THE HERPETOCULTURE OF LEOPARD GECKOS: TWENTY-SEVEN GENERATIONS OF LIVING ART
Written by Philippe De Vosjoli; Ron Tremper; Roger Klingenberg.
Stock no. 1325733
Published by Advanced Visions Inc.. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

Information on husbandry, veterinary medicine, breeding and vivarium design. Card wraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 0974297127. Covers slightly edge worn. Light creasing to edges of preliminary pages.

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IRELAND (NN 84)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 1826119
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 84. A fascinating and highly detailed account of the natural history of Ireland, from biological history, geology and climate, to wildlife and nature conservation. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002200791. Boards clean and bright. A few tiny foxspots to top edge of text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (as is normal for this series of books).

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MAN AND THE LAND (NN 31)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1826109
Published by Collins. 2nd 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 31. Green cloth. 6 x 8.5". 272 pages. A new and unusual portrait of our islands. 35 colour photos, 46 b/w photos, 52 illustrations in the text. A little bumping to top corner of front board. Minor mottling to rear board. Some foxing mainly to text block and rear endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed and worn at corners with minor loss, some foxing, a few grubby marks.

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ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES: BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Keynes.
Stock no. 1826094
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Colour illustrations. xxxi + 415 pages. With an introduction by Keynes. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some minor scuffing.

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THE PRINCETON FIELD GUIDE TO PREHISTORIC MAMMALS
Written by Donald R. Prothero. Illustrated by Mary Persis Williams.
Stock no. 1826068
Published by Princeton University Press. Circa 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Guidebook to hundreds of extinct species, from saber-toothed cats to giant mammoths. Large format. Blue cloth boardes, silver title to spine. Colour photos & illustrations. B/w sketches. ISBN: 9780691156828. 4th printing. A lovely copy.

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THE ROSE: A TRUE HISTORY
Written by Jennifer Potter.
Stock no. 1826054
Published by Callisto Books. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 521 pages. A definitive history of the Queen of Flowers. ISBN: 9780857400208. Text block very slightly grubby else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and has a light score to front panel.

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WILD FELL: FIGHTING FOR NATURE ON A LAKE DISTRICT HILL FARM
Written by Lee Schofield. Illustrated by Bob Venables.
Stock no. 1826023
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A story of nature in recovery and also of the author's personal connection to the place, and the highs and lows of working for nature amid fierce opposition. Grey mottled paper boards, blue foil title to spine. B/w sketches. ISBN: 9780857527752. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright and clean.

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THE UGANDA PROTECTORATE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Harry Johnston. Illustrated by Harry Johnston; et al..
Stock no. 1825648
Published by Hutchinson & Co.. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

An attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of South latitude and the fifth degree of North latitude. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles. Colour plates, maps and numerous b/w illustrations. A very heavy set. Both volumes rubbed and scuffed to boards, top & tail of spines worn. Text block a little grubby. Name in ink to half-title pages. All colour plates & maps present. Some hinges lightly pulled. Rear joint of volume 2 is cracked exposing cloth beneath but is still quite firm.

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THE LIFE OF A SCOTCH NATURALIST: THOMAS EDWARD ASSOCIATE OF THE LINEAN SOCIETY
Written by Samuel Smiles. Illustrated by George Reid.
Stock no. 1825647
Published by John Murray. 1905. Almost very good condition.

Popular Edition. Blue calf leather boards, 5 raised bands to spine, red title label and gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w plates and illustrations to text pages. Top of spine rubbed & worn. A few marks to rear board. Rugby School crest in gilt to front board. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Scattered foxing throughout. Binding is tight.

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THE STARLING
Written by Christopher J. Feare.
Stock no. 1825433
Published by Oxford University Press. 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The starling's extraordinary biological success. From habitat choice through to roosting. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0192177052. Reprint. Top & tail of spine shelf rubbed, a few minor knocks to board edges. Large personal bookplate to front endpaper. Otherwise contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lovely.

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THE CABARET OF PLANTS: BOTANY AND THE IMAGINATION
Written by Richard Mabey.
Stock no. 1825321
Published by Profile Books. Circa 2015. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ranging widely across science, art and cultural history, poetry and personal experience, Mabey puts plants centre stage, and reveals a true botanical cabaret, a world of tricksters, shape-shifters and inspired problem-solvers, as well as an enthralled audience of romantics, eccentric amateur scientists, transgressive artists and grass roots botanophiles. This book celebrates the idea that plants are not simply 'the furniture of the planet', but vital, inventive, individual beings, worthy of respect. Navy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781861976628. Second printing. Pictorial dustwraper is a little grubby to rear panel.

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A NATURAL HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN TREES
Written by Donald Culross Peattie. Illustrated by Paul Landacre.
Stock no. 1825287
Published by Trinity University Press. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

A fascinating look at the history of trees in North America, including how species were discovered and the roles each played in America's history. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781595341662. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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