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THE HANDBOOK OF BIRD IDENTIFICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Written by Mark Beaman; Steve Madge.
Illustrated by Hilary Burn; et al..
Stock no. 1828293
Published by Christopher Helm.
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive guide. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Over 350 colour plates in total. 868 pages. ISBN: 0713639601. Top & tail of spine and lower horizontal edges rubbed. Text block grubby. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (appears to have previously belonged to Brian Sawford, a well known local naturalist). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and has a few minor chips, closed tears, and is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- EUROPE
- MIDDLE EAST
THE BIRDS OF THE LETCHWORTH REGION
Written by A.R. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1828284
Published by Letchworth Naturalists' Society.
1st
1958.
Very good condition.
An annotated list showing the present status of the birds of the region. Staple binding cardwraps. Folding map of the region to inside rear cover. Covers unevenly faded, foxing at vertical edges. Minor foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Map present to rear.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- HOME COUNTIES
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- REFERENCE
THE BIRDS OF THE LETCHWORTH REGION
Written by A.R. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1828262
Published by Letchworth Naturalists' Society.
1st
1958.
Very good condition.
An annotated list showing the present status of the birds of the region. Staple binding cardwraps. Folding map of the region to inside rear cover. Covers faded with some foxing and a pen mark to front. Foxing to title page and text block. Map present. Contents otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- HOME COUNTIES
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- REFERENCE
BEETLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by E.F. Linssen.
Stock no. 1828261
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1959.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Wayside & Woodland Series. Maroon leatherette covers with gilt titles and vignettes. First series - comprises The Superfamilies Caraboidea, Palpicornia, Staphylinoidea and Diversicornia. Second Series - comprises - The Superfamilies Clavicornia, Heteromera, Lamellicornia, Phytophaga and Rhynchophora, and Including the Strepsiptera. Colour and b/w plates with numerous text figures and diagrams. Speckled text block. Series two has a minor knock to lower front board. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Front endpaper of both volumes has an 'Acc no' written in ink to top (neat). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrappers are edge-rubbed with a few small splits, slight fading to spines, slight grubbiness to rear panels. Overall, a lovely set.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- BEETLES
- WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES
BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: ORDER PASSERES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Arthur G. Butler.
Illustrated by Henrik Gronvold; F.W. Frohawk.
Stock no. 1828250
Published by Brumby & Clarke, Limited.
Almost very good condition.
Two volumes. Large format. Blue/grey cloth spine with gilt title, blue cloth boards. Volume I: 4 color plates of eggs, 56 color plates of birds. Vol II: 4 color plates of eggs, 51 color plates of birds, appendix and index. Colour plates have tissue-guards. Top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Ex-Lib with bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes and card pocket to rear pastedown. Not dated. A few marks and scuffs to boards, crinkling to cloth on rear board of volume II. Edges are lightly rubbed, corners are bumped. Endpapers & text block browned. Volume I: Egg plates are MISSING, plate 11 is detached but present. All plates otherwise present.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ANTIQUARIAN
COLORED PLATES OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE WEST COAST
Written by W.G. Wright.
Stock no. 1828249
Published by W.G. Wright.
1st
1907.
Almost very good condition.
Being Actual Photographs, Life-size, and in all Their Natural Colors. The colored plates herein are Sample Copies of the plates which form the illustrations of "The Butterflies of the West Coast," by the same author, and these plates in sets are now offered as an abridgement of that book. Burgundy cloth boards, black title to front board, spine is untitled. 32 colour plates. Spine lightly faded and shelf-worn to top & tail. Boards have some marks, giving a grubby appearance. Endpapers & text block browned. Front joint just starting to crack. Contemporary gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some browning to contents. All plates present.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- BUTTERFLIES
- ANTIQUARIAN
SOCIAL LIFE OF ANIMALS
Written by Marcel Sire.
Stock no. 1828234
Published by Studio Vista.
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in French under the title 'La Vie Sociale des Animaux'. This edition translated into English by Constance D. Sherman. How much attention do animals pay to others of their own kind? And other similar questions. Small format. Black cloth boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Dustwrapper is covered with clear film and attached to the pastedowns.Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOLOGY
ALPINE PLANTS: ECOLOGY FOR GARDENERS
Written by John E.G. Good; David Millward.
Stock no. 1828219
Published by Batsford.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An authoritative and practical guide to understanding alpines for all gardeners. Brown cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780713490176. Board corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- ALPINE
- ECOLOGY
- GARDENING
THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND VOLUME 7 PART I
Written by A. Maitland Emmet; John Heath.
Illustrated by Richard Lewington; Timothy Freed.
Stock no. 1828184
Published by Harley Books.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Colour and b/w illustrations. A comprehensive illustrated handbook to fascinate the naturalist and butterfly lover. Hesperiidae - Nymphalidae The Butterflies. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 370 pages. ISBN: 0946589259. Endpapers and text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (of well-known naturalist Brian R. Sawford). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- BUTTERFLIES
- IRELAND
- UK (GENERAL)
ORCHIDS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND: A FIELD AND SITE GUIDE
Written by Anne Harrap; Siman Harrap.
Stock no. 1828160
Published by A. & C. Black.
2nd
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition. Complete coverage of all 56 species of wild orchid found in Britain and Ireland. Colour photos throughout. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9781408105719. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- ORCHIDS
- UK (GENERAL)
- WILD FLOWERS
FAUNA AND FLORA OF HAILEYBURY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828157
Published by Haileybury Naural Science Society.
3rd
1926.
Very good condition.
Third Issue. Grey cloth boards, black title to front. No title to spine. Lists of Fauna and Flora found in Haileybury, Hertfordshire. 62 pages. A little fraying of cloth to board edges. Contents clean.
THE INSECT LEGION
Written by Malcolm Burr.
Stock no. 1827986
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Ltd..
1st
1939.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
At the time of writing, insects were the cause of half the world's mortality, each year they destroyed enough food to supply 200 million people. In this book, Dr. Malcolm Burr tells the story of The Insect Legion with scientific authority and in a most attractive style. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Boards clean. Spine slightly cocked. Text block, endpapers and plate margins browned. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Some foxspots present else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, edge-worn with a few chips and edge-tears, grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT