NATURAL HISTORY
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MOSSES & LIVERWORTS (NN 97)
Written by Ron Porley; Nick Hodgetts.
Stock no. 1329294
Published by Collins.
Circa
2005.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist Series. Green cloth. 179 colour and b/w photographs. ISBN: 0002202123. Still in original shrinkwrap (which is split in places). Top corners are bumped.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- BOTANY
- MOSSES
INSTANT MAYFLY IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
Written by Al Caucci; Bob Nastasi.
Illustrated by Al Caucci; Bob Nastasi.
Stock no. 1329272
Published by Comparahatch Ltd.
1st
1984.
Very good condition.
A field guide for both the expert and novice fly fisherman, and the entomology student. Small format. Cardwraps with plastic spiral binding. 64 pages. Colour photos plus b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0914521004. Covers lightly rubbed. Small brown mark to margins of first few pages.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- FLY FISHING
- ANGLING
THE WILDFOWL & WETLANDS TRUST (THE ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS)
Written by Diana Fowler; Simon Eckley.
Stock no. 1829408
Published by Chalford.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The story of the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge. Archive Photographs series. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0752406167. Slight fading to spine. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
THE ART OF PETER SCOTT: IMAGES FROM A LIFETIME
Written by Philippa Scott; Keith Shackleton.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1829384
Published by Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.
1st thus
2008.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Selected and with captions by Philippa Scott. Introduction by Keith Shackleton. The first and only book to cover the whole range of Sir PPeter's output - ranging from early childhood sketches to the last unfinished painting: his vision of the London Wetlands Centre. Oblong format. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 168 pages. ISBN: 9780900806377. Lower edge of boards rubbed. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ART
- LANDSCAPE
- WATERFOWL
TRAVEL DIARIES OF A NATURALIST (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329190
Published by Collins.
1st
1983.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Miranda Weston-Smith. Each volume covering different regions. Blue boards, gilt titles to spines. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. Each volume is a first edition, published 1983, 1985 and 1987 respectively. Spines slightly bumped. Dustwrapper spines are sunned and edges are slightly rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
HOW TO SEE INSECTS
Written by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Illustrated by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Stock no. 1329189
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1934.
Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
The Children's Nature Series. Beige boards. Black titles and small vignette. B/w illustrations. Spine and cover edges browned. Lower front corner bumped. Top 2" of front free-endpaper has been neatly cut out. Some light foxing to contents. Remains of dustwrapper is tucked into the back of the book (the wrapper is in two pieces and the spine is missing).
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- NATURE (CHILDRENS)
- INSECT
NATURE ABOUNDING
Written by E.L. Grant Watson.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1329183
Published by Faber & Faber Limited.
1951.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
New Edition. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 384 pages. B/w illustrations. Endpapers lightly browned, foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is heavily foxed with slight edge chipping. Tiny hold to spine which is also browned.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE HISTORY OF BOROUGH FEN DECOY
Written by Tony Cook; R.E.M. Pilcher.
Illustrated by Anne Treadwell-Cook.
Stock no. 1829280
Published by Providence Press.
1st
1982.
Very good condition.
Duck decoy with the purpose of ringing wild ducks, although this was not always the case. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations a few colour photos. 64 pages. ISBN: 0903803089. SIGNED by the author Tony Cook and the illustrator Anne Treadwell-Cook (no dedication). Covers a little scuffed. Front joint pulled between front endpaper and contents page. Binding tight.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
- DUCKS AND GEESE
- EAST ANGLIA
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE
THE EYE OF THE WIND
Written by Peter Scott.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1829277
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1961.
Very good condition.
Autobiography. Colour & b/w illustrations. B/w photos. Blue pictorial endpapers. xxii and 679 pages including index. Second impression. SIGNED and dated (1985) by the author to half-title page (no dedication). Spine faded and creased with use. Boards just slightly grubby, lower edges rubbed. Text block browned with some minor foxing. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. A few foxspots to contents.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND BLOSSOMS (3 VOLS)
Written by Edward Step; R.A. Blakelock.
Stock no. 1829276
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st thus
1963.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Three volumes. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour plates. B/w photos. B/w text illustrations. New Edition revised by Blakelock. Small format. Series I is bound in lighter green cloth than series II & III. Series I is lightly faded at horizontal edges and is lightly bumped to base of spine. Minor foxing/browning to text blocks. Contents clean. Series I dustwrapper is affected by damp (crinkled and stained to verso). Edges of price-cut dustwrappers lightly worn with minor closed tears, Series II has a small chip to lower edge of front panel, tape repairs to verso.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES
- WILD FLOWERS
A GUIDE TO FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS
Written by T.T. Macan.
Stock no. 1829262
Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd..
1st
1959.
Very good condition.
Small format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine, blind title to front. B/w illustrations. x and 118 pages including index. Spine browned. Edges of boards lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper 'presented to the Conservation Corps by the Publishers Oct '60'. Light foxing to endpapers. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- FRESHWATER LIFE
BRITISH PLANT NAMES AND THEIR DERIVATIONS
Written by R.J. Harvey-Gibson.
Stock no. 1829258
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd..
1st
1923.
Almost very good condition.
The meaning of plant names. Intended for students' use and not to be regarded as a reference book for experts. Limp boards, grey cloth, black titles. 50 pages. Boards marked and worn at corners. Previous owner names in ink to front endpapers. Rear pastedown beginning to come unstuck from board (edge). Endpapers heavily browned and foxed. Text block browned. Contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- DICTIONARIES
- TEXT BOOK (UNIVERSITY)