London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2010. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 112. Natural history, perhaps more than any other pursuit or study, has always relied very heavily on books to help it develop and gain momentum. Without a way of defining and categorizing the many thousands of species..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2003. Octavo, 26 colour plates, 240 colour photographs, maps and text illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. The first guide to cover the 26 species of Holarctic pipits and wagtails in detail. The species accounts cover all aspects of identification (taxonomy, size and structure..... More
Sydney: Rue et Hotel Serpente, 1789. Octavo, two engraved plates. Early patterned boards, expertly rebacked, bookplate. More
London: Harley Books, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. The systematic section gives keys to the genera and species, with clear descriptions, and details of biology, flight periods, and distribution of all species found in Europe, with distribution maps showing national boundaries. Descriptions are augmented..... More
London: Harley Books, 2004. Quarto, colour illustrations, maps, creased softcover. Comprising 124 species of resident damselfly (Zygoptera) and dragonfly (Anisoptera), illustrated on the 30 plates of 219 colour figures. In most cases, both sexes as well as important variants are depicted, all enlarged. This is the only book in English..... More
London: Bloomsbury Books, (2025. third edition). Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, distribution maps. Fully revised and updated, this major work presents all species that occur in the Western Palearctic, serving as the perfect field guide to the great diversity of mammals in the region. This new edition presents 86 new species..... More
Melbourne: 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
Melbourne: 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
Sydney: Paul Lechevalier, 1943. Octavo, text illustrations, binder's cloth. More
London: The Folio Society, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, publisher's quarter cloth. More
London: Gordon Fraser, 1981. Octavo, uncoloured plates. Publisher's cloth and slipcase, a fine set. More
London: Ray Society, 1958. Octavo, text illustrations, publisher's cloth. More
London: Imperial College Press, 2000. Octavo, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. 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..... More
London: Oliver and Boyd, 1961. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Oliver and Boyd, 1958. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Oliver and Boyd, 1957. Quarto, 26 colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Oliver and Boyd, 1961. Quarto, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Oliver & Boyd, 1963. Quarto, colour plates and text illustrations by D. M. Reid Henry. Bookplate in each volume, very good set in lightly worn dustwrappers. Volume four is titled History of the birds of Cape Verde Islands. Freight will be extra. More
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London: Oliver and Boyd, 1953-1963. Quarto, colour plates by George E. Lodge, fine set in dustwrappers. Freight will be extra. David Armitage Bannerman (1886-1979) was a British ornithologist, curator of birds at the British Museum of Natural history, and a prolific writer of multi volume ornithological tomes... More
Sydney: Hjalmar R. Bardarson, 1986. Octavo, colour photographs, blemished dustwrapper. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Octavo, fine copy in laminated boards. A reference work providing an annotated bibliography of key works on insect groups. It provides descriptions of all groups, the most useful and up-to-date references for each and notes on their coverage and relevance. Also contains a chapter on..... More
Sydney: Collins and Harvill Press, 1975. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy (mint?) in dustwrapper. More
Calton: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Oliver and Boyd, 1953. Quarto, coloured frontispieces, photographs, fine set in dustwrappers. More
London: Collins, (1945. second edition), Octavo, text illustrations by C. F. Tunnicliffe, very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. More