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THE ADVENTURES OF MADALENE AND LOUISA
Written by L. Pasley; M.S. Pasley.
Illustrated by L. Pasley; M.S. Pasley.
Stock no. 1830108
Published by Collins.
1st
1980.
Very good condition.
Pages from the album of L. and M.S. Pasley, Victorian entomologists aged 12 and 16. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to text. ISBN: 0002162733. Board corners lightly bumped, boards lightly scuffed. Foxing to text block and page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- NATURE (CHILDRENS)
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
JOHN GODDARD'S WATERSIDE GUIDE
Written by John Goddard.
Stock no. 1329338
Published by Unwin Hyman.
1st
1988.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Pocket reference to insects of rivers and lakes. How to identify them and choose the matching artificial. Colour photos. ISBN: 0044401795. Minimal bumping to spine. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge browned and rubbed, slightly faded to top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- FLY FISHING
HOW TO SEE INSECTS
Written by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Illustrated by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Stock no. 1329189
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1934.
Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
The Children's Nature Series. Beige boards. Black titles and small vignette. B/w illustrations. Spine and cover edges browned. Lower front corner bumped. Top 2" of front free-endpaper has been neatly cut out. Some light foxing to contents. Remains of dustwrapper is tucked into the back of the book (the wrapper is in two pieces and the spine is missing).
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- NATURE (CHILDRENS)
- INSECT
LADYBIRDS (NN 81)
Written by Michael E.N. Majerus.
Stock no. 1829206
Published by Harper Collins.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist No. 81. 16 colour plates and over 150 b/w photos and drawings. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 369 pages including index. ISBN: 0002199343. Top & tail of spine very lightly bumped from shelf wear else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright and clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
BUTTERFLIES ON MY MIND
Written by Dulcie Gray.
Illustrated by Brian Hargreaves.
Stock no. 1328724
Published by Angus & Robertson Ltd..
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Touching on just about every aspect of the butterfly's life cycle, habitat, feeding and breeding habits. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0207958041. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly grubby and slightly worn at corners. Gold sticker to rear of wrapper stating "educational supplement information book award".
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- BUTTERFLIES
- INSECT
THE ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BLOW-FLY (MUSCA VOMITORIA LINN) A MONOGRAPH
Written by Benjamin Thompson Lowne.
Stock no. 1828964
Published by John Van Voorst.
1st
1870.
Good condition.
Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Ten hand-coloured plates. vi and 121 pages. Boards a little marked, rear board has a small nibble to lower edge exposing board, rear edge of spine has slight loss of cloth. Stop & tail of spine shelf-worn. Corners lightly bumped. Joints starting to crack. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Plate I is detached. All plates are present. Foxing throughout and a few grubby marks. A few annotations.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- ANATOMY
- ANTIQUARIAN
- VICTORIAN
- HAND COLOURED
THE DRAGONFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Cyril O. Hammond.
Illustrated by A.E. Gardner.
Stock no. 1828959
Published by Curwen Books.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive illustrated work on the British Odonata. Enlarged illustrations of all the British species in colour and an illustrated key to the aquatic larval stages. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w distribution maps. 115 pages including index. ISBN: 0902068067. Foxing to text block and endpapers. Occasional foxspot to contents. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- DRAGONFLY
GRASSHOPPERS, CRICKETS AND COCKROACHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by David R. Ragge.
Illustrated by H.D. Swain.
Stock no. 1828874
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Burgundy imitation leather boards with gilt titles, gilt vignette to front. 22 colour plates and 130 text figures. Top edge red. Larger format for this series... 8.75" x 6". Includes a companion vinyl record "Songs of the British Grasshoppers & Crickets". Top front corner of board lightly bent. Rubber stamped black symbol to front pastedown. Text block lightly browned. One or two light margin marks else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with loss - large piece of loss to top front panel affects the title. Companion record is NOT included (is MISSING).
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES
THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES SERIES II (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Richard South; H.M. Edelsten; D.S. Fletcher.
Stock no. 1828873
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New edition. Wayside and Woodland Series. Blue textured boards with gilt titles and vignette. Plain endpapers. Colour and b/w plates. Blue mottling to text block. 379 pages including index. ISBN: 0723200025. Reprint. Boards clean and bright. Text block lightly browned and a little grubby. Large black felt-tip label with symbol to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. A few minor foxspots mainly to top margins. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn with a few small chips, foxing to wrapper flaps.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- MOTHS
- INSECT
- WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES
THE SACRED BEETLE AND OTHERS
Written by J.H. Fabre.
Stock no. 1828839
Published by Dodd, Mead & Company.
1st
1918.
Almost very good condition.
Terracotta cloth boards, gilt titles. xxiv and 425 pages including index. NOT illustrated. Boards edge-rubbed, browned, scuffed to rear board, gilt title to spine faded, small split in cloth to top of spine. Text block browned with small stain to vertical edge. Front joint cracked but binding is tight. Endpapers browned and foxed. Contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- BEETLES
- INSECT
BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN
Written by Richard Chopping.
Illustrated by Richard Chopping.
Stock no. 1328408
Published by Penguin.
Circa
1947.
Very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book No. 29. Pictorial boards. Slight wear to cover edges. Covers a little grubby. Inscription in purple felt-tip pen to front pastedown. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BUTTERFLIES
- INSECT
- LITHOGRAPHS
THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND VOLUME 7 PART I
Written by A. Maitland Emmet; John Heath.
Illustrated by Richard Lewington; Timothy Freed.
Stock no. 1828184
Published by Harley Books.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Colour and b/w illustrations. A comprehensive illustrated handbook to fascinate the naturalist and butterfly lover. Hesperiidae - Nymphalidae The Butterflies. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 370 pages. ISBN: 0946589259. Endpapers and text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (of well-known naturalist Brian R. Sawford). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- BUTTERFLIES
- IRELAND
- UK (GENERAL)