Ball, R. Swarm Control.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2020 pp.37 with colour photos. and illus. Large 8vo. New softback.
“Richard Ball expertly, and succinctly details his experience in managing the honey bee’s natural swarm impulse. Required reading, and a required skill for beekeepers everywhere.” Kim Flottum, Growing Planet Media.
£9.00 [ref: 59400]

Ball, R. Swarm Control.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2020 pp.37 with col. photos. & illus. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
“Richard Ball expertly, and succinctly details his experience in managing the honey bee’s natural swarm impulse. Required reading, and a required skill for beekeepers everywhere.” Kim Flottum, Growing Planet Media.
£7.50 [ref: 73004]

Ballance, D.K. A History of the Birds of Somerset.
1st. Ed. Pub. Isabelline Books. 2006 pp.xii, 368 with colour photos., b/w. illus., and fold-out map. 8vo. Softback. Gentle sunning to spine o/w. fine.
This new Somerset avifauna is the first since 1988. Written in clear, engaging language, it covers the birds of the post-1974 County from the earliest times to the end of 2004, setting the most recent information on species, habitats, breeding and migration in an historical context.
£35.00 [ref: 63149]

Ballance, D.K. Birds in Counties. An Ornithological Bibliography for the Counties of England, Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
1st. Ed. Pub. Imperial College Press. 2000 pp.xvi, 563 with fold-out list of abbreviations. Large 8vo. Very minor spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
Includes all known books, pamphlets and papers which contain substantial studies of the birds of local areas, from a county down to a back garden or a gravel pit. Each county has an introduction on its boundaries and the history of its ornithology. There has been no comprehensive national publication of this kind since Mullens, Swann and Jourdain's Geographical Bibliography in 1920. A magnificent contribution to ornithological history.
£45.00 [ref: 62058]

Ballance, D.K. Birds in Counties. An Ornithological Bibliography for the Counties of England, Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
1st. Ed. Pub. Imperial College Press. 2000 pp.xvi, 563 with fold-out list of abbreviations. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Includes all known books, pamphlets and papers which contain substantial studies of the birds of local areas, from a county down to a back garden or a gravel pit. Each county has an introduction on its boundaries and the history of its ornithology. There has been no comprehensive national publication of this kind since Mullens, Swann and Jourdain's Geographical Bibliography in 1920. A magnificent contribution to ornithological history.
£50.00 [ref: 68050]

Ballance, D.K. Birds in Counties. [with First, Second & Third Supplements]. An Ornithological Bibliography for the Counties of England, Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
1st. Ed. Pub. Imperial College Press, Isabelline Books & The Author. 2000-2015 Four volume set. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., plus fine softbacks. The Second and Third Supplements are signed by the author.
Includes all known books, pamphlets and papers which contain substantial studies of the birds of local areas, from a county down to a back garden or a gravel pit. Besides Errata, Corrigenda et Addenda, the First Supplement includes a new section on the Channel Islands, the Second Supplement includes a new section on Ireland and the Third Supplement includes an Index to Journals & Authors.
£150.00 [ref: 59303]

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Ballance, David (et al). Somerset Atlas of Breeding and Wintering Birds. 2007-2012.
1st. Ed. Pub. Somerset Ornithological Society. 2014 pp.336 with colour photos., b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback.
This is the first published Atlas of breeding and wintering birds in Somerset and will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in the county's birds. It covers five years of fieldwork from winter 2007 to summer 2012 and contains maps for almost 200 species.
£10.00 [ref: 69077]

Ballance, David. (et al). Somerset Atlas of Breeding and Wintering Birds. 2007-2012.
1st. Ed. Pub. Somerset Ornithological Society. 2014 pp.336 with col. photos., b/w. illus. & dist. maps. Large 8vo. Small stain mark to bottom corner of text block o/w. a fine hardback. Signed by the book’s artist Mike Longman to title page, with original signed pencil sketch by him on facing page. Also comes with a newspaper article (dated Nov. 2014) which announces the release of this book. A unique copy.
The most detailed survey of Somerset birds with records having been collected by more than 600 volunteers.
£30.00 [ref: 51268]

Ballantyne, G.H. The Flowering Plants of Kinross. A checklist, with locations, of past and present species.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Scottish Wildlife Trust. 1985 pp.xvi, 111 with b/w. map of Kinross-shire at rear of book. Hardback. Nr. fine.
£7.00 [ref: 47996]

Bally, P.R.O. The Genus Monadenium. With descriptions of 21 new species.
1st. Ed. Pub. Benteli. 1961 pp.111 with 88 b/w. figs. and 32 col. and b/w. plates (in natural sizes) loosely inserted in rear pocket. 4to. Fine hardback in vg. plus dw. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist with his signature to ffep. and his address in Nairobi to dw. turn-in.
Monadenium is a genus of about 50 species related to Euphorbia. Almost all the species are native to tropical East Africa. A large number are found in Kenya and Tanzania. Most grow at elevations from 2,000 feet to 3,500 feet.
£95.00 [ref: 67621]