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LORDS & LADIES (NMN 17)
Written by C.T. Prime. Illustrated by Robert J. Jones.
Stock no. 2136930
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph series no. 17. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, 6 b/w photos plus line drawings and diagrams. Small knocks to base of spine. Browning to half-title page and outer page edges, which are also foxed. Wrapper is browned to spine and has closed tear to top; with a few small chips and nicks along edges.

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GREY RABBIT AND THE CIRCUS
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2136891
Published by Collins. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy pictorial boards. Burgundy and white pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Page 7 has a few creases. A few margin marks. Wrapper is browned to spine with a few nicks and chips; scuffing in places.

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LITTLE GREY RABBIT'S PAINT-BOX
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2136890
Published by Collins. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. 64 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. A few knocks/bumps along cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges; some other page browning. Wrapper has a few closed tears and chips; minimal loss; A few marks and a little surface paper damage to rear panel.

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BLACK HUNTING WHIP
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 2136888
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition.

Mrs Thornton acquires an old house in which Dion finds a diary of a boy telling the story of the Black Hunting Whip. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine is very browned. Rest of covers have uneven fading to edges and other marks. Bumping to corners. Names in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks/stains.

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LITTLEMOUSE CRUSOE
Written by Racey Helps. Illustrated by Racey Helps.
Stock no. 1322670
Published by Collins. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

Small oblong format. Pictorial paperboards. Colour illustrations throughout. A Barnaby Littlemouse Book. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers are grubby, there is a small patch of surface paper loss to the centre of the front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light spots to contents and a light musty odour is present.

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TREES WOODS AND MAN (NN 32)
Written by Herbert L. Edlin.
Stock no. 1322495
Published by Collins. 2nd 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. 27 colour plates. 30 b/w photographs. 2 line drawings. A New Naturalist publication. 2nd edition. Spine slightly bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, tape repairs to spine and corners which have browned.

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THE HEBRIDES (NN 76)
Written by J. Morton Boyd; I.L. Boyd.
Stock no. 1823273
Published by Collins. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist no. 76. With 21 colour photos and over 150 photos in b/w. ISBN: 0002198843. A few very minor foxspots to endpapers and text block. Base of text block is slightly grubby. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine.

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FERNS (NN 74)
Written by Christopher N. Page.
Stock no. 1823173
Published by Collins. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 74. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 21 colour photos and over 160 photos and diagrams in b/w. ISBN: 0002193833. Boards clean and bright. Minor grubby mark to base of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (as is usual) else clean and bright.

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HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1322067
Published by Collins. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Name and address in ink and a list of 5 names and date to front free-endpaper. B/w frontis illustration has been coloured in. Foxing to textblock, a few marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby with slight loss to base of spine.

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NATURAL HISTORY IN THE HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS (NN 6)
Written by Frank Fraser Darling.
Stock no. 1823040
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 6. 303 pages. Abundant in knowledge, lucidity and ease of style. 46 colour photos, 55 b/w photos, and 24 maps & diagrams. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Cloth boards mottled to lighter green. Text block & endpapers browned. One or two hinges pulled. Price-cut dustwrapper is foxed to verso, edge-worn and a 1" chip to top of spine, rear panel is foxed.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 2135987
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Brown leather, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. ISBN: 9780007267378. SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. This is Copy No. 86. Has plain white (not pictorial) 'jacket' over book. Slip case is near fine - a few small threads to edges.

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SOUTHERN ENGLAND (NN 108)
Written by Peter Friend.
Stock no. 2135986
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 108. Brown leather, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 250 copies. Colour photos, maps & graphs. ISBN: 9780007247424. SIGNED by author to bookplate on front endpaper. This is Copy No. 149. Has plain cream 'jacket' (not pictorial), over book. Slip case is near fine.

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