Barber, A.D. Centipedes. Keys and notes for the identification of the species.
1st. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2009 pp.vii, 228 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback.
Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 58.
£32.50 [ref: 52031]

Barbour, T. Cuban Ornithology.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Club. 1943 pp.143 with sepia frontis. and one further sepia plate. 4to. Fine hardback.
After an introduction to Cuban ornithology, the text moves on to provide an annotated list of the birds of Cuba.
£40.00 [ref: 39502]

Barbour, T. Reptiles and Amphibians. Their Habits and Adaptations.
1st. Ed. Pub. George G. Harrap. [1923] pp.xx, 125 with b/w. figs. throughout. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering, vg. with some minor mottling to boards and a little wear to extremities.
A book which traces the evolutionary developements which reptiles and amphibians have undergone in adapting to varied environmental conditions.
£15.00 [ref: 67859]

Barbour, T. Reptiles and Amphibians. Their Habits and Adaptations.
1st. Ed. Pub. George G. Harrap. [1923] pp.xx, 125 with b/w. figs. throughout. 8vo. Hardback. Signature to ffep. Contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering in vg. condition lightly rubbed to extremities.
A book which traces the evolutionary developments which reptiles and amphibians have undergone in adapting to varied environmental conditions.
£15.00 [ref: 67857]

Barer, R. Lecture Notes on the Use of the Microscope.
2nd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Blackwell. 1959 pp.vii, 76 with text figs. 8vo. Very minor spotting o/w. contents fine. Cloth boards nr. fine with a little spotting in vg. dw.
A scientific introduction to the use of the microscope.
£12.50 [ref: 70263]

Barker, Dr. A. & Budd, P. Butterflies of Southampton and surrounding area.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Butterfly Conservation. 2005 pp.68 with colour photos. and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine softback. Scarce.
£25.00 [ref: 58862]

Barker, J. et.al. Everlasting Daisies of Australia. Identification, Propagation, Cultivation.
1st. Ed. Pub. C.H. Jerram & Assoc. 2002 pp.xii, 196 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Nr. fine softback. Out-of-print. Very scarce.
The result of five years of work by the Australian Daisy Study Group, this book covers all of the species in twelve genera of everlasting daisies. There are chapters on growing everlasting daisies, propagation, floral arrangements, floriculture, reproduction and hybridisation.
£65.00 [ref: 56250]

Barker, J.T. The Beauty of Flowers in Field and Wood: Containing the Natural Orders or Families of British Wild Plants; with their Moral Teachings Illustrated.
1st. Ed. Pub. Binns & Goodwin. [n.d. c.1852] pp.xii, 228 with 10 hand-coloured plates plus 20 page publisher’s catalogue. With additional illustrated title-page. 8vo. Hardback. AEG. Period signature. Contents fine. Original gilt and blind decorated cloth binding thor. vg. / nr. fine. Scarce.
“Designed to make botany simple, and field and wood rambles instructive and agreeable.”
£225.00 [ref: 60773]

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Barla, J.-B. Flore Mycologique Illustree. Les Champignons des Alpes-Maritimes. Avec l’indication de leurs proprietes utiles ou nuisibles.
New Ed. Pub. Libreria Basso, Alassio. 1996 pp.80, 81-110 plus 64 full-colour plates. Hardback. Folio. Bound in quarter leather over marbled boards. Fine condition. Scarce.
This is both a very pleasing reproduction of the original work published in 1888, with the addition of a 28-page section which makes the text more accessible to current readers. Contributors to the new section include Marcel Bon and Massimo Candusso.
£150.00 [ref: 58847]

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Barlee, J. Birds on the Wing.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 pp.128 with b/w. photos throughout. Small 4to. Thor. vg. hardback in good to vg. dw.
Fascinating. A detailed look at bird flight - how they fly and also many images of birds in flight.
£5.00 [ref: 60463]