Wills, Christopher. The Darwinian Tourist. Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes.
Pub. O.U.P. 2010 pp.xiii, 345 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £18.99. Out-of-print. Last two copies.
With the author's own stunning photographs of the wildlife he discovered on his travels, biologist Wills draws out the evolutionary stories behind the wildlife and shows how our understanding of the living world can be deepened by a Darwinian perspective. Interwoven with fascinating extracts from the works of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace and insights into how these great men’s thoughts were both different and similar.
£10.00 [ref: 44810]

Withner, C.L. and Harding, P.A. The Cattleyas and Their Relatives. The Debatable Epidendrums.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2004 pp.300 with col. photos. & line drawings. 4to. New hardback in new dw.
‘The Debatable Epidendrums’ focuses on the portion of the genus with pseudo-bulbs.
£30.00 [ref: 61654]

Wittering, S. Ecology and Enclosure. The Effect of Enclosure on Society, Farming and the Environment in South Cambridgeshire, 1798-1850.
1st. Ed. Pub. Windgather 2013 pp.x, 204 with colour & b/w., photos., illus., figs., and maps. Small 4to. New softback. RRP £35.00.
By 1800, industrialization and massive population growth had resulted in an enormous increase in the demand for food, which in turn led to enclosure. This book presents a study of social and agricultural life in South Cambridgeshire before enclosure, then describes the process of enclosure and its effects on society, farming and the environment.
£22.00 [ref: 56321]

Wolfe, Art. Wild Elephants. Conservation in the age of extinction.
1st. Ed. Pub. Earth Aware. 2019 pp.240 with colour photographs throughout. Large 4to. Hardback. New in new dw. RRP. £41.99.
While ‘Wild Elephants’ features photographs of both African and Asian species, the emphasis is on the African savanna or bush elephant. Samuel Wasser's informative text focuses on his current groundbreaking research on the impacts of the illegal trade in elephant ivory along with legal culling practices as a means of population control of this highly intelligent, tightly knit social species.
£30.00 [ref: 68165]

Wolton, Robert. Hedges. British Wildlife Collection No. 13.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2024 pp.400 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £40.00.
In ‘Hedges’, Robert Wolton brings together decades of research, while also incorporating personal experiences from his farm in Devon, to explore the ecology, nature conservation and wider environmental values of our hedges. From improving water quality and producing wood fuel as a renewable energy source to the use of hedges in boosting crop pollination, this engaging and authoritative book will help to inspire people to value and look after the remarkably rich hedgerow heritage we have in the British Isles.
£36.00 [ref: 66898]

Woodfall, D. (Ed.). Rewilding. Real Life Stories of Returning British and Irish Wildlife to Balance.
1st. Ed. Pub. William Collins. 2019 pp.272 with colour photos., throughout. Landscape 8vo. New softback. RRP £17.99.
A collection of essays contributing to an understanding of what 'rewilding' really means, and exploring the many opportunities and benefits of rewilding and how to get involved today.
£16.50 [ref: 58299]

Wright, I. & Wright, J. (Eds.). Shotover. The Life of an Oxfordshire Hill.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2018 pp.xii, 260 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback.
Summarises two decades of recording and research across Shotover's rich variety of habitats. The work of Shotover Wildlife could serve as a model for other wildlife groups to put on record our biodiversity in the 21st century to guide us towards safeguarding its future for generations to come.
£27.50 [ref: 57283]

‘BB’ & Wright, Gordon (Holden, B. (Ed.)). Letters From The Round House. 1965-1970.
1st. Ed. Pub. Roseworld Productions. 2006 pp.ix, 175 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Numbered copy from a limited edition of 400.
Gordon Wright developed a good friendship with BB. They shared their experiences through letters to each other and ‘these [letters] are fly-on-the wall accounts of the everyday that chronicle the joy of good fellowship and pleasure of shared experiences.’. Edited by Bryan Holden.
£50.00 [ref: 63088]

‘BB’. Watkins-Pitchford, D.J. (and Holden, B. (Ed.)). BB Diary and Sketchbook 1922. The Everyday Thoughts of an Aspiring Artist and Writer.
Open Ed. Pub. Roseworld. 2012 pp.192 with text illus. by BB throughout. A new hardback. This book is an open edition of which the first 675 copies are numbered. Last two copies.
This is BB’s diary at the age of 17 for the year 1922. Profusely illustrated with BB’s own pen and ink sketches of activities ranging from shooting pigeons for the pot to Morris dancing.
£40.00 [ref: 46779]

‘BB’. Watkins-Pitchford, D.J. (and Holden, B. (Ed.)). BB’s Birds.
Ltd. Ed. Pub. Roseworld. 2007 pp.215 with illus. by ‘BB’ throughout. 4to. A new hardback in new dw. Signed by the editor Bryan Holden. A numbered, limited edition of 950 copies.
BB’s Birds is a celebration of birdlife which includes extracts from some of the finest writings of this true-born countryman and naturalist.
£30.00 [ref: 46781]