David Dunbar - Aurelian Books

Antiquarian and Rare Books and Prints about Butterflies, Moths and Natural History

 0208 455 9612

Category: 1941 Onwards

All books in good second hand condition unless otherwise stated.

1. NABOKOV'S BUTTERFLIES


B BOYD & R M PYLE, NABOKOV'S BUTTERFLIES, 2000,783 pages, extensively illustrated in text and with 16 colour pages, with unpublished and uncollected writings, h/b, d/j, Penguin Press.
Stock No. 1488
£35.

2. BIRD AND BUTTERFLY MYSTERIES


ACWORTH B, BIRD AND BUTTERFLY MYSTERIES, 1955, 303 pages, illustrated, a few pencil annotations, Eyre & Spottiswoode
Stock No. 29
£15

3. BUTTERFLY MIRACLES AND MYSTERIES


ACWORTH B, BUTTERFLY MIRACLES AND MYSTERIES, 1947, 260 pages, colour frontispiece, illustrated by A D A Russwurm, d/J. good, Eyre & Spottiswoode
Stock No. 30
£10

4. LEAVES FROM A MOTH HUNTERS NOTEBOOK


ALLAN P B M, LEAVES FROM A MOTH HUNTERS NOTEBOOK, 1980, 20 page biographical introduction on the author, in all 280 pages, edited by R S Wilkinson, near mint condition, bookplate of J M Chalmers-Hunt, E W Classey Ltd.
Stock No. 1478
£45

5. LARVAL FOODPLANTS


ALLAN P B M, LARVAL FOODPLANTS, 1979, 2nd edition, 126 pp, as new, Watkins & Doncaster.
Stock No. 1422
£12

6. BUTTERFLY LIVES


BEAUFOY S, BUTTERFLY LIVES, 1947, 128 pages, numerous b/w photos of most British butterflies, 4to, good copy, Collins.
Stock No. 36
£5

7. A RECORDER'S LOG BOOK OR LABEL LIST OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, INDEX


BRADLEY J D & FLETCHER D S, A RECORDER'S LOG BOOK OR LABEL LIST OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, INDEX, 1983, 59pp, with Corrigenda and addenda, Leicestershire Museums Service
Stock No. 1425
£6

8. AN INDEXED LIST OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES


BRADLEY J D & FLETCHER D S, AN INDEXED LIST OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES, 19986, 119 pages, soft covers, Kedleston Press.
Stock No. 1416
£10

9. WINGS IN THE MEADOW


BREWER J, WINGS IN THE MEADOW, 1967, xi-189l pages, drawings by H B Kane, dust-wrapper, J M Dent
Stock No. 38
£8

10. BUTTERFLIES


BREWER J, BUTTERFLIES, 1976, 175 pages, extensively illustrated with photos by K B Sandved,. Abrams.
Stock No. 39
£20

11. COMPLETE GUIDE TO BRITISH BUTTERFLIES


BROOKS M & KNIGHT C, COMPLETE GUIDE TO BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, 1982, 159 pages, the first book with colour photos of all the life-stages of the British butterflies, a good natural history and guide, Cape.
Stock No. 41
£20

12. THE OXFORD BOOK OF INSECTS


BURTON J,, THE OXFORD BOOK OF INSECTS, 1979, revised and reprinted, 208 pages, numerous colour plates, a large portion of the book featuring nearly all the British butterflies and 231 moths, hardback with dustjacket, very good condition, Oxford UP.
Stock No. 42
£10

13. F. W. FROHAWK - HIS LIFE AND WORK


CHATFIELD J,, F. W. FROHAWK - HIS LIFE AND WORK, 1987, 184 pages, a finely illustrated book including many reproductions of Frohawk's paintings and drawings of birds, animals and butterflies, a fascinating insight into the life of a truly exceptional artist whose study and paintings of butterflies and their life-cycles are to this day unsurpassed, a good copy in dustwrapper, Crowood Press.
Stock No. 43
£25

14. BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN


COPPING H, BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN, (1950's) 34 pages, colour illustrated children's book, Puffin.
Stock No. 44
£5

15. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE BROWN-TAIL MOTH (1782)


CURTIS W, A SHORT HISTORY OF THE BROWN-TAIL MOTH (1782), No. 18 of a limited edition of 1,000, 1969 facsimile, introduction by W T Stearn, 18pp, 13 pages colour plate, cloth, a Curwen Facsimile.
Stock No. 45
£12

16. A LEPIDOPTERIST'S HANDBOOK


DICKSON R, A LEPIDOPTERIST'S HANDBOOK, 1976, 138 pages, illustrated with photos and drawings, A.E.S.
Stock No. 46
£5

17. BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS


DUNCAN F M, BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, 1927, 88 pages, 3 colour plates and other illustrations, decorated boards and end papers, Hodder & Stoughton.
Stock No. 47
£6

18. BUTTERFLY LORE


ELTRINGHAM H, BUTTERFLY LORE, 1923, 180 pages, colour frontispiece, illustrated, OUP.
Stock No. 48
£15

19. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES


FORD E B, BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, 1951, 31 pages, 16 colour plates, dust-wrapper, good copy, scarce King Penguin No. 41.
Stock No. 49
£25

20. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES


FORD E B, BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, 1951, 31 pages, 16 colour plates, contents broken from covers King Penguin No. 41.
Stock No. 50
£10

21. LOVE AMONG THE BUTTERFLIES


FOUNTAINE M, LOVE AMONG THE BUTTERFLIES, 1980, 223 pages, 4to, very attractively illustrated with many colour and b/w photos, etc., the worldwide travels and single-minded adventures of a butterfly collecting daughter of a Norfolk clergyman, dustjacket. Collins.
Stock No. 51
£20

22. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES A FIELD GUIDE


GOODDEN R, BRITISH BUTTERFLIES A FIELD GUIDE, 1978, 144 pages, the first book to have colour photographs of all the British butterflies, hardback with laminated printed covers, David & Charles.
Stock No. 53
£12

23. ALL COLOUR BOOK OF BUTTERFLIES


GOODEN R, ALL COLOUR BOOK OF BUTTERFLIES, 1973, large 4to, beautiful colour photos, dustjacket, Octopus Books.
Stock No. 54
£8

24. CONCISE GUIDE TO BUTTERFLIES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE


GOODDEN R & M, CONCISE GUIDE TO BUTTERFLIES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE, 1991. 103 pages, illustrated by Joyce Bee, paperback. New Holland.
Stock No. 55
£4

25. BUTTERFLIES ON MY MIND, THEIR LIFE AND CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN TODAY


GRAY D, BUTTERFLIES ON MY MIND, THEIR LIFE AND CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN TODAY, 1978, illustrations by Brian Hargreaves, 125 pages, a book of interest to both the amateur and professional alike with, ahead of its time, a strong emphasis on a conservation theme, d/j, Angus & Robertson.
Stock No. 56
£15

26. THE AURELIAN, (1766)


HARRIS M, THE AURELIAN, (1766), 1986, reduced facsimile with Introduction by Robert Mayes, 104 pages quarto, 44 plates and frontispiece, cloth, excellent reproduction of the original prints much enhanced by the informative commentary added by R Mayes, Country Life Books.
Stock No. 58
£25

27. THE ENGLISH LEPIDOPTERA, OR, THE AURELIAN'S POCKET COMPANION


HARRIS M, THE ENGLISH LEPIDOPTERA, OR, THE AURELIAN'S POCKET COMPANION, reprint 1969, colour frontispiece, xv-67 pages, J Robson (E W Classey Ltd reprint).
Stock No. 59
£15

28. NEW Bi-LINGUAL CATALOGUE OF THE BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA


HESLOP I R P, NEW Bi-LINGUAL CATALOGUE OF THE BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA, 1938, 131pp, quarto, W Heffer & Son.
Stock No. 60
£18

29. REVISED INDEXED CHECK LIST OF THE BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA


HESLOP I R P, REVISED INDEXED CHECK LIST OF THE BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA, 1964, 145 pages, with English names of 2404 species, card covers Library edition
Stock No. 1038
£10

30. THE CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES


HIGGINS L G, THE CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES, 1975, 320 pages, 700 line drawings, d/w, Collins.
Stock No. 62
£15

31. FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE


HIGGINS & RILEY, FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE, 1973, dustjacket, 380 pages, including 60 colour plates of 700 specimens, maps, etc. Collins
Stock No. 63
£10

32. WHY NOT EAT INSECTS?


HOLT V M,, WHY NOT EAT INSECTS?, Originally published in 1885 and reprinted by E W Classey Ltd, 1978, 99 pages, facsimile in card covers - slug soup, woodlouse sauce and, yuk, much more!
Stock No. 64
£6

33. SOUTH'S BRITISH BUTTERFLIES


HOWARTH T G, SOUTH'S BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, 1973, xiii-210 pages, 24 colour plates and 27 text figures of adult butterflies, 24 colour plates of early stages copied from the originals by F W Frohawk, 57 distribution maps, completely rewritten by T G Howarth based on the classic by Richard South and now a classic in its own right, slip case slightly worn, dustjacket, published Frederick Warne.
Stock No. 65
£40

34. COLOUR IDENTIFICATION GUIDE TO BRITISH BUTTERFLIES


HOWARTH T G, COLOUR IDENTIFICATION GUIDE TO BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, an abbreviated version of the previous item, a useful identification guide, with 48 plates, Warne.
Stock No. 66
£15

35. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES


HYDE G,, BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, 1950, viii-96 pages, 8 colour plates and other illustrations, d/w, A & C Black.
Stock No. 67
£7

36. GENERAL TEXTBOOK OF ENTOMOLOGY


IMMS A D,, GENERAL TEXTBOOK OF ENTOMOLOGY, 1957, 9th edition revised, 886 pp, text illustrated. Methuen & Co. (Other editions usually available, please enquire).
Stock No. 68
£15

37. MIGRATION AND DISPERSAL OF INSECTS BY FLIGHT


JOHNSON C G,, MIGRATION AND DISPERSAL OF INSECTS BY FLIGHT, 1969, 763 pages, few library stamps, hardback, Methuen & Co.
Stock No. 69
£20

38. BUTTERFLIES OF EUROPE, CONCISE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES


KUDRNA O,, BUTTERFLIES OF EUROPE, CONCISE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES, 1985, 447 pages, an extensive bibliography of over 5300 items with subject index, dustjacket, Aula-Verlag, Wiesbaden.
Stock No. 71
£35

39. BUTTERFLIES OF EUROPE, ASPECTS OF THE CONSERVATION OF BUTTERFLIES IN EUROPE


KUDRNA O, BUTTERFLIES OF EUROPE, ASPECTS OF THE CONSERVATION OF BUTTERFLIES IN EUROPE, 1986, 324 pages, maps, diagrams and a few colour photos, hardback with dustjacket, Aula-Verlag, Wiesbaden.
Stock No. 72
£30

40. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA - 1608 TO 1799


LISNEY A A,, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA - 1608 TO 1799, published 1960, 315 pages, 8vo, many illustrations, this is an essential reference work for collectors and researchers of early butterfly and moth books and literature, mint, Chiswick Press.
Stock No. 74
£120

41. KEY TO NAMES OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS


MACLEOD R D, KEY TO NAMES OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, 1959, 86 pages, Pitman.
Stock No. 75
£15

42. THE PURSUIT OF MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES, AN ANTHOLOGY


MATTHEWS P,, THE PURSUIT OF MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES, AN ANTHOLOGY, 1957, 141 pages, 4 colour and 32 b/w plates, adventures and exploits of butterfly and moth collectors around the world, Chatto & Windus.
Stock No. 76
£25

43. BRIGHT WINGS OF SUMMER


MEASURES D G,, BRIGHT WINGS OF SUMMER, 1976, 160 pages, colour photos, paintings and drawings, d/w. Cassell.
Stock No. 77
£10

44. VERBORGEN PARADIJZEN


MERIAN M S, VERBORGEN PARADIJZEN, Biography by J S Nienhuis, 1952, 33 pages and 24 reproduction plates, text in Dutch, d/w, (in the style of King Penguins), Amsterdam.
Stock No. 78
£12

45. DAS KLEINE BUCH DER TROPENWUNDER


MERIAN M S, DAS KLEINE BUCH DER TROPENWUNDER, 1935, 56 pp including 24 colour plates, (in the style of King Penguins), Leipzig.
Stock No. 79
£4

46. THE WONDROUS TRANSFORMATIONS OF CATERPILLARS


MERIAN M S, THE WONDROUS TRANSFORMATIONS OF CATERPILLARS, 1978, 33 pages, 50 facsimile engravings selected from Eurarium Ortus (1718), 8vo, with slip case, Scolar Press.
Stock No. 80
£20

47. BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES


MOUCHA J, BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES, 1963, 130 pages colour plates, d/j, Spring Books.
Stock No. 81
£15

48. BEAUTIFUL MOTHS


MOUCHA J,, BEAUTIFUL MOTHS, 1966, 138 pages, including many colour plates by F Prochazka, quarto, d/j, Spring Books.
Stock No. 82
£25

49. SCIENTIFIC NAMES OR BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA, THEIR HISTORY AND MEANING


MAITLAND EMMETT A, SCIENTIFIC NAMES OR BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA, THEIR HISTORY AND MEANING, 1991, 288 pages, a meticulous exploration of the derivation and meaning of the scientific names of the British butterflies and moths, Harley Books.Paperback
Stock No. 83
£30

50. BRITISH & EUROPEAN BUTTERFLY VERNACULAR NAMES


McCALL W, BRITISH & EUROPEAN BUTTERFLY VERNACULAR NAMES, 1997 2nd edition, 77pp, illus. p/b.
Stock No. 84
£6

51. BUTTERFLY HAUNTS


NEWMAN L H,, BUTTERFLY HAUNTS, 1948, 138 pages, b/w photos, good condition but with slight browning to end papers, coloured dust jacket, Chapman & Hall.
Stock No. 85
£25

52. BUTTERFLY HAUNTS


NEWMAN L H, BUTTERFLY HAUNTS, 948, 138 pages, b/w photos throughout, no d/j, Chapman Hall.
Stock No. 86
£20

53. BRITISH MOTHS AND THEIR HAUNTS


NEWMAN L H, BRITISH MOTHS AND THEIR HAUNTS, 1949, 143 pages, b/w photos throughout, with dustjacket, E Ward.
Stock No. 87
£12

54. TRANSFORMATIONS OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS


NEWMAN L H, TRANSFORMATIONS OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, 1952, 256 pages, 8 attractive colour plates and many photos, dustjacket, good copy. Ward & Lock & Co. Ltd.
Stock No. 88
£20

55. TRANSFORMATIONS OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES


NEWMAN L H, TRANSFORMATIONS OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, nother copy but without dustwrapper.
Stock No. 89
£15

56. LINGER AND LOOK


NEWMAN L H, LINGER AND LOOK, 1952, 199 pages, illustrated. Staples Press.
Stock No. 90
£7

57. BUTTERFLY FARMER


NEWMAN L H, BUTTERFLY FARMER, 1954, 208 pages, b/w photos, published by the Country Book Club.
Stock No. 91
£10

58. LOOKING AT BUTTERFLIES


NEWMAN L H, LOOKING AT BUTTERFLIES, 1959, 1st edition, 131 pages, colour plates, d/j, quite a good id guide, Collins.
Stock No. 92
£10

59. ANTS FROM CLOSE-UP


NEW L H, ANTS FROM CLOSE-UP, 1967, xiv-112 pages, photos by S Dalton, d/j, Cassell.
Stock No. 93
£12

60. HAWK-MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE


NEWMAN L H, HAWK-MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE, 1965, 148 pages, beautiful colour and b/w photos of the moths and larvae, descriptive text on all species, dust jacket, ex-library copy, Cassell.
Stock No. 94
£35

61. CREATE A BUTTERFLY GARDEN


NEWMAN L H, CREATE A BUTTERFLY GARDEN, 1967, 114 pages, many photos and text illustrations, dustjacket, Baker.
Stock No. 95
£12

62. LIVING WITH BUTERFLIES


NEWMAN L H,, LIVING WITH BUTERFLIES, 1967, xi-228 pages, 63 photographs, a revised, extended and reset version of Butterfly Farmer, dustwrapper, J Baker.
Stock No. 96
£25

63. COMPLETE BRITISH BUTTERFLIES IN COLOUR


NEWMAN L H, COMPLETE BRITISH BUTTERFLIES IN COLOUR, 1968, 148 pp, 62 colour plates illustrating all British species including male and female imago, all other life-stages and larval foodplants, good, d/w. Ebury Press.
Stock No. 97
£15

64. WANDER AND WATCH


NEWMAN L H & MURRAY J C, WANDER AND WATCH, 1954, 195pp, photos, Staples Press.
Stock No. 98
£10

65. SOME BRITISH MOTHS


RILEY N, SOME BRITISH MOTHS, 1944, 32 pages, 16 colour plates, spine worn, printed covers. King Penguin.
Stock No. 99
£3

66. BUTTERFLY COOING LIKE A DOVE


ROTHSCHILD MIRIAM, BUTTERFLY COOING LIKE A DOVE, 1991, 215 pages, extensively illustrated with colour and black and white pictures, d/w, Doubleday. In this informal and informative auto-biographical anthology, Miriam Rothschild follows the trail of wings through history, art, science, and literature to give us delightfully eccentric compilation. A magical journey ...writings and stories. Doves, the symbol of the spirit, and butterflies, the symbol of the soul. Obscure poems, fine paintings, rare prints and ancient works brought together in an amazingly erudite and engaging style.
Stock No. 100
£60

67. DEAR LORD ROTHSCHILD, BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES HISTORY


ROTHSCHILD M, DEAR LORD ROTHSCHILD, BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES HISTORY, 1973, 398 pages with photographs and other illustrations, the story of an extraordinary, brilliant and sometimes bizarre family with many references to Lepidoptera and entomology, hard back with dustjacket, iSi Press.
Stock No. 101
£40

68. ABERRATIONS OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES


A D A RUSSWURM, ABERRATIONS OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, 1978, 151pages, 48 colour plates, extreme examples of albinism, dimorphism, gynandromorphism, teratologica, homoeosis and other aberrations, this book in the natural successor to F W Frohawk's earlier work Varieties, d/w, Classey.
Stock No. 102
£36

69. RECORD OF MY LIFE WORK IN ENTOMOLOGY


SACKEN, C R OSTEN, RECORD OF MY LIFE WORK IN ENTOMOLOGY, 1977, 242pages, with appreciation and preface by K G V Smith, limited edition 250 copies (97), Classey.
Stock No. 103
£20

70. BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS


SEPP C & J C, Text DR S MCNEIL, BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, 1978, 234 pages, colour plates, facsimiles of beautiful handcoloured 18th century engravings of butterflies and moths, as new, M Joseph.
Stock No. 104
£20

71. THE BUTTERFLIES' FLY-PAST


SIMPSON C, THE BUTTERFLIES' FLY-PAST, 1998,127pp, with 8 colour plates of butterflies by Mandy Shepherd, the trials and thrills of studying butterflies in the field, stimulating views on entomological subjects the author puts life on paper, produces facts and ideas that will be new to many. Written with obvious enjoyment of butterflies and the countryside, Peregrine Books.
Stock No. 105
£20

72. BUTTERFLIES


SONNTAG L,, BUTTERFLIES, 1980, a little book of literature, poems and art, Leprechaun Library.
Stock No. 106
£3-50

73. INSECT LIFE IN BRITAIN


TAYLOR G, INSECT LIFE IN BRITAIN, 1945, 47 pages including 8 plates in colour and b/w illustrations. d/w, Collins.
Stock No. 108
£4

74. BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS IN BRITAIN


TEMPLE V, BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS IN BRITAIN, 1945, 120 pages, 10 colour litho plates and many other illustrations, a very good copy with dustjacket Batsford.
Stock No. 109
£12

75. BUTTEFLIES, the young specialist looks at


WARNECKE G, BUTTEFLIES, the young specialist looks at, 1964, 128 pages, colour and b/w illust. of British and European butterflies and moths, p/b, Burke.
Stock No. 110
£4

76. BUTTERFLY WATCHING


WHALLEY P, BUTTERFLY WATCHING, 1980, 160 pages, well illustrated with photos, maps, drawings and diagrams, an enjoyable guide to observing butterflies in the field, Severn House Publishing.
Stock No. 111
£10

77. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH (EYE WITNESS SERIES)


WHALLEY P,, BUTTERFLY AND MOTH (EYE WITNESS SERIES), 1988, 4to, 64 pages, colour illustrated throughout, d/j, published by Dorling Kindersley in association with Natural History Museum.
Stock No. 112
£10

78. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS


WESTELL W P, BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, xii-106 pages, no date c1950, colour frontispiece and text drawings, Chapman & Dodd.
Stock No. 113
£7

79. BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS ‘Look and Find Out'


WESTELL W P, BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS ‘Look and Find Out', 1957, 175 pages, b/w illustrations., d/w, Macmillan.
Stock No. 114
£5

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