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UNDERDOGS: THE FIGHT TO SAVE SOUTH AFRICA'S WILD DOGS
Written by Neil Aldridge.
Stock no. 1827841
Published by Pisces Publications. 1st 2011. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

African wild dogs carry the unenviable title of Africa's second-most endangered carnivore. Neil Aldridge celebrates what is special about the African wild dog and explores the efforts being made to secure its future in South Africa and beyond. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781874357490. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Boards clean and bright. Front endpaper has a large tear of surface paper loss (see photo). Otherwise, contents are fine. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is creased and has a 2" closed tear (no loss) between edge of rear panel and rear flap.

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BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Brian Solomon.
Stock no. 1827840
Published by Mbi Publishing; Voyageur Press. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the 1830s to 1956, Philadelphia-based Baldwin gave the world many of the most significant locomotives ever produced. Prolific rail historian Brian Solomon follows the design and development of Baldwin locomotives from the earliest steam models through the company's final passenger and freight diesel-electrics. Oblong format. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780760335895. Top of spine lightly bumped, board corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, small mark left by a label to front panel, lightly scuffed.

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SEASHELLS OF EASTERN ARABIA
Written by Donald Bosch; S. Peter Dance; Robert G. Moolenbeek; P. Graham Oliver.
Stock no. 1827839
Published by Motivate Publishing. 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The seashells of Oman and the Arabian Gulf. More than a thousand species described in non-technical language and illustrated by original colour photographs, scanning-electron-microscope images and line drawings. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9781873544648. Reprint. Top & tail of spine lightly bent (shelf wear). Corners of boards bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and a little grubby with a small mark left by a label that has been removed to rear panel.

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CSS ALABAMA: ANATOMY OF A CONFEDERATE RAIDER
Written by Andrew Bowcock.
Stock no. 1827838
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Alabama was the most famous and successful Confederate warship of the American Civil War. This unique study and visual reconstruction of this legendary commerce raider, the wreck of which has recently been discovered and dived on, will fascinate naval historians, ship modellers and those interested in one of the most famous campaigns of the American Civil War. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 1861761899. Lower front corner is showing a tiny bit of board where cloth has worn away (rubbing). Top & tail of spine lightly bent (shelf wear). Contents are clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, a little scuffed, lower front corner is chipped where board is worn.

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AN IRISH FLORILEGIUM II: WILD AND GARDEN PLANTS OF IRELAND
Written by Charles Nelson. Illustrated by Wendy Walsh.
Stock no. 1827837
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

48 Watercolour Paintings by Wendy Walsh. Introduction and Notes on the Plates by Charles Nelson. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, publisher's logo in gilt to front. ISBN: 0500235082. Text block a little grubby. Narrow band of fading to lower edge of boards. Else boards are nice and bright. Contents fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at top & tail of spine and corners, is a little scuffed and slightly grubby to rear panel, diagonal crease to rear panel.

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SIR WILLIAM JARDINE: A LIFE IN NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Christine E. Jackson; Peter Davis.
Stock no. 1827836
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Biography. Sir William Jardine (1800-1874) of Jardine Hall near Lockerbie, was a Scottish baronet and landowner. He was also a magistrate, Convenor of the Church of Scotland, and Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire in 1841, but, above all, he was an eminent naturalist in several fields, knowledgeable about birds, fishes, insects, plants and geology. Matt boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718501640. Boards just a little grubby. Light fading to front gutter edge and top of front board. Tiny nick to top of spine. Contents clean.

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KARS: VICTORY INTO DEFEAT
Written by Anthony J. Rundell.
Stock no. 1827835
Published by Impress. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. SIGNED by the author 'to mark the 150th anniversary of the capitulation of Kars'. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed.

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FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE AUTUMN
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1827834
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown paperboards with chequerboard design and colour pictorial onlay. Exquisite colour plates. Spine lightly browned. Contents and plate margins also browned. Hinges are lightly pulled but the binding is tight. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor closed tears (no loss) and is just a little grubby.

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BUTTERFLY LANDSCAPES: A CELEBRATON OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES PAINTED IN NATURAL HABITAT
Written by Richard Tratt. Illustrated by Richard Tratt.
Stock no. 1827833
Published by Langford Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A feast for the eyes, featuring over 200 paintings. Large format. Olive green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 190407815X. Board corners lightly rubbed. Minor knock to lower edge of boards and a minor indentation. Tiny spot to title page and facing page. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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THE FOLIO BOOK OF DAYS
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1827832
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected and introduced by Roger Hudson. Dark blue cloth, gilt astrolabe design to front, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. Lower corners of boards bumped else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed at open edge and has a couple of minor marks.

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BILLY BUNTER AFLOAT
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1827831
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Book 21. Green boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 223 pages. Text block browned. Page edges lightly browned. Pale black ink stamp to front endpaper which is also just a little grubby. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few minor closed tears, browned, faded to spine, grubby to rear panel.

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DOMESTICATION OF RADIATA PINE (FORESTRY SCIENCES)
Written by Rowland D. Burdon; William J. Libby; Alan G. Brown.
Stock no. 1827830
Published by Springer. 1st 2017. Very good condition.

Forestry Sciences 83. The story of the domestication of the radiata pine forms a classic case history in the development of modern commercial forestry, with trailblazing in both genetic improvement and plantation management. Green glazed boards. Colour photos. A physical print on demand item. ISBN: 9783319650173. Light scuffing to boards. A few marks to rear board plus remains of large label. Contents are clean.

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