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BRITISH BATS (NN 93)
Written by John Altringham.
Stock no. 2139624
Published by Collins. 1st thus 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. ISBN: 000220147X. Spine is faded and creased. Some creasing to cover and page corners. Browning/foxing to outer page edges.

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SEALS, SEA LIONS AND WALRUSES: A REVIEW OF THE PINNIPEDIA
Written by Victor B. Scheffer.
Stock no. 1823755
Published by Stanford University Press. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Terracotta cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0804705445. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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FORAGING FOR SURVIVAL: YEARLING BABOONS IN AFRICA
Written by Stuart A. Altmann.
Stock no. 1823747
Published by University of Chicago Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

One of the most intensive investigations ever carried out on foraging behavior and its consequences for survival and reproduction. This study is based on field observations of eleven yearling baboons. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0226015963. Spine lightly faded, creasing to top rear corner, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE WORLD OF VENOMOUS ANIMALS
Written by Marcos Freiberg; Jerry G. Walls.
Stock no. 2139356
Published by T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd.. Circa 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 0876665679. Browning to outer page edges.

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THE LION AND THE GAZELLE
Written by P.N. Humphreys; E. Kahrom.
Stock no. 2139242
Published by Comma International Biological Systems. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The mammals and birds of Iran. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0951397761. Bumping to spine, wear along cover edges. Name in ink to half-title page. Ink stamp to title page, some transfer to opposite page. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a faded spine.

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS & OTHER COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS
Written by Maurice Burton.
Stock no. 2139211
Published by Octopus Books Ltd.. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Photographs and b/w diagrams. ISBN: 0706404580. Some knocks/bumps along cover edges. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks.

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MAMMALS OF THE SEAS
Written by Richard Mark Martin.
Stock no. 2139129
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0713408251. Page edges are browned. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; chips and nicks to edges; some browning.

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LEMURS OF MADAGASCAR AND THE COMOROS: THE IUCN RED DATA BOOK
Written by Caroline Harcourt; Jane Thornback.
Stock no. 1823715
Published by Iucn. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

The plight of all lemur species and options for their conservation. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 2880329574. Boards lightly scuffed. Page 181/182 creased leaving impressions on facing pages (printing error). Else clean.

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JAMES SOWERBY: THE ENLIGHTENMENT'S NATURAL HISTORIAN
Written by Paul Henderson.
Stock no. 2138904
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cream boards with silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781842465967. Some knocks along cover edges. Wrapper has edge-creasing and repaired tear to rear panel.

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THE ANCIENT MURRELET
Written by Anthony J. Gaston. Illustrated by Ian Jones.
Stock no. 2138793
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Natural History in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Red boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. xviii and 249 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610704. Small knock to top of spine. Light foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has pale browning to edges.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF GOWER
Written by Mary E. Gillham.
Stock no. 2137801
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0905928008. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; a few nicks; browning.

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THE HEYDAY OF NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Lynn Barber.
Stock no. 2137276
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w illustrations. A witty and entertaining account of the popular passion for natural history from 1820-1870. Large format. ISBN: 022401448X. Page browning; a few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine; surface paper damage to top edge of front panel.

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