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A HISTORY OF ORNITHOLOGY (NN 104)
Written by Peter Bircham.
Stock no. 1325758
Published by Collins. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 104. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780007199693. Foxing to top edge of textblock and a couple of light marks to textblock. Dustwrapper spine is slightly faded and creased at front edge. Rear panel of wrapper is very slightly grubby.

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OWLS OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Written by Karel H. Voous. Illustrated by Ad Cameron.
Stock no. 1325737
Published by Collins. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cream boards, gilt title to spine. 320 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0002194937. A few light marks to covers. Wrapper has light edge-creasing with a couple of tiny nicks.

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BIRD MIGRATION (NN 113)
Written by Ian Newton.
Stock no. 1324820
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 113. An in-depth study of the different types of bird movements along with their main migration patterns. Green cloth boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007307319. Spine and corners bumped to book and dustwrapper. Light mark and small indentation to rear panel of wrapper.

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WOODLAND BIRDS (NN 52)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 1323733
Published by Collins. 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A New Naturalist publication. Green cloth. 27 text figures. 31 tables. 28 b/w plates. A new study of British woodlands, coniferous, broadleaves, natural and planted and the varied bird life each support. The author includes a valuable species-by-species account, with information on status and habitats. An important work considering the place of birds in modern forestry. ISBN: 002132591. Spine bumped. Dent to top edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased, slightly browned to spine and removal of a label to rear panel has caused surface paper damage.

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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.

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THE TALE OF THE CROW
Written by Henry B. Kane.
Stock no. 2140659
Published by Collins. 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. Fading to cover edges. Page browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and chipping.

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WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 2135984
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 110. Brown leather, with gilt titles. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007146581. SIGNED by author to bookplate on front endpaper; This is Copy No. 139. Has cream paper cover (not pictorial) jacket. Slip case is near fine.

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GROUSE (NN 107)
Written by Adam Watson; Robert Moss.
Stock no. 2135916
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Leather Bound limited edition to 250 copies. Gilt title to spine and blind logo to front. New Naturalist no. 107. All edges gilt. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780007150977. This is Copy No. 184, SIGNED by authors to bookplate on front endpaper. Tiny spot mark to top of spine/front cover. Slip case is better than very good - a few light marks.

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THE GREENSHANK (NMN 5)
Written by Desmond Nethersole-Thompson.
Stock no. 1822109
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist Monograph no. 5. A few pale marks to boards, gilt title is dull. Front pastedown has evidence of a damp stain (spillage?). Text block browned. Contents crinkled as if from damp but no staining except the front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened to verso with brown paper at folds, a few grubby marks especially to rear panel, spine is browned and repaired to top where a small piece of loss has occurred.

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BIRD MIGRATION (NN 113)
Written by Ian Newton.
Stock no. 1821658
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 113. An in-depth study of the different types of bird movements along with their main migration patterns. Green cloth boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007307319. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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A HISTORY OF ORNITHOLOGY (NN 104)
Written by Peter Bircham.
Stock no. 1319459
Published by Collins. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 104. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780007199693. Still in original shrinkwrap but top edge of rear panel of wrapper is a bit creased.

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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF EAST AFRICA
Written by John G. Williams. Illustrated by Norman Arlott.
Stock no. 1818334
Published by Collins. 1982. Very good condition.

Over 660 species illustrated in full colour illustrations. White pictorial boards. ISBN: 0002191792. Boards a little grubby. Contents clean.

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