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New Books for Christmas- December 2025
The December newsletter features recently published books, many suitable as Christmas gifts, as well as books due to be published later this month, or in the New Year.
Some highlights this month include:
*Butterflies of Britain and Western Europe and Their Caterpillars - A definitive field guide to the 475 species found in Western Europe (including the Canaries, the Azores, Madeira, and Cyprus).
*Wild Roses of Great Britain and Ireland - With exquisite photography throughout, showcasing all 15 native species, over 20 introduced species, and the majority of the 82 known hybrids.
*Wildlife of the Avalon Marshes - A surprise bestseller.
*Chinches Pentatomomorfas de la Península Ibérica - A richly illustrated guide to the pentatomomorph bugs (Pentatomoidea, Pyrrhocoroidea, Coreoidea, Aradoidea and Lygaeoidea) of Spain and Portugal. The distribution maps helpfully cover all of Europe and Great Britain.
Pemberley Books Gift Vouchers, available as Christmas presents - can be purchased for any value and conveniently sent by email - redeemable online, in our shop, or by telephone. To order, simply email orders@pemberleybooks.com or telephone 01753 631114, and we’ll be happy to arrange it.
We wish all our customers around the world a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful 2026.
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by Moussus, J.-P.
Cat No. : 61870, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 1500 col photos, 300 distribution maps
Paperback £25.99
£35.00 (Save £9.01)
A comprehensive photographic field guide to the butterflies and caterpillars of Britain and Western Europe - as well as the Canaries, the Azores, Madeira, and Cyprus. This is the first field (more)
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by Revilla, T.
Cat No. : 63695, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 73 col plates, col photos
Hardback £99.95
Text Spanish. A complete review of the super family Pyraloidea (Pyralidae and Crambidae) from mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands. Includes all the species found in mainland Spain, with (more)
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by Ramon Castello, J.
Cat No. : 63693, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 540 col illus
Paperback £38.90
Text Spanish. The first comprehensive field guide to over 500 species of pentatomomorph bugs (Pentatomoidea, Pyrrhocoroidea, Coreoidea, Aradoidea and Lygaeoidea) in the Iberian Peninsula. Features (more)
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by Ronkay, G.; Ronkay, L.; Laszlo, G.M. et al
Cat No. : 63597, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 41 col plates, 213 b/w figs
Hardback £119.00
The fifth volume of the Fibigeriana Supplement includes 12 individual papers dealing with the taxonomy and biogeography of different Palaearctic Noctuoidea genera. The articles contain (more)
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by Masui, A.
Cat No. : 62959, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 172 col plates, 229 col text figs
£279.00
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 Bora, D.; Phukan, A.; Chetia, P.; Mech, A.
Cat No. : 62046, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £49.95
Contents: 1. The Butterflies: Evolutionary Background, 2. Butterfly Morphology, 3. Guide to Identification of Butterflies of Assam, 4. Ecology and Ecological Significance of Butterflies, 5. Study of (more)
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by Elmqvist, H.; Liljeberg, G.
Cat No. : 63157, Published : 2024, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps
Paperback £9.99
Text Swedish. A field guide to the 230 species of Pyralidae (Microlepidoptera) found in Sweden, with colour photographs and distribution maps. Each species account includes information on wingspan, (more)
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by Marsh, Walter
Cat No. : 63428, Published : 2025
Paperback £16.99
A scientific true-crime caper stretching across the globe, The Butterfly Thief pieces together the bizarre story of one of the largest, most systematic, and baffling museum heists in the (more)
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by Duff, A.G.
Cat No. : 63260, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 47 col plates, text figs
Hardback £110.00
Reprinted with minor amendments (first published 2012). An identification guide to the adult Coleoptera of the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and (more)
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by Zhan, Z.; Yang, Z.
Cat No. : 62971, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £125.00
Text Chinese with scientific names in Latin. A comprehensive, full-color illustrated guide showcasing the results of taxonomic research on the family Lucanidae (Coleoptera) in China. The book (more)
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by Jiroux, E. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 63389, Published : 2025
Paperback £46.00
Text French. Eighth volume on the Coleoptera of Corsica covering the family Cerambycidae. (more)
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by Juhel, P.; Jiroux, E.; Prévost, P.
Cat No. : 63395, Published : 2025, Illustrations : c.200 col illus
£65.00
Text French. First volume in a series that will cover all species of Callichromatini in Africa. (more)
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by Juhel, P.; Jiroux, E.; Prévost, P.
Cat No. : 63396, Published : 2025, Illustrations : c.200 col illus
Paperback £65.00
Text French. Second volume in a series that will cover all species of Callichromatini in Africa. (more)
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by Prévost, P.
Cat No. : 63397, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos, col text figs, col maps
Paperback £80.00
Text French. Second volume in a series that will cover all species of Copris in Africa. (more)
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by Ashe, P.J.; Murray, D.A.; O'Connor, J.P.O.
Cat No. : 19536, Published : 2024, Illustrations : portrait frontis
Paperback £20.00
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by Niedringhaus, R.; Stöckmann, M.; Wachmann, E.
Cat No. : 37728, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 1500+ col photos, c. 3000 line drawings
Hardback £149.00
Text German. This volume includes illustrations of characteristics relevant to identification for all 850 species of Heteroptera known from Germany, complemented by species profiles with information (more)
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by Smit, J.; Klein, W.
Cat No. : 63505, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 530 col photos + line drawings, 59 distribution maps
Paperback £19.50
Text Dutch. Illustrated key to wasps of the family Vespidae found in the Netherlands. Includes 59 species from the Netherlands, including colour photographs and distribution maps. Also with (more)
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by Husemann, M.; Hawlitschek, O.
Cat No. : 62363, Published : 2025
Hardback £18.75
£25.00 (Save £6.25)
A highly illustrated and authoritative introduction to the world’s Orthoptera. Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, bush crickets, and katydids make up the order of insects known as Orthoptera. (more)
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by Maskew, R.; Knass, G.
Cat No. : 63723, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 250+ col photos
Paperback £25.00
This new Handbook is the most comprehensive account of the wild roses of Great Britain and Ireland ever published. It is the result of over thirty years of field recording, as well as extensive (more)
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by Wall, W.
Cat No. : 62658, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 16 col plates
Paperback £16.99
The pinnacle of orchid hunting activity was in the nineteenth century when prices for individual plants reached astonishing levels. Such were the profits to be made that many of the most active (more)
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by Schulz, B.
Cat No. : 62332, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 1900 col illus
Hardback £36.00
£45.00 (Save £9.00)
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 Attenborough, D.
Cat No. : 63503, Published : 2025
£75.00
David Attenborough’s Life Trilogy is a complete introduction to the animals and plants found on Earth. The three books - published to accompany the classic BBC TV series - are essential reading for (more)
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by Uren, A.
Cat No. : 62657, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £25.00
The Avalon Marshes are a huge success story. In half a century, 1500 hectares of farmland and peatworks have been transformed into a vibrant wetland where birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians (more)
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by Wilson, R.I.
Cat No. : 62510, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps
Hardback £31.50
£35.00 (Save £3.50)
This book describes the history of spider and harvestmen recording in Yorkshire, with distribution maps for spiders (431 spp.) and harvestmen (26 spp.). It provides for the first time, insights into (more)
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by Wong Tsu Shi
Cat No. : 62352, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 310 col photos
Paperback £12.99
This book is an easy-to-use, introductory identification guide to the 280 most commonly seen spider species in Borneo, that is perfect for residents and visitors alike. It is aimed at helping to (more)
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by Dipper, F.; Naylor, P.
Cat No. : 62262, Published : 2025, Illustrations : 300 col photos
Hardback £32.00
£40.00 (Save £8.00)
A beautifully illustrated exploration of the habitats, communities and species hidden just below the British seashore. The shoreline around the British Isles provides tantalising, twice-daily (more)
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by Schofield, H.W.
Cat No. : 63740, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos, col + b/w illus
Paperback £25.00
Second edition. This new edition builds on the widely used 2008 first edition, incorporating over 15 years of new research, fieldwork, and international knowledge exchange led by the Vincent Wildlife (more)
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by Forbes, D.; Campbell, I.; Morris, P.
Cat No. : 62362, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col photos, col illus, col distribution maps
Paperback £22.50
£30.00 (Save £7.50)
The essential field guide to all of Europe’s major habitats - visually stunning, meticulously researched, and packed with invaluable information. Europe is a place of natural wonders, from the icy (more)
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by Donovan, S.K.
Cat No. : 60664, Published : 2025, Illustrations : col + b/w photos, b/w illus
Hardback £29.99
This book aims to introduce the specimen-rich wonderland of the coast to nascent palaeontologists. An expert and accessible guide to exploring the palaeontological richness of Britain’s coastal (more)
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by Dennis, R.L.H.
Cat No. : 63411, Published : DEC 2025, Illustrations : col photos + text figs
Paperback £55.00
* Introduces a systems approach to butterfly biology * Includes succinct reviews of the key interrelationships in butterfly life history and behaviour * Illustrates more than 100 models to (more)
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by Štrunc, V.; Navratil, D.
Cat No. : 62809, Published : DEC 2025, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £52.00
This pictorial guide presents a comprehensive encyclopedia of Cerambycidae, or Longhorn Beetles, from the western Palearctic region. 300 species from 184 genera are illustrated with high quality (more)
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by Štrunc, V.; Drumont, A.; Bouyer, T.
Cat No. : 62810, Published : DEC 2025, Illustrations : col potos
Hardback £95.00
This illustrated guide presents a comprehensive encyclopedia of the subfamily Prioninae, produced in collaboration with leading experts on this subfamily of Cerambycidae. It is a follow-up to the (more)
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by Ashton, G.; Dimond, R.; Falk, S.J.; Creed, P.
Cat No. : 60886, Published : JAN 2026, Illustrations : 1500+ col photos
Paperback £22.95
£28.95 (Save £6.00)
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 : DEC 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 Omkar
Cat No. : 63274, Published : DEC 2025, Illustrations : 73 col + 17 b/w illus
Hardback £105.00
The work begins with an introductory chapter on Diptera, followed by comprehensive review on Drosophila as a model organism. Subsequent chapters address its various species and mutants, its (more)
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by McPherson, S.; Golos, M.R.; Mey, F.S.; Brewer-Carias, C.; Wistuba, A.; Nerz, J.; Wrazidlo, M.; Fleischmann, A.; Plachno, B.
Cat No. : 60931, Published : DEC 2025, Illustrations : 1100 col photos, b/w illus
Hardback £119.99
Three decades in the making, this is the seminal treatise on the beautiful genus Heliamphora. This work is crammed full of new discoveries, new observations, new information and hundreds of (more)
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by Samways, M.J.
Cat No. : 63410, Published : DEC 2025
Paperback £55.00
Dragonflies are among the most familiar and popular of all insects, deeply embedded in human cultural history. They are iconic and tell us much about the environments in which we and they live. Their (more)
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