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New Books on Entomology & other Natural History - August 2025
New Books on Entomology and Natural History
Recent Publications in Natural History
We are pleased to present a selection of recently published natural history books, along with a number of forthcoming titles now available for pre-order.
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by Huertas, B.; Nakahara, S.
Cat No. : 61952, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 200+ col photos, distribution maps
Hardback £21.00
£28.00 (Save £7.00)
A lavishly illustrated guide to the diversity of the world’s butterflies. Conspicuous for their beauty, butterflies are one of the most popular and well-studied insects. This book explores the (more)
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by Dijkstra, K.-D.
Cat No. : 60660, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 250 col illus
Hardback £21.00
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A richly illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of dragonflies and damselflies around the world. Airily dancing over rivers and ponds, the thousands of colourful dragonfly and damselfly (more)
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by Denton, J.; Campbell, J.
Cat No. : 62509, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos, col distribution maps
Hardback £22.50
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This book is a long overdue synopsis of the Coleopterous fauna of Oxfordshire, both the Vice county 23, and the modern administrative county established in 1974, which annexed the north of Berkshire (more)
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by Leraut, P.
Cat No. : 62366, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 103 col plates,line drawings
Hardback £75.00
An illustrated guide to the adult stages of the ‘neuropteroid’ insects of Europe. Includes the Plecoptera (stoneflies), the super-order Neuropterida (Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Rhaphidioptera), (more)
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by Swash, A.; Smallshire, D.
Cat No. : 62204, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 600 col photos, 550 illus
Paperback £14.99
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A fully revised and updated 5th edition. This is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of the region. Written by two of Britain’s foremost Dragonfly (more)
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by Masui, A.
Cat No. : 62959, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 172 col plates
£295.00
Text Japanese / English. 97 species in 21 genera (including 4 holotypes, 6 subspecies holotypes, 2 paratypes, 6 subspecies paratypes, 1 syntype, 1 allotype) are illustrated. Information is also (more)
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by Thomson, G.
Cat No. : 62863, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps
Paperback £13.95
Since publication of Butterflies of Scotland - A Natural History in 1980, dramatic changes have taken place to the distribution and abundance of butterflies in the country. Some species are (more)
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by Stoltze, M.
Cat No. : 62508, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos, col illus, col plates
Hardback £59.99
Text Danish. The most comprehensive description of the butterflies found in Denmark. The author reviews the 94 species: description, appearance, varieties, flight time, habitat, host plants and (more)
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by Sankowsky, G.
Cat No. : 61777, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £24.99
A comprehensive guide to the country’s butterflies covering everything from the eye-catching Common Jezabel and Ulysses Butterfly to the gigantic Cairns Birdwing, to the more cryptic Blues and (more)
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by Murillo-Hiller, L.R.
Cat No. : 61784, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 776 col photos, 172 distribution maps
Paperback £26.99
This book is an in-depth field guide to the majority of species that nature enthusiasts and tourists are eager to see in the region. Richly illustrated accounts include photographs of larvae, pupae, (more)
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by Eaton, E.R.
Cat No. : 61818, Published : JULY 2025, Illustrations : 100+ col photos, 40 col illus
Paperback £14.99
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Discover the pleasures of watching insects with this fun, informative, and marvellously illustrated how-to guide. Insects are the most abundant wildlife on the planet but also the least observed. (more)
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by Scholtz, C.H.; de Klerk, H.
Cat No. : 61781, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 3200 col photos
Hardback £65.00
This innovative book, documents stories about southern African insects in over 800 pages, with 3200 photographs illustrating the rich morphological diversity and biological attributes of regional (more)
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by Mauro Giachino, P.; Allegro, G.; Vailati, D.
Cat No. : 62558, Published : 2024, Illustrations : 950 col illus, b/w line drawings, col distribution maps
Paperback £68.00
Text English (summaries in Italian and Greek). The sixth volume of the Memoirs on Biodiversity series is devoted to the biodiversity of an area of great natural interest in the Mediterranean (more)
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by Davies, R.; Watts, O.
Cat No. : 62662, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 50 photos
£4.00
This chart is a photo-based identification guide for naturalists and enthusiasts. * Features multiple colour photographs of each social wasp species in Britain and Ireland * Straightforward flow (more)
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by Justamond, M; Williams, D.W.
Cat No. : 62316, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 43 col plates
Paperback £15.00
Ladybirds are among the most familiar of our native insects. There are approximately fifty species regarded as resident and extant in Britain and Ireland. Around half of these are the familiar (more)
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by Nation, Sr., J.L.
Cat No. : 62351, Published : AUG 2025, Illustrations : 138 col illus
Paperback £74.99
This textbook is the first to teach insect physiology and biology specifically to students who lack a strong background in biochemistry and molecular biology. Avoiding taxonomic language and (more)
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by Bank, R.A.; Bochud, E.; Menkhorst, H.P.M.G.; Neubert, E.
Cat No. : 62454, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 143 plates with 2600 col photos, 67 text figs, 121 distribution maps
Hardback £210.00
2 vols (Vol. I: Text, Vol. II: Atlas). This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the terrestrial malacofauna of Türkiye. It compiles the knowledge on Turkish land snails accumulated by (more)
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by Deutsch, O.; Parr, M.J.
Cat No. : 61938, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 200+ col illus
Hardback £22.50
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A spectacular photographic guide to the birds and biodiversity of the tropical Andes. Spanning much of the western part of South America, the Andes are home to some of the world’s most magnificent (more)
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by Gregory, P.
Cat No. : 62148, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 1800+ illus, 800 col maps
Hardback £49.99
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Cat No. : 62126, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 1800+ illus, 800 col maps
Paperback £49.99
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2nd fully revised edition. New Guinea is a biodiversity hotspot teeming with an extraordinary diversity of bird species, including a remarkable number of endemics found nowhere else on Earth. This (more)
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by du Plessis, J.; Watson, R.
Cat No. : 62378, Published : JULY 2025, Illustrations : 440 col photos
Paperback £10.99
Discover the diverse birdlife of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area with this visually stunning guide. More than 300 commonly seen bird species are described in (more)
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by Lambert, F; Woodcock, M. (Illus.)
Cat No. : 62031, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 24 col plates, col photos
Hardback £49.99
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Second Edition. A comprehensive guide to the true jewels of the tropical Old World undergrowth. Inhabiting tropical and subtropical forests of the Old World, pittas, broadbills and asities include (more)
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by Mann, C.F.; Cheke, R.A.
Cat No. : 60510, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col plates, col distribution maps
Hardback £60.00
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2nd edition. A revised and expanded second edition of the definitive guide to sunbirds and their relatives. Sunbirds are some of the most striking of all bird families; their dazzling iridescent (more)
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by Darroll, G.; Brown, M.; Weiersbye, I.
Cat No. : 61779, Published : JUNE 2025, Illustrations : col illus, b/w illus
Hardback £50.00
In this sumptuous coffee table book, the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund has updated, expanded and revisited this captivating group of nectar-feeding birds. In collaboration with acclaimed (more)
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by Bourne-Taylor, H.
Cat No. : 62527, Published : 2025
Hardback £16.99
Cat No. : 62887, Published : MAY 2026
Paperback £10.99
The inspirational story of a bird lover who became a nature warrior in a David v Goliath battle to save swifts from extinction. This book tells the compelling story of how Hannah, without (more)
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by Hannah, A.
Cat No. : 62872, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos, b/w illus
Paperback £20.00
Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive illustrated account of the brambles of Scotland. Each of the 56 known resident species is described in detail opposite a page of photographs of its main (more)
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by Spence, P.
Cat No. : 62249, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 320 col photos + b/w line drawings
Hardback £65.00
The most up to date and comprehensive work published on Dendrobium section Latouria. This book will become the reference and identification work for botanists and orchidologist alike, including hobby (more)
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by Gibbons, B.; Still, R.
Cat No. : 61277, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 1800+ col photos
Paperback £18.75
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An authoritative photographic guide to Europe's spectacular Alpine flora. This guide covers the flowering plants and conifers that occur regularly on mountains and in Arctic areas north of a line (more)
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by Seaton, P.; Zettler, L.
Cat No. : 61362, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 100 col photos
Hardback £25.00
Orchid fever began in the nineteenth century, when orchid hunters extracted the delicate plants from the tropics by the millions. Their aura of mystery and romance persists, making them vulnerable to (more)
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by Wilbraham, J.
Cat No. : 61951, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos, col distribution maps
Hardback £21.00
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Bryophytes are a highly diverse group of plants found in nearly all parts of the world and across a range of habitats. The term ‘bryophyte’ describes plants of three closely related lineages: the (more)
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by Giaquinto, F.; O'Brien, P.
Cat No. : 61865, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col illus
Paperback £29.99
This accessible guide gives you the tools to be confident in identifying and managing frequently encountered non-native invasive plants in Britain and Ireland. Invasive alien species (IAS) are one (more)
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by Gibbons, B.; Still, R.
Cat No. : 61277, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 1800+ col photos
Paperback £18.75
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An authoritative photographic guide to Europe's spectacular Alpine flora. This guide covers the flowering plants and conifers that occur regularly on mountains and in Arctic areas north of a line (more)
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by Marciniak, C.; Axford, S.; May, T.
Cat No. : 62208, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £35.00
This book has stunning imagery and pioneering explorations that reveal the intricacies of fungal biology and their ecological significance. It was a chance encounter in the forest with a purple (more)
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by Li, F.-W.; Suissa, J.S.
Cat No. : 62151, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £30.00
This book tells a remarkable science story by tracing the origins of the plants to over 350 million years ago. Ferns are the most remarkable of plants, and their science is both complex and (more)
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by Prelli, R.; Boudrie, M.
Cat No. : 62824, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos, maps
Paperback £52.00
Text French. Second edition. In this new edition, 8 species and 5 hybrids have been added, discovered after 2021. It incorporates the most recent international publications and the latest field (more)
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by Harding-Morris, J.
Cat No. : 62384, Published : 2025, Illustrations : b/w illus
Hardback £15.99
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Meet the rare, obscure and utterly British species found nowhere else on earth. Around 70,000 species call Britain home, but how many of them can be found here and only here? Join conservationist (more)
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by Labisko, J.; Griffiths, R.
Cat No. : 61469, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 150 col photos
Hardback £22.50
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A marvellously illustrated introductory guide to frogs and their natural history. Frogs are among the most diverse and adaptable animals on the planet, with a rich evolutionary history and a (more)
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by Linnaeus, Charles; Freer, S. (Translator)
Cat No. : 62162, Published : 2005, Illustrations : b/w illus
Paperback £45.00
Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica, first published in 1751, represents a key stage in the evolution of the scientific classification and naming of plants, and is a classic in the history of (more)
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by Ashton, G.; Dimond, R.; Falk, S.J.; Creed, P.
Cat No. : 60886, Published : OCT 2025, Illustrations : 1500+ col photos
Paperback £22.95
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With 1500+ stunning photographs this is the most complete photographic guide to flies ever published. The book covers over 1200 species from all fly families found in Britain and Ireland - from (more)
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by Drake, M.C.
Cat No. : 62263, Published : OCT 2025, Illustrations : line drawings
Hardback £125.00
Covers British species of the family Dolichopodidae. These flies are often attractive both visually and in their behaviour so the larger species will be familiar to most naturalists. The sexes are (more)
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by Jackson, T. (Auth.); Engel, M. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 61863, Published : SEP 2025, Illustrations : 150 col illus
Hardback £18.75
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The essential illustrated guide to the ingenious techniques that insects use to design and construct an astounding array of natural structures, from nests to shelters to traps This book takes you (more)
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by Hefetz, A.
Cat No. : 61830, Published : OCT 2025
Paperback £115.00
As social insects, like bees or wasps, ants operate within complex societies working toward common goals, such as caring for the young, collecting and storing food, and protecting their colonies from (more)
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by Moussian, B. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 50185, Published : 2025
Paperback £202.99
This is the first book to provide both morphological and anatomical descriptions of insect tissues and organs using the most updated methods. Insects play important roles in diverse ecosystems, with (more)
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by Miksik, M.; Gelardi, M.; Simonini, G.
Cat No. : 51449, Published : AUG 2025, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £97.95
This is the first of a two-volume set on European boletes. Vol. 1 presents all species, forms and varieties of the genera: Baorangia, Boletus, Butyriboletus, Caloboletus, Cupreoboletus, (more)
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by Rollinson, D.
Cat No. : 62377, Published : AUG 2025, Illustrations : 430 col photos
Paperback £11.99
Botswana is one of the premier birding destinations in Africa and hosts over 600 bird species. This easy-to-use, compact guide features more than 360 of the most conspicuous and commonly seen birds (more)
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by Lafferty, J.
Cat No. : 61463, Published : SEP 2025
Hardback £22.00
From Kings and Emperors to Macaronis and Rockhoppers, penguins are one of the most immediately recognisable animals on Earth. Yet for all that familiarity, what do we really know about them? This (more)
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by Poe, S.
Cat No. : 61831, Published : SEPT 2025, Illustrations : 445 col photos, 240 maps
Paperback £26.25
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An authoritative treatment of the diverse and beautiful anole lizards of mainland Central and South America. Anoles are highly visible and aesthetically pleasing lizards that are abundant (more)
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by Slater, C.A.; Mundy, P.J.; Williams, R.B.
Cat No. : 61363, Published : SEP 2025, Illustrations : 140 col illus
Hardback £39.99
This book details the life of John Henry Gurney (1819-1890) who became a successful banker when still young. His wealth enabled him to indulge his passion for collecting natural history specimens, (more)
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by Schulz, B.
Cat No. : 62332, Published : AUG 2025, Illustrations : 1900 col illus
Paperback £45.00
Second edition of the essential reference book for plant identification in winter, updated with new illustrations and fully revised text. To many plant lovers, winter seems like lost time, but a (more)
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by Rix, H.
Cat No. : 62337, Published : AUG 2025
Hardback £25.00
Taking us on an awe-inspiring journey through deep history and across the globe, The Genius of Trees restores trees to their rightful position not as victims of our negligence but as (more)
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by Dines, T.
Cat No. : 61771, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 350 col photos
Hardback £32.00
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An illuminating account of urban botany in the British Isles - its ecology, history and cultural significance. The walls, pavements, lawns, parks, playing fields, verges and waste ground that make (more)
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by Phillips, N.
Cat No. : 61661, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos throughout
Hardback £31.00
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An intimate mixture of hilltop heathland, oak woodland set in deep combes, and many fast-flowing streams, combine to create the Quantock Hills National Landscape, Somerset. The book covers the (more)
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by Stokes, J.
Cat No. : 56291, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 1000 col photos, 200 col illus
Paperback £15.00
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A comprehensive photographic identification guide to all of the native trees and shrubs of Great Britain and Ireland and many of the common non-native species. Britain's Trees is packed with (more)
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by Ulf-Hansen, F.
Cat No. : 61846, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 313 col + b/w photos, col + b/w illus, maps
Hardback £46.50
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This lavishly illustrated and fully comprehensive book about the wildlife, landscapes and history of Exmoor is a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series, and reveals the (more)
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by Macadam, C.
Cat No. : 60974, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos, text figs
Paperback £21.00
This book has been prepared to help you study riverflies - mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera). It provides some ideas of topics to study, information on (more)
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by Ohmomo, S.; Fukutomi, H.
Cat No. : 26028, Published : 2013, Illustrations : 56 fine colour plates
Hardback £175.00
Text Japanese with brief English introduction; Latin scientific names. Fine colour plates showing 1885 species (10% of world Bupresitidae), including many type specimens. Reprinted. (more)
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by McPherson, S.; Fleischmann, A.; Robinson, A.S.
Cat No. : 62225, Published : AUG 2025, Illustrations : 374 + 425 col photos
Hardback £119.99
Growing in some of the most barren and extreme habitats of our world, carnivorous plants are adapted to very specific environmental conditions which must be understood for their successful (more)
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by Lowrie, A.; Robinson, A.; Nunn, R.; Rice, B.; Bourke, G.; Gibson, R.; McPherson, S.; Fleischmann, A.
Cat No. : 60933, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £169.99
Reprints of the original 2017 editions. These generously illustrated volumes document all Drosera species recognised to date, featuring in-depth descriptions, background information and over 1900 (more)
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by Cross, A.; Kalfas, N; Nunn, R.; Conran, J.
Cat No. : 62224, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £59.99
Limited reprint of this book, first published 2019. Order while stocks last! The first monograph on Cephalotus follicularis - commonly known as the Albany pitcher plant. Cephalotus is (more)
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