Pratt, E.A. The Wild Flowers of the Isle of Purbeck, Brownsea and Sandbanks and Wild Trees and Ferns. Where to find them and help with identification of similar species.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Brambleby Books. 2017 pp.316 with 32 colour photographic plates and 22 maps. 8vo. New softback. Last copy.
An essential companion on any ramblings in this wild-flower rich area of Dorset.
£18.00 [ref: 54035]

Pressel, S. (et al). Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts of Ascension Island.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2017 pp.vi, 137 with over 300 colour photos., and maps throughout. 8vo. New softback.
A very well illustrated and informative guide, covering 87 species, including 60 mosses, 23 liverworts and 4 hornworts.
£12.95 [ref: 54604]

Preston, C.D. & Hill, M.O. Cambridgeshire’s Mosses & Liverworts. A Dynamic Flora.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2019 pp.vi, 326 with colour photos., figs., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. New softback.
Describes the current bryophyte flora of the vice-county, based on surveys undertaken between 2000 and 2018. Detailed accounts of the 341 species recorded from the county since 1660 are given and changes in its bryoflora are analysed.
£27.50 [ref: 57285]

Proctor, G.R. Flora of the Cayman Islands.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Kew Publishing. 2012 pp.788, beautifully illustrated with 400 colour photographs and 250 line drawings. New hardback. RRP £85.00.
The three islands comprising the Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac) support 415 native taxa in a land area little over 260 square kilometers, 29 of which are uniquely Caymanian. This full colour Flora of the Cayman Islands by George R. Proctor is a total revision of his first edition.
£59.50 [ref: 47789]

Pullar, Polly and Brockie, Keith. Rural Portraits. Scottish Native Farm Animals, Characters and Landscapes. Wildlife Art Series.
1st. Ed. Pub. Langford Press. 2003 pp.180 with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. Royal 4to. New hardback in new dw. Title Number 1 in the series. RRP £27.99. Illustrated by Keith Brockie. Last two copies.
Beautifully illustrated, this fine book presents a journey around Scotland encompassing every breed of Scottish native farm animal. The chapters evolve through meetings with characters, both young and old, involved with the breeds. It is largely their anecdotes, humour and nostalgia which shape this fascinating compilation.
£12.50 [ref: 62165]

Rackham, Oliver. The History of the Countryside. The classic history of Britain’s landscape, flora and fauna.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2020 pp.xvi, 445 with b/w. photographs and other figs. throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £16.99
This marvellous book traces the history of the British countryside from the late Ice Age to the present. It examines how indigenous plants and wildlife, as well as the general topography, have altered over the centuries, and how the changing nature of the landscape shapes our lives.
£15.00 [ref: 59234]

Randle, Zoe (et al). Atlas of Britain & Ireland’s Larger Moths.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications 2019 pp.xi, 492 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. Small 4to. New hardback.
Includes accounts for 866 macro-moth species, each with a distribution map showing current and historical occurrences, trends, status, a phenology chart and colour image. A further 25 species, which were former residents, but have not been recorded from 1970 onwards, have a distribution map.
£38.50 [ref: 57752]

Ratcliffe, D.A. In Search of Nature.
1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000 pp.xii, 249 with illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £27.00.
The distinguished naturalist, Derek Ratcliffe, passed away in 2005 aged 75. Born in 1929, this book tells the tale of his life from boyhood, when his interest in birds, butterflies, moths and dragonflies started to develop, through to the period in his life before 1970. Ratcliffe took the opportunity presented by writing this book of paying tribute to some of the people who helped him along the way and became lifelong friends.
£8.75 [ref: 40505]

Reader, J. Missing Links. In Search of Human Origins.
Pub. Oxford University Press. 2011 pp.xvii, 538 with colour photographs. Royal 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £25.00. Last copy.
This is the story of the search for human origins - from the Middle Ages, when questions of the earth's antiquity first began to arise, through to the latest genetic discoveries that show the interrelatedness of all living creatures.
£15.00 [ref: 49993]

Reckitt, Robin. Birds of Britain.
1st. Ed. Pub. This England. 2006 pp.168 with 81 colour, full-page reproductions of paintings by Robin Reckitt. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. RRP £20.00.
Robin Reckitt (now retired) was a devoted landscape painter and illustrator of books for Birdlife International conservation projects. This very charming work features 81 of his finest paintings with informative supporting text.
£5.00 [ref: 49997]