Bowley, Alan. The Great Fen. A Journey Through Time
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2020 pp.x, 194 with colour photos., and maps throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback.
Explores how the Cambridgeshire fenland has evolved through population growth, war, drainage and cultivation to the landscape of today. By tracing stories of people and wildlife it shows how we can learn from the past.
£27.50 [ref: 57751]

Bowman, G. et al. Birds in Northumbria.
Pub. N & TBC. 1997 pp.144 with figs. and illus. throughout. A fine copy in card covers.
£3.00 [ref: 40946]

Bowman, Robert I. Morphological Differentiation and Adaptation in the Galapagos Finches. Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Univ. of California Press. 1961 pp.vii, 326 with b/w. photos., illus. and figs. 4to. Softback. Light coloured spotting to fore-edges of text block, o/w. contents fine. Softback covers nr. fine.
A detailed study of the structural variations of the Galapagos finches to explain the adaptive significance of these variations to food and feeding behaviours. It also provides an inventory of facts on the anatomy, foraging behaviour and environment of the finches.
£30.00 [ref: 59270]

Bowmer, R. British Orchids. A site guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crowood. 2008 pp.144 with colour photos. throughout. Small 4to. Fine softback. Out of print.
The 51 species of wild orchid native to the British Isles are covered individually. Each species is illustrated with two colour photographs, and artworks provide details of specific points of interest. A full listing of sites gives national grid references for easy location, and there are complete listings of the relevant Wildlife Trusts responsible for each site.
£10.00 [ref: 68347]

Bown, Deni. Aroids. Plants of the Arum Family.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2000 pp.392 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Ownership insc. with additional notes, in pencil to ffep. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw., with very gently sunned spine.
Preferred, revised, second edition. A lively and accessible account of the Araceae family, this is a much needed survey of an economically important family of plants which has considerable curiosity value and visual impact.
£80.00 [ref: 66017]

Bown, Deni. Aroids. Plants of the Arum Family.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2025 pp.518 with col. photographs throughout. Small 4to. Hardback. New. RRP £60.00.
This third edition of the best-selling book by Deni Bown is fully updated and revised, and includes new taxa and advances in research to ensure that it continues to be the go-to book for aroid-enthusiasts.
£55.00 [ref: 70107]

Bownes, M. (Ed.). Ecdysone. From Metabolism to Regulation of Gene Expression.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pergamon Press. 1986 pp.v, 291 with b/w. figs. 4to. Owner’s stamp to ffep. and text block edges. Fine hardback. Photocopied note from the editor to the participants of the Ecdysone Workshop, loosely inserted.
Papers from the Seventh Ecdysone Workshop Edinburgh, UK, 31 March - 3 April 1985.
£30.00 [ref: 67358]

Boxer, Professor C.R. 1. Text of the Talk by Professor C.R. Boxer, F.B.A. on ‘The Tragic History of the Sea, 1550-1650’. 2. Annual Report and Statement of Acounts for 1978.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Hakluyt Society. 1979 pp.20. 8vo. Fine softback.
£10.00 [ref: 66886]

Boyd, J.M. & Boyd, I.L. The Hebrides.
1st. Ed. Pub. Birlinn. 1996 Three volume set with b/w. photos., and maps. 8vos. Bookplate of naturalist Brian Sage to inside front cover of each volume. Fine softbacks.
The three volumes are ‘A Habitable Land’, ‘A Natural Tapestry’ and ‘A Mosaic of Islands’. Highly recommended.
£18.00 [ref: 70899]

Boys, J.V. A List of Dorset Birds. With a summary for each species up to 1972.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dorset Nat. Hist. & Arch. Soc. 1974 pp.68 with fold out map. 8vo. Softback. Fine. With 7 page ‘Additions and Amendments 1973 to 1976’ loosely inserted.
£30.00 [ref: 60815]

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