THE MOLE (NMN 22)
Written by Kenneth Mellanby.
Stock no. 1828623
Published by The Country Book Club. 1st thus 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph (Book club edition) grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 18 b/w photos and 35 text figures. Minor fading to top & tail of spine. Foxing to text block and some page margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and foxed, a couple of minor closed tears (no loss), rear panel a little grubby.

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WINDSWEPT: LIFE, NATURE AND DEEP TIME IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
Written by Annie Worsley.
Stock no. 1828616
Published by William Collins. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author trades a busy life in academia to take on a croft on the west coast of Scotland. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour photos. 284 pages. ISBN: 9780008278373. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little worn with surface paper loss to lower front corner (very minor) and just lightly scuffed.

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THE CIRCLING SKY: ON NATURE AND BELONGING IN AN ANCIENT FOREST
Written by Neil Ansell.
Stock no. 1828613
Published by Tinder Press. Circa 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In the form of nearly thirty journeys, taken over a year beginning in January 2019, Neil Ansell returns for solitary walks to the New Forest in Hampshire, close to where he was born. A reflective memoir on childhood, on the history of one of the most ancient and important natural habitats in the UK, and on the Gypsies who lived there for centureies - and were subsequently expelled to neighbouring cities. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 340 pages. ISBN: 9781472272362. Second printing. A lovely copy.

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WHERE THE WILDFLOWERS GROW: MY BOTANICAL JOURNEY THROUGH BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Leif Bersweden.
Stock no. 1828607
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 2022. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

'When was the last time you stopped and noticed a wild plant?' An intriguing and timely exploration of the importance of Britain and Ireland's plant life. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 389 pages. ISBN: 9781529349535. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN
Written by Richard Chopping. Illustrated by Richard Chopping.
Stock no. 1328408
Published by Penguin. Circa 1947. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 29. Pictorial boards. Slight wear to cover edges. Covers a little grubby. Inscription in purple felt-tip pen to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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WOODLAND BIRDS (NN 52)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 1828556
Published by Bloomsbury Books. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Collins New Naturalist series. Cream boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xxii and 391 pages. ISBN: 187063019X. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ORKNEY (NN 70)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1828539
Published by Collins. 1985. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 70. 2nd state - light green boards, squared spine, orignally produced to be bound as a paperback and bound as hardback by publisher, slightly smaller than first state 8.5" rather than 9" tall. Colour and b/w photos. In his tracing of the island's evolution from its geological creation to the effects of oil technology; in the detailed, yet fascinating exploration of the plants and animals (and where best to see them), Professor Berry's expertise and enthusiasm is backed by that of local specialists, and Orkney's long tradition of natural history study. Appendices include definitive lists of all the species of flora and fauna on record and an extensive bibliography. ISBN: 0002190621. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and very lightly browned to rear panel with minor marks. Overall a decent copy of a scarce item.

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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SEABIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND THE WORLD
Written by Gerald S. Tuck. Illustrated by Hermann Heinzel.
Stock no. 1828459
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

A comprehensive guide. Matt pictorial boards. B/w line drawings, colour illustrations. xxviii and 292 pages including index. ISBN: 0002197146. Boards browned and a little marked. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS (NN6)
Written by Frank Fraser Darling; J. Morton Boyd.
Stock no. 1328177
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalists series No. 6. Green cloth with gilt to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Originally published as 'Natural History In The Highlands And Islands' in 1947. 336 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn/creased, lightly browned and has a grubby mark to rear panel.

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DRAWINGS OF BRITISH PLANTS PARTS I - XXIX
Written by Stella Ross-Craig. Illustrated by Stella Ross-Craig.
Stock no. 1828445
Published by G. Bell And Sons, Ltd.. Very good condition.

A run of parts I to XXIX. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations of flowering plants that occur naturally in the British Isles. An almost complete run of 29 volumes, parts 30 & 31 missing. Volume I is a first edition, 1948... Volume XXIX is a first edition 1972. Almost all copies covered in clear laminate, some of the older copies have tape to spine (under the clear laminate). Covers are browned. Neat name in ink to top of front covers. Front endpapers have a small, neat identification number. A few hinges are pulled. Contents are otherwise clean.

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THE OWLS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Written by Alan Kemp. Illustrated by Simon Calburn.
Stock no. 1828425
Published by Struik. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A monograph on the twelve owl species that inhabit the southern African subregion. Standard Edition. Large format. Beige cloth boards, brown title to spine and vignette of owl to front. Beautiful colour plates & b/w text illustrations. 184 pages. ISBN: 0947430032. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded (sunned) to spine. Otherwise, a lovely copy. Contained in the publishers matching slipcase which is starting to split at top and tail open edges, lightly faded (sunned) to open edge and lightly bumped at corners (Generally, VG condition). Overall, a lovely copy.

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THE BLACK POPLAR: HISTORY, ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION
Written by Fiona Cooper.
Stock no. 1828348
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

A cultural and ecological biography of the black poplar tree in Britain. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1905119054. Previous owner's initials & date in ink to top corner of front endpaper else clean.

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