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THE MIGRATION ATLAS: MOVEMENTS OF THE BIRDS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Chris Wernham; Mike Toms; John H. Marchant; Jacquie Clark; Gavin Siriwardena; Stephen Baillie.
Stock no. 1829109
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive summary of the movements of bird species; 188 detailed accounts covering 192 species, with an additional 73 short accounts. Colour migration maps. xvi + 884 pages. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0713665149. Text block just a little grubby. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is creased across top edge, a little grubby, a few small closed tears (no loss) to top of spine, title to spine is lightly faded.

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RIVERMOUTH
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328855
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Detailed studies of estuary birds. B/w illustrations. Green boards, black title to spine. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing and browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is browned to spine and slightly browned at edges.

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KING TODD
Written by Norah Burke. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328805
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The True Story of a Wild Badger; And the Deer, Foxes and Other Animals in the Forest Where He Lived. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w scraperboard illustrations. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock, prelims and last few pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small chips/loss to top edges.

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UNDER THE SEA-WIND
Written by Rachel L. Carson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328804
Published by Staples Press Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The skirmishes and the battles that are fought along the shore. Blue cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine and gilt publisher's motif to front cover. 239 pages. 2 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to spine and to textblocl. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with loss, spine browned.

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THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE RABBIT
Written by Ronald M. Lockley.
Stock no. 1328760
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A survival book on rabbits. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photo to frontis, b/w photos throughout. 152 pages including index. Spine slightly bumped. Browning and foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly browned.

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DARTMOOR: A STATEMENT OF ITS TIME (NN 111)
Written by Ian Mercer.
Stock no. 1829039
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

New Naturalist series 111. This is the cardwraps edition. The extensive history and physical landscape of Dartmoor, also its cultural place within Great Britian. A look at the wild and rugged landscape that has inspired so many poets, painters and musicians over countless centuries. Colour photos. xiv and 402 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007185009. Spine slightly faded and has a vertical crease (from page turning). Rear cover a little scuffed. Old price label to rear cover. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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BADGER BEHAVIOUR: CONSERVATION & REHABILITATION
Written by George E. Pearce.
Stock no. 1829035
Published by Pelagic Publishing. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

70 Years of Getting to Know Badgers. A fascinating insight into the badger's world. Badger biology, life in the sett, rescue & rehabilitation, consultancy, badgers & farming, and badger-watching with George Pearce - an expert on badgers. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few colour photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9781907807039. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes) to front endpaper. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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SQUIRRELS (NMN 12)
Written by Monica Shorten.
Stock no. 1829029
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph No. 12. Green buckram cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Based on a finely and detailed study in geographical distribution of the squirrel, investigating every aspect of the lives of squirrels, economics, food, life-history, and ecology. xii and 212 pages including index. A few tiny marks to boards. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. Pale grubby mark to pages viii and ix. Contents lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, has some foxing, wear to top & tail of spine with slight loss, rear panel grubby.

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40 YEARS OF EVOLUTION: DARWIN'S FINCHES ON DAPHNE MAJOR ISLAND
Written by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant.
Stock no. 1829027
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, the authors uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Beige speckled endpapers. Colour photos and graphs. xxxii and 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780691160467. Light scuffing to boards. A few small foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE RAVEN
Written by Derek Ratcliffe. Illustrated by Chris Rose.
Stock no. 1829026
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Natural History in Britain and Ireland. A thorough summary of our knowledge of the Raven's natural history, emphasizing the long association of the bird with humankind. Green boards, gilt title & vignette to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xxii and 326 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610909. Light shelf wear to base of spine. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed.

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THE LAPWING
Written by Michael Shrubb. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1829023
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A concise yet authoritative monograph of this popular bird species. A thorough review of Lapwing biology and an impressively detailed review of our understanding of beeding biology, plus discussion of other species in the genus. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, graphs and colour photos. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 9780713668544. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1774-1783 VOLUME TWO
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey. Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829022
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains the years 1774-1783, a period in which Gilbert White's knowledge about the natural world developed rapidly. There are still notes about the garden, but these take second place as he becomes more involved with the wild plants and animals in the parish of Seelborne. Grey cloth boards. Gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 520 pages including index. ISBN: 0712615571. Text block slightly grubby, minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly scuffed.

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