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Seabirds Count: A census of breeding seabirds in Britain and Ireland (2015–2021) Seabirds Count: A census of breeding seabirds in Britain and Ireland (2015–2021)
Type : Hardback
Author : Burnell, D.; Perkins, A.J.; Newton, S.F.; Bolton, M.; Tierney, T.D.; Dunn, T.E.
1 £44.99

Insect Life: A Short Account of the Classification and Habits of Insects Insect Life: A Short Account of the Classification and Habits of Insects
Type : Hardback
Author : Theobald, F.V.
1 £12.00

Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand: A Field Guide Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand: A Field Guide
Type : Paperback
Author : Winkel, D. van; Baling, M.; Hitchmough, R.
1 £24.50

Imagining Air: Cultural Axiology and the Politics of Invisibility Imagining Air: Cultural Axiology and the Politics of Invisibility
Type : Paperback
Author : Konrad, T. (Ed.)
1 £30.00

List of the Specimens of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Pts I + II: Chalcidites List of the Specimens of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Pts I + II: Chalcidites
Type : Hardback
Author : [Walker, F.A.]
1 £35.00

House Guests, House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home House Guests, House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home
Type : Paperback
Author : Jones, R.
1 £18.99

Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2: Laurasiatherians, Artiodactyles, Perissodactyles, Carnivorans, and Island Endemics Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2: Laurasiatherians, Artiodactyles, Perissodactyles, Carnivorans, and Island Endemics
Type : Hardback
Author : Vlachos, E. (Ed.)
1 £119.99

A Vertebrate Fauna of the Moray Basin A Vertebrate Fauna of the Moray Basin
Type : Hardback
Author : Harvie-Brown, J.A.; Buckley, T.E.
1 £125.00

Thomas Beddoes, 1760-1808 Thomas Beddoes, 1760-1808
Type : Paperback
Author : Fox, R.
1 £15.00

The Hidden Life of Garden Birds: The unseen drama behind everyday survival The Hidden Life of Garden Birds: The unseen drama behind everyday survival
Type : Hardback
Author : Couzens, D.
1 £18.99

New Species of Staphylinidae collected by L. Biro in New Guinea (Coleoptera) New Species of Staphylinidae collected by L. Biro in New Guinea (Coleoptera)
Type : Paperback
Author : Steel, W.O.
1 £4.50

Butterflies of the World. Supplement 20:  Parnassiinae (Partim), Parnassiini (Partim), Luehdorfiini, Zerynthiini (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Butterflies of the World. Supplement 20: Parnassiinae (Partim), Parnassiini (Partim), Luehdorfiini, Zerynthiini (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
Type : Paperback
Author : Bollino, M.; Racheli, T.
1 £45.00

Life Histories of British Butterflies. Series No. 3 Life Histories of British Butterflies. Series No. 3
Type : Paperback
Author : British Museum (Natural History); [Frohawk, F.W.]
1 £7.00

Parasitoids in Pest Management Parasitoids in Pest Management
Type : Hardback
Author : Omkar, Dr. (Ed.)
1 £120.00

Birds of Seychelles Birds of Seychelles
Type : Paperback
Author : Skerrett, A.; Bullock, I.; Disley, T.
1 £30.00

Oecophorine Genera of Australia 1: The Wingia Group (Lepidoptera; Oecophoridae) Oecophorine Genera of Australia 1: The Wingia Group (Lepidoptera; Oecophoridae)
Type : Hardback
Author : Common, I.F.B.
1 £133.00

The Badger (New Naturalist 114) The Badger (New Naturalist 114)
Type : Hardback
Author : Roper, T.
1 £45.00

Flora of Suriname 5(1): Simaroubaceae - Papaveraceae - Vitaceae - Icacinaceae - Vitaceae  - Icacinaceae - Theaceae … Flora of Suriname 5(1): Simaroubaceae - Papaveraceae - Vitaceae - Icacinaceae - Vitaceae - Icacinaceae - Theaceae …
Type : Paperback
Author : Stoffers, A.L.; Lindeman, J.C. (Eds)
1 £20.00

Louis Auguste Deschamps: A prominent but ill-fated early explorer of the flora of Java, 1793-1798 Louis Auguste Deschamps: A prominent but ill-fated early explorer of the flora of Java, 1793-1798
Type : Paperback
Author : Van Steenis, C.G.G.J.; Van Steenis-Kruseman, M.J.V.; Backer, C.A.
1 £12.00

British Birds: Their Nests and Eggs British Birds: Their Nests and Eggs
Type : Hardback
Author : Perry, P. (Ed.)
1 £9.00

The Discovery and Conquest of Peru.  A Translation of Books I to IV of Agustín de Zárate's History of these events, supplemented by eye-witness accounts of certain incidents by Francisco de Jerez, Miguel Estete, Juan Ruiz de Arce, Hernando Pizarro, Diego del Trujillo, and Alonso de Guzmán, who took part in the conquest, and by Pedro Cieza de León, Garcilaso de la Vega 'the Inca', and José de Acesta, later historians who had first hand sources of information The Discovery and Conquest of Peru. A Translation of Books I to IV of Agustín de Zárate's History of these events, supplemented by eye-witness accounts of certain incidents by Francisco de Jerez, Miguel Estete, Juan Ruiz de Arce, Hernando Pizarro, Diego del Trujillo, and Alonso de Guzmán, who took part in the conquest, and by Pedro Cieza de León, Garcilaso de la Vega 'the Inca', and José de Acesta, later historians who had first hand sources of information
Type : Hardback
Author : De Zarate's, A.; Cohen, J.M. (Translator)
1 £12.50

Insect Natural History (New Naturalist 8) Insect Natural History (New Naturalist 8)
Type : Hardback
Author : Imms, A.D.
1 £35.00

Die Zünslerartigen (Pyraloidea) Mitteleuropas Die Zünslerartigen (Pyraloidea) Mitteleuropas
Type : Hardback
Author : Slamka, F.
1 £35.00

Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles
Type : Hardback
Author : Warwick, C.; Arena, P.C.; Burghardt, G.M. (Eds)
1 £219.99

"Realms of Gold": A Catalogue of Maps in the Library of the American Philosophical Society
Type : Hardback
Author : Smith, M.D.
1 £25.00

(1) Huxley and scientific agnosticism: the strange history of a failed rhetorical strategy; (2) Placing Nature: natural history collections and their owners in nineteenth-century provincial England; (3) Imagining Iceland: narratives of nature and history in the North Atlantic (1) Huxley and scientific agnosticism: the strange history of a failed rhetorical strategy; (2) Placing Nature: natural history collections and their owners in nineteenth-century provincial England; (3) Imagining Iceland: narratives of nature and history in the North Atlantic
Type : Paperback
Author : Lightman, B.; Alberti, S.J.M.M.; Olsund, K.
1 £15.00

A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of Australia A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of Australia
Type : Paperback
Author : Eipper, S.; Eipper, T.
1 £12.99

Atlas of Oregon Lakes Atlas of Oregon Lakes
Type : Paperback
Author : Johnson, D.M.; Petersen, R.P.; Lycan, D.R.; Sweet, J.W.; Neuhaus, M.E.; Schaedel, A.L.
1 £25.00

A Celebration of Butterflies A Celebration of Butterflies
Type : Hardback
Author : White, S.; Wood, S.
1 £50.00

Greenshanks Greenshanks
Type : Hardback
Author : Nethersole-Thompson, D.; Nethersole-Thompson, M.
1 £10.00

The Aloeides Thyra Complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) The Aloeides Thyra Complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Type : Paperback
Author : Tite, G.E.; Dickson, E.G.C.
1 £18.00

Islands (New Naturalist 109) Islands (New Naturalist 109)
Type : Hardback
Author : Berry. R.J.
1 £25.00

Birds of Alvecote Pools With a list of wild plants mainly 1946-1955 Birds of Alvecote Pools With a list of wild plants mainly 1946-1955
Type : Hardback
Author : Arnold, G.A.; Arnold, M.A. (Eds)
1 £30.00

Flies of the British Isles Flies of the British Isles
Type : Hardback
Author : Colyer, C.N.; Hammond, C.O.
1 £40.00

A Flora of the Maltese Islands A Flora of the Maltese Islands
Type : Paperback
Author : Haslam, S.M.; Sell, P.D.; Wolseley, P.A.
1 £16.00

Kew Pocketbooks: Trees Kew Pocketbooks: Trees
Type : Hardback
Author : Martin, K.
1 £9.99

Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles
Type : Hardback
Author : Skinner, B.
1 £75.00

Isopods in Captivity: Terrarium Clean-up Crews Isopods in Captivity: Terrarium Clean-up Crews
Type : Paperback
Author : McMonigle, O.
1 £17.50

Another Man's War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britains Forgotten African Army Another Man's War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britains Forgotten African Army
Type : Hardback
Author : Phillips, B.
1 £13.00

Moths of Europe. Vol. 3: Zygaenids, Pyralids 1 and Brachodids Moths of Europe. Vol. 3: Zygaenids, Pyralids 1 and Brachodids
Type : Hardback
Author : Leraut, P.
1 £78.00

A Century of Discovery: Antarctic Exploration and the Southern Ocean A Century of Discovery: Antarctic Exploration and the Southern Ocean
Type : Paperback
Author : Griffiths, G.; Walton, D.W.H. (Eds)
1 £30.00

Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: Identification keys to the Syrphidae Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: Identification keys to the Syrphidae
Type : Paperback
Author : Veen, M. van
1 £44.99

Konstitutsiya i Svoistra Mineralov vol.7 Konstitutsiya i Svoistra Mineralov vol.7
Type : Paperback
Author :
1 £10.00

Fungi of Switzerland 3: Boletales and Agaricales (Bolets and Agarics Pt. 1) Fungi of Switzerland 3: Boletales and Agaricales (Bolets and Agarics Pt. 1)
Type : Hardback
Author : Breitenbach, J.; Kraenzlin, F.
1 £140.00

Prince of Librarians: The Life and Times of Antonio Panizzi of the British Museum Prince of Librarians: The Life and Times of Antonio Panizzi of the British Museum
Type : Hardback
Author : Miller, E.
1 £15.00

Metamorphosis: Astonishing insect transformations Metamorphosis: Astonishing insect transformations
Type : Hardback
Author : Soskin, R.
1 £12.50

Birds of the Middle East and North Africa A Companion Guide Birds of the Middle East and North Africa A Companion Guide
Type : Hardback
Author : Hollom, P.A.D.; Porter, R.F.; Christensen, S.; Willis, I.
1 £15.00

Genetics, Speciation and the Founder Principle Genetics, Speciation and the Founder Principle
Type : Hardback
Author : Giddings, L.V.; Kaneshiro, K.Y.; Anderson, W.W. (Eds)
1 £65.00

New Flora of the British Isles New Flora of the British Isles
Type : Paperback
Author : Stace, C.A.
1 £20.00

Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War
Type : Paperback
Author : Bradley, A.; Watson, H. (Eds)
1 £20.00

Provisional atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland. Part 2 Provisional atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland. Part 2
Type : Paperback
Author : Edwards, R. (Ed.)
1 £8.00

Monocotyledons: A Morphological Study Monocotyledons: A Morphological Study
Type : Hardback
Author : Arber, A.
1 £25.00

Psalmist with a Camera: Photographs of a Biblical Safari Psalmist with a Camera: Photographs of a Biblical Safari
Type : Paperback
Author : Rubin, G.
1 £8.00

Nature's Writers: Mentored by The Land Nature's Writers: Mentored by The Land
Type : Hardback
Author : Clark, D.S.
1 £26.95

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Libraries and Collections

Some of our recent purchases of interesting individual libraries or collections of second-hand books are listed below. Click on the title of the collection to display all titles within that collection.

  • Michael Archer's Library
    The library of Michael Archer, British hymenopterist and author of 'Vespine Wasps of the World' (2012).
  • A fine ornithological and natural history library
  • Library of Pamela Gilbert
    Pamela Gilbert (1932–2015) was the head of the Entomology Library and latterly Deputy Head of Library Services, at Natural History Museum, London. During her long and fruitful career at the Museum (1951–1992) she had gained a reputation as an ‘entomologists’ librarian’, the ‘doyenne of Lepidoptera librarians’. She also made important contributions to the History of Entomology, helping produce a series of invaluable reference works in the field. Her best known publication is the self-described ‘necrology of entomology’ - 'A Compendium of the Biographical Literature on Deceased Entomologists' (1978) and its companion volume 'A Source Book for Biographical Literature on Entomologists' (2007). Pam also took a great interest in manuscript, artwork and other historical material and produced works such as 'Butterfly Collectors and Painters. Four centuries of colour plates from The Library Collections of the Natural History Museum London' (2000), and 'John Abbot: Birds, Butterflies and Other Wonders' (1998). She also co-authored 'A Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Entomology Library of the Natural History Museum, London' (1996) and contributed to many other works. Many of the books in the collection are association and presentation copies inscribed to her by publishers, authors and illustrators.
  • Library of Barry Goater
    Books from the library of Barry Goater, British lepidopterist.
  • Greathead, David J. (2023-11)
    David J. Greathead (1931-2006), was a British dipterist and world authority on the Bombyliidae (bee-flies). He was an influential figure in the field of biological control. He travelled widely in Africa and was interested in the history of the continent.
  • Prof Jim Green
    Prof. Jim Green (1928-2016), Professor of Zoology at Queen Mary College, University of London, was a specialist in Crustacea. He had a wide interest in natural history and amassed a large library.
  • Keith Hyatt
    Keith Hyatt (d. 2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, and prominent member of the London Natural History Society.
  • Library of Trevor James (1947-2020)
    Trevor James was a Hertfordshire naturalist involved in biological recording at county and national level. His landmark achievements are two exceptional books: Flora of Hertfordshire (2009) and Beetles of Hertfordshire (2018). The former, which covers almost 2,000 species then recorded, raised the bar for information and standards of presentation in a county-level publication. His book on beetles is unique in the UK and provides information on all 2,483 beetle species recorded in the county at the time of publication. His wide interest in natural history is represented in his library.
  • Library of Chris O'Toole
    Books from the library of the late Chris O'Toole (d. 2021), British hymenopterist, and specialist on bees. He worked at the Hope Entomological Collections of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
  • A fine library of worldwide orchid books
  • Prof. A.J. Cave's Library
    Books from the library of Prof. Alexander James Edward Cave, (1900-2001), British anatomist, Professor of Anatomy, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, 1946-1967 and President of the Linnean Society 1970-1973. Cave had a wide range of interests, as a devote Catholic he conducted examinations on a number of saint’s relics, published works on the rhinoceros, and studied the bodies of Egyptian mummies.
  • A collection of Diptera Books
  • Ken Smith
    Books from the Library of K.G.V. Smith (1929-2017), Dipterist, Darwin collector, Editor of Entomologist's Monthly Magazine.
  • An orchid lover's library
  • The Library of W.G. Tremewan
    Gerry Tremewan (1931-2016) was a famous Cornish entomologist who worked on Lepidoptera from the age of 12 until his death aged 85, specialising for over 60 years on the Zygaenidae. He was also editor of the 'Entomologist's Gazette' for 52 years.
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