NATURAL HISTORY
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THE SALMON (NMN 16)
Written by J.W. Jones.
Stock no. 2116260
Published by Harper And Brothers.
1st USA
1959.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
American Edition. New Naturalist Monograph no. 16. 27 b/w plates. 24 diagrams. A study of the salmon's life stages. Detailed sections on spawning and homing, and a most interesting conclusion by the eminent author that salmon do not feed in fresh water. This raises an interesting question for those who indulge in fly-fishing! This book beautifully describes the strange and mysterious life history of the salmon. Some spotting to covers. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Previous owners bookplate stuck to front pastedown. Wrapper is unevenly browned.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- FISH
- SALMON
- FRESHWATER LIFE
PLANT DISEASE A NATURAL HISTORY (NN 85)
Written by David Ingram; Noel Robertson.
Stock no. 2116240
Published by Harper Collins.
1st
1999.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist No. 85. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards. ISBN: 0002200740. Wrapper is faded to spine and one edge.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- BOTANY
THE BROADS (NN 46)
Written by E.A. Ellis.
Stock no. 2116230
Published by Collins.
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series No. 46. Green cloth. B/w photos. Spine is faded and bumped. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with grubby marks; has a couple of closed tears that have been repaired to verso.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- EAST ANGLIA
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
MAMMALS IN THE BRITISH ISLES (NN 68)
Written by L. Harrison Matthews.
Stock no. 2116222
Published by Collins.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. A synthesis of modern knowledge derived from living animals studies in the field and covering all facets of mammalian life in the British Isles. ISBN: 0002197383. Some foxing and page browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased, with some foxing; a few other marks and indentations to rear panel, unusually, spine is not faded.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- MAMMALS
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
PLANT PESTS (NN 116)
Written by David V. Alford.
Stock no. 2116205
Published by Collins.
Circa
2011.
As new condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist 116. A fascinating account of the natural history of the insects and mites that inhabit our farms and gardens, and feed on our cultivated plants. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Yellow endpapers with repeating NN logo. ISBN: 9780007338498. Still in original shrink wrap - that now is a bit torn. However, wrapper spine and edge has become faded where on a shelf, over time.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- BOTANY
THE FLORA OF BRISTOL
Written by James Walter White.
Stock no. 1606462
Published by Chatford House Press Ltd..
1972.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Being an Account of all the Flowering Plants, Ferns, and their Allies That Have at Any Time Been Found in the District of the Bristol Coal-Fields. A facsimile of the 1912 edition. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 722 pages. 3 b/w plates and a map. Limited to 400 copies. ISBN: 0950083658. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper, with partially erased pencil annotation. Wrapper is faded to spine and edge torn with a little loss.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- WILD FLOWERS
- FLOWERS
- COUNTY FLORA
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- FLORA
- FERNS
- LIMITED EDITION
CARDIFF NATURALISTS' SOCIETY REPORT AND TRANSACTIONS VOL XLII 1909
No author listed.
Stock no. 1809837
Published by The Cardiff Naturalists Society.
1909.
Almost very good condition.
Grey cardwraps with blue titles. B/w plates. Fold-out plan of The Roman Fort at Gellygaer. Includes articles on: Meterological Observations in the Society's District 1908; The Roman Fort at Gellygaer - The Baths; Dinaspowys; Dynas Powis Notes; Ornitholgical Notes; The Mammals of Breconshire; Address presented at the Darwin Celebrations, Cambridge 1909; List of Subscribers; and more. Covers stained and edge-worn. Contents generally clean.
BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES A CRITICAL STUDY
Written by J.H. Woodger.
Stock no. 2114984
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd..
1st
1929.
Very good condition.
Dark green cloth; gilt title to spine. A few light marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- BIOLOGY
- NATURAL HISTORY
FLORA DE MALLORA (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Francesc Bonafe Barcelo.
Stock no. 2114978
Published by Editorial Moll.
1977.
Very good condition.
Large format. Brown leatherette; gilt titles to spines, vignettes to front. Numerous b/w photos throughout. Text in SPANISH! Split to side of spine on Volume I. Grubby marks and some foxing to covers and pages of some volumes.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- SPANISH
WIND IN THE REEDS
Written by Philip Wayre.
Stock no. 1712918
Published by Collins.
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Everything from herons to otters. B/w photos. SIGNED by author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Wrapper grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
HUMAN EXPLOITATION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Written by David L. Hawksworth; Alan T. Bull.
Stock no. 2114918
Published by Springer.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Topics In Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 3. Glazed boards. ISBN: 1402052820. Spine is faded. Ink stamps to pastedowns.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- CONSERVATION
THE BALA VOLCANIC SERIES OF CAERNARVONSHIRE AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS
Written by Alfred Harker.
Stock no. 1712726
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1889.
Very good condition.
Being the Sedgwick Prize Essay for 1888. 6 maps. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 130 pages. Spine faded. Corners bumped and rubbed. Bookplate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- GEOLOGY
- WALES
- CAERNARVONSHIRE