British butterflies, moths and beetles.
London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co, 1887. Small octavo, text illustrations, signature, publisher's cloth. More
London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co, 1887. Small octavo, text illustrations, signature, publisher's cloth. More
Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications, 2010. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, line drawings. This book is a reliable and fascinating guide to one of Borneo's natural wonders - the diversity of Honey bees, their intriguing societies and their adaptations to the complex tropical environment. An array of unique, spectacular photographs allow..... More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1987. Octavo, More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2013. Quarto, laminated boards, photographs, text illustrations, The first in what will be a three-volume series presenting a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna including many unusual and unique lineages found nowhere else in the world. This first volume updates and expands..... More
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1994. Quarto, colour illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. A detailed account of Australia's beetle fauna, giving a brief cover of the 117 families of beetles and with general information about their anatomy, general biology, life history and economic significance. It is estimated that there are..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. In this book, noted biologist and firefly expert Sara Lewis dives into the fascinating world of fireflies and reveals the latest discoveries about these beloved insects. From the meadows of New England and the hills of the Great..... More
London: Frederick Warne, 1959. Octavo, colour plates, fine set in slightly worn dustwrappers. The Wayside and Woodland Series. More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1906. Octavo, text illustrations, a fine copy in a handsome binder's cloth. More
London: Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen, 1825. Quarto, one handcoloured engraved plate. Early binder's cloth, title printed wrappers retained, the signature of F. Erasmus Wilson, rare. William Sharp Macleay (1792-1865), son of Alexander Macleay (1767-1848) and cousin of William John Macleay (1820-1891) arrived in Sydney in 1839 and served as a...... More
Paris: 1909. Octavo, contemporary quarter calf on marbled boards, some wear. Text in French. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, tables. The Coccinellidae are a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds or ladybugs. In Britain alone, some 46 species belong to the Coccinellidae family, although only 26 of these are recognisably ladybirds. Composed largely of Professor Michael Majerus' lifetime..... More
Sydney: Linnean Society of New South Wales, [1885-1896]. Octavo, the signature of Arthur Westley (listed in Musgrave) with his various addresses. Contemporary half morocco, some wear, annotated. More
London: Order of the Trustees, 1910. publisher's cloth, book plate, a fine copy. More
London: Order of the Trustees, 1910. bookplate, small stamp, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
London: Royal Entomological Society of London, 2002. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More
Woodstock: The Countryman Press, 1994. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. Many subjects covered in detail, include: Buying a colony of bees; managing bees throughout the seasons; selecting equipment and a good apiary site; preventing swarming; extracting, processing, and selling honey; controlling pests, predators, and diseases; and rearing queen honey..... More
Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, 1951-1967. Octavo, three volumes, folding map. Catalogue and first supplement in publisher's cloth, second supplement in wrappers. More
London: John Wiley, 2012. Octavo, figures, laminated boards. Hymenoptera, the bees, wasps and ant, are one of the largest insect orders, and have massive ecological importance as pollinators and as predators or parasitoids of other insects. These roles have brought them forcefully to human notice , as governors of some..... More
Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2007. Quarto, text illustrations, laminated boards. This issue of Journal of Insect Conservation is the first to be dedicated entirely to beetles, and it contains a number of papers, predominantly from outside western Europe, to demonstrate the variety and scope of problems and conservation concerns that surround..... More
London: John Wiley, 2010. Octavo, laminated boards, Beetles, the most diverse group of insects, are often abundant in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Many species are under threat from human changes to natural environments, and some are valuable tools in conservation, because they respond rapidly to changes that occur. Knowledge of..... More
New York: Harper Perennial, 2010. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Lincoln: Manaaki Whenua Press, 1989. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
Wollombi: Exisle Publishing, (2020. second edition), Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, illustrations. The essential beekeeping manual for both novice and experienced beekeepers in Australia. This ultimate reference explains in detail the steps required to manage colonies of bees. Supported by over 350 photographs and drawings, each action to be performed..... More
Wollombi: Exisle Publishing, (2023. third edition), Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, illustrations. The essential beekeeping manual for both novice and experienced beekeepers in Australia. This ultimate reference explains in detail the steps required to manage colonies of bees. Supported by over 350 photographs and drawings, each action to be performed..... More