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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WALES (NN 66)
Written by William M. Condry.
Stock no. 1327221
Published by Collins. 1st 1981. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 66. Corries, crags and summits, moorlands, mires and conifers, rivers, lakes and marshes, native woodlands, limestone flora, farmlands, villages and estates, the industrial scene and the coast. B/w photos. Green boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0002195682. EX-LIB with old tape marks to covers and pastedowns, ink stamps to textblock and colophon page, removal of a label to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper has tape marks to flaps and a small piece torn from lower corner of front flap.

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ENWAU CYMRAEG AR BLANHIGION WELSH NAMES OF PLANTS
Written by Dafydd Davies; Arthur Jones.
Stock no. 1327217
Published by National Museum of Wales. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Green cardwraps. 186 pages. English (and Latin) plant names along with the Welsh translations. ISBN: 0720004187. Light creases to corners and a bump to the top of the spine. Contents fine.

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THE ORCHIDS OF RHODES AND KARPATHOS DIE ORCHIDEEN VON RHODOS UND KARPATHOS
Written by C.A.J. Kreutz.
Stock no. 1327215
Published by Seckel & Kreutz Publishers. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Description, Pattern of Life, Distribution, Threat, Conservation and Iconography. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 320 pages. Packed full of colour photos. Text in both English and German. ISBN: 9080514926. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and faded to spine.

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THE BOTANICAL GARDEN VOLUME II
Written by Roger Phillips; Martyn Rix.
Stock no. 1327176
Published by MacMillan. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Perennials and Annuals. Large format. Green boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0333748905. Spine and corners bumped. Damp stain to lower edge of rear cover. Splash mark to textblock and to front free-endpaper. Dustwrpper is just a little grubby, damp stain on rear panel and edge creased.

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MARINE INTERSTITIAL POECILOSTOMATOIDA AND CYCLOPOIDA (COPEPODA) OF AUSTRALIA
Written by Tomislav Karanovic.
Stock no. 1327152
Published by Koninklijke Brill Nv. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Data about the cyclopoid and poecilostomatoid copepods from the Australian marine instertitial. Red boards. 331 pages. B/w diagrams, some colour photos. ISBN: 9789004164598. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

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ZOO QUEST TO GUIANA
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827666
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1956. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the highly successful B.B.C. - London Zoo expedition to British Guiana, that went to film in the wild, and bring back alive, "some of the strangest, some of the loveliest, and some of the most horrifying animals in the world". Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour. Second impression in the same year and month as the first impression. Spine is heavily spotted, front board has a couple of marks. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, scratch and a grubby mark to front panel. Overall a decent copy.

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ZOO QUEST FOR A DRAGON
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827665
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The full account of David Attenborough's expedition ot the islands of Indonesia inj search of the Komodo dragon. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and 3 colour. Shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Rear hinge pulled. Contents clean.Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-chipped with a few closed tears repaired with tape, rear panel is a little grubby. Overall a nice copy.

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QUEST IN PARADISE
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827664
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1960. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's two remarkable expeditions to the South Seas in search of people and their primitive way of life, although it was the lure of seeing birds of paradise in their natural surroundings that drew him tino the heart of primitive New Guinea. Terracotta cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour. Light shelf wear to base of spine and light knock to lower edge of front board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is nice and bright, lightly edge-rubbed, Couple of closed edge-tears (no loss) and a little grubby to rear panel. A very nice copy.

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ZOO QUEST IN PARAGUAY
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827661
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of David Attenborough's remarkable experiences on the four-months' journey undertaken to find armadillos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 42 photographs including 5 in colour. 168 pages. Couple of minor marks to front board. Spine slightly cocked. Text block, endpapers and prelims a little foxed. Top corner cut from front endpaper. Otherwise, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front panel, lightly edge-rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel. Overall, a nice copy.

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ZOO QUEST TO MADAGASCAR
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827660
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The full account of four months David Attenborough spent travelling several thousand miles throughout the island of Madagascar to meet the varied peoples whose origin stems from the Far East rather than from nearby Africa, study their local customs, and film some of the remarkable animals which occur nowhere else in the world. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour photos. Light wear to top & tail of spine, very narrow band of browning to horizontal edges of boards. Text block browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of closed tears repaired with tape, edges-rubbed, rear panel a little grubby. Overall a decent copy.

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QUEST UNDER CAPRICORN
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827659
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Northern Territory of Australia is vast, on his four-months' journey through this desolate and fascinating country David Attenborough spent much of his time observing the many creatures that make this part of Australia such an intriguing place for a naturalist. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a 5 colour photos. Light browning of lower edges of boards (minor). Spine slightly cocked. Some foxing to text block. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to prelims. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, small chip to base of spine. Overall a nice copy with a dustwrapper.

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AUDUBON'S QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA
Written by John James Audubon. Illustrated by John James Audubon.
Stock no. 1827646
Published by The Wellfleet Press. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Complete and unabridged. Large format. Heavy. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 155 full-colour illustrations. ISBN: 1555215157. A few minor marks to boards. Tiny knock to lower front edge of board. Some minor foxing to text block. Foxing and browning to endpapers and prelims else contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and is heavily foxed to verso (not visible to front), slightly faded to spine.

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