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 some colour photos and dist. maps. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £25.00.
The Butterflies of the Bristol Region 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.
£22.50 [ref: 52657]
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 some colour photos and dist. maps. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £30.00.
Illustrated with many high quality photographs, flight graphs and drawings, this volume summarises the current and historic status of the 1,700+ species of moth that are known to have been found in the region around Bristol and Bath.
£27.00 [ref: 52658]
Bartlett, J. The Pollen Landscape.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2020 pp.170 with colour photos. Large 8vo. New softback.
This book follows a colony of bees for a year through their pollen landscape, explaining what they do and why, and showing how the microscope reveals the beauty and variety of the different kinds of pollen they collect.
£16.50 [ref: 61018]
Bates, Henry Walter. The Naturalist on the River Amazons.
Pub. John Beaufoy Publishing 2016 pp.xiii, 409. 8vo. New softback. RRP 12.99.
Henry Walter Bates and his co-naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace embarked together, in 1848, on an expedition to the forests of the Amazon in search of plants and animals that would help solve the problems of the origin of species. Originally published in 1863, this book catalogues a wondrous range of natural life in vivid description and detail.
£10.00 [ref: 56524]
Baty, P. et al. Nature’s Palette. A colour reference system from the natural world.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thames & Hudson. 2021 pp.290 with 1,000 colour illus. 4to. New hardback. RRP £35.00.
Marking the 200th anniversary of the publication of Syme's expanded edition of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours (1821), this lavish volume takes Syme's field guide of 110 standard colours and – for the first time – fully illustrates it with nineteenth-century depictions of his referenced species.
£31.50 [ref: 60492]
Bechtel, H. et al. The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Blandford. 1998 pp.585 with over 860 colour photographs. Fine hardback in fine in dw. Out-of-print. Latest edition.
One of the most comphrehensive books on Orchids and their cultivation.
£45.00 [ref: 34499]
Beebee, T. Amphibians and Reptiles. Naturalists’ Handbooks 31.
Pub. Pelagic. 2013 pp.170 with colour photographs and text figs. 8vo. A new softback.
A comprehensive guide to the native and non-native species of amphibians and reptiles found in the British Isles. This book covers the biology, ecology, conservation and identification of the British herpetofauna.
£19.99 [ref: 49327]
Beebee, T. Climate Change and British Wildlife. British Wildlife Collection No. 6.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2018 pp.368 with colour and b/w. photos and illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £35.00.
'This book brings together all you need to know about how the climate is impacting wildlife.’ Chris Packham.
£31.50 [ref: 55251]
Beentje, H. & Bandeira, S. Field Guide to the Mangrove Trees of Africa and Madagascar.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 2007 pp.91 with detailed line drawings, maps and supporting photos. 8vo. Softback. New.
On the edge of land and sea, these trees are an important resource for shoreline communities. Their timber is used in construction and carpentry, for firewood and dyes, in cordage and medicinal products. Describes and illustrates all species of mangrove trees.
£40.00 [ref: 56729]