INDEX TESTACEOLOGICUS, AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHELLS
Written by W Wood; Sylvanus Hanley. Illustrated by W. Wood.
Stock no. 1209003
Published by Willis And Sotheran. 1st thus 1856. Almost very good condition.

Containing about 2800 figures accurately coloured after nature. A New and Entirely revised edition with ancient and modern appellations, synonyms, localities, etc, etc. Three-quarter green leather binding with marbled paper boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt title and decorative tooling. 46 exquisite handcoloured plates. Top edge gilt. Ex-library with usual stamps. Leather spine & corners rubbed and worn with some removal of surface leather. Couple of patches of loss of leather to base of spine. Small patch of surface paper loss to front board and front pastedown. Front joint split, rear joint starting to crack but binding is tight. Some joints pulled. A few scattered foxspots to contents. All plates present, plate 35 has small closed tear (no loss) to top margin. Overall, a nice copy.

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HALF HOURS WITH A NATURALIST: RAMBLES NEAR THE SHORE (THE HALF HOUR LIBRARY)
No author listed.
Stock no. 1209001
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Limited. Circa 1911. Good condition.

The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for Young Readers. Full olive green calf leather binding with Heath Mount Hampstead vignette to front, burgundy title block with gilt title and 5 raised bands to spine. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w illustrations. xii and 340 pages. Spine is lightly browned and has a few patches of loss to leather. Heavy dampstaining affecting boards, prelims to page 1, and lower edge of last few pages. Prize inscription to front fly leaf dated 1911.Front joint split between fly leaf and half-title page but binding still tight. Some light top corner creasing. Contents otherwise generally clean.

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EVENINGS AT THE MICROSCOPE
Written by P.H. Gosse.
Stock no. 1209000
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1874. Very good condition.

Or, Researches Amond the Minuter Organs and Forms of Animal Life. A New Edition, Revised and Annotated. Green cloth boards, gilt titles and vignettes. B/w illustrations to text. xii and 422 pages including index plus 4 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Joints cracked and slightly pulled. Text block browned with a few minor foxspots. a few grubby marks to boards. Faint inscription in ink to top of black front endpaper. Name in ink to top of title page. A few scattered foxspots to contents.

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A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH SEA-ANEMONES AND CORALS
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208998
Published by Van Voorst. 1st 1860. Almost very good condition.

With coloured figures of the species and principal varieties. Green cloth with gilt title decorations. 12 colour plates. xl and 362 pages including index plus 2 page publisher advert to rear. Boards are damp stained, worn/rubbed at corners. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Slight lean to contents. Joints cracked, thus frontispiece, half-title and free front endpaper detached. One or two foxspots to contents but generally clean. All plates present. Overall, pretty good for a book almost 200 years old!

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STRANGE DWELLINGS: BEING A DESCRIPTION OF THE HATITATIONS OF ANIMALS
Written by J.G. Wood. Illustrated by W. F. Keyl; J.B. Zwecker; E. Smith.
Stock no. 1208997
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1885. Almost very good condition.

Abridged from 'Homes Without Hands'. Full calf leather binding with 5 raised bands on spine, gilt title and decorations. Gilt border to boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w illustrations. New edition. xii and 411 pages including index. Joints cracked, front board a little loose because of this. Some surface leather scraped to lower front board. Gilt title and decorations to spine bright. Some rubbing to corners. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper, dated 1886. Foxing to fly leaves and a stain to front fly leaf. Else contents are clean and tight.

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THE ROMANCE OF NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208996
Published by James Nisbet & Co.. 1862. Very good condition.

Second series. The author seeks to paint a series of pictures, the reflections of scenes and aspects in nature, which in his mind awaken poetic interest, leaving them to do their proper work. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, gilt vignette showing man with stick about to beat a snake to protect his family to front board. 10 b/w illustrations, including frontispiece. xi and 393 pages including index, 2 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine and corners else boards nice and bright. Contemporary name in ink to half-title page. Text block browned. Heavy foxing to prelims and last few pages. Else contents clean and tight.

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THE BADGER (NMN 1)
Written by Ernest G. Neal.
Stock no. 1830803
Published by Collins. 4th 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

4th edition. New Naturalist Monograph. Green cloth boards. Beautifully written and illustrated. 29 black and white photos, 12 maps & diagrams, and colour photo frontis. 158 pages. ISBN: 0002130289. Boards clean. Browning and foxing to text block. Minor tape marks to endpapers. Name stamped in ink to lower edge of half-title page. Small closed tear (no loss) to top edge of half-title page. Frontis and title page affected by damp foxing. Tiny pinhole to title page. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is clean with minor scuff to lower front panel, publisher's laminate has been removed leaving glue marks to verso not visible to front. Overall, a presentable copy.

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BEASTS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
Written by Henry Tegner. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330553
Published by Galley Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From Whales to Shrews. Dealing with warm-blooded land and sea animals found in, and off the coast of, Durham and Northumberland. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine on black surround. Six pages of b/w plates, 26 drawings by D. Watkins-Pitchford (also known as BB) and one engraving by Bewick. 144 pages. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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NATURAL HISTORY: MOLLUSCA
Written by P.H. Gosse.
Stock no. 1208947
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1854. Very good condition.

Gosse's Natural History. Small format. Dark brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 328 pages including index. Spine and board edges lightly faded. Top & tail of spine worn with some fraying and slight loss of cloth. Boards scuffed. Corners lightly bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing and a few grubby marks to contents else a decent copy for a book of this age!

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TENBY: A SEA-SIDE HOLIDAY
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208946
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1856. Almost very good condition.

A detailed record of a summer holiday spent at Tenby. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 24 b/w plates with colour. xviii and 400 pages including index. Rebound in blue cloth boards which are heavily affected by damp. New endpapers. Froint inner hinge is split but otherwise the binding is nice and snug. 1" tear to top gutter edge of frontispiece. Damp patch to top margins of plates. All plates are present. Some foxing and grubby marks to contents but generally a decent copy internally.

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THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208942
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1847. Almost very good condition.

Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Publisher's advert to front fly for 'The Canadian Naturalist: A series of conversations ion the natural history of Lower Canada' by Philip Henry Gosse plus further publications overleaf. x and 447 pages including index. Not illustrated. Vertical edges of spine worn and frayed. Corners rubbed and worn. A few marks to boards. Joints starting to crack. Endpapers grubby and marked. Browning to page edges and fly leaf. Some evidence of insect damage. Hinges pulled but binding still tight.

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THE NATURALIST OF THE SEA-SHORE: THE LIFE OF PHILIP HENRY GOSSE
Written by Edmund Gosse.
Stock no. 1208941
Published by William Heinemann. 1st thus 1896. Almost very good condition.

Great Lives & Events series. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w portraiture frontis. viii and 387 pages including index. Spine faded and browned, top & tail lightly shelf-worn. Board edges rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. 'Ex Libris' and signature in red ink to front pastedown. Joints starting to crack. Endpapers and text block browned. Preface is present but detached from the binding (1 page). One or two minor marks to contents else clean.

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