Dietz, C. & Kiefer, A. Bats of Britain and Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.398 with superb colour photography throughout. 8vo. A new softback. RRP £30.00.
This concise and definitive guide presents all 45 bat species that regularly occur in Europe (of which 17 are known to breed in the British Isles). The extensive introduction details the remarkable biology of bats and explores the latest findings in bat evolution, behaviour and echolocation.
£27.00 [ref: 49749]

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Duff, A. and Lawson, A. Mammals of the World. A Checklist.
1st. Ed. Pub. A & C Black. 2004 pp.312. 4to. A new hdbk in new dw. RRP 24.99.
Complete listing of all recognised mammal species in the world. The result is the most up-to-date list ever produced, covering 5,027 species. English and scientific names are given for each species, as well as a brief summary of each species' range.
£20.00 [ref: 54034]

Dufresnes, C. Amphibians of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. A photographic guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2019 pp.224 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. Small 8vo. New softback. RRP £20.00.
A practical, comprehensive, reference packed with outstanding photographs. The definitive guide to all 138 amphibian species found in the Western Palearctic.
£18.50 [ref: 57279]

Duncan, I. et al. (Eds.). The Nature of the Malverns. An Ancient Landscape Steeped in Wildlife.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2018 pp.viii, 264 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. New hardback.
This is the first ever book to cover all aspects of the natural history of the Malvern Hills. Stretching 14 km north to south, one of the defining features of the area is the surprising number of habitats - a combination of hills, commons, woods and urban areas.
£34.50 [ref: 54608]

Edginton, B. Charles Waterton. A Biography.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Lutterworth Press. 1996 pp.xi, 254 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £29.00.
A true English eccentric, Yorkshire squire Charles Waterton (1782-1856) talked to insects, fought with snakes, rode an alligator and lived like a monk. Long before such things were fashionable, he turned his family estate into a nature reserve, while his three-volume natural history and his ‘Wanderings in South America’ became bestsellers in their day. This exuberant biography enthusiastically embraces its subject’s originality and quirky humour to celebrate the indomitable spirit of a pioneering environmentalist.
£20.00 [ref: 58302]

Evans, Sara. When the Last Lion Roars.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury 2018 pp.304 with a group of colour photos. 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw.
Sara Evans considers the cultural significance of the lion over thousands of years as well as its historic rise and fall as a global species. She also explores the many, and often complex, reasons that explain why numbers have plummeted so catastrophically in recent decades.
£14.99 [ref: 54613]

Fitter, J. Field Guide to the Wildlife of New Zealand.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2014 pp.276 with colour photographs throughout. 8vo. Very well illustrated. A new softback. RRP £16.99.
An excellent pocket guide. Considers birds, mammals, amphibians & reptiles, insects, the seashore, botany including alpine plants, lichens and herbs.
£15.50 [ref: 42812]

Fort, T. The Book of Eels. Their Lives, Secrets and Myths.
1st. Upd. Pbk. Ed. Pub. William Collins. 2020 pp.352. 8vo. New softback. RRP £9.99
A combination of social comment, biography and natural history, this work is an account of Fort's obsession with the eel, his journeying to discover the eel in all its habitats, and the people he meets in his pursuit.
£9.00 [ref: 58977]

Fortey, Richard. A Curious Boy. The Making of a Scientist.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2021 pp.x, 338 with b/w. photographs. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £20.00.
In this delightful memoir Richard Fortey, palaeontologist and natural historian, tells the story of how as a young boy he became fascinated with the natural world, leading to a long life exploring its secrets. He leads a journey through botany and birds, fossils and fungi, using a different object to lead each chapter.
£18.00 [ref: 60042]

Gascoigne, J. Captain Cook. Voyager Between Worlds.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hambledon Continuum. 2007 pp.xvi, 288 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £35.00
In his voyages, Captain Cook came across peoples with hugely different systems of thought and cultures. John Gascoigne explores what happened when the two systems met, and how each side interpreted the other in terms of their own beliefs and experiences.
£27.50 [ref: 57090]