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THE SONG OF THE SANDPIPER
Written by J. Morton Boyd. Illustrated by J. Morton Boyd.
Stock no. 1803077
Published by Colin Baxter Photography Ltd.. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A memoir of a Scottish naturalist. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1841070033. Corners bumped. Contents fine. Blue wrapper is creased at edges.

FLUKES AND SNAILS
Written by C.A. Wright.
Stock no. 1803043
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Science of Biology Series 4. A general account of the biology of the digenetic trematodes with particular emphasis on the ecological aspects of the relationships between the larval stages and their molluscan hosts. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w plates. 168 pages including index. ISBN: 0045950083. A nice, clean copy in a blue dustwrapper which is edge-worn and a little grubby.

THE SELBORNE PIONEER
Written by Ted Dadswell.
Stock no. 1802982
Published by Ashgate. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Gilbert White as naturalist and scientist - a re-examination. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0754607496. A fine copy in a green pictorial wrapper which is slightly creased at edges.

THE WHITE RIVER BADLANDS
Written by Cleophas C. O'Harra.
Stock no. 1601282
Published by South Dakota School Of Mines. 1976. Very good condition.

Light brown cardwraps. B/w illustrations. A revised reprint of South Dakota State School of Mines Bulletin No. 9, The Badland Formations of the Black Hills Region. Front cover and title page say: South Dakota School of Mines Bulletin No. 13 Department of Geology. Spine slightly faded. Contents clean and bright.

A DALES NATURALIST
Written by Roger Nelson. Illustrated by Roger Nelson.
Stock no. 1802970
Published by Dalesman Publishing Company Ltd.. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Week-by-week account of what to look for as a naturalist in the Dales. A personal chronicle of appeal to visitor and resident alike. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1855680580. A fine copy in a slightly scuffed dustwrapper.

HEATHLANDS (NN 72)
Written by Nigel Webb.
Stock no. 1202149
Published by Book Club Associates. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 72. Book Club edition - no price and no 'Collins' at base of spine of dustwrapper. Green cloth. 20 colour photos and over 100 b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0002190206. Foxing to endpapers. Free front endpaper has pencil erasure marks and top corner is creased. Text block is slightly grubby otherwise contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine (normal for this series).

THE GUINNESS BOOK OF MAMMALS
Written by John A. Burton. Illustrated by Jean Vaughan.
Stock no. 1201427
Published by Guinness Superlatives Ltd.. 1st 1982. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. Colour photos. ISBN: 0851123058.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE
Written by Gilbert White.
Stock no. 823567
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1833. Slightly better than good condition.

Small format. Full black leather binding, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x + 316 pages. Arranged for Young Persons. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few scattered foxspots throughout. Spine and corners worn. 0.5 inch missing from base of spine.

THE NATURALIST IN DEVON AND CORNWALL
Written by Roger Burrows.
Stock no. 822562
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1971. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Regional Naturalist Series. Green cloth covers. 5.75 x 9 inches. 303 pages. Containing quantities of maps of different habitats, and some excellent black and white photographs. ISBN: 0715373608.

GWENT ITS LANDSCAPE AND NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Colin Titcombe.
Stock no. 822257
Published by C. Titcombe. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Colour photos. Gwent natural history as reflected in the diaries of the author. ISBN: 0953275604.

SPECTACLE DE LA NATURE, OR NATURE DISPLAY'D
No author listed.
Stock no. 819546
Published by J. And J. Pemberton; R. Franklin; C. Davis. 1737. Good condition.

Being Discourses on Such Particulars of Natural History as Were Thought Most Proper to Excite the Curiosity and Form the Minds of Youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French. Second Edition. Volume III. 32 b/w folding plates + frontis. Full leather binding with raised bands to spine. 456 pages. Spine has small areas of loss and split to top, with chipping. Corners are worn. Front pastedown has come unstuck, but binding is tight. Plates in excellent order and all present.

BUFFON'S NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS, FISH, INSECTS, AND REPTILES (5 VOLS)
Written by Comte De Buffon.
Stock no. 819573
Published by H.D. Symonds. 1798. Almost very good condition.

Embellished with upwards of 200 engravings, 44 b/w plates. Leather spine with dark red title labels and gilt titles and decorations. Spine and cover edges and corners are worn. 1 title label is missing. Page edges are browned. Joints starting to crack but binding is tight. Volume 5 front joint split so cover is almost detached. Some scattered foxing. REDUCED FROM £440.