NATURAL HISTORY
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WILD LIFE IN A SOUTHERN COUNTY
Written by Richard Jefferies; Samuel J. Looker.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1830134
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st thus
1949.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Animals and flowers, clouds, wagons and country crafts - these were the natural material around which Jefferies spun his web of lovely prose; and Marlborough Forest, Burderop, Aldbourne, Surbiton, and above all, Coate and Coate Farmhouse, the settings which he has chosen here. With an Introduction and Notes by Samuel J. Looker. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. 384 pages. Lower corners of boards bumped. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Bookplate to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at edges, lightly faded to spine, and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- COUNTRYSIDE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
- NATURAL HISTORY
ALIEN GRASSES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by T.B. Ryves; E.J. Clement; M.C. Foster.
Illustrated by G.M.S. Easy.
Stock no. 1830119
Published by Botanical Society Of The British Isles.
1st
1996.
Very good condition.
Green pictorial card wraps. 181 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0901158275. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Large barcoded label of previous seller to rear cover. Contents otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- GRASSES
- FLORA
LOST GARDENS OF ENGLAND FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE
Written by Kathryn Bradley-Hole.
Stock no. 1329921
Published by Aurum Press.
2005.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 150 photographs reproduced in duotone. 192 pages. ISBN: 185410991X. Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- GARDENS
DEER OF THE WORLD
Written by Valerius Geist.
Stock no. 1329887
Published by Swan Hill Press.
1st
1999.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Their Evolution, Behaviour and Ecology. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. 421 pages. ISBN: 1840370947. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small, light marks to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- DEER
- ECOLOGY
DARTMOOR: A STATEMENT OF ITS TIME (NN 111)
Written by Ian Mercer.
Stock no. 1830000
Published by Collins.
Circa
2009.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series 111. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007184996. Still in original shrinkwrap which has a couple of minor splits.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- DARTMOOR
LAKELAND: THE WILDLIFE OF CUMBRIA (NN 92)
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Stock no. 1829996
Published by Harpercollins Publishers.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series no. 92. The story of the whole region of Cumbria from the perspective of its natural history, and from the personal view point of the author. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 384 pages including index. ISBN: 000711303X. A lovely copy, looks and feels unread! Very light scuffing to dustwrapper. Spine is NOT faded (as is often the case).
DRAGONFLIES (NN 106)
Written by Philip S. Corbet; Stephen J. Brooks.
Stock no. 1829992
Published by Collins.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series 106. A fascinating outlook on the natural history of dragonflies. Green cloth boards. Colour photos, charts, b/w illustrations and distribution charts. Green endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xvi and 454 pages. ISBN: 9780007151684. Very slight grubbiness to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to edges of rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ENTOMOLOGY
- DRAGONFLY
WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 1829990
Published by Collins.
1st
2009.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series 110. An overview of these fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Blue endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xiii and 460 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007146581. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
- CONSERVATION
RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329854
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- NATURAL HISTORY
- SHOOTING
- WILDFOWL
- BUTTERFLIES
- BIOGRAPHY
THE REDOUTE ALBUM
Written by Martyn Rix; Alison Rix.
Illustrated by Pierre-Josephe Redoute.
Stock no. 1329826
Published by Studio Editions.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 60 beautiful full-page colour illustrations. 128 pages. ISBN: 1851703985. Spine and corners are rubbed. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and just a little worn at spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- WILD FLOWERS
AFRICAN BIRDS OF PREY
Written by Warwick Tarboton.
Illustrated by Peter Pickford; Beverly Pickford.
Stock no. 1329825
Published by Cornell University Press.
1st USA
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Wonderful colour photos throughout by the Pickfords. Square format. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine. 227 pages. ISBN: 0801425158. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly creased to spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AFRICA
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF WILD FLOWERS
Written by W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1329803
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
Circa
1959.
Good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Observers book No. 2. Small format. Green boards with dark green titles. Describing 200 british species with 220 illustrations 100 of which are in full colour. Printer's code is 614.659. Damp staining to edges of wrapper (front and rear and also affecting inside flaps) and also to page edges throughout.
- Categorised in:
- OBSERVERS
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLOWERS