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| A wide range of books including identification guides, natural histories, conservation, ecology, art, photography and much more.
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| A huge selection of secondhand books with standard and popular works of the 20th century many now rare and collectable.
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Antiquarian
| Fine books from the 17th century onwards. Books with beautiful handcoloured plates.
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Aurelian Books specialises in books about butterflies, moths and other insects.
We have an extensive and carefully selected range of old and new books about every aspect of British Lepidoptera.
Other sections include overseas lepidoptera, natural history, collectables and journals.
Publication dates of our books cover a period of well over 350 years from 1634 to the present day.
There is something for everyone - the butterfly and moth enthusiast, the professional or amateur entomologist, conservationists and ecologists, book collectors, photographers, gardeners ... whatever your interest please enjoy browsing our stock.
And, if you decide to buy, we shall enjoy offering a quick, competitive and helpful service.
Unlike many on-line "shops" we are easily contactable on the telephone.
David Dunbar always welcomes enquiries and offers a personal contact to talk about books and find exactly what you are looking for.
Latest News
Please mote our office is closed until 18 February. Orders will be dealt with in order of receipt later on in the month - sorry for the delay.
THE ANTIQUARIAN SECTION IS NOW BEING ILLUSTRATED WITH PICTURES OF MOST ITEMS. THIS WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF BOOKS WHICH MAY BE OF INTEREST TO BUY AND WE HOPE TO FINISH THE WHOLE SECTION VERY SHORTLY.
PLEASE TELEPHONE OR EMAIL TO ORDER ITEMS IN THIS SECTION. ALL BOOKS ARE IN STOCK AND SAME DAY DISPATCH IS USUALLY POSSIBLE.
GOODSON A L & D K READ, ABERRATIONAL AND SPECIFIC FORMS OF BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA, 4 vols bound in 2, upwards of 500 pages of typescript photocopied one side of each sheet, published by the British Museum for internal use only, a mass of records with some extra handwritten annotations, superbly bound in modern pale brown quarter morocco and cloth boards, A4 size. £250.
CHAMBERLAIN W J, ENTOMOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE AND LITERATURE, 1946, 2nd edition, frontispiece and 135 pages, Oregon State Unversity. £30
R B FREEMAN, BRITISH NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS 1495-1900, 1980,over 4200 books listed, 437 pp, hardback in mint condition, published by Dawsons. £45.
THE AURELIAN, MOSES HARRIS, 1840, WESTWOOD EDITION, An uncoloured copy with the frontispiece of Harris, engraved title-page, anatomical plate, and 44 plates, small folio. £1200 - Please telephone for further details on 020 8455 9612.
A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF NATURE PRINTS OF EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES BY AN UNKNOWN COLLECTOR, c.1910-1938, 124 foolscap sheets with approximately 2750 specimens, all the widespread European species are represented particularly Swallowtails, Apollos, fritillaries and other nymphalids, locations are mainly southern France, Swiss and French Alps but also Greece, north Africa, and Britain. See Antiquarian section.
BRITISH BUTTERFLIES: A HISTORY IN BOOKS by DAVID DUNBAR, 2010, 176 pages with one hundred colour illustrations, dustjacket, signed copies available! for full details please click on the advertisement box on the lefthand side of website pages, published by the British Library, £34 + £3 post
!! NEW EDITION - NEW ADDITION!!
JEREMY THOMAS & RICHARD LEWINGTON,
THE BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND,
2010, 288 pages, hardback, more than 900 detailed colour illustrations making it the most complete collection of British butterfly images of all life-stages, essays on all the British species including life history and ecology, identification, distribution, conservation and folklore, a complete and fully revised version of the authors original and much acclaimed book. An essential work of reference and source of pleasureable reading for all those interested in butterflies. Published by British Wildlife Publishing, May 2010.
£24 + £5 post
The Millenium Atlas is now out-of-print but we still have a few copies at the original price of £20 + £5 postage. For full details go to British Lepidoptera Identification Guides - Britain.
NEW EDITION, Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles by Bernard Skinner illustrated by David Wilson, 2009. A revised version with 45 superb colour plates and 8 additional plates. NOW AVAILABLE. £40 + £6 post.
NEW STOCK - JUST IN. PRACTICAL HINTS FOR THE FIELD LEPIDOPTERIST, J W Tutt, 3 vols bound in one, original edition, interleaved, £50. THE INSECT HUNTERS COMPANION, Rev J Greene, 1870 2nd edn, £30. LAND AND WATER BUGS, Southwood & Leston, with d/j slightly worn, £150. BEETLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES, Linssen, 2 vols, no d/j, £100. INSECT MIGRATION, C B Williams, 1971 reprint with good d/j, £35. HISTORY OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, F O Morris, 1870, 72 plates, binding worn contents complete, £100.
REVISED LIST OF JOURNALS for sale
Various Contributors, THE ENTOMOLOGISTS RECORD AND JOURNAL OF VARIATION sold in 5 year batches
1980 1984, £25. 1985 1989, £25 .
1990 1994, £20. 1995 1997, £15. 2001 2006, £20
Various Contributors, THE ENTOMOLOGISTS RECORD AND JOURNAL OF VARIATION, 1945 (Vol 57) to 1949 (vol 61) 5 years complete (except missing part 10 of 1945) good condition.. £75
Various Contributors, THE ENTOMOLOGISTS RECORD AND JOURNAL OF VARIATION, Sold by the year. 1955 all parts £15. 1956 all £15. 1957 all £15. 1958 all except December £10.
Various Contributors, THE ENTOMOLOGISTS RECORD AND JOURNAL OF VARIATION, 1981 - 1984, all parts £30.
Various Contributors, THE ENTOMOLOGISTS RECORD AND JOURNAL OF VARIATION, 1955-1969, all parts but missing a few indexes £135.
(STAINTON H T), THE ENTOMOLOGISTS ANNUAL, 1874, 170 pages + 2 advertisements, 1 plate, yellow paper covered boards, hinges cracked, John Van Voorst. £25
INSECT & INVERTEBRATE WORLD INTERNATIONAL, 6 parts (all published) of an ambitious but short-lived popular A4 colour magazine, published in the mid-1980s. £20.
BUTTERFLY NEWS THE POPULAR BUTTERFLY AND CONSERVATION NEWSPAPER, numbers 1- 6, 8-14, 17-18 (all published), mid-1980s, edited by the notorious Simon Regan, an informative and entertaining tabloid promoting the butterfly houses and a wide interest in butterflies across the world, some browning of the paper, probably very few copies of this paper survive as its the sort of thing that gets chucked away, undeservedly!. £35.
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION NEWS, number 36 Sring 1986 to 53 Spring 1993, plus numbers 55 & 56, 17 issues in all. £22
J W TUTT, ENTOMOLOGISTS RECORD AND JOURNAL OF VARIATION, Vol 13, 10 of 12 parts lacking 3 & 5. £8
THE ENTOMOLOGISTS GAZETTE, Jan 1959 (1st) to Oct 1956, a complete run of the first 7 vols each in 4 parts with indexes which are slightly soiled but otherwise clean condition. £125.
THE ENTOMOLOGIST, Jan 1930 - Dec 1936, all monthly parts, a rare run. £48.
A History of Butterfly Books
David has also written an article entitled Chasing Butterfly Books that can be seen at the UK Butterflies website.
Click here to go directly to this article.
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