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THE BUZZARD
Written by Colin R. Tubbs.
Stock no. 1816666
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards. An excellent account of the ecology and history of the Buzzard in Britain. Interest is also focused on territorial behaviour which throws up some interesting anomalies. B/w photographs & maps. ISBN: 0715363239. Text block lightly browned. Front endpapers a little grubby in appearance. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
A GUIDE TO ROUGH SHOOTING
Written by Arthur Cadman.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1317504
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Frontis by BB. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0715366378. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing and light browning to page edges. Dustwrapper is slightly faded/rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
- COUNTRYSIDE
- ILLUSTRATED
THE BUZZARD
Written by Colin R. Tubbs.
Stock no. 1816584
Published by David & Charles.
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards. An excellent account of the ecology and history of the Buzzard in Britain. Interest is also focused on territorial behaviour which throws up some interesting anomalies. B/w photographs & maps. ISBN: 0715363239. Name & address in ink to front pastedown mostly covered over by front flap of dustwrapper. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
INTRODUCED BIRDS OF THE WORLD
Written by John L. Long.
Illustrated by Susan Tingay.
Stock no. 2127607
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. B/w illustrations. The worldwide history, distribution and influence of birds introduced to new environments. ISBN: 0715381806. Bumping along cover edges. Spine unevenly faded. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
PENGUINS
Written by John Sparks; Tony Soper.
Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 2127603
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1967.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Brown cloth covers.6 x 8". 263pp. Blue endpapers. The work combines straight forward scolarship with a warm enthusiasm. Numerous colour/black and white plates. ISBN: 0715341650. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of large tears to rear panel; repaired to verso with tape.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- PENGUINS
THE BIRDS OF DEVON
Written by Robert Moore.
Stock no. 2127600
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Details fo the status and distribution of all the birds recorded in the county since the early nineteenth century. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 293 pages including index. ISBN: 0715347209. Bumping to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine; a few small nicks.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
EVIDENCE IN CAMERA THE STORY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Constance Babington Smith.
Stock no. 2127564
Published by David & Charles.
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The full story of what Photographic Intelligence means, how it works, and what it achieved, demonstrating how enormously important its potentialities are for peace as well as for war. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715363131. Bumping to spine. Page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of small nicks.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- ESPIONAGE
OCEAN WANDERERS
Written by Ronald M. Lockley.
Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 2127537
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
10 x 8 ins. Blue boards. 9 colour plates. 28 b/w photographs. 22 maps. A fascinating book describing the lives of such birds as gannets, albatrosses, petrels and other oceanic birds, which spend their lives over the vast oceans of the world, avoiding land for much of the time. The celebrated ornithologist, R. M. Lockley, sketches their natural history and maps their distribution. ISBN: 0715357131. Bumping to spine and cover edges; some browning. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some browning.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
BRISTOL BRASS THE HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY
Written by Joan Day.
Stock no. 2127011
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. 240 pages. ISBN: 0715360655. Bumping and a little fading to spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with small closed tear to one corner.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
THE SPRINGBURN STORY
Written by John Thomas.
Stock no. 2126577
Published by David & Charles.
2nd
1974.
Very good condition.
The history of the Scottish railway metropolis. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 2nd edition. ISBN: 0715370863. Spine creased. Tape marks to half-title page and rear endpaper. Some foxing and page browning.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- SCOTLAND
LONDON'S TERMINI
Written by Alan A. Jackson.
Stock no. 2126399
Published by David & Charles.
2nd
1985.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second edition. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 397 pages. ISBN: 0713586344. Page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- LONDON
THE MIDLAND COMPOUNDS
Written by O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 2126175
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1964.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. david & Charles Locomotive Monographs. B/w photos, colour frontis. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. Damp staining to some pages. Foxing. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chipping and a little loss. Wrinkling to wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LMS (RAILWAYS)
- LMSR (RAILWAYS)
- LOCOMOTIVES