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SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF LITTORINA
Written by David G. Reid.
Stock no. 1827843
Published by The Ray Society London. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume 164 of The Ray Society. A model case history of the evolutionary radiation of a widespread, ecologically successful, group of temperate marine invertebrates. Large format. Dark green cloth boards with gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations and photos. A heavy volume. ISBN: 0903874261. Text block slightly grubby. Top corner bumped. Contents fine. Pale green dustwrapper is edge-creased and has a sticky mark to rear panel where a label has been removed.

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UNDERDOGS: THE FIGHT TO SAVE SOUTH AFRICA'S WILD DOGS
Written by Neil Aldridge.
Stock no. 1827841
Published by Pisces Publications. 1st 2011. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

African wild dogs carry the unenviable title of Africa's second-most endangered carnivore. Neil Aldridge celebrates what is special about the African wild dog and explores the efforts being made to secure its future in South Africa and beyond. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781874357490. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Boards clean and bright. Front endpaper has a large tear of surface paper loss (see photo). Otherwise, contents are fine. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is creased and has a 2" closed tear (no loss) between edge of rear panel and rear flap.

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SEASHELLS OF EASTERN ARABIA
Written by Donald Bosch; S. Peter Dance; Robert G. Moolenbeek; P. Graham Oliver.
Stock no. 1827839
Published by Motivate Publishing. 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The seashells of Oman and the Arabian Gulf. More than a thousand species described in non-technical language and illustrated by original colour photographs, scanning-electron-microscope images and line drawings. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9781873544648. Reprint. Top & tail of spine lightly bent (shelf wear). Corners of boards bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and a little grubby with a small mark left by a label that has been removed to rear panel.

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AN IRISH FLORILEGIUM II: WILD AND GARDEN PLANTS OF IRELAND
Written by Charles Nelson. Illustrated by Wendy Walsh.
Stock no. 1827837
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

48 Watercolour Paintings by Wendy Walsh. Introduction and Notes on the Plates by Charles Nelson. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, publisher's logo in gilt to front. ISBN: 0500235082. Text block a little grubby. Narrow band of fading to lower edge of boards. Else boards are nice and bright. Contents fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at top & tail of spine and corners, is a little scuffed and slightly grubby to rear panel, diagonal crease to rear panel.

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SIR WILLIAM JARDINE: A LIFE IN NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Christine E. Jackson; Peter Davis.
Stock no. 1827836
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Biography. Sir William Jardine (1800-1874) of Jardine Hall near Lockerbie, was a Scottish baronet and landowner. He was also a magistrate, Convenor of the Church of Scotland, and Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire in 1841, but, above all, he was an eminent naturalist in several fields, knowledgeable about birds, fishes, insects, plants and geology. Matt boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718501640. Boards just a little grubby. Light fading to front gutter edge and top of front board. Tiny nick to top of spine. Contents clean.

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LAW AND NATURE (CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN LAW AND SOCIETY)
Written by David Delaney.
Stock no. 1827827
Published by Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

This interdisciplinary study explores the relationship between conceptions of nature and (largely American) legal thought and practice. Blue glazed boards. ISBN: 0521831261. Board edges rubbed. Boards are scuffed. Top edge of text block a little grubby. Some pencil annotation throughout, mainly underlining.

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THE PLANTS OF MOUNT KINABALU: 4. DICOTYLEDON FAMILIES ACANTHACEAE TO LYTHRACEAE
Written by John H. Beaman; Christiane Anderson; Reed S. Beaman.
Stock no. 1827825
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo); Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A project to provide inventory of all vascular plants in the flora of Mount Kinabulu - this is volume 4 only. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. xiv and 570 pages including index plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9838120510. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.

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LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1827818
Published by The Collins Press. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

An introduction to over 250 species. Limp, pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781848891371. Spine lightly faded. Corners lightly worn. Contents clean.

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THE BOOK OF LEAVES
Written by Allen J. Coombes; Zsolt Debreczy.
Stock no. 1827806
Published by Ivy Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A leaf-by-leaf guide to six hundred of the world's great trees. Pale grey/green glazed boards. Colour & b/w illustrations, distribution charts. 656 pages including index. Edited by Debreczy. ISBN: 9781782403302. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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ATLAS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN BALTIC AMBER
Written by Wolfgang Weitschat; Wilfried Wichard.
Stock no. 1827802
Published by Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

This atlas opens a window onto the world of Baltic amber and the Eocene amber forests. About 650 typical plants and animals are systematically represented in 92 full-page colour plates. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 3931516946. A few minor knocks to boards edges. Boards scuffed. Small patch of surface paper loss to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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A PASSION FOR PLANTS: THE TRESEDERS OF TRURO
Written by Suzanne Treseder.
Stock no. 1827788
Published by Alison Hodge. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of the Treseder family's passion for plants and of six generations of Treseders who were nurserymen for over 150 years. Matt pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780906720370. Light bumping to board corners. Minor foxing to text block and gutter edge of endpapers. A few pages have pale brown foxspots.

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THE LIZARD CANARY AND OTHER RARE BREEDS
Written by G.T. Dodwell.
Stock no. 1827782
Published by Saiga Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. Cage and Aviary Series. ISBN: 0862300525. Boards clean. Text block slightly browned. Light browning to contents. A very few pale foxspots to prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and is scuffed to rear panel.

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