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THE YELLOW WAGTAIL (NMN 4)
Written by Stuart Smith.
Illustrated by Edward Bradbury.
Stock no. 1323183
Published by Collins.
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The first New Naturalist Monograph on a single species of bird. 11 b/w photographs taken by the author. Learned bibliography supports this splendid study. 26 paintings by Edward Bradbury. 4 line drawings and 4 maps. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Minimal bumping to spine. Neat name in ink to front fre-endpaper. Some foxing, slight browning and old tape marks to endpapers. Contained in a later dustwrapper (printed price 90p) which has old tape marks to flaps.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
CHENDRU: THE BOY AND THE TIGER
Written by Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff; William Sansom.
Stock no. 2140561
Published by Collins.
Circa
1960.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Cloth spine. Colour photographic covers. Colour photos. Photographs taken by the author. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and tears; a little loss; some grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE MARGARET TARRANT NURSERY RHYME BOOK
No author listed.
Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 2140075
Published by Collins.
1st
1944.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth. Large format. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading/browning to spine and some cover edges. Bumping to page corners, especially corresponding to spine. Browning to outer page edges.
HARE GOES SHOPPING
Written by Alison Uttley.
Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2139716
Published by Collins.
1st
1965.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A story of Hare's adventures when he decides to take the "bright red, roaring, ramping, snorting kind of house on wheels" to go shopping. A delightful story about Grey rabbit and her friends. Lime green pictorial boards. Illustrated red & white endpapers. Full of wonderful colour illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Bumping and wear to top and tail of spine and corners. Some grubby marks. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning, with some foxing, but contents are generally very good. Wrapper is price-cut with creasing; tears and chips; piece of loss to top of spine/front panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- LITTLE GREY RABBIT
- ANIMAL STORY
- RABBITS (CHILDRENS)
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SHETLAND (NN 64)
Written by R.J. Berry; J.L. Johnston.
Stock no. 2139669
Published by Collins.
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive account of Shetland's plants and animals. Colour and b/w photos. New Naturalist No. 64. Green cloth boards. ISBN: 0002190419. A few pale foxspots to endpapers and outer page edges; browned. Wrapper has light edge-creasing; rear flap is creased.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- SHETLAND
- SCOTLAND
THE HISTORY OF SOVIET AIRCRAFT FROM 1918
Written by Vaclav Nemecek.
Stock no. 1823750
Published by Willow Books; Collins.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in Czechoslovakia in 1969, followed by a German edition in 1974. This English translation has been considerably revised and expanded to include newly released information, and additional updating on modern planes. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 460 pages including colour photos to rear. ISBN: 0002180332. Top edge of text block slightly dusty, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed.
WOODLAND BABIES
Written by Margery Colman.
Illustrated by Margery Colman.
Stock no. 2138055
Published by Collins.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A Pixie Book. Very small format 4 x 4". Pictorial boards. Colour text illustrations. Browning to endpapers, foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of closed tears.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PIXIE BOOK
- ANIMAL STORY
MELISANDE
Written by Margery Sharp.
Illustrated by Roy McKie.
Stock no. 2138022
Published by Collins.
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
B/w illustrations. Memoir of a remarkable operatic soprano (a dog!). B/w drawings. Name in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning. Wrapper is in pieces, with loss in places.
- Categorised in:
- HUMOUR
- DOGS
- DOGS (FICTION)
NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1322837
Published by Collins.
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and grubby with foxing to verso.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- CONSERVATION
THE SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK (NN 47)
Written by William M. Condry.
Stock no. 1322836
Published by Collins.
2nd
1967.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalists Series. Green cloth. B/w photos. Second edition. ISBN: 0002195259. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight fading to spine and some slight spotting to covers. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and some foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is covered with clear laminate.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- WALES
- SNOWDONIA
NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 2137389
Published by Collins.
1st
1969.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Small belongs to sticker to front endpaper. Wrapper is price-cut with foxing and browned spine; torn to rear panel, but virtually no loss.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- CONSERVATION
ACCORDING TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 2137059
Published by Collins.
1st
1954.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Top edge red. Some knocks along cover edges. Small brown fade mark to top of spine. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-chips and small nicks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
- BOYS