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New Books May 2020
Offered here is a selection of new books on natural history subjects (including some entomology)
Our next e-list will present a selection of unusual and collectable titles on the theme of 'Lakes'
We welcome your suggestions for future themed lists- please contact Julie Johnson (Julie.Johnson@Pemberleybooks.com) with any ideas you may have.
COVID-19 Update
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by Walls, S.; Kenward, R.; Harris, A.
Cat No. : 40393, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 8 col plates, 10 b/w illus
Hardback £48.00
£60.00 (Save £12.00)
Cat No. : 40396, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 8 col plates, 10 b/w illus
Paperback £28.00
£35.00 (Save £7.00)
Soaring majestically on its broad, raised wings, the Common Buzzard is a familiar sight for many people in Eurasia. Recently, this highly adaptable raptor has demonstrated an uncommon ability to (more)
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by Richardson, C.; Porter, R.
Cat No. : 40395, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 95 col plates
Paperback £24.00
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Cyprus is a great place for birding, and one of the most popular places for birders to visit in Europe. It holds populations of a number of regional scarcities that are very hard to see elsewhere, (more)
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by Gregory, P.; Allen, R.
Cat No. : 40830, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 41 col plates, col photos, col distribution maps
Hardback £44.00
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Renowned for their elaborate and dazzling plumages, the birds of paradise (Paradisaeidae) and bowerbirds (Ptilonohynchidae) exhibit some of the most astonishing behaviours in the avian kingdom. The (more)
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by Jenni, Lukas; Winkler, Raffael
Cat No. : 40225, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos + text figs
Hardback £76.00
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A completely revised second edition of this classic guide, updated and improved for the next generation of ringers and professional ornithologists. The moult strategies of birds exert an important (more)
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by Roulin, A.
Cat No. : 41150, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 50 col plates, 100 b/w illus
Hardback £44.99
With heart-shaped face, buff back and wings, and pure white underparts, the barn owl is a distinctive and much-loved bird which has fascinated people from many cultures throughout history. How did (more)
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by Sale, R.
Cat No. : 41149, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col + b/w photos + illus, maps
Hardback £44.99
2nd edition. The Merlin is a fascinating small falcon, standing outside the usual grouping of the �True Falcons�, and with a range that is confined to northern climes, an exclusive preference that is (more)
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by Dee, Tim
Cat No. : 41042, Published : 2018, Illustrations : b/w illus
Hardback £14.00
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A groundbreaking new book from the author of The Running Sky and Four Fields, Landfill confronts our waste-making species through the extraordinary and fascinating life of gulls, and the people who (more)
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by Crawley, D.; Coomber, F.; Kubasiewicz, L.M.; Harrower, C.A.; Evans, P.; Waggitt, J.; Smith, B.; Matthews, F.; The Mammal Society
Cat No. : 40863, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 107 col figs, 89 distribution maps
Hardback £35.00
Based on more than 1.8 million records, this Atlas provides the most up-to-date information on the current distributions of both terrestrial and marine mammals in the United Kingdom, the Channel (more)
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by Middleton, N.
Cat No. : 41142, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 6 col illus, 257 figs, tables
Paperback £35.00
Bat detector surveys are carried out by ecological consultants, researchers, conservationists and hobbyists. Understanding and categorising non-bat sounds in surveys offers the potential of knock-on (more)
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by Mart�nez Vilalta, A.
Cat No. : 41071, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col illus
Paperback £23.50
This illustrated checklist covers The Southern Cone of South America and its associated islands (Argentinian and Chilean Austral Zone islands, Falklands (Malvinas), Desventuradas Islands and Juan (more)
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by Turlin, B.
Cat No. : 40946, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 43 col plates
Paperback £46.00
Text English. This updating of the Asian Charaxes follows a similar work published in 2017 which dealt with the genus Polyura. Up to now (2019), 33 species are recognized, a comparable (more)
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by Faravel, G.
Cat No. : 40947, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 36 colour plates
Paperback £32.00
A continuation of the work of J. Hecq, whose volume on Euphaedra appeared in this series in 1999 and included 77 species. Currently there are 245 known species of this genus. New species as (more)
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by Back, W.
Cat No. : 40743, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos, col illustrations, b/w line drawings, distribution maps
Paperback £32.00
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by Tshikolovets, V.V.; Yehuds, Oz Ben
Cat No. : 41118, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 48 col plates, distribution maps
Hardback £115.00
The first book to cover the territory of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula with images of all 182 species, including many type specimens. Approx. 2,000 illustrations in colour (5 (more)
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by Libert, M.
Cat No. : 40945, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 15 col plates, 26 figs, 48 maps
Hardback £69.00
Text French. Epitola l.s. refers to a set of seven genera of Epitolini revised by the author in 1999. Since then, the number of specimens has almost tripled in the collections of ABRI and R. Ducarme, (more)
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by Schintlmeister, A.
Cat No. : 40861, Published : JUN 2020, Illustrations : 51 col plates, distribution maps
Hardback £139.00
The first comprehensive work on oriental Notodontidae (Lepidoptera) outside mainland Asia. The studied area includes also Borneo Island, the Malayan Peninsula, entire New Guinea with adjacent (more)
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by Papp, L.; Cern�, M.
Cat No. : 29193, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 226 figs
Hardback £69.50
Text English. Final volume of this 4-volume monograph on the Agromyzidae of Hungary. Volume 4 contains the third systematic part of the subfamily Phytomyzinae with the genera Chromatomyia (33 spp.), (more)
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by Stuke, J.-H.
Cat No. : 41019, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col + b/w photos
Paperback £32.95
Text German. To date a summary of the Diptera known from Lower Saxony and Bremen has not been compiled. Consequently, this work has evaluated 832 publications in order to determine the currently (more)
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by Martinez del Marmol, G.; Harris, D.J.; Geniez, P.; de Pous, P.; Salvi, D.
Cat No. : 40815, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 982 col photos, 117 col dist maps
Hardback £110.00
Morocco is one of the most biodiverse regions in North Africa and its herpetofauna has been the subject of numerous studies, being well-known compared to other North African countries. In addition to (more)
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by Spawls, S.; Branch, B.
Cat No. : 40833, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 400 col photos
Paperback £27.50
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Africa is a true hotspot for snake diversity, with several hundred species. Unfortunately, a scared snake or one that is trodden on may bite, and some species have venom that can prove fatal. The (more)
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by Rackham, O.
Cat No. : 40840, Published : 2020, Illustrations : b/w photos, illus, maps, tables
Paperback £16.95
A beautifully written classic of nature writing. 'A masterly account...of supreme interest...a classic' Country Life. Long accepted as the best work on the subject, Oliver Rackham's book is both a (more)
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by Shaw, M.
Cat No. : 41078, Published : JUNE 2020, Illustrations : col photos, maps
Hardback £34.95
Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) are considered one of the trickiest groups of plants in Britain and Ireland, presenting a challenge to even the bravest botanist. With this new BSBI Handbook the (more)
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by Mullard, J.
Cat No. : 37543, Published : APR 2020, Illustrations : col photos, maps
Hardback £47.50
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Cat No. : 37542, Published : APR 2020, Illustrations : col photos, maps
Paperback £27.50
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This illustrated and fully comprehensive book about the wildlife, landscapes and history of Pembrokeshire is a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series and reveals the incredible wealth (more)
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by McAnulty, Dara
Cat No. : 41043, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £13.99
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**SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE** Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of 15-year-old Dara McAnulty�s world. From spring and through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland, Dara (more)
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by Reels, G.T.
Cat No. : 40432, Published : 2017, Illustrations : col photos, line drawings
Paperback £12.99
A memoir of ten years surveying wildlife in the wetlands, forests and mountains of Hong Kong's New Territories and offshore islands. Illustrations by the author. (more)
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by Burt, T.; Thompson, D.
Cat No. : 40920, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 129 b/w photos, 10 b/w illus
Paperback £29.99
Cat No. : 41047, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 129 b/w photos, 10 b/w illus
Hardback £69.99
Notwithstanding the importance of modern technology, fieldwork remains vital, not least through helping to inspire and educate the next generation. Fieldwork has the ingredients of intellectual (more)
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by Bates, Henry Walter
Cat No. : 40390, Published : MAR 2020, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £11.99
£14.99 (Save £3.00)
This charming book revolves around the two journals Bates produced during his groundbreaking travels in the Amazon, and his classic work The Naturalist on the River Amazons. Alongside specially (more)
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by Beer, Andy
Cat No. : 41151, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col throughout
Hardback £12.99
A fascinating, inspiring gift book that helps you make the most of nature, with something to spot for every day of the year. This book proves that nature isn't something you visit from time to time; (more)
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by Keith, A.R., Raffaele, H.A., Raffaele, J., Wiley, J.W., Garrido, O.H., Pedersen, T., Williams, K.
Cat No. : 40856, Published : JUN 2020, Illustrations : col plates, col distribution maps
Paperback £20.00
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Covers all 564 species known to occur in the West Indies and uses the plates from the acclaimed Birds of the West Indies by the same authors. It has concise text on facing pages covering all aspects (more)
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by Drewitt, E.
Cat No. : 40845, Published : AUG 2020, Illustrations : 762 col illus
Paperback £25.00
Are you curious about the remains of an animal you have found? This compilation of the most likely found body parts of animals eaten by raptors will help you identify your discovery. Including over (more)
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by Seng, L.K.; Li, Y.D.; Chuah, L.K.; Gardner, D.
Cat No. : 40848, Published : AUG 2020, Illustrations : 180 col plates, 815 distribution maps
Hardback £30.00
A fully comprehensive field guide to the 829 bird species of Malaysia (including Sabah and Sarawak) and Singapore. The species are clearly illustrated in over 170 plates, with many variants. The main (more)
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by Hume, R.; Still, R.; Swash, A.; Harrop, H.; Tipling, D.
Cat No. : 41140, Published : MAY 2020, Illustrations : 3591 col photos, maps
Paperback £14.99
£19.99 (Save £5.00)
2nd edition. A new, improved and thoroughly updated edition of the bestselling photographic guide-the only one to cover every bird, in every plumage, ever recorded in Britain and Ireland. A (more)
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by Newton, I.
Cat No. : 38759, Published : JULY 2020, Illustrations : col photos, maps
Hardback £47.50
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Cat No. : 38760, Published : JULY 2020, Illustrations : col photos, maps
Paperback £27.50
£35.00 (Save £7.50)
The uplands of Britain are unique landscapes created by grazing animals, primarily livestock. The soils and blanket bogs of the uplands are also the largest stores of carbon in the UK, and 70% of the (more)
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by Fjelds�, J.; Christidis, L.; Ericson, P.G.P. (Eds)
Cat No. : 41124, Published : JULY 2020, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £65.00
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This book reveals the remarkable new history of how passerines diversified and dispersed across the entire world. It also presents and explains the new classification, which reflects the phylogenetic (more)
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by Allen, D.
Cat No. : 41123, Published : JULY 2020, Illustrations : c.1615 col illus, c.620 col distribution maps
Paperback £35.50
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The world�s fifth-largest island nation comprises in excess of 7600 islands and islets, and is one of the most populous and ethnically diverse in all of Asia, with more than 180 native languages (more)
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by Puan, C.L.; Davison, G.; Lim, K.C.
Cat No. : 41121, Published : JULY 2020, Illustrations : c.1825 col illus, c.775 col distribution maps
Paperback £38.00
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The country of Malaysia comprises two halves separated by the South China Sea, the Peninsula and East Malaysia, the latter made up of Sabah and Sarawak. Most of the many Bornean endemic birds can (more)
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Cat No. : 41119, Published : JUNE 2020, Illustrations : col illus, col distribution maps
Paperback £27.50
This illustrated checklist covers China, a region with a great habitat diversity which is especially rich in mammalian life and attracts numerous wildlife watchers. Although not a traditional Field (more)
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Cat No. : 41072, Published : JUNE 2020, Illustrations : col illus
Paperback £27.50
This illustrated checklist covers South Asia (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka), a region with great habitat diversity which is especially rich in mammalian life (more)
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by Simpson, T.; Duncan, I.; Williams, M. (Eds)
Cat No. : 39203, Published : MAY 2020, Illustrations : 700+ col photos, distribution maps
Paperback £19.50
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First book on the moths of the West Midlands covering all of the macro moths in the region (over 600 species) and many of the micro moths regularly recorded in Birmingham and the Black Country, (more)
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by Oates, M.
Cat No. : 39731, Published : JUNE 2020, Illustrations : 8 col plates
Hardback £12.99
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The Purple Emperor is our most elusive and least-known butterfly. We glimpse it only through fissures in its tree top world, yet this giant insect has fascinated us for centuries. This must be (more)
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by Marren, P.
Cat No. : 40804, Published : JULY 2020, Illustrations : col + b/w illus
Paperback £16.99
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Cat No. : 37168, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col + b/w illus
Hardback £25.00
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Many have remarked on the poetic names of our butterflies and moths. Their beauty fires our imaginations. Some are named after human occupations and social rank: Emperors, footmen, a miller, quakers, (more)
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by Benyamini, D.; John, E.
Cat No. : 40854, Published : MAY 2020, Illustrations : 1400+ col photos
Hardback £98.00
First to be published in a 4-volume series. This unique series includes for the first time all available present-day information for every butterfly species in the Levant; In addition to regular (more)
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by Orenstein, R.; Marent, T.
Cat No. : 40806, Published : APR 2020, Illustrations : 350 col photos
Paperback £19.95
2nd edition, now in paperback. This visual feast reveals a multitude of butterfly and moth species from around the globe. Here are some of the most colorful, spectacular and sometimes weird examples (more)
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by Duff, A.G.
Cat No. : 27106, Published : JULY 2020, Illustrations : col plates, text figs
Hardback £109.00
Volume 3 covers a large number of families which exhibit a wide range of morphologies and ways of life, including the familiar dor beetles, stag beetles, dung beetles and chafers, jewel beetles, (more)
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by McAlister, E.
Cat No. : 40391, Published : JUNE 2020, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £11.99
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The author reveals the engineering miracles embodied in different species of fly and some of the fascinating implications they hold for human technology. Discover the physics of the mysterious 'scuba (more)
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by Brock, P.D.
Cat No. : 39643, Published : AUG 2020, Illustrations : 2000+ col photos
Paperback £16.99
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An innovative, up-to-date, carefully designed and beautifully illustrated field guide to Britain and Ireland's twenty-five insect orders, concentrating on popular groups and species that can be (more)
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by Smallshire, D.; Swash, A.
Cat No. : 39408, Published : JUNE 2020, Illustrations : col photos + maps
Paperback £18.50
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The go-to photographic guide to all the damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Europe, including the Macaronesian Islands and western Turkey Europe's Dragonflies is a comprehensive, lavishly (more)
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by Owens, N.
Cat No. : 40855, Published : MAY 2020, Illustrations : col photos, col distribution maps
Hardback £18.50
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This book offers an easy introduction for those new to bumblebees and also provides the more experienced naturalist with a wealth of information about their fascinating lives. All 27 bumblebee (more)
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by Platnick, N.
Cat No. : 39737, Published : MAY 2020, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps
Hardback £16.95
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Explores the huge diversity of spider species and their fascinating traits. An introduction outlining the spider's natural history is followed by 117 illustrated profiles spanning the taxonomic (more)
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by Howard, J.
Cat No. : 40835, Published : MAY 2020, Illustrations : 200 col photos
Paperback £11.50
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Snakes are superbly secretive reptiles, celebrated by many for their highly tuned senses and their complex and mysterious seasonal behaviours. Though some people may be fearful of them, these (more)
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by Merryweather, J.
Cat No. : 40327, Published : JULY 2020, Illustrations : col photos, 70 maps
Paperback £14.95
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The only comprehensive photographic guide to the ferns, clubmosses, quillworts and horsetails of Britain This is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and user-friendly photographic identification (more)
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by Cole, S.; Waller, M.
Cat No. : 40801, Published : JULY 2020, Illustrations : col photos + col illus
Paperback £15.00
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An accessible, comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide-the only one to cover all the orchids found in Britain and Ireland. Covering more than fifty species as well as hybrids and variants, (more)
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by Hilbers, D.; Swinkels, C.; Vliegenthart, A.
Cat No. : 38052, Published : MAY 2019, Illustrations : col photos, maps
Paperback £26.95
The Provence is the richest wildlife region of France. Whether you consider the flora and fauna in detail or simply take a broad view of the landscape, every corner of this region is (more)
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by Forster, Stefan
Cat No. : 41139, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 180 col photographs
Hardback £29.95
One of the most renowned nature photographers in Europe, Stefan Forster, documents the extraordinary Nordic islands. Over the course of more than 80 intrepid trips through Greenland, Iceland, Norway, (more)
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by Carine, M.A. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 40829, Published : MAY 2020, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £22.50
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Sir Hans Sloane's herbarium, housed at the Natural History Museum in London, is probably the most extensive herbarium collection dating from the Early Modern period. Assembled between the 1680s and (more)
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by Musgrave, T.
Cat No. : 41141, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 48 col illus
Hardback £25.00
A fascinating life of Sir Joseph Banks which restores him to his proper place in history as a leading scientific figure of the English Enlightenment. As official botanist on James Cook's first (more)
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by Sterling, P.; Henwood, B.; Lewington, R.
Cat No. : 38868, Published : MAR 2020, Illustrations : 1,000 col illus + 100 photos
Paperback £29.50
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This beautifully illustrated field guide covers caterpillars of the moth and butterfly species that are most likely to be encountered in the British Isles. The helpful introduction includes (more)
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by Kibby, G.
Cat No. : 37471, Published : FEB 2020, Illustrations : col plates + photos
Hardback £35.00
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Second of a three-volume series. A unique, fully illustrated guide with paintings of the species, including drawings of spores and other microscopic features. This volume covers 750 species and (more)
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by Thorogood, C.
Cat No. : 38277, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £32.99
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The most comprehensive and up-to-date plant identification guide to the area. This large area has a complex and varied geology and topography but is united by its typically Mediterranean climate of (more)
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