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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. Our Stock
Latest NewsNEW 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 1950 1954, 1955 1959, £45 each. 1960 1964, 1965 1969, £40 each. 1970 1974, 1975 1979, £35 each, 1980 1984, 1985 1989, £25 each. 1990 1994, 1995 1999, £20 each 2000 2006 (7 years) £20 The whole run discounted to £300 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 >/p> BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION NEWS, number 33 Autumn 1984 to 53 Spring 1993, plus number 55 & 56, 21 issues. £25 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 BooksDavid 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. Recent AcquisitionsClick here to view books recently purchased into stock. Special or Unusual ItemsClick here to view special and unusual items. Code of PracticeAurelian Books is a member of the PBFA - a trade association for antiquarian and secondhand bookdealers - and we are signed up to their Code of Practice. To read the code please click here. Aurelian Books ~ David Dunbar
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