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NEW BOOKS 2019
CONTENTS
FRONTLIST
Frontlist
WPY 2
2019
Spring 2019 6
Autumn 2019 10
Backlist
Photography 18
Art 22
Prehistoric Life 28
Evolution 30
Life sciences 33
Earth sciences 37
The Museum 38
For children 40
Index 44
How to order 45
Front cover
© Fabien Michenet
Contents page
© Vincent Munier
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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Wildlife Photographer of the Year:
Unforgettable Portraits Portfolio 29
Rosamund Kidman Cox
Edited by Rosamund Kidman Cox
This is a collection of exceptional images from
Each year the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition
past years of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year
is seen by millions through a global tour and international
competition – the most famous and prestigious event
media coverage.
of its kind in the world.
Portfolio 29 displays the full collection of 100 images
Each portrait captures an intimate moment and reveals
awarded in the 2019 competition. They have been
the character of both the individual and often of the
selected by an international jury for their artistic
species itself.
merit and originality from approximately 45,000
£20.00 Such images require both photographic skill and £25.00 annual entries representing the work of dozens of
ISBN: 978 0 565 09466 9 knowledge of the subject that only comes from ISBN: 978 0 565 09486 7 nationalities. Displaying different styles, techniques
Hardback with jacket spending long periods in the field. Hardback with jacket and ways of seeing, the collection is both a showcase for
April 2019 October 2019 photographers who specialise in documenting the natural
254 x 250 mm (10 x 9¾ in) They have been taken by more than 50 award‑winning 254 x 250 mm (10 x 9¾ in) world and a celebration of nature.
128 pp • 65 colour photographs photographers worldwide, representing more than 20 160 pp • 100 colour photographs
Subject: Photography; wildlife Subject: Photography; wildlife Each picture is accompanied by the story of how it was
countries. Each is accompanied by a caption that tells
how the picture came to be taken and its importance as taken and what it reveals. The divisions are by subject
This is a collection of the most This powerful collection features – whether plants or animals, environment or landscape
a record of an unforgettable moment.
memorable portraits taken over the past the 100 winning images from the – and photographic genre, including portraiture, black
decades from the international Wildlife Wildlife Photographer of the Year and white and underwater. There are also special awards
Photographer of the Year competition. 2019 competition. for young and up-and-coming photographers and, most
important, for environmental and conservation stories,
Rosamund Kidman Cox was the editor Rosamund Kidman Cox was the editor
of BBC Wildlife Magazine for 23 years. reminding us of our dependence on and conflicting
of BBC Wildlife Magazine for 23 years.
She is the co-editor of books including attitudes towards nature.
She is the co-editor of books including
Frozen Planet, Life, and Planet Earth for Frozen Planet, Life, and Planet Earth for
BBC Books. BBC Books.
‘ Showcasing some of the iconic images
of wildlife on planet Earth.’
THE GUARDIAN ON
'50 YEARS OF WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR'
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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Highlights, Volume 4 Diaries 2020
Desk and Pocket versions
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the
most famous and prestigious event of its kind in the world. The ever-popular week-to-view diary series has a
spacious square format, as well as full colour images
It provides both an inspiring annual catalogue of the
and informative captions throughout.
wonders of nature and a thought-provoking look at our
complex relationship with the natural world.
The perfect gifts for wildlife enthusiasts, each week
These are the unforgettable highlights from the latest has a specially selected photograph accompanied by a
Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, drawn caption explaining where and how it was taken. There is
from more than 45,000 entries from 95 countries. They a ribbon marker for easy reference and there are details
include each of the category winners and incorporate all of national and religious holidays.
£6.99 aspects of wildlife photography, from animal portraits to
ISBN: 978 0 565 09429 4 Earth’s environments. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is
Paperback owned by the Natural History Museum, London. To find
January 2019 For each photograph there is a caption that reveals out more about the competition and touring exhibition,
190 x 170 mm (7½ x 6¾) the memorable story behind the picture and, for some, visit the website at:
80 pp • 60 colour photographs
members of the international jury share their insightful www.wildlifephotographeroftheyear.com.
Subject: Photography; wildlife
thoughts. Twenty-five striking photographs from the
This new ‘highlights’ edition of the competition’s People’s Choice vote are also included.
Desk Diary
bestselling portfolio book presents
The foreword to the collection is by the chair of the £13.99 (inc. VAT) • ISBN: 978 0 565 09481 2
the very best images from the latest
competition’s jury, Rosamund Kidman Cox, an editor and Hardback • May 2019
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 190 x 190 mm (7¾ x 7¾ in)
writer specialising in wildlife and environmental imagery.
competition. 116 pp • Over 50 colour photographs
Pocket Diary
£7.99 (inc. VAT) • ISBN: 978 0 565 09482 9
Hardback • May 2019
114 x 114 mm / 4½ x 4½ in
116 pp • Over 50 colour photographs
Subject: Diaries; natural history; wildlife
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SPRING SPRING
Meteorites The Handbook of Bird Families
The story of our solar system Jonathan Elphick
Caroline Smith, Sara Russell and Natasha Almeida
What’s the difference between a swallow and a swift?
How many species of ducks, penguins, owls or thrushes
Meteorites are natural objects that have fallen from
are there? Which is the rarest parrot or the most
space to the Earth’s surface. Once considered bad
endangered hummingbird? What do toucans eat?
omens, they are now recognised as a unique window
Discover all the key facts about the world’s orders and
onto the processes that forged the formation of the
families of birds with this ultimate handbook.
solar system 4,570 million years ago.
Expert ornithologist Jonathan Elphick provides a
They reveal how impacts have shaped and modified comprehensive survey of every one of the 36 orders and
planets, asteroids and moons; and they even contain 234 families of birds, revealing their remarkable diversity,
evidence of astrophysical phenomena that occurred appearance, behaviour and lifestyle.
long before our solar system was born.
With clear, lively text, informative fact boxes that include
£14.99
In Meteorites, leading experts from the Natural History £20.00 the latest research and data, and special photography
ISBN: 978 0 565 09404 1 Museum, London provide a compelling and cutting edge ISBN: 978 0 565 09378 5 from award-winning wildlife photographers such as
Paperback introduction to the evolving science of meteoritics. They Paperback David Tipling, The Handbook of Bird Families belongs on
February 2019 reveal what meteorites are, where they are most likely to be March 2019 the shelf of everyone interested in birds.
253 x 192 mm (9 x 7 in) found, and the type of celestial bodies that they hail from. 253 x 192 mm (10 x 7½ in)
128 pp • Colour throughout 416 pp • Colour throughout
Subject: Popular science; astronomy Subject: Natural history; ornithology
The book contains all the latest information on key
meteorite falls and considers some of the big questions that
An accessible guide which presents the The definitive guide to the world’s orders
still remain – such as whether our solar system is unusual in
evidence from meteorites that informs and families of birds, written by one of
our understanding of the solar system. creating a planet that supports life, and if it is likely we will the UK's leading ornithologists.
find complex life elsewhere. With a mix of photographs,
Caroline Smith is Head of Earth Sciences diagrams and maps, Meteorites is essential reading for all Jonathan Elphick, FZS, FLS, is a wildlife
Collections and Principal Curator of those with an interest in the nature of our solar system. writer, editor, consultant, lecturer and
Meteorites at the Natural History broadcaster, specialising in ornithology.
Museum, London. Sara Russell is Merit During a career spanning almost 40
Researcher in Cosmic Mineralogy and years, he has written many books
Planetary Sciences. Natasha Almeida is including The World of Birds, the
a Curator in the Mineral and Planetary bestseller Birdsong and the award-
Sciences Division. winning Birdwatcher’s Handbook.
PRAISE FOR JONATHAN ELPHICK’S THE WORLD OF BIRDS
‘Encyclopaedic in both ambition and achievement,
and a tome to be treasured.’
BBC WILDLIFE
‘Beautiful, inspiring and concise.’
NEW SCIENTIST
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SPRING SPRING
Antarctic Peninsula Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
A visitor's guide (second revised edition) The Theropods
British Antarctic Survey Rubén Molina-Pérez and Asier Larramendi
Illustrated by Andrey Atuchin & Sante Mazzei
This essential guide for Antarctic travellers has been
fully revised, with updated maps and charts and a The theropods form one of the three great dinosaur
new chapter on climate change. groups. First appearing during the Late Triassic period
Each year thousands of ship-borne tourists head to around 230 million years ago, they were the most diverse
the northern Antarctic Peninsula, and in ever-growing group of dinosaurs, with species ranging from the crow-
numbers. Focusing on the geography and physical sized Microraptor to the seven-ton Spinosaurus. In fact, all
setting of this remote and unique region, Antarctic living birds – some 11,000 species – evolved within the
Peninsula: A Visitor’s Guide is a practical companion theropod radiation, making them one of the most successful
for the adventure tourist and visiting scientist alike. groups in the entire history of vertebrate animals.
The guide is divided into eight chapters, each of This one-of-a-kind compendium features more than 3,000
which covers a separate aspect of the Antarctic £30.00 records, covers some 750 theropod species, and includes
£20.00
ISBN: 978 0 565 09465 2 Peninsula environment: geography; geology; weather ISBN: 978 0 565 09497 3 hundreds of illustrations, diagrams and technical drawings.
Hardback (Flexi) and climate; the ice sheet; sea ice and icebergs; life Hardback with jacket The book is divided into sections that make it easy to
May 2019 June 2019 navigate the amazing world of theropods.
on land; The Antarctic Treaty; origin of place names.
230 x 170 (9 x 6¾ in) 298 x 241 mm (11¾ x 9½ in)
Each chapter is written by an expert in that subject 288 pp • Colour throughout ‘Comparing Species’ is organized by taxonomic group and
144 pp • Colour throughout
Subject: Travel; guidebooks from British Antarctic Survey – one of the world’s Subject: Natural history; dinosaurs gives comparisons of the size of species, how long ago
leading environmental research centres and the most
they lived, and when they were discovered. ‘Mesozoic
A comprehensive travel guide to the respected scientific authority on the region. A stunningly illustrated guide packed
Calendar’ shows the positions of the continents at
Antarctic Peninsula, illustrated with with everything you could ever wish to
Featuring striking images and clear and detailed different geological time periods. ‘Prehistoric Puzzle’
striking images and detailed maps know about theropods.
maps throughout, Antarctic Peninsula: A Visitor’s compares bones, teeth, and feathers while ‘Theropod Life’
throughout. Fully revised with a new
chapter on climate change. Guide is packed with essential information, including Rubén Molina-Pérez and Asier Larramendi answers questions such as which dinosaur was the most
the variations in climate and weather, geographical are the founders and scientific directors intelligent and which had the most powerful jaws.
The book is written by experts from statistics, current human activity and the location of of Eofauna, a company that produces
British Antarctic Survey (BAC). Based research stations, the different types of icebergs to scientifically accurate representations
in Cambridge, UK, BAC has, for over be seen and how they form, and much more. of prehistoric fauna. Molina-Pérez
60 years, undertaken the majority of specialises in biogeography, biometrics,
Britain’s scientific research on and and palaeontology. Larramendi’s work
around the Antarctic continent. It focuses on the comparative anatomy
employs over 400 staff, and supports and functional morphology of extinct
three research stations in the Antarctic. vertebrates.
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AUTUMN AUTUMN
On the Origin of Species Nature's Cathedral
Charles Darwin A souvenir of the Natural History Museum building
An instant bestseller in 1859, few books have had such a The Natural History Museum is home to many
revolutionary impact and left such a lasting impression as rare and exceptional natural wonders – but the
On the Origin of Species. magnificent Museum building is itself one of
London’s most iconic attractions.
Possibly the most important and challenging scientific
book ever published, Darwin's language remains Envisioned by Alfred Waterhouse as a 'cathedral
surprisingly modern and direct and is presented here of nature', the building he created is one of
in a faithful facsimile edition. Britain’s most striking examples of Romanesque
architecture and is considered a work of art in
The text is taken from the second edition (1860), which its own right.
is the same as the first except for some minor corrections
This picture-led exploration of the building celebrates
and so is the purest distillation of Darwin's original vision.
£9.99
Waterhouse’s unique architectural accomplishment
It includes a new foreword by David Williams, Researcher ISBN: 978 0 565 09483 6 and showcases many of the artistic gems it houses;
£12.99 at the Natural History Museum,and the introductory Hardback not least its incredibly detailed engravings, sculptures
ISBN: 978 0 565 09502 4 appendix, An Historical Sketch of the Recent Progress of August 2019 and painted ceiling.
Hardback 177 x 151 mm (7 x 6 in)
August 2019
Opinion on the Origin, which first appeared in the third 176 pp • Colour throughout
195 x 123 mm (7½ x 4¾ in) edition (1861). As such it is an ideal scholarly resource Subject: Art; architecture
520 pp as well an attractive and excellent value edition for the
Subject: Natural history; evolution general reader. A picture-led exploration of the
Natural History Museum’s iconic
A facsimile edition of the seminal Waterhouse Building and the artistic
scientific work which introduced the and architectural gems it houses.
theory of evolution and founded the
field of evolutionary biology.
Charles Robert Darwin (1809–1882)
was an English naturalist, geologist and
biologist. For his pioneering theory of
evolution he is celebrated as one the
greatest British scientists who ever lived.
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The Mammals of North America Nature’s Explorers
John James Audubon Adventurers who recorded the wonders of
the natural world
Officially titled The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North
America this is the second ground-breaking work Nature’s Explorers celebrates the individuals who made
by world-renowned artist and naturalist John James great personal endeavours to document the natural
Audubon. Following the success of his Birds of America, world and includes superb artworks and photographs
Audubon documented and depicted 150 four-footed spanning three centuries that illustrate each essay.
North American mammals, in their natural habitat, in
breathtaking colour and detail. From ground-breaking theorists such as Charles
Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace to evocative artists
First published in the middle of the nineteenth century,
like Ferdinand Bauer and John James Audubon, these
following years of research and field study, The Viviparous
explorers shared an ambition to illuminate new worlds
Quadrupeds of North America became the outstanding
and embodied the spirit of the Enlightenment and the
illustrated work on American mammals of its time and is still
Scientific Revolution.
considered by many to include the finest animal portraits
published in North America. The book included many frontier It was not until the early eighteenth century that
£25.00 £20.00
animals never depicted before and helped to increase artists were included on such expeditions, They were
ISBN: 978 0 565 09484 3 ISBN: 978 0 565 09464 5
Hardback with jacket appreciation of American nature around the world. Hardback called upon to illustrate the new flora and fauna they
September 2019 This edition of Audubon’s classic work has been directly September 2019 discovered and in doing so were also able to provide new
327 x 252 mm (13 x 10 in) 230 x 173 mm (9 x 7 in) insights from social, cultural and historical perspectives.
reproduced from an original copy held by the Library of
160 pp • 150 colour images 240 pp • Colour throughout
Subject: Natural History; art the Natural History Museum, London. All the mammals' Subject: Natural History; art
current scientific names have been included in the
A stunning book showcasing John James reference section at the back of the book. Beautifully illustrated essays which
Audubon’s classic work, reproduced from tell the story of some the greatest
a rare original edition. expeditions ever undertaken are
accompanied by breathtaking images
John James Audubon was a naturalist from the Library of the Natural History
and painter and is considered one of Museum, London.
the greatest bird artists of all time. Born
in Haiti in 1785, he spent much of his The contributors all either work for the
life travelling North America observing, Museum or are closely associated with
catching and drawing birds and animals it and their choice of subjects reflects
in remarkable detail. their own areas of expertise. They include
Andrea Hart, Ann Datta, Blanca Huertas,
Cam Sharp Jones, David Williams, Douglas
Russell, Grace Touzel, Hans Walter Lack,
Hellen Pethers, Judith Magee, Lisa de
Tommaso, Mary Spencer Jones, Mark
Carine, Max Barclay, Paul Cooper, Simon
Werrett, Sandra Knapp, Victoria
Pickering and Virginia Mills.
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AUTUMN AUTUMN
Volcanoes and Earthquakes Moths
Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone Their biology, diversity and evolution
and Alex Whittaker
David C. Lees and Alberto Zilli
Featuring the earth sciences at their most spectacular,
Volcanoes & Earthquakes explores the massive natural Moths is an accessible introduction to the stunning
forces from within the Earth that greatly affect its surface, diversity, life habits and evolution of moths. This insect
often with dramatic and long-lasting consequences. group encompasses 128 of the 135 families of the
scaly winged insects (Lepidoptera), with some 140,000
Written in a jargon-free style, the book explains the known species.
violence of earthquakes and volcanoes that impact
humankind, and the gradual continental drift and Moths are among the most successful of the Earth’s
mountain building that have transformed the Earth inhabitants, with an ancient history, some fossils being
over the 4.5 billion years of its existence. It describes dated to 190 million years old. This book traces the
the processes that continue to form, destroy and move structure and development of these winged insects and
the Earth’s surface. It also reveals how scientists work reveals some of their extraordinary adaptations, such
£14.99
ISBN: 978 0 565 09263 4 to minimise damage from natural events, including as caterpillars that communicate with ants, as well as
construction techniques and tsunami warnings. £16.99 their ruthless survival tactics – including blood-sucking,
Paperback
ISBN: 978 0 565 09457 7
September 2019 feeding on the tears of sleeping birds, and cannibalism of
230 x 173 mm (9 x 6¾ in)
The authors describe how the Earth formed, from Paperback
September 2019 their own mothers. It also exposes their essential roles in
144 pp • Colour throughout the dawn of the solar system to the splitting of the
253 x 192 mm / (10 x 7½ in) ecosystems and manifold interactions with humans.
Subject: Popular science; earth science continents, and delve deep into the Earth’s core to reveal
208 pp • Colour throughout
the forces driving the plates and feeding volcanoes. The Subject: Natural history; moths Often considered denizens of the night, hopelessly
An accessible, jargon-free guide final chapters examine the benefits and hazards these allured by light, and voracious destroyers of clothes, the
to the Earth’s most explosive natural tectonic processes have through examples of selected An introduction to the biology, lifecycle
forces, drawing on cutting-edge book shines a spotlight on moths, illuminating the bright
communities throughout the world. and natural history of this crucial insect side of their astonishing diversity.
science and research. group, which encompasses around
Fully illustrated with photographs, diagrams and maps, 140,000 species.
Chiara Maria Petrone is a Research and covering all the latest developments in earth sciences,
Leader in the Mineral and Planetary this is a concise and engaging introduction to the major David C. Lees and Alberto Zilli are
Sciences Division of the Natural History aspects of earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics. Curators of Lepidoptera at the Natural
Museum, London. Roberto Scandone
History Museum, London. Between
is a research Associate at the Vesuvius
them they are responsible for over
Observatory, National Institute of
Geophysics and Volcanology, Naples. four million specimens.
Alex Whittaker is a Senior Lecturer
in Tectonics in the Earth and Planets
division of the Department of Earth
Science and Engineering at Imperial
College, London.
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AUTUMN
BACKLIST
Hope
The story of the blue whale
Richard Sabin and Lorraine Cornish
Hope is the new icon of the Natural History
Museum, a stunning 4.5 tonne, 25 metre-long blue
whale skeleton whose presence has transformed
Hintze Hall.
Suspended by steel wires from the building’s cast
iron beams, and captured in a majestic swooping
posture, her reconstruction is a work of art as well as
a feat of engineering.
£6.99 Her story is almost as old as the Museum itself,
ISBN: 978 0 565 09477 5 beginning in 1891 when she was found beached
Paperback off the coast of Ireland. A lucrative find for a local
September 2019 fisherman, her skeletal remains were sold to the
190 x 170 mm (7½ x 6¾) Museum where workmen – using old newspapers
72 pp • Colour throughout
and plaster – crudely fashioned them into a lifeless
Subject: Natural history; whales
reconstruction.
The story of the restoration of the
The project to restore her took three years to complete,
stunning blue whale specimen which is
including 10 months of painstaking laboratory work
the new star attraction of the Museum.
to clean and repair each of her 221 bones.
Richard Sabin is the Principle Curator Combining the latest scientific research into the blue
for Mammals at the Natural History
whale with behind-the-scenes imagery, this book
Museum. He was the science lead for
sheds new light on the largest creature ever to have
the 2017 'Whales' exhibition and starred
lived on Earth.
in the BBC Horizon documentary on the
reconstruction of Hope. In contrast to its enormous frame the blue whale’s
existence has been extremely precarious. Once
Lorraine Cornish is Head of Conservation hunted to the brink of extinction, numbers have now
at the Natural History Museum. She is
recovered and Hope is a symbol of humanity's power
responsible for the care of the museum's
to shape a sustainable future.
80m specimens and led the installation of
Hope's 4.5-tonne skeleton.
‘An astonishing feat of engineering.’
DAVI D ATTENB OROUG H, B B C HORIZON
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50 Years of Wildlife Photographer
of the Year
How wildlife photography became art
Rosamund Kidman Cox
£20.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09478 2 • Paperback with jacket • 2018
230 x 230 mm / 9 x 9 in • 252 pp • 200 colour images
This special collection is a celebration of 50 years
of the world-famous competition and of wildlife
photography itself.
Featuring many of the greatest nature photographs
of all time, this book charts the development of
nature photography, from the first hand-held
cameras and the colour film revolution of the '60s,
‘SIRA DAVID
collection that will make you think.’
ATTENBOROUGH
to today's increasingly sophisticated photographs
of wild animals and unexplored places.
Unforgettable Underwater Photography Unforgettable Behaviour
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Rosamund Kidman Cox Rosamund Kidman Cox
£20.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09456 0 • Hardback • 2018 £20.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09411 9 • Hardback • 2017
255 x 250 mm / 9¾ x 9¾ in • 128 pp • 60 colour images 255 x 250 mm / 9¾ x 9¾ in • 128 pp • 60 colour images
This collection includes some of the From a flamingo courtship dance to river
most exceptional underwater images dolphins playing water polo, these images
of animal behaviour ever taken. The show extraordinary, surprising and often
collection represents the work of more than deeply moving acts of animal behaviour. Each
50 international photographers and decades photograph is accompanied by a short story
of diving experience. describing how it was captured.
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Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System
Michael Benson
£25 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09387 7 Hardback • 2016
254 x 250 mm / 10¼ x 10 ½ in • 160 pp • Over 100 colour photographs
Using scientific data captured by robotic spacecraft, Michael
Benson’s groundbreaking composite artworks capture planetary
landscapes as they might look if humans could visit them and
view them with their own eyes. From the first colour portrait
of the moon and a very rare morning frost on Mars, to the
spectacularly radiant central star that lights it all, the many
worlds within which the Earth turns become vividly real.
The Masters of Nature Photography The Masters of Nature Photography Vol. 2 ‘Beautiful close-up images of the
solar system show our planetary
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Wildlife Photographer of the Year neighbours in a new light...
Rosamund Kidman Cox Rosamund Kidman Cox
£30.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09315 0 • Hardback • 2013 £30.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09393 8 • Hardback • 2016
spectacular.
DAILY MAIL
’
254 x 286 mm / 10 x 11¼ in • 224 pp • Over 100 colour photos 254 x 286 mm / 10 x 11¼ in • 224 pp • Over 100 colour photos
Ten incredible portfolios from world-class Each photographer's portfolio provides us with a
photographers, from the evocative artistry of unique insight into the natural world, from vast,
Jim Brandenburg to the pioneering underwater beautiful landscapes to genuinely wild creatures in
photography of Paul Nicklen. their natural habitats. The Mara
Anup Shah
£25 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09394 5 • Hardback • 2016
Previous Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolios 220 x 320 mm / 8¾ x 12½ in • 160 pp • Over 100 black and white photographs
Anup Shah is one of the masters of wildlife photography. Here
he returns to the land where he grew up, using innovative
techniques to produce striking, up-close black and white portraits
of the Mara’s inhabitants. The images provide a startlingly
fresh view of the cycle of life in this world famous reserve.
‘thrust
Anup's black-and-white portraits
viewers into close-up
encounters with the Maasai Mara's
denizens.’
NEW Y ORK TIM ES
Portfolio 28 Portfolio 27 Portfolio 26
Rosamund Kidman Cox (Ed.) Rosamund Kidman Cox (Ed.) Rosamund Kidman Cox (Ed.)
£25.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09428 7 £25.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09415 7 £25.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09395 2
Hardback • 2018 • 160 pp Hardback • 2017 • 160 pp Hardback • 2016 • 160 pp
254 x 250 mm / 10¼ x 10 in 254 x 250 mm / 10¼ x 10 in 254 x 250 mm / 10¼ x 10 in Tales from Gombe
Over 100 colour photographs Over 100 colour photographs Over 100 colour photographs Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers
£40.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09350 1 • Hardback • 2014
Back copies of Portfolios 20–25 are available upon request. 281 x 340 mm / 11 x 13 ½ in • 324 pp • Over 250 colour photographs
Intimate photography of the famous Gombe chimpanzees.
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Werner's Nomenclature of Colours The Flora Collection (Postcards in a Box)
Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, The Flora Collection contains 50 stunning colour postcards selected
Mineralogy, Anatomy & the Arts from the vast collection of original botanical artworks held at the
Library of the Natural History Museum, London.
Abraham Gottlob Werner and Patrick Syme
Stored in a chunky keepsake box with an internal ribbon, this
In the late 1790s Abraham Gottlob Werner devised
collection represents the fascinating history of plants and flowers
his own standardised colour scheme for minerals,
through exquisite botanical prints to keep, send or frame. Printed on
which allowed the writer to describe even the subtlest
high quality card, the set showcases many of the best-loved plant
of chromatic differences with consistent terminology.
families including cacti, daffodils, iris, magnolia, poppies, roses, tulips
His scheme was then adapted by an Edinburgh flower
and waterlilies. Featuring the work of some of the greatest botanical
painter, Patrick Syme, who traced the actual minerals
described by Werner, used them to create the colour £12.99; £10.82 (excl. VAT) artists and explorers of all time, The Flora Collection is a delightful
charts found in the book and added in references to flora ISBN: 978 0 565 09440 9 box set to share or savour.
Postcard box • Sept 2017
and fauna. Postcards: 149 x 105 mm
Box: 165 x 120 x 65 mm
In the pre-photographic age almost all visual details had
to be captured using the written word, and scientific
observers could not afford any ambiguity in their The Museum Collection (Postcards in a Box)
descriptions. These included Charles Darwin, for whom
£9.99 A collection of 50 stunning colour postcards showcase both the
ISBN: 978 0 565 09445 4 Werner’s Nomenclature was an indispensible tool during
unique specimens and architectural gems of the Natural History
Hardback his long voyage on the Beagle.
Museum. Ranging from the amazing to the amusing, the images
February 2018
227 x 143 mm / 9 x 5½ in Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours is a charming artefact are evocative and brimming with detail.
48 pp • Colour throughout from the age of explorers, which continues to be
Subject: Art; natural history treasured by artists and scientists alike. The postcards feature many rare and exceptional natural wonders,
as well as glimpses of some of the architectural treasures within the
First published in 1814, Werner’s
magnificent Museum building itself. Together they give a real flavour
Nomenclature of Colours is a
taxonomic guide to colour which has of life at one of London's oldest and best-loved visitor attractions.
been cherished by naturalists and
anthropologists for over two centuries. £12.99; £10.82 (excl. VAT)
ISBN: 978 0 565 09436 2
Postcard box • Sept 2017
Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749–817), Postcards: 149 x 105 mm
was an eminent mineralogist and Box: 165 x 120 x 65 mm
geologist, who put forward a colour
classification system to describe and
categorise fossils. Werner’s system was
known to natural philosophers – as well as
geologists – and was considered
a valuable aid for the organisation of
colour into the nineteenth century.
Over 20,000 copies sold
‘The book that coloured Charles Darwin’s world.
THE NEW YORKER
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Birds (Boxed set) Flora (Boxed set)
The art of ornithology An artistic voyage through the world of plants
Jonathan Elphick Sandra Knapp
This landmark book fascinates anyone interested in birds, Flora contains 20 essays on the history of key plant families
natural history and art, and is now available in a striking new and over 160 illustrations. Those profiled include cacti,
boxed set format with 36 art prints. daffodils, iris, magnolia, poppies, roses, tulips and waterlilies.
The book explains how plants have adopted remarkable
Jonathan Elphick tells the remarkable story of the behaviours for survival in a variety of harsh habitats and
development of bird art through the centuries. The book also tells the remarkable stories of the adventurous botanist
features early, skilfully executed but often fanciful images explorers who braved disease, slave traders, wars, jungles
of birds, scientific illustrations produced during the ages of and other dangers to collect plants now commonly grown in
exploration, and modern approaches capturing the essence our own gardens. Flora is graced with hundreds of stunning
of these freest of all creatures. colour illustrations selected from the vast collection of
original botanical paintings held at the Natural History
£35.00 (inc. VAT); £33 (excl. VAT) The outstanding selection of images from the unrivalled £30.00 (inc. VAT); £28 (excl. VAT) Museum in London.
ISBN: 978 0 565 09433 1 collection at the Natural History Museum includes exquisitely ISBN: 978 0 565 09398 3
Boxed set including 224-page hardback and crafted works from some of the most famous bird artists ever Boxed set including 224-page book and
36 frameable prints 36 frameable prints
Accompanying the book are 36, visually appealing colour
September 2017
published including Audubon, Lear, MacGillivray and Gould. September 2016 prints, reproduced directly from Flora and printed on high
Book size: 254 x 216 mm (10 x 8 ½ in) Book size: 254 x 216 mm (10 x 8 ½ in) quality paper.
Prints size: 333 x 260 mm (13 x 10¼ in) Prints size: 333 x 260 mm (13 x 10¼ in)
Box size: 342 x 269 mm (13½ x10½ in) Box size: 342 x 269 mm (13½ x10½ in)
160 artworks in book and 36 colour prints 160 artworks in book and 36 colour prints
Subject: Natural History; ornithology; art Subject: Natural History; botany; art
‘A work of scholarship that is also ‘artists
Plant hunters needed great
a pleasure to read.
BBC WILDLIFE
’ to record exciting finds...
And artists fed our ardour – for
beauty and for knowledge. ’
‘ GUARDIAN
A truly special gift:.’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
Also available in hardback Also available in hardback
£20.00 £20.00
ISBN: 978 0 565 09332 7 ISBN: 978 0 565 09334 1
2014 2014
24 BACKLIST BACKLIST 25ART ART
Rare Treasures The Images of Nature series
From the Library of the Natural History Museum
Judith Magee Showcasing our world-famous art collection
£20.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09444 7 Hardback • September 2017
260 x 216 mm / 11 x 8 ½ in • 192 pp • Colour throughout This series explores how artists and scientists have viewed the
natural world through historic prints, watercolours and paintings
Rare Treasures presents stunning highlights from 31 of the
spanning 350 years.
most historic and highly prized books belonging to the Library
of the Natural History Museum. Each has been chosen for its Each collection contains an illuminating essay from an expert
scientific and artistic merit and is accompanied by an essay curator and is illustrated with over 100 striking colour images.
explaining its historical significance.
Format for all titles in the series: Expeditions & Endeavours
Books featured include the oldest book in the Library, the 1469
£12.99 • Paperback with flaps • 253 x 216 mm / 10 x 8½ in • 112 pp Andrea Hart
edition of Pliny the Elder’s Historia Naturalis; Albertus Seba’s striking Colough throughout
‘ All
A striking introduction...
make gripping reads.’
Locupletissimi rerum published from 1734; and the stunning
ISBN: 978 0 565 09460 7 • 2018
line drawings from Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1798.
B BC WIL DL I F E M A G A Z I N E
Voyages of Discovery
A Visual Celebration of Ten of the Greatest Natural History Expeditions
Tony Rice
£16.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09443 0 Hardback • October 2017
230 x 176 / 9 x 7 in• 336 pp • Over 200 colour artworks
A mesmerising visual record of ten of the world’s most
significant natural history expeditions. Superb artworks and
photographs spanning three centuries document advances and
watersheds in the field of natural science.
Art of British Natural History The Bauer Brothers Women Artists
Among the many stories of adventure and great scientific Andrea Hart Paul Martyn Cooper Andrea Hart
endeavour are Sir Hans Sloane’s journey to Jamaica in 1687, ISBN: 978 0 565 09423 2 • 2017 ISBN: 978 0 565 09359 4 • 2015 ISBN: 978 0 565 09344 0 • 2014
James Cook’s perilous Pacific crossings, and Darwin’s historic
voyage aboard HMS Beagle.
Art of Nature
Three Centuries of Natural History Art from Around the World
Judith Magee
£16.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09442 3 Hardback • April 2018
230 x 196mm / 9 x 7½ in • 336 pp • Over 200 colour artworks
Continent by continent Judith Magee illustrates the
development of natural history art through the centuries and
its crucial role in furthering people’s appreciation of nature. This The Art of India The Art of the First Fleet Chinese Art and the
book features many of the greatest natural history artists of Judith Magee Lisa Di Tommaso Reeves Collection
the last 300 years – Merian, Bartram, Ehret, the Bauer brothers, ISBN: 978 0 565 09310 5 • 2013 ISBN: 978 0 565 09296 2 • 2012 Judith Magee
Audubon and Gould. ISBN: 978 0 565 09283 2 • 2011
26 BACKLIST BACKLIST 27PREHISTORIC LIFE PREHISTORIC LIFE
Dinosaurs
How they lived and evolved
Darren Naish and Paul M. Barrett
From the Victorian golden age of dinosaur discovery to
the cutting edge of twenty-first century fossil forensics
Dinosaurs unravels the mysteries of the most spectacular
group of animals our planet has ever seen. Despite facing
drastic climatic conditions including violent volcanic
activity, searing temperatures and rising and plunging sea
levels, the dinosaurs formed an evolutionary dynasty that
ruled the Earth for more than 150 million years.
Darren Naish and Paul Barrett reveal the latest scientific A History of Life in 100 Fossils Fossils – The Key to the Past
findings about dinosaur anatomy, behaviour, and evolution. Paul D. Taylor and Aaron O’Dea Richard Fortey
They also demonstrate how dinosaurs survived the great £15.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09382 2 • Paperback • 2015 £15.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09375 4 • Paperback • 2015
extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period and 220 x 173 mm / 8¾ x 6¾ in • 232 pp • Over 150 colour images 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 256 pp • Over 100 colour images
£14.99 continued to evolve and thrive alongside us, existing today
ISBN: 978 0 565 09476 8
The epic story of life on Earth, uniquely retold An accessible introduction to the study and
as an incredibly diverse array of birds that are the direct
Paperback through some of the most significant fossils meaning of fossils and their use in reconstructing
September 2018 descendants of theropods. Dinosaurs is lavishly illustrated
ever found. This book travels through 3.5 billion the history of life on Earth, fully updated.
253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in (portrait) with specimens from the Natural History Museum’s own
years of Earth’s history and across all seven
224 pp • Colour throughout collections, along with explanatory diagrams and charts and 'Richard Fortey is without peer among
Subject: Natural History; dinosaurs continents, showcasing the creatures that have
full-colour artistic reconstructions of dinosaur behaviour. science writers.' BILL BRYSON
played a pivotal role in our evolutionary past.
The British Fossils series is the essential identification for all students of geology. For more
than 45 years, it has been treasured by amateur and professional palaeontologists alike.
Dippy Stegosaurus
The Tale of a Museum Icon An extraordinary specimen and the secrets it reveals
Paul M. Barrett, Polly Parry & Sandra Chapman Paul M. Barrett British Cenozoic Fossils British Mesozoic Fossils British Palaeozoic Fossils
£6.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09259 7 £8.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09388 4 £14.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09305 1 £14.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09319 8 £14.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09303 7
Hardback • 2010 Hardback • 2017 Paperback • 2016 • 132 pp Paperback • 2013 • 184 pp Paperback • 2012 • 203 pp
170 x 230 mm / 6¾ x 9 in 203 x 203 mm / 8 x 8 in 210 x 135 mm / 8½ x 5½ in 210 x 135 mm / 8½ x 5½ in 210 x 135 mm / 8½ x 5½ in
48 pp • Over 50 colour illustrations 108 pp • 60 colour photographs Black-and-white line drawings Black-and-white line drawings Black-and-white line drawings
28 BACKLIST BACKLIST 29EVOLUTION EVOLUTION
Our Human Story Darwin's Fossils
Louise Humphrey and Chris Stringer Discoveries that shaped the theory of evolution
£14.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09391 4 • Paperback • 2018 Adrian Lister
230 x 173 mm / 9 x 7 in • 160 pp • Colour throughout
Subject: Anthropology; human evolution £14.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09392 1 • Paperback • 2018
230 x 173 mm / 9 x 7 in • 160 pp • Colour throughout
A guide to our fossil human relatives, from what may Subject: Natural history; evolution; geology
be the earliest hominins such as Sahelanthropus, dating
back six to seven million years, through to our own Charles Darwin’s voyage on the HMS Beagle was a
species, Homo sapiens. journey that would revolutionise our understanding of
the natural world and our place in it.
Over the past 25 years there has been an explosion of new
discoveries in the story of human evolution. Drawing on The magisterial work it spawned, The Origin of Species, is
this new information, as well as their own considerable widely associated with the flora and fauna of the Galapagos
expertise, Louise Humphrey and Chris Stringer explain in Islands. Less well known is Darwin’s passion for geology
accessible terms what each of the key species represents and and how his fossil discoveries in South America – by
how it contributes to our knowledge of human evolution. demonstrating the relationship between extinct lifeforms
and living species – shaped his theory of evolution.
‘ [Chris
'When it comes to human evolution
Stringer] is as close to the
They describe the main sites, the individual fossils, the ‘ANATURE
deft, beautifully illustrated account.’
people and stories involved in the key discoveries and the This is the story of those fossil-hunting adventures in the
horse's mouth as it gets.’ 1830s, the pioneering science behind the fossils he found,
BBC FOCUS
basic facts about each species – what it looked like, how and
when it lived and what it ate. The book includes drawings,
‘Thoroughly researched and well-
written... a comprehensive overview of and how these remarkable discoveries played a crucial role
photographs and maps throughout to illustrate and Darwin’s work with fossils of all kinds… in forging Darwin’s revolutionary ideas.
enhance the text and help demystify the fascinating cast of beautifully and abundantly illustrated.
QUARTERLY REVIEW O F B I O LO GY
’ Many of Darwin’s fossils survive, at the Natural History
characters who hold the secret to humankind’s origins. Museum and elsewhere, and recent years have seen a
surge of scientific interest and research into them. The
Also available fossils themselves are beautifully illustrated with newly
Britain
commissioned photographs and superb nineteenth-century
One Million Years of the Human Story
line drawings. They are also brought to life through artists’
Rob Dinnis and Chris Stringer
reconstructions of the extinct animals as understood today.
£12.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09337 2 • Paperback • 2014
230 x 173 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 152 pp • Over 100 colour photographs
Subject: Popular science; natural history
This is the amazing story of human life in Britain.
Drawing on a wealth of evidence from archaeological
sites, it reveals which human species lived in Britain
during multiple waves of occupation.
It describes who they were, what their habitats were like,
which animals shared their landscape, and what they
Mammoths
did to survive, from the first use of fire to specialised Ice Age Giants
hunting. It shows how Britain’s human occupants Adrian Lister
changed, adapting and often succumbing to dramatically £9.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09327 3
changing climate and landscapes. Paperback • 2014
253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 128 pp
30 BACKLIST BACKLIST 31EVOLUTION LIFE SCIENCES
The Secret Life of Flies
Erica McAlister
£9.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09475 1 • Paperback • 2018
195 x 130 mm / 7¾ x 5 in • 256 pp • Over 80 colour illustrations
Subject: Insects; natural history
From hungry herbivores and precocious pollinators
to robber flies, dance flies and the much maligned
mosquito, Erica McAlister describes the different types
of fly, their unique and often unusual characteristics, and
the unpredictable nature of their daily life.
Erica travels from the drawers of wonder at the Natural
History Museum to the mountains of Peru, via smelly
latrines and the English country garden. She discovers
Colour and Vision In the Blink of an Eye Seven Deadly Colours
flies without wings, eyes on stalks, rotating genitalia
Through the eyes of nature How vision kick-started the The genius of nature's palette
and the terrible hairy fly, while pausing along the way to
Steve Parker Big Bang of Evolution Andrew Parker
consider today’s key issues of conservation, taxonomy,
£12.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09389 1 Andrew Parker £8.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09399 0
Paperback • 2016 Paperback • 2016
forensic entomology and climate change.
£8.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09400 3
230 x 173 mm / 9 x 7 in • 128 pp
Colour throughout
Paperback • 2016
198 x 129 mm / 7¾ x 5¼ in • 352 pp
198 x 129 mm / 7¾ x 5¼ in • 312 pp
Colour throughout
‘and
A short, rich book... informative
humorous.’
Combining her deep knowledge and love of flies with a
Colour throughout THE NEW YORK TIMES
wonderful knack for storytelling, Erica McAlister allows us to
A thought-provoking guide Parker shows the key role peer – amazed and captivated – into the secret life of flies.
which traces the evolution Andrew Parker argues that the
of colour and vision in nature. first eye evolved during the
colour plays in the struggle
for life, and how nature’s
‘flies
After reading her book it is obvious:
rock.’
Cambrian Explosion leading to an palette is far more miraculous THE SPECTATOR
evolutionary scramble for survival. than previously imagined.
Venom
The secrets of nature’s deadliest weapon
Ronald Jenner and Eivind Undheim
£14.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09403 4 • Paperback with flaps • 2017
230 x 173 mm / 9 x 7 in • 192 pp • Colour throughout
Venom explores the incredible diversity of poisonous
species, and how they are adapted for predation,
defence, or competition.
The book reveals some of the unique methods that
animals have evolved to deliver deadly venoms. and
99% Ape Alfred Russel Wallace how many species have independently evolved this
How Evolution Adds Up in the Amazon capacity. The authors present evidence from the fossil
Jonathan Silvertown Sandra Knapp record and DNA analysis to illuminate the venom’s role
in evolutionary history since it is first believed to have
£14.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09231 3 £8.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09330 3
appeared in ancient jellyfish and sea anemones.
Paperback • 2008 Paperback with flaps • 2013
224 pp • 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in 164 x 117 mm / 6½ x 4¾ in • 184 pp
32 BACKLIST BACKLIST 33LIFE SCIENCES LIFE SCIENCES
Arachnids Bats Butterflies Chameleons Frogs and Toads Lichens
Jan Beccaloni Phil Richardson Dick Vane-Wright Chris Mattison & Nick Garbutt Chris Mattison William Purvis
£30.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09220 7 £12.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09275 7 £12.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09357 0 £12.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09290 0 £20.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09262 7 £12.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09153 8
Hardback • 2009 Paperback • 2011 Paperback • 2015 Paperback • 2012 Hardback • 2011 Paperback • 2000
253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 320 pp 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 128 pp 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 128 pp 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 112 pp 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 192 pp 235 x 210 mm / 8¼ x 8¼ in • 112 pp
Over 200 colour illustrations Over 100 colour photographs Over 100 colour photographs Over 100 colour photographs Over 200 colour photographs Over 150 colour photographs
‘both
Encyclopaedic in
ambition and
achievement, and a
tome to be treasured.
B B C W ILDLIFE M AG AZINE,
’
B OOK OF THE M ONTH
‘Aauthoritative
wonderfully
statement
on all things avian.
M ARK COCKER
’
Birds The World of Birds Sharks Whales
A complete guide to their Jonathan Elphick Michael Bright Philip Hammond, Sonja
biology and behaviour £40.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09237 5 £12.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09289 4 Heinrich, Sascha Hooker
Jonathan Elphick Hardback • 2014 Paperback • 2011 and Peter Tyack
280 x 218 mm / 11 x 8½ in • 612 pp 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 128 pp
£16.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09379 2 Over 500 colour photographs Over 100 colour photographs £14.99 • ISBN: 978 0565 09412 6
Paperback • 2016 Paperback • 2017
253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7 ½ in • 280 pp 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in •192 pp
Over 250 colour photographs Over 100 colour photographs
34 BACKLIST BACKLIST 35LIFE SCIENCES EARTH SCIENCES
Trees
A complete guide to their biology and structure
Roland Ennos
£15.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09409 6 • Paperback • 2016
253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 128 pp • Over 120 colour photographs
Trees, the largest of all living things, are vital components of
the landscape and have been exploited by humans since the
beginnings of our history. They cover huge areas of the globe,
from the rainforests of the central tropics to the conifer forests
of the subarctic, and from high up mountains right down to
the seashore. Roland Ennos sheds new light on trees and their
structure by answering questions from the apparently obvious to
the obscure but fascinating.
Agates: Treasures of the Earth Earth’s Restless Surface
‘ and
A marvellously informative look at trees...combines clarity
style...a rare pleasure to read.’ Roger Pabian with Brian Jackson, Deirdre Janson-Smith with Gordon
N EW S C IEN T IS T Peter Tandy and John Cromartie Cressey & Andrew Fleet
£16.99 • ISBN: 978 0 56509195 8 £9.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09236 8
Trees of Britain and Ireland Hardback • 2006 Paperback • 2008
216 x 156 mm / 8½ x 6 in • 184 pp 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 112 pp
Edward Milner Colour throughout Colour throughout
£20.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09295 5 • Hardback • 2011
253 x 216 mm / 10 x 8½ in • 224 pp • Over 200 colour photographs
A treasure-trove of tree facts and photographs, with portraits of
all the major native species, their history and ecology, and our
relationship with them. With over 200 stunning colour photographs,
it contains all the essential facts about native trees. Edward Milner
also brings together recent research on managing trees by scientists
and historians to help build an up-to-date account of what we know
and understand about Britain and Ireland’s native trees.
‘TGorgeously illustrated and knowledgeably written.’
HE GOOD BOOK GUI DE
Nettle Cookbook
Recipes for foragers and foodies
Vivian Tuffney
£9.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09355 6 • Hardback • 2015
215 x 164 mm / 8½ x 6½ in • 80 pp • 75 colour artworks • Subject: Cookery Meteorites Volcanoes &
Full of delicious recipe ideas for main courses, appetizers, desserts Caroline Smith, Sara Russell & Earthquakes
Natasha Almeida Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto
and drinks, this is the very first cookbook devoted to nutritious
nettles. Nettle Cookbook reveals how they can be used in feta Scandone & Alex Whittaker
£14.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09404 1
cheese and nettle filo triangles, asparagus and nettle soup or Paperback • February 2019 £14.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09236 4
spiced nettle meatballs, before washing it all down with a glass of 253 x 192 mm (9 x 7 in) • 128 pp Paperback • 2008
Colour throughout 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 112 pp
nettle beer or a warm cup of nettle tea. Colour throughout
36 BACKLIST BACKLIST 37BOOKS ABOUT THE MUSEUM BOOKS ABOUT THE MUSEUM
Treasures of the Natural History Museum
(Revised edition)
A celebration of over 200 of the Museum’s most exceptional
possessions including world-famous specimens and little-
known curiosities.
The treasures are selected both from objects on display and those
stored behind the scenes. Each is chosen for its scientific importance,
striking beauty or intriguing story – and sometimes all three.
Nature’s Treasurehouse The Gilded Canopy Museum Through a lens
With more than 80 million specimens, the scope of the John Thackray and Bob Press Sandra Knapp & Bob Press Susan Snell and Polly Parry
Museum’s collections is simply vast including the ill-fated dodo, £12.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09318 1 £15.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09198 9 £8.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09253 5
£25.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09235 1 Paperback with flaps • 2013 Hardback • 2005 • 168 pp Paperback • 2009 • 112 pp
Hardback • Revised March 2018 dazzling diamonds and a full-size blue whale model. The Library 253 x 192 mm / 10 x 7½ in • 160 pp 216 x 171 mm / 8½ x 6¾ in 206 x 222 mm / 8 x 8¾ inv
253mm x 216mm / 10in x 8½in of the Museum holds half a million artworks, comprising one
256 pp • Colour throughout
of Britain’s biggest art collections, and over one million books,
including rare, richly illustrated antique volumes.
‘
Wingless flies; wasps’ nests
in bowler hats – every branch Among the many exceptional natural wonders featured are: a
of knowledge that this great
rare meteorite from Mars; Darwin’s celebrated finch specimens;
‘cathedral to nature’ contains is
a lethal claw from the dinosaur Baryonyx; one of the first forms
covered, in a book that qualifies
of life on Earth; and some immaculately dressed fleas. The book
as a treasure itself. ’
G E OG RA PH I C A L M A G A Z I N E also includes the magnificent Museum building itself with its
many architectural treasures.
Treasures of the Natural History Museum Walter Rothschild A Museum at War Discovering Dorothea
(Pocket edition) Miriam Rothschild Karolyn Shindler The Pioneering Fossil-Hunter
£9.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09228 3 £16.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09461 4 Dorothea Bate
Paperback • 2008 • 206 x 135 mm • 432 pp Hardback • 2018 • 195 x 130 mm • 232 pp
This reduced size edition is chunky yet portable, and retains the Karolyn Shindler
£9.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09437 9
lavish finish of the original gift book.
Paperback • 2017 • 230 x 173 mm • 160 pp
£9.99 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09439 3
Hardback • September 2017
177mm x 151mm / 7in x 6in
256 pp • Colour throughout
NHM Souvenir Guide Kids Only
£5.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09205 4 £5.00 • ISBN: 978 0 565 09238 2
Paperback • 2006; updated in 2016 Wiro bound • Revised 2018
278 x 218 mm / 11 x 8½ in • 64 pp 278 x 218 mm / 11 x 8½ in • 48 pp
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