THE CHARACTER OF TOWNS: AN APPROACH TO CONSERVATION
Written by Roy Worskett.
Stock no. 1831477
Published by Architectural Press. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Towns are alive: though they may be preserved they can never be embalmed. So this book is not only about safeguarding and enjoyment of what already exists; it is also about how best to make room for what is new. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 271 pages including index. ISBN: 0851391214. Light shelf-rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners. Minor knock to horizontal board edges. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block. Previous owner's name plate to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and edge-worn with a little loss at corners.

CARNIVORE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION: A HANDBOOK OF TECHNIQUES (TECHNIQUES IN ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION SERIES)
Written by Luigi Boitani; Roger A. Powell.
Stock no. 1831402
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition.

This book describes research methods and techniques for the study and conservation of all terrestrial carnivore species. Particular attention is paid to techniques for managing the human/carnivore interface. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustratilons/charts. xvii and 506 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199558520. A lovely copy.

THE ECOLOGY, EXPLOITATION, AND CONSERVATION OF RIVER TURTLES
Written by Don Moll; Edward O. Moll.
Stock no. 1831274
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

The underlying theme of this book is that a widespread, taxonomically diverse group of river turtles, important both from ecological and human resource perspectives, remains poorly understood and in delcine, while receiving scant attention from the ecological and conservation community. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and a few colour. x and 393 pages including index. ISBN: 0195102290. Front spine edge lightly creased. Boards slightly grubby. Couple of light score marks to rear board. Contents clean.

THE BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY: ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY
Written by Sandra M. Fiori; Paula D. Pratolongo.
Stock no. 1831238
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Very good condition.

The Bahia Blanca Estuary is one of the largest coastal systems in Atlantic South America. This is a comprehensive review of life in the ecosystems of the estuary. Edited by Sandra Fiori and Paula D. Pratolongo. Green cardwraps. Colour photos and charts. xiii and 581 pages including index. ISBN: 9783030664886. Card covers lightly scuffed/grubby. Last section of book appears 'wavy' at top edge of pages as if damp at some point but no staining. A very decent copy. A physical copy of a book printed by Books on Demand.

WORKING WITH NATURE: MEMOIRS OF A WILDLIFE MANAGER
Written by Ronnie Rose.
Stock no. 1330988
Published by David A.H. Grayling. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Testament to a life's work in Scotland's wild places. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Colour photos. ISBN: 0906839041. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges and has a couple of barcode stickers to rear panel.

TRADITIONAL HOUSES OF SOMERSET
Written by Jane Penoyre; et al.
Stock no. 1830251
Published by Somerset Books. 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book, illustratd by photographs and drawings of local stones, building styles, house plans, roof structure and the more decorative features of the houses, explores the local traditional buildings thate extend in date here, from the late thirteenth century to the beginning of the eighteenth. Large format. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, line drawings and plans. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 9780861834075. Reprint. Tiny pinhole to lower front spine edge and light rubbing to base of spine. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has some minor foxing to verso, not visible to front.

WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 1829990
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 110. An overview of these fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Blue endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xiii and 460 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007146581. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

LAND HEALER: HOW FARMING CAN SAVE BRITAIN'S COUNTRYSIDE
Written by Jake Fiennes; Tim Ecott.
Stock no. 1829406
Published by Witness Books. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Our relationship with the land is broken: we must heal it. Jack Fiennes in on a mission to restore the health of the English countryside. Practical solutions to how we work with the land to produce food without destroying nature. Blue boards, blind title to spine. Colour photos. 261 pages. ISBN: 9781785947308. Vertical crease to spine created through reading use. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

BRITISH RED DATA BOOKS: 1. VASCULAR PLANTS
Written by M.J. Wigginton.
Stock no. 1828967
Published by Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

3rd Edition. Britain's most endangered species. Compiled and edited by M.J. Wigginton. Large format. Red glazed boards. B/w distribution maps. 468 pages. ISBN: 1861074514. Reprint. Spine lightly faded to pink. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT: GEOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Written by John G. Schmidt.
Stock no. 1826656
Published by Nova Publishers. Circa 2011. Fine condition.

Edited by Schmidt. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9781612093925. Still in original shrinkwrap!

THE BIOLOGY OF SEA TURTLES
Written by Peter L. Lutz; John A. Musick.
Stock no. 1826651
Published by CRC Press. Circa 1997. Almost very good condition.

Marine Science Series. How these endangered marine reptiles operate in, adapt to, and are dependent upon particular features of their marine environment. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w diagrams, charts and photos. ISBN: 0849384222. 6th printing. Laminate to spine is crinkled. Previous owner's name in ink to top margin of front endpaper. Front hinge pulled to either side of title page. Binding tight.

THE BIOLOGY OF SEA TURTLES
Written by Peter L. Lutz; John A. Musick.
Stock no. 1826554
Published by CRC Press. Circa 1997. Very good condition.

Marine Science Series. How these endangered marine reptiles operate in, adapt to, and are dependent upon particular features of their marine environment. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w diagrams, charts and photos. ISBN: 0849384222. Third printing. Board corners lightly bumped. 'Property of Turtlewatch' written in ink to top of front endpaper. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.