Surreybirder
Ken Noble
I am feeling frustrated because I've had a couple of insect books recommended to me and they are very hard to get.
The first is by Michael Chinery: Insects of Britain and Western Europe.
Several keen entomologists use it but according to the HarperCollins website the new edition won't be ready until 2008!
I've had more luck with Tolman and Lewington's guide to European butterflies which, again, some serious lepidopterists have recommended. For some reason www.Amazon.co.uk want £46.47 for their only copy of this book! But I've discovered there are other options.
a) you can get the Princeton University editon from www.Amazon.com --it's a paperback edition--but I can live with that and it doesn't cost any more than what the Uk edition should cost--£19.99.
b) it is available in French from www.amazon.fr
c) it is available in Spanish from the publishers of HBW--Lynx Editions (or something similar). It's almost worth buying for the illustrations alone, even if you don't read Spanish or French (or English!)
As I am sure most members will know, it is always worth a look on www.bookfinder.com if there's a title you are having a job to get hold of. It's helped me several times.
UpdateI've just discovered that you can get the butterfly book in English (US edition) from www.amazon.fr which may well work out cheaper than ordering it fromt the US, which I've just done ;-(
The first is by Michael Chinery: Insects of Britain and Western Europe.
Several keen entomologists use it but according to the HarperCollins website the new edition won't be ready until 2008!
I've had more luck with Tolman and Lewington's guide to European butterflies which, again, some serious lepidopterists have recommended. For some reason www.Amazon.co.uk want £46.47 for their only copy of this book! But I've discovered there are other options.
a) you can get the Princeton University editon from www.Amazon.com --it's a paperback edition--but I can live with that and it doesn't cost any more than what the Uk edition should cost--£19.99.
b) it is available in French from www.amazon.fr
c) it is available in Spanish from the publishers of HBW--Lynx Editions (or something similar). It's almost worth buying for the illustrations alone, even if you don't read Spanish or French (or English!)
As I am sure most members will know, it is always worth a look on www.bookfinder.com if there's a title you are having a job to get hold of. It's helped me several times.
UpdateI've just discovered that you can get the butterfly book in English (US edition) from www.amazon.fr which may well work out cheaper than ordering it fromt the US, which I've just done ;-(
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