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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE LAND SNAILS OF BRITAIN AND NORTH-WEST EUROPE
Written by M.P. Kerney; R.A.D. Cameron. Illustrated by Gordon Riley.
Stock no. 1827600
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Describes and illustrates nearly 300 species found in the area bounded by the Arctic in the North, the Alps and Pyrenees in the South and the Carpathians in the East. White matt pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 000219676X. Boards grubby, spine faded. Text block browned. Outer edges of pastedowns on boards are grubby. Name & address in green ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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A MANUAL OF FALCONRY
Written by Michael Woodford.
Stock no. 1827590
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Covering every aspect of falconry from choosing a hawk for training; individual species used in falconry; game hawking; rook hawking and a bibliography. Early reprint. A few minor marks to boards. Text block browned with some foxing. Front endpapers browned. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slihgtly faded to spine, lightly rubbed at corners, a little browned and scuffed.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ORKNEY (NN 70)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1827538
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

New Naturalist No. 70. Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. In his tracing of the island's evolution from its geological creation to the effects of oil technology; in the detailed, yet fascinating exploration of the plants and animals (and where best to see them), Professor Berry's expertise and enthusiasm is backed by that of local specialists, and Orkney's long tradition of natural history study. Appendices include definitive lists of all the species of flora and fauna on record and an extensive bibliography. ISBN: 0002194066. Spine lightly creased through reading wear. Covers lightly browned. Contents clean.

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CLIMBING MOUNT IMPROBABLE
Written by Richard Dawkins. Illustrated by Lalla Ward.
Stock no. 1827513
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Almost very good condition.

Black cloth with elaborate design to front, gilt title to spine. Colour photo plates and b/w illustrations. A lovely copy BUT bound upside down. Contained in publisher's slipcase with a few light scuffs.

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BREEDING BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS
Written by Ekkehard Friedrich; A. Maitland Emmet.
Stock no. 1827497
Published by Harley Books. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

A Practical Handbook for British and European Species. Translated from the German by Steven Whitebread. English Edition with additional material edited by A. Maitland Emmet. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 0946589119. Covers browned and a little grubby. Foxing to top edge of text block, rest of text block just slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF DERBYSHIRE PART 3
Written by F. Harrison; M.J. Sterling.
Stock no. 1827493
Published by Derbyshire Entomological Society. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Microlepidoptera Moths of Derbyshire. White pictorial cardwraps. A survey. No illustrations. ISBN: 0951114123. Minor foxing to text block. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Overall a nice copy.

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THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND VOLUME I
Written by John Heath. Illustrated by Brian Hargreaves; Maureen Lane.
Stock no. 1827492
Published by Harley Books. 1st thus 1983. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations, distribution maps and photos. Micropterigidae - Heliozelidae. One of the most important works in the history of British entomological publishing. ISBN: 0946589151. Covers browned. Text block a little grubby and foxed to top edge. Foxing to endpapers else contents clean.

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INSECTS (NATURE CLASSICS)
Written by J.H. Fabre; David Black. Illustrated by Stephen Lee.
Stock no. 1827491
Published by Paul Elek. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fabre loved insects with a passion and affection which few other naturalists have rivalled. This book contains extracts from Fabre's Souvenirs Entomologiques. Edited by David Black. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and brown & white illustrations. ISBN: 0236401769. Top edge of text block foxed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and has a tiny piece of surface paper lifting to lower front edge.

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BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF DERBYSHIRE PART 2
Written by F. Harrison; M.J. Sterling.
Stock no. 1827489
Published by Derbyshire Entomological Society. 1st 1986. Almost very good condition.

The Larger Moths of Derbyshire. White pictorial cardwraps. A survey. No illustrations. ISBN: 0951114115. Some foxing/browning to covers. Hinge towards front of contents is pulled but still fast. Contents clean.

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BRITISH PYRALID MOTHS
Written by Barry Goater. Illustrated by Geoffrey Senior; Robert Dyke.
Stock no. 1827485
Published by Harley Books. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Guide to their Identification. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis plus 8 colour plates. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 0946589089. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. One or two small marks to contents else a nice, clean copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is a bit grubby.

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GUIDE TO THE FORESTS OF THE BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS
Written by T.C. Whitmore.
Stock no. 1827476
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Forest Record No. 2 of the Forestry Department, British Solomon Islands Protectorate. This book does not aspire to being a complete flora of the forests of the Solomon Islands but provides information that will be valuable to botanists and foresters. Care has been taken with the list and vocabulary of Kwara'ae names. Red cloth baords, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. A few b/w diagrams. Heavy knock to vertical edge of front board exposing board beneath the cloth and also a smaller knock to lower corner. Text block browned. Some foxspots present including a heavy spot to last few page margins. One or two minor margin annotations. Dustwrapper is browned to spine, chipped with loss at edges, heavy damp stain to front panel (worse is to verso).

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LICHENS (NN 86)
Written by Oliver Gilbert.
Stock no. 1326801
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 86. A look at how lichens have been used throughout history in medicines, dyes, food and perfumes. What they are and how they grow and reproduce. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0002200813.

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