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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAPE CLEAR ISLAND
Written by J.T.R. Sharrock. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1803389
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1973. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cape Clear Island, the most southerly point of Ireland, apart from the nearby Fastnet Rock, has been the site of a bird obsservatory since 1959. This account of the island, it flora and fauna, its inhabitants and history is weighted in favour of the birds since the island offers much of exceptional ornithological interest. Mottled blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w sketches. 207 pages. ISBN: 085661002X. A fine copy in a blue wrapper which is rubbed at edges and corners, a little scuffed and has a small closed tear to top of front edge of spine.

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WILDLIFE AFTER GRAVEL
Written by Nick Giles.
Stock no. 1803099
Published by The Game Conservancy. 1st 1992. Almost very good condition.

Twenty Years of Practical Research by The Game Conservancy and ARC. Large format. Colour photos & b/w illustrations and graphs. 135 pages. ISBN: 095001303X. Boards marked, corners bumped & worn. Some page crinkling but contents clean.

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HIDDEN JEWELS THE WILDLIFE OF LEATHERHEAD AND FETCHAM
Written by Jeremy Early.
Stock no. 1803098
Published by Jeremy P. Early. 1st 1997. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revealing both the beauty and the vulnerability of this quintessential part of mid-Surrey. Large format. Yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 0953009807. Pictorial wrapper is grubby.

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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SERIES IN THE HUNTERIAN MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND PART II
No author listed.
Stock no. 1803092
Published by E. & S. Livingstone. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

Hunterian specimens demonstrating the products of generation together with surviving Hunterian specimens from other sections. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and Royal College of Surgeons of England crest to front. B/w plates. xiv and 259 pages. ISBN: 0443007772. A few light marks to boards. Contents fine.

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THE SONG OF THE SANDPIPER
Written by J. Morton Boyd. Illustrated by J. Morton Boyd.
Stock no. 1803077
Published by Colin Baxter Photography Ltd.. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A memoir of a Scottish naturalist. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1841070033. Corners bumped. Contents fine. Blue wrapper is creased at edges.

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FLUKES AND SNAILS
Written by C.A. Wright.
Stock no. 1803043
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Science of Biology Series 4. A general account of the biology of the digenetic trematodes with particular emphasis on the ecological aspects of the relationships between the larval stages and their molluscan hosts. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w plates. 168 pages including index. ISBN: 0045950083. A nice, clean copy in a blue dustwrapper which is edge-worn and a little grubby.

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THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE MINERAL KINGDOM
Written by Alan Woolley.
Stock no. 1601289
Published by The Hamlyn Publishing Group. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hundreds of the most common and widely distributed minerals are described in detail. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrated endpapers, numerous explanatory line drawings and colour photographs throughout. 240 pages. ISBN: 0600362639. Corners rubbed, contents clean. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is a little edge creased.

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THE SELBORNE PIONEER
Written by Ted Dadswell.
Stock no. 1802982
Published by Ashgate. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Gilbert White as naturalist and scientist - a re-examination. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0754607496. A fine copy in a green pictorial wrapper which is slightly creased at edges.

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THE WHITE RIVER BADLANDS
Written by Cleophas C. O'Harra.
Stock no. 1601282
Published by South Dakota School Of Mines. 1976. Very good condition.

Light brown cardwraps. B/w illustrations. A revised reprint of South Dakota State School of Mines Bulletin No. 9, The Badland Formations of the Black Hills Region. Front cover and title page say: South Dakota School of Mines Bulletin No. 13 Department of Geology. Spine slightly faded. Contents clean and bright.

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A DALES NATURALIST
Written by Roger Nelson. Illustrated by Roger Nelson.
Stock no. 1802970
Published by Dalesman Publishing Company Ltd.. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Week-by-week account of what to look for as a naturalist in the Dales. A personal chronicle of appeal to visitor and resident alike. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1855680580. A fine copy in a slightly scuffed dustwrapper.

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HEATHLANDS (NN 72)
Written by Nigel Webb.
Stock no. 1202149
Published by Book Club Associates. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 72. Book Club edition - no price on dustwrapper and no Collins at base of spine. Green cloth. 20 colour photos and over 100 b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0002190206. Foxing to endpapers. Free front endpaper has pencil erasure marks and top corner is creased. Text block is slightly grubby otherwise contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine (normal for this series).

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THE NATURALIST IN DEVON AND CORNWALL
Written by Roger Burrows.
Stock no. 1201979
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Regional Naturalist Series. Green cloth covers. 5.75 x 9 inches. 303 pages. Containing quantities of maps of different habitats, and some excellent black and white photographs. ISBN: 0715373608. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper: very slightly grubby.

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