Zoologia e fauna

The Young Collector's Guide to Butterfly & Moth Collecting

Hodge, A.E. · 1919 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

C. Arthur Pearson London 128, 4 b/w plates, 18 text figs. . HB. 8vo orig. cloth, minor wear to head and foot of spine. Vg.. Illustrated by the author..

On the Origin of Phyla

Valentine, James W. · 2004 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

University of Chicago Press xxiv, 614, 9 halftones, 252 line drawings. . HB. Fine in d/w.. First Edition. Owing its inspiration and title to <i>On the Origin of Species</i>, this ambitious book synthesizes and applies the vast treasury of phyla theory and research collected in...

British Butterflies

Stewart, A.M. · 1916 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Adam & Charles Black London viii, 88, 16 plates (8 col). . HB. Small 8vo, orig. dec. cloth, wear to head of spine, short split to foot of rear joint. Pencil inscription to endpaper. Good.. 1st edition, reprint..

The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany

Gibson, G. · 2005 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Bloomsbury xiii, 369, col illus. . HB. Vg in d/w (spine faded).. . [9780747578123]

Arab Falconry: History of a Way of Life

Upton, Roger · 2010 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Medina Publishing 224, col photos + b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w.. First published in 2002, this book offers a fascinating insight into the world of Arab falconry. This updated edition features new photographs and artwork by the accomplished artist and falconer Mark Upton, the a...

Oceanic Birds of South America. Vol. I-II

Murphy, R.C. · 1936 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

American Museum of Natural History New York xx, 640; vii, 641-1245, 16 col + 72 b/w plates, 80 text figs. . HB. 2 vols, 4to, orig. cloth. Light foxing to edges of text blocks, faint tape marks to endpapers. Vg.. A study of species of the related coasts and seas, including the ...

The Dotterel

Nethersole-Thompson, D. · 1973 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,643)

Collins London 288, col frontis, b/w photos, 14 text figs. . HB. Light spotting to top edge of text block. Vg in d/w.. . [9780002130578]

The Genus Perisama

Attal, S.; Crosson du Cormier, A. · 1996 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Science Nat Venette 149, 12 col plates, 65 text figs, 11 pages of maps. 330x250mm. HB. 4to (330x250mm), orig. cloth, water stain to front cover. Good in d/w (tear to head of spine; in removable protective sleeve).. . [9780285724709]

The Concise Atlas of Butterflies of the World

d'Abrera, B. · 2001 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Hill House 353, 6,500 colour figs. 285x215mm. HB. Vg. Small nick to foot of spine.. By the author of the renowned <i>Butterflies of the World</i> series, this single volume enables the recognition of butterflies, at least to generic level. Also includes species described since...

Varieties of British Butterflies

Frohawk, F.W. · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Ward, Lock & Co. London 200, 48 col plates. . HB. Small-4to, orig. cloth. Fine in d/w (a few short edge tears; in removable protective sleeve).. Dated 1938, but this is the reissue of 1946 (remaining stock of the first printing was destroyed during the second world war)..

A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Romania

Rákosy, L. · 2024 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

Pelagic Publishing 382, 500 col illus. . PB. Vg.. Through its geographical position, varied topography, particular climate and complex cultural history, Romania has managed to sustain enormously rich biodiversity. Traditional practices, which have survived longer than in most ...

The Butterfly Fauna of Ceylon:

Woodhouse, L.G.O. · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Colombo Apothecaries' Co. Colombo xxxii, 231, col frontis, 57 plates (36 col), maps. 4to. HB. Vg in worn d/w (torn with loss to rear panel and chipped to head/foot of spine; in removable protective sleeve).. 2nd complete edition. This edition contains additional information on...

Butterflies of Australia

Common, I.F.B.; Waterhouse, D.F. · 1981 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Angus & Robertson xiv, 682, 49 col and b/w plates, distribution maps, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w.. Revised Edition.. [9780207142369]

Birdwing Butterflies of the World

d'Abrera, B. · 1975 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Lansdowne Melbourne 260, col illus throughout, folding map insert. 350x260mm. HB + Slipcase. Vg in d/w and slipcase.. First edition of this monograph on the Birdwing Butterflies. Covers over 30 species and 120 subspecies of Troides, Ornithiptera and Trogonoptera.. [9780701803681]

Butterflies of Australia: Their Identification, Biology and Distribution

Braby, M.F. · 2000 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

CSIRO 1008, 70 colour plates, maps, text figs. 300x210mm. HB. 2 vols (300x210mm). Fine set.. Comprehensive 2-volume work on Australia's butterflies, allowing identification of all c. 400 species. Fine colour plates illustrate all adults and some immature stages in colour. Spec...

The Saturniidae of America 4: Hemileucinae

Lemaire, C. · 2002 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Goecke & Evers 1388, 140 colour plates, 214 plates of line drawings, 185 distribution maps. A4. HB. 3 vols, orig. boards. Fine, spines slightly faded.. English with French summaries. The final volume of the 4 volume revision of the Saturniidae of America. Life size illustratio...

Butterflies of Colombia. Vol 1: Papilionidae

Le Crom, J.F.; Constantino, L.M.; Salazar, J.A. · 2002 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

Carlec Bogota 112, 52 colour plates (30 double-page), colour photos, distribution maps, plates of genitalia and life cycles. 300x230mm. HB + Slipcase. 4to, orig. full two-tone leather, gt. A very good copy in decorative leather-covered slipcase (embroidered butterfly design to...

A Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles

Agassiz, D.; Beavan, S.; Heckford, B. (Eds) · 2024 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

BENHS 304, . . PB. An unused copy but slightly bumped in transit.. 2nd revised and updated edition. The first edition was published in 2013 by the Royal Entomological Society. This second edition has been fully revised and updated by the same editors. It incorporates nomencla...

The Redstart (New Naturalist Monograph 2)

Buxton, J. · 1950 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Collins London xii, 180, col frontis + 16 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. publisher's green buckram. Light foxing to endpapers and edges of text block; small tape marks to endpapers. Vg in d/w (some foxing to d/w; price-clipped; in removable protective sleeve). Previous owner's n...

The Wood Pigeon (New Naturalist Monograph 20)

Murton, R.K. · 1965 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Collins London 256, col frontis + 16 plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. green buckram. Foxing to endpapers and edges of text block. Vg in d/w (price-clipped; spine slightly faded; foxing to rear face of d/w; in removable protective sleeve). Previous owner's name to endpaper.. First edit...