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AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA
Written by Roger Tory Peterson; Virginia Marie Peterson. Illustrated by John James Audubon.
Stock no. 1829132
Published by Abbeville Press. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised Edition. The National Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio. Very large format. Cream cloth boards, dark blue title and blocking to spine. Full page stunning colour illustrations, b/w smaller illustrations. ISBN: 9781558591288. Tiny closed tear to top margin of plates 84/85 (no loss and very minor). Else a beautiful copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (usual for this title), very faint crinkling to vertical edge of rear panel and a few minor marks. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light fading to front open edge and insect damage to cloth on base (VG), and a few minor marks.

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MY LIFE
Written by Thomas Bewick; Iain Bain. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1328889
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Brown cloth spine, gilt titles. Yellow boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Original tissue-paper wrapper is browned and edge torn with loss to top of spine and also around front panel.

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THE LEAVES RETURN
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328886
Published by Country Life. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A taste of the Devonshire countryside, beautifully illustrated by Tunnicliffe's wood engravings. Green cloth, white titles. 110 pages. 9.75 x 7.25". Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Endpapers are foxed and partially browned. Heavy foxing to top edge of textblock, affecting the margins ever so slightly. Dustwrapper is browned and foxed on verso, is slightly grubby and has a small chip at top of spine.

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SPIDERS OF BRITAIN & NORTHERN EUROPE (COLLINS FIELD GUIDE)
Written by Michael J. Roberts. Illustrated by Michael J. Roberts.
Stock no. 1829123
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Comprehensive, easy to use. Designed to identify these animals in the field, with a lens or simple field microscope, using a new method for restraining live spiders. 450 species comprehensively illustrated, with 288 colour paintings and over 1300 b/w drawings. White glazed boards. 383 pages including index. ISBN: 0002199815. Spine lightly faded and slightly creased through use. Text block just a little grubby. Previous owner's addresss label stuck to front endpaper with clear tape. A few marks to contents but generally clean.

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WILD FLOWERS OF THE ISLE OF MAN: AN ILLUSTRATED FIELD GUIDE
Written by Jean Clifton.
Stock no. 1829115
Published by Harold Jackson. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Photographs of wild flowers growing on the Isle of Man. Staple bound booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 83 pages plus index at front. Covers scuffed, small patch to rear cover where old price-label was. Contents clean.

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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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BRITISH BATS (NN 93)
Written by John Altringham.
Stock no. 1829038
Published by Collins. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

New Naturalist Series. A comprehensive account of the natural history these fascinating animals. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations and a few colour plates. 218 pages including index. ISBN: 000220147X. Vertical crease to spine. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean.

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