Alford, D.V. The Life of the Bumblebee.
1st. Ed. Pub. Davis-Poynter. 1978 pp.80 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Small, neat address label to ffep. A thor. vg. hdbk. in nr. fine dw., gently sunned on spine.
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Alford, D.V. The Life of the Bumblebee.
1st. Ed. Pub. Davis-Poynter. 1978 pp.80 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw., gently sunned on spine. With Harrogate and Ripon Beekeeper’s Association Bulletin for May 1971 loosely inserted.
£6.00 [ref: 61717]

Alford, David V. A Color Atlas of Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2003 pp.448 with 1,059 colour photos. 4to. Hardback. New. Out-of-print.
An authoritative and profusely illustrated account of the pests of ornamental plants. A great reference for their recognition, biology and controls.
£40.00 [ref: 61096]

Ali, S. Field Guide to the Birds of the Eastern Himalayas.
1st. Ed. 8th. Imp. Rep. Pub. Oxford Univ. Press. 1994 pp.xvi, 265 with many colour illus. 8vo. A nr. fine. harddback. in thor. vg. dw.
An authoritative guide by Salim Ali, whose knowledge of Indian birds in the field is unrivalled.
£4.00 [ref: 49701]

Ali, S. The Fall of a Sparrow.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1985 pp.xv, 265 with 71 b/w. photographic plates. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This is the autobiography of the celebrated ornithologist Salim Ali.
£19.50 [ref: 64082]

Ali, S. & Dillon Ripley, S. Compact Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1987 pp.xxxviii, 737 with 104 full-page col. plates, b/w. illus. and dist. maps to text. Large 4to. Hardback. Marking to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Original blue cloth boards with some sunning to upper edges and slight bumping extremities, in vg. dw.
Nearly 1,200 species of birds are covered. Concise details on distribution, habitats, breeding, biology, diet, voice, etc, supported by 104 colour plates.
£27.50 [ref: 63664]

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Ali, S. and Ripley, S.D. Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. Compact Edition.
1st. Ed. Pub. O.U.P. Delhi. 1983 pp.xlii, 737 with 113 colour plates at rear of text plus b/w. text figs. & dist. maps. 4to. Light marks to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This compact edition is an indispensable publication for all students of ornithology. This compact edition contains the complete descriptive text of the original ten volume work, additional text and 113 plates, 24 of which are new.
£20.00 [ref: 42793]

Alibertis, A. The Orchids of Crete and Karpathos.
1st. Ed. Pub. A. Alibertis. 1998 pp.159 with 263 col. photos.. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine softback.
An illustrated identification guide to the orchids of the Meidterranean islands of Crete and Karpathos. Each species account includes scientific and common names, flowering months, altitude, description, habitat, distribution, observations and several colour photographs taken in the field.
£28.00 [ref: 56238]

Allan, C. Elizabeth Blackadder Prints.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lund Humphries. 2003 pp.128 with col. and b/w. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A superb collection of the artist’s work showing how her skill as a printmaker developed from 1950s onwards.
£49.50 [ref: 66815]

Allan, M. Basic Honey Processing. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 5.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[7]. 4to. VG. Softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70376]