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OUT WITH ROMANY
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328961
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1937. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles and vignettes. B/w photographic plates and b/w text illustrations. 184 pages. 7.5 x 5.25". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing and page browning. Dustwrapper is chipped, browned and grubby and has large section of spine missing.

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OUT WITH ROMANY BY THE SEA
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328960
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A continuation of Romany's adventures with Tim, the farmer's boy. Blue cloth. B/w text illustrations and photos. Spine bumped and faded. Small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is browned to spine with slight chipping at top and tail and a little grubby to rear panel.

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OUT WITH ROMANY AGAIN
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328957
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Romany of the BBC. Peach cloth, green titles and vignette to front cover. B/w photos and text illustrations. vii and 182 pages. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel.

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OUT WITH ROMANY ONCE MORE
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328955
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1940. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title and vignette to front. B/w photo plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed to rear panel and browned to spine with damp stain at base.

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THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by D.W. Yalden; U. Albarella.
Stock no. 1829170
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reviewing our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. Dark navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. vi and 263 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199217519. SIGNED by Derek Yalden with personal gift inscription to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BRITISH SPIDERS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by G.H. Locket; A.F. Millidge.
Stock no. 1829152
Published by The Ray Society London. 1st thus 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt titles. With many illustrations to the different volumes. Nos. 135, 137 and 149, respectively of series issued to members of The Ray Society. 1951, 1953 and 1974 respectively (all are first editions in this format). Some mottling to covers. Text block lightly browned and foxing to endpapers of volumes I & II, foxing to text block of volume III, else clean. Dustwrappers of volumes I & II are browned, especially to spine, and marked, worn to spines. Dustwrapper of volume III is lightly browned to spine and lightly scuffed. Overall, a decent set.

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LIVING AND FOSSIL BRACHIOPODS
Written by M.J.S. Rudwick.
Stock no. 1829143
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 199 pages including index. ISBN: 0091030803. Top edge of text block foxed. Otherwise, contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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THE BIRDS OF THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC CONCISE EDITION VOLUMES 1 AND 2
Written by D.W. Snow; Christopher M. Perrins.
Stock no. 1829137
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A two volume set based on The Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour map to endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations and distribution maps throughout. ISBN: 019854099X. Volume 1 - spine is concave but the binding is tight. Contents of both volumes are clean. Dustwrapper of volume I is creased and faded to spine. Dustwrapper of volume 2 is lightly faded to spine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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MY LIFE
Written by Thomas Bewick; Iain Bain. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1328889
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Brown cloth spine, gilt titles. Yellow boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Original tissue-paper wrapper is browned and edge torn with loss to top of spine and also around front panel.

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THE LEAVES RETURN
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328886
Published by Country Life. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A taste of the Devonshire countryside, beautifully illustrated by Tunnicliffe's wood engravings. Green cloth, white titles. 110 pages. 9.75 x 7.25". Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Endpapers are foxed and partially browned. Heavy foxing to top edge of textblock, affecting the margins ever so slightly. Dustwrapper is browned and foxed on verso, is slightly grubby and has a small chip at top of spine.

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DARTMOOR: A STATEMENT OF ITS TIME (NN 111)
Written by Ian Mercer.
Stock no. 1829039
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

New Naturalist series 111. This is the cardwraps edition. The extensive history and physical landscape of Dartmoor, also its cultural place within Great Britian. A look at the wild and rugged landscape that has inspired so many poets, painters and musicians over countless centuries. Colour photos. xiv and 402 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007185009. Spine slightly faded and has a vertical crease (from page turning). Rear cover a little scuffed. Old price label to rear cover. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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40 YEARS OF EVOLUTION: DARWIN'S FINCHES ON DAPHNE MAJOR ISLAND
Written by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant.
Stock no. 1829027
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, the authors uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Beige speckled endpapers. Colour photos and graphs. xxxii and 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780691160467. Light scuffing to boards. A few small foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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