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THE NEW WONDERFUL MUSEUM, AND EXTRAORDINARY MAGAZINE VOL. V
Written by William Granger; James Caulfield.
Stock no. 2134922
Published by Alex Hogg.
1807.
Good condition.
Being a complete repository of all the wonders, curiosities, and rarities of nature and art. Maroon leather spine and corners, gilt title to spine. Marbled paper sides. 24 plates. Large split to leather spine at front edge. Heavy wear and scuffing to leather and rest of covers - some chipping. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Damp marks to some pages. Foxing and browning. Some page margin tears (pages 2509-2511). Pencil annotations to a couple of pages. A working copy only!
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ART
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN
Written by Richard Chopping.
Illustrated by Richard Chopping.
Stock no. 1321264
Published by Penguin.
Circa
1947.
Very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book No. 29. Pictorial boards. Slight wear to corners. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BUTTERFLIES
- INSECT
- LITHOGRAPHS
BIRD MIGRATION (NN 113)
Written by Ian Newton.
Stock no. 1821658
Published by Collins.
1st
2010.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series 113. An in-depth study of the different types of bird movements along with their main migration patterns. Green cloth boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007307319. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and a little grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
A CHECK LIST OF BRITISH INSECTS
Written by Georeg Sidney Kloet; Walter Douglas Hincks.
Stock no. 1821268
Published by T. Buncle & Co. Ltd..
1st
1945.
Very good condition.
Red suede limp boards, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Printed on thin tissue paper. lix and 483 pages including subscribers list to rear. Spine slightly faded, boards a little grubby. Minor nibble to lower corner of text block. Book plate to front pastedown. Front hinge starting to pull but binding tight.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- REFERENCE
THE EARTH'S DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
Written by W. Kenneth Hamblin.
Stock no. 1320366
Published by Macmillan Publishing Co..
1989.
Very good condition.
A Textbook In Physical Geology. Focusing on the two major energy systems that make the earth a dynamic planet - the Hydrologic system and the tectonic system. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 576 pages includes index. photos. 5th edition, revised. ISBN: 002349381X. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- GEOLOGY
THE TEMPLE OF FLORA: THE FLOWER PLATES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Robert Thornton.
Stock no. 1820349
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2008.
Fine condition.
Very large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title. Green ribbon ties. The Flower Plates from Robert Thornton's 'The Temple of Flora' are taken from the edition of 1980 copies published by The Folio Society in 2008. They are printed on Modigliani paper by Beacon Press, Uckfield, Sussex. 29 plates in total. All plates present and immaculate. Portfolio has a slight scuff to rear board (very minor).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- FACSIMILE
- ART
- ILLUSTRATED
A HISTORY OF ORNITHOLOGY (NN 104)
Written by Peter Bircham.
Stock no. 1319459
Published by Collins.
1st
2007.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist No. 104. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780007199693. Still in original shrinkwrap but top edge of rear panel of wrapper is a bit creased.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
ANDORRA: FLORS FLEURS FLORES FLOWERS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1820170
Published by Associacio Per A La Defensa De La Natura.
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A pocket guide for walkers detailing 100 of the more common flowers out of the 1,000 or so to be found in Andorra. Four languages: Catalan, French, Romanian, English. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9992010290. Edges of card covers lightly rubbed. Crease to free front endpaper. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLOWERS
- ANDORRA
- EUROPE
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- CATALAN
- FRENCH
- ROMANIAN
HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD 2. HOOFED MAMMALS
Written by Don E. Wilson; Russell A. Mittermeier; et al.
Stock no. 1820164
Published by Lynx Edicions.
1st
2011.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Heavy volume! Black boards, white titles. Stunning colour photography throughout. Published in association with Conservation International and IUCN. ISBN: 9788496553774. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel. Else a lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD 4. SEA MAMMALS
Written by Don E. Wilson; Russell A. Mittermeier; et al.
Stock no. 1820159
Published by Lynx Edicions.
1st
2014.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Heavy volume! Black boards, white titles. Stunning colour photography throughout. Published in association with Conservation International and IUCN. ISBN: 9788496553934. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel. Otherwise a lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- MARINE LIFE
WRENS, DIPPERS AND THRASHERS (HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDES)
Written by David Brewer.
Illustrated by Barry Kent Mackay.
Stock no. 1319289
Published by Christopher Helm.
1st
2001.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The first comprehensive guide to the world's 83 wrens, 5 dippers and 36 thrashers. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 272 pages. 32 colour plates illustrating all 124 species plus b/w maps. ISBN: 187340395X. Surface paper damage to pastedowns (removal of tape?) else contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
GALLOWAY AND THE BORDERS (NN 101)
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Stock no. 1319046
Published by Collins.
1st
2007.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist Series 101. Colour plates plus b/w photos and drawings. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780007174010. Still in original shrinkwrap. Dustwrapper spine is ever so slightly faded.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SCOTLAND
- GALLOWAY