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THE FLORA OF SOMERSET & SUPPLEMENT (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Murray. Richard Paget; Edward Shearburn Marshall.
Stock no. 1829164
Published by Barnicott & Pearce; Somersetshire Archaeological Natural History Society. 1st 1896. Very good condition.

Flora of Somerset by Richard Murray and published by Barnicott and Pearce 1896; Supplement to the Flora of Somerset by Edward Marshall and published by Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1914. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis to Flora and a fold-out map. !st edition 1896 and 1914 respectively. Top & tail of spines shelf worn. Some bobbling of cloth to Flora, light damp staining to boards of Supplement. Endpapers a little grubby. Text blocks browned. Some pencil & pen annotation especially to the supplement. Else contents clean.

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BRITISH SPIDERS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by G.H. Locket; A.F. Millidge.
Stock no. 1829152
Published by The Ray Society London. 1st thus 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt titles. With many illustrations to the different volumes. Nos. 135, 137 and 149, respectively of series issued to members of The Ray Society. 1951, 1953 and 1974 respectively (all are first editions in this format). Some mottling to covers. Text block lightly browned and foxing to endpapers of volumes I & II, foxing to text block of volume III, else clean. Dustwrappers of volumes I & II are browned, especially to spine, and marked, worn to spines. Dustwrapper of volume III is lightly browned to spine and lightly scuffed. Overall, a decent set.

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BRITISH WARBLERS (NN71)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 1829145
Published by Collins. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

New Naturalist No. 71 Cardwrap edition. Six colour plates & B/w photos. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 000219404X. Spine lightly faded and lightly creased through use. A few minor flecks to front cover. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Rear cover scuffed. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean.

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FUNGI (NN 96)
Written by Brian Spooner; Peter Roberts.
Stock no. 1829144
Published by Collins. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

New Naturalist series. A broad look at the extraordinary variety of fungal species. Cardwraps. Colour photos. xi and 594 pages including index. ISBN: 0002201534. Text block a little grubby. Dry glue used in binding present at base of spine on text block. Contents clean.

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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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THE BIRDS OF THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC CONCISE EDITION VOLUMES 1 AND 2
Written by D.W. Snow; Christopher M. Perrins.
Stock no. 1829137
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A two volume set based on The Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour map to endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations and distribution maps throughout. ISBN: 019854099X. Volume 1 - spine is concave but the binding is tight. Contents of both volumes are clean. Dustwrapper of volume I is creased and faded to spine. Dustwrapper of volume 2 is lightly faded to spine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE BOOK OF WILDING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO REWILDING BIG AND SMALL
Written by Isabella Tree; Charlie Burrell. Illustrated by Jeroen Helmer.
Stock no. 1829133
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2023. Very good condition.

A pragmatic and visionary handbook for how we can all help restore nature. This book has grown out of the authors' mission to help rewild our landscape by sharing knowledge from their pioneering project in Sussex. White matt pictorial boards. Colour photos & illustrations. 559 pages. ISBN: 9781526659293. A few minor scuff marks to rear board. Top edge of text block has a few minor foxspots. Contents clean.

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AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA
Written by Roger Tory Peterson; Virginia Marie Peterson. Illustrated by John James Audubon.
Stock no. 1829132
Published by Abbeville Press. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised Edition. The National Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio. Very large format. Cream cloth boards, dark blue title and blocking to spine. Full page stunning colour illustrations, b/w smaller illustrations. ISBN: 9781558591288. Tiny closed tear to top margin of plates 84/85 (no loss and very minor). Else a beautiful copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (usual for this title), very faint crinkling to vertical edge of rear panel and a few minor marks. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light fading to front open edge and insect damage to cloth on base (VG), and a few minor marks.

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MY LIFE
Written by Thomas Bewick; Iain Bain. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1328889
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Brown cloth spine, gilt titles. Yellow boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Original tissue-paper wrapper is browned and edge torn with loss to top of spine and also around front panel.

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THE LEAVES RETURN
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328886
Published by Country Life. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A taste of the Devonshire countryside, beautifully illustrated by Tunnicliffe's wood engravings. Green cloth, white titles. 110 pages. 9.75 x 7.25". Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Endpapers are foxed and partially browned. Heavy foxing to top edge of textblock, affecting the margins ever so slightly. Dustwrapper is browned and foxed on verso, is slightly grubby and has a small chip at top of spine.

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SPIDERS OF BRITAIN & NORTHERN EUROPE (COLLINS FIELD GUIDE)
Written by Michael J. Roberts. Illustrated by Michael J. Roberts.
Stock no. 1829123
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Comprehensive, easy to use. Designed to identify these animals in the field, with a lens or simple field microscope, using a new method for restraining live spiders. 450 species comprehensively illustrated, with 288 colour paintings and over 1300 b/w drawings. White glazed boards. 383 pages including index. ISBN: 0002199815. Spine lightly faded and slightly creased through use. Text block just a little grubby. Previous owner's addresss label stuck to front endpaper with clear tape. A few marks to contents but generally clean.

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WILD FLOWERS OF THE ISLE OF MAN: AN ILLUSTRATED FIELD GUIDE
Written by Jean Clifton.
Stock no. 1829115
Published by Harold Jackson. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Photographs of wild flowers growing on the Isle of Man. Staple bound booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 83 pages plus index at front. Covers scuffed, small patch to rear cover where old price-label was. Contents clean.

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