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THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION
Written by Charles Darwin.
Stock no. 1829278
Published by John Murray. 6th 1910. Almost very good condition.

Popular Impression of the corrected copyright edition, Sixth Edition. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xxi and 432 pages including index plus 4 pages publisher's advert for Murray's Shilling Library and another two unpaginated pages to rear. Spine faded and browned. Boards lightly faded and marked. Text block browned. Endpapers browned. Some foxing present. Binding tight.

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THE EYE OF THE WIND
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1829277
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1961. Very good condition.

Autobiography. Colour & b/w illustrations. B/w photos. Blue pictorial endpapers. xxii and 679 pages including index. Second impression. SIGNED and dated (1985) by the author to half-title page (no dedication). Spine faded and creased with use. Boards just slightly grubby, lower edges rubbed. Text block browned with some minor foxing. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. A few foxspots to contents.

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BIRD, BEAST AND FLOWER
Written by Ian Parsons. Illustrated by Marie Angel.
Stock no. 1329014
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The world of nature as seen by a group of poets and through the eyes of an outstandingly gift artist. Blue boards, gilt titles. Watercolours by Angel. Poems chosen by Parsons. ISBN: 0701124113. Minimal bumping to spine.

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OUT WITH ROMANY
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328961
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1937. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles and vignettes. B/w photographic plates and b/w text illustrations. 184 pages. 7.5 x 5.25". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing and page browning. Dustwrapper is chipped, browned and grubby and has large section of spine missing.

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OUT WITH ROMANY BY THE SEA
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328960
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A continuation of Romany's adventures with Tim, the farmer's boy. Blue cloth. B/w text illustrations and photos. Spine bumped and faded. Small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is browned to spine with slight chipping at top and tail and a little grubby to rear panel.

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OUT WITH ROMANY BY MOOR AND DALE
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328958
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, brown titles and vignette. B/w photographic plates and b/w illustrations to text. 176 pages. 7.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners slightly bumped. Slight browning to spine. Light browning to page edges. Dustwrapper is browned, foxed and edge chipped, tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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OUT WITH ROMANY AGAIN
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328957
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Romany of the BBC. Peach cloth, green titles and vignette to front cover. B/w photos and text illustrations. vii and 182 pages. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel.

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OUT WITH ROMANY BY MEADOW AND STREAM
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328956
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth covers, brown titles and vignette. B/w photographic plates and b/w text illustrations. 176 pages. 7.5 x 5.25". Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly foxed.

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OUT WITH ROMANY ONCE MORE
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328955
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1940. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title and vignette to front. B/w photo plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed to rear panel and browned to spine with damp stain at base.

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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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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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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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