[TABD] FW: NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - The Butterflies of Venezuela, Part 2, by Andrew Neild - JUST PUBLISHED

Fri Oct 17 16:53:50 BST 2008

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - JUST PUBLISHED!
The Butterflies of Venezuela, Part 2, by Andrew Neild

I am delighted to announce that The Butterflies of Venezuela, Part 2 has just been published and is now available to buy directly from the author, Andrew Neild.

Price GBP £110 (approximately USD $195) plus postage and packing at cost (Part 1 is also available, priced GBP £75 plus postage and packing). Discounts are available for orders of 2 or more copies. Payment can be made by credit card using PayPal (you do not need to have - or to create - a PayPal account) or by cheque in GBP (drawn on a UK bank only). Bank transfers are also possible by prior agreement.

Orders Please email andrew.neild at blueyonder.co.uk, telephone: +44 (0)20 8882 8324, or write to: Andrew Neild, Meridian Publications, 8 Old Park Ridings, London N21 2EU, United Kingdom.

Content This second volume of The Butterflies of Venezuela includes 196 species (355 subspecies) in the nymphalid subfamilies Acraeinae, Ithomiinae, Libytheinae, Morphinae, and Nymphalinae.  1451 specimens are reproduced on 84 colour plates.  There are over 450 figures of type specimens, of which the majority are illustrated for the first time.  Descriptions are provided for 8 new species and 91 new subspecies.  In addition, 4 neotypes and 10 lectotypes are designated.

Publication details 272 text pages, 84 colour pls., 31 figs., 2 tabs, 4 maps. Laminated hardback, 22 x 30 cm. Weight: 2 kgs (4 lbs 4 oz). Published by the author (under the name "Meridian Publications"). ISBN: 978-0-9527657-1-4.

Further information For more details and sample plates see below and also visit www.thebutterfliesofvenezuela.com (please bookmark this site; it will be updated regularly).

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Reviews of Part 1 
The Butterflies of Venezuela, Part 1, was received with great acclaim when published in 1996:

"This is a magnificent book. This is a superb book." "Neild's work is magnificent and superb, user friendly, and worth its cost. As such, it serves as an excellent model for future regional treatises." 
George T. Austin, McGuire Center, Florida Museum Natural History, in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America.

"In some ways The Butterflies of Venezuela is quite audacious - as a jump into the proverbial deep end by an inexperienced author it can have few parallels. That it succeeds so remarkably is a tribute to the author's personal knowledge and vision, and a cautionary lesson to those of us who after thirty years professionally studying butterflies now see neither the wood nor the trees!" Phil Ackery, formerly of The Natural History Museum (London), in Antenna (Bulletin of the Royal Entomological Society).

"Finally someone has combined motivation, ability, enthusiasm and resources to start a first-rate series on the butterflies of Venezuela." "[The species accounts] show a thorough scholarly respect for a widely scattered, multilingual literature, and thus are of lasting value to students of neotropical butterflies. Bravo! A job well done." "In summary, this well-done book .... deserves to be on the shelves of everyone interested in butterflies. I look forward to seeing the subsequent volumes in print." 
Phil DeVries, University of New Orleans, in American Scientist.

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Andrew Neild (MA Hons., St. Andrews University; Scientific Associate, The Natural History Museum)
Meridian Publications
8 Old Park Ridings
Grange Park
London N21 2EU
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 8882 8324
E-mail 1: andrew at thebutterfliesofvenezuela.com
E-mail 2: andrew.neild at blueyonder.co.uk
Web site: http://thebutterfliesofvenezuela.com 

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