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Upcoming titles for 2011

SGES — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:49:18 GMT

I see from the forum that Collins will be releasing titles in the months of January, April and September each year.

Does anyone know which 3 titles we can look forward to in 2011?

Thanks

SGES

Monographs

Stephen — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:25:35 GMT

I was going to suggest how about a New Naturalist monograph on Eels - it would compliment those on Salmon & Trout - but I notice Collins released a book only a few years ago on Eels but not in the series - Has anybody read it - The few reviews about it seem very positive

Collins New Naturalists Publishing Schedule

Collins — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:58:10 GMT

Please note that Collins will be reducing New Naturalists publications to three titles per year.

Here are the publication dates for forthcoming New Naturalists titles. Our limited signed and leatherbound editions will be available for pre-order here ten weeks prior to publication.

Books and Naturalists: 4th February 2010

Bird Migration: 1 April 2010

Badger: 27 May 2010

Subsequent titles will be published in September, January and April.

Titles "in preparation" on the NHBS website

Brendan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:12:55 GMT

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Lists the following titles:
2009:
Dartmoor
Nature Publishing in Britain
2010:
Badger
Vegetation of Britain and Europe
Nature in Towns and Cities
British Climate and Weather
Marches
2011:
Ponds, Pools & Puddles
Slugs & Snails
Bird Migration
Bacteria
Plant Galls
Grasshoppers and Crickets
Shallow Seas
2012:
Scotland
2019 (I suspect a database glitch!):
Whales and Dolphins
Seaweed

I think a few of these have been mentioned already by Collins, but some of them seem new to me.

Dartmoor

Collins — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:13:09 GMT

Dartmoor is said to be the loneliest wilderness in England. This has been said more often of Dartmoor than any other part of our country. Traditionally in the world of fiction as well as that of fact, Dartmoor has been renowned as a vast and empty moorland area, the property of nature rather than of man. It has always been the public's idea of a lonely place.

Not many generations ago it was regarded with a certain amount of awe and nowadays it is one of our most important centres of recreation, an island in upland England of abundant interest to the naturalist. In 1951 it became a National Park, one of the first of several places that have been so designated in Great Britain, helping to conserve and promote both its beauty and cultural heritage.

Spanning miles of open moorland, whilst also hiding small secluded river valleys, rare plants and endangered birds, Dartmoor is a place of variety, and has evolved in the public's mind from a forbidding place to that of romance and mystery.

In the latest addition to the long-running New Naturalist series, Ian Mercer sets out to explore every aspect of this important area of southern Devon. Focusing not only on its extensive history and physical landscape, but also its cultural place within Great Britain, this is both a comprehensive and engaging look at the wild and rugged landscape that has inspired so many poets, painters and musicians over countless centuries.

Art of the New Naturalists

Collins — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:18:05 GMT

The stunning, specially commissioned cover illustrations are one of the great joys of the New Naturalist series, lending it a distinctive style which has inspired nature enthusiasts for many decades.

The Collins New Naturalist series is the longest-running and arguably the most influential natural history series in the world with over 100 volumes published in over 60 years. Throughout the years, the highly characteristic dust jacket illustrations have become iconic, lifting the books to a level of collectibility and increasing the level of admiration for an already well-established and respected series.

With early cover illustrations prepared by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, later and more recent covers have been designed by Robert Gillmor. Featuring prints of the awe-inspiring artwork of the New Naturalists, the book will offer a unique insight into Gillmor’s approach to each subject matter and the intricate and creative way through which he has brought his own distinctive style and craft of printmaking to the New Naturalist series.

Marren explores the findings from the Ellis archive, which has thrown up considerable information on how the old covers were developed, approved, in some cases rejected, and then proofed.

The Art of the New Naturalists offers a fascinating insight into how the creation of these eminent cover designs has developed and progressed and will be essential reading for everyone interested in the frantic workings behind the seemingly serene collection of artwork that is one of Britain’s iconic book series.

Format matches that of the original New Naturalist Journal, this is not part of the numbered series.

Peter Marren is a trained ecologist who worked as a woodland scientist, conservation officer and author-editor with the Natural Conservancy Council between 1977 and 1992. He has written numerous books and articles and contributes regularly to British Wildlife and the Independent.

Robert Gillmor started his long career as an illustrator at the age of 15 with drawings for the monthly British Birds magazine. He illustrated the first of over 100 books in 1958, while an art student at Reading University. In 1964 he helped found the Society of Wildlife Artists, for which he has served as Secretary and Chairman for many years. He has been creating the cover artwork for the New Naturalist series since first being approached by Collins in 1985.