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A CHECK LIST OF BRITISH INSECTS
Written by Georeg Sidney Kloet; Walter Douglas Hincks.
Stock no. 1821268
Published by T. Buncle & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Red suede limp boards, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Printed on thin tissue paper. lix and 483 pages including subscribers list to rear. Spine slightly faded, boards a little grubby. Minor nibble to lower corner of text block. Book plate to front pastedown. Front hinge starting to pull but binding tight.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF INSECTS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (CYANAMID WRAPPER)
Written by E.F. Linssen. Illustrated by Gordon Riley.
Stock no. 2130454
Published by Frederick Warne. 1st thus 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers book no. 17. New edition. With over 150 colour illustrations and 96 line drawings and 30 photographs. In rare advertising wrapper. With a section on spiders. ISBN: 072321574X. Small bump along bottom edge of front cover and to spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine, with edge-creasing and a few chips and nicks.

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SYNOPSES OF THE BRITISH FAUNA No. 6 - LUMBRICIDAE (ANNELIDA)
Written by L. Cernosvitov; A.C. Evans.
Stock no. 2127993
Published by Linnean Society of London. 1947. Very good condition.

Card wraps. With a Key to the Common Species (of earthworms). B/w illustrations. Browning to cover edges.

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BUTTERFLIES OF SURREY
Written by Graham A. Collins.
Stock no. 1815914
Published by Surrey Wildlife Trust. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A detailed study of all Surrey's butterflies. Identification guide and information about each species and its distribution. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 87 pages including index. ISBN: 095260650X.

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FLEAS FLUKES AND CUCKOOS (NMN 7)
Written by Miriam Rothschild; Theresa Clay.
Stock no. 2116263
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist monograph. B/w photos and drawings. A study of bird parasites. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine is faded. Couple of small inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby in places, with some edge-creasing; small piece of loss to top of spine.

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LADYBIRDS (NN 81)
Written by Michael E.N. Majerus.
Stock no. 1709260
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 81. 16 colour plates and over 150 b/w photos and drawings. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 369 pages including index. ISBN: 0002199343. Dustwrapper spine faded.

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FLEAS FLUKES AND CUCKOOS (NMN 7)
Written by Miriam Rothschild; Theresa Clay.
Stock no. 2107936
Published by Collins. 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist monograph. B/w photos and drawings. A study of bird parasites. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Some light wear to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to edges with some edge-tears and chips; only a little loss to top of spine.

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BACO SETA: IL DISCORSO DEL FILO
Written by Enzo Pifferi.
Stock no. 1806217
1st 1988. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Silkworm, text in Italian, English, French and German. Large format. Black boards, yellow titles. B/w illustrations, colour photos.

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BUTTERFLIES OF SURREY
Written by Graham A. Collins.
Stock no. 1806105
Published by Surrey Wildlife Trust. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A detailed study of all Surrey's butterflies. Identification guide and information about each species and its distribution. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 87 pages including index. ISBN: 095260650X. A fine copy in green pictorial wrapper which is lightly rubbed at corners. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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NOMADS OF THE WIND THE MIGRATION OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND OTHER WONDERS OF THE BUTTERFLY WORLD
Written by Ingo Arndt; Claus-Peter Lieckfeld; Peter Huemer.
Stock no. 1805386
Published by Papadakis. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A beautiful photographic record of the Monarch and many other equally fascinating butterflies by award-winning nature photographyer Ingo Arndt. Large format. Yellow paper boards, black title to spine. Fabulous colour photographs throughout. ISBN: 9781901092929. Slight fading to lower edge of boards. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LOCUST
Written by Jeffery A. Lockwood.
Stock no. 1802966
Published by Basic Books. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The devastating rise and mysterious disappearance of the insect that shaped the American frontier. Black paper spine with gilt title, light tan paper boards. xxiii and 294 pages including index. ISBN: 0738208949. Top & tail of spine bumped, lower corners bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is lightly creased at top & tail of spine and a little scuffed.

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REVISION DER INDO-AUSTRALISCHEN OPIINAE
Written by Max Fischer.
Stock no. 1802933
Published by The Hague. 1st 1966. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Series Entomologica Volume 1. Text in German. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. vi and 167 pages including index. A fine copy in a white pictorial wrapper which is a little grubby and worn at corners.

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