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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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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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ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES: BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Keynes.
Stock no. 1322551
Published by Folio Society. Fine condition.

Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Colour illustrations. xxxi + 415 pages. With an introduction by Keynes. Printing unknown as still in original shrinkwrap. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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OCEANS OF KANSAS: A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR SEA
Written by Michael J. Everhart.
Stock no. 2136662
Published by Indiana University Press. 1st USA 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine; silver title; lighter blue boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0253345472. Some browning and wear along front cover edge. Contents are still excellent!

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FEW AND FAR BETWEEN
Written by Charlie Elder.
Stock no. 1322291
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

On the trail of Britain's rarest animals. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781472905185. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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NATURALIZED ANIMALS: THE ECOLOGY OF SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED SPECIES
Written by Christopher Lever. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 2136324
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1ST 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Poyser Natural History Series. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856610879. Small knocks along cover edges, with some uneven fading to covers. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and marks.

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BOOKS AND NATURALISTS (NN 112)
Written by David Elliston Allen.
Stock no. 2135913
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 112. The author explores the often complicated ways in which books on the flora and fauna of these islands have been published through the years, from the earliest days of printing through to the era of the computerised distribution atlas and the giant multinational compendium. Limited edition to 75 copies. Leather binding with gilt titles and all edges gilt. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007240845. This is Copy No. 34, SIGNED by author on a bookplate to front endpaper. A few small marks to gilt to outer page edges. Original slip case is still in excellent condition - light wear at edges.

Price: £200.00 £140.00.

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