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WINDSWEPT: LIFE, NATURE AND DEEP TIME IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
Written by Annie Worsley.
Stock no. 1828616
Published by William Collins. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author trades a busy life in academia to take on a croft on the west coast of Scotland. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour photos. 284 pages. ISBN: 9780008278373. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little worn with surface paper loss to lower front corner (very minor) and just lightly scuffed.

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THE ROAD: A STORY OF ROMANS AND WAYS TO THE PAST
Written by Christopher Hadley.
Stock no. 1828615
Published by William Collins. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

For two thousand years, the roads the Romans built have determined the flow of ideas and folktales, where battles were fought and where pilgrims trod. Almost everyone in Britain lives close to a Roman road, if only we knew where to look. A mesmerising journey into two thousand years of history only now giving up its secrets. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 353 pages including index. ISBN: 9780008356699. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few tiny closed tears, a little scuffed.

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SLUGS AND SNAILS (NN 133)
Written by Robert Cameron.
Stock no. 1827266
Published by William Collins. 1st 2016. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series No. 133. An introduction to this remarkable group of gastropods. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers with repeating NN pattern. Colour photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780007113002. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ALIEN PLANTS (NN 129)
Written by Clive A. Stace; Michael J. Crawley.
Stock no. 1827249
Published by William Collins. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 129. A comprehensive overview of the many plants that have become an integral part of the British wild flora, and a unique insight into why alien plants are so important. Green cloth boards, gilt title and 'NN' logo to spine. Yellow 'NN' patterned endpapers. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007502158. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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UPLANDS AND BIRDS (NN 142)
Written by Ian Newton.
Stock no. 1827247
Published by William Collins. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 142. How the upland landscapes of Britain were created and the bird populations now found there. Also includes hill farming, grouse management, deer management and forestry as well as grouse, raptors and waders. The final chapter deals with recent ideas of rewilding and reintroduction of species such as Beaver and Lynx. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Cream endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. ISBN: 9780008298500. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ECOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY (NN 143)
Written by David M. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1827229
Published by William Collins. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 143. Investigating ecosystems across the British Isles, the relationships between organisms and their environments. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Green endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. ISBN: 9780008293635. Faint scuff mark to front board. Faint grubby mark to vertical edge of text block. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor scuff marks to rear panel.

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SHALLOW SEAS OF NORTHWEST EUROPE (NN 131)
Written by Peter J. Hayward.
Stock no. 1827228
Published by William Collins. 1st 2016. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 131. The natural history of one facet of this complex environment, the bottom-living, or benthic, communities of the seafloor, and their ecological interrelationships. Green cloth boards, NN vignette to spine and front board. Colour photos. Brown endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. ISBN: 9780007307296. A lovely copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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GULLS (NN 139)
Written by John C. Coulson.
Stock no. 1827227
Published by William Collins. 1st 2019. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 139. The thorny isssues of gull taxonomy and classification, what it means to be a gull, physically, behaviourally and genetically. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Grey endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. ISBN: 9780008201425. A lovely copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BIRD POPULATIONS (NN 124)
Written by Ian Newton.
Stock no. 1827223
Published by William Collins. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 124. The author explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation - food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity. Green cloth, gilt title. Yellow endpapers with repeating New Naturalist NN logo. ISBN: 9780007429530. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very, very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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FALCONS (NN 132)
Written by Richard Sale.
Stock no. 1827222
Published by William Collins. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. A comprehensive natural history of the four British breeding falcons - the Peregrine, Kestrel, Hobby and Merlin. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Blue endpapers with dark grey 'NN' repeating pattern. Colour photos & graphs. ISBN: 9780007511419. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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FARMING AND BIRDS (NN 135)
Written by Ian Newton.
Stock no. 1827219
Published by William Collins. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 135. The author discusses the changes that have occurred in British agriculture over the past seventy years, and the effects they have had on bird populations. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. Orange endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. ISBN: 9780008147891. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is just a little grubby to rear panel.

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OPERATION PEDESTAL: THE FLEET THAT BATTLED TO MALTA 1942
Written by Max Hastings.
Stock no. 1824165
Published by William Collins. 1st 2021. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Operation Pedestal - one of the bloodiest sea battles of Britain's war, ordered by Churchill to save Malta. Limited Signed Edition. Navy boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780008364946. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has a 'signed by the author' sticker to front panel.

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