THE BIRDS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Gordon Kirk; John Phillips.
Stock no. 1830680
Published by Liverpool University Press. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

One of the most comprehensive accounts of Gloucestershire's birds ever produced, covering all the species recorded in the county in modern times. Large, heavy format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. xi and 451 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846318085. Text block is very slightly grubby. Contents clean. Picotrial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges, tiny closed tear (no loss) to lower front panel corner.

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THE CHANGING FLORA OF GLASGOW: URBAN AND RURAL PLANTS THROUGH THE CENTURIES
Written by J.H. Dickson; P. MacPherson; Keith Watson.
Stock no. 1830670
Published by Edinburgh University Press. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Data-gathering for this book started in 1984 and continued well into the late 1990s. A detailed listing of 1,500 species. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w distribution maps and illustrations, a few colour photos. xii and 402 pages. ISBN: 0748613978. Boards clean. Title page has been REMOVED. Top edge of text block lightly foxed. Contents clean. Binding glue visible on joints. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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HETEROMORPH: THE RAREST FOSSIL AMMONITES; NATURE AT ITS MOST BIZARRE
Written by Wolfgang Grulke.
Stock no. 1830608
Published by At One Communications. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ammonites dominated the sea before and during the time of the dinosaurs. Some ammonites were large predators not unlike today's giant squid; others small and delicate. Three times during their reign of more than 300 million years ammonites experimented with the most bizarre and startling shell shapes. Now, new technology is revealing the full beauty of these 'heteromorph' ammonites and they have become some of the most desirable and passionately collected natural objects. This is their story... and how they are becoming a bivrant part of 21st century lifestyles, art and design. Large oblong format. Matt black pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. 224 pages. ISBN: 9780992974008. SIGNED by the author to half-title page. Black boards are a little scuffed. Contents are fine. A rare and unusual book!

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HUTCHINSON'S POPULAR BOTANY: THE LIVING PLANT FROM SEED TO FRUIT (2 VOLUMES)
Written by A.E. Knight; Edward Step.
Stock no. 1830607
Published by Hutchinson & Co.. Very good condition.

The Fascinating Story of the World's Plants Told in a Popular Manner. Three-quarter red leather bindings. Red cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Red speckled text block. Volume I with 351 b/w photos and illustrations plus 9 coloured plates. Volume II with 370 b/w illustrations and photos plus 9 coloured plates. Light rubbing to leather. A few marks to boards. Browning to edges of pastedowns. Small nibble to vertical edge of front endpaper. Hinges pulled with creasing to volume I. A few minor grubby margin marks. Insect damage to rear joint of both volumes. All colour plates present.

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OUR BIRD BOOK
Written by Sidney Rogerson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330450
Published by Collins. 3rd 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. 8 x 11". 128 pages. Superb colour plates plus many fine black and white illustrations. A particularly beautiful book. Large format. Spine and corners bumped. Some light spotting to covers and light scratch marks to front. Foxing to textblock, endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is foxed and a bit grubby, browned to spine and edge worn with minimal loss.

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A NATURE LOVER'S NOTE BOOK
Written by Eric Pochin. Illustrated by John Read.
Stock no. 1330430
Published by The Brockhampton Book Co. Ltd.. 1944. Almost very good condition.

Pale brown cloth spine, cream boards with illustration to front. Brown and white text illustrations. 62 pages. Spine and corners bumped, wear to lower front corner. Heavy foxing otherwise contents clean. Original price-cut glassine wrapper is browned and slightly edge chipped.

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JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD UNDER CAPTAIN FITZ ROY
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Keynes.
Stock no. 1830520
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Introduction by Richard Keynes. Blue cloth with printed design in black and gilt. Colour & b/w plates. Maps to endpapers. Top edge blue. xxxiv and 518 pages including index. Spine lightly faded. Headbands starting to come away from outer spine. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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BOTANY FOR MATRICULATION (THE UNIVERSITY TUTORIAL SERIES)
Written by F. Cavers.
Stock no. 1830401
Published by University Tutorial Press Ltd.. Circa 1909. Good condition.

Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. viii, 568 pages plus 16 pages publisher adverts to rear. Second impression. Spine edges are worn, torn and frayed. Boards scuffed and edge-rubbed. Text block browned. Joints cracked but still holding to binding. Hinges pulled. Some annotation to contents and a few marks.

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THE ANGORA GOAT: ITS ORIGIN AND CULTURE
Written by John Hayes; Jackson Chambers.
Stock no. 1330190
Published by Jacskon Chambers. 2016. Very good condition.

Raising Goats Book I. Originally published in 1882, this is a physical print on demand copy. Introduction by Jackson Chambers. Large format. Cardwraps. ISBN: 9781530783144. Some slight rubbing and indentations to cover edges. Contents fine.

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PRACTICAL TAXIDERMY
Written by Montague Browne.
Stock no. 1330185
Published by Read Country Books. 2005. Fine condition.

Appears to be a physical print on demand book (printed by Lightning Source), originally published in 1884. Brown glazed pictorial boards. 354 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1905124325.

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HOME TAXIDERMY FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT (ILLUSTRATED EDITION)
Written by Albert B. Farnham.
Stock no. 1330184
Published by The Echo Library. 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Physical print on demand copy. Brown cardwraps. 145 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781406827828. Minimal rubbing to cover edges.

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THE ART OF TAXIDERMY
Written by Jane Eastoe.
Stock no. 1330183
Published by Pavilion Books. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition.

A striking and thought-provoking exploration of the fine art of taxidermy. Black glazed pictorial boards. 160 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781862059870. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners.

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