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THE SELBORNE PIONEER
Written by Ted Dadswell.
Stock no. 1802982
Published by Ashgate. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Gilbert White as naturalist and scientist - a re-examination. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0754607496. A fine copy in a green pictorial wrapper which is slightly creased at edges.

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THE WHITE RIVER BADLANDS
Written by Cleophas C. O'Harra.
Stock no. 1601282
Published by South Dakota School Of Mines. 1976. Very good condition.

Light brown cardwraps. B/w illustrations. A revised reprint of South Dakota State School of Mines Bulletin No. 9, The Badland Formations of the Black Hills Region. Front cover and title page say: South Dakota School of Mines Bulletin No. 13 Department of Geology. Spine slightly faded. Contents clean and bright.

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A DALES NATURALIST
Written by Roger Nelson. Illustrated by Roger Nelson.
Stock no. 1802970
Published by Dalesman Publishing Company Ltd.. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Week-by-week account of what to look for as a naturalist in the Dales. A personal chronicle of appeal to visitor and resident alike. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1855680580. A fine copy in a slightly scuffed dustwrapper.

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LOCUST
Written by Jeffery A. Lockwood.
Stock no. 1802966
Published by Basic Books. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The devastating rise and mysterious disappearance of the insect that shaped the American frontier. Black paper spine with gilt title, light tan paper boards. xxiii and 294 pages including index. ISBN: 0738208949. Top & tail of spine bumped, lower corners bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is lightly creased at top & tail of spine and a little scuffed.

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REVISION DER INDO-AUSTRALISCHEN OPIINAE
Written by Max Fischer.
Stock no. 1802933
Published by The Hague. 1st 1966. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Series Entomologica Volume 1. Text in German. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. vi and 167 pages including index. A fine copy in a white pictorial wrapper which is a little grubby and worn at corners.

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THE EARTH DWELLERS
Written by Erich Hoyt.
Stock no. 1802932
Published by Mainstream Publishing. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Adventures in the Land of Ants. Set in the nature reserve of La Selva in Costa Rica, this title illuminates the lives of individual ants, allowing them to lead us into their vivid and complex world. Green boards, silver title to spine. 318 pages including index. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. Original published in American by Simon & Schuster in 1996. ISBN: 1840180870. Overall a nice copy, but with some ink annotations to margins In a pictorial wrapper which is lightly edge-creased.

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THE BROADS (NN 89)
Written by Brian Moss.
Stock no. 1802930
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

New Naturalist No. 89. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 392 pages including index. ISBN: 0007124104. Lower edge of text block a little bumped to first section of contents. Edges of covers lightly rubbed. Contents fine.

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BRITISH GAME (NN 2)
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Stock no. 1601171
Published by Collins. 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series. Green cloth covers. 6 x 8.5 inches. 240 pages. Exquisite colour plates plus black and white plates throughout. Full of interesting details and should appeal to sportsmen! Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is browned and chipped with some loss to corners and spine area.

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WATER LILIES AND WATER PLANTS
Written by A. Niklitschek.
Stock no. 1802307
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth boards, white title to spine. Five original drawings by the author and 14 b/w plates. 135 pages including index. Corners worn, 0.5" loss to base of spine, slight loss to top of spine. Minor foxing to text block else contents clean.

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BIRDS AND MEN (NN 17)
Written by E.M. Nicholson.
Stock no. 1202469
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

New Naturalist series No. 17. Green cloth covers. 6 x 8.5 inches. 256 pages. A major contribution to the literature of British Ornithology supported by beautiful colour and black and white photo illustrations. The bird life of British towns, villages, gardens & farmland. Covers faded. Light browning to free endpapers.

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A WEEK AT THE LIZARD
Written by Rev C.A. Johns.
Stock no. 1202186
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1848. Good condition.

Gilt title to spine. B/w engravings. 322 pages. Small format. Spine is browned, split and frayed with chipping. Covers are warped and marked. Inscription in ink to title page. Hinges pulled. Some page marks.

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HEATHLANDS (NN 72)
Written by Nigel Webb.
Stock no. 1202149
Published by Book Club Associates. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 72. Book Club edition - no price on dustwrapper and no Collins at base of spine. Green cloth. 20 colour photos and over 100 b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0002190206. Foxing to endpapers. Free front endpaper has pencil erasure marks and top corner is creased. Text block is slightly grubby otherwise contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine (normal for this series).

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