Streeter, David. et al. Collins Wild Flower Guide. The most complete guide to the wild flowers of Britain and Ireland.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2016 pp.704 with many colour illus. 8vo. New softback. RRP £24.99.
Over 1,900 species described in this updated 2nd edition of the classic field guide.
£22.50 [ref: 50253]

Strong, Roy. Roy Strong. Self-Portrait as a Young Man.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bodleian. 2013 pp.296 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £25.00.
Here, Roy Strong recalls his shy, solitary childhood in suburban north London, his grammar school and university education, and his formative trip to Italy. His memoir captures the excitement and energy of a period when a generation of post-war meritocrats shaped modern Britain.
£20.00 [ref: 61658]

Sunderland, Tony. Field Guide to the Rattans of Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 2009 pp.66 with colour photos. 8vo. Softback. New.
Identification guide to all 22 species found in Africa, their ecology and distribution, and their sustainable management. The first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. Species descriptions are based on leaf and stem characteristics and are illustrated with more than 120 colour photographs, line drawings and distribution maps.
£40.00 [ref: 56730]

Svensson, L. Collins Bird Guide. The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe.
3rd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2022 pp.476 with colour plates and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. New hardback in new dustwrapper. RRP £30.00. Latest edition.
The new edition has an extra 32 pages allowing several groups more space and completely or partly new plates with more detailed text. More than 50 plates are either new or have been repainted, completely or partly. The section with vagrants has been expanded to accommodate more images and longer texts for several species. The entire text and all maps have of course also been revised.
£27.00 [ref: 64013]

Svensson, L. Collins Bird Guide. The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2009 pp.448 with colour plates and distribution maps throughout. 8vo. A new softback copy. RRP £19.99. Latest edition.
£18.00 [ref: 44796]

Taylor, B. and van Perlo, B. Rails. A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 1998 pp.600 with 43 colour plates, text figs. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £35.00.
Complete guide to the 145 species of Rail found throughout the world. Gives comprehensive information on field identification. Includes a detailed summary of all aspects of Rail behaviour.
£30.00 [ref: 54448]

Taylor, M. RSBP Spotlight: Ducks and Geese.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2020 pp.128 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New softback.
This is a detailed 'biography' of ducks and geese that breed in or regularly visit the UK – covering 30 species in all. It includes chapters on the evolution of ducks and geese as well as their anatomy and physiology and diverse breeding behaviour.
£12.99 [ref: 58310]

Taylor, M. RSPB Spotlight: Owls.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury 2017 pp.128 profusely illus. with colour photos. 8vo. New softback.
Recommended. A vibrant introduction to the life and behaviour of the Owl.
£9.99 [ref: 54418]

Taylor, M. The Pocket Book of Insect Anatomy.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2020 pp.223 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New softback.
This excellent RSPB guide to insect anatomy aims to demystify the way that insects live, from the fine detail of their internal processes to the way they co-exist with all other forms of life.
£15.99 [ref: 58308]

Taylor, M. The Way of the Hare.
1st. Pbk Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2018 pp.272 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New softback.
Explores the lives of both the brown hare and the mountain hare, in life and in story and examines just why it holds such fascination for us.
£9.99 [ref: 58199]