Insects & Spiders
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Chrysalis
by Kim Todd
Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Merian. An artist turned naturalist known for her botanical illustrations, she was born just sixteen years after Galileo proclaimed that the earth orbited the sun. But at the age of fifty she sailed from Europe to the New World on a solo scientific expedition to study insect metamorphosis—an unheard-of journey for any naturalist at that time, much less a woman. When she returned she produced a book that secured her reputation, only to have it savaged in...
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The Abc and Xyz Of Bee Culture
by A I Root
A cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee: bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. Facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee-keepers, and afterward verified in our apiary. (Subtitle of the 1910 edition.)
A Field Guide To Insects
by Borror- Donald J / White- Richard E
Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides—their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. Detailed descriptions of insect orders, families, and many individual species are illustrated with 1,300 drawings and 142 superb color paintings. Illustrations - which use the unique Peterson Identification System to distinguish one insect from another - include size lines to show the actual length of...
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The Complete Field Guide To Stick and Leaf Insects Of Australia
by Paul D and Jack W Hasenpusch Brock
Insects & Spiders Books & Ephemera
Peterson Field Guide To Eastern Butterflies, A: 2 (Peterson Field Guides)
by Peterson, Roger Tory
Paperback. Very Good.
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NZ$16.35
Insects
by Mariner Books Staff; Donald J. Borror; Richard E. White
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1998. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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NZ$11.12
REVISIONAL NOTES ON AFRICAN CHARAXES (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDADAE) Complete in 10 Parts.
by Van Someren, V. G. L
London: The British Museum, 1963. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to. Parts I-X complete, 1963-1975, in original card wrappers; 167 b/w plates. Part X includes Palla and Euxanthe. Bindings very good, parts I-III a little more worn and spotted, contents clean and tight with a little spotting to page edges of first few parts, no inscriptions. A very good set. (Bulletin of The British Museum (Natural History) Entomology).
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NZ$255.54
New Naturalist No. 98 BUMBLEBEES
by Benton, Ted
London: Collins, HarperCollins, 2006. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 580. Numerous colour plates and black and white drawings. Dust jacket as new, not price clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Green Buckram boards fine with bright gilt to spine. Contents clean and tight, unread. A new first edition copy [Referenced by "Collecting the New Naturalists" - NN98A].
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NZ$181.01
Records of the South Australian Museum Volume 26 Part 2 November1992
by Jones, P. G; Hutchison, M; Matthews, E.G.; Thurmer, J.M.(Editors)
Adelaide: South Australian Museum. 1992. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 79 pages. Contents: First report of the enigmatic metazoan Anomalocaris from the southern hemisphere; Mollusc type speciments in the South Australian Museum; Jeffocoris gen.n - a new podopine genus from Australia; Hunting with hides: Ethno-historical reflections on...
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NZ$22.25
The Moths of the British Isles
by South, R
London: Warne, 1980. 427; 379, 289 col + b/w plates, text figs. . HB. 2 vols, small 8vo. Vg in d/w's.. New (4th) edition, edited by H.M. Edelsten, D.S. Fletcher, and J. Collins. Reprint (this edition first published 1961)..
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NZ$53.24
Locusta Germanica
by [Locust Engraving] Rosel, A J
Germany, 1746. 18th century copperplate engraving with period handcolor from "Insecten Blustigung" by Roesel Von Rosenhof. Approx. 6 1/4 x 7 3/4", very good condition. Locust anatomical structure with surrounding views of anatomical features. Tab IX.
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NZ$102.13
APIS THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS a close up look at Apis Mellifera - the Honeybee
by Royle, Graham
United Kingdom: BBNO, 2010. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 44 pages; b/w and colour illustrations throughout. Covers very good with light general wear only. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A near fine copy..
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NZ$51.11
IN PURSUIT OF LIQUID GOLD
by Ogden, R. B
Cornwall: BBNO, 2001. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 103 pages, colour & b/w illustrations photographs. Covers very good with a little general wear and slight rubbing. Contents clean and tight, ex-library book with stamps on title and dedication page. Otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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NZ$17.04
SPIDERS OF CONNECTICUT State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. 70
by Kaston, Julian, Benjamin
USA: Hartford, State Geological and Natural History Survey, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 875 pages; numerous b/w illustrations. Original hardback binding, good with some general wear and rubbing, worn library stamp to front board. Contents clean and tight, contains library bookplates and stamps from the Goodell Library Massachusetts College, no inscriptions, otherwise unmarked. A very good ex -lib copy..
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NZ$80.92
Classis II Papilionum Nocturnorum
by [Moth Engraving] Rosel, A J
Germany, 1746. 18th century copperplate engraving with period handcolor from "Insecten Blustigung" by Roesel Von Rosenhof. Approx. 6 1/4 x 7 3/4", very good condition. Caterpillars, moths, pupa, eggs. With hand written note in pencil "dispar". Tab III.
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NZ$127.66
Thoughts on Animalcules: or, a Glimpse of the Invisible World Revealed by the Microscope
by Mantell, Gideon Algernon
London: John Murray, 1850. New edition. Small square octavo, pp xvi, 144, (4). + publisher's catalogue 8 pages, with 12 lithographed plates, delicately hand-coloured, all edges gilt, very clean internally, a contemporary signature on the front endpaper [Charles H. Hingeston, 1852], original blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering on upper cover, slightly faded, a little worn at the corners, very neatly re-backed with a modern cloth spine, unlettered. Still a very pleasing copy of a work which is...
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NZ$351.37
Insects of Australia, 2 Volumes : A Textbook for Students and Research Workers
by Division of Entomology CSIRO
Melbourne University Press, Australia, 1991. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. 1137 pages. 2-volume set (complete). *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Melbourne University Press, Australia, 1991. Second Printing. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for clipped...
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NZ$258.68
The Butterflies of Hispaniola
by Schwartz, Albert
University Press of Florida, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Text is Very Clean. No writing or tears to text. Has minor shelf wear.
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NZ$37.45
The Introduction of Queen Bees
by SNELGROVE, L. E
The Introduction of Queen Bees
SNELGROVE, L. E.
Purnell, Faulton, Somerset, 1940, first edition, hardback, Vg, boards blue/gilt with small gilt vignette to front, b/w frontispiece in addition to 10 full page technical drawings of equipment, 205 pp. Light shelf wear with bumps to corners, smattering of marks to both front and back, previous owner inscription on front free end paper (see scan), several pages neatly annotated in pencil, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned, light foxing to end... Read more about this item
SNELGROVE, L. E.
Purnell, Faulton, Somerset, 1940, first edition, hardback, Vg, boards blue/gilt with small gilt vignette to front, b/w frontispiece in addition to 10 full page technical drawings of equipment, 205 pp. Light shelf wear with bumps to corners, smattering of marks to both front and back, previous owner inscription on front free end paper (see scan), several pages neatly annotated in pencil, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned, light foxing to end... Read more about this item
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NZ$45.78
Beekeeping Study Notes for the: BBKA BASIC, SBKA Basic Beemaster, FIBKA Preliminary, Examinations
by Yates, J. D.; Yates, B. D
St Austell: Bee Books New & Old, 1999. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. Large 8vo. vii & 153 pages. Card covers fine, slight fading to rear cover. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy..
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NZ$29.81
A SMALL ARCHIVE OF THE NATIONAL HONEY SHOW SCHEDULE OF PRIZES and PROGRAMMES and AWARD LISTS 1936-1939
by National Honey Show
London: National Honey Show, 1936. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. a small collection of rare apicultural ephemera, one programme of which with excellent provenance as it was the copy belonging to the Show Commmittee chairman The Rev. D. L. Bryce and was especially interleaved with blank pages for his notes. Archive as follows: 1) Programme fo the 14th National Honey Show, 1936 Crystal Palace; 24 pages with entry form loosely inserted; with separate stapled pamphlet Award List for 1936; this...
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NZ$149.06
PROGITABLE BEE-KEEPING FOR SMALL-HOLDERS AND OTHERS
by Geary, Henry
London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1911. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 124 pages plus adverts; b/w illustrations. Original boards very good, the spine has been carefully repaired using acid free woven paper. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, gathers a little loose in places, paper a little toned, otherwise unmarked. A very good copy..
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NZ$74.53
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BRITAIN'S SPIDERS [WILDGuides - British Arachnological Society]
by Lawrence Bee, Geoff Oxford and Helen Smith
London: Princeton University Press, 2017. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 480 pages, colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Original softcover binding, fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked. A fine tight copy. .
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NZ$51.11
THE CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES
by Higgins, L. G
London: Collins, 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. 320 pages, b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket very good with very little wear, not price-clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Contents clean and tight. A near fine unmarked copy..
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NZ$31.94
BEE CRAFT The Official Organ of the British Bee-Keepers' Association 1971-1997 (27-year run)
by Various
Kent: Bee Craft (The British Bee-Keepers' Association), 1971. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. A very good 27 year run all in original stapled monthly parts, missing just two issues:- Nov & Dec of 1982 (so 322 of 324 monthly parts). All in very good condition. Large runs such as this appear to be scarce..
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NZ$468.49
LIVING WITH KILLER BEES
by Flakus, Greg
California: Quick Trading Company, 1993. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 144 pages, b/w illustrations & photographs. Covers very good with a minimal general wear. Contents clean and tight, neat previous owner's signature to the inside cover, front page, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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NZ$21.30
Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
by Paul Waring, Martin Townsend
British Wildlife Publishing, 2003. British Wildlife Publishing. 2003 1st edition paperback. Very Good. 215 x 135mm, 432 pages. Excellent colour plates by Richard Lewington, colour photos. Book Condition: Very good, clean, bright, not faded, not creased, tight binding, no inscriptions - a nice clean copy! Comments: A superb comprehensive identification guide for moths, with excellent colour illustrations by Richard Lewington, considered to be something of a 'bible' by moth enthusiasts, and...
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NZ$63.89
British Pyralid and Plume Moths
by Beirne, B.P
London: Warne, 1954. 208, 16 col plates, 189 text figs. sm. 8vo. HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in slightly worn d/w (in removable protective sleeve; price-clipped). From the library of British coleopterist, Robert Angus, with his name pencilled to endpaper.. 2nd (best) edition, with new colour plates by S.N.A. Jacobs..
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NZ$63.89
