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New Books - January 2024
A selection of new and forthcoming books for 2024
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We are delighted that we start the year with an interesting newsletter of recently published entomology books and a selection of other natural history topics.
Our list of forthcoming titles highlights some interesting titles due to be published soon. An early order will ensure you receive your copy soon after publication.
With best wishes to all our customers
Julie and Ian Johnson and all the team at Pemberley Books.
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by Seow-Choen, F.
Cat No. : 57206, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos + line drawings
Hardback £95.00
The eighth volume in the taxonomic guide series on South-east Asian stick insects by the author, presents a detailed and visually engaging exploration of stick insects from Java, including new (more)
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by Sterling, P.; Parsons, M.; Lewington, R. (Illus.)
Cat No. : 54580, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 1500 col photos + illus, 900 col distribution maps
Hardback £44.95
£60.00 (Save £15.05)
The fully revised and expanded second edition of the ground-breaking book that made the fascinating micro-moth group accessible to the general naturalist. Written by a team of moth experts under (more)
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by Benyamini, D.
Cat No. : 47179, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 1413 col photos
Hardback £115.00
Vol. IV includes 91 species and subspecies of Lycaenidae, including 4 possible species and 2 new subspecies. Part 4 of a 4-volume series. This unique series includes for the first time all (more)
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by Bernaud, D.
Cat No. : 55396, Published : 2023, Illustrations : c. 346 illus, c. 170 distribution maps
Paperback £90.00
Three-volume set. Treats all Afrotropical species with their distribution and currently known foodplants in three volumes. Vol. I: Sources of the biogeography of afrotropical Acraea, (more)
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by Wright, D.J.; Gilligan, T.M.
Cat No. : 57523, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 36 col + 38 b/w plates, drawings
Hardback £95.00
Epiblema Hübner, Sonia Heinrich, Suleima Heinrich, and Notocelia Hübner of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini) is the third (more)
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by Pohl, G.R.; Nanz, S.R. (Eds)
Cat No. : 57521, Published : 01/12/2023
Paperback £55.00
All the described butterfly and moth (Lepidoptera) species that are known to occur in Canada, Greenland, and the continental United States of America are listed. We have endeavored to include (more)
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by Schaeffler, O.
Cat No. : 57283, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 23 col plates, map
Paperback £36.95
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by Schaeffler, O.; Rumbucher, K.
Cat No. : 57284, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 20 col plates
Paperback £36.95
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by Waigh, R.; Kamugisha, J.
Cat No. : 57377, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 70 col plates (402 col photos)
Paperback £14.95
2nd edition. Uganda is probably the best country to visit for access to African butterflies, with a wide range of habitats and a very pleasant climate all year round. The road network is good, (more)
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by de Keyzer, R.; Slipinski, A.; Jin, M.
Cat No. : 56690, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col illus, col photos, maps
Hardback £135.00
Longhorn beetles - Cerambycidae - are one of the most easily recognised groups of beetles, a cosmopolitan family that encompasses more than 33,000 species in 5,200 genera worldwide. Out of the 117 (more)
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by Yi, Dooseok
Cat No. : 53357, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 160 col plates
Hardback £245.00
Text English, with bilingual Foreword in English and Korean. 1,050 species of Lucanidae are illustrated. (more)
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by van Noort, S.; Broad, G.
Cat No. : 55604, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 300 col illus
Hardback £18.75
£25.00 (Save £6.25)
A richly illustrated guide to wasps around the world. Wasps have been around since before the dinosaurs and are one of the world's largest insect groups. More than 150,000 species have been (more)
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by Blöchlinger, H.
Cat No. : 56493, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 215 col photos, line drawings, distribution maps
Paperback £55.00
Bilingual in French and German. Introduction section and identification key bilingual German/French. Species accounts in German. One of the most diverse dipteran families in the world, Bombyliidae (more)
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by Yang, L.; Shuihua, C.
Cat No. : 54578, Published : 2023, Illustrations : c. 4000 col illus.
Paperback £24.99
£35.00 (Save £10.01)
A comprehensive, fully illustrated field guide to the birds of China. China is home to some of the most spectacular birdlife to be found anywhere in the world. This richly illustrated field guide (more)
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by Lonsdale, O.; Murphy, S.T.; Scheffer, S.J.
Cat No. : 55736, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 179 col photos + b/w line drawings
Paperback £46.95
Provides an overview of agromyzid biology, ecology, and agricultural importance. Damage from species of leafminer flies (Agromyzidae: Diptera) on their plant host(s) is caused mostly by internal (more)
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by Darby, M.
Cat No. : 57538, Published : 2023
Hardback £64.99
This is the first book devoted to the interest taken by amateur British collectors in Indian insects between 1750 and 1947, many employed as soldiers and medics by the East India Company. Initially (more)
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by Sterry, P.
Cat No. : 54851, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 900 col photos.
Hardback £18.75
£25.00 (Save £6.25)
A personal account of - and guide to - unlocking the wildlife potential of gardens and other plots of land in lowland Britain. Over the past decade, wildlife author and photographer Paul Sterry has (more)
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by Kibby, G.; Docker, S.; Farley-Brown, R.
Cat No. : 57270, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 43 col illus, col photos
Paperback £4.00
The Distinctive non-gilled fungi guide covers 40 species of puffballs, earthballs, tooth fungi, clubs, corals, bracket fungi and boletes of Britain and Ireland. Specially-drawn colour (more)
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by Kibby, G.; Docker, S.; Farley-Brown, R.
Cat No. : 57271, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 43 col illus, col photos
Paperback £4.00
The Distinctive gilled fungi guide covers 40 species of fungi found in Britain and Ireland. Gilled fungi are the ‘mushroom’ style fungi which produce their spores from gills on the underside (more)
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by Power, J.
Cat No. : 55737, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £22.50
£30.00 (Save £7.50)
Have you ever wondered how many species of bee we have in Sussex? And did you know that Sussex is one of the richest,most diverse counties in Britain for bees? Now, at last, our solitary bees and (more)
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by Ball, S.; Morris, R.
Cat No. : 51408, Published : MAY 2024, Illustrations : 660 col photos, 53 tables 162 maps
Paperback £18.75
£25.00 (Save £6.25)
3rd fully revised and updated edition. A new, improved and updated edition of the bestselling photographic guide Britain's Hoverflies is a beautifully illustrated photographic field guide to the (more)
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by Wolton, R.
Cat No. : 55621, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 300+ col illus
Hardback £32.00
£40.00 (Save £8.00)
An absorbing celebration of the ecology, biology and cultural history of the rich hedgerow heritage in the British Isles. Much of the UK is intensively farmed, and in such landscapes hedges are (more)
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by Perkins, D.J.
Cat No. : 54686, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 250+ photos, col illus
Paperback £17.49
£18.99 (Save £1.50)
This introductory book explains bee biology and diversity complemented with beautiful drawings and photographs. It forms an essential companion to a field guide, an accessible and affordable (more)
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by Scheuchl, E.; Willner, W.
Cat No. : 45142, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 400 col illus
Paperback £15.95
Text German. This novel identification book shows the most common and widespread native species. The typical identification features are explained directly on the photo and a separate chapter (more)
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by Williams, K.A.; Pan, A.D.; Wilson, J.S.
Cat No. : 53432, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 1290 col illus, 30 tables
Paperback £22.50
£30.00 (Save £7.50)
An authoritative, marvelously illustrated field guide to the velvet ants of North America. Velvet Ants of North America is a beautiful photographic guide to the species of the wasp family (more)
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by Butter, N.S.; Dhawan, A.K.
Cat No. : 56925, Published : JAN 2024, Illustrations : 5 col illus, 4 b/w illus
Paperback £44.99
In all, 1550 species of whiteflies have been identified. The rapid spread of Bemisia tabaci has occurred throughout the globe and it is regarded as the most notorious species. It is a complex (more)
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by Strunc, V.
Cat No. : 56586, Published : SPRING 2024, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £115.00
This unique pictorial guide aims to introduce these amazing predators of the insect world to all nature lovers. This book is the first in a series of books on tiger beetles organized by zoo area. The (more)
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by Samways, M.J.
Cat No. : 53596, Published : FEB 2024
Hardback £84.95
£95.00 (Save £10.05)
This is the first, comprehensive, modern text on the conservation of this iconic group of insects. Dragonflies are sensitive to the health of freshwater systems, and the quality of vegetation along (more)
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by González-Tokman, D.; Dáttilo, W. (Eds)
Cat No. : 56820, Published : FEB 2024
Hardback £95.00
Anthropogenic climate change is the defining environmental challenge of this century, posing an existential threat not only to humans but also to the vast array of plants and animals that inhabit our (more)
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by Kritsky, G. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 56089, Published : JAN 2024, Illustrations : 279 b/w
Hardback £395.00
6 volumes. Insects are the form of life most alien to us. Across millennia, insects have been providers and sources of food as well as feared vectors of infection. Particular insect types have come (more)
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by Barnes, K.; Stevenson, T.; Fanshawe, J.
Cat No. : 54856, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 272 col plates
Hardback £48.00
£60.00 (Save £12.00)
Cat No. : 54857, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 272 col plates
Paperback £32.00
£40.00 (Save £8.00)
This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa. Comprising of South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, (more)
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by Mackrill, T.
Cat No. : 54579, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 150 col photos
Hardback £48.00
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Cat No. : 54586, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 150 col photos
Paperback £28.00
£35.00 (Save £7.00)
A highly readable Poyser monograph on one of the most widespread raptors. The Osprey is a large, fish-eating bird of prey. Distinctively marked in deep brown and white, with a piercing yellow eye (more)
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by Pálsson, G.
Cat No. : 55627, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 16 col + 37 b/w illus
Hardback £16.50
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How an iconic bird's final days exposed the reality of human-caused extinction. The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on (more)
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by Phelps, M.; Stubbs, E.
Cat No. : 56023, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : Maps throughout
Paperback £18.00
£22.50 (Save £4.50)
This site guide covers the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey, including sites in southwest Greater London. From the heaths of Surrey to the chalky grassland of the North and South (more)
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by Doberski, J.
Cat No. : 57326, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : 15 b/w illus
Paperback £9.99
Applying the science of ecology to wildlife promotion and conservation in gardens. You step out of the back door into the garden. There may be a few birds flitting around, perhaps butterflies or (more)
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by Farmer, J.
Cat No. : 54853, Published : FEB 2024
Paperback £9.99
The stories of the planet's oldest trees and what they have meant to human beings. Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora, our (more)
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by Dougoud, R.
Cat No. : 57429, Published : FEB 2024, Illustrations : col photos, col & b/w illus
Paperback £22.00
With the collaboration of J.-P. Priou & N. Van Vooren and by Preface M. Hairaud. This book is the first guide specifically and entirely dedicated to the study of ascomycetes belonging mainly to the (more)
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by Leraut, P.
Cat No. : 56785, Published : 2023, Illustrations : 79 col plates, line drawings, distribution maps
Hardback £76.00
This final volume in the series deals with about 30 families of Microlepidoptera from Epipyropidae to Pterophoridae (the first volume on Microlepidoptera (Vol. 7) covers the Micropterygidae to (more)
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by Bot, S.; Meutter, F. van de
Cat No. : 53429, Published : 2023, Illustrations : col photos, col distribution maps
Paperback £26.25
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The most complete photographic field guide to hoverflies of Britain and North-west Europe ever written. An essential part of our eco-systems, hoverflies are the second most important pollinators (more)
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