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FARMING AND BIRDS
Written by Raymond J. O'Connor; Michael Shrubb. Illustrated by Donald Watson.
Stock no. 2117643
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition.

The book reviews the effects of agricultural development on bird populations in Britain. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams and illustrations. 290 pages. ISBN: 0521324475. Spine slightly bumped and sunned, corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine.

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NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1607133
Published by Collins. 2nd 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist no. 49. Second impression. ISBN: 0002131528. Spine bumped. Owner signature and date to front endpapers. Light foxing to outer page edges and endpapers. Wrapper is foxed, and faded to spine.

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NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1607020
Published by Collins. 2nd 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist no. 49. Second edition with revised lists and maps. ISBN: 0002131528. Small mark to lower edge of boards. Price-label mark to front endpaper. Laminate on price-cut wrapper is becoming unstuck at edges in few places. Slight fading to wrapper spine.

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THE HORSE A BIOGRAPHY OF OUR NOBLE COMPANION
Written by Wendy Williams.
Stock no. 2117046
Published by Oneworld. 2015. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A captivating and compelling account of the early history of the horse and of our great romance with this most majestic of animals. Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 304 pages includes index. ISBN: 9781780747934.

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MAMMALS IN THE BRITISH ISLES (NN 68)
Written by L. Harrison Matthews.
Stock no. 2116222
Published by Collins. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. A synthesis of modern knowledge derived from living animals studies in the field and covering all facets of mammalian life in the British Isles. ISBN: 0002197383. Some foxing and page browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased, with some foxing; a few other marks and indentations to rear panel, unusually, spine is not faded.

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CARDIFF NATURALISTS' SOCIETY REPORT AND TRANSACTIONS VOL XLII 1909
No author listed.
Stock no. 1809837
Published by The Cardiff Naturalists Society. 1909. Almost very good condition.

Grey cardwraps with blue titles. B/w plates. Fold-out plan of The Roman Fort at Gellygaer. Includes articles on: Meterological Observations in the Society's District 1908; The Roman Fort at Gellygaer - The Baths; Dinaspowys; Dynas Powis Notes; Ornitholgical Notes; The Mammals of Breconshire; Address presented at the Darwin Celebrations, Cambridge 1909; List of Subscribers; and more. Covers stained and edge-worn. Contents generally clean.

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WIND IN THE REEDS
Written by Philip Wayre.
Stock no. 1712918
Published by Collins. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Everything from herons to otters. B/w photos. SIGNED by author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Wrapper grubby.

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HUMAN EXPLOITATION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Written by David L. Hawksworth; Alan T. Bull.
Stock no. 2114918
Published by Springer. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Topics In Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 3. Glazed boards. ISBN: 1402052820. Spine is faded. Ink stamps to pastedowns.

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THE BALA VOLCANIC SERIES OF CAERNARVONSHIRE AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS
Written by Alfred Harker.
Stock no. 1712726
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1889. Very good condition.

Being the Sedgwick Prize Essay for 1888. 6 maps. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 130 pages. Spine faded. Corners bumped and rubbed. Bookplate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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THE GRANITE HILLS OF GLENSANDA & KINGAIRLOCH
Written by David Boag.
Stock no. 1809560
Published by Foster Yeoman Ltd. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fine example of David Boag's photographic talent and knowledge of wildlife. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. A fine copy in a dustwrapper which is lightly scuffed and edge-creased.

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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
Written by Michael Ruse; Robert J. Richards.
Stock no. 1606009
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. 395 pages including index. ISBN: 9780521691291. Black felt pen mark to edge of textblock.

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THE BIOLOGY OF THE CRYPTIC FAUNA OF FORESTS
Written by R.F. Lawrence.
Stock no. 1809530
Published by A.A. Balkema. 1st 1953. Good condition.

With Special Reference to the Indigenous Forests of South Africa. B/w photos and illustrations. 408 pages including index. 'L' in green biro to top of spine. Top rear edge of spine split for 1.5". Joints cracked but binding tight. Tippex to front pastedown. Previous owner's embossed stamp to front endpaper. Front hinge at title page split. Contents clean.

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