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Now Published! British Butterflies - A History in Books


The Entomologist's Library


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Category: Americas & Caribbean

All books in this section in good secondhand condition.

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1. BUTTERFLIES OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
BARCANT M, BUTTERFLIES OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1970, colour and monotone plates with over 400 species described, still a very useful field guide. dustjacket in excellent condition, Collins
Stock No. 1202
£40

2. LES ATTACIDAE AMERICAINS, THE ATTACIDAE OF AMERICA, ARSENURINAE
LEMAIRE Claude, LES ATTACIDAE AMERICAINS, THE ATTACIDAE OF AMERICA, ARSENURINAE, 1980, 198pp, text in English and French, line diagrams and maps, 72 b/w and 4 colour plates, soft covers, published Neiilly-sur-Seine, France.
Stock No. 1157
£60.

3. LES ATTACIDAE AMERICAINS, THE ATTACIDAE OF AMERICA, ATTACINAE
LEMAIRE Claude, LES ATTACIDAE AMERICAINS, THE ATTACIDAE OF AMERICA, ATTACINAE, 1978, 238pp, text in English and French, line diagrams and maps, 49 b/w plates, soft covers, published Neiilly-sur-Seine, France.
Stock No. 1158
£70.

4. LES MORPHO D AMERIQUE DU SUD ET CENTRALE
MOULT E LE, REAL A P, LES MORPHO D AMERIQUE DU SUD ET CENTRALE, 1962/3, 2 vols, xiv - 296 pages (1), 20 colour plates and 72 in black and white, large format 25x33 cms, a comprehensive work, card covers, in excellent condition, Editions du Cabinet Entomologique le Moullt.
Stock No. 1125
£125

5. THE JOURNAL OF THE BARBADOS MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BARBADOS, THE JOURNAL OF THE BARBADOS MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1953, VOL xx, with article and list of insects of Barbados by R W E Tucker 25 pages, 1969 8 page article Attempted Re-Appraisal of the Butterflies of Barbados by Rev E J Pearce with 2 colour plates with 3 butterflies the Monarch, Painted Lady and a skipper Hylephila phylaeus, (a duplicate of the second item is available at £10)
Stock No. 1031
the two £15

6. BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTH AMAZONIA
GARWOOD KIM, LARMAN RICHARD, WILL & GILL CARTER, BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTH AMAZONIA, 2007 just out, a photographic checklist of common butterflies, A5 size, 272 pages with some 2000 colour photos of butterflies and a few day-flying moths mostly with under and upper wing shots each identifies with American and scientific names and locations where seen, an indispensable guide for the beginner in the south American tropics, spiral bound with stiff laminated covers. RiCale Publishing. New.
Stock No. 135
£55

7. AUDUBONS BUTTERFLIES MOTHS AND OTHER STUDIES
Ford, Alice, AUDUBONS BUTTERFLIES MOTHS AND OTHER STUDIES, 1952, 120 pages, many colour and monotone illustrations predominently of birds and insects, in a slip case all in very good condition, together with an extra 16 of the colour plates unbound in a folder, quater cloth and buckram, The Studio Publications Inc.
Stock No. 1032
£20

8. THE NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLY WALL CHART
Various, THE NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLY WALL CHART, Spectacular wall chart containing illustrations and information on more than 200 North American butterflies, 8 sections each measuring 8 x 12 inches joined and folded into hardcover binding in book form, can be used as one extended wall poster or cut into sections, distribution maps and basic information about butterfly characteristics, life-cycles, behaviour and current ecological status, text by Marcus Schneck. HUGE DISCOUNT FOR 10 OR MORE COPIES - 50%+
Stock No. 136
£15

9. MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES; THEIR CLADISTICS AND BIOLOGY,
ACKERY P R & VANE-WRIGHT R I , MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES; THEIR CLADISTICS AND BIOLOGY,, 1984, 425pages extensively illustrated in colour and b/w, as new, British Museum.
Stock No. 137
£55.

10. WINGS IN THE MEADOW
BREWER J, WINGS IN THE MEADOW, 1970 edition, 190 pages, with illustrations by H B Kane. d/j, J M Dent & Snbs Ltd
Stock No. 138
£6

11. JAMAICA AND ITS BUTTERFLIES
BROWN F M & HEINEMAN B, , JAMAICA AND ITS BUTTERFLIES, 1972, 478pp, 169 species illustrated in colour, maps, large quarto, d/w, an extensive natural history of the island’s butterflies, as new, E W Classey.
Stock No. 139
£38

12. COLORADO BUTTERFLIES
BROWN F M, , COLORADO BUTTERFLIES, 1954-7, 368 pp, b/w illustr. Proceedings of the Denver Museum of Natural History.
Stock No. 140
£30

13. HUNTING INSECTS IN THE SOUTH SEAS
CHEESMAN E, HUNTING INSECTS IN THE SOUTH SEAS, 1932, x-243 pages, photos, P Allan & Co.
Stock No. 141
£25.

14. BUTTERFLIES OF CALIFORNIA
COMSTOCK J A, BUTTERFLIES OF CALIFORNIA, 1927, 63 full colour plates, 334 pages with many text illustrated, 477 species featured, binding defective otherwise good. Published in Los Angeles.
Stock No. 142
£200

15. HOW TO KNOW BUTTERFLIES
COMSTCOCK J H, HOW TO KNOW BUTTERFLIES, 1943, 311 pages, 45 colour plates with tissue guards, text illus, d/w, Comstock Publishing.
Stock No. 143
£20

16. BUTTERFLIES OF THE AMERICAN TROPICS, THE GENUS ANAEA
COMSTOCK W P, BUTTERFLIES OF THE AMERICAN TROPICS, THE GENUS ANAEA, Lepidoptera Nymphalidae, 1961, xiii-214pp, 30 full-page colour plates each showing from 8 to 12 specimens, 10x13”, a fine copy in near mint condition, published by the American Museum of Natural History.
Stock No. 144
£55

17. BUTTERFLIES OF OREGAN
DORNFELD E J, BUTTERFLIES OF OREGAN, 1980, 276 pages, 4 colour plates and 48 b/w, and 192 distribution maps, specially bound in hard covers, Timber Press, Oregan.
Stock No. 145
£25

18. A LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA AND KEY TO ITERATURE OF THIS ORDER OF INSECTS
DYAR H G, A LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA AND KEY TO ITERATURE OF THIS ORDER OF INSECTS, 1902, xix - 723 pages, Smithsonian Institute, Bulletin of the United States National Museum, pages uncut and untrimmed with original paper covers, Washington
Stock No. 146
£60

19. INSECTS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
ESSIG E O, , INSECTS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA, 1929, 1035 pp, profusely illustrated throughout with photos and drawings, MacMillan.
Stock No. 147
£20

20. BUTTERFLIES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES
FERRIS C D & BROWN F M, BUTTERFLIES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES, 1980, 442 pp, b/w illustrations, distribution maps. University Press of Oklahoma.
Stock No. 148
£25

21. THE MOTHS OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO – BOMBYCOIDEA SATURNIIDAE
FERGUSON D C, THE MOTHS OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO – BOMBYCOIDEA SATURNIIDAE, 1971/2, fascicle 20.2, 275 + xxi pages, 22 excellent colour plates, as new, E W Classey Ltd.
Stock No. 149
£60

22. THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
FRENCH G H, THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES, 1886, 402 pages, 93 line drawing illustrations in text, original red cloth binding, a good copy, rare, Lippincott Company, Pa.
Stock No. 150
£45

23. CALIFORNIA BUTTERFLIES
GARTH J S & TILDEN J W, CALIFORNIA BUTTERFLIES, 1986, 20 colour and 4 monotone plates illustrating 230 species frequently found in California, a convenient modern field guide, 248 pages, University of California Press
Stock No. 151
£20

24. BUTTERFLIES THROUGH BINOCULARS
GLASSBERG J, BUTTERFLIES THROUGH BINOCULARS, 1993, 160pages, 40 pages of 300 colour photos showing some 160 species found in the north-east USA, basic natural histories, locations, OUP
Stock No. 152
£18

25. THE MOTHS OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO, SPHINGOIDEA (HAWKMOTHS)
HODGES R W, THE MOTHS OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO, SPHINGOIDEA (HAWKMOTHS), 1971, fascicle 21, 138 + xii pages, 14 colour plates, as new, E W Classey Ltd
Stock No. 153
£60

26. THE BUTTERFLY BOOK
HOLLAND W J, THE BUTTERFLY BOOK, 1899, 1st edition 4to, 382 pp, 48 colour and monochrome plates, title page in two colours, text illustrations, slight weakening of binding and wear on spine label, a good copy, Doubleday, Page & Co.
Stock No. 154
£50

27. THE BUTTERFLY BOOK
HOLLAND W J, THE BUTTERFLY BOOK, 1901, xx-382pp, 48 colour plates, text drawings, good copy. Doubleday Page & Co.
Stock No. 155
£25

28. THE BUTTERFLY BOOK
HOLLAND W J, THE BUTTERFLY BOOK, 1920, xx – 382 pages, 48 colour plates, text drawings, binding damaged, good reading copy. Doubleday Page & Co.
Stock No. 156
£20

29. THE MOTH BOOK
HOLLAND W J, THE MOTH BOOK, 1968, 48 colour plates, xxiv - 479 pages, p/b, a little worn, useful guide, Doubleday
Stock No. 157
£15.

30. THE INSECT BOOK
HOWARD L O, THE INSECT BOOK, (a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American Insects…), 1902, xxvii- 427 pages, many line drawings in text and 48 plates (15 coloured), quarto, hardback green cloth, edges untrimmed, nice copy, Hutchinson & Co. London.
Stock No. 158
£25

31. FIGHTING THE INSECTS, the Story of an Entomologist
HOWARD L O, FIGHTING THE INSECTS, the Story of an Entomologist, 1933, xvii-333pp, the life of an entomologist in the USA from 1878 to 1931, Macmillan
Stock No. 159
£25

32. BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA (EAST STATES)
KLOTS A B, BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA (EAST STATES), 1951, 349 pagesp, 417 species illustrated 247 in colour, d/w Riverside Press.
Stock No. 160
£15

33. CATALOGUE OF THE AMERICAN HESPERIODEA: HESPERIDAE )LEPIDOPTERA)
MIELKE, OLAF H H, CATALOGUE OF THE AMERICAN HESPERIODEA: HESPERIDAE )LEPIDOPTERA), 2005, 6 volumes, vol 1 Complementary and Supplementary parts to the Checklist of the Neo-tropical Hesperioidae: Pyrrhopyginae, vol 2 Eudamini, vol 3 Pyrgini, vol 4 Adlerodea-Lychnuchus, vol 5 Megaleas-Zenis, vol 6 Heteropterinae-Megathyminae, Index, in all 1536 pages, in colour printed colour soft covers, a major taxonomic and bibliographic work on the neo-tropical American Skippers, 400 copies of this edition produced, published Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia, Brasil.
Stock No. 1224
£145

34. THE BUTTERFLIES OF VENEZUELA
NEILD A F E, THE BUTTERFLIES OF VENEZUELA, Part 1 Nymphalidae, (Limenitidinae, Apaturinae, Charaxinae), 1996, 146 pages, 1195 images of butterflies on 332 platesStock No. 161
£90

35. RECORD OF MY LIFE WORK IN ENTOMOLOGY
OSTEN-SACKEN C R , RECORD OF MY LIFE WORK IN ENTOMOLOGY, 1973, appreciation and introduction K G V Smith 14 pages, facsimile of 1903 edition, ix - 242 pages, Classica Entomologica series 2 published by E W Classey Ltd.
Stock No. 162
£25

36. AN ATTEMPTED RE-APPRAISAL OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF BARBADOS....,
PEARCE REV. E J, AN ATTEMPTED RE-APPRAISAL OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF BARBADOS....,, 1969, 7pp, 2 colour plates, extract from the Journal of the Barbados Museum & N. H. S.
Stock No. 163
£8.

37. CENTURIE DE LEPIDOPTERES DE L’ILE DE CUBA 1832
POEY P H, CENTURIE DE LEPIDOPTERES DE L’ILE DE CUBA 1832, 1970, reprint by E W Classey Ltd, with xii page introduction C F Cowan, 100 pages including 18 colour plates, main text in French, an excellent facsimile of this rare and historically interesting work, dustjacket.E W Clsassey Ltd
Stock No. 164
£25

38. THE AUDUBON SOCIETY FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES
PYLE R M, THE AUDUBON SOCIETY FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES, 1988 4th printing from 1981, 928 pages including over 1000 photographs identifying some 600 species, a chunky but well-useable pocket guide in floppy plastic covers, inscribed and signed by the author in 1999, publisher Paul Steiner
Stock No. 165
£20

39. MARIPOSAS DE VENEZUELA Fauna Entomologica Venezlana, Lepidopteros – Rhopaloceros 1902
RAYMOND T, MARIPOSAS DE VENEZUELA Fauna Entomologica Venezlana, Lepidopteros – Rhopaloceros 1902, 1982, large quarto facsimile edition with additional commentary and index, the original manuscript version and 55 beautiful paintings by Raymond are excellently reproduced, hardback with dustjacket, Ediciones Corpoven
Stock No. 166
£125

40. BUTTERFLIES OF THE WEST INDIES, A FIELD GUIDE
RILEY N D, BUTTERFLIES OF THE WEST INDIES, A FIELD GUIDE, 1975, 224pp, with colour 338 illustrations (not all life-size) of all the commonest species of the Caribbean region, island distribution table, text descriptions, an easily portable book for travel, Collins
Stock No. 167
£25

41. MACROLEPIDOPTERA OF FIJI AND ROTUMA, A TAXONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY
ROBINSON G S, MACROLEPIDOPTERA OF FIJI AND ROTUMA, A TAXONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY, 1974, 362 pages + 15 maps and keys, 357 specimens in monotone figures, plates of line drawings and index, E W Classey Ltd
Stock No. 168
£40

42. MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES
SIMON, HILDA, MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES, 1969, 120 pages, many full page and text paintings both coloured and monotone, d/w, fine copy, Vanguard Press, N Y.
Stock No. 169
£25.

43. THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY: INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLER
URQUART F A, THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY: INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLER, 1987, xxi – 232 pages, a comprehensive monograph well illustrated in colour, hardback with dustjacket, Nelson-Hall, Chicago
Stock No. 171
£35

44. THE BUTTERFLIES OF COSTA RICA
VRIES P DE, THE BUTTERFLIES OF COSTA RICA, 1987, Vol 1Papilionidae, Pieridae Nymphalidae,xxii – 328 pages with 50 colour plates and vol 2 Riodinidae, xvii- 288 pages 25 colour plates, hardback edition, Princetown University Press
Stock No. 172
£90.

45. ILLUSTRATIONS OF DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA
WEEKS J G, ILLUSTRATIONS OF DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA, 1905, xii-117pages, illustrated with 45 fine colour lithographic plates, recollections of collecting trips and descriptions of “unfigured” species from California, Colombia and Bolivia, signed by the author with his bookplate, cloth spine and paper-covered boards, The University Press, Cambridge, USA.
Stock No. 352
£200

46. BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTH AMAZONIA
GARWOOD KIM, LARMAN RICHARD, WILL & GILL CARTER, BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTH AMAZONIA, 2007 just out, a photographic checklist of common butterflies, A5 size, 272 pages with some 2000 colour photos of butterflies and a few day-flying moths mostly with under and upper wing shots each identifies with American and scientific names and locations where seen, an indispensable guide for the beginner in the south American tropics, spiral bound with stiff laminated covers. RiCale Publishing. New.
Stock No. 353
£55

47. LES SATURNIIDAE AMERICAINS, THE SATURNIIDAE OF AMERICA, CERATOCAMPINAE
LEMAIRE Claude SOLD, LES SATURNIIDAE AMERICAINS, THE SATURNIIDAE OF AMERICA, CERATOCAMPINAE, 1988, 480pp, text in a mixture of French, English and Spanish, maps, diagrams and 64 colour plates, soft card covers, published in Costa Rica
Stock No. 1156
SOLD

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