The Lives of Moths. A Natural History of Our Planet's Moth Life, Hardback - Rachel Warren Chadd

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Rachel Warren ChaddIllustration(s): Color photos + illus.Number of pages: 288Collection: The Lives ...

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An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshinePublisher: Yale University PressAut...

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Voyages of Discovery is a mesmerising visual record of ten of the world's most significant natural history expeditions.

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Publisher: SteinerBooks, IncAuthor(s): Marjorie SpockIllustration(s): colour illustrationsTranslator: Peter StebbingNumber of pages: 48Publication ...

Moths is a definitive introduction to the biology, lifecycle and natural history of this crucial insect group, which encompasses over 160, 000 spec...

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The Natural History Museum, London is home to one of the world's most important and comprehensive collections of natural history specimens, literat...

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