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BUTTERFLIES ON MY MIND
Written by Dulcie Gray. Illustrated by Brian Hargreaves.
Stock no. 1328724
Published by Angus & Robertson Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Touching on just about every aspect of the butterfly's life cycle, habitat, feeding and breeding habits. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0207958041. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly grubby and slightly worn at corners. Gold sticker to rear of wrapper stating "educational supplement information book award".

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THE ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BLOW-FLY (MUSCA VOMITORIA LINN) A MONOGRAPH
Written by Benjamin Thompson Lowne.
Stock no. 1828964
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1870. Good condition.

Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Ten hand-coloured plates. vi and 121 pages. Boards a little marked, rear board has a small nibble to lower edge exposing board, rear edge of spine has slight loss of cloth. Stop & tail of spine shelf-worn. Corners lightly bumped. Joints starting to crack. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Plate I is detached. All plates are present. Foxing throughout and a few grubby marks. A few annotations.

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THE DRAGONFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Cyril O. Hammond. Illustrated by A.E. Gardner.
Stock no. 1828959
Published by Curwen Books. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive illustrated work on the British Odonata. Enlarged illustrations of all the British species in colour and an illustrated key to the aquatic larval stages. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w distribution maps. 115 pages including index. ISBN: 0902068067. Foxing to text block and endpapers. Occasional foxspot to contents. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and scuffed.

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BEES, WASPS, ANTS & ALLIED INSECTS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Edward Step.
Stock no. 1828950
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

Wayside & Woodland Series. Brown cloth, gilt titles, gilt vignette of bee with open wings to front. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. B/w photos. 238 pages including index. Lower edges of boards lightly rubbed. A few light marks to boards else clean and bright. Text block lightly browned. Name in ink to title page. Else contents clean.

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THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Richard South.
Stock no. 1828949
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1945. Very good condition.

Wayside and Woodland Series. New Edition. With accurately coloured figures of every species and many varieties, also drawings of Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis and Food-plant and including the new generic names. Green cloth, gilt decorations, colour and b/w plates. Blue speckled text block. Pictorial endpapers. 212 pages including index. Reprint.Boards lightly rubbed /worn at edges. A few marks to boards. A few foxspots to prelims else contents clean.

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MONMOUTHSHIRE LEPIDOPTERA
Written by G.A. Neil Horton.
Stock no. 1828944
Published by Comma International Biological Systems. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Butterflies and Moths of Gwent. Green cloth, white titles, pictorial onlay to front. Colour photos. 351 pages including index. ISBN: 0951397753. Light bumping to board corners, light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Contents clean.

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THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES SERIES I (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Richard South; H.M. Edelsten; D.S. Fletcher.
Stock no. 1828877
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition.

New Edition. 4.75 x 6.75 inches. Edited and revised by H.M. Edelsten and D.S. Fletcher. Blue illustrated endpapers. Coloured frontis plus colour and b/w illustrations. With accurately coloured figures of every species also drawings of eggs, caterpillars, chrysalids and food plants. Series I. Blue boards, gilt titles. ISBN: 0723200017. Reprint. Boards clean and bright. Text block lightly browned. Large black felt-tip label with symbol to front pastedown. Light browning to endpapers and prelims.

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FLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Charles N. Colyer; Cyril O. Hammond.
Stock no. 1828876
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Wayside and Woodland Series. Burgundy cloth, gilt titles and fly vignette to front. Pink pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 383 pages including index. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards (shelf-wear) else boards clean and bright. Text block is lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is in three pieces: detached at front spine edge and rear flap. dustwrapper is very worn and creased, faded at spine, some loss including most of the lower half of the spine.

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THE DRAGONFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Cynthia Longfield.
Stock no. 1828875
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 2nd 1949. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Second (Enlarged) Edition. A descriptive history of all the British Species of Odonata or Dragonflies. Wayside & Woodland series. Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front. Pictorial endpapers. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 255 pages including index. Light rubbing to top & tail fo spine and lower board edges (shelf-wear). Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is worn and rubbed with some chipping, creased with a few large tears, annotation in ink to rear dustwrapper flap.

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GRASSHOPPERS, CRICKETS AND COCKROACHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by David R. Ragge. Illustrated by H.D. Swain.
Stock no. 1828874
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Burgundy imitation leather boards with gilt titles, gilt vignette to front. 22 colour plates and 130 text figures. Top edge red. Larger format for this series... 8.75" x 6". Includes a companion vinyl record "Songs of the British Grasshoppers & Crickets". Top front corner of board lightly bent. Rubber stamped black symbol to front pastedown. Text block lightly browned. One or two light margin marks else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with loss - large piece of loss to top front panel affects the title. Companion record is NOT included (is MISSING).

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THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES SERIES II (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Richard South; H.M. Edelsten; D.S. Fletcher.
Stock no. 1828873
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New edition. Wayside and Woodland Series. Blue textured boards with gilt titles and vignette. Plain endpapers. Colour and b/w plates. Blue mottling to text block. 379 pages including index. ISBN: 0723200025. Reprint. Boards clean and bright. Text block lightly browned and a little grubby. Large black felt-tip label with symbol to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. A few minor foxspots mainly to top margins. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn with a few small chips, foxing to wrapper flaps.

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FLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Charles N. Colyer; Cyril O. Hammond.
Stock no. 1828840
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 2nd 1968. Very good condition.

Second edition. Burgundy textured boards, gilt titles and vignette of fly to front. 25 colour plates, 28 half-tone plates and numerous text figures and diagrams depicting 286 representative species from original enlarged microscope drawings. 384 pages including index. Top edge red. ISBN: 0723200041. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Spine is lighty faded. Text block lightly browned with small stain to vertical edge. Couple of pale foxspots to verso of frontis else contents clean.

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