Birkhead, T. Bird Sense. What It’s Like to Be a Bird.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2012 pp.xxii, 265 with some text illus. 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £16.99.
Tim Birkhead has spent a lifetime studying birds. This book presents a wealth of his observations and understanding of birds and their behaviour firmly grounded in science. Easily dipped in and out of.
£15.00 [ref: 49703]

Birkhead, T. The Wonderful Mr Willughby. The First True Ornithologist.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2018 pp.xii, 353 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw.
Willughby's ‘Ornithologiae libri tres’, published posthumously in 1676 by his friend and tutor John Ray, is considered the beginning of scientific ornithology in Europe. In this book Tim Birkhead celebrates his short life and pays tribute to the insight and scientific rigour he brought to the study of birds.
£25.00 [ref: 55367]

Black, J.M. (et al). The Barnacle Goose.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Poyser. 2014 pp.287 with photos., figs and illustrated by Mark Hulme. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £75.00.
This book represents the culmination of more than 35 years of research into the Barnacle Goose.
£60.00 [ref: 63576]

Blomfield, D. Kew Past.
Pub. Phillimore 2004 pp.144 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. In-print at £15.99.
A very interesting read. A well written and nicely illustrated history of Kew Botanic Gardens.
£3.00 [ref: 44812]

Board, S. (et al). Butterflies of Cornwall. Atlas for the Twenty-First Century.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2021 pp.x, 262 with colour photos. and dist. maps throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback.
Packed with information and photographs, this is the go-to book on the state and status of butterflies from Bude to Land’s End. It maps the ebb and flow of butterfly populations in Cornwall, including such national rarities as the Marsh Fritillary, Silver-studded Blue, Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Heath Fritillary.
£29.95 [ref: 60632]

Bock, A. (et al). An Ancient Mesopotamian Herbal.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023 pp.200 with colour photos., colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. New hardback. RRP £30.00.
A selection of 25 herbal and medicinal plants from ancient Iraq, with evidence of their use from ancient written sources. Includes useful introductory material on methods of administration.
£27.00 [ref: 68331]

Bond, T.J. A Life in Detail. The Art of Terance James Bond. Wildlife Art Series.
1st. Ed. Pub. Langford Press. 2006 pp.179 illustrated throughout. Royal 4to. New hardback in new dw. Title Number 11 in the series. Last three copies.
The fourth published book of artwork by Suffolk-born nature artist Terance James Bond featuring 130 paintings from between 1996 and 2006. Accompanied by a detailed narrative by Bond on his working practices, inspirations and the reasons for his preoccupation with birds and their environments.
£35.00 [ref: 54580]

Boney, A.D. The Lost Gardens of Glasgow University.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1988 pp.vi, 298 with illus. 8vo. A new hardback. RRP £14.95.
£5.00 [ref: 49926]

Boot, K. West Country Wildlife. A Naturalist’s Year in Devon and Cornwall.
1st. Ed. Pub. George Philip. 1992 pp.176 with many colour and b/w. illus. Crown 4to. A nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
With illustrations by Elaine Franks. This is the product of a year-long collaborative fieldwatch, a celebration of nature in Devon and Cornwall throughout the changing seasons.
£12.00 [ref: 54522]

Borrow, N. and Demey, R. Birds of Western Africa.
Pub. Helm. 2004 pp.512 with 148 colour plates. 8vo. A new softback. RRP £29.99.
The first comprehensive field guide to the 23 western African countries - from Mauritania east to Chad and south to Congo, including all the island groups.
£27.00 [ref: 43730]