Board of Agriculture and Fisheries: leaflets (numbers 1 to 100).
London: Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1905. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's quarter cloth and printed boards. More
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Hilliers' manual of trees and shrubs.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, (1975. reprint). Octavo, photographs, signatures, dustwrapper. More
Marches.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. New Naturalist 118. A complete natural history and the first large-scale survey of this unique part of the country. The borderland between England and Wales has long been a region of contention. Its distinctive geography, wedged roughly between Welsh mountains..... More
Bird observatories of Britain and Ireland.
London: A & C Black, 2010. Octavo, photographs, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. Bird observatories are research stations established mainly for the study of migration, particularly by means of ringing. There are now 20 scattered around the British Isles at key points on migration routes, on coastal promontories or..... More
Field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Britain and Europe.
London: Harper Collins, 2002. Octavo, colour illustrations, maps, laminated boards. This book contains descriptions of every species of salamander, newt, frog, tree frog, toad, tortoise, turtle, terrapin, gecko, agama, lizard, chameleon, slow worm, skink, amphisbaenian and snake found in mainland Europe. Every species and distinct subspecies is described in detail..... More
The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, tables. This illustrated atlas presents the findings of "Butterflies for the New Millennium", the most comprehensive survey of butterflies ever undertaken in Britain and Ireland. It provides an up-to-date assessment of our butterflies, the habitats they live in, and the threats..... More
Plants and habitats: an introduction to common plants and their habitats in Britain and Ireland.
[East Lothian]: Author, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. Aids in the identification of the 700 most common plant species found in Britain and Ireland. Also includes species that are conspicuous or useful ecological indicators. There is also a separate habitats section describing the flora, ecology and management of..... More
Fighting for birds: 25 years in nature conservation.
Exeter: Pelagic Publishing, 2012. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. Devoted to birds and wildlife since childhood, Mark's early scientific research at Oxford, Aberdeen and the RSPB provided a solid background for his management, ambassadorial, and political lobbying activities which were to follow. In this book, Mark mixes a great many stories..... More
British Hymenoptera.
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1923. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's boards. More
Steve Backshall's wildlife adventurer's guide: a guide to exploring wildlife in Britain.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, (2016. reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations. A naturalist's equivalent to the Dangerous Book for Boys, this book includes tips on everything from beachcombing, snorkelling and building your own hedgehog hotel, to tree climbing, natural foods and how to make traps for insects and mammals. This hands-on..... More
Naturalist's guide to the mushrooms and other fungi of Britain and Northern Europe.
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This is an easy-to-use identification guide to 280 species of mushroom and toadstool most commonly found in Britain, Ireland, and other parts of Northern Europe. The user-friendly introduction includes an overview of distribution, habitats, mushroom structure and nomenclature. There is useful..... More
Identification guide to mushrooms of Britain and Northern Europe.
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A user-friendly introduction includes an overview of distribution, the anatomy of a mushroom, nomenclature and useful information on hunting for and cooking with mushrooms. The identification section then divides into three categories: edible mushrooms, inedible (but not poisonous) mushrooms, and poisonous..... More
Thomas Bewick. My life.
London: The Folio Society, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, publisher's quarter cloth. More
The watercolours and drawings of Thomas Bewick and his apprentices.
London: Gordon Fraser, 1981. Octavo, uncoloured plates. Publisher's cloth and slipcase, a fine set. More
The complete naturalist.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations. Nick Baker's fascination with the natural world began at an early age, inspired by Gerald and Lee Durrell's classic book The Amateur Naturalist. This book is an up-to-date, practical introduction to observing, understanding and investigating the natural world around us..... More
British water beetles: volume three.
London: Ray Society, 1958. Octavo, text illustrations, publisher's cloth. More
Britain's hoverflies: an introduction to the hoverflies of Britain and Ireland.
Princeton: Princeton University Press/WILDGuides, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. A beautifully illustrated photographic field guide to all the genera of hoverflies found in Britain, focusing on the species most likely to be identified. Accessible and designed to appeal to a wide audience, the book contains more than 500 remarkable..... More
Birds and Counties: an ornithological bibliography for the Counties of England, Wales, Scotland and for the Isle of Man.
London: Imperial College Press, 2000. Octavo, dustwrapper, maps. A magnificent contribution to ornithological history in the United Kingdom. Includes all known books, pamphlets and papers which contain substantial studies of the birds of local areas. Each county has an introduction on its boundaries and the history of its ornithology... More
The birds of the British Isles, volume eight.
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1959. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The birds of the British Isles, volume eleven.
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1962. Quarto, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
The birds of the British Isles, volume nine.
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1961. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The birds of the British Isles, volume seven.
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1958. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The birds of the British Isles, volume six.
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1957. Quarto, 26 colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The birds of the British Isles, volume ten.
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1961. Quarto, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Birds of the Atlantic islands.
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1963-1968. Quarto, colour plates by D. M. Henry, a near fine set in price-clipped dustwrappers. Volume four is titled History of the birds of Cape Verde Islands. More