BEETLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by E.F. Linssen.
Stock no. 1828261
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1959. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wayside & Woodland Series. Maroon leatherette covers with gilt titles and vignettes. First series - comprises The Superfamilies Caraboidea, Palpicornia, Staphylinoidea and Diversicornia. Second Series - comprises - The Superfamilies Clavicornia, Heteromera, Lamellicornia, Phytophaga and Rhynchophora, and Including the Strepsiptera. Colour and b/w plates with numerous text figures and diagrams. Speckled text block. Series two has a minor knock to lower front board. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Front endpaper of both volumes has an 'Acc no' written in ink to top (neat). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrappers are edge-rubbed with a few small splits, slight fading to spines, slight grubbiness to rear panels. Overall, a lovely set.

COLORED PLATES OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE WEST COAST
Written by W.G. Wright.
Stock no. 1828249
Published by W.G. Wright. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Being Actual Photographs, Life-size, and in all Their Natural Colors. The colored plates herein are Sample Copies of the plates which form the illustrations of "The Butterflies of the West Coast," by the same author, and these plates in sets are now offered as an abridgement of that book. Burgundy cloth boards, black title to front board, spine is untitled. 32 colour plates. Spine lightly faded and shelf-worn to top & tail. Boards have some marks, giving a grubby appearance. Endpapers & text block browned. Front joint just starting to crack. Contemporary gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some browning to contents. All plates present.

SOCIAL LIFE OF ANIMALS
Written by Marcel Sire.
Stock no. 1828234
Published by Studio Vista. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in French under the title 'La Vie Sociale des Animaux'. This edition translated into English by Constance D. Sherman. How much attention do animals pay to others of their own kind? And other similar questions. Small format. Black cloth boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Dustwrapper is covered with clear film and attached to the pastedowns.Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

ALPINE PLANTS: ECOLOGY FOR GARDENERS
Written by John E.G. Good; David Millward.
Stock no. 1828219
Published by Batsford. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An authoritative and practical guide to understanding alpines for all gardeners. Brown cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780713490176. Board corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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.

ORCHIDS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND: A FIELD AND SITE GUIDE
Written by Anne Harrap; Siman Harrap.
Stock no. 1828160
Published by A. & C. Black. 2nd 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. Complete coverage of all 56 species of wild orchid found in Britain and Ireland. Colour photos throughout. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9781408105719. A lovely copy.

FAUNA AND FLORA OF HAILEYBURY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828157
Published by Haileybury Naural Science Society. 3rd 1926. Very good condition.

Third Issue. Grey cloth boards, black title to front. No title to spine. Lists of Fauna and Flora found in Haileybury, Hertfordshire. 62 pages. A little fraying of cloth to board edges. Contents clean.

THE INSECT LEGION
Written by Malcolm Burr.
Stock no. 1827986
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

At the time of writing, insects were the cause of half the world's mortality, each year they destroyed enough food to supply 200 million people. In this book, Dr. Malcolm Burr tells the story of The Insect Legion with scientific authority and in a most attractive style. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Boards clean. Spine slightly cocked. Text block, endpapers and plate margins browned. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Some foxspots present else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, edge-worn with a few chips and edge-tears, grubby.

HOOFED MAMMALS OF THE WORLD
Written by T. Donald Carter. Illustrated by Ugo Mochi.
Stock no. 1827981
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Three hundred species and subspecies of hoofed mammals are vividly portrayed and expertly described in this unique natural history. Attractive silhouette illustrations. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0718820886. Boards lightly rubbed at horizontal edges. Text block browned. A few foxspots present and light page browning. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly creased at top edges.

LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1327670
Published by The Collins Press. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ireland’s oceanic and temperate climate acts as a wonderful host to over 1,165 species of lichen. This is a richer biodiversity than that of flowering plants or the mosses, liverworts and ferns of Ireland. A concise introduction to lichen biology and ecology. An introduction to over 250 species. Limp, pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. iv and 154 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848891371. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

UNDERDOGS: THE FIGHT TO SAVE SOUTH AFRICA'S WILD DOGS
Written by Neil Aldridge.
Stock no. 1827841
Published by Pisces Publications. 1st 2011. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

African wild dogs carry the unenviable title of Africa's second-most endangered carnivore. Neil Aldridge celebrates what is special about the African wild dog and explores the efforts being made to secure its future in South Africa and beyond. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781874357490. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Boards clean and bright. Front endpaper has a large tear of surface paper loss (see photo). Otherwise, contents are fine. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is creased and has a 2" closed tear (no loss) between edge of rear panel and rear flap.

SIR WILLIAM JARDINE: A LIFE IN NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Christine E. Jackson; Peter Davis.
Stock no. 1827836
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Biography. Sir William Jardine (1800-1874) of Jardine Hall near Lockerbie, was a Scottish baronet and landowner. He was also a magistrate, Convenor of the Church of Scotland, and Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire in 1841, but, above all, he was an eminent naturalist in several fields, knowledgeable about birds, fishes, insects, plants and geology. Matt boards. B/w illustrations. xii and 244 pages including index. ISBN: 0718501640. Boards just a little grubby. Light fading to front gutter edge and top of front board. Tiny nick to top of spine. Contents clean.