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| 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
20& DISCOUNT on all SEITZ & D ABRERA BOOKS for a very limited period - see sections under Overseas Lepidoptera
NEW STOCK - JUST IN. METHODS OF MOTH COLLECTING, J H Bell, 2nd, £18, DAYS WITH A BUTTERFLY NET, J H Bell, £20. 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, £120. 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. TRANSFORMATIONS OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, H N Humphreys & J O Westwood, 1849 (2nd), 42 handcoloured plates, could do with rebinding otherwise a nice cpy, £350. THE HOPE REPORTS 1908-1955, a collection of volumes, 7 to 12, 14 to 22, 25 to 27, containing a vast collection of papers and reports relating to all aspects of entomology which were printed for private circulation by the Hope Department of Zoology in Oxford, 18 volumes bound in quarter cloth with printed paper covered boards, ask for further details. £450.
AND FOR THE ORNITHOLOGIST - WITHERBY H F, JOURDAIN F C R, TICEHURST N F & TUCKER B W. THE HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS,1938-1941 reprint of 1948, 5 volumes, nearly 2000 pages, 147 plates (double sided, each with 4 attractive colour vignette illustrations of birds with habitat backgrounds, maps and text drawings, volume 5 contains additions and errata, cloth bound in excellent condition, pictorial dustjackets showing signs of wear and spines browned otherwise in a reasonable state , published by H F & G Witherby Ltd. £75
!! 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
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. £47 + £5 post.
The Millenium Atlas is now out-of-print but we still have a few copies at the original price of £30 + £5 postage. For full details go to British Lepidoptera Identification Guides - Britain.
REVISED LIST OF JOURNALS for sale
SOUTH LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL & NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, PROCEEDINGS (& TRANSACTIONS) then BRITISH JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY, 1923-1924 to 2006, a complete run, all in paper covers as issued, very good clean condition, nearly all with indexes, many photographic and colour plates and other illustrations, records of the very active society in the south east of England and many articles on entomology, particularly butterflies and moths, relating to many parts of the British Isles by well known writers and collectors, a rare opportunity to acquire a long run of this interesting journal extremely useful for reference.
£350.
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 Sring1986 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 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.
Butterfly Jewellery. A wholesalers huge closing stock of butterfly brooches, pendants, necklaces and other modern costume jewellery suitable for adults and children. Several thousand items for commercial resale or society fundraising. £500 the lot (works out at less than 10p an item). Call David Dunbar for more information on 020 8455 9612.
A History of Butterfly Books
David has also written an article entitled Chasing Butterfly Books that can be seen at the UK Butterflies website.
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