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BADGER (NN 114)
Written by Timothy J. Roper.
Stock no. 1830001
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book explores every aspect of the biology and behaviour of these fascinating animals. New Naturalist Series 114. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Blue endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xi and 386 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007320417. A lovely copy! Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby to rear panel but is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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DARTMOOR: A STATEMENT OF ITS TIME (NN 111)
Written by Ian Mercer.
Stock no. 1830000
Published by Collins. Circa 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 111. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007184996. Still in original shrinkwrap which has a couple of minor splits.

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A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SEASHORE (NN 94)
Written by Peter J. Hayward.
Stock no. 1829999
Published by Collins. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Exploring the fascinating biology, ecology and dynamic interactions of seashore communities. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 16 colour plates and over 60 b/w line drawings. Plain endpapers. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0002200309. A lovely copy! Dustwrapper spine is NOT faded (as is often the case).

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WYE VALLEY (NN 105)
Written by George Peterken.
Stock no. 1829998
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New naturalist No. 105. The diverse ecology, natural history, landscape and past of a district which has mainly been defined by the extraordinary evolution of the River Wye. Green cloth covers, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Yellow endpapers with repeating NN logo. xii and 466 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007160686. A lovely copy! Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby/scuffed at edges of rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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FUNGI (NN 96)
Written by Brian Spooner; Peter Roberts.
Stock no. 1829997
Published by Collins. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 96. Examining the often surprising roles fungi play in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and the impact of fungi on the human world, from forestry and agriculture to foods and pharmaceuticals. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. xi and 594 pages including index. ISBN: 0002201526. Very minor grubbiness to text block (barely visible) else a lovely copy! Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby at edges (scuffing) and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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THE NEW NATURALISTS (NN 82)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 1829995
Published by Collins. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 82, 50 years, half-cenenary edition. The behind-the-bookshelf story of the New Naturalist Library: who the authors were and what they did; how each title was conceived and received; the much admired jackets; and the trials and tribulations and triumphs of what has been described as the most significant and long-running natural history series in the world. With bibliography. Colour and b/w photos. Plain endpapers. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 000219998X. SIGNED by the author with personal dedication to title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed to rear panel and very slightly faded to spine. Overall, a lovely copy!

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THE ISLES OF SCILLY (NN 103)
Written by Rosemary Parslow.
Stock no. 1829994
Published by Collins. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. The many aspects that make the islands and their flora and fauna so special: their geography, geology and climate, the people of the islands, the way they use the land and its present-day management. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. colour photos and b/w illustrations. Blue endpapers with repeating NN logo. xii and 450 pages including index. ISBN: 9780002201506. Barely visible slight grubbiness to text block else a beautiful copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to vertical edge of rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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SOUTHERN ENGLAND: LOOKING AT THE NATURAL LANDSCAPES (NN 108)
Written by Peter Friend.
Stock no. 1829993
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 108. Peter Friend highlights the many famous and much loved natural landscapes of the southern half of England, ranging from the Chalk Downs to the bays of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, and provides detailed explanations for the wide variety of natural events and processes that have caused such an exciting range of surroundings. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos, maps & graphs. Blue endpapers with repeating green New Naturalist logo. 414 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007247424. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to edges of rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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DRAGONFLIES (NN 106)
Written by Philip S. Corbet; Stephen J. Brooks.
Stock no. 1829992
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 106. A fascinating outlook on the natural history of dragonflies. Green cloth boards. Colour photos, charts, b/w illustrations and distribution charts. Green endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xvi and 454 pages. ISBN: 9780007151684. Very slight grubbiness to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to edges of rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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BOOKS AND NATURALISTS (NN 112)
Written by David Elliston Allen.
Stock no. 1829991
Published by Collins. Circa 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 112. The author explores the often complicated ways in which books on the flora and fauna of these islands have been published through the years, from the earliest days of printing through to the era of the computerised distribution atlas and the giant multinational compendium. Green cloth boards. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007240845. Still in original shrinkwrap!

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WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 1829990
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 110. An overview of these fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Blue endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xiii and 460 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007146581. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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GROUSE: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH AND IRISH SPECIES (NN 107)
Written by Adam Watson; Robert Moss.
Stock no. 1829989
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist no. 107. Fascinating insights into the natural history and biology of these birds, including aspects of their behaviour, the historical relevance of their names, the reasons behind population fluctuations and international conservation efforts. Green boards. Colour photos. Blue endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xii and 529 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007150977. A lovely copy. Rear panel of dustwrapper is lightly scuffed at edges. NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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