THE APPLE GENOME (COMPENDIUM OF PLANT GENOMES)
Written by Schuyler S. Korban; et al.
Stock no. 1831246
Published by Springer Nature Switzerland Ag. 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book covers information on the economics; botany, taxonomy, and origin and so much more of the cultivated apple - being one of the most important tree fruit crops of temperate regions of the world. Edited by Schuyler S. Korban. Green cardwraps. A few b/w and colour photos, illustrations and charts. xxv and 412 pages. ISBN: 9783030746841. Lower front corner and subsequent pages are creased. Else contents clean. A decent copy.

MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES IN TRANSITION: EFFECTS OF LAND USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Written by Udo Schickhoff; R.B. Singh; Suraj Mal; et al.
Stock no. 1831245
Published by Springer Nature Switzerland Ag. 2022. Very good condition.

Sustainable Development Goals series. This book compiles available knowledge of the response of mountain ecosystems to recent climate and land use change and intends to bridge the gap between science, policy and the community concerned. Green cardwraps. colour illustrations and charts. xxii and 656 pages. ISBN: 9783030702403. Covers bowed and slightly edge-creased through reading use. Text block slightly grubby. Prelims knocked at lower edge. Contents clean. A decent copy.

I, SPARKIE: WORLD FAMOUS CHAMPION TALKING BUDGERIGAR
Written by Andrew Dodds; et al.
Stock no. 1831242
Published by Information As Material. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

'I, Sparkie' represents a rich and unusual archive relating to the life of a real budgerigar, Sparkie Williams, who was raised and trained in Newcastle, England by Mrs Mattie Williams. Between 1954-58 Sparkie came to be recognised as the world's most famous talking animal. Grey pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. CD in pocket to rear. 77 pages. ISBN: 9781907468179. Heavy vertical crease to front cover. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Inscription in pencil to inside front cover. Contents clean. CD present but not tested - sold with all faults.

BIOLOGY OF THE THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK
Written by Sara Ostlund-Nilsson; Ian Mayer; Felicity Anne Huntingford; et al.
Stock no. 1831239
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, this book examines data from researchers who use studies of the stickleback to address a wide range of biological issues. Edited by Ostlund-Nilsson, Mayer, and Huntingford. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w charts. 392 pages including index. ISBN: 9780849332197. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Hinge next to title page pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

VANILLA (MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - INDUSTRIAL PROFILES No. 47)
Written by Eric Odoux; Michel Grisoni; et al.
Stock no. 1831237
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Eric Odoux and Michel Grisoni and written by 45 International Experts. Vanilla is a universally appreciated flavour that is consumed worldwide, this globally relevant resource discusses biotechnology aimed at finding novel production methods of vanilla and horticultural studies for improving yields and increasing plant resistance. Cream glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams, a few colour photos. xxiv and 387 pages including index. ISBN: 9781420083378. Boards slightly grubby at edges. Text block very lightly grubby to top edge. Hinge next to title page is pulled but the binding is tight. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

AN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ENGLAND BEFORE A.D. 1800
Written by H.C. Darby; et al.
Stock no. 1831180
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Fourteen Studies, edited by H.C. Darby. Burgundy cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w maps and diagrams. xii and 566 pages including index. Reprinted with corrections. Boards faded, spine browned and gilt title has lost the gilt. Two inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned with a few foxspots. Foxing to prelims and endpapers. Margin of page 525/526 has a small tear which has been repaired with clear tape, now yellowed with age. Contents otherwise clean.

WORLD CHECKLIST OF MYRTACEAE
Written by Rafael Govaerts; Marcos Sobral; Peter Ashton; Fred Barrie; et al.
Stock no. 1330987
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

An invaluable reference for the plant scientists. Cardwraps. 455 pages (including index). ISBN: 9781842463918. Slight wear to cover edges. Contents fine.

LOWER WYE VALLEY
Written by Nigel Barry; et al.
Stock no. 1330980
Published by Climber's Club. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

Small format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour photos. Climbing Guide to the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Volume 1. ISBN: 9780901601797. Plastic covers seem to have shrunk a little causing some slight waving to covers. Some page corner tips creased.

OXFORD ART JOURNAL: EARLY MODERN HORROR SPECIAL ISSUE VOLUME 34 NUMBER 3
Written by Maria H. Loh; David Young Kim; Bronwen Wilson; et al.
Stock no. 1830924
Published by Oxford University Press. 2011. Nearly fine condition.

A series of essays on the relationship between early horror and art. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. A few minor marks to rear cover else very nice copy, little read.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 4: SANDGROUSE TO CUCKOOS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal; et al. Illustrated by Richard Allen; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 1830894
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and plates. Distribution maps. 679 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334229. A few minor marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few light scuffs else very clean in appearance. Overall, a lovely copy.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 2: NEW WORLD VULTURES TO GUINEAFOWL
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal; et al. Illustrated by Francesc Jutglar; Lluis Sanz; et al..
Stock no. 1830893
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour plates and photos throughout. 638 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334156. Top of spine bumped, top & tail fo spine lightly shelf-worn. Couple of small marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks and lower front corner is a little grubby and creased. Overall, a very nice copy.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 16: TANAGERS TO NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie; et al. Illustrated by Hilary Burn; Chris Rose; et al..
Stock no. 1830892
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and plates. Distribution maps. 893 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 9788496553781. Very light scuff to front board, lower corner of front board lightly bumped. Text block very slightly grubby, top edge has a few minor foxspots. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at bumped corner. Includes laminated Index of Passerines, loosely inserted. Overall, a very nice copy.