TENBY: A SEA-SIDE HOLIDAY
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208946
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1856. Almost very good condition.

A detailed record of a summer holiday spent at Tenby. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 24 b/w plates with colour. xviii and 400 pages including index. Rebound in blue cloth boards which are heavily affected by damp. New endpapers. Froint inner hinge is split but otherwise the binding is nice and snug. 1" tear to top gutter edge of frontispiece. Damp patch to top margins of plates. All plates are present. Some foxing and grubby marks to contents but generally a decent copy internally.

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THE NATURALIST OF THE SEA-SHORE: THE LIFE OF PHILIP HENRY GOSSE
Written by Edmund Gosse.
Stock no. 1208941
Published by William Heinemann. 1st thus 1896. Almost very good condition.

Great Lives & Events series. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w portraiture frontis. viii and 387 pages including index. Spine faded and browned, top & tail lightly shelf-worn. Board edges rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. 'Ex Libris' and signature in red ink to front pastedown. Joints starting to crack. Endpapers and text block browned. Preface is present but detached from the binding (1 page). One or two minor marks to contents else clean.

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THE OCEAN
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Mrs. J.W. Whymper; Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208939
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1854. Good condition.

In this book, the author has endeavoured to describe, with some minuteness of detail, a few of the many objects of interest ore or less directly connected with the Sea, and especially to lead youthful readers to asociate with the phenomena of Nature, habitual thoughts of God. Blue leather spine with 4 raised bands and gilt title. Blue marbled paper boards. B/w plates & illustrations. xii and 360 pages. Ex-library (Guille-Alles Library, Guernsey) with large, yellow library label to front board and ink stamps to margins, remains of library plate to front pastedown. Edges are rubbed, corners worn. Vertical board edges are worn, board exposed. Foxing and grubby marks to contents. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. A good working copy.

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A NATURALIST'S RAMBLES ON THE DEVONSHIRE COAST
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208921
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1853. Almost very good condition.

The thoughts and feelings that have occupied the author's mind during a nine months' residence on the charming shores of North and South Devon. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 28 colour & b/w plates. xvi and 451 pages including index. Spine faded to brown, edges of boards lightly faded, rear board damp stained to veritcal edge and a pen mark to lower edge. Corners rubbed and worn. Joints cracked and repaired. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. Some age related marks throughout including browning and foxing. All plates are present, some affected by foxing/browning.

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WODARCH'S INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CONCHOLOGY
Written by J Mawe.
Stock no. 1208920
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 4th 1932. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition with considerable additions and alterations. Describing the Orders, Genera and Species of Shells with Observations on the nature and Properties of the Animals, and directions for collecting, preserving and cleaning shells. Full calf leather boards, gilt borders, gilt title to spine on red title block. Marbled endpapers. 7 hand coloured plates. xii and 149 pages plus plates to rear. Spine & corners lightly rubbed, some spotting to boards. Bookplate to front pastedown. A few very light touch pencil annotations. Some foxing present. All plates present with some browning. A nice copy.

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A YEAR AT THE SHORE
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208918
Published by Alexander Strahan. 1865. Good condition.

Green cloth boards, gilt titles and borders. 36 b/w plates printed in colour by Leighton Brothers. xii and 330 pages including index plus 2 pages publisher adverts to rear. Third printing. Re-backed with original spine laid down. Front pastedown has a couple of small chips, endpapers have a few minor marks. A few margin marks and foxspots. All plates present, colours vivid and bright. One plate has a margin crease. A nice copy considering its age.

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THE OCEAN
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Mrs. J.W. Whymper.
Stock no. 1208917
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1860. Very good condition.

Second Edition, revised and updated. In this book, the author has endeavoured to describe, with some minuteness of detail, a few of the many objects of interest ore or less directly connected with the Sea, and especially to lead youthful readers to asociate with the phenomena of Nature, habitual thoughts of God. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations within the text. xii and 360 pages plus 4 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Foxing to covers. Front joint just starting to crack. Some hinges lightly pulled. Foxing throughout. A decent copy.

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MARINE ZOOLOGY FOR THE BRITISH ISLES PART I
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208916
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1855. Very good condition.

A work in two parts of which this is Part I. The author endeavours to furnish the sea-side naturalist, what the Linean Genera Insectorum were to him. This book contains figures of three hundred and forty species of which one hundred and twenty are drawn from living, and one hundred and two from preserved specimens. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations within the text. xi and 203 pages including index plus four page publication adverts to rear. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Top of title page has been cut off and is missing but does not affect the title itself. Some light page browning. Rear endpapers a little grubby. Overall a decent copy.

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HETEROMORPH: THE RAREST FOSSIL AMMONITES; NATURE AT ITS MOST BIZARRE
Written by Wolfgang Grulke.
Stock no. 1830608
Published by At One Communications. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ammonites dominated the sea before and during the time of the dinosaurs. Some ammonites were large predators not unlike today's giant squid; others small and delicate. Three times during their reign of more than 300 million years ammonites experimented with the most bizarre and startling shell shapes. Now, new technology is revealing the full beauty of these 'heteromorph' ammonites and they have become some of the most desirable and passionately collected natural objects. This is their story... and how they are becoming a bivrant part of 21st century lifestyles, art and design. Large oblong format. Matt black pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. 224 pages. ISBN: 9780992974008. SIGNED by the author to half-title page. Black boards are a little scuffed. Contents are fine. A rare and unusual book!

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FISHING SOUTH: THE HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH GEORGIA FISHERIES
Written by David J. Agnew.
Stock no. 1830141
Published by The Penna Press. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

The remote subantarctic island of South Georgia is on e of the most important fishing areas in the Southern Ocean. Sustainability and conservation of the marine environment is of paramount importance, so fishing is tightly regulated and managed both by the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources. This book describes the types of fish that are taken, their biology and life history, and what techniques are used to catch them. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and charts. 128 pages including index, the last 5 pages are blank. ISBN: 095479480X. Covers lightly scuffred and lightly rubbed at corners. Contents clean.

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GREAT BRITISH MARINE ANIMALS
Written by Paul Naylor.
Stock no. 1329718
Published by Paul Naylor. 3rd 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

3rd Edition. High quality underwater photographs aid identification of a wide range of common animals, and give an insight into their lives. Cardwraps. 320 pages, including index. ISBN: 9780952283164. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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LIVING AND FOSSIL BRACHIOPODS
Written by M.J.S. Rudwick.
Stock no. 1829143
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 199 pages including index. ISBN: 0091030803. Top edge of text block foxed. Otherwise, contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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