Barker, Dr. A. & Budd, P. Butterflies of Southampton and surrounding area.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Butterfly Conservation. 2005 pp.68 with colour photos. and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine softback. Scarce.
£25.00 [ref: 58862]
Barkham, Patrick. The Butterfly Isles. A Summer in search of Our Emperors and Admirals.
1st. Ed. Pub. Granta. 2011 pp.372 with colour photos. and b/w. drawings. 8vo. Nr. fine softback with light spotting to text block edges.
This bewitching book charts Patrick Barkham's quest to find each of the 59 species of British Butterly – from the adonis blue to the dingy skipper – in one unforgettable summer.
£5.00 [ref: 63768]
Barnett, R. et al. Butterflies of the Bristol Region. Wildlife of the Bristol Region: 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. B.R.E.R.C. 2003 pp.viii, 205 with colour photos., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in vg. dw.
Summarises the occurrence of over 50 species of buttterfly that have been recorded over the last 150 years and more, within the area formerly known as the County of Avon.
£12.50 [ref: 57313]
Barnett, R. et al. Moths of the Bristol Region. Wildlife of the Bristol Region: 3.
1st. Ed. Pub. B.R.E.R.C. 2008 pp.526 with colour photos., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Signature to ffep. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Illustrated with many high quality photographs, flight graphs and drawings, this volume summarises the current and historic status of the 1,700 plus species of moth that are known to have been found in the region around Bristol and Bath.
£22.00 [ref: 57314]
Baron, S. The Desert Locust.
1st. Ed. Pub. Eyre Methuen. 1972 pp.xiv, 228 with b/w plates and figs. 8vo. Signature to title page. Nr. fine hardback in good dw.
£3.00 [ref: 20362]
Barter, B.A.R. Aids to the Identification of Anopheline Larvae in Malaya.
Pub. Singapore. 1934 pp. 242 plus 9 plates. Missing fep and half of the title page. Boards rubbed. Internally sound. Overall good plus.
£18.00 [ref: 36212]
Barth, F.G. A Spider’s World. Senses and Behavior.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Springer. 2001 pp.xiv, 394 with 309 figures including 16 colour plates. Large 8vo. Eric Duffey’s address label. Fine hardback.
Over 400 million years, spiders have developed their sensory organs to a fascinating technical perfection and complexity. In his intriguing book, Professor Friedrich G. Barth puts this technical perfection into the context of "biology", in which the interaction between environment and sensory organs and the selectivity of the senses as a link between environment and behavior play a major role.
£75.00 [ref: 56592]
Bauer, E. and Frankenbach, T. Butterflies of the World. Part 2. Mafred Spath. Nymphalidae I. Agrias.
Pub. Goecke & Evers. 1999 pp.12 with full-page colour photographic plates displaying 152 different specimens. Contents in fine condition. Covers a little marked in places. Overall a thoroughly vg. copy. Softback.
£20.00 [ref: 47269]
Beard, J. & Lees, D. A Pocket Guide to Tropical & Sub-Tropical Butterflies.
1st. Ed. Pub. Beric Tempest Colour. 1986 pp.38 with colour photos., throughout. Small 8vo. Small address label. Fine softback. Dedication from Jean Beard to title page.
Published to coincide with the increasing popularity of indoor tropical butterfly gardens, this little book is a useful guide to 29 different species and provides interesting facts about each of hem.
£7.50 [ref: 59049]