Grimmett, R. et al. Birds of Nepal.
Pub. Helm. 2000 pp.288 with colour plates and photographs throughout. A new copy in card covers. Save £2.50.
£17.50 [ref: 44792]
Guillemain, M. & Elmberg, J. The Teal.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Poyser. 2014 pp.320 with col. photos., b/w. illus. and text figs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £70.00.
A definitive study on the Teal.
£63.00 [ref: 71337]
Gut, Bernardo. Trees in Patagonia.
Pub. Birkhauser. 2008 pp.x, 283 with many colour photograohs & b/w. line drawings. 4to. New hardback. Last three copies.
This book is a guide to the native trees and approximately 95% of the introduced arboreal species of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. Renowned experts describe the most important National Parks of both Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. The last chapter is devoted to Carl Skottsberg and his remarkable expedition through Patagonia a hundred years ago.
£42.99 [ref: 57746]
Hall, T. The Immortal Yew.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2019 pp.ix, 213 with 100 colour photographs. Small 4to. New hardback. RRP £25.00.
As some of the oldest living organisms to be found in Europe, yew trees have become inextricably bound up in some of the oldest enduring institutions of European culture. In ‘The Immortal Yew’, Tony Hall explores the biological, cultural, and mythic significance of these imposing evergreens.
£23.50 [ref: 58205]
Hall, Tony. Wild Plants of Southern Spain. A guide to the native plants of Andalucia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2017 pp.351 with many colour photos. plus dist. maps. 8vo. New softback. RRP £30.00.
Southern Spain, and Andalucia in particular, is one of the most florally diverse regions in the world. This super guide provides information and photographs of over 500 species and will help you identify plants that range from the familiar to the astonishing.
£27.00 [ref: 52436]
Hammond, Nicholas. Modern Wildlife Painting.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 1998 pp.240 profusely illus.. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £35.00. Half price. Out-of-print.
A fascinating production. The work of eighty-nine (19th and 20th century) artists are presented through reproductions of over 140 paintings. Both well-known and unknown artists have been included, with examples of artforms ranging from photographic hyper-realism to abstract. Biographical information for some of the more influential artists.
£17.50 [ref: 52972]
Harcourt, C.S. & Sherwood, B.R. New Perspectives in Primate Evolution and Behaviour.
1st. Ed. Pub. Westbury. 2002 pp.x, 322 with several colour and black & white plates, numerous charts and graphs. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £45.00.
We still want to know how humans originated, evolved and functioned. There have been remarkable new discoveries of and about fossils and primates which help to answer questions of our origin.
£25.00 [ref: 43865]
Harcourt, C.S. & Sherwood, B.R. (Ed.). New Perspectives in Primate Evolution and Behaviour.
1st. Ed. Pub. Westbury. 2002 pp.x, 322 with col. frontis., tables & figs. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw., - a little off-mint. RRP £45.00.
‘We still want to know how humans originated, evolved and functioned. There are remarkable new discoveries of fossils and recent primates which help to answer our origins.’ A survey of recent discoveries and their implications for cognition, language and behaviour.
£17.50 [ref: 42385]
Harrap, A. & Harrap, S. Orchids of Britain And Ireland. A Field and Site Guide.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2009 pp.480 with numerous colour photos. 8vo. New softback. RRP £45.00. Latest edition. Recommended.
This comprehensive and well illustrated guide is a benchmark for the identification of British and Irish orchids. With detailed information on their biology, habitats, distribution and conservation, it covers all 56 species of wild orchid found in Britain and Ireland.
£41.50 [ref: 55368]
Harrap, S. Harrap’s Wild Flowers. A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain & Ireland.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2013 pp.413 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. New softback.
With superb photography throughout and succinct, no-nonsense text, ‘Harrap's Wild Flowers’ will help you identify almost any wild flower that you may encounter in Britain and Ireland.
£20.00 [ref: 57280]