{"product_id":"2026200012764-secondhand-the-new-naturalist-dragonflies","title":"The New Naturalist: Dragonflies","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Ed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Some wear to inside of binding - still structual. Jacket in mylar sleeve. Light foxing from age - pages otherwise clean. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark contribution to the celebrated New Naturalist series, Dragonflies presents the most comprehensive study of British Odonata ever published at the time of its release, chronicling the biology, behaviour, and distribution of these ancient and spectacular insects across the landscapes of Britain and beyond. Written by three distinguished authorities — Philip S. Corbet, Cynthia Longfield, and N. W. Moore — the work details every aspect of the dragonfly's life cycle, from larval development in freshwater habitats to the breathtaking aerial mastery of the adult, illustrated with 55 colour plates by S. Beaufoy, 38 black-and-white photographs, and 100 maps and diagrams.\n\nThe book stands as a defining text in twentieth-century natural history literature, uniting rigorous scientific inquiry with an accessible and deeply observational prose style that made the New Naturalist series essential reading for both the amateur enthusiast and the professional biologist. Its meticulous attention to ecology and habitat places the dragonfly within the wider story of Britain's wetland environments, raising urgent and still-relevant questions about conservation and the fragility of aquatic ecosystems. For anyone captivated by the intersection of art, science, and the natural world, this volume remains an irreplaceable classic — one that leaves the reader wondering just how much of the natural world still waits, unobserved, above still water.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130987323611,"sku":"2026200012764-SECONDHAND","price":160.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0534c29a-d38e-4741-8804-384159d8ac98.png?v=1786593688","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012764-secondhand-the-new-naturalist-dragonflies","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}