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MORNING FLIGHT A BOOK OF WILDFOWL
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329009
Published by Country Life Limited. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. 9 x 11.5". 138 pages. Written with charm and vigour. Exquisite colour plates. B/w illustrations. 11th impression. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Front endpapers have been professionally replaced. Foxing to textblock, rear endpapers and some page margins. Some pale page edge browning, generally contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, has large tear (repaired) and crease to rear panel and is a bit grubby.

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THE SWANS
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329007
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignettes to front cover. B/w illustrations and photos. Comprehensively and scientifically dealing with all eight species of swans. ISBN: 0718107071. Slight bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, edge worn with slight lifting of laminate and a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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LADYBIRDS (NN 81)
Written by Michael E.N. Majerus.
Stock no. 1829206
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 81. 16 colour plates and over 150 b/w photos and drawings. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 369 pages including index. ISBN: 0002199343. Top & tail of spine very lightly bumped from shelf wear else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright and clean.

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WILD & GARDEN PLANTS (NN 80)
Written by Max Walters.
Stock no. 1829205
Published by Collins. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 80. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 16 colour plates and over 60 b/w photos and drawings. 200 pages including index. ISBN: 0002193760. Minor bump to top of spine. Minor crease to vertical edge of front endpaper (cannot capture on camera). Else a lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at spine (as is normal) else fine.

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CAVES AND CAVE LIFE (NN 79)
Written by Philip Chapman.
Stock no. 1829204
Published by Collins. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 79 An outstanding and cohesive account of what is now known of this extraordinary world. Covering the fascination of caves, the cave habitat, limestone caves in Britain and Ireland, cave fauna and flora, cave communities, caves through the Pleistocene and the future of caves. B/w photos. ISBN: 0002199076. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed, spine is bright.

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SKETCHES FROM NATURE
Written by Katharine Macwhirter. Illustrated by John MacWhirter; Hubert Von Herkomer.
Stock no. 1328977
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Green cloth, black titles. 24 mounted colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in pencil to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to contents but plates not affected. Corner crease to frontis (the portrait by Von Herkomer).

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OUT WITH ROMANY
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328961
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1937. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles and vignettes. B/w photographic plates and b/w text illustrations. 184 pages. 7.5 x 5.25". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing and page browning. Dustwrapper is chipped, browned and grubby and has large section of spine missing.

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OUT WITH ROMANY BY THE SEA
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328960
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A continuation of Romany's adventures with Tim, the farmer's boy. Blue cloth. B/w text illustrations and photos. Spine bumped and faded. Small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is browned to spine with slight chipping at top and tail and a little grubby to rear panel.

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OUT WITH ROMANY AGAIN
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328957
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Romany of the BBC. Peach cloth, green titles and vignette to front cover. B/w photos and text illustrations. vii and 182 pages. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel.

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OUT WITH ROMANY ONCE MORE
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328955
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1940. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title and vignette to front. B/w photo plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed to rear panel and browned to spine with damp stain at base.

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THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by D.W. Yalden; U. Albarella.
Stock no. 1829170
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reviewing our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. Dark navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. vi and 263 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199217519. SIGNED by Derek Yalden with personal gift inscription to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BRITISH SPIDERS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by G.H. Locket; A.F. Millidge.
Stock no. 1829152
Published by The Ray Society London. 1st thus 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt titles. With many illustrations to the different volumes. Nos. 135, 137 and 149, respectively of series issued to members of The Ray Society. 1951, 1953 and 1974 respectively (all are first editions in this format). Some mottling to covers. Text block lightly browned and foxing to endpapers of volumes I & II, foxing to text block of volume III, else clean. Dustwrappers of volumes I & II are browned, especially to spine, and marked, worn to spines. Dustwrapper of volume III is lightly browned to spine and lightly scuffed. Overall, a decent set.

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