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COMMON BIRDS OF QATAR
Written by Hanne Eriksen; Jens Eriksen; Frances Gillespie.
Stock no. 1826720
1st 2010. Very good condition.

All the common birds found in Qatar and a few not so common. Privately published by the authors. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9789948157472. Covers lightly creased. Light foxing to prelims. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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VOICE FROM THE WILDERNESS
Written by Ray Harris-Ching. Illustrated by Ray Harris-Ching.
Stock no. 1826700
Published by Swan Hill Press. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Harris-Ching's remarkable drawing skills and wholly individual vision of birds and mammals have brought him to the forefront of artists painting wildlife. Addressing the artist's concerns and fears for our fragile earth and for the animals that live here with us. Beautiful colour illustrations. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title so spine. ISBN: 1853105163. Corners of boards and lower edges rubbed. Page 155/159 is creased and nicked to lower edge. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to front spine vertical edge, worn at edges, small chip to lower rear edge, some minor scuffing.

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WILDFLOWERS OF CORK CITY AND COUNTY
Written by Tony O'Mahony.
Stock no. 1826698
Published by The Collins Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A stimulating, contemporary account of the flora and habitats of Ireland's largest county. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781848890206. A few minor knocks to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and a little scuffed.

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HISTORY OF INSECTS
Written by Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn; Donald L.J. Quicke.
Stock no. 1826682
Published by Springer ScienceBusiness Media. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of insect palaeontology, the methods for studying fossils, the taphonomic processes leading to their formation, the diagnostic features of all insect orders, both extant and extinct, the major fossils of each order, and the implications that can be drawn from the palaeoentomological record about past ecology and climates. Large format. Green cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9789048158300. Reprint. A physical copy of a print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Light rubbing to corners. A few top corners of contents lightly creased. Contents clean.

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THE GENUS LAVANDULA
Written by Tim Upson; Susyn Andrews. Illustrated by Georita Harriott; Christabel King; Joanna Langhorne.
Stock no. 1826681
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Botanical Magazine Monograph. A comprehensive and authoritative account of lavenders, focusing on their worldwide importance as garden plants and a mainstay of the perfumery and aromatherapy industries. Lilac cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1842460102. Minor bump to lower front corner of board. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of minor marks.

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HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AND BEEKEEPING
Written by Dewey M. Caron.
Stock no. 1826678
Published by Wicwas Press. 2nd 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. This book explains bee biology, what bees do, and provides the tools which make it possible for an individual to successfully manage bee colonies. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos, diagrams, charts and illustrations. ISBN: 1878075098. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to verso of front endpaper. Rear board lightly scuffed and small sticky patch (label removal?). A few minor knocks to board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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KEEPING AND BREEDING FRESHWATER TURTLES
Written by Russ Gurley.
Stock no. 1826676
Published by Living Art Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Information and ideas that can help keepers enhance their work and help them provide more interesting and appropriate environments for their turtles. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 096381303X. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Foxing to title page else contents clean.

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UP RIVER THE SONG OF THE ESK
Written by Darren Woodhead. Illustrated by Darren Woodhead.
Stock no. 1826675
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. The artist captures the outstanding natural beauty of the countryside around Carlops and the valley of the North Esk river, which lies just south of Edinburgh. He was artist in Residence in the area for 3 years. ISBN: 9781841588346. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby mainly to rear panel.

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UNDISCOVERED OWLS: A SOUND APPROACH GUIDE
Written by Magnus Robb.
Stock no. 1826666
Published by The Sound Approach. 1st 2015. Almost very good condition.

Explore the twilight world of owls that you can hear in your garden, park or woods with this lyrical investigation into their sounds. Includes four CDs with 327 sound recordings of 38 species of owls, a couple of midwife toads, some Parrot Crossbills and a few voles. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards, yellow spine with white title. Colour photos and illustrations. Annotated sonagrams. ISBN: 9789081093378. Heavy bumping to top edge of boards with some board damage. Top of spine bumped with a small split in paper. Base of spine bumped. Minor knocks to lower edge of boards. Light scuffing to rear board. Contents clean and tight. All four CDs present - not tested.

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APPLES: A GUIDE TO IDENTIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL VARIETIES
Written by John Bultitude.
Stock no. 1826662
Published by The Macmillan Press Ltd.. 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Compiled and written specifically to enable anyone interested in eating or growing apples to identify a specific variety. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0333349717. Reprint. Spine a little faded, horizontal edges of boards are lightly rubbed. Hefty knock to top rear edge of boards with damage to board but not to contents. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, base of spine has a small chip, verso of spine is foxed.

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IN SEARCH OF SPARROWS
Written by J.D. Summers-Smith. Illustrated by Euan Dunn.
Stock no. 1826653
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author's wry descriptions of the tribulations and unexpected pleasures of a traveller on four continents, from the Himalayas and Thailand, to Africa and the Americas are interspersed with observations and speculations on the biology of sparrows in a wide variety of habitats. Light brown boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w photos & illustrations. vii and 141 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610739. Base of spine lightly bumped. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased.

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