THE ROMANCE OF NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse; Mrs. J.W. Whymper.
Stock no. 1208940
Published by James Nisbet & Co.. 2nd 1861. Fair condition.

1st Series, Second Edition. 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 of monkey and boys to front board. 12 b/w illustrations, drawn by Wolf and engraved by Whymper. xiv and 372 pages including index, 4 pages of publisher adverts to rear. First series, second impression. Boards are rubbed, grubby, and edge-worn. Joints cracked and starting to split. Front endpaper removed, to 1.5" of half-title page removed (not affecting the title). Hinges pulled but binding is still holding. A little foxing and a few grubby marks to contents. Plate opposite page 358 (plate XII - The Sea-Serpent) has some red marks and discolouration. A good working copy, sold with all faults.

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THE OCEAN
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Mrs. J.W. Whymper; Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208939
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1854. Good condition.

In this book, the author has endeavoured to describe, with some minuteness of detail, a few of the many objects of interest ore or less directly connected with the Sea, and especially to lead youthful readers to asociate with the phenomena of Nature, habitual thoughts of God. Blue leather spine with 4 raised bands and gilt title. Blue marbled paper boards. B/w plates & illustrations. xii and 360 pages. Ex-library (Guille-Alles Library, Guernsey) with large, yellow library label to front board and ink stamps to margins, remains of library plate to front pastedown. Edges are rubbed, corners worn. Vertical board edges are worn, board exposed. Foxing and grubby marks to contents. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. A good working copy.

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THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES THIRD SERIES MIGRATION & HABITS
Written by T.A. Coward; A.W. Boyd. Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn.
Stock no. 1330530
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

4th edition. Also includes observations on our rarer visitantes. Brown cloth, gilt titles and bird vignette. Colour plates. 286 pages. Wayside and Woodland series. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Not sure if there is foxing to the textblock or if the pages have been printed that way?! Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, slightly torn and creased.

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THE BROADS (NN 89)
Written by Brian Moss.
Stock no. 1330524
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 89. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002201631. Top edge of textblock is lightly foxed. Dustwrapper spine is sunned.

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INDIAN BOTANICAL DRAWINGS 1793-1868
Written by Henry J. Noltie.
Stock no. 1330520
Published by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Plain black cardwraps, tall slim format. 100 pages. Colour illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1872291236. Dustwrapper has faint name written to top of front panel and is slightly grubby to rear panel with white barcode label to base.

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A NATURALIST'S RAMBLES ON THE DEVONSHIRE COAST
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208921
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1853. Almost very good condition.

The thoughts and feelings that have occupied the author's mind during a nine months' residence on the charming shores of North and South Devon. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 28 colour & b/w plates. xvi and 451 pages including index. Spine faded to brown, edges of boards lightly faded, rear board damp stained to veritcal edge and a pen mark to lower edge. Corners rubbed and worn. Joints cracked and repaired. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. Some age related marks throughout including browning and foxing. All plates are present, some affected by foxing/browning.

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WODARCH'S INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CONCHOLOGY
Written by J Mawe.
Stock no. 1208920
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 4th 1932. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition with considerable additions and alterations. Describing the Orders, Genera and Species of Shells with Observations on the nature and Properties of the Animals, and directions for collecting, preserving and cleaning shells. Full calf leather boards, gilt borders, gilt title to spine on red title block. Marbled endpapers. 7 hand coloured plates. xii and 149 pages plus plates to rear. Spine & corners lightly rubbed, some spotting to boards. Bookplate to front pastedown. A few very light touch pencil annotations. Some foxing present. All plates present with some browning. A nice copy.

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BRITISH FERNS AND THEIR ALLIES
Written by Thomas Moore.
Stock no. 1208919
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Circa 1888. Very good condition.

An Abridgment of The Popular History of British Ferns. Comprising The Ferns, Club-Mosses, Pepperworts, and Horsetails. Full calf boards, five raised bands to spine and green title block with gilt title. Marbled text block and endpapers. B/w illustrations to text. 12 hand-coloured plates printed in colours by Evans. iv and 187 pages including index plus plates to rear. Gilt vignette of crestof Ladies College Guernsey to front and rear board. Calf boards are rubbed, scuffed and marked. Binding is tight. Large prize plate to front pastedown. College stamp to fly-leaf and verso of rear endpaper. A few foxspots and light browning, most plates affected by foxing.

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A YEAR AT THE SHORE
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208918
Published by Alexander Strahan. 1865. Good condition.

Green cloth boards, gilt titles and borders. 36 b/w plates printed in colour by Leighton Brothers. xii and 330 pages including index plus 2 pages publisher adverts to rear. Third printing. Re-backed with original spine laid down. Front pastedown has a couple of small chips, endpapers have a few minor marks. A few margin marks and foxspots. All plates present, colours vivid and bright. One plate has a margin crease. A nice copy considering its age.

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THE OCEAN
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Mrs. J.W. Whymper.
Stock no. 1208917
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1860. Very good condition.

Second Edition, revised and updated. In this book, the author has endeavoured to describe, with some minuteness of detail, a few of the many objects of interest ore or less directly connected with the Sea, and especially to lead youthful readers to asociate with the phenomena of Nature, habitual thoughts of God. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations within the text. xii and 360 pages plus 4 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Foxing to covers. Front joint just starting to crack. Some hinges lightly pulled. Foxing throughout. A decent copy.

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MARINE ZOOLOGY FOR THE BRITISH ISLES PART I
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208916
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1855. Very good condition.

A work in two parts of which this is Part I. The author endeavours to furnish the sea-side naturalist, what the Linean Genera Insectorum were to him. This book contains figures of three hundred and forty species of which one hundred and twenty are drawn from living, and one hundred and two from preserved specimens. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations within the text. xi and 203 pages including index plus four page publication adverts to rear. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Top of title page has been cut off and is missing but does not affect the title itself. Some light page browning. Rear endpapers a little grubby. Overall a decent copy.

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LIFE IN ITS LOWER, INTERMEDIATE, AND HIGHER FORMS
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208915
Published by James Nisbet & Co.. 1st 1857. Good condition.

Or, Manifestations of the Divine Wisdom in the Natural History of Animals. The greatest part of this book was originally published in the form of successive papers in "Excelsior." Several entire chapters have been added to make the survey of the animate creation more complete, and the whole haws been carefully revised. Green cltoh boards, gitl title and vignettes to spine, vignette of large bowl with a fish inside to front board. Title to spine is 'Life by P.H. Gosse'. B/w plates and illustrations to text. viii and 363 pages including index. Spine browned, split & worn at edges. Corners rubbed and worn. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper and name in pencil. Joints split, cracked to bottom, starting to come unstuck from spine. Text block browned. Prelims almost detached. A few pencil annotations (underlining), grubby marks and some foxing. A good working copy, sold with all faults.

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