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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.
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- OBSERVERS
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLOWERS
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF GARDEN FLOWERS
Written by Arthur King.
Illustrated by Joan Lupton.
Stock no. 1329802
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Observer book no. 25. From the larger work The Book of Garden Flowers by G.A.R. Phillips. Small format. Green boards, dark green titles. With 100 colour and 100 half-tone illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Textblock is just a little grubby. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.
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- OBSERVERS
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLOWERS
- GARDENING
MOSSES & LIVERWORTS (NN 97)
Written by Ron Porley; Nick Hodgetts.
Stock no. 1329769
Published by Collins.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist Series. Green cloth. 179 colour and b/w photographs. ISBN: 0002202123. Wrapper spine is very slightly faded, light damp stain to lower edge of wrapper spine and some grubby marks to rear panel. Light foxing to top edge of textblock.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- BOTANY
- MOSSES
GREAT BRITISH MARINE ANIMALS
Written by Paul Naylor.
Stock no. 1329718
Published by Paul Naylor.
3rd
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
3rd Edition. High quality underwater photographs aid identification of a wide range of common animals, and give an insight into their lives. Cardwraps. 320 pages, including index. ISBN: 9780952283164. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- SEASIDE
WOODS & PEOPLE: PUTTING FORESTS ON THE MAP
Written by David Foot.
Stock no. 1329706
Published by The History Press.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the twentieth-century forest creation, and the Eureka moment in the 1980s that challenged foresters and conservationists to work together on new ideas. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780752452784. Some very minor spotting to endpapers else contents fine. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and foxed on verso.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
NEPENTHES OF SUMATRA AND PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Written by Charles Clarke.
Stock no. 1829902
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo).
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Carnivorous pitcher plants in their natural environment. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. x and 326 pages including index plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9838120502. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a superb copy, looks unread!
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- INDONESIA
- MALAY
- BORNEO
THE NEPENTHACEAE OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES
Written by B.H. Danser; Charles Clarke.
Stock no. 1829901
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo).
1st thus
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Carnivorous pitcher plants! Facsimile. First published in 1928 as "Contributions A L'etude De La Flores Des Indes Neerlandaises. XV"In: Bulletin du Jardin de Botanique Buitenzorg, Serie III, Vol. IX, Livr. 3-4, pp. 249-438. This edition has an introduction by Charles Clarke and is written in English. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations.v and 206 pages including index. ISBN: 9838121150. A superb copy, looks unread!
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- INDONESIA
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS
Written by Charles Darwin.
Stock no. 1829900
Published by Culture Et Civilisation, Bruxelles.
1st thus
1969.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A facsimile of the first edition which was published in 1875. A few b/w drawings. Tan cloth boards, black title block with gilt title to spine. x and 462 pages including index. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine and corners. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- FACSIMILE
EMERGERS
Written by Doug Swisher; Carl Richards.
Illustrated by Mike Gouse.
Stock no. 1329538
Published by Lyons & Burford.
Circa
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A pathbreaking exploraton of the Emergence of mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and other trout-stream insects... with exciting new fly patterns and techniques for fishing them effectively. Large format. Black cloth spine with gilt title, black boards. 120 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1558210954. 3rd printing. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased/rubbed.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- FRESHWATER LIFE
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
THE WILD TROUT
Written by Malcolm Greenhalgh.
Illustrated by Rod Sutterby; Simon Farrell.
Stock no. 1329531
Published by George Philip.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Artist Sutterby and biologist Greenhalgh combine forces to celebrate the beauty of the wild trout and make an urgent call for conservation measures. With more than 40 colour paintings, drawings and sketches of individual fish, together with colour photos. Large oblong format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0540011991. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front pastedown (covered by dustwrapper flap). Dustwrapper is slightly marked and edge worn, large tear to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- FRESHWATER LIFE
- TROUT
- FISH
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
EMERGERS
Written by Doug Swisher; Carl Richards.
Illustrated by Mike Gouse.
Stock no. 1329527
Published by Lyons & Burford.
Circa
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A pathbreaking exploraton of the Emergence of mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and other trout-stream insects... with exciting new fly patterns and techniques for fishing them effectively. Large format. Black cloth spine with gilt title, black boards. 120 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1558210954. 3rd printing. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- FRESHWATER LIFE
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING