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AS LIBELULAS DE PORTUGAL THE DRAGONFLIES OF PORTUGAL
Written by Ernestino Maravalhas; Albano Soares.
Stock no. 1326423
Published by Booky Publisher. Circa 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Text in Portugese and English. More than 600 photos and maps of the 67 species that are known in Portugal. Cardwraps. 335 pages. ISBN: 9789899861404. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO BRITISH DRAGONFLIES
Written by Andrew McGeeney.
Stock no. 1326420
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

More than 200 colour photos of the 41 species of dragonflies found in the UK and Ireland together with detailed descriptions of larvae, behaviour and habitat. ISBN: 0224023071. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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THE DRAGONFLIES OF EUROPE
Written by R.R. Askew.
Stock no. 1326419
Published by Harley Books. 2004. Very good condition.

Revised edition. Green cardwraps. 308 pages. ISBN: 0946589755. Covers slightly edge rubbed and light crease to lower corner of front cover. Contents fine.

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THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Richard South.
Stock no. 1326418
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1943. Almost very good condition.

Wayside and Woodland Series. Small format. Blue cloth, gilt decoration, colour and b/w plates. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint at title-page has cracked. Spine browned. Spine and corners bumped.

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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE TREES OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE
Written by Alan Mitchell. Illustrated by Preben Dahlstrom; Ebbe Sunesen; Christine Darter.
Stock no. 1326417
Published by Collins. 1976. Good condition.

800 trees described and illustrated. White pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 415 pages. ISBN: 0002192136. Spine bumped with a large split at lower front edge. Covers slightly grubby. Small brown mark to top corners of some pages.

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FIELD GUIDE TO THE DRAGONFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE
Written by Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra. Illustrated by Richard Lewington.
Stock no. 1326416
Published by British Wildlife Publishing. 2014. Very good condition.

All the resident and migrant dragonflies and damselflies from the Arctic to the Sahara with almost 1,000 illustrations. 320 pages. Cardwraps. ISBN: 9780953139941. Slight crease to top corner of front cover and a small mark to front cover. Contents fine.

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THE CATERPILLARS OF THE BRITISH MOTHS FIRST SERIES
Written by W.J. Stokoe; G.H.T. Stovin. Illustrated by J.C. Dollman.
Stock no. 1326415
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1958. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. Colour and b/w plates. First series only. 408 pages. New edition. Wayside and Woodland Series. New endpapers. Spine slightly bumped else covers bright. Wrapper price-clipped, edge-chipped with slight loss and faded spine.

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THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES SERIES I
Written by Richard South.
Stock no. 1326414
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Edition. 4.75 x 6". Plain endpapers. Coloured frontis plus colour black and white illustrations. With accurately coloured figures of every species also drawings of eggs, caterpillars, chrysalids and food plants. Series I. Dark blue boards, gilt titles. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some slight loss.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE
Written by Gilbert White; Ian Niall. Illustrated by Christopher Wormell.
Stock no. 1826935
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Ian Niall. Green cloth spine, brown title label with gilt title. Marbled boards. B/w engravings. Top edge brown. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor scuffing.

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THE SCOTS HERBAL THE PLANT LORE OF SCOTLAND
Written by Tess Darwin. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1326239
Published by Mercat Press. 2000. Very good condition.

A comprehensive guide to the many ways in which wild plants have been used in Scotland from prehistoric times to the present day. Cardwraps. 198 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1873644604. Some slight rubbing to spine and corners. Light creasing to edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock and a few foxspots to half title-page.

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BIRDS NEW TO SCIENCE: FIFTY YEARS OF AVIAN DISCOVERIES
Written by David Brewer.
Stock no. 1826891
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

Documenting more than half a century of remarkable bird discoveries, covering around 300 species. A rich reference to an incredible era of adventure in ornithology. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781472906281. Base of spine lightly rubbed, rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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DRY STORE ROOM No.1: THE SECRET LIFE OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Written by Richard Fortey.
Stock no. 1826866
Published by Harper Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Richard Fortey, former senior palaeontologist at London's Natural History Museum, celebrates the pioneering work of the Museum from its inception to the present day. Green cloth boards, orange foil title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780007209880. Dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges and a little scuffed.

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