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ST HELENA BRITANNICA: STUDIES IN SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLAND HISTORY
Written by Trevor W. Hearl; Alexander Hugo Schulenburg.
Stock no. 1830817
Published by Society Of Friends Of St Helena. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

These papers had previously been published only as typescript leaflets and in small specialist journals. The chapters cover aspects of St Helena's history from its discovery in the 1950s, including sixteenth and seventeenth century visitors and surgeons, East Indis shipping, the island's Huguenots and Baptists, telegraphs, and the Napoleonic period, island merchants, horse racing, Darwin and other natural historians, church memorials, photography and publishing, as well as St Helena's role as a whaling port and coaling station. Edited by Alexander Hugo Schulenburg. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xxxiv and 341 pages including index. ISBN: 9780957491809. Couple of tiny foxspots to top edge of text block. Inscription in ink to dedication page. Else a clean copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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PORTRAITS OF ISLANDS
Written by Eileen Molony; John Betjeman; Clough Williams-Ellis.
Stock no. 1830815
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Islands around the British coast. Edited by Eileen Molony. Including items by John Betjeman, Clough Williams-Ellis and others. Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 147 pages. Spine lightly faded, boards lightly marked/stained. Minor foxing to text block. Name in ink stamped and written in biro to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is browned, foxerd, and edge-worn/rubbed, small closed tear to top front edge with tiny amount of loss.

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FISHING SOUTH: THE HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH GEORGIA FISHERIES
Written by David J. Agnew.
Stock no. 1830141
Published by The Penna Press. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

The remote subantarctic island of South Georgia is on e of the most important fishing areas in the Southern Ocean. Sustainability and conservation of the marine environment is of paramount importance, so fishing is tightly regulated and managed both by the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources. This book describes the types of fish that are taken, their biology and life history, and what techniques are used to catch them. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and charts. 128 pages including index, the last 5 pages are blank. ISBN: 095479480X. Covers lightly scuffred and lightly rubbed at corners. Contents clean.

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SHETLAND
Written by Norman Newton.
Stock no. 1829285
Published by The Pevensey Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The essential guide for the discerning tourist and island devotee: everything the visitor needs to know about the islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 112 pages including index. ISBN: 0907115950. Light rubbing to base of spine. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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40 YEARS OF EVOLUTION: DARWIN'S FINCHES ON DAPHNE MAJOR ISLAND
Written by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant.
Stock no. 1829027
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, the authors uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Beige speckled endpapers. Colour photos and graphs. xxxii and 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780691160467. Light scuffing to boards. A few small foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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A FLORA OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS
Written by Sylvia M. Haslam; Peter D. Sell; Patricia A. Wolseley.
Stock no. 1828878
Published by Malta University Press. 1st 1977. Good condition.

Blue & white cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. lxxi and 560 pages including index. Coers are edge-rubbed, creased and scuffed. Text block browned and slightly grubby. Hinge is split between pages 194 and 195, page 193/194 detached as a result. Contents are a little grubby to prelims and last few pages otherwise clean.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEOLITHIC HOUSE SOCIETIES IN ORKNEY
Written by Colin Richards; Richard Jones.
Stock no. 1827534
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Investigations in the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney (1994-2014). Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos & b/w drawings. 572 pages including index. A hefty volume. ISBN: 9781909686892. A decent copy.

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THE HISTORY OF THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
Written by George Barry.
Stock no. 1827527
Published by James Thin. 1st thus 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile of the first edition of 1805. This book falls naturally into three parts. The first is a vivid description of the Orkney islands as seen by the author in 1805. The second part is devoted to the history and archaeology; and the third part considers the economy of the islands, its natural history, botany, mineralogy, agriculture, fisheries and commerce. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. viii and 509 pages. Folding map of the Orkney Islands. Light vertical creasing to spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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JURA: ISLAND OF DEER
Written by Peter Youngson.
Stock no. 1825220
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jura is one of the largest islands of the Inner Hebrides. This is a complete history of the island's history, from the Meolithic period to the present day, also focusing on other aspects such as Jura's natural history and geography. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w drawings. ISBN: 1841581364. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. A few minor knocks to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, a little grubby, lightly worn at top of spine.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 2135987
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Brown leather, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. ISBN: 9780007267378. SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. This is Copy No. 86. Has plain white (not pictorial) 'jacket' over book. Slip case is near fine - a few small threads to edges.

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THE BLUE OF CAPRICORN
Written by Eugene Burdick. Illustrated by William Hofmann.
Stock no. 1818943
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Pacific in its Wonder. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Second impression. Text block lightly browned. Price-cut blue pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with a few tape repairs to verso, scuffed to rear panel.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1815212
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Green cloth boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007267378. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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