Argent, G. (et al). Rhododendrons of Sabah.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sabah Parks Trustees. 1988 pp.iv, 145 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback with gentle sunning to spine.
A handy pocket guide to help with identification and to provide walkers with basic information on the variety of rhododendrons they are likely to encounter in Sabah.
£16.50 [ref: 65209]

Argue, D. (Ed.). ‘Training the Short-Winged Hawk : An Elizabethan Perspective’ A Transcription of Two Important 16th Century Books on Training the Goshawk and Sparrowhawk for Falconry.
1st. Ed. Argue Publishing. 2005 pp.128 with b/w. frontis. 8vo. Light coloured marking to endpapers o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
The transcription is of Edmund Bert’s ‘An Approved Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking’ (first published in 1619) and the important unattributed work ‘A Perfect Books for Kepinge of Sparhawkes or Goshawkes’ (from the manuscript dated 1575).
£70.00 [ref: 71566]

Argyll Saxby, C.F. (Ed.). Edmondston’s Flora of Shetland. Comprehending a list of the prevalent wild-flowers, horse-tails, club mosses and ferns of the Shetland Isles.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier. 1903 pp.102 with photo. frontispiece and biographical sketch of Edmondston. Contents in fine condition. Original green boards in fine condition. C.E. Salmon’s copy (author of ‘Flora of Surrey’) with his bibliographic notes to front pastedown. Also has bookplate of Sir George Taylor to ffep. A most pleasing copy.
£80.00 [ref: 53789]

Argyll Saxby, C.F. (Ed.). Edmondston’s Flora of Shetland. Comprehending a list of the prevalent wild-flowers, horse-tails, club mosses and ferns of the Shetland Isles.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier. 1903 pp.102 with photo. frontispiece and biographical sketch of Edmondston. Signature. Presentation copy from a member of the Saxby family. Contents in nr. fine condition. Original green boards in nr. fine condition.
£22.50 [ref: 65814]

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Armitage, A.M. Armitage’s Garden Perennials. A Colour Encyclopedia.
Pub. Timber Press. 2000 pp.323 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw.
£12.00 [ref: 40759]

Armitt, J. Harold. Bee-keeping for Recreation and Profit. Relating craftmanship to the bee colony’s natural development and instinctive behaviour.
1st. Ed. Pub. A. A. Ladbrook. [1952] pp.98 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. ‘With best wishes, J. Harold Armitt, July 1966’ neatly written to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£22.50 [ref: 71031]

Armitt, J. Harold. Bee-keeping for Recreation and Profit. Relating craftmanship to the bee colony’s natural development and instinctive behaviour.
1st. Ed. Pub. A. A. Ladbrook. [1952] pp.98 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Signature to ffep. Thor. vg. hardback in facsimile dustwrapper
£5.00 [ref: 70719]

Armstrong, David. A History of the Red Helleborine. (Cephalanthera rubra).
1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society. 2022 pp.110 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus., plus maps. 8vo. New softback.
The Red Helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra) is a rare and enigmatic member of the orchid family, surrounded by secrecy and intrigue, and Gloucestershire is one of its strongholds in the British Isles. David Armstrong, has spent the best part of 30 years studying and researching this plant whilst working for the National Trust. This has involved visits to the few other known sites in the country as well as the local ones, literature searches, and visits to various herbaria, all pulled together in this illustrated book to create a fascinating read.
£10.00 [ref: 64016]

Armstrong, P. Darwin’s Desolate Islands: A Naturalist in the Falklands, 1833 and 1834.
1st. Ed. Pub. Picton Publishing, 1992 pp.147 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A detailed account, compiled from Darwin’s field notes, the Beagle’s log and manuscript charts drawn up by Captain Robert Fitzroy, of Darwin’s two visits to the Falkland Islands.
£7.50 [ref: 70322]

Arnall, L. and Kemer, I.F. Bird Diseases.
1st. Ed. Pub. T.F.H. 1975 pp.528 with col. & b/w. photos., b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hardback in pictorial boards.
Provides a highly practical guide to birds in health and illness with the emphasis on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Deals primarily with cage and aviary birds, but includes game birds, water fowl, pigeons and birds of prey.
£10.00 [ref: 39702]