W.E. Shuckard: 'British Bees: An Introduction to the Study o...

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W.E. Shuckard: 'British Bees: An Introduction to the Study of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles', London, L. Reeve, [c.1866], 16 coloured plates complete, xvi,371pp, original publisher's cloth gilt; Edward Newman: 'An Illustrated Natural History of Butterflies and Moths', London, W.H. Allen, [nd, c.1880], xvi, 176; [2], 486pp, numerous woodcut illustrations in text throughout, original pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt; plus 4 others on insects and aquatic life etc. From the collection of Andrew Pierssené (1929-2025), author, Professor of Environmental Interpretation, and life-long naturalist and book collector. Born in Rugby, and following his graduation from Oxford in 1953 with a Masters degree in English Language and Literature, Andrew was involved in youth work in London, founding the OK club, a charity which is still running. After moving to Norwich in 1964, he became Chairman for the Council for Nature Youth Committee, as well as founding Norfolk Young Naturalists. Throughout his life Andrew amassed an extensive collection of Ornithology and Natural History books, and had a particular skill for acquiring and identifying signed and association copies of various works. He authored the 1998 book ‘Explaining Our World: An Approach to the Art of Environmental Interpretation’, and with his vast knowledge contributed articles for a variety of wildlife, local history and natural history magazines and publications. (6)