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New Naturalists Books
SENSUAL AND ALLURIN
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NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS?
ABSOLUTELY TRUE WHEN IT'S A NEW NATURALIST!
Look at a collection of New Naturalists in their beautiful dust wrappers; touch the green buckram bindings, the top quality paper. Savour the visual and tactile sensations.
Sensual and alluring - absolutely!
The New Naturalist Library is a series of about one hundred books first issued in Great Britain by William Collins in 1945 and continuing into the 1990's with it's peak in the 50's and 60's. The series covers every aspect of British Natural History from Moles to Measles. Clifford and Rosemary Ellis painted most of the dustwrappers. The series is worth acquiring simply for these works of art. From the subtlety of the Swallowtails for Butterflies (the first title published in 1945) to the dramatic and terrifying mole for the monograph The Mole.
The original aim was:
"To interest the general reader in the wild life of Britain by recapturing the inquiring spirit of the old naturalists."
They are not science for the masses and though enjoyable are not light reading being scientifically accurate and detailed. Indeed many became standard reference works in their field. Persist and your efforts are rewarded, magnificent colour plates and a real insight into the subject. In most cases the information is still valid with some notable exceptions; Man and The Land is a little outdated in it's views on the origins of landscape.
Environmentalism was barely a word when Nature Conservation in Britain was published in 1969.
Looking back the series can now be viewed to have been produced in five broad areas:
Regions, Habitats, Animal and Plant Groups, Specials and Monographs on single species.
Regions includes The Broads (1965) and Snowdonia (1966)
Habitats includes Mountains and Moorlands (1950) and Hedges (1974)
Animal and plant groups includes Wild Orchids (1951) and Ants ((1953)
Specials include The Art of Botanical Illustration (1950) and An Angler's Entomology (1952)
Monographs range from The Badger (1948) to The Trout (1967)
There is perhaps a slight bias towards Birds in the 100 titles but every
aspect of the Natural History of Great Britain is covered so not only are your visual and tactile sensations stimulated your brain is as well.
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A selection of New Naturalist books in stock
Matthews, L. Harrison. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 1801553
Bloomsbury Books. 1st thus. 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. New Naturalist series - Bloomsbury Facsimile edition. Cream cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w pictures. A few minor marks to covers and text block else contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-worn and has a few closed edge tears. [S] 1870630688.
Price: £8.00
Maitland, Peter S. & Campbell, R. Niall. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 1801547
Collins. Nearly fine condition. New Naturalist No. 75 Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 21 colour photos and over 200 b/w photos and diagrams. This copy was printed on demand. We hold the physical book here in stock. [S] 0002193833.
Price: £35.00
Davis, B.N.K. & Walker, N. & Ball, D.F. & Fitter, A.H.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 1801539
Harper Collins. Fine condition. New Naturalist Series No. 77. Green buckram cloth boards. 14 colour photographs and 100 black and white photographs and drawings. This copy was printed on demand. We do hold the physical book in stock. [S] 002199033.
Price: £30.00
Fitter, R.S.R.. Illustrated by Hosking, Eric. Stock no. 1201347
Collins. 1st. 1945. Very good condition. New Naturalist series. A comprehensive history of a great human community in terms of the animals and plants it has displaced, changed, moved and removed, introduced, conserved, lost or forgotten. 52 colour and 41 b/w photos plus 12 maps and diagrams. 282pp includes index. Spine faded. [S]
Price: £7.00
Porley, Ron & Hodgetts, Nick. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 1201263
Collins. 1st. 2005. 'As new' condition in an 'as new' dustwrapper. New Naturalist Series. Green cloth. 179 colour and b/w photographs. Still in original shrinkwrap. [S] 0002202123.
Price: £58.00
Mullard, Jonathan. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 1201257
Collins. 1st. 2006. 'As new' condition in an 'as new' dustwrapper. New Naturalist No. 99. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Still in original shrinkwrap. [S] 9780007160674.
Price: £65.00
Rackham, Oliver. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 1201250
Collins. 1st. 2006. 'As new' condition in an 'as new' dustwrapper. The 100th volume in the New Naturalist series. vix + 609 pages. Colour photos. Green cloth. Mint copy still in original shrinkwrap. [S] 007202431.
Price: £70.00
Fisher, James. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 1201168
Collins. 1st thus. 1984. Nearly fine condition. New Naturalist Library Limpback Reprint. B/w photos. Rear cover slightly creased. Contents fine. [S] 0002190656.
Price: £50.00
