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BRITISH BATS (NN 93)
Written by John Altringham.
Stock no. 1607801
Published by Collins. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 93. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002201402. Bumping at top of spine. Slight creasing to edge of wrapper. A clean bright copy.

NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1607133
Published by Collins. 2nd 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist no. 49. Second impression. ISBN: 0002131528. Spine bumped. Owner signature and date to front endpapers. Light foxing to outer page edges and endpapers. Wrapper is foxed, and faded to spine.

NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1607020
Published by Collins. 2nd 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist no. 49. Second edition with revised lists and maps. ISBN: 0002131528. Small mark to lower edge of boards. Price-label mark to front endpaper. Laminate on price-cut wrapper is becoming unstuck at edges in few places. Slight fading to wrapper spine.

FLEAS FLUKES AND CUCKOOS (NMN 7)
Written by Miriam Rothschild; Theresa Clay.
Stock no. 2116263
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist monograph. B/w photos and drawings. A study of bird parasites. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine is faded. Couple of small inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby in places, with some edge-creasing; small piece of loss to top of spine.

THE SALMON (NMN 16)
Written by J.W. Jones.
Stock no. 2116260
Published by Harper And Brothers. 1st USA 1959. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

American Edition. New Naturalist Monograph no. 16. 27 b/w plates. 24 diagrams. A study of the salmon's life stages. Detailed sections on spawning and homing, and a most interesting conclusion by the eminent author that salmon do not feed in fresh water. This raises an interesting question for those who indulge in fly-fishing! This book beautifully describes the strange and mysterious life history of the salmon. Some spotting to covers. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Previous owners bookplate stuck to front pastedown. Wrapper is unevenly browned.

PLANT DISEASE A NATURAL HISTORY (NN 85)
Written by David Ingram; Noel Robertson.
Stock no. 2116240
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 85. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards. ISBN: 0002200740. Wrapper is faded to spine and one edge.

THE BROADS (NN 46)
Written by E.A. Ellis.
Stock no. 2116230
Published by Collins. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 46. Green cloth. B/w photos. Spine is faded and bumped. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with grubby marks; has a couple of closed tears that have been repaired to verso.

MAMMALS IN THE BRITISH ISLES (NN 68)
Written by L. Harrison Matthews.
Stock no. 2116222
Published by Collins. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. A synthesis of modern knowledge derived from living animals studies in the field and covering all facets of mammalian life in the British Isles. ISBN: 0002197383. Some foxing and page browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased, with some foxing; a few other marks and indentations to rear panel, unusually, spine is not faded.

PLANT PESTS (NN 116)
Written by David V. Alford.
Stock no. 2116205
Published by Collins. Circa 2011. As new condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist 116. A fascinating account of the natural history of the insects and mites that inhabit our farms and gardens, and feed on our cultivated plants. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Yellow endpapers with repeating NN logo. ISBN: 9780007338498. Still in original shrink wrap - that now is a bit torn. However, wrapper spine and edge has become faded where on a shelf, over time.

LIFE IN LAKES AND RIVERS
Written by T.T. Macan; E.B. Worthington.
Stock no. 1605825
Published by Bloomsbury Books. 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Cream cloth covers. An authoritative work of outstanding interest. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1870630297. Foxing / marks to outer page edges. Some page browning. Wrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby with some wear to edges.

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS IN BRITAIN
Written by Deryk Frazer.
Stock no. 1605824
Published by Bloomsbury Books. 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870630041. Top edges dusty / foxed. Contents clean. Wrapper is faded to spine and chipped with slight loss.

THE TROUT (NMN 21)
Written by W.E. Frost; M.E. Brown.
Stock no. 1808821
Published by Collins. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph series. B/w photos. Trout anatomy, physiology, distribution and food, the effects of climate, water chemistry, human and other predators, their growth and weight, how to assess their age and condition. Boards unevenly faded, mainly to spine. Browning to text block, contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a few smalll chips and lightly browned.