Alcock, Ian. Deer. A Personal View.
1st. Ed. Pub. Swan-Hill Press. 1996 pp. 224 with b/w. text illus. throughout. 8vo. ‘Christmas 1996’ calligraphically inscribed to ffep. Some spotting to ffep., o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw., spine gently sunned. Charming, illustrated, card with a note written and signed by the author, loosely inserted.
An informative and highly readable book, the result of thirty years studying and observing deer in the wild.
£12.00 [ref: 72122]

Allen, Glover M. The Mammals of China and Mongolia. Natural History of Central Asia Vol. XI.
1st. Ed. Pub. American Museum of Natural History 1938-40 Two volume set, with 20 photographic plates, 63 distribution maps and illustrations in text. 4to. Hardbacks. A nr. fine set in original yellow cloth boards. With loosely inserted publisher’s note explaining the need to issue this work in two volumes.
£750.00 [ref: 54660]

Andrews, H. (et al). Bat Roosts in Rock. A Guide to Identification and Assessment for Climbers, Cavers & Ecology Professionals.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pelagic. 2021 pp.x, 301 with col. photos. & tables. 8vo. Fine softback. In-print at £44.99.
‘Bat Roosts in Rock’ provides descriptions of when the species of bats resident in British and Ireland use natural and man-made rock habitats, how they use them, and the environment each species occupies within them. This data is part of the Bat Rock Habitat Key project. For the first time it brings together a) historic scientific investigations; b) useful photographic accounts; and c) open access biological records, in a practical narrative.
£29.50 [ref: 72847]

Arnold, H.R. Atlas of Mammals in Britain.
1st. Ed. Pub. HMSO. 1993 pp.145 with b/w. dist. maps. 4to. A thor. vg. softback.
£18.00 [ref: 53531]

Bates, P.J.J. and Harrison, D.L. Bats of the Indian Subcontinent.
1st. Ed. Pub. Harrison’s Zoological Mus. 1997 pp.xvi, 258 with 8 col. plates plus many b/w. figs., tables and dist. maps throughout. 4to. Signature to ffep. Thor. vg. softback.
Covers 119 species across the Indian subcontinent (including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives) and includes detailed studies of each species' morphology, variability, distribution, biology, ecology, and conservation status.
£30.00 [ref: 71726]

Bigalke, R. et al. Observations on a Juvenile Female Square-lipped or White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium Simum Simum (Burch.)) in the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa.
Rep. Ed. Pub. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond 1950 pp.519-528 with 3 pages of b/w. photos of the White Rhinoceros called ‘Zuluana’. 8vo. A vg. softback. Scarce.
Details a very important event and period of observations - the arrival and the life of Zuluana over the 18 months from when she first arrived at Pretoria. Her age was known to within a day and this was the first instance that a White Rhinocerous had found its way to a Zoological Garden.
£30.00 [ref: 50709]

Birks, J.D.S. & Kitchener, A.C. (Eds.). The Distribution and Status of the Polecat Mustela Putorius in Britain in the 1990s.
Pub. The Vincent Wildlife Trust & National Museums of Scotland. 1994 pp.152 with colour photos and text figs. 4to. Fine softback.
£7.50 [ref: 48974]

Bright, P. and Morris, P. A Practical Guide to Dormouse Conservation.
2nd. Ed. Pub. The Mammal Society. 1990 pp.31 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
A practical manual for managing habitats, conducting surveys, and implementing best practices to protect the native Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius).
£25.00 [ref: 72852]

Budker, P. Whales and Whaling.
1st. Ed. Pub. George Harrap. 1958 pp.182 with 32 plates. 8vo. A very good hdbk.
A review of whales and whaling in the 1950s.
£8.00 [ref: 23701]

Burton, J.A. & Pearson, B. Collins Guide to the Rare Mammals of the World.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins 1987 pp.240 with colour illus. throughout. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback. Detailed and well illustrated.
£7.50 [ref: 61379]