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We are pleased to announce our NEW BUNDLES OPTIONS, where you can purchase a number of related titles together and recevie a significant discount on the overall RRP. Example of current Bundles include (to see more info click the bundle image): Trilobites: Kazakhstan Invertebrates: Gambia Field Guides: Butterflies: Fossils in Amber: North American Palaeontology: Fossil Insects: British Dinosaurs: Fossil Spiders: Alfred Russel Wallace: Fossil Collecting on the Dorset Coast:

We are very pleased to announce our Winter Sale 2023 has started and we are offering 20% discount off all our monographs and edited volumes. This is a great opportunity to pick up one of our more expensive hard-back volumes at a great price. There is something for everyone in this sale, so why not treat yourself or put it away as a Christmas present for a friend or family member. Click here to see the full range. Titles include the Royal Entomological Society award-winning True Bugs of the World (2nd Edition) and our very recent volume on Jurassic Ichthyosaurs...

We are very pleased to announce the forthcoming title due for release Oct 1st: Field Guide to the Butterflies of Cyprus with Distribution Maps by Eddie John and Christodoulos Makris.Siri Scientific Press (2023, October 1st) 978-1-8381528-8-8 RRP £19.99160 pp, 210 x 148 mm, soft cover, 261 colour photographs & illustrations Available to pre-order at 10% discount (click cover to order now) From the back coverUnlock the captivating world of Cyprus’ butterflies with this authoritative and stunning field guide designed for both seasoned lepidopterists and budding naturalists alike. Written by respected lepidopterists, with a combined experience of more than 50 years...

Wow ... this is an AMAZING OFFER, not to be missed. We are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with Dunedin Academic Press to offer a massive 50% discount on their recent title: Terrestrial Conservation Lagerstätten edited by Nicholas C. Fraser & Hans-Dieter Sues (ISBN: 978178046014), which normally sells for £98.00. We can offer our customers and followers the special price of £49.00 (which includes P+P within the UK, add a flat rate of £20.00 for orders from overseas ... the book weighs 1.4kg). Please note this offer is only available to retail customers and ends 31 May...

Today marks the bicentennary of Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823–7 November 1913). He was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator and is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection. His 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic. He was considered a leading expert on the geographical distribution of animal species, and is often called the "father of biogeography" (or more specifically of zoogeography). Aside from his scientific work, he was a social activist, critical of what he considered to...