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Bestiary and herbology books for the first classrooms of a wizarding school: the Monster Book by Edwardus Lima, with hippogriffs, centaurs, dragons and rare magical creatures, and Herbology: Fundamentals of Flora Groundwork, with mandrakes, greenhouse work and healing plants. Fully readable A5 hardcovers, printed and bound by hand, single or in a set of 3 with A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration.
Bestiary and herbology books in our shop
Two textbooks of the outdoor lessons — creatures and plants — and a set that adds transfiguration:
- Monster Book by Edwardus Lima — a monster book replica and fantasy bestiary: hippogriffs, centaurs, the three-headed guard dog, basilisks, dragons, water creatures, dark creatures and rare and extinct species.
- Herbology: Fundamentals of Flora Groundwork — the herbology textbook of the greenhouse: mandrakes, healing plants, potion ingredients and how to group plants by colour, type, height and special features.
- Magical Creatures Book, Herbology & Transfiguration: Set of 3 — both books with A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch.
Monster Book: a magical creatures book like a field guide
Our Monster Book reads like a field guide kept by a careful naturalist. It moves from the creatures students meet in their first lessons outdoors — the proud hippogriff, the centaur and the three-headed guard dog — to the ones that are only ever discussed from a safe distance, such as the basilisk and the larger dragons. A separate part is given to water creatures and dark creatures, and the last pages turn to rare and extinct species that survive only in old records. Every entry is illustrated in black and white, with handwritten-style notes running beside the drawings.
Unlike the book in the story, ours does not bite: it is a calm A5 hardcover that stays shut on the shelf and opens flat when you read it.
Herbology book: a herbarium for the greenhouse lessons
Herbology: Fundamentals of Flora Groundwork opens with the most famous plant of the first years, the mandrake, and with the practical work of the greenhouse. Next come healing plants and the plants that end up in the potions classroom as ingredients. The book teaches students to group plants by colouration, type, height and special features and shows how herbology connects with other subjects. Botanical illustrations run through every chapter, so it reads like a naturalist's herbarium — a magical plants book for a green shelf.
Creatures, plants and transfiguration in one set
The set of 3 puts the Monster Book and Herbology next to A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration — the three practical subjects of the first years. The books share the same A5 hardcover format and ship together in one parcel.
Bestiary book replicas, made by hand
- A5 format — 14.8 × 21 cm (5.8 × 8.3 in), the size of a real school textbook
- Full colour hardcover that stands up to daily reading
- Thread-sewn binding — the book opens completely flat on a desk
- Coated paper 115 g/m² with a black & white illustrated interior
- Printed and bound by hand, all books in stock
Who these books are for
- Creature lovers and nature lovers who want a fantasy bestiary with real entries and illustrations
- Gardeners and plant lovers looking for a herbology gift with a magical twist
- Game masters and fantasy writers who enjoy a creature encyclopedia for inspiration
- Collectors filling a dark academia or cottagecore shelf
Bestiary and herbology: questions and answers
Is the Monster Book fully readable?
Yes. Every creature entry is printed with text, a black & white illustration and handwritten-style notes.
Is the Herbology book illustrated?
Yes, with black & white botanical illustrations in every chapter.
What comes with the order?
Free fan art prints come with every order. A single book comes with 5 free fan art prints on kraft paper A5, a set of 2 or 3 books with 9 prints, and a set of 4 or more with 9 prints plus 3 fan art wizarding magazines.
How long does delivery take?
We deliver worldwide: to the USA from 7 days and within Europe from 2 days.
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