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THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN AND THE CHANNEL TUNNEL (WHITEHALL HISTORIES)
Written by Terry Gourvish.
Stock no. 1827121
Published by Routledge. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Whitehall Histories: Government Official History Series. Presenting the first official history of the British Government's evolving relationship with the Channel Tunnel project from the early 19th century to 2005. Black cloth boards, silver titles. ISBN: 9780415391832. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed to rear panel.

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BIRDS OF THE ALGARVE AND SOUTHERN ALENTEJO - AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST
Written by Goncalo Elias.
Stock no. 1326425
Published by Goncalo Elias. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Print on demand by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Cardwraps. 98 pages. ISBN: 9781517497811. Minimal rubbing to cover edges and corners. Lower edge of front cover is very slightly creased. Contents fine.

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AS LIBELULAS DE PORTUGAL THE DRAGONFLIES OF PORTUGAL
Written by Ernestino Maravalhas; Albano Soares.
Stock no. 1326423
Published by Booky Publisher. Circa 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Text in Portugese and English. More than 600 photos and maps of the 67 species that are known in Portugal. Cardwraps. 335 pages. ISBN: 9789899861404. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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THE DRAGONFLIES OF EUROPE
Written by R.R. Askew.
Stock no. 1326419
Published by Harley Books. 2004. Very good condition.

Revised edition. Green cardwraps. 308 pages. ISBN: 0946589755. Covers slightly edge rubbed and light crease to lower corner of front cover. Contents fine.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME ONE: EUROPE & AFRICA
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826757
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802015700. Presentation plate attached to front endpaper '...on the occasion of planting a tree in the Arboretum at the White House to mark the centenary of the Benn Brother's publication Timber Trades Journal June 7 1973', large b/w photo depicting this to front pastedown. Marks to front endpapers. Text block browned and page edges lightly so. Black dustwrapper with red spine is worn at edges, spine and front panel title is faded, some loss to top and tail of spine, some damp staining present mainly to verso and flap edges.

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SPANISH GARDENS
Written by Marquis De Casa Valdes.
Stock no. 1826674
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1st 1987. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Marquesa de Casa Valdes was brought up to love nature and spent part of her childhood and youth in the beautiful regions of north-east Spain, where the pinewoods almost meet the sea. During her travels, she has been able to study the gardens of other latitudes and climsates, giving her a sound basis from which to define more clearly the art and skills involved in gardening. Large format. Green cloth boards, white titles. Colour & a few b/w photos. ISBN: 8485861035. Some light scuffing to boards. Small knock to lower edge of front board. Front joint is broken. Else binding is tight. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at edges.

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IN HISTORIC LANDS: A RECORD OF OUR HOUSE-PARTY TOUR
Written by E.J. Wareham.
Stock no. 1825990
Published by Christian Touring Union Limited. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

A compilation of the Cuthbert House Party tour through the British Isles, the Continent (Europe), the Holy Land and Egypt. Written especially for those that took part in the tour in the hope that others might be interested. Small format. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles and pictorial onlays to spine and front board. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine rubbed, Corners lightly worn, minor creasing and a few marks to boards. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & date in ink to free front endpaper. Front hinge pulled. Contents clean.

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WILDERNESS PROTECTION IN POLAR REGIONS (STUDIES IN POLAR LAW)
Written by Antje Neumann.
Stock no. 1825064
Published by Koninklijke Brill Nv. 1st 2020. Slightly better than very good condition.

Arctic Lessons Learnt for the Regulation and Management of Tourism in the Antarctic. On the basis of a detailed study of three Arctic wildnerness areas - as well as the relevant policies and legislation, the author identifies numerous 'lessons learnt' that can serve as suggestions for improving the protection of wilderness in Antarctica. Blue glazed boards. ISBN: 9789004416062. Lower corners of boards bumped and rubbed. Contents clean.

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OWLS OF EUROPE
Written by Heimo Mikkola. Illustrated by Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1324354
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A review of the 13 owls breeding in Europe and an additional four species in lands adjoining the Mediterranean in North Africa and the Middle East. Brown boards, gilt title and owl vignette to spine. Colour plates, b/w photos and b/w illustrated chapter headers. 397 pages. ISBN: 0856610348. Bumping to top and tail of spine. A few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased and browned.

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THE KAZANLUK TOMB
Written by Lyudmila Zhivkova.
Stock no. 1824052
Published by Verlag Aurel Bongers Recklinghausen. 1st thus 1975. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The tomb of a Thracian chieftain, which came to light in 1944, is one of the most valuable treasures of ancient art in the Bulgarian lands. Very large format. Cream imitation leather boards, gilt titles. Colour plates. ISBN: 3764702834. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small closed tear to base of spine and is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Contained in a thin card slipcase in very good condition.

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SEEING THROUGH COUNTIES: GEOGRAPHY AND IDENTITY IN IRELAND
Written by Patrick J. O'Connor.
Stock no. 2140678
Published by Oireacht Na Mumhan Books. Circa 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w maps. ISBN: 0953389650. SIGNED by author with dedication to a previous owner on title page. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE WALLED TOWNS OF IRELAND VOLUME 2
Written by Avril Thomas.
Stock no. 2140587
Published by Irish Academic Press. 1st IRELAND 1992. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0716524759. Heavy bump along top edge of front cover. Some corners are bumped. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears and chips; minimal loss.

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