Insects & Spiders
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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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Insects & Spiders Books & Ephemera
Chrysalis : Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis
by Kim Todd
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$18.72
Chasing Monarchs : Migrating With The Butterflies Of Passage
by Pyle, Robert Michael
Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin - Riverside Press. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1999. First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#004505: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Copy has prior owner's nameplate neatly affixed to corner of front flyleaf. Boards and all other pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "One of the most fascinating books every written about butterflies. It's also a lively and compelling...
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$29.00
First Lessons in Beekeeping
by Dadant, C P
Hamilton, IL: Dadant & Sons, 1983. 3rd Ed 6th Pr. Paperback. 8vo. 256 Pgs.. Nr Fine. First Lessons in Beekeeping published by Dadant & Sons, Hamilton, IL, 1983. 3rd Edition 6th Printing. Paperback. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. 127 Pgs. ISBN 0915698021. Revised and rewritten by M. G. Dadant, J. C. Dadant, Dr G H Cale, and Howard Veatch. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Description text copyright 2015 BooksForComfort. Item ID 30036.
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$20.19
Bumblebees - New Naturalist # 98
by Benton, Ted
London, United Kingdom: Collins 2006. 8vo. xi., 580 pp., illustrated throughout, this is an account of the behaviour and ecology of bumblebees. The author provides information of the lives of the 25 species of bumblebee found throughout the UK, which includes: colour photographs of the sexes and castes of all species; detailed photographs of the bumblebee habitats; and more. A detailed and up-to-date account of the behaviour and ecology of bumblebees. This group of relatively large, colourful and...
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£100.00
The Complete Guide to Beekeeping
by Morse, Roger A
New York: Dutton. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. Third Printing. Hardcover. 052508360X . "The practical guide to successful beekeeping." A bit of dust spotting to the top edge (not to interior of book), else a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings (just a little spotting).; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 207 pages .
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$12.95
Insect Natural History (Collins New Naturalist)
by IMMS, A. D
Paperback. Acceptable.
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£9.66
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. Caterpillar, moths, pupa, leaf. With attractive hand written note in pencil "Salicis". Tab. IX.
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$60.00
Butterflies
by E. B. Ford
Collins, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 1946. Reprinted. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white and colour plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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£8.97
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Classis I. Papilionum Nocturnorum [Silk worm]
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. The silk worm as caterpllar, silk sack, laying eggs, pupa. With light attractive pencil inscription "Silk worm and Mori". Tab. VIII.
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$75.00
Pond Life
by Trevor Beebee
London: Whittet Books, 1992. Whittet Books, London. 1992 1st edition hardback. Very Good. 215 x 150 mm, 128 pages. Line drawings by Phil Egerton. Book Condition: Very good, clean, tight binding, pictorial boards. An excellent guide to life in freshwater ponds, both animal and plants. Nisely illustrated with line sketches. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Pictorial Boards. Illus. by Phil Egerton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£4.00
Australia's Insect Life
by Wilson, Peter
Horwitz Publications, North Sydney, 1970. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition/Martin. profusely illustrated with colour photography, the book is designed to assist the nature lover with identification through colour illustrations showing a representative selection of live is thrown in sex photographed in their natural state. The book is second-hand, there is slight rubbing on the bottom edge of the front panel, but no other damage. Size: Trade Paperback. 50 pages. Please...
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A$10.01
The life of the bumblebee
by Alford, D. V
London : Davis-Poynter, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 80 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects: Apoidea (superfamily). Apis mellifera (species). Honeybee. Genre: Nature. Language: English.
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$21.60
The Bee-Keepers' Record and Adviser. A Monthly Journal Devoted to Practical Bee-Keeping. Volume XV. - 1897. (Vol. XV. No. 84 to 95)
by Cowan, Thomas W.; Carr, W. Broughton (Editors)
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd., 1890. Hardback, marbled paper covered boards. Vol. XV. No. 84 to 95. vi, 196pp. Illus. Binding marked and worn. Previous owners' bookplate to front pastedown, details to front free end-paper. Foxing to end-papers, ffep creased. Scarce. (an5). Hard Cover. Good.
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£48.00
A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe.
by E N Arnold, J A Burton
London: Collins, 1978. Very Good/Pictorial boards. 8vo. 200 x 130mm, 272 pages. Excellent colour and line drawings by D W Ovenden. Book condition: Very good, clean pictorial boards, bright, not faded, tight binding, minor browning to spine. Comments: A comprehensive ID guide to reptiles and amphibians including: salamanders, frogs, toads, tortoises, turtles, terrapins, lizards, slow worms and snakes, all nicely illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Covers. Very Good/Pictorial Boards. Illus. by D W Ovenden....
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£10.00
Moths
by E.B.Ford
Collins, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1955. No Edition Remarks. 266 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor sunning to spine and edges with...
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£12.45
The Silken Web; A Natural History of Australian Spiders
by Simon-Brunet, Bert
Reed New Holland, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic / Illustrations. foreword by Dr Brian Roberts, introduction by author, acknowledgements, glossary, references, appendix and index. Illustrated end pages, showing various insects, including spiders of course, in a bush setting. The text is illustrated with numerous colour photographs, the occasional coloured illustration and black-and-white illustrations. Blue coloured...
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A$30.03
The life of the bumblebee
by Alford, D.V
Davis-Poynter, 1978. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g./V.g.. No inscriptions.
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£10.00
Our Insect Friends and Foes and Spiders : A Series of Fascinating Stories of Bee, Ant, Beetle, Bug, Fly, Butterfly, Moth, and Spider Life; With Sixty-four Pages Reproducing Over 500 Insects and Spiders and Their Habits in Their Natural Colors
Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society, 1935. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering. 7""w x 9 3/4""h. 254 pages. Many color and b&w illustrations.
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$39.20
The butterflies of the British Isles
by South, R
Frederick Warne, 1947. Reprint of new edition. Publisher's cloth, gilt butterfly on front cover. V.g./No Jacket. Ffep spotted.
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£10.00
New Naturalist #59, Ants
by M V Brian
London: Collins, 1977. Collins, London. 1977 1st hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 225 x 155 mm, 223 pages.Colour plates, b/w photos, line drawings. Book Condition: Very good, clean, tight, green boards, neat owner's plate inside cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good, not price-clipped, unfaded spine, Mylar sleeving as published. One of the scarcer NN titles with a print run of only 4000 copies. The book investigates ants as insects, types of British ant, ant structure, feeding, nesting, brood...
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£60.00
The Encyclopedia of Animals, A Complete Visual Guide
by Various
Weldon Owen Pty Ltd, 2008. Very good/Very good. 4to. 270 x 230mm, 608 pages; weighs 2.5 kgs! Colour photos, super colour drawings, maps. Book condition: Very good, clean pictorial boards, tight binding, no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good, clean, bright, not faded, slight edge rubbing with faint creasing and small repaired tear to rear upper edge, not price-clipped, will be protected in removable clear book wrap upon sale. Comments: A very comprehensive guide to wildlife, describing and...
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£10.00
Texas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
by Beck, C. Malcolm; Garrett, John Howard
Austin: Universtiy of Texas Press. Very Good. 1999.. First Edition. Paperback. 168 pages .
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$30.00
Bumblebees (New Naturalist 40)
by John B. & Colin G. Butler with appendices by Ian H. H. Yarrow Free
Collins, London, 1968. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. New Naturalist Series, No. 40; illustrated by colour frontis. (of workers, queens & males of some common bumblebees) & by 46 b/w.photo's. with line drawings in the text; jacket design by by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. First Thus. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv + 208 +1. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection....
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£100.00
