Spencer Davis, Lloyd & Renner, Martin. Penguins.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2003 pp.212 with colour, b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £50.00.
This superb monograph looks at the fascinating double life of the penguins, from the huge Emperors of the South Pole which withstand many months of fasting through the long nights of the Antarctic winter to the dainty burrow-nesting Little Penguins which come ashore by night on subtropical beaches in Australasia. Also covers the natural history of penguins and includes aspects of penguin evolution, biology, ecology and socio-biology, as well as conservation issues. A highly readable account.
£25.00 [ref: 53450]

Spens, Michael. Modern Landscape.
1st. Ed. Pub. Phaidon. 2003 pp.239 with colour photographs and plans throughout. Large 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £45.00.
A visually stunning, in-depth analysis of contemporary landscape architecture.
£35.00 [ref: 51632]

Speybroeck, Jeroen. (et al). Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Field Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.432 with colour photos. and line drawings throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £35.00.
Highly recommended. A total of 219 species of reptiles and amphibians are covered in detail, with a focus on identification and geographical variation. Species texts also cover distribution, habitat and behaviour.
£31.50 [ref: 50504]

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Steel, Jenny. Making Wildlife Ponds. How to create a pond to attract wildlife to your garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Brambleby Books. 2016 pp.79 profusely illustrated with colour photos. 8vo. A new softback.
Step-by-step guide for the digging, lining, filling and planting a wildlife pond, with advice on its maintenance. Very well illustrated with images of both the plants and wildlife found in these ponds.
£8.99 [ref: 53454]

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Stenning, M. The Blue Tit.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser 2018 pp.320 with colour photos. b/w. figs. Royal 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £50.00.
This new book provides a definitive record of the biology and ecology of one of our most popular, intelligent and charismatic birds.
£45.00 [ref: 54131]

Stenning, M. The Blue Tit.
1st. Ed. Pub. T. & A.D. Poyser 2018 pp.320 with colour photos. b/w. figs. Large 8vo. A new hardback in new dw., with a minor tear to rear of dw. RRP £50.00.
This new book provides a definitive record of the biology and ecology of one of our most popular, intelligent and charismatic birds.
£35.00 [ref: 59293]

Sterling, P. and Parsons, M. Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2023 pp.528 with 1500 colour photos. and colour illus., plus 900 colour dist. maps. 8vo. Hardback. New. RRP £60.00.
The fully revised and expanded second edition of the ground-breaking book ‘Micro-moths’. This edition covers a total of 1,300 species. Names and species order have been revised to reflect the latest published taxonomy and common names have also been added.
£54.00 [ref: 66923]

Sterling, P. and Parsons, M. Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2023 pp.528 with 1500 colour photos. and colour illus., plus 900 colour dist. maps. 8vo. Softback. New. RRP £40.00.
The fully revised and expanded second edition of the ground-breaking book ‘Micro-moths’. This edition covers a total of 1,300 species. Names and species order have been revised to reflect the latest published taxonomy and common names have also been added.
£36.00 [ref: 66924]

Stewart, Joyce & Stearn, William T. The Orchid Paintings of Franz Bauer.
1st. Ed. Pub. Herbert. 1993 pp.160 with full-page colour and b/w. reproductions of Franz Bauer’s artwork. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP. £25.00. Out-of-print.
Franz Bauer, a contemporary of Redoute, is considered one of the great botanical artists. This is the first book to reproduce a collection of his works, and includes almost all his completed orchid paintings.
£20.00 [ref: 52971]

Streeter, David. Collins British Common Wild Flower Guide.
Amended. Ed. Pub. William Collins. 2015 pp.272 with many colour illus. throughout. 8vo. A new softback.
This guide is based on the comprehensive Collins Wild Flower Guide. It’s designed as an accessible field guide to the identification of those plants commonly found growing wild in the British Isles.
£14.99 [ref: 52420]