NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
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RIVERMOUTH
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328855
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Detailed studies of estuary birds. B/w illustrations. Green boards, black title to spine. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing and browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is browned to spine and slightly browned at edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- RIVERS
- ILLUSTRATED
- ORNITHOLOGY
- OTTERS
KING TODD
Written by Norah Burke.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328805
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd..
1st
1963.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The True Story of a Wild Badger; And the Deer, Foxes and Other Animals in the Forest Where He Lived. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w scraperboard illustrations. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock, prelims and last few pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small chips/loss to top edges.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- BADGERS
- DEER
- FOXES
- EAST ANGLIA
- ILLUSTRATED
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE RABBIT
Written by Ronald M. Lockley.
Stock no. 1328760
Published by Andre Deutsch.
1st
1964.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A survival book on rabbits. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photo to frontis, b/w photos throughout. 152 pages including index. Spine slightly bumped. Browning and foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly browned.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- RABBITS AND RABBIT-KEEPING
BRITISH BATS (NN 93)
Written by John Altringham.
Stock no. 1829038
Published by Collins.
1st
2003.
Very good condition.
New Naturalist Series. A comprehensive account of the natural history these fascinating animals. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations and a few colour plates. 218 pages including index. ISBN: 000220147X. Vertical crease to spine. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- MAMMALS
- BATS
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
BADGER BEHAVIOUR: CONSERVATION & REHABILITATION
Written by George E. Pearce.
Stock no. 1829035
Published by Pelagic Publishing.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
70 Years of Getting to Know Badgers. A fascinating insight into the badger's world. Badger biology, life in the sett, rescue & rehabilitation, consultancy, badgers & farming, and badger-watching with George Pearce - an expert on badgers. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few colour photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9781907807039. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes) to front endpaper. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- BADGERS
- CONSERVATION
SQUIRRELS (NMN 12)
Written by Monica Shorten.
Stock no. 1829029
Published by Collins.
1st
1954.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist Monograph No. 12. Green buckram cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Based on a finely and detailed study in geographical distribution of the squirrel, investigating every aspect of the lives of squirrels, economics, food, life-history, and ecology. xii and 212 pages including index. A few tiny marks to boards. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. Pale grubby mark to pages viii and ix. Contents lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, has some foxing, wear to top & tail of spine with slight loss, rear panel grubby.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SQUIRRELS
- MAMMALS
40 YEARS OF EVOLUTION: DARWIN'S FINCHES ON DAPHNE MAJOR ISLAND
Written by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant.
Stock no. 1829027
Published by Princeton University Press.
1st
2014.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, the authors uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Beige speckled endpapers. Colour photos and graphs. xxxii and 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780691160467. Light scuffing to boards. A few small foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- EVOLUTION
- GALAPAGOS
- ISLANDS
- ORNITHOLOGY
HEDGEHOGS
Written by Nigel Reeve.
Illustrated by Ruth Lindsay.
Stock no. 1829025
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A wealth of information for wildlife enthusiasts and non-specialist academics. Brown cloth boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w illustrations and graphs, a few colour photos. xi and 313 pages including index. ISBN: 085661081X. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine, faint scuff mark crossing the width of the front board. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks, is lightly faded to spine (usual for this series of books) and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- HEDGEHOGS
THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1774-1783 VOLUME TWO
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey.
Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829022
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd..
1st
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains the years 1774-1783, a period in which Gilbert White's knowledge about the natural world developed rapidly. There are still notes about the garden, but these take second place as he becomes more involved with the wild plants and animals in the parish of Seelborne. Grey cloth boards. Gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 520 pages including index. ISBN: 0712615571. Text block slightly grubby, minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- BIOGRAPHY
THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1751-1773 VOLUME ONE
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey.
Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829021
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd..
1st
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains White's Garden Kalendar for 1751-67, a fascinating record of his often innovative horticultural efforts, the 1766 Flora Selborniensis, a catalogue of the wild plants he observed around Selborne, and his Naturalist's Journal for 1768-73. Light grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 531 pages. ISBN: 0712612947. Text block has a few foxspots. Contents are clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby/scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- BIOGRAPHY
THE ATLAS OF EUROPEAN MAMMALS
Written by A.J. Mitchell-Jones; G. Amori; et al.
Stock no. 1829007
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Distribution maps. xi and 484 pages including index. ISBN: 0856611301. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, a little grubby, top edge has small tear to rear panel, 1.5" closed tear (no loss) to lower front corner.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- EUROPE
THE FAUNA OF SHROPSHIRE
Written by H. Edward Forrest.
Stock no. 1828991
Published by L. Wilding.
1st
1899.
Very good condition.
Being an account of all the mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes found in the county of Salop. Photographic plates and portraits. Green cloth, gilt titles. 248 and vi pages. Spine lightly browned, boards have a few minor marks, corners are rubbed. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & address in ink to front pastedown. A few minor marks to contents but generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- ORNITHOLOGY
- REPTILE
- FISH
- SHROPSHIRE
- ANTIQUARIAN