Category: Europe, North Africa & Middle East

1. THE ELACHISTIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) OF FENNOSCANDIA NAD DENMARK
TRAUGOTT-OLSEN E & NIELSEN E S, THE ELACHISTIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) OF FENNOSCANDIA NAD DENMARK, 1977, Volume 6, 299 pages, 16 colour plates of enlarged figures, line drawings and text illustrations, card covers, Scandinavian Science Press Ltd.
Stock No. 1111
£30

2. DE NEDERLANDE BLADROLLERS (TORTRICIDAE)
GRAAF BENTINCK G A & DIAKONOFF A, DE NEDERLANDE BLADROLLERS (TORTRICIDAE), 1968, 200 pages, 98 photo plates in monochrome each with a number of figures, cards covers, Amsterdam.
Stock No. 1112
£35

3. A CATALOGUE OF THE HESPERIDAE FROM EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA in the British Museum
EVANS W H, A CATALOGUE OF THE HESPERIDAE FROM EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA in the British Museum, 1949, xix-502 pages, 12 full page colour plates, 41 plates (printed both sides) of line drawings of genitalia, ex-library with a couple of faint small stamps and refernce numbers, a very good clean copy in firm blue cloth binding, published by British Museum and Quaritch.
Stock No. 1046
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4. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE DOBREE COLLECTION OF EUROPEAN NOCTUAE
BROWNE H B, A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE DOBREE COLLECTION OF EUROPEAN NOCTUAE, 1909, xv-156pp, Hull Museum Publications.
Stock No. 333
£20.

5. A CATALOGUE OF THE HESPERIIDAE FROM EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM…
EVANS W H, A CATALOGUE OF THE HESPERIIDAE FROM EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM…, 1949, xix- 502 pages, 11 colour plates and 42 plates of line drawings, blue cloth, published by the British Museum.
Stock No. 334
£60

6. (DIURA...) DIE SCHMETTERLINGE MITTELEUROPAS
FORSTER DR W & WOHLFAHRT DR T, TAGFALTER, (DIURA...) DIE SCHMETTERLINGE MITTELEUROPAS, 1955, 126 pp, 28 finely printed colour plates, with over 800 figures illustrating 233 species, plate keys, a few text annotations, a good copy with dust-wrapper, (German text) Stuttgart.
Stock No. 335
£80

7. THE LEPIDOPTERA OF EUROPE, A DISTRIBUTIONAL CHECKLIST
KARSHOLT O & RAZOWSKI J, THE LEPIDOPTERA OF EUROPE, A DISTRIBUTIONAL CHECKLIST, 1996, 380 pages + CD-ROM, 8470 species from 31 countries and 4 islands listed, Apollo Books
Stock No. 336
£70

8. BUTTERFLIES OF EUROPE
KUDRNA O, BUTTERFLIES OF EUROPE, Vol I, 1985, Concise Bibliography of European Butterflies, 447 pp, 800, over 6000 references, d/w, mint, Aula-Verlag.
Stock No. 337
£35

9. THE BUTTERFLIES OF EGYPT
LARSEN T B, THE BUTTERFLIES OF EGYPT, 1990, 112pp, 8 colour plates, d/w, Apollo Books.
Stock No. 338
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10. BUTTERFLIES OF OMAN
LARSEN T & K, BUTTERFLIES OF OMAN, 1984 reprint of 1st edn, 80pp, descriptions and colour illustrations of over 70 species also with habitat and life-cycle photos, useable as a fieldguide, Bartholomew Books.
Stock No. 339
£35.

11. BUTTERFLIES OF SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
LARSEN T B, BUTTERFLIES OF SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS, 1984, 166 pages 20 x 28cm format, 23 colour plates and numerous photos, covers 147 species of which 13 are exclusive to the Arabian peninsular, d/w, a good copy, Stacey International
Stock No. 340
£15

12. BUTTERFLIES OF CYPRUS
MAKRIS C, BUTTERFLIES OF CYPRUS, 2003, 331 pages, large format, extensive text interspersed with numerous colour close-up photos of butterflies and some early life-stages, English translation by George White, the major natural history of Cyprus butterflies, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
Stock No. 341
£40

13. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES AND BURNETS OF SPAIN
MANLEY LT.COL. W B L, & ALLCARD H G, A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES AND BURNETS OF SPAIN, 1970, 192 pages, 40 colour plates depicting many hundreds of specimens from the Spanish peninsular, the Canaries, Madeira and Balearic Islands, extensive notes on each species including location and appearance times, bibliographies, d/w, E W Classey Ltd.
Stock No. 342
£200

14. LES LEPIDOPTERES D EUROPE
MARTIN J,, LES LEPIDOPTERES D EUROPE, undated (c.1906), 301 pages, with 54 colour printed plates each with several figures of butterflies or moths some with larvae and foodplants, 19 x 13 cms oblong, page binding is loose and spine and covers lacking edges and worn but contents good condition, very rare item published by Schleicher Freres & Co.in Paris.
Stock No. 343
£130

15. SVENSKAFJARLIAR STORFJARILAR MACROCEPIDOPTERA
NORDSTROM F & WAHLGREN E,, SVENSKAFJARLIAR STORFJARILAR MACROCEPIDOPTERA, 1941, folio, 354pp, 50 finely printed colour plates illustrating the macro-lepidoptera of Sweden including many early life-stages, maps, text drawings and photos, half red morocco with marbled paper boards, a fine copy of this important work on Swedish butterflies and moths, text in Swedish, Stockholm.
Stock No. 344
£275

16. F R BERGE’S SCHMETTERLINGSBUCH
REBEL DR H,, F R BERGE’S SCHMETTERLINGSBUCH, 1910, large quarto, vi + 518pp, full page colour chromolithographic plates, text in German, green cloth, front cover with colour printed picture of butterflies amongst flowers and grasses, a fine copy, Stuttgart, Nagele & Sproesser.
Stock No. 345
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17. THE BUTTERFLIES OF MOROCCO, ALGERIA AND TUNISIA
TENNENT J, THE BUTTERFLIES OF MOROCCO, ALGERIA AND TUNISIA, 1996, 165 species, superb habitat photos, descriptive text of all species and extensive bibliography and journal list, Gem Publishing.
Stock No. 346
£100

18. DE BLOEMEN EN HAAR URIENDEN
THIJSSE J P, DE BLOEMEN EN HAAR URIENDEN, 1934, 93 pp, 4to, 140 colour printed cards pasted in with text, each card depicts butterflies, moths or other insects with flowers and measures 45 x 85 mm, text with some foxing. Amsterdam.
Stock No. 347
£35

19. ATLAS DE LOS LEPIDOPTEROS ROPALOCEROS DE EXTREMADURA
VILLANUEVA V G, ATLAS DE LOS LEPIDOPTEROS ROPALOCEROS DE EXTREMADURA, 1997, 122 pages, text in Spanish but with English introduction, useful distribution maps of the butterflies found in the Provinces of Caceres and Badajoz in Spain which are located to the east of central Portugal, Inst. Extremeno de Entomologica, Badajoz.
Stock No. 689
£15