, 468. Damp stained at rear and pages cockled. A very good reading copy. [35892] £10.00

403. Hammond, N. Twentieth Century Wildlife Artists. Pub. Croom Helm. 1986 pp.224 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39476] £20.00

404. Harrison Matthews, L. The Life of Mammals. 1st. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1969 pp, 340, 440. Two vols., illustrated with 36 pages of half-tones and 76 line drawings. In slightly light faded dw with gilt cloth boards. A good copy. [27495] £25.00

405. Harting, J.E. Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton by The Rev. Gilbert White. Pub. Swan Sonnenschein. nd. pp. xxvi, 568 illustrated with engravings by

Thomas Bewick. In original half-calf boards with handsome spine decoration. Original spine relaid and boards rubbed to extremeties. Overall vg. [39990] £65.00

406. Henry, B. Highlight The Wild. The Art of the Reid Henrys. Pub. Palaquin. 1986 pp.viii, 103 with colour plates and sketches. A fine copy in illus. boards. Signed by the author. [39583] £15.00

407. Hickin, N.E. The Insect Factor in Wood Decay. 1st. Pub. Hutchinson. 1963 pp.336 with 2 coloured plates, one folding plus many other illus. VG. [25161] £12.00

408. Jaramillo-Arango, J. The Conquest of Malaria. 1st. Pub. William Heinemann. 1950 pp.xiv. 125, with b/w. plates. Vg. clean copy in dw. which has some minor loss and several minor closed tears. [35622] £10.00 The work is a treasure house for the student of medical history.

409. Jones, M. and J. Mammalian Physiology and Behaviour. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 2003 pp.100 with colour figs. and tables throughout. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39404] £12.00

410. Kerney, M.P. & Cameron, R.A.D. A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Britain and North-West Europe. Illustrated by Gordon Riley. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1979. Pp.288 with 24 plates of coloured illus., numerous figs. & 276 distrib. maps. A vg. plus copy in illus. boards. [39641] £30.00 The first comprehensive guide ever published to the land snails and slugs of Britain and North-Western Europe. This book describes and illustrates nearly 300 species found in the area bounded by the Arctic in the North, the Alpines in the South and the Carpathians in the East.

411. Lever, C. The Cane Toad: The History and Ecology of a Successful Colonist. 1st. Pub. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing. 2001 pp.xxvii, 230 with 11 coloured photos. Mint copy in dw. [37907] £44.00 This book describes the biology, history and ecological and socio-economic impacts of a successful colonist which, in some parts of the world, especially Australia, has become a major pest. Originally from South and Central America. A warning to all about the introduction of alien species as biological control for exhisting pests.

412. Looker, S.J. (Ed.). Worthing Cavalcade. William Henry Hudson. A Tribute. Pub. WADS. 1947 pp.167 with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in sl. tatty dw. [39531] £25.00

413. Lopez, B. H. Of Wolves and Men. Pub. Dent. 1978 pp. 308 with b/w. photographs and numerous line drawings. Sl. foxing to fore-edge o/w. a vg plus copy in same dw. [38340] £30.00 In this book the author draws the reader irresistably into the world of the wolf and the ideas that surround him. Lopez shows the reader shows us not only the wolf of the scientist but the wolf of the Eskimo and the Indian, the wolf of the wolf killer, the wolf of the imagination and the wolf of folklore. In so doing creates a compelling picture of both the wolf as animal and the wolf that man has created.

414. McBurney, Henrietta. Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America. The Watercolours from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Pub. Merrell Holberton. 1997. pp.160 with 52 colour reproductions. Fine exhibition catalogue in sl. marked dw. [39829] £30.00

415. McKinley, R. The Future for Woodland Deer. Management or Sport? 1st. Pub. Swan Hill Press. 1999 pp.167 with coloured and b/w plates. VG. plus in same dw. [38343] £15.00 This book provides some useful ideas and useful ways for those who are facing the challenge of integrating woodland and deer management in lowland England.

416. Matthews, L. Harrison. Penguin. Adventures among the Birds, Beasts and Whalers of the Far South. 1st. Pub. Peter Owen 1977 pp.165 with 14 photos. A Vg. copy in dw. [35807] £12.00

417. Mingay, G.E. (Ed.). The Victorian Countryside. In 2 Volumes. Pub. RKP. 1981 2 Volumes with plates and figs. A vg. set in spine-faded dw.s. [39732] £25.00

418. Newton, J. Organic Grassland. Pub. Chalcombe. 1993 pp.iv, 128 with plates and tables. A vg. copy in illus. card covers. [39368] £10.00

419. Niall, I. Portrait of a Country Artist. C.F. Tunnicliffe R.A. 1st. Ed. Pub. Gollancz. 1980 pp. 160 illus. with early etchings, wood-engravings, watercolours and sketches and measured drawings of birds by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Spine of dw. faded, o/w. a very good copy. [39421] £20.00

420. Norse, E.A.Ed. Global Marine Biological Diversity. A Strategy for Building Conservation into Decision Making. 1st. Pub. Island Press. 1993 pp.xxxii, 383 with some text figs. Vg. pbk. copy. [35506] £15.00

421. Ovington, D. Australian Endangered Species. Mammals, Birds and Reptiles. Pub. Cassell. 1978 pp.183 with colour plates and distribution maps. A vg. copy in same dw. [39560] £10.00

422. Page, C.N. A Natural History of Britain’s Ferns. The New Naturalist. Pub. Collins. 1988 pp. 430 with b/w. photographs and line drawings. A nr. fine copy in card covers. [39812] £150.00

423. Pitman, Charles R.S. A Guide to the Snakes of Uganda. Wheldon & Wesley, Codicote, 1974. Revised Edition. pp.xxii,290 with numerous plates (some in colour), maps & figs. Front & back endpapers marked (possibly from some greasy or sticky tape); otherwise vg+. [22239] £300.00

424. Poortvliet, R. The Ark. Pub. Lion. 1985 Non paginated with colour reproductions and sketches throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39840] £25.00 The illustrator has turned his perceptive eye towards the world of animals he loves. Basing his work on the story of Noah’s Ark, he explores the amazing variety of the animal world.

425. Porter, V. Cattle. A Handbook to the Breeds of the World. Illustrated by Jake Tebbit. Pub. Helm. 1991 pp.400 with colour plates. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39574] £30.00 This book describes in detail nearly every variety and breed of cattle in the world, both domesticated and wild.

426. Porter, V. Goats of the World. Illustrated by Jake Tebbit. Pub. Farming Press. 1996 pp.xii, 179 with colour plates. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39573] £40.00 This book is a valuable reference for those with an interest in the goat. It is carefully researched and describes more than 500 breeds and types of goats worldwide.

427. Porter, V. Pigs. A Handbook to the Breeds of the World. Pub. Helm. 1993 pp.xv, 256 with 24 colour plates. VG. in similar dw. [39289] £10.00

428. Prior, Richard. The Roe Deer of Cranborne Chase. An Ecological Survey. Pub. Oxford Univ. Press. 1968 pp.xvi, 222 with many b/w. plates and figures. A vg. copy in dw. Includes a letter detailing The British Deer Society, Midlands Branch’ course ‘Deer Today - Gone Tomorrow’ held in 1970. [29196] £25.00

429. Rackham, Oliver. The History of the Countryside. The full fascinating story of Britain’s landscape. Rep. Dent. 1990 pp. xvi, 445 with illus. and many maps. A vg. copy in card covers. [39651] £12.00 Dr Rackham explores the natural and man-made features of the land and gives us new ways of seeing them.

430. Rackham, Oliver. The History of the Countryside. The full fascinating story of Britain’s landscape. Rep. Dent. 1989 pp. xvi, 445 with illus. and many maps. A vg. copy in card covers. [39848] £18.00 Dr Rackham explores the natural and man-made features of the land and gives us new ways of seeing them.

431. Rahtz, P.A. and Greenfield, E. Excavations of Chew Valley Lake Somerset. Pub. London. 1977 pp.xix, 392 with 32 b/w. plates at rear of text, numerous figs. an some fold-out maps. A vg. copy in similar dw. [39697] £40.00

432. Ralph, Robert. William MacGillivray. Creatures of Air, Land and Sea. 1st. Pub. Holberton & Nat. Hist. Mus. 1999 pp.128 with many illus. Fine copy in dw. [35677] £15.00 William MacGillivray was a teacher and journalist and was recruited by Audubon to transcribe the latter’s notes. The two men formed a friendship that led to 10 years of writing, painting and travelling, culminating in the publication of MacGillivray’s masterwork, A History of British Birds. He was probably one of the first ecologists.

433. Ratcliffe, D.A. In Search Nature. 1st. Pub. Peregrine Books 2000 ppo.xii, 249 with illus. Fine copy in dw. In print at £27.00 our price £10.00 [40017] £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.

434. Reeves, R.R. et al. Sea Mammals of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. A & C Black. 2002 pp. 528 with colour photographs and numerous colour illus. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [38333] £17.50

435. Rosevear, D.R. Checklist and Atlas of Nigerian Mammals. Pub. Government Printer, Lagos. 1953 pp. 131 with 2 folding coloured maps, over 200 distrib. maps & several b/w. plates. Tight & good. [16203] £30.00

436. Russell, W.B. People and the Land through Time. Linking Ecology and History. Pub. Yale University Press. 1997 pp.xx. 306 with b/w. plates, charts and maps. Fine copy in fine dw. [35634] £15.00 The author considers ways that people have affected the environment over time, using for examples a wide variety of habitats from all over the world.

437. Schumacher, E.F. (Society Lectures) People, Land, and Community. 1st. Pub. Yale. 1997 pp.xii. 328. Fine in card covers. [35635] £6.00 The historical, cultural, social, political and economic implications of the degredation of the environment and community is discussed and suggestions on how to stop it.

438. Scopes, N. (Ed.). Pest and Disease Control Handbook. Pub. BCPC. 1979 pp.xvi, 336 with some figs. A nr. fine copy in illus. boards. [39647] £12.00

439. Shirihai, H. A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife. The Bird and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean. Pub. Alula. 2002 pp. 510 with over 600 photographs and 35 plates illustrating all of the indigenous birds and marine mammals. New. Out-of-print. [33445] £35.00 This is the first complete guide to the birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic regions and the Southern Ocean.

440. Simson, C. The Butterflies’ Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Sheperd. 1st. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994 pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. A fine copy in dw. originally priced at £20.00 [24468] £6.00 Illustrated with 8 colour plates by Mandy Shepherd, daughter of the famous wild life artist David Shepherd.

441. Skutch, A.F. The Imperative Call. A Naturalist’s Quest in Temperate and Tropical America. Pub. Florida. 1979 pp.x, 331 with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39513] £12.00

442. Skutch, A.F. A Naturalist in Costa Rica. Pub. Univ. Florida. 1971 pp.x, 378. VG. in same dw. [39285] £35.00 This is Skutch’s record of his life, work, observations and reflections from his 35 years in Costa Rica.

443. Skutch, A.F. Origins of Nature’s Beauty. Pub. Texas. 1992 pp.xvi, 292 with 3 colour plates and numerous illus. Spine of dw. faded o/w. a vg. copy. [39506] £12.00

444. Southern, J. Archibald Thorburn. Works by Archibald Thorburn from the Thorburn Museum. Pub. Sotherby’s. 1993 pp.126 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39465] £38.00

445. Southern, J. Thorburn’s Landscape. The major natural history paintings. 1st. Pub. Elm Tree Books. 1981 pp. 120 with 52 colour plates. VG. in dw. with repair on rear. [35546] £18.00

446. Steel, Rodney. Crocodiles. Christopher Helm, 1989. Pp.x,198 with 19 colour plates, 26 figs. & 12 maps. VG, in dw. [17371] £10.00

447. Steward, J.W. The Tailed Amphibians of Europe. David & Charles, Newton Abbot. 1969 pp. 180 with col. frontis., b/w. plates & maps. Clean, tight copy in dw with embossed blind stamp on title page. [15515] £15.00

448. Stuebing, R.B. & Inger, R.F. Snakes of Borneo. A Field Guide to the. 1st. Pub. NH Pub. Borneo. 1999 pp.viii, 256 with colour photography throughout. In dw. New. [31176] £30.00 Borneo has always been famous for its wildlife, but mostly for its spectacular mammals, birds and insects. The snakes of Borneo have been until recently rather neglected until now. The island hosts more than 150 species, throughout the coastal seas, mangroves, lowlands and mountains. This volume deals with the natural history of these fascinating animals.

449. Tattersall, F. & Manley, W. Ed’s Conservation and Conflict. Mammals and Farming in Britain. Pub. Westbury. 2003 pp.xii, 261 with illus., maps and tables. A mint copy in dw. [37905] £35.00 This volume arises in a large part out of symposium on Farming and Mammals, jointly hosted by the Mammal Society and the Linnean Society of London, in London in November 1999. This book concentrates on the impacts of modern farming on mammals and wildlife in general.

450. Taylor, S. The Mighty Nimrod. A Life of Frederick Courteney Selous, African Hunter and Adventurer 1851-1917 1st. Pub. Collins. 1989 pp.xv, 312 with photos. A fine copy of this scarce book. [35501] £80.00 In some 44 years of hunting, Selous achieved world fame - both for sheer audacity of his exploits in the bush, and for his considerable skill in recounting his adventures through books and lectures. This reputation brought him into contact with many of the leading figures of his age.

451. Tennent, J. Emerson. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon with Narrative and Anecdotes...Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects etc.including a monograph on the Elephant. 1st. Pub. Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts. 1861 pp.xxiii, 500 with many text engravings and a few full page plates by G.B.Sowerby. Spine very neatly relaid. Corners a little bumped but o/w vg. clean copy. [39967] £95.00

452. Tunnicliffe, C.F. Shorelands Winter Diary. 1st. Pub. Robinson. 1992 pp.159 with many artworks by the author. Nr. fine copy in sl. spine-faded dw. [39717] £25.00

453. Van der Elst, R. A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa. 2nd.Ed.C.Struik. 1988 pp.398 with illus., maps. A VG copy. [23421] £20.00

454. Vogt, C. & Specht, F. The Natural History of Animals. Class Mammalia. Pub. Blackie & Son in 2 vols. [1885] pp.xii, 254; xi, 240 with 40 full page engraved plates and many more text engravings. A vg. set bound in half morocco and faded cloth. The half title and title page of vol.1 creased o/w vg. [35674] £90.00

455. Wainwright, M. (Ed.). A Gleaming Landscape. A Hundred Years of the Guardian’s Country Diary. Pub. Aurum. 2006 pp.230 with b/w. photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dw. [39413] £7.50

456. Welker, R.H. Natural Man. The Life of William Beebe. Pub. Indiana Univ. Press. 1975 pp.xiv, 224 with b/w. photographs throughout. Ex-College Library. A vg. copy in same dw. [39635] £10.00

457. Whitehead, G. Kenneth. Deer and their Management. 1st.Pub. Country Life. 1950 pp.370 with photographs. One corner bumped o/w vg. in dw. Scarce. [30847] £150.00

458. Whitehead, G. Kenneth. The Deerstalking Grounds. Of Great Britain and Ireland. Pub. Hollis and Carter. 1960 pp.xviii, 556 with some b/w. photography. In dw. which has some minor chips and loss, o/w. a vg. copy. [29231] £135.00

459. Williamson, T. Living Landscapes. Hedges and Walls. 1st. Pub. National Trust. 2002 pp.160, with colour plates and colour illus. Fine copy in fine dw. [35521] £12.50

460. Young, A.M. Sarapiqui Chronicle. A Naturalist in Costa Rica. Pub. Smithsonian. 1991 pp.xvi, 3691 with b/w. photographs. Fine in fine dw. [35844] £10.00 An insect ecologist, Young travelled to this area for every part of the year from 1968 onwards. A lively, detailed work providing interest for the amateur and professional entomologist, zoologist and botanist, he recalls many treks through the forest in search of butterflies, bees and cicadas.

New Naturalists – Main series

461. 01. Ford, E.B. Butterflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1945 VG. in bright dw. lightly foxed on rear and with a small piece missing from spine. [39901] £50.00

462. 02. - Vesey Fitzgerald, B. - British Game The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1946 Scattered foxing to endpapers and fore-edges o/w. contents vg. DW. has a few light stain marks to spine o/w. in vg. condition. [39902] £40.00

463. 03. Fitter, R.S.R. London’s Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1945

VG. in complete if lightly chipped dw. One of the best copies we have seen for quite some time. [39903] £60.00

464. 04. Stamp, L. Dudley - Britain’s Structure & Scenery. The New Naturalist. 1st. Pub.Collins. 1946 Lightly foxed endpapers and fore-edges. Contents o/w. in vg. condition. In a vg. dw. [39904] £60.00

465. 05. Gilmour, J. & Walters, M. Wild Flowers. The New Naturalist. 5th. Ed. Pub. Collins 1973 VG. plus in same dw. [19604] £10.00

466. 06. Darling, F. F. Natural History in the Highlands and Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 Good plus copy in dw. chipped in places, with some loss and sl. foxed on rear. [38346] £15.00

467. 06b. Fraser Darling, F. and Morton Boyd, J. The Highlands and Islands. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1964 VG. in similar dw. [39905] £50.00 This is a 1st. edition of the revised book ‘New Naturalist 6, The Highlands and Islands’ by Fraser Darling, which was 1st published in 1947. This work, No. 06b. as we have called it, is probably even more difficult to find in 1st. edition than the original work.

468. 07. Ramsbottom, J. Mushrooms and Toadstools. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 VG. in similar dw. which is lightly chipped and marked. [36100] £45.00

469. 08. Imms, A.D. Insect Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 Lighlty foxed endpapers and fore-edges o/w. contents very clean. VG. dw. [39906] £35.00

470. 09. Boyd, A.W. A Country Parish. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 VG. in lightly chipped dw. which has some scattered foxing to rear. Overall vg. copy. [36102] £250.00

471. 10. Turrill, W.B. British Plant Life. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1948 Scattered foxing to endpapers and fore-edges o/w. contents vg. Small piece missing from rear of dw. which id nr. vg. [39907] £30.00

472. 11. Pearsall, W.H. Mountains and Moorlands. The New Naturalist 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950

Scattered foxing to endpapers and fore-edges o/w. contents vg. DW. lighlty chipped with some scattered foxing. [39908] £35.00

473. 12. Yonge, C.M. The Sea Shore. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1949 VG. plus in

nr. vg. dw. [36105] £40.00

474. 13. North, F.J. et al. Snowdonia. The National Park of Wales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1949 VG. in vg. dw. [37862] £75.00

475. 14. Blunt, W. The Art of Botanical Illustration. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 One large closed tear to front of dw. Some loss to spine ends of dw. Some foxing to top-edge. Contents vg. Good to vg. [38355] £60.00

476. 15. Macan, T.T. and Worthington, E.B. Life in Lakes & Rivers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 A vg. plus copy in similar dw. [38361] £35.00

477. 16. Lousley, J.E. Wild Flowers of Chalk and Limestone. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 VG. in dw. rubbed and chipped on spine o/w. vg. [39909] £60.00

478. 17. Nicholson, E.M. Birds and Men. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 VG. with foxing to rear of dw. [37865] £50.00

479. 18. Fleure, H.J. A Natural History of Man in Britain. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 VG. in vg. dw. with a little chipping. [39910] £70.00

480. 19. Summerhayes, V.S. Wild Orchids of Britain. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 VG. in lightly chipped and marked dw. o/w. vg. [37866] £75.00

481. 20. Smith, M. The British Amphibians and Reptiles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 VG. in good plus dw. [37867] £45.00

482. 21. Harrison Matthews, L. British Mammals. The New Naturalist 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 A vg.copy in vg. sl. chipped dw. [38367] £40.00

483. 22. Manley, Gordon - Climate and the British Scene. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 Feint browning to spine & foxing to rear of dw., o/w, vg. [37868] £50.00

484. 24. Hepburn, I. Flowers of the Coast. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 Nr. vg. in similar dw. with small piece missing from top of spine. [37870] £80.00

485. 26. Wooldridge, S.W. and Goldring, F. The Weald. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 VG.in similar dw. with small piece missing from top of spine. [39912] £50.00

486. 27. Harvey, L.A. & St.Leger-Gordon, D. Dartmoor The New Naturalist. 2nd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1963 VG in vg. dw. [19600] £35.00

487. 28. Fisher, J. and Lockley, R.M. Sea-Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 A vg. copy in vg. dw. with just a small piece of loss from the top of the spine. [39913] £90.00

488. 29. Butler, C.G. The World of the Honeybee Rep. Pub. Collins. 1977 Ex-School Presentaton copy. VG. in good-vg. dw. [37872] £40.00

489. 30. Ford, E.B. Moths. The New Naturalists. 3rd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins 1976 A vg. copy in same dw. [39914] £40.00

490. 31. Dudley Stamp, L. Man and the Land. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1955 VG. copy in nr. vg. dw. [39915] £45.00

491. 32. Edlin, H.L. Trees, Woods and Man. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 VG in vg. dw. with some chipping to edges. [38369] £55.00

492. 33. Raven, J. and Walters, M. Mountain Flowers. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 VG. in vg. dw. which has a small piece from bottom of spine. [37874] £85.00

493. 35. Russell, Sir E. John. The World of the Soil. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 Thoroughly vg. in same dw. [39916] £125.00

494. 36. Williams, C.B. Insect Migration. The New Naturalist. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1965 Ex-Oxford. City Lib. copy. VG. in vg. dw. [39917] £50.00

495. 37. Hardy, A. The Open Sea: II Fish and Fisheries. 3rd. Imp. Pub. Collins. 1970 VG. in similar dw. [37876] £50.00

496. 38. Bristowe, W.S. The World of Spiders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 Lightly foxed top edge and endpapers o/w. contents in fine condition. DW. in vg. condition. One of the best copies we have had for quite some time. [39918] £140.00

497. 39. Armstrong, E.A. The Folklore of Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1958 Fine in dw. with closed tear to rear o/w. in vg. condition. [37878] £320.00

498. 40. Free, J.B. and Butler, C.G. Bumblebees. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1959 Some minor blemishes to dw. Overall a vg. plus copy in same dw. [38772] £400.00

499. 41. Corbett, P.S. et al. Dragonflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 VG. in dw. with scattered foxing o/w. vg. [39919] £350.00

500. 42. Swinnerton, H.H. Fossils. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 Foxing to fore-edges o/w. contents in fine condition. VG. dw. with small hole to spine and some browning to rear. [39920] £140.00

501. 45. Hoskins, W.G. and Stamp, L Dudley. The Common Lands of England and Wales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1963 VG. plus with feint foxing to rear of dw. with a light blemish to front. [39922] £220.00

502. 46. Ellis, E.A. The Broads. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1965 Top and bottom of dw. spine chipped. O/w. vg. [36132] £135.00

503. 47. Condry, W.M. The Snowdonia National Park. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1966 Thoroughly vg. copy in vg. dw. [39923] £85.00

504. 48. Moore, I. Grass and Grasslands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1966 VG. in same dw. [39924] £115.00

505. 50. Mellanby, K. Pesticides and Pollution. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1967 VG. copy with damp-staining to boards and some stain marks to dw. [39926] £40.00

506. 51. Murton, R.K. Man & Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 A vg. plus copy in same dw. with some tick marks and a few annotations to rear of dw. [38415] £80.00

507. 52. Simms, E. Woodland Birds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 Thoroughly vg. copy in same dw. [39927] £125.00

508. 53. Pearshall, W.H. and Pennington, W. The Lake District. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 Nr. fine in same dw. [39928] £125.00

509. 54. Proctor, M. and Yeo, P The Pollination of Flowers. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 A fine Ex-Lib. copy in fine dw. [39929] £200.00

510. 55. Newton, I. - Finches. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1975 Fine in fine dw. [39930] £45.00

511. 56. Potter, S. and Sargent, L. Pedigree: Words from Nature. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1973 Fine in same dw. Previous owner’s name tippexed out on title page and some sellotape residue on rear f.e.p. [39931] £160.00

512. 57. Hewer, H.R. British Seals. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1974 Some ownership markings on f.e.p. o/w. contents in vg. condition. DW. spine lightly faded o/w. fine. [39932] £100.00

513. 58. Pollard, Hooper & Moore Hedges The New Naturalist. 1st.Ed. Pub. Collins. 1974 VG. Ex-Lib. in vg. dw. [37883] £80.00

514. 59. Brian, M.V. Ants. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1977 Barely distinguishable fading to spine of dw. o/w. a fine copy. [38409] £180.00

515. 60. Brown, L. British Birds of Prey. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1976 Fine in dw with faded spine. [37884] £55.00

516. 61. Berry, R.J Inheritance and Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st Ed. Pub. Collins. 1977 Top edge a little grubby o/w. a vg. copy. [37885] £100.00

517. 62. Perrins, C. British Tits. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1979 VG. copy in dw. with lightly faded spine and two very small, light coloured, stains. [39933] £40.00

518. 63. Simms, E. British Thrushes. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1978 V. lightly sunned dw. spine. Otherwise a fine copy. [35304] £30.00

519. 64. Berry, R.J. and Johnstone, J.L. The Natural History of Shetland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1980 Small label removed from fep, o/w. fine in vg. dw. [36139] £180.00

520. 65. Hale, W.G. Waders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1980 Fine in fine dw. [36140] £125.00

521. 66. Condry, W.M. The Natural History of Wales. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 Fine in fine dw. [35754] £180.00

522. 67. Mellanby, K. Farming and Wildlife. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 Lightly faded spine o/w. a fine copy. [39934] £110.00

523. 68. Harrison Matthews. Mammals in the British Isles. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins 1982 Fine in fine dw. [39935] £160.00

524. 69. Frazer, D. Reptiles and Amphibians. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1983 Fine in nr. fine dw. [39936] £275.00

525. 70. Berry, R.J. The Natural History of Orkney. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. 2nd. binding. Pub. Collins. 1985 Fine in same dw. A lovely copy. [38416] £1,125.00

526. 71. Simms, E. British Warblers. 1st. Ed. 2nd. Binding Pub. Collins. 1985 Fine copy in dw. slightly faded on spine. [34839] £800.00

527. 71. Simms, E. British Warblers. 1st. Ed. 1st. Binding Pub. Collins. 1985 Inconspicuous blind stamp to bottom corner of f.e.p. and to bottom corner of front turn-in of dw. o/w contents in fine condition. Spine of dw. very lightly faded. Scarce. [39937] £1,800.00

528. 72. Webb, N. Heathlands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1986 Minor snag mark on rear of dw. o/w. a fine copy. [39938] £275.00

529. 73. Tubbs, C.R. The New Forest. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1986 Fine with slight fading to spine of dw. [39939] £275.00

530. 74. Page, C.N. Ferns. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1988 Fine with lightly faded dw. spine. [36144] £700.00

531. 75. Maitland, P.S. and Campbell, R.N. Freshwater Fishes. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 Fine copy in dw. which is faded on spine, but otherwise in fine condition. [38426] £600.00

532. 76. Boyd, J.M. Boyd, I.L. Hebrides. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1990 Very lightly faded dw. spine ow. a fine copy. [34844] £900.00

533. 76. Boyd, J.M. & I.L. The Hebrides The New Naturalist 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1990 A vg. ex-lib copy in fine dw. [38484] £500.00

534. 77. Davis, B et al. The Soil. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 Spine of dw. lightly faded o/w. a fine copy. [38425] £475.00

535. 78. Simms, E. British Larks, Pipits & Wagtails. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1992 Fine in dw. lightly faded on spine, o/w. fine. [38424] £550.00

536. 79. Chapman, P. Caves and Cave Life. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 As is common with this book, the dw. spine is a trifle faded o/w. a fine copy. [38437] £700.00

537. 80. Walters, Max. Wild & Garden Plants. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1993 Just the slightest of fading to the dw. spine o/w. a fine copy. [39274] £700.00

538. 81. Majerus, M.E.N. Ladybirds. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1994 Fine in fine dw. a little faded on spine. Scarce. [38435] £900.00

539. 82. Marren, P. The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1994 Sl. faded

spine of dw. o/w. a fine copy. [38433] £250.00

50th Anniversary celebration copy.

540. 82b. Marren, P. The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 As new in same dw. [39437] £70.00

541. 82b. Marren, Peter - The New Naturalists. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 Sl. faded spine of dw. o/w. a fine copy. [38434] £50.00 This is the second of the two books numbered 82, being published in 2005. It is a revised version of the 1994 work and really is a first edition in its own right. 60th anniversary edition.

542. 83. Proctor, M and Yeo, P. and Lack, A. The Natural History of Pollination. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1996 Fine in dw. with some quite heavy fading to spine. [39940] £150.00

543. 84. Cabot, D. Ireland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1999 Fine in fine dw. [39941] £160.00

544. 85. Ingram, D. & Robertson, N. Plant Disease. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1999 Mint in mint dw. [39942] £125.00

545. 86. Gilbert, O. Lichens. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2000 Fine in dw. that is sl. faded on spine. [38430] £160.00

546. 87. Beebee, T. and Griffiths, R. Amphibians and Reptiles. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2000 As new in same dw. [35757] £120.00

547. 88. Mitchell, J. Loch Lomondside. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2001 Fine in fine dw. [38444] £80.00

548. 89. Moss, Brian. The Broads. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub Collins. 2001 Small hole to dw. which has passed to form a small indent on the front board, o/w. fine. [34855] £85.00

549. 90. Majerus, M Moths. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 Fine in dw. which is lightly sunned on the spine o/w. fine. [39943] £135.00

550. 91. Marren, P. Nature Conservation. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2002 Fine in same dw. [37891] £75.00

551. 93. Altringham, J. British Bats. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2003 Fine in fine dw. Scarce. [35316] £250.00

552. 94. Hayward, P. Seashore. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2004 As new in same dw. [32125] £85.00 Out of print.

553. 95. Lunn, A. Northumberland. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2004 Fine in same dw. [37892] £90.00

554. 96. Spooner, B. and Roberts, P. Fungi. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 As new in same dw. [36154] £75.00

555. 97. Porley, R. & Hodgetts, N. Mosses & Liverworts. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2005 As new in same dw. [32126] £75.00 The genuine full-size 1st edition.

556. 99. Mullard, J. Gower. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 Fine in fine dw. [34866] £70.00

557. 100. Rackham, O. Woodlands. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2006 A fine copy in same dw. signed by

the author with ticket from booksigning of Heffers Cambridge. [39960] £160.00 The 100th volume in the New Naturalist series. Rackham offers a fascinating insight into the woodlands of the British landscape.

558. 101. Ratcliffe, D. Galloway and the Borders. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 As new in same dw. [32705] £50.00

559. 102. Buczacki, S. Garden Natural History. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 As new in same dw. [34868] £55.00

560. 103. Parslow, R. The Isles of Scilly. The New Naturalist. 1st. Pub. Collins. 2007 New in dw. [32375] £40.00

561. 104. Bircham, P. A History of Ornithology. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 New in dw. [38450] £45.00

562. 105. Peterken, G. Wye Valley. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 New in dw. [38451] £40.00

563. 106. Corbet, P. and Brooks, S. Dragonflies. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 New in dw. [38452] £40.00

564. 107. Watson, A and Moss, R. Grouse. The Natural History of British and Irish Species. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 New hardback copy. Save £10.00 - in-print at £50.00. [35250] £40.00 Written by two of the world’s leading grouse specialists, this book offers fascinating insights into the natural history and behaviour of these birds, including aspects of their behaviour, the historical relevance of their names, the reasons behind population fluctuations and international conservation efforts.

565. 108. Friend, P. Southern England. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2008 New hardback copy. Save £10.00 - in-print at £50.00. [35586] £40.00 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.

566. 109. Berry, R.J. Islands. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 New hardback copy. Save £10.00 - in-print at £50.00. [36155] £40.00

567. 110. Cabot, D. Wildfowl. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 New hardback copy. Save £10.00 - in-print at £50.00. [38449] £40.00

568. 111. Mercer, I. Dartmoor. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 New hardback copy. Save £10.00 - in-print at £50.00. [39944] £40.00

569. 112. Allen, David Elliston. Books and Naturalists. New Naturalist. 1st. Pub.Collins. 2010 New hardback copy. Save £10.00 - in-print at £50.00. [38487] £40.00

570. 113. Newton, I. Bird Migration The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 New hardback copy. Save £10.00 - in-print at £50.00. [39945] £40.00

571. 114. Roper, T.J. Badger. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 New hardback copy. Save £10.00 - in-print at £50.00. [39946] £40.00

572. 115. Kington, J. Climate and Weather. The New Naturalist. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2010 New in dw. Save £5.00 – in-print at £50.00. [39947] £45.00

New Naturalists - Monographs

573. 01. Neal, E. The Badger. New Naturalist Monograph. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1948 pp.xvi, 158 with plates and figs. Spine lightly faded, o/w. a vg. copy. [35925] £20.00 Covers all aspects of badger life.

574. 01. Neal, E. The Badger. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1948 VG. in dw. with feint foxing to rear, o/w. vg. [36156] £60.00

575. 02. Buxton, J. The Redstart. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1950 Fine copy in similar dw. [39948] £70.00

576. 03. Armstrong, Edward A. The Wren 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1955 VG. copy with top inch missing from top and bottom of dw. spine. [34870] £250.00

577. 05. Nethersole-Thompson, D. The Greenshank. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1951 A fine copy with small repair to the top of the spine of dw. [34872] £190.00

578. 07. Rothschild, M. & Clay, T. Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1952 Fine in lightly chipped dw. with a little loss and lightly tanned spine. [32156] £75.00

579. 08. Morley, Derek Wragge. Ants. 1st. Pub.Collins. 1953 A VG. ex library copy without dw. [39950] £60.00

580. 09 Tinbergen, N. The Herring Gull’s World 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 Fine in dw. with one 0.5cm closed tear o/w. fine. This is a lovely copy. [39951] £75.00

581. 10. Smith, K.M. and Markham, K.R. Mumps, Measles and Mosaics. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 VG. - fine copy from the library of E.A.Ellis. (Author of NN.46 Broads) with his signature. In dw. which is repaired and a little chipped o/w. vg. [39952] £300.00

582. 11. Lowe, F.A. The Heron. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 Nr. fine in same dw. [36162] £300.00

583. 12. Shorten, M. Squirrels. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 VG. in vg. lightly foxed dw. [36163] £180.00

584. 13. Thompson, H.V. and Worden, A.N. The Rabbit. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1956 Spine of dw. browned, some foxing to rear and book fore-edge. Overall vg. [36164] £180.00

585. 14. London Natural History Society. The Birds of the London Area. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 VG. copy with two small pieces of dw. missing. [34873] £180.00

586. 15. Mountfort, G. The Hawfinch. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1957 Some foxing to fore-edges not affecting contents. VG.- fine dw with some tiny holes on rear of dw. [39953] £300.00

587. 16. Jones, J.W. The Salmon. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1959 VG. in vg. plus dw. [34874] £50.00

588. 17. Prime, C.T. Lords & Ladies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 Feint foxing to rear of dw. o/w. a fine copy. [28350] £275.00

589. 18. Yonge, C.M. - Oysters. 1st.Ed. Pub. Collins. 1960 Fine in same dw. Scarce. [39954] £200.00

590. 19. Summers-Smith, J.D. The House Sparrow. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1963 VG. copy in dw. which is grubby on the rear and a little darkend on the spine o/w. vg. [39955] £100.00

591. 20 Murton, R.K. The Wood Pigeon 1st. Ed. Collins 1965 Near fine in dw. [28353] £85.00

592. 21. Frost, W.E. and Brown, M.E. The Trout. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1967 VG. plus in similar dw. with 3 closed tears. [36170] £100.00

593. 22. Mellanby, K. The Mole. 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 Ex-Lib. Scattered light foxing to end papers and dw. turn-ins o/w. a vg. plus copy in dw. which is sl. chipped to spine. [39956] £20.00

Ornithology

594. Alderson, R. My Foreign Doves and Pigeons. Pub. London. 1911 pp. 95 with b/w. plates. Fine in green boards. [39294] £40.00

595. Ali, S. The Fall of a Sparrow. Pub. Oxford. 1985 pp.xv, 265 with 71 b/w. photographic plates. A vg. copy in same dw. [39595] £10.00

596. Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology. Pub. Antiquariaat Junk. 1973 pp.xviii, 251 with 12 plates. A nr. fine copy in cloth boards with gilt illus. [39601] £60.00 This book is divided into two parts, the first ‘An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology’ to some extent depending on the second ‘A catalogue of the collection of books containing plates with figures of birds and their eggs now in the University Library at Copenhagen’.

597. Arnall, L. and Kemer, I.F. Bird Diseases. Pub. TFH. 1975 pp.527 with colour plates and illus. A vg. plus copy in illus. boards. [39702] £20.00

598. Astley, H.D. My Birds in Freedom and Captivity. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1900 pp.xvi, 254 with illus. Foxing to contents commensurate with age. Overall a vg. copy. Limited edition to 100 copies of which this is No. 53. [39509] £75.00

599. Audubon, John James. The Original Water-Color Paintings for The Birds of America. 2 Volumes. Pub. Crown. 1966 2 Volumes with lovely colour plates throughout. A fine set in slip-case. [39544] £100.00

600. Aviculture Society. The Avicultural Magazine. Pub. Avicultural Society. 1900-1985 This is a long run of this magazine from 1900 then a complete run from 1927-1985 bound in cloth, in all 60 volumes in excellent condition. Scarce. With some coloured plates by Roland Green. A very good run of this scarce magazine. [39763] £1,200.00

601. Baker, Stuart, E.C. The Birds of Cachar. Pub. Bom.Nat.Hist.Soc. 1900-01 A series of 10 articles about birds of this area with 10 fine chromolithographic plates. Bound in half calf with cloth boards. Some rubbing to calf spine but generally very good. [35715] £180.00

602. Bannerman, D.A. and W.M. Birds of Cyprus. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1958 pp.lxix, 384 with 16 colour, 15 half-tone plates and a fold-out map at the rear of text. Some foxing to end pages o/w. a vg. copy. [39719] £80.00 In this book each species is described seperately in terms of appearance, distribution, migration and breeding habits. The information given includes description of the topography and vegetation of the island, an anakysis of temperature and rainfall and a complete history of the ornithology of Cyprus.

603. Bannerman, David A. & W. Mary. Birds of Cyprus. 1st. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1958 pp.lxix, 384 with 31 plates of which 29 in colour by D.M.Reid-Henry and Roland Green. With folding map to rear. A little foxing to endpapers o/w vg. in dw. [35815] £80.00

604. Barbour, T. Cuban Ornithology. Memoirs of the Nuttal Ornithological Club. No. IX. Pub. Cambridge. 1943 pp.143. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [39502] £40.00

605. Batchelder, C.F. A Bibliography of the Published Writings of William Brewster. Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. No. 10. Pub. The Club. 1951 pp.54. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [39395] £50.00

606. Bene, F. The Feeding and Related Behaviour of Hummingbirds. Pub. Boston. nd. pp.403-478 with 11 plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in similar dw. [39542] £50.00 This is an intensive study based chiefly on the activities of hummingbirds which nested for several years in the author’s garden.

607. Berger, A.J. Hawaiian Birdlife. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Hawaii. 1981 pp.xv, 260 with 67 colour plates and numerous figs. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39429] £30.00

608. Beruldsen, G. A Field Guide to Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds. Pub. Rigby. 1980 pp. 448 with colour plates. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39680] £30.00 This guide is an invaluable companion for the Australian birdwatcher.

609. Bewick, T. A History of British Birds. 2nd. Ed. Pub. for the Author. 1805 2 volumes with wood engravings throughout. Some scattered foxing, overall very clean. In original leather bindings. Cross-hatching and gilt decoration to boards. Spines relaid saving most of gilt decoration and lettering. Some wear to extremeties overall a very good set. [40000] £375.00

610. Bewick, Thomas. A History of British Birds. 6th. Ed. Pub. for the Author. 1826 2 volumes with illus. throughout. Scattered foxing and a closed tear to p.40 of vol. 2. Handsomely bound in half-calf binding with gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Overall a vg. set. [39999] £275.00

611. Blackwell, C. Keeping and Breeding Zebra Finches. Pub. Blandford Press. 1988 pp.192 with colour and b/w. photographs. A fine copy in same dw. Signed by the author. [39371] £35.00 This book includes both basic information, essential to beginners in the fancy, and material of interest and value to even the most accomplished breeders and exhibitors.

612. Blakers, Davies & Reilly. The Atlas of Australian Birds. 1st. Pub. Melbourne Univ. Press. 1984 pp.xlvi, 738 with many dist. maps and text illus. plus 6 transparent overlays. A fine copy in illustrated boards. [35722] £20.00 This Atlas of Australian Birds has been a co-operative project. From the 3000 atlassers who collected the information to individuals, companies and institutions who provided financial and other support.

613. Blakers, M. et al. The Atlas of Australian Birds. Pub. Melbourne Univ. Press. 1984 pp.xlvi, 738 with illus. and distribution maps. Also with 6 transparent overlays. A vg. plus copy in illus. boards. [39646] £20.00

614. Blakston, W.A. et al. The Illustrated Book of Canaries and Cage-Birds British and Foreign. 1st.Ed. Pub. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1880 pp.viii, 443 with 56 colour plates and 62 wood-cuts. Sl. foxing to the contents. Original spine has been rebound. Overall a vg. copy. [39423] £250.00

615. Bond, J. Birds of the West Indies. 1st. Ed. Pub. Waverly Press. 1936 pp.xxiv, 456 with small illus. A vg. copy in similar boards. Scarce. [39485] £50.00

616. Bond, Terance James. Birds: The Paintings of Terance James Bond. 1st. Pub. Lutterworth Press. 1988 pp.86 with spectacular illustrations by this very talented artist. Fine in dw. [39540] £30.00

This artist plays particular attention to detail. This is the first time his paintings have been collected together and published in book form.

617. Bradley Martin, H. The Library of H. Bradley Martin. Magnificent Color-Plate Ornithology. Pub. Sotherby’s. 1989 pp.239 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in illus. cloth boards. [39584] £15.00

618. Bradley, P. Birds of Cayman Islands. Pub. Cambridge. 1985 pp.245 with 72 colour plates. A fine copy in illus. boards. [39378] £25.00

619. Brazil, Mark A. The Birds of Japan. 1st. Pub. Helm 1991 pp.xiii, 466 with 6 coloured plates depicting many birds plus text figs and 583 dist. maps. Fine copy in dw. [39556] £25.00

620. Bregulla, H.L. Birds of Vanuata. Pub. Anthony Nelson. 1992 pp.294 with 24 colour plates and numerous other photographs. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39645] £8.00

621. Brickell, N. et al. Cage and Aviary Birds. Pub. African Bird Book. 2002 pp.152 with b/w. photographs and illlus. throughout. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39534] £15.00

622. Brooks, T.J. (Ed.). Birds in Florida. Pub. Tampa. 1951 pp.208 with colour plates. A vg. copy in cloth boards. [39642] £15.00

623. Brown, L. Birds of the American Waterside. Pub. Collins. 1979 With colour plates throughout. Sl. faded spine of dw. o/w. a nr. fine copy. [39470] £15.00

624. Brown, L. and Amadon, D. Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1968 2 vols. VG. set. in vg. slipcase. [35897] £70.00 A very detailed and useful reference set.

625. Brown, L. et al. The Birds of Africa. Vol.1-5. Pub. AP. 1982 5 Volumes with colour plates and distribution maps throughout. A nr. fine set in same dw. [39545] £400.00

626. Busby, John. Ed. The Living Birds of Eric Ennion. Pub. Victor Gallancz. 1982 pp.128 with many fine sketches and paintings by Ennion. Nr. fine in dw. [35658] £20.00

627. Byers, C. et al. Buntings and Sparrows. A Guide to the Buntings and North American Sparrows. Pub. Pica Press. 1995 pp.334 with 39 colour plates and numerous distribution maps. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39499] £30.00

628. Calburn, Simon. Calburn’s Birds of Southern Africa. Paintings, field sketches and field notes. Pub. Purnell. 1969 pp.248 with 80 colour plates and numerous sketches. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39492] £20.00

629. Campbell, A.J. Nests & Eggs of Australian Birds. Rep. Pub. Wren. 1974 2 Volumes with colour plates and b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. plus set in sl. chipped dw.s. Limited. [39590] £80.00 This book has long been acknowledged a major reference in Australian oology. It describes the nests and eggs of more than 700 species of Australian birds, including seabirds, migrants and some extinct species.

630. Campbell, B. & Lack, E. A Dictionary of Birds. 1st. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 1985 pp.xxx, 670 with more than 500 photographs, drawings and diagrams. Sl. faded spine of dw. o/w. a vg. plus copy. [39411] £25.00 Encyclopaedic in its treatment of all things birds, this is a major reference work.

631. Carpenter, F.L. Ecology and Evolution of an Andean Hummingbird (Oreotrochilus estella). University of California Publications in Zoology. Vol. 106. Pub. Univ. California Press. 1976 pp.74 with figs. and 8 plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in card covers. [39361] £12.50

632. 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. [39987] £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.

633. Chaffer, N, In Quest of Bower Birds. Pub. Rigby. 1984 pp.108 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in spine-faded dw. [39611] £40.00

634. 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. RRP £35.00. [37672] £10.50

635. Chapman, A. The Hobby. 1st. Ed. Pub. Arlequin. 1999 pp.xii, 220. New in same dw. [39988] £25.00 A detailed account of the Hobby’s secretive breeding habits, varied hunting techniques and wide prey spectrum.

636. Cheke, A. & Hume, J. Lost Land of the Dodo. An Ecological History of Mauritius, Reunion & Rodrigues. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2008 pp. 464 with many coloured photographs. Fine copy in good-vg. dw. In-print at £45.00. [39964] £30.00

637. Cheke, R.A. Sunbirds Pub.Helm. 2001 pp.384 with 48 coloured plates. Mint in dw. In print at £37. [26291] £20.00

638. Ching, Raymond. Studies & Sketches of a Bird Painter. 1st. Pub. Lansdowne Editions. 1981 pp.260 with 24 fine coloured plates and 95 preliminary studies. A fine folio copy in slip case. [39770] £200.00

639. Clancey, P.A. The Rare Birds of Southern Africa. Pub. Winchester Press. 1985 pp.512 with colour plates and distribution maps. A fine copy in same dw. [39393] £80.00

640. Clement, P.,Harris, A. & Davis, J. Finches & Sparrows. An identification guide. 1st. Pub. C. Helm. 1993 pp.ix, 500 with 73 fine coloured plates. Spine of dw. sl. sunned o/w. vg. plus. [39507] £45.00 The 73 plates illustrate every species, many races and most sex and age variations, nearly 950 portraits in all. There are also over 280 coloured maps.

641. Cole, Andrew. In Search of the Cirl Bunting. 1st. Pub. Alan Sutton. 1993 pp.xii, 127 with 14 coloured plates and 16 text photos. A fine copy in dw. signed by the author. Now out of print. [35488] £60.00

642. Coles, D. First Breeding Records for Birds Reared to Independance Under Controlled Conditions in the United Kingdom. Pub. David Coles. nd. pp.56. A nr. fine copy in card covers. Scarce. [39472] £20.00

643. Collar, N.J. et al. Threatened Birds of the Americas. The ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book. 3rd. Ed. Part. 2. Pub. Smithsonian. 1992 pp.1150 with some small illus. Spine of dw. faded. o/w.a vg. copy. [39548] £15.00

644. Cooper, W.T. & Forshaw, J.M. The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds. 1st. Pub. Godine. 1979 pp.xi, 304 with fine illustrations Joseph Forshaw. Fine copy in dw. and slip-case with one minor bump to bottom corner. [39279] £275.00

645. Corti, U.A, Les Oiseaux Nicheurs D’Europe. Passereaux. Pub. Artis. 1959 pp.128 with 59 colour plates. Some creasing to contents. Overall a vg. copy in sl. grubby dw. All text in French. [39415] £40.00

646. Cramp. S. et al Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa. Complete in 9 volumes. Pub. O.U.P 1982 9 volumes in nr. fine condition with some fading to spines of dw.s. [39599] £300.00 This authoritative work of reference has been planned to take account of the great advances that have been made in ornithological knowledge since the publication of the ‘Handbook of British Birds’ (1938-41).

647. Cusa, Noel. Tunnicliffe’s Birds. Measured Drawings by C.F. Tunnicliffe RA. 1st. Pub.Victor Gollancz. 1984 pp.160 with many fine illustrations by this outstanding artist. Sl. faded spine of dw. o/w. nr. fine with original box. [39535] £80.00 In forty years of bird study, Tunnicliffe completed over 300 of these measured drawings; a selection of which are reproduced in this book. These studies reveal the genius of a great bird artist, a man with a great passion for birds, who through single-minded applicationto his work achieved mastery of a difficult medium.

648. Davis, L.I. A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Central America. Pub. Texas. 1972 pp.xv, 282 with 48 colour plates. Sl. foxing to fore-edges o/w. a vg. copy in same dw. [39636] £15.00

649. De la Pena, M..R. and Rumboll, M. Birds of South America and Antarctica. Pub. Collins. 1998 pp.304 with 97 colour plates and numerous distribution maps at rear of text. A fine copy in card covers. [39379] £15.00

650. de Phelps, K.D. Hundred of the Best Known Birds of Venezuela. Pub. Lectura. 1963 pp.107 with colour plates and distribution maps. A vg. copy in sl. tatty dw. [39643] £15.00

651. De Schauensee, R.M. The Birds of China. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1984 pp. 601 with 38 colour illus. plates and b/w. illus. A vg. copy in same dw. [39585] £30.00 Intended for use as a field guide as well as a descriptive catalogue, this book offers an account for each species with emphasis on diagnostic field characters.

652. De Schauensee, R.M. A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela. 1st. Pub. Princeton Univ. 1978 pp.,xxii, 424 with 40 coloured plates. Soft back rebound in boards. A vg. copy. [39387] £15.00

653. De Schauensee, R.M. The Species if Birds of South America with Their Distribution. Pub. Acadamy of Natural Sciences. 1966 pp.xvii, 577. A vg. copy in illus. boards. [39455] £25.00

654. Delacour, J. The Pheasants of the World. 1st. Ed. Pub. Allen Publishing. 1957 pp.351 with 32 colour plates and some distribution maps. A vg. copy in same dw. [39425] £100.00

655. Delacour, J. A Revision of the Family Nectariniidae (Sunbirds). Pub. Delacour. nd. pp.17-86 with some small figs. A good-vg. copy in cloth boards. [39603] £30.00

656. Densley, M. In Search of Ross’s Gull. 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1999 pp.xxii, 268 with colour photography. Fine in fine dw. Out-of-print. Scarce. [37626] £60.00

657. Devas, Father R.P. Birds of Grenada, St. Vincent and The Grenadines. British West Indies. Pub. Advocate nd. pp.vi, 64 with a few plates. A vg. copy in card covers. [39614] £12.50

658. Dovrat, E. and Christie, D.A. (Eds.). The Birds of Israel. Hadoram Shirihai. Pub. Academic Press. 1996 pp.xvii, 692 with 96 colour plates and numerous figs. A fine copy in same dw. [39396] £120.00 This monumental new work will be invaluable, both to the visiting birdwatcher and to the more studious ornithologist. It contains more information packed into its pages than any previous country avifauna.

659. Downer, A. and Sutton, R. Birds of Jamaica. A Photographic Field Guide. Pub. Cambridge. 1990 pp.152 with colour photographs throughout and 2 colour maps. A fine copy in illus. boards. [39377] £15.00

660. Dubs, B. Birds of Southwestern Brazil. Catalogue and Guide to the Birds of the Pantanal of Mato Grosso and its Border Areas. Pub. Betrona. 1992 pp.164 with 58 colour plates and some figs. A vg. plus copy in sl. grubby dw. [39374] £30.00

661. Dunning, J.S. South American Birds. A Photographic Aid to Identification. Pub. Harrowood. 1987 pp.xvi, 351 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [39440] £30.00

662. Dunning, J.S. South American Land Birds. A Photographic Aid to Identification. Pub. Harrowood. 1982 pp.xvi, 364 with 190 colour plates and distribution maps. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39663] £30.00

663. Easterbrook, T.G. (Ed.). The New Birds of the Banbury Area. Pub. Banbury Ornithological Society. 1994 pp. 130 with graphs, charts and maps throughout. Fine in card covers. [40010] £20.00

664. Eastman, Jr. W.R. and Hunt, A.C. The Parrots of Australia. A Guide to Field Identification and Habits. 1st. Pub. Angus and Robertson. 1966 pp.xiv, 194 with a colour plate illus. for each species. VG. in good to vg. dw. [35820] £20.00 There is a detailed description for each species habits and characteristics, a range map and notes on where it ought to be found and where it ought not to be found - but often is.

665. Edwards, E.P. A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas. Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Texas. 1998 pp.xxiv, 209 with many colour plates. Principal illustrator Edward Merrell Butler. Fine in card covers. [39282] £15.00

666. Edwards, E.P. A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico. 2nd. Ed. Pub. E.P.E. 1989 pp.x, 118 with 48 colour plates at centre of text. A fine copy in red cloth boards. Scarce. [39436] £12.50

667. Erritzoe, J. & H.B. Pittas of the World. A Monograph of the Pitta Family. Pub. Lutterworth Press. 1998 pp. 240 with 32 colour plates. Spine of dw. sl. sunned, o/w. a fine copy. [39610] £30.00

668. Eyton, T.C. A History of the Rarer British Birds. Pub. Longman. 1836 pp.vi, 67 with small woodcut illus. Ex-lib. Some foxing to contents commensurate with age o/w. a vg. copy. [39710] £40.00

669. Falla, R.A. et al. Collins Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. Pub. Collins. 1991 pp.247 with 46 colour plates. A nr. fine copy in illus. boards. [39488] £20.00 Still classed as the best guide for this area.

670. Feare, C. & Craig, A. Starling and Mynas. Helm Identification Guides. 1st. Helm. 1998 pp.284 with 32 coloured plates. Fine in same dw. [39587] £18.00

671. Ferns, Peter. Bird Life of Coasts and Estuaries. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1992 pp.xiv, 336 with illus, diagrams and graphs. A near fine copy in dw.of this none too common book. [35553] £35.00 This volume describes the bird life of the British coastline and ajacent off-shore waters from an ecological point of view, using research to show how bird distribution and abundance are related to important environmental variables such as marine currents, weather,coastal landform and the influence of man.

672. ffrench, R. A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1992 pp.xvii. 426, with many colour plates and a few b/w. plates. Vg. copy in card covers. [35592] £18.00 This easy-to-use book is the second edition of a comprehensive yet compact field guide to more then 430 species of the islands’ birds.

673. Ffrench, Richard. A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago. Illustrations by John P. O’Neill, portraits by Don R. Eckelberry. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Comstock, Cornell. 1991 pp.xvii, 426 with 29 colour plates and 9 portraits. A fine copy in same dw. [39383] £30.00

674. Finch-Davies, C.G. The Bird Paintings. Pub. Winchester Press. 1984 pp.xi, 311 with lovely full page colour plates. A fine copy in cloth boards in slip-case. [39543] £150.00

675. Finch-Davies, C.G. and Kemp, Dr.A. The Birds of Southern Africa. Pub. Winchester. 1982 pp.488 with 176 colour plates by Finch-Davies. A fine copy in dw. which is sl. creased around edges. In slip-case. Scarce. [39567] £175.00 This book is the showcase for 176 paintings by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies, whose life is described in a brief biography contained in the book. While the majority of the illustrations appearing in the book have been selected for their technical excellence, several of his earlier works have been included which demonstrate his developing technique.

676. Finlayson, C. Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1992 pp.xxv, 534 with many text illus., maps and tables. Fine in dw. Scarce [39628] £60.00 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.

677. Fjeldsa, J. & Krabbe, N. Birds of the High Andes. 1st. Pub. Zoo. Mus. Copen. & Apollo Books. 1990 pp.876 with 64 coloured plates plus many maps. Vg. in illus. boards. Scarce. [39511] £100.00 This book covers the area of the temperate and alpine zones of the Andean region from Venezuela and Columbia in the north, through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, to the southernmost part of the continent in Chile.

678. Friedmann, H. et al. Distributional Check-List of the Birds of Mexico. Parts 1 and 2. Pub Berkely. 1950 Parts 1 and 2 bound together in a single volume. Colour plates and figs. throughout. A vg. plus copy in blue cloth boards. [39508] £20.00

679. Frisch, J.D. Aves Brasileiras. Volume 1. Pub. Mondadori. 1981 pp.353 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. All text in Portugese. [39494] £20.00

680. Frith, C.B. and Beehler, B.M. The Birds of Paradise. Paradisaeidae. 1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1998 pp.xxx, 613 with 15 pages of colour plates. Fine in fine dw. Becoming scarce. [39622] £100.00 This much sought after work is the most detailed work on these birds.

681. Frith, H.J. (Ed.). Birds in the Australian High Country. Pub. Reed. 1969 pp.481 with 34 colour plates and 12 b/w. photographs. DW. sl. creased o/w. a vg. copy. [39456] £20.00

682. Fry, C. H. et al. Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters & Rollers. 1st. Pub. Helm. 1992 pp.xi, 324 with colour plates, line drawings and distribution maps. A nr. fine copy in same dw. Becoming scarce. [39578] £22.00

683. Fuller, E. Extinct Birds. Pub. Oxford. 2000 pp. 398 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. A fine copy [39354] £18.00 This work is a study of the world’s recently extinct bird species. Errol Fuller draws on a wide range of sources to account over 80 bird species that have become extinct.

684. Furness, R.W. The Skuas. 1st. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 1987 pp. 363 with b/w. plates and many text figs. A vg. plus copy in dw. [39623] £40.00 All the species of Skua are treated. Chapters include; Early history and classification, Distributions and populations, Migration patterns, Reversed sexual size dimorphism, Behaviour, Food and Feeding, Kelptoparasitism, Plumage polymorphism, Breeding systems and social organisation amongst others. Illustrated by John Busby.

685. Gabrielson, I.N. and Lincoln, F.C. Birds of Alaska. 1st. Ed. Pub. Stackpole. 1959 pp.922 with some colour plates. Spine of dw. faded o/w. a vg. copy. Scarce. [39498] £40.00

686. Gibbs, D. et al. Pigeons and Doves. A Guide to Pigeons and Doves of the World. Pub. Pica Press. 2001 pp.615 with 76 colour plates and numerous distribution maps. Sl. faded spine o/w. a vg. plus copy. [39512] £45.00

687. Gibson, G. The Bedside Book of Birds. An Avian Miscellany. Pub. Doubleday Canada. 2005 pp.xiii, 369 with colour plates and illus. throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39524] £7.50

688. Goodman, S.M. and Meininger, P.L. (Eds.). The Birds of Egypt. Pub. Oxford. 1989 pp.xxi, 551 with figs., maps and tables throughout. A fine copy in same dw. [39563] £45.00

689. Goodwin, D. Crows of the World. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1986 pp.299 with colour plates, illus. and maps. A fine copy in vg. dw. [39589] £25.00

690. Goodwin, D. Pigeons and Doves of the World. Pub. British Mus. Nat. Hist. 1983 pp.363 with colour plates, line drawings and distribution maps. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39420] £20.00

691. Gould, J. Handbook to the Birds of Australia. Pub. Landsdowne. 1972 pp.xxiv, 629 with frontis portrait. A fine copy in brown leather. [39547] £50.00

692. Grant, K.A. and V. Hummingbirds & Their Flowers. Pub. Columbia. 1968 pp.vii, 115 with 30 colour plates. A vg. copy in similar dw. [39474] £22.00

693. Grantsau, R. Die Kolibris Brasiliens. Pub. Expressao E Cultura. 1988 pp.233 with 37 colour plates and 14 maps. All text in German. Scarce. [39581] £120.00

694. Greenewalt, C.H. Hummingbirds. 1st. Pub.Doubleday. 1960 pp.x, 250, xxi. with 70 fine high speed photographs in colour. DW. has been repaired and in good condition. [39605] £30.00

695. Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C and T. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Pub. Helm. 1998 pp.888 with 153 colour plates and numerous distribution maps. A fine copy in same dw. [39561] £80.00

696. Griscom, L. and Sprunt, A. The Warblers of America. Pub. Doubleday. 1979 pp.302 with 35 colour plates and numerous illus. A vg. copy in same dw. [39565] £25.00

697. Hails, C. & Jarvis, F. Birds of Singapore. 1st. Pub. Times Editions. 1987 pp.168 with many illus. in colour. Vg+ in dw. [35721] £10.00 For a relatively tiny island with a high ratio of urban development, Singapore contains a surprising large number of birds. With a list of 295 recurring species., and seasonal changes due to its strategic position on a migration route between temperate Asia and the eastern tropics.

698. Hale, W.G. The Meyer’s Illustrations of British Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Maggs Bros and Peregrine Books. 2007 xv, 257 plus copies of original lists of subscribers and covers. Contains 42 plates. Fine folio in fine dw. This book was limited to a print run of 120 standard copies of which this is No.46. A beautiful production now reduced in pricefrom £250 to £150. A limited number available. [35386] £150.00 Meyer’s ‘Illustrations of British Birds’ published over a number of years from 1835 has been said to be ‘one of our most valuable illustrated works on Ornithology’ (Mullens and Swann 1917) and ‘with the possible exception of Lilford’s Birds -- the finest and most complete atlas of portraits of British avifauna (with their eggs) ever published’ (Woods 1931). Hale’s book aimed at determining the number and content of the various ‘series, ‘issues’ and/or editions of the folio ‘Illustrations’ and the octavo ‘Coloured Illustrations’ The contribution of other members of the Meyer family is examined.

699. Hall, B.P. Birds of the Harold Hall Australian Expeditions. 1962-1970. A report on the collections made for the British Museum. Pub. BMNH. 1974 pp.xi, 396 plus 10 plates and fold-out map. Spine lightly faded, o/w. fine in card covers. [39293] £15.00

700. Hancock, James & Elliott, Hugh. The Herons of the World. Pub. London Editions. 1978 pp. 304 with beautiful full-page paintings by Robert Gillmor & Peter Hayman. Folio. Spine of dw. faded o/w. a nr. fine copy. [39577] £40.00

701. Hancock, John. A Catalogue of The Birds of Northumberland and Durham. Pub. Williams & Norgate. 1874 xxv, 174 with 14 engraved plates. a little wear to top and bottom spine. Foxing to endpapers and occasional very light foxing throughout text. o/w good. [36077] £100.00

702. Harrap, S. & Quinn, D. Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers. 1st. Pub. Helm. 1996 pp. 464 with 36 colour plates and additonal line drawings. DW. spine lightly sunned o/w. vg. [39503] £17.00

703. Harris, H. Robert Ridgway. With a Bibliography of his Published Writings. Rep. Pub. Condor. 1928 pp. 5-118 with b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in sl. tatty card covers. [39363] £12.00

704. Hartshorne, Charles. Born to Sing. An Interpretation and World Survey of Bird Song. Pub. Indiana Univ. Press. 1992 pp.xvi, 304. A fine pbk. copy. [35493] £10.00

705. Harvey, B. A Portfolio of New Zealand Birds. Pub. Reed. 1970 pp. 61 with 25 full-page colour plates from paintings. Folio. Some spotting to fore-edges, not affecting contents. VG. in good dw. [35860] £40.00

706. Haverschmidt, F. Birds of Surinam. 1st. Livingston Publishing Company. 1968 pp.xvi, 445 with 40 coloured plates and 30 b/w plates. A vg. copy in dw. [35712] £125.00 This was the first complete illustrated authoritive account of the birds of this country. In addition to an extremely full and detailed list of some 600 of the species to be found in Surinam., the author gives a detailed account of the topography and climate of the country.

707. Haverschmidt, F. Birds of Surinam. Rep. Pub. Oliver Boyd. 1971 pp.xxviii, 445 with 40 colour plates. A vg. copy in similar dw. [39473] £80.00 This book is the first complete illustrated authoritative bird book relating to this country. In addition to an extremely full and detailed list of some 600 of the species to be found in Surinam, the author gives an extensive account of the topography and climate of the country. He adds further a discussion of the state of ornithological research. A great deal of original and hitherto unpublished information is also given on habits, ecology and the breeding birds with additional information on the migrants.

708. Haverschmidt, F. & Mees, G.F. Birds of Surinam. New Ed. Pub. VACO. 1994 pp.583 with 45 coloured plates. A very good copy in chipped dw. [35718] £120.00

709. Helms, O. The Birds of Angmagsalik. Based upon the collections and notes of Johan Petersen. Rep. Pub. Bianco Lunos Bogtrykkeri. 1926 pp. 207-275. Bound in half-morocco with marbled boards rubbed in places. Contents in vg. to fine condition. [35827] £35.00 This is a journal reprint studying the birds of the Angmagsalik area of Greenland.

710. Herefordshire Ornithological Club. The Birds of Herefordshire 2006. Pub. HOC. 2009 pp.212 with photographs and tables throughout. A fine copy in card covers. [39521] £10.00

711. Hilty, S.L. Birds of Venezuela. Helm Field Guide. 1st. Pub. Christopher Helm. 2003 pp.xiv, 875 with 67 coloured plates and many text illus. A fine pbk.copy. [39372] £35.00 The most comprehensive and up-to-date, and best illustrated guide to the birds of Venezuela. Covers all 1,381 known species and their subspecies from the Caribbean coast to the jungles of the Amazon, and from the Andes to the Gran Sabana plateau.

712. Hopkinson, E. Records of Birds Bred in Captivity. Pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1926 pp.ix, 330 plus additonal 50 page summary of breeding records at rear. Sl. foxing to f.e.p. and title page o/w. a vg. copy in red cloth boards. [39527] £35.00

713. Howard, R. and Moore, A. A Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1991 pp.xxxiv, 622. VG. in same dw. [39287] £12.00

714. Howell, S.N.G. and Webb, S. A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Pub. Oxford. 1995 pp.xvi, 851 with 71 colour plates, distribution maps and illus. Spine sl. faded on dw. o/w. a vg. plus copy. [39439] £40.00

715. Humphrey, P.L. et al. Birds of Isla Grande (Tierra Del Fuego). Preliminary Smithsonian Manual. Pub. Smithsonian. 1970 pp.viii, 411 with illus. and tables. A vg. copy in card covers. [39394] £20.00

716. Hyman, S. Edward Lear’s Birds. Pub. Weidenfield Nicholson. 1980 pp.96 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in sl. stained dw. [39468] £20.00

717. Hyman, Susan. Edward Lear’s Birds. 1st. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1980 pp.96 with 40 plates in colour and 50 in b/w. Folio. Fine copy in dw. [35650] £30.00 Known for his limericks and Nonsense rhymes in English literature. Yet the earliest years of his career were devoted to quite a different creative enterprise: a series of extraordinary paintings of a quality and style to rival the work of Audubon.

718. Imhof, T.A. Alabama Birds. 2nd. Ed. Pub. UAP. 1976 pp.xv, 445 with 47 colour plates, numerous photographs and many figs. A vg. copy in sl. grubby dw. Signed by the author. [39529] £20.00

719. Inskipp, C. and T. A Guide to the Birds of Nepal. 2nd. Ed. Helm. 1991 pp.400 with 8 colour plates and numerous figs. throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39491] £15.00

720. Irving, L. Birds of Anaktuvuk Pass, Kobuk, and Old Crow. United States National Museum Bulletin 217. Pub. Smithsonian Institute. 1960 pp.viii, 409 with fold-out photographic plate of the Anaktuvuk Pass. VG. in card covers. [35828] £15.00

721. Irwin, M.P.S. The Birds of Zimbabwe. Pub. Quest. 1981 pp.xvi, 464 with 24 colour plates. A vg. copy in sl. faded dw. [39381] £15.00

722. Irwin, R. British Bird Books. An Index to British Ornithology (1481-1948). 1st. Ed. Pub. Grafton. 1951 pp.xix, 398. Sl. foxing to contents o/w. a vg. copy in sl. grubby dw. [39385] £20.00

723. Isler, M.L. & P.R. The Tanagers- Natural History, Distribution, and Identification. 1st. Pub. Oxford. 1987 pp.404 with 32 full page plates. Nr. fine in dw. Scarce. [39391] £80.00 These New World birds comprise some 242 species and are found in virtually all wooded tropical habitats. The species and genus accounts provide a complete review of literature in addition to previously unpublished information.

724. Ison, D.F.(Ed.). Fancy Pigeon Standards. Pub. Saiga Books. 1981 pp.ix, 422 with colour plates and b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39497] £30.00 This complete and comprehensive book on Fancy Pigeons gives the detailed standard of each breed and a photograph or drawing.

725. Johnsgard, P.A. Arena Birds. Sexual Selection and Behaviour. Pub. Smithsonian. 1994 pp.viii, 330 with 38 colour plates and numerous illus. A fine copy in same dw. [39528] £15.00

726. Johnsgard, P. A. Bustards, Hemipodes, and Sandgrouse. Birds of Dry Places. 1st. Pub. OUP. 1991 pp.viii. 276, with colour Illus. and line drawings and distribution maps. Vg. copy in dw. which is slightly sunned on spine, a couple of light bumps o/w. vg. [35590] £60.00 This text includes comparative chapters on the taxonomy and phylogeny of the three bird groups, their zoogeographical patterns, social behaviour, breeding biology, and status (in the case of rare or endangered species).

727. Johnsgard, P.A. Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World. Pub. Nebraska. 1978 pp.xxiii, 404 with 59 colour plates and numerous illus. A vg. copy in sl. faded dw. [39607] £18.00

728. Johnsgard, P.A. The Hummingbirds’ of North America. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1997 pp.xiii, 278 with 24 colour plates and numerous figs. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39501] £8.00

729. Johnsgard, Paul A. Cranes of the World. Pub. Croom Helm. 1983. pp.xiii,257 with 23 col. plates, 24 b/w plates, numerous line drawings & several maps & figs. VG. plus in spine-faded dw. Scarce. [39609] £42.50

730. Johnsgard, Paul A. The Hummingbirds of North America. Color Plates by James McClelland. Pub. Smithsonian. 1983. pp.303 with several plates of coloured illus., many line drawings & distrib. maps. VG. plus copy in spine-faded dw. [39602] £10.00

731. Johnson, A. & Cezilly, F. The Greater Flamingo. Pub. Poyser. 2007 pp. 328, colour photographs, line drawings, charts and tables. Mint in dw. In-print at £40.00. [35432] £38.00 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.

732. Jones, Thomas Rymer. The Natural History of Birds. A popular introduction to ornithology. Pub. Warne. nd c.1872 pp.xx, 452 with 220 illustrations. Quite handsomely bound in green full calf. Spine well relaid decorated in gilt with gilt lettering on red skyver. Internal hinges strengthened. Scattered foxing at ends, o/w. contents very clean and in very good condition. Fore-edges marbled. A nice copy. [35877] £20.00

733. Jonsson, L. Birds of Europe. With North Africa and the Middle East. Pub. Helm. 1992 pp. 559 with colour plates and distribution maps. A vg. copy in illus. boards. [39370] £20.00

734. Junge, G.C.A. and Mees, G.F. The Avifauna of Trinidad and Tobago. Pub. Leiden. 1961 pp.172 with figs. and a fold-out map. A vg. copy in card covers. [39353] £10.00

735. Kelly, R.B.T. Bird Life and the Painter. Pub. Studio Publications. 1955 pp.160 with plates throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39633] £12.00

736. Kemp, A. and Calburn, S. The Owls of Southern Africa. Pub. Struik. 1987 pp.184 with colour plates throughout. Sl. sunned spine of dw. o/w. vg. plus copy. In slip-case. [39477] £30.00

737. Kenward, R. The Goshawk. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 2010 pp. 360 with plates and figs. New hardback in dustwrapper. [38459] £50.00 A definitive and easily read monograph.

738. Konig, C. and Weick, F. Owls of the World. Helm Identification Guide. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2008 pp. 528 with colour plates and distribution maps throughout. A mint copy in same dw. [37628] £45.00

739. Lambert, F. and Woodcock, M. Pittas, Broadbills and Astillas. Pub. Pica Press. 1996 pp.271 with 24 colour plates and figs. A vg. plus copy in lightly sunned dw. [39364] £50.00

740. Land, H. C. Birds of Guatemala. Pub. Livingston. 1970. pp.xvi,381 with illus. & distrib. maps. VG, in same dw. [39554] £20.00

741. Langrand, O. Guide to the Birds of Madagascar. Pub. Yale University Press. 1990 pp.xi, 364 with 40 colour illus. plates, line drawings and figs. A fine copy in same dw. [39356] £55.00 This book is the first comprehensive guide to the unusual bird life of Madagascar. Beginning with an overview of the natural habitats of Madagascar, the book then provides a general introduction to the avifauna.

742. Lloyd, C., Tasker, M. & Partridge, K. The Status of Seabirds in Britain and Ireland. 1st. Ed. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 1991 pp.xviii, 355 with illus. and maps. Nr. fine copy in dw. [39482] £15.00

743. McCaddin, J. Duck Stamps and Prints. The Complete Federal and State Editions. Pub. Park Lane. N.Y. 1988 pp.192 with many illus. Folio. Fine in dw. [35944] £20.00

744. McCarthy, E.M. Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World. Pub. Oxford. 2006 pp.xiv, 583 with figs. A nr. fine copy in illus. boards. [39438] £60.00 This is the most comprehensive source of information on hybridization in birds. It is not only a reliable reference for the professional, but also a treasure trove of information for the serious birder. No other book on the topic approaches it in either scope or utility.

745. Macdonald, J.D. Birds of Australia. 1st. Pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1973 pp.552 with 24 full colour plates depicting over 300 species. Fine copy in dw. [35710] £15.00

746. McEvey, A. John Gould’s Contribution to British Art. Pub. Sydney Univ. Press. 1973 pp.ix, 28 with 40 b/w. plates. A vg. copy in card covers. [39662] £12.00

747. McGill, A.R. Australian Warblers. Pub. Bird Observers Club. Melbourne. 1970 pp.147 with 9 plates in colour. a vg. copy in dw. [35720] £8.00 A very useful book on this diverse group of birds.

748. Madge, S. and Burn, H. Crows and Jays. Helm Identification Guides. Pub. Helm. nd. pp.xxiii, 191 with 30 colour illus. plates, distribution maps and some line drawings. A fine copy in vg. dw. [39586] £15.00 The authoritative text by Steve Madge treats each species in depth, summarising identification techniques and concisely reviewing all aspects of corvid behaviour, distribution, population and taxonomy.

749. Mansel-Pleydell, J.C. Birds of Dorset. Pub. For The Author. 1888 pp. xvi, 179 with illus. Thoroughly vg. in same boards. [39995] £125.00

750. Marquess of Tavistock. Parrots and Parrot-Like Birds in Aviculture. Pub. F.V. White. 1929 pp.298 with some colour plates. A vg. copy in green cloth boards. [39495] £48.00

751. Martin, A. La Vie Des Colibris. Pub. Les Beautes De La Nature. 1959 pp.246 with colour plates and illus. A vg. copy in same dw. All text in French. [39705] £20.00

752. Mason, P. and Allsop, J. The Golden Oriole. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2009 pp. 280 with many figs. in text. Mint in dw. [39963] £45.00

753. Mearns, B. and R. The Bird Collectors. Pub. Academic Press. 1998 pp.xvi, 472 with b/w. photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dw. [39373] £30.00

754. Medway, Lord and Wells, D.R. The Birds of The Malay Peninsula. Volume 5. Pub. Witherby. 1976 pp.xxxi, 447 with 24 colour plates and some figs. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39566] £50.00 This book stands alone as a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the avifauna of this important tropical region.

755. Meinertzhagen, Cnl. R. Birds of Arabia. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1954 pp.xiii, 624 with 19 colour plates and numerous figs. Sl. foxing to fore-edges. A vg. copy in dw. which is sl. faded to spine. [39392] £400.00

756. Meyer de Schaunsee, R. The Birds of Colombia. And Adjacent Areas of South and Central America. 1st. Ed. Pub. Livingston. 1964 pp.xvi, 427 with colour illus. plates. A vg. copy in similar, if sl. creased, dw. [39367] £25.00 With this beautiful handbook the traveller can learn the names of the colorful and exotic birds of Colombia; he can also identify more than 75% of the species found in Central and South America.

757. Mitchell, M.H. Observations on Birds of Southeastern Brazil. Pub. Univ. Toronto. 1957 pp.x, 258 with b/w. photographs and colour frontis. A vg. copy in yellow cloth boards. [39530] £30.00

758. Mobbs, A.J. Bicheno Finches. Their Care and Breeding. Pub. Hampshire. 2002 pp.vii, 72 with colour and b/w. photographs. A fine copy in card covers. [39707] £18.00

759. Mobbs, A.J. Hummingbirds. Cage and Aviary Bird Series. Pub.Triplegate. 1982 pp.xi, 192 with colour and b/w. plates. DW. spine lightly faded o/w. a fine copy. [39295] £18.00 This book was described as ‘an excellent addition to avicultural literature’ by Cage and Aviary Bird magazine in May 1983. Mobb’s text covers purchasing accommodation, lighting and heating, diet and general care with the main body of the text providing detailed accounts of species which have been kept in captivity.

760. Monroe Jr., B.L. A distribution survey of the birds of Honduras. Ornithological Monographs No. 7. Pub. American Ornithologists’ Union. 1968 pp. 459 with 2 colour plates and 28 figs. VG. copy. [39284] £20.00

761. Mullarney, K. et al. Bird Guide. The most complete Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe. Pub. Collins. 1999 pp. 392 with colour plates and distribution maps. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39369] £20.00 Provides all the information needed to identify any species at any time of the year.

762. Mullens, W.H. and Swann, K. A Bibliography of British Ornithology. Pub. Wheldon & Wesley. 1986 pp.xx, 691. A fine copy in green cloth boards. [39569] £30.00

763. Muller, F. Schrag, L. Fancy Pigeons. A Handbook of the History of the History, Care and Breeding of Exhibition Pigeons. Pub. Schober. 1985 pp.252 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in illus. boards. [39711] £30.00 This book provides an overall picture of everything involved with keeping fancy pigeons.

764. Murphy, R.C. Oceanic Birds of South America. 1st. Pub. Macmillan. 1936 16 coloured plates and 72 b/w. Good set of 2 volumes Still a valuable book on the subject of South American Oceanic birds. [39689] £60.00

765. Nelson, B. The Gannet. 1st. Pub. Poyser. 1978 pp.336 many photographs and line drawings by John Busby. A VG. copy in dw. [39624] £20.00 This volume is written by the ‘Expert’ on this group of birds. His work on the gannetry on Bass Rock over many years have formed the basis for most of our knowledge of the gannet’s ecology, its breeding cycle and behaviour.

766. Nethersole- Thompson, D. & M. Waders their breeding , haunts and watchers. 1st. Pub. Poyser. 1986 pp.400 with many photographs. Nr. fine in spine-faded dw. [39631] £30.00

767. Nethersole-Thompson, D. Pine Crossbills. A Scottish contribution. 1st. Ed. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 1975 pp. 256 with drawings by Donald Watson and 16 pages of photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39632] £50.00

768. Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. Greenshanks. 1st. Ed. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 1979 pp. 275 with colour and monochrome illustrations by Donald Watson. Nr. fine in dw. [39626] £35.00

769. Neumann, N. Avifauna Africana. Pub. Hugh Keartland. 1965 12 colour plates. Spine of dw. faded with one closed tear o/w. a vg. copy. [39541] £25.00

770. Newton, A. A Dictionary of Birds. Pub. A & C Black. 1896 pp.xii, 1088 with small illus. throughout. Sl. foxing to contents and fore-edges o/w. a vg. copy bound in green leather. [39546] £30.00

771. Newton, A. & Gadow, H. A Dictionary of Birds. 1st. Pub. A.& C. Black. 1893-96 pp.xii, 1088 with engravings. A handsome copy bound in half morocco. Spine a little faded. [35560] £35.00

772. Office, Hugh, R. Brigadier. Australian Flycatchers. Pub. Bird Observers Club. 1974 pp. 111 with 12 pages of colour illustrations. VG. in dw. lightly marked in places, o/w. vg. [35824] £8.00

773. Officer, Brigadier H.R. Australian Honeyeaters. 2nd. Imp. Pub. The Bird Observers Club, Melbourne. 1965 pp. 83 plus 3 page index. With 12 pages of colour illus. by Peg Maltby. VG. in lightly marked dw. which has been repaired to spine ends and corners. [35821] £12.00

774. Ogilvie, M.A. Ducks of Britain and Europe. 1st. Pub. Poyser. 1975 pp.206 with 15 coloured plates and some text illus. VG. in same dw. [39627] £30.00

775. Ogilvie, M.A. Wild Geese. 1st. Pub. Poyser. 1978 pp.350 with 16 coloured plates and many text illus. by Carol Ogilvie. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39630] £30.00

776. Osborne, J. The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. Pub. Texas. 1998 pp.xiii, 146 with colour photographs. A vg. plus copy in spine-faded dw. [39634] £15.00

777. Owen, Myrfyn. Wild Geese of the World. With foreword by Sir Peter Scott. Pub. Batsford, London. 1980 pp.236 with 8 coloured plates and many b/w text illus., maps and diagrams. Nr. fine in spine-faded dw. [39695] £12.50 This is an invaluable work of reference containing all the important information about geese and providing a fascinating account of the evolutionary and ecological basis for the major differences and similarities between species.

778. Panjer, F. and Wigmore, J. The Bengalese Finch. Pub. NBFA. 2002 pp.142 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in card covers. [39706] £15.00

779. Parker, T.A. et al. An Annotated Checklist of Peruvian Birds. Pub. Buteo Books. 1982 pp.108 with figs. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39613] £8.00

780. Peck, R.M. A Celebration of Birds. The Life and Art of Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Pub. Collins. 1983 pp.xiii, 178 with colour plates and b/w. photographs. Spine of dw. sl. faded o/w. a nr. fine copy. [39533] £15.00

781. Penhallurick, R.D. The Birds of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Pub. Headland. 1978 pp.xx, 477 with b/w. photographs and figs. throughout. A nr. fine copy in leather boards. Signed by the author. [39490] £30.00

782. Peters, H.S. & Burleigh, T.D. The Birds of Newfoundland. 1st. Pub. Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1951 pp.xix, 431 with 32 coloured plates depicting some 150 species by Roger Peterson. Vg. in chipped dw. [35709] £30.00

783. Peterson, R.T. Hummingbirds. Pub. NYGS. 1988 pp.75 with 38 colour photographic plates by Tony Keppelman.. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39418] £18.00

784. Phillips, A. et al. The Birds of Arizona. Pub. UA Press. 1964 pp.xviii, 212 with colour plates and numerous distribution maps. A vg. copy in same dw. [39432] £20.00

785. Prince, J.H. Neville Cayley. His Royal Zoological Society of NSW Collection of Parrots and Cockatoos of Australia. Pub. David & Charles. 1981 pp.80 with colour plates and distribution maps. A vg. copy in same dw. [39462] £20.00

786. Raffaele, H. et al. Birds of the West Indies. Helm Identification Guide. Pub. Helm. 1998 pp. 511 with illustrations principally by Tracy Pedersen and Kristin Williams. Fine in same dw. [39286] £35.00

787. Ratcliffe, Derek. Lapland- A Natural History. Rep. Pub.Poyser. 2010 pp.xii, 352 with 253 coloured photos. A mint copy in dw. [39897] £50.00 This book covers the area of Northern Scandinavia and north western Russia which lies within the arctic circle. A superb book when first published in 1996. so nice to see its reappearance

788. Ray, John. The Ornithology of Francis Willughby. Facsimile Pub. Minet. 1972 pp.441 with index and 78 plates containing a number of engravings per plate. A fine facsimile copy in slip-case. [39769] £250.00

789. Rees, E. Bewick’s Swan. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2006 pp. 296 with illus. by Dafila Scott. Mint in dw. [39965] £40.00

790. Restall, R. Munias and Mannikins. Pub. Pica Press. 1996 pp. 264 beautifully illus. supporting with dist. maps. Fine in dw. [39375] £20.00

791. Restall, R. et al. Birds of Northern South America. Helm Field Guides. Pub. Helm. 2006 pp.880 with small illus. and maps. A nr. fine copy with one minor tear to top corner of spine of card covers. [39594] £50.00 This is an indispensable reference to the identification, distribution and taxonomy of all the birds of Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Curacao etc. Covers 2,308 species including comparative information for all the subspecies in the region.

792. Restall, R. et al. Birds of Northern South America. An Identification Guide. Helm Field Guides. Pub. Helm. 2006 pp.656 with 306 colour plates and distribution maps to accompany. A fine copy in card covers. [39596] £40.00 This is an indespensable guide covering 2,308 species including all breeding species, regular visitors and vagrants.

793. Restall, R.L. Finches and Other Seed-eating Birds. Pub. Faber. 1975 pp.333 with illus. and b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in sl. browned dw. Signed by the author. [39459] £20.00

794. Ridgely, R.S. and Greenfield, P.J. The Birds of Ecuador. Volume 1: Status, Distribution and Taxonomy. Pub. Christopher Helm. 2001 pp.xviii, 848. Nr. fine condition. Card covers. [39291] £50.00

795. Ridgely, R.S. and Greenfield, P.J. The Birds of Ecuador. Volume II. A field guide. Pub. Christopher Helm. 2001 pp.xvii, 740 with 96 pages of colour plates. Spine lightly faded, o/w. a fine copy. [39292] £38.00

796. Ridgely, R.S. and Gwynne, J.A. A Guide to the Birds of Panama. With Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Princeton. 1989 pp.xvi, 534 with 40 colour plates and some small line drawings. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39389] £20.00

797. Ridgely, R.S. and Taylor, G. The Birds of South America. 2 Volumes. 1: The Oscine Passerines. 2: The Suboscine Passerines. Pub. OUP. 1989 2 Volumes with colour plates and numerous distribution maps throughout. A fine set in same dw. [39564] £100.00

798. Ridgway, R. The Humming Birds. Pub. Smithsonian. 1891 pp.xiv, 254-383 with 46 plates. No title-page as this is an article removed fro the Smithsonian Institution’s report. Light foxing to contents o/w. a vg. copy. in marbled boards. [39525] £40.00

799. Ripley, S.D. and Scribner, L.L. Ornithological Books in the Yale University Library. Including the library of William Robertson Coe. Pub. Yale Univ. Press. 1961 pp.338. A nr. fine copy in green cloth boards. [39460] £25.00

800. Rivolier, J. Emperor Penguins. 1st. Pub. Elek. 1956 pp.131 with photos. A vg. copy in dw. [35806] £10.00 One of the few books on this antarctic species.

801. Roberts, T.J. The Birds of Pakistan. Pub. Oxford. 1991 2 Volumes. With colour plates and numerous figs. Spines of dw.’s faded o/w. a vg. set. [39562] £75.00

802. Robinson, P. The Birds of the Isles of Scilly. 1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2003 pp. 608. Fine in same dw. [39278] £30.00

803. Rodner, C. et al. Checklist of the Birds of Northern South America. Pub. Pica Press. 2000 pp.136. A fine copy in card covers. [39553] £10.00

804. Rogerson, S. and Tunnicliffe, C. Our Bird Book. Pub. Collins. 1947 pp.128 with colour plates and illus. Sl. foxing to f.e.p. Sl. browned dw. Overall a vg. copy. [39572] £50.00 This is a particularly lovely book of black and white drawings and full page colour pictures, and a very personal description of the birds of England, where they can be seen and how they live.

805. Rowan, M.K. The Doves, Parrots, Louries & Cuckoos of Southern Africa. Pub. DP. 1983 pp.xx, 429 with 8 colour plates and numerous distribution maps. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39500] £10.00

806. Ruschi, Augusto. Aves do Brasil. Beija-Flores. Volumes 4 and 5. Pub. Editora Rios, Sao Paulo, 1982 2 Volumes with colour plates throughout. A vg. plus set. in same dw. and slip-case. Bilingual edition in Portugese and English. [39591] £100.00

807. Ruschi, Augusto. Aves do Brasil. Pub. Editora Rios. Sao Paulo. 1979. pp.237 with full-page colour paintings. Folio. Nr. fine copy. In English and Portugese. [39592] £90.00

808. Ruschi, Augusto. Aves do Brasil. Vol. 2. Chaves Artificiais e Analiticas. Pub. Editora Rios, Sao Paulo. 1981 p.335 with full-page colour paintings. Folio. Nr. fine copy. In English and Portugese. [39593] £100.00

809. Russell, S.M. A Distribution Study of the Birds of British Honduras. Ornithological Monographs No.1. Pub. American Ornithologists’ Union. 1964 pp.195 with 1 colour plate plus frontis. A vg. copy in card covers. [39352] £12.00

810. Sauer,G.C. John Gould the Bird Man. Bibliography 2. Pub. M.M. 1996 pp.252. A nr. fine copy in red cloth boards. Limited edition to 300 copies of which this is No. 90. [39481] £25.00

811. Sauer, G.C. John Gould The Bird Man. Associates and Subscribers. Pub. MM. 1995 pp.190. A nr. fine copy in green cloth boards. A limited edition of 300 copies of which this is No. 213. [39484] £18.00

812. Schauensee, Rudolphe Meyer De. A Guide to the Birds of South America. 1st. Pub. oliver & Boyd. 1970 pp.xiv, 470 with 50 plates. A near fine copy in chipped dw. [39550] £15.00

813. Schreiber, E.A. and Burger, J. Biology of Marine Birds. Pub. CRC. 2002 pp. 722. Mint hardback. [33757] £45.00 The most-up-date reference on all aspects of of seabird biology, behaviour, and conservation. Numerous tables give you easy access to all types of data.

814. Scott, P. Observations of Wildlife. Pub. Phaidon. 1980 pp.112 with colour plates throughout. A fine copy in cloth boards in slip-case. A limited edition of 200 copies of which this is No. 22. [39532] £40.00

815. Scott, Peter. Wild Chorus. Limited Edition Pub. Country Life. 1938 With 24 coloured plates by the author mounted on card with tissue guards. This is a limited edition of 1250 copies of which this is 236. Signed by the author and artist. Attractive copy in original gilt cloth boards. [35724] £350.00

816. Seebohm, H. Coloured Figures of the Eggs of British Birds. Pub. Pawson & Brailsford. 1896 pp.xxiv, 304 with frontis. portrait and 59 chromolithographs plates of birds eggs. Spine a little faded with some foxing to the edges and reverse of plates not affecting the plates themselves. Generally vg. [35554] £200.00

817. Seebohm, Henry. A History of British Birds with Coloured Illustrations of their Eggs. Published by R.H.Porter 1883-85 4 volumes bound in original half morocco with handsome spines. Boards rubbed in places more so on corners. Marbled endpapers and fore-edges. 3 text volumes are very clean and overall the contents are in vg.-fine condition. Scattered foxing to plate volume. [39993] £150.00

818. Serventy, D.L. and Whittell, H.M. Birds of Western Australia. 5th. Ed. Pub. Univ. West Australia. 1976 pp.481 with colour plates and figs. A vg. copy in similar dw. [39549] £10.00

819. Severinghaus, S. & Blackshaw, K. A New Guide to The Birds of Taiwan. Pub. Mei Ya . 1976 pp.xxiii, 222 with 8 coloured plates. Vg. in illus. boards. [35708] £12.00

820. Shrubb, M. The Lapwing. Rep. Pub. T & A D Poyser. 2010 pp.232 with 29 colour photographic plates and numerous figs. throughout. A mint copy in same dw. [39961] £50.00 This book is a concise yet authoritative monograph of this popular species. A thorough review of the Lapwing biology contains sections on population dynamics, feeding ecology, habitat use, migration and much more.

821. Shurtleff, L.L. and Savage, C. The Wood Duck and the Mandarin. Pub. California. 1996 pp.232 with a colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39469] £22.50

822. Sibley, C.G. and Monroe, B.L. A Supplement to Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Pub. Yale. 1993 pp.vi, 108. A nr. fine copy in card covers. [39718] £20.00 In this supplement the authors update their original material, presenting changes in systematics that they have noted through May 1992, including a change in the total number of living species to 9,702. The supplement is keyed to the original volume by page number.

823. Simon, H. The Splendor of Iridescence. Structural Colors in the Animal World. Pub. Dodd, Mead. 1979 pp.268 with colour illus. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39422] £20.00

824. Sinclair, I. et al. Birds of Southern Africa. Pub. Struik. 1993 pp.426 with colour plates throughout. A vg. plus copy in dw. with one minor closed tear. [39366] £20.00 This book is the most comprehensively illustrated field guide produced to the birds of the subregion. With more than 4,000 images contained within 200 colour plates, this book presents all the relevant visual materials neccessary to identify the birds of the region.

825. Sitters, H.P. Tetrad Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Devon. Pub. Devon 1988 pp.334 with distribution maps and illus. throughout. A vg. copy in illus. boards. [39479] £20.00

826. Sitwell, S. Fine Bird Books. 1700-1900. Pub. Witherby. 1990 pp.xi, 180 with colour plates throughout. Faded spine of dw. o/w. a nr. fine copy. [39406] £20.00 This lavishly illustrated, impeccably researched volume is a tribute to the world’s greatest natural history monographs. And it is the most comprehensive illustrated guide to collectible colorplate books ever published.

827. Skead, C.J. Sunbirds of Southern Africa. also Sugarbirds White-Eyes and the Spotted Creeper. 1st. Pub. A.A. Balkema. 1967 pp.351 with coloured and b/w photos plus text figs. and a record at rear of volume with Sunbird calls and songs. Vg. copy in dw. [35539] £70.00

828. Skead, C.J. The Sunbirds of Southern Africa. Also the Sugarbirds, the White-eyes and the Spotted Creeper. Pub. South African Bird Book Fund. 1967 pp.vi, 351 with colour plates and b/w. photographs. With 45rpm record in sleeve at rear of volume. VG. in same dw. Illustrated by John Perry. [39288] £50.00 The record comprises sunbird calls and songs.

829. Skutch, A.F. Aves de Costa Rica. Pub. ECR. 1980 pp.148 with photographs throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. All text in Spanish. [39703] £20.00

830. Skutch, A.F. A Bird Watcher’s Adventures in Tropical America. Pub. Texas Press. 1977 pp.xiii, 327 with illus. throughout. A vg. plus copy in sl. faded dw. [39514] £20.00

831. Skutch, A.F. Birds of Tropical America. Pub. Texas. 1983 pp.xii, 305 with b/w. illus and photographs. VG. in same dw. Illustrated by Dana Gardner. [39283] £20.00

832. Skutch, A.F. Helpers at Birds’ Nests. A Worldwide Survey of Cooperative Breeding adn Related Behaviour. Pub. IOWA. 1987 pp.x, 298 with illus. throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [39694] £18.00

833. Skutch, A.F. Life Histories of Central American Highland Birds. Pub. Cambridge. 1967 pp.vi, 213. A vg. copy in same dw [39638] £15.00

834. Skutch, A.F. Life of the Pigeon. Pub. Comstock, Cornell. 1991 pp.xii, 130 with 24 colour plates and numerous illus. Sl. faded spine of dw. o/w. a vg. plus copy. Illustrated by Dana Gardner. [39430] £20.00

835. Skutch, A.F. Life of the Tanager. Pub. Comstock, Cornell. 1989 pp.xii, 114 with 24 colour plates and numerous illus. A vg. plus copy in same dw. Illustrated by Dana Gardner. [39431] £50.00

836. Skutch, A.F. Life of the Tanager. Pub. Cornell Univ. Press. 1989 pp.xii, 114 with 24 colour plates and figs. A vg. plus copy in same dw. Scarce. [39606] £45.00 Here the author describes many of the unusual things he has seen tanagers do, and details their behaviour: how they forage and feed, vocalize, interact with one another, court, and breed.

837. Skutch, A.F. New Studies of Tropical American Birds. Pub. Cambridge. 1981 pp.281 with some illus. A vg. copy in cloth boards. [39708] £18.00

838. Skutch, A.F. Parent Birds and Their Young. Pub. Texas. 1976 pp.xviii, 503 with b/w. photographs and numerous figs. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39555] £12.50

839. Skutch, A.F Studies of Tropical American Birds. Pub. Cambridge. 1972 pp.vi, 228 with a few photographs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39639] £12.00

840. Skutch, Alexander F. The Life of the Hummingbird. Illustrated by Arthur B. Singer. Pub. Octopus. 1974 pp.95 with colour paintings. Thoroughly good, in slightly discoloured dustwrapper. [39608] £12.00

841. Skutch, Alexander F. Life of the Woodpecker. Illustrated by Dana Gardner. Pub. Ibis Publishing, 1985. pp.136 lavishly illustrated in watercolour. VG, in slightly marked dw. Signed by the artist. [39552] £12.00

842. Slud, P. The Birds of Costa Rica. Distribution and Ecology. Pub. American Mus. Nat. Hist. 1964 pp.430 with one fold-out map at rear of text. A nr. fine copy in blue boards. [39582] £30.00

843. Slud, P. The Birds of Finca “La Selva,”. Costa Rica: A Tropical Wet Forest Locality. Pub. American Mus. Nat. Hist. 1960 pp.53-148 with 26 plates at rear of text, a fold-out map and some small figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [39349] £20.00

844. Smithe, F.B. The Birds of Tikal. Pub. Nat. Hist. 1966 pp.xxix, 350 with 39 plates. A vg. copy in similar dw. [39701] £10.00

845. Smythes, B.E. The Birds of Borneo. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1960 pp.xvi, 561 with colour plates. A vg.copy in same dw. [39688] £30.00

846. Smythies, B.E. The Birds of Burma. 3rd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1986 pp.xxxii, 668 with 32 colour plates and other illus. and b/w. photographs. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39612] £40.00

847. Snow, D.W. and B.K. Relationships Between Hummingbirds and Flowers in the Andes of Colombia. Zoology Series Vol. 38 No. 2. Pub. Brit. Nat. Hist. Mus. 1980 pp.105-139 with some tables. A vg. copy in card covers. [39360] £10.00

848. Snow, D.W. & Perrins, C.M. The Birds of the Western Palearctic Concise Edition. In 2 Volumes Pub. O.U.P. 1998 pp.xxxii, xvi, 1697 with many hundreds of plates and text illus. Lightly faded dw. spines o/w. a fine set in slip case. [39966] £175.00

849. Snow, David. The Cotingas: Bellbirds, Umbrellabirds and Other Species. Pub. British Museum (Nat.Hist.) / Cornell Uni. Press. 1982. pp.203 with maps, figs. & 22 colour paintings by Martin Woodcock. VG. in spine-faded dw. [39600] £35.00 This book aims to present a comprehensive, well illustrated account of the family, which has never previously been monographed

850. Snyder, N.F.R. et al. The Parrots of Luquillo. Natural History and Conservation of the Puerto Rican Parrot. Pub. WFVZ. 1987 pp.xiii,384 with colour plates and figs. throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39483] £15.00

851. Steyn, Dr. J.M. et al. African Birds in Field and Aviary. A Guide to a Mixed Collection. Pub. ARU. 1997 pp.xiv, 262 with 8 colour plates and numerous distribution maps at rear of text. A nr. fine copy in card covers. Limited edition of 200 copies this being No.10. [39464] £20.00

852. Steyn, P. and Arnott, G. Hunters of the African Sky. Pub. Struik. 1990 pp.96 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. [39471] £40.00 This book is a celebration in picture and words of the magnificence and variety of our birds of prey and will not only appeal to those who are fascinated by them and concerned for their future, but also to everyone who appreciates the talent and expertise of a remarkable bird artist.

853. Stiles, F.G. Food Supply and the Annual Cycle of the Anna Hummingbird. University of California Publications in Zoology. Volume 97. Pub. University of California Press. 1973 pp.vi, 109 with figs. and 4 b/w. plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in card covers. [39351] £12.00

854. Stiles, G. and Wolf, L.L. Ecology and Evolution of Lek Mating Behavior in the Long-Tailed Hermit Hummingbird. Ornithological Monographs. No. 27. Pub. American Ornithologists’ Union. 1979 pp.vii, 78 with figs. throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. [39359] £20.00

855. Storr, G.M. and Johnstone, R.E. Field Guide to The Birds of Western Australia. Pub. West. Aus. Mus. 1979 pp.211 with 40 colour plates. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39478] £15.00

856. Strahan, R. (Ed.). Finches, Bowerbirds & Other Passerines of Australia. Pub. A & R. 1996 pp.x, 301 with colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [39417] £85.00

857. Stroud, D.A. et al. Protecting Internationally Important Bird Sites. A review of the EEC Special Protection Area network in Great Britain. Pub. NCC. 1990 pp. 230 with figs. and tables. VG. in card covers. [35937] £6.00 Of interest both to the keen ornithologist and conservationist.

858. Sutter, E. and Linsenmaier,W. Paradiesvögel und Kolibris. Bilder aus dem leben der tropenvögel. Pub. Silva. 1953 pp.127 with 60 colour plates tipped-in. Sl. foxing to fore-edges o/w. a vg. copy in sl. chipped dw. All text in German. [39416] £18.00

859. Sutton, G.M. Bird Student. An Autobiography. Pub. Texas. 1980 pp.viii, 216 with colour plates and illus. A vg. copy in spine-faded dw. [39615] £10.00

860. Sutton, G.M. Mexican Birds. First impressions based upon an ornithological expedition to Tamaulipas, Neuvo Leon, and Coahuila with an Appendix briefly describing all Mexican birds. Pub. Univ. Oklahoma. 1951 pp.xv, 282 with 16 colour plates and numerous illlus. DW. slightly chipped and faded o/w. a vg. copy. [39526] £30.00

861. Swaysland, W. Familiar Wild Birds. Vols. I-IV. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cassells. 1883-88 4 Volumes. Scattered foxing, plates generally clean. In original half-calf binding. Quite heavily rubbed in places. 1 plate in vol. 1 chipped around edges and having been tipped in by previous owner. Overall good-vg. [39992] £80.00 Of particular interest are the many illus. by Archibal Thorburn. These were painted when Thorburn was in his early twenties, when he was becoming established as a natural history artist.

862. Tarboton, W. Birds of Southern Africa. The Sasol Plates Collection. Pub. Struik. 1994 pp.432 with colour plates throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. In slipcase. [39412] £60.00 Commisioned as the artwork for the field guide, Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, the illustrations produced were of such a high standard and so widely admired, that it was decided to reproduce them at their original size to display them to full advantage.

863. Tate, P. Birds. Men and Books. A Literary History of Ornithology. Pub. Sotheran. 1986 pp.193 with 20 b/w. plates. A vg. copy in same dw. [39637] £15.00

864. Tate, P. A Century of Bird Books. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Witherby. 1985 pp.272 with b/w. plates throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [39458] £20.00

865. Tegetmeier, W.B. Pigeons. Their structure, varieties, habits and management. Pub. Routledge. 1868 pp. 190 with 16 chromolithographs by Harrison Weir. Scattered light foxing to text and foxing to 4 plates, o/w. clean. In original blue boards with gilt motif of pigeons on front board and gilt lettering and decoration to the spine. Boards lightly rubbed in places and

lifting to bottom half at the joint with the spine. TEG. Royal octavo. Overall a vg. copy. [35929] £180.00

866. Thurston, H. The Nature of Hummingbirds. Rainbows on Wings. Pub. Greystone. 1999 pp.xiv, 112 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39433] £20.00

867. Tickell, W.L.N. Albatrosses. 1st. Pub. Pica Press. 2000 pp.448 with many illus. Nr. fine in sl. spine-faded dw. [39620] £35.00

868. Tikader, B.K. Birds of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Pub. Zoo. Soc. 1984 pp.xxii, 167 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in same dw. [39571] £15.00

869. Todd, W.E. ART. XII. List of the Hummingbirds in the Collection of the Carnegie Museum. Vol. xxix. Pub. Carnegie Museum. 1942 pp. 271-370. A vg. copy in paper covers. [39362] £8.00

870. Todd, W.E. Clyde. Birds of the Labrador Peninsula and Ajacent Areas. 1st. Pub. Univ. Toronto Press. 1963 pp.819 with coloured frontis. and 8 plates in colour. A fine copy in chipped dw. [35725] £50.00 The author has concentrated on distribution rather than description, but much of general interest has been included, particularly in the accounts of characteristic birds of the area. The bird life of the Peninsula is discussed from a bibliographic, a taxonomic, an ecological, and distributional standpoint. A most authoritive work.

871. Tomkinson, Gerald The Journal of Gerald Tomkinson. An Account of Three Oological Trips-Spain 1919, Finmark 1935 & !936. Privately Printed for Jim Whitaker. 2010 pp.178 . Bound in cloth and limited to only 75 copies. Mint. [39895] £50.00

872. Trobe, William M. The Birdnester’s Bedtime Book. An anthology of birdnesting expeditions. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2008 pp.x, 411 with some b/w. photographs and illustrations. Fine in fine dw. Limited to 150 copies. [37625] £50.00 Includes writings a recollections from around 20 authorities on birdnesting from John Walpole-Bond to John Harvie-Brown to Willoughby Verner.

873. Trodd, P. and Kramer, D. The Birds of Bedfordshire. Pub. Castlemead. 1991 pp.xiv, 349 with 8 colour plates and numerous figs. A vg. copy in same dw. [39480] £18.00

874. Trounson, D. and M. Australia Land of Birds. Pub. Collins. 1987 pp.ix, 227 with colour plates and distribution maps. A vg. copy in same dw. [39616] £15.00

875. True, D. Hummingbirds of North America. Attracting, Feeding & Photographing. Pub. New Mexico. 1993 pp.vii, 211 with colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39510] £10.00

876. Tubbs, Colin. The Buzzard. Rep. Pub. David & Charles. 1976 pp.199 with photographs. [35572] £35.00 This is an account of the ecology and history of this popular bird of prey. It attempts to identify the factors controlling reproductive success. One of the few monographs on this bird.

877. Tubbs, Colin R. The Buzzard. Rep. Pub. David & Charles. 1976 pp.199 with photographs. Very slight fading to spine of dustwrapper o/w vg. [35552] £30.00

878. Tufts, R.W. Birds of Nova Scotia. 3rd. Ed. Pub. Nimbus. 1986 pp.478 with 40 plates. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39598] £30.00

879. Tulloch, B. A Guide to the Shetland’s Breeding Birds. Pub. The Shetland Times. 1992 pp.87 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in card covers. Hard to find. [39428] £15.00

880. Tunnicliffe, C.F. Bird Drawings. Pub. Diploma Galleries. 1974 pp.30 with 8 colour plates. A nr. fine copy in card covers. [39712] £12.00

881. Tunnicliffe, C. F. Shorelands Summer Diary. Clive Holloway Books. 1984 pp, 160 with reproduced copies of his scraperboard artwork and paintings. A fine copy in dw. [39403] £25.00 A faithful facsimilie of the first edition, in which advances in printing technology have enabled the fine detail in the original scraperboards to be reproduced with greater clarity than was possible in the early fifties.

882. Turner, A. The Barn Swallow. 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. T & AD Poyser. 2010 pp. 256 with plates and figures. New hardback with dustwrapper. [38458] £50.00 All aspects of this bird are examined from feeding habits to breeding strategies and migration.

883. Tyrrell, E.Q. and R.A. Hummingbirds of the Caribbean. Pub. Crown. 1990 pp.xv, 238 with colour photographs throughout. A nr. fine copy in same dw. Signed by both authors. [39435] £25.00

884. Tyrrell, E.Q. and R.A. Hummingbirds. Their Life and Behaviour. A Photographic Study of the North American Species. Pub. Crown. 1985 pp.xi, 212 with colour photographs and figs. throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39604] £20.00

885. Uglow, J. Nature’s Engraver. A Life of Thomas Bewick. 1st. Pub. Faber & Faber. 2006 pp.xix. 458, with colour and b/w. plates and line drawings. Fine copy in fine dw. [35520] £15.00 The author tells the story of a farmer’s son from Tyneside who never courted fane yet revolutionised wood engraving.

886. Van Perlo, B. Birds of Eastern Africa. Pub. Collins. 1995 pp.301 with 96 colour plates and numerous distribution maps at rear of text. A nr. fine copy in card covers. [39380] £15.00

887. Videler, John, J. Avian Flight. Pub. O.U.P. 2006 pp.xvii, 269 with text illus. Fine pbk. copy. [36937] £35.00 Bird flight has always intrigued mankind. This book provides an up-to-date account of our exhisting knowledge on the subject, as well as offering new insights and challenging some established views.

888. Voous, Prof. Dr. K.H. Birds of The Netherlands Antilles. Pub. De Walburg. 1983 pp.327 with 27 colour plates. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39505] £20.00

889. Voren, H. and Jordan, R. Parrots. Hand Feeding & Nursery Management. Pub. Silvertop. 1992 pp.x, 202 with colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dw. [39685] £12.50

890. Walkinshaw, L. Cranes of the World. Pub. Winchester Press. 1973 pp.370 with b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in sl. browned dw. [39463] £18.00

891. Warren, Michael. Shorelines- Birds at the Water’s Edge. 1st. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1984 pp.128 with many fine illustrations of birds by this artist. A fine copy in dw. signed by the author. [35666] £20.00

892. Waterhouse, Michael. The Strange Death of British Birdsong. 1st. Pub. Landmark Publishing. 2004 pp.304 with nearly 200 coloured wood engravings. A fine copy in dw. [35562] £15.00 This book examines the fluctuating fortunes of 137 species of birds. Most notable is the decline in songbirds. The causes are not clear, but changes in agricultural practise probably contributes. This is a delightful volume enhanced by the many coloured engravings.

893. Watson, Colin. His Story. 1st. Pub. James Whitaker. 2009 pp.xv, 178 with photos. A mint copy in dw. ltd. to 100 copies. [39896] £60.00 Although technically not an autobiography this volume was planned by Colin Watson but unfortunately he died after a tragic accident. Jim Whitaker and Bill Trobe finished the draft and the former published in 2009. This is the chronicle of an inveterate egg collector and his brush with both police and R.S.P.B.

894. Watson, Donald. The Hen Harrier. 1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1977 pp.307 with 4 coloured plates painted by the author and other text figs. maps. VG. in dw. Scarce. [39619] £90.00 The book opens with the world distribution of the harrier family, then there is a fuller treatment of the Hen Harrier in Europe and North America, its history and present status. Further chapters detail hunting methods and prey selection, the breeding cycle, migration and distribution.

895. Watson, Donald. One Pair of Eyes. Ltd. Ed. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1994 pp.150 with many fine illustrations by this artist/author. A limited edition of 1000 copies of which this is 915 signed by the author. [35651] £80.00

896. Watson, J. The Golden Eagle. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Posyer. 2010 pp.448 with colour plates and numerous other figs. A mint copy in same dw. [39962] £50.00 This is the 2nd edition of one of the most popular Poyser monographs.

897. Waydelin, F.J. Adventures Among Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2008 pp.xiv, 167 with some b/w. photography. Fine in fine dw. Limited to 100 copies. [37623] £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.

898. Westoll, T. The Complete Illustrated Check List of the Birds of the World. Pub. Glinger. 1998 pp.xvi, 784 with colour plates and tables throughout. A fine copy in illus. boards. [39384] £25.00 The most comprehensive visual guide to every known species of the birds of the world. Both male and female, and occasionally juvenile examples are illustrated to make identification significantly easier. Combined with a complete checklist this book is an indespensable volume to be carried on every expedition.

899. Wetmore, A. The Birds of the Republic of Panama. Vols. 1-4 1st. Pub. Smithsonian Inst. 1965-84 4 vols in vg. condition in dw’s. [39764] £35.00 These volumes contain summary accounts family by family. This is a most comphrehensive study of its kind. A great purchase.

900. Whitaker, J. and Trobe, W. Colin Watson. His story. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2009 pp.xvi, 178. Fine in fine dw. Limited to 100 copies. [37622] £60.00 Taken from notes made and intended for publication by Colin Watson before his tragic death in 2006, this is the story of Watson’s egg collecting exploits. Watson was ‘a dedicated and obsessional egg collector’. ‘In this book Colin, in his own inimitable style, illustrated perfectly his enthusiasm for his hobby, and another perspective clear from his writings - was his undoubted appreciation and, indeed, love of the countryside in all its moods’.

901. Wilson, E. Birds of Antarctic. Pub. Blandford. 1967 pp.191 with colour plates throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw. [39434] £25.00

902. Wilson, Edward. Ed. Brian Roberts. Birds of the Antarctic. 1st. Pub. Blandford Press. 1967 pp.191 with many illus. and sketches. A vg. copy in chipped dw. Vg. [35726] £30.00 Edward Wilson was a member of Scott’s two Antarctic expedition, as zoologist and medical officer. On the second he was also chief officer. This volume has many of Wilson’s paintings and sketches. An attractive volume.

903. Yamashina, Y. Birds in Japan. A Field Guide. Rep. Pub. Tokyo News Service. 1974 pp.266 with 132 coloured illus. A fine copy in dw. [35713] £20.00

904. Yarrell, W. A History of British Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1843 3 volumes with some 500 wood engravings. Bound in full calf binding with gilt decoration to boards. Original decorated spine relaid, gilt decoration worn. Contents in vg.-fine condition. Internal hinges strengthened. Overall vg. [39989] £200.00

905. Zimmer, J.T. Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library. Zoological Series Vol. XVI. In Two Volumes. Pub. Chicago. 1926 2 Volumes. Both in card covers. A vg. set. Scarce. [39684] £80.00

906. Zimmer, J.T. Studies of Peruvian Birds. No. 55-63. Pub. American Museum Novitates. 1950 11 Small volumes all bound together in red cloth boards. A vg. copy. [39457] £20.00

907. 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. [39644] £20.00

908. Zusi, R.L. and Bentz, G.D. Myology of the Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis) and other Hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae). Contributions to Zoology. Number 385. Pub. Smithsonian Inst. Press. 1984 pp.iii, 70 with figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [39350] £10.00

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909. Allen, G. M. Natural History of Central Asia Vol XI. The Mammals of China and Mongolia in 2 volumes. American Museum of Natural History 1938, 1940 pp, xxv, xxvi, 1350 with many text figures and 29 plates. Vg. Scarce. [27298] £650.00

910. Barnes, R.S.K. and Hughes, R.N. An Introduction to Marine Ecology. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Blackwell. 1988 pp.x, 351 with many figs. VG. in card covers. [35920] £8.50

911. Boschma, Dr. H. Zoologische Verhandelingen. 3 Volumes. No.’s 35, 50 and 102. Pub. Leiden. 1957 3 volumes with some figs. All in vg. condition. All text in Dutch. [39358] £50.00

912. Burggren, W.W. & McMahon, B.R. Biology of the Land Crabs. 1st. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1988 pp.xii, 479 with figs. & tables throughout. Even light sunning to dw. spine, o/w. a fine copy. Very scarce. [32043] £70.00

913. Carr, A. Handbook of Turtles. The Turtles of the United States, Canada, and Baja California. Pub. Comstock. 1978 pp.xv, 542 with 82 plates and many text figs. Nr. fine. [25024] £30.00

914. Carter, N. The Politics of the Environment. Ideas, activism, policy. Rep. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 2003 pp.xix, 361 with some figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [37745] £12.00 This unique textbook surveys the politics of the environment, providing a comprehensive and comparative introduction to ideas, activism and policy.

915. Chapman, J.L. and Reiss, M.J. Ecology. Principles and Applications. 2nd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 2001 pp.vi, 330 colour and b/w. photographs, distribution maps and figs. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [37749] £30.00 This is a comprehensive textbook for A-level students and first-year undergraduates taking courses in biolofgy, geography and Earth sciences, who require and introduction to ecology. Studies of human ecology are integrated into the text, and the links to related disciplines are emphasised.

916. DeGraaf, R.M. and Miller, R.I. Conservation of Faunal Diversity in Forested Landscapes. Conservation Biology Series No. 6. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1996 pp.xxii, 631 with plates, figs. and tables throughout. VG. in illus. boards. [35842] £60.00

917. Dillon, R.T. Jr. The Ecology of Freshwater Molluscs. 1st. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 2000 pp.xii, 509 with many figs. Fine in illus. boards. [33176] £90.00 This book provides a comphrehensive review of the ecology of freshwater bivalves and gastropods worldwide. It deals with the ecology of these species in its broadest sense, including diet, habitat and reproductive biology.A most comphrehensive volume.

918. Dixson, A.F. The Natural History of the Gorilla. 1st. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1981 pp.xviii, 202 with 24 photographs. VG. in dw. [25575] £15.00

919. Dunstone, N. & Gorman, M. Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 71. Cambridge University Press. 1998 pp, x, 391 with tables and figures throughout. A fine copy. [28072] £60.00 This book looks at the habitat utilization, adaptation, feeding ecology and conservation status of a range of riparian mammals, and will give insights into the problems facing these fascinating animals, and how they might be overcome.

920. Edwards, M.A. & McDonnell, U.Ed’s. Animal Disease in Relation to Animal Conservation. The Proceedings of a Symposium held at The Zoological Society of London. 26-27th Nov. 1981. Pub. Academic Press. 1982 pp.xviii, 336 with illus. tables, graphs. A vg. copy in dw. [36090] £18.00

921. Else, J.G. & Lee, P.C. Primate Ecology and Conservation. Selected Proceedings of the Tenth Congress of the International Primatological Society, held in Nairobi, in July 1984. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1986 pp.xii, 393 with text figs. and graphs. Previous owners name on free endpaper o/w VG. [25621] £18.00

922. Ennos, A.R. and Bailey, S.E.R. Problem Solving in Environmental Biology. 1st. Ed. Pub. Longman. 1995 pp.viii, 175 with many figs. and tables. VG. in card covers. [35926] £15.00 This book provides a selection of practical problems based on real data. By working through them students will gain valuable insight into how their theoretical and practical skills can be applied in real-life situations.

923. Evans, D.H. The Physiology of Fishes. 3rd. Ed. Pub. CRC Taylor and Francis. 2005 pp. 601. Mint hardback. [33758] £40.00 This third edition is a complete reworking of the original published a decade ago.This volume will appeal to students as well as ichthyologists, and marin biologists and comparitive physiologists.

924. Ewer, R.F. The Carnivores. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1973. pp.xv, 494 with b/w. plates & drawings. A very good copy in similar dustwrapper. [22257] £18.00 A most detailed account of the biology and behaviour of the carnivores.

925. Ford, E.B. Ecological Genetics. 1st. Ed. Pub. Methuen. 1964 pp.xvi, 335 with b/w. plates. VG. in similar dw. [35541] £20.00

926. Gilbert, Scott F. Developmental Biology. 8th Ed. Pub. Sinauer. 2006 pp.xviii, 817 with very many illus. A fine hardback copy of this book with illus. boards. [40019] £30.00

927. Gledhill, T. & Viets, K.O. A Synonymic and Bibliographic Check-List of the Freshwater Mites . (Hydrachnellae and Limnohalacaridae, Acari) recorded from Great Britain and Ireland. 1st. Pub. Freshwater Biological Association. 1976 pp. 59. VG. in card covers. [35627] £20.00

928. Greenwood, P.H. Cichlid Fishes of Lake Victoria, East Africa. The biology and evolution of a species flock. 1st. Ed. BM(NH). 1974 pp. 134. Fine in similar dw. [34273] £30.00

929. Grigg, G. et al. The Biology of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles. Pub. Surrey Beatty. 1985 pp.xvi, 527 with colour plates and many supporting figs. Nr. fine in dw. [32028] £45.00

930. Hambler, C. Conservation. Pub. Cambridge University Press. 2004 pp.x, 368 with some b/w. photographs and figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [37748] £18.00 This book gives an overview of all aspects of this rapidly changing and controversial field. It acts as an aid to learning and to field work. It is meant to be used as an introductory text and as a study aid for examinations at a range of degree levels.

931. Harcourt, C.S. & Sherwood, B.R. New Perspectives in Primate Evolution and Behaviour. 1st. Pub. Westbury. 2002 pp. x, 322 with several colour and black and white plates, with numerous charts and graphs. Mint copy in same dw.in print @ £45.00 [33342] £25.00

We still want to know how humans originated, evolved and functioned. There are remarkable new discoveries of fossil and recent primates which help to answer our origins.

932. Howe, H.F. &Westley, L.C. Ecological Relationships of Plants and Animals. 1st. Pub. OUP. 1988 pp. 273 with b/w. plates, line drawings, tables and graphs. VG. copy in vg. dw. [35626] £30.00

933. Huey R.B (Ed.) et al. Lizard Ecology. Studies of a Model Organism. 1st. Pub. Harvard Univ. Press. 1983 pp.vi, 501 with text figs., graphs and diagrams. In dw. lightly sunned to spine, o/w. vg. [24973] £30.00

934. Hynes, H.B.N. The Ecology of Running Waters. Pub. Liverpool Univ. Press. 1979 pp.xxiv, 555 with text figs. VG. in dw., v. lightly sunned on spine. [25109] £35.00

935. Jones,J.K. et al Mammals of the Northern Great Plains. 1st. Pub. Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln. 1983 pp. xii, 379 with many illus. A fine copy in dw. [16904] £20.00

936. Kabata, Z. Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. Pub. Ray Society. 1979 pp.xii, 468 plus plates bearing over 2,000 illus. VG. in vg. dw. and box. [35838] £30.00

937. Karleskint, G. et al Introduction to Marine Biology. 2nd. Ed. Thomson/Brook/Cole. 2006 pp.x, 460 plus glossary and index. Fine copy in illus. boards. [40018] £30.00 This is an exceptionally readable ecological approach to the study of marine biology.

938. Kirkby, P. Habitat Management for Invertebrates: A Practical Handbook. Pub. JNCC. 2001 pp.150 with b/w. photographs, line drawings and figs. throughout. A vg. plus copy in card covers. [39522] £15.00

939. Kock, Karl-Hermann. Antarctic Fish and Fisheries. Studies in Polar Research. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1992 pp.xv, 359 with illus., graphs and tables. Fine. Scarce. [25307] £40.00

940. Krebs, J.R. & Davies, N.B. An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology. 1st. Pub. Blackwell Scientific. 1981 pp.ix, 292 with text figs. Spine a little faded o/w vg. pbk. [35503] £10.00

941. Kuronuma, Katsuzo & Abe, Yoshitaka. Fishes of Kuwait. Pub. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research 1972. pp.123 with 20 plates of col. illus.. endpaper maps & text illus. & figs. VG, in dw. [38454] £30.00

942. Lack, David. Island Biology illustrated by the land birds of Jamaica. Studies in Ecology. Volume 3. Pub. Blackwell. 1976 pp.xv, 445 with figs. in text. VG. in similar dw. [39290] £35.00

943. Lankester, E. Ray. (Ed.). A Treatise on Zoology. Part I Introduction and Protozoa. First and Second Fascicle. Pub. A C Black. 1903 & ‘09 2 vols. with many figs. Foxing at ends and fore-edges. Contents overall very clean. Internal hinges of 2nd fascicle showing light wear, with the binding still in vg. condition. Original boards in vg. condition. [35861] £30.00

944. Lankester, E. Ray. (Ed.). A Treatise on Zoology. Part III. The Echinoderma. Pub. AC Black. 1900 pp.viii, 344 with many figs. Lightly foxed end-papers, o/w. vg. Original cloth boards with some bubbling on front board, o/w. vg. [35864] £20.00

945. Lankester, E. Ray. (Ed.). A Treatise on Zoology. Part IV. The Platyhelmia, Mesozoa, and Nemertini. Pub. AC Black. 1901 pp.viii, 204 with figs. Foxing to end-papers and fore-edges. Rest of contents very clean. VG. in original boards. [35865] £18.00

946. Lankester, E. Ray. (Ed.). A Treatise on Zoology. Part II. The Porifera and Coelentera. Pub. AC Black. 1900 with many figs. Foxing to end-papers and fore-edges, not affecting rest of contents. VG. in original boards. [35866] £30.00

947. Lankester, Sir Ray. (Ed.). A Treatise on Zoology. Part VII Appendiculata. 3rd Fascicle. Crustacea. Pub. AC Black. 1909 pp.viii, 346 with many figs. Scattered foxing to fore-edges, with contents in very clean, bright condition. VG. in original boards. [35862] £15.00

948. Liddle, M. Recreation Ecology. The ecological impact of outdoor recreation and ecotourism. Pub. Chapman and Hall. 1997 pp.xxi, 639 with many figs. in text. With dedication from author to ‘Eric’ (Duffey). VG. in illus. boards. [35852] £100.00

949. Livingston, R.J. Restoration of Aquatic Systems. Pub. Taylor and Francis. 2006 pp. 423. New. Hardback. [33749] £60.00

950. Macdonald, D.W. & Sillero-Zubiri, C. Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids. Pub. Oxford. Univ. Press. 2004 pp.xiv, 450 with many figures. Lacking title page, o/w. fine in illus. boards. [31321] £65.00 No group of animals so universally captures the emotions of people worldwide than do wild canids.This volume brings together a synthesis of research over the past 20 years and is the first truly compendious synthesison wild canids.

951. Martin, R.D. et al. Prosimian Behaviour. Pub. Duckworth. 1976 pp.xxi, 425 with many figs. VG. in lightly faded and rubbed card covers. [35916] £15.00

952. Medway, Lord. The Wild Mammals of Malaya. And Offshore Islands including Singapore. 1st. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1969 pp, xix, 127 with fifteen colour plates by Mazli Matsom and Hamodah Suhami. In chipped dw with small amount of loss, o/w a vg clean copy. [28403] £25.00

953. Moore, P.G. & Lewis, J.R. The Ecology of Rocky Coasts. Essays presented to J.R.Lewis. 1st. Pub. Columbia Univ. Press. 1986 pp.xi, 467 with illus. tables and graphs. Title page stamped with ‘ Publisher’s File Copy’. VG. [23774] £28.00

954. Moyle, P.B. & Cech, J.J. Fishes. An Introduction to Ichthyology. 4th. Ed. Pub. Prentice Hall. 2000 pp.xii, 612 with text illus. Fine. [25319] £30.00

955. Muirhead-Thomson, R.C. Pesticide Impact on Stream Fauna. with special reference to macroinvertebrates. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1987 pp.viii, 275 with text illus. Vg. in illus. hardcovers. Very good. [35803] £45.00

956. Murie, J. & Michener, G. The Biology of Ground-Dwelling Squirrels. Annual Cycles, Behavioural Ecology, and Sociality. 1st. Pub. Univ. of Nebraska. 1984 pp.xvi, 459 with text figs. & graphs. Fine copy. [25661] £18.00 These animals are unique among the smaller mammals of the Nearctic in that they are strictly diurnal, large enough to be readily visable, and often present in open habitats. Most species are obligate hibernators.

957. Myers, Alan A. & Giller, Paul S. Analytical Biogeography. An Integrated Approach to the Study of Animal and Plant Distributions. 1st. Pub. Chapman & Hall. 1988 pp.xiii, 578 with text illus. and graphs. Fine copy in dw. [35816] £24.00

958. New, T.R. An Introduction to Invertebrate Conservation Biology. Pub. O.U.P. 1995 pp.xii, 194 with text illus. Some sl. wear to corners o/w vg. [39892] £20.00 Invertebrates are by far and away the most diverse and abundant animals in most natural systems, yet their importance in sustaining those systems is commonly not appreciated, nor are their needs adequately taken into account in the assessment and planning of conservation priorities. this books seeks to address this oversite.

959. Newton, Isaac. Opticks or A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, inflections & Colours of Light. Pub. G.Bell. 1931 pp.xxviii, 414 with diagrams and some illus. Nr fine copy. [39765] £40.00

960. Nichols, John Treadwell. The Fresh-Water Fishes of China. Natural History of Central Asia, Volume 9, edited by Ruth Tyler. Pub. The American Museum of Natural History. 1943 pp.xxxvi, 322 with 10 plates of colour paintings, 143 figs. & a map. Small stain to lower back cover; previous owner’s name on front pastedown. A bright, near fine copy. Scarce. [21875] £160.00

961. Perry, J.J. et al. Microbial Life. Pub. Sinauer. 2002 pp. 811 plus glossary and appendix. Fine hardback. [33743] £25.00

962. Prio, Richard. The Roe Deer - Conservation of a Native Species. 1st. Pub. Swan Hill. 1995 pp.230 with many coloured and b/w photos. A fine copy in dw. [39958] £17.50 This is the most comphrehensive book in English covering the biology, reproduction and behaviour of this beautiful animal and its place in modern Britain.

963. Reid, David G. Systematics and Evolution of Littorina. 1st. Pub. Ray Society. 1996 pp.x, 463 with text illus. A fine copy in dw. [35510] £75.00

964. Rosenblum, Leonard A. & Cooper, Robert W. The Squirrel Monkey. Academic Press, New York, 1968. Pp.xii,451 with b/w plates & numerous figs. VG, in remnants of dw. [20174] £30.00

965. Rushton, B.S. et al. Biological Collections and Biodiversity. 1st. Pub. Linnean Society & Westbury. 2001 pp. x, 326 with plates, line drawings and graphs/charts throughout the text. An edited volume arising from papers presented at a joint symposium between The Linnean Society of London and The Royal Horticultural Society held at the Ulster Museum, Belfast. Mint copy in same dw. in print @ £35.00 [33339] £20.00

966. Satchell, G.H. Physiology and Form of Fish Circulation. 1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1991 pp.xvi, 235 with text figs. Fine hardback copy. [25385] £30.00

967. Schaller, G. The Year of the Gorilla. An exploration. 2nd. Imp. Collins. 1965 pp, 288 with 33 photographic illustrations and line drawings by the author. Some loss to dw. front, rear and spine which is also faded on spine. Contents vg. [28086] £12.00

968. Scott, W.B. & M.G. Atlantic Fishes of Canada. Pub. Uni. of Toronto. 1988 pp.xxx, 731 with many figs. Fine in dw. [32042] £28.00

969. Sheppard, C.R.C and Seaward, M.R.D. Ecology of the Chagos Archipelago. Linnean Society Occasional Publicatons 2. Pub. Westbury. 1999 pp.viii, 350 with figs. throughout. Mint in fine dw. [37724] £32.00 At the centre of the Indian Ocean, the Chagos Archipelago is unique. Due to its remoteness it possesses a pristine environment still quite uninfluenced by humans. This work is based on the findings of the 1996 scientific expedition and papers given at the 1997 Conference of the Linnean Society. Contains very good information for those interested in biodiversity and conservation and of special interest to coral reef scientists, island ecologists and biogeographers.

970. Shirihai, H. A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife. The Birds and Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. AC Black. 2007 pp. 544 with more than 920 photographs, 128 maps and 35 colour plates. Fine in illus. boards. In-print at £35.00. [35415] £33.25 In this the 2nd and majorly revised edition, detailed species accounts covering 218 species of birds and 49 species of mammals are provided. This work also includes information on many non-breeders, migrants and vagrants. Covers all the subantarctic islands as well as Antarctica’s regularly visited sites.

971. Snustad, D.P & Simmons, M.J. Principles of Genetics. 3rd. Ed. Pub. John Wiley. 2003 pp.xix, 840 with illus. Fine hardback copy. [25351] £40.00

972. Speight, M.C.D., Moorkens, E.A. & Falkner, G. Proceedings of the workshop on conservation biology of European Vertigo species. Dublin, April 2002 Pub. Heldia, Munchen 2003 pp.183 with illus. maps. Fine copy in card covers. [39768] £30.00

973. Tattersall, W.M. & O.S. The British Mysidacea. 1st. Pub. Ray Soc. 1951 pp.viii, 460 with many text anatomical illus. Vg. in dw. faded to spine. [35536] £45.00

974. Thompson, T.E.& Brown, G.H. Biology of the Opisthobranch Molluscs. 2 vols Pub.Ray Society. 1976-84 pp.207; 229 with many text figures. Spine of dw. of vol.2 sl.faded o/w a fine set. [39772] £75.00 Volume 1 deals with the orders Bullomorpha, Aplysiomorpha, Pleaurobrancha, Acochlidiacea and Sacoglossa. Volume 2 is dedicated to the largest group of the Opisthobranchia the British Nudibranchia.

975. Townend, J. Practical Statistics for Environmental and Biological Scientists. Pub. Wiley. 2003 pp.x, 276 with figs. and tables. A vg. copy in card covers. [37744] £14.00 This book is a concise, user-friendly, non-technical introduction to statistics. Starting from basics, this book carefully introduces those statistical methods and techniques that all students and researchers need to know.

976. Vagtborg, H. (Ed). The Baboon in Medical Research: Volume II. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Baboon and its Use as an Experimental Animal. Pub. Uni. Texas Press 1967 pp.xiii, 908 with numerous text illus. & figs. Thoroughly vg. in dw. [22752] £15.00

977. Wager, V.A. Frogs of South Africa. Rev. Ed. Pub. Delta Books. 1986 pp. 183 with plates throughout. Thoroughly vg. in dw. [32038] £28.00

978. Wallmo, Olof C. (Ed). Mule and Black-Tailed Reindeer of North America. A Wildlife Management Institute Book. Pub. Univeristy Nebraska Press, 1981 pp.xvii, 605 with numerous text illus. & figs. Thoroughly good in dw. [22913] £35.00

979. Warren, A. and French, J.R. Habitat Conservation. Managing the physical environment. Pub. Wiley. 2001 pp.x, 356 with b/w. photographs and figs. A vg. copy in card covers. [37741] £20.00 This book examines the relationship between habitat and ecosystem dynamics. It covers habitats ranging from mountains to floodplains to coastal dunes and rivers this text discusses how the biological and physical processes interact in each habitat, the current and future impact of global warming and case studies that demonstrate how different habitats can be naturally managed.

980. Wiley, E.O. et al. The Compleat Cladist. A Primer of Phylogenetic Procedures. 1st. Pub. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History. 1991 pp.x, 158 with tables and charts throughout the text. Vg. copy in card covers. [35908] £20.00

981. Wilson, D. et al. Eds. Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity. Standard methods for Mammals. 1st. Pub. Smithsonian Institute. 1996 pp.xxvii, 409 with text illus. figs and graphs. Fine pbk. copy. [26037] £12.00

982. Wood, C.A. An Introduction to the Literature of of Vertebrate Zoology. Pub. Georg Olms. 1974 pp.xix, 643. A vg. plus copy in brown cloth boards. [39504] £20.00

983. Wright, W.B. The Quaternary Ice Age. 2nd. Ed. Pub. Macmillan & Co. 1937 pp.xxv, 478 with many text illus. and maps. Vg. copy. [39766] £15.00 This is a detailed account of Glacial Geology.

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