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FALCONS (NN 132)
Written by Richard Sale.
Stock no. 1827222
Published by William Collins. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. A comprehensive natural history of the four British breeding falcons - the Peregrine, Kestrel, Hobby and Merlin. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Blue endpapers with dark grey 'NN' repeating pattern. Colour photos & graphs. ISBN: 9780007511419. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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A COUNTRY PARISH (NN 9)
Written by A.W. Boyd.
Stock no. 1827221
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series no. 9. Green cloth. An account of the Country Parish of Great Budworth in the County of Cheshire. 34 colour photographs. 48 b/w photographs. 9 text figures. Boards unevenly faded, corners bumped. Previous owner's personalised book plate and date in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers, foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine with damp staining, rear panel is a little grubby, browning to flaps.

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FARMING AND BIRDS (NN 135)
Written by Ian Newton.
Stock no. 1827219
Published by William Collins. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 135. The author discusses the changes that have occurred in British agriculture over the past seventy years, and the effects they have had on bird populations. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. Orange endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. ISBN: 9780008147891. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is just a little grubby to rear panel.

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MOTHS (NN 90)
Written by Michael E.N. Majerus.
Stock no. 1827218
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 90. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002201410. Foxing to outer page edges else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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WOODLAND BIRDS (NN 52)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 1827215
Published by Collins. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost 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: 0002132591. Foxing & light browning to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has a dampstain to spine, rear panel is lightly scuffed.

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COOPER CARS
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1827212
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A history of the products of the Cooper car company. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 376 pages including index. ISBN: 0850454883. Musty odour present else contents fine. Green pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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WADERS (NN 65)
Written by W.G. Hale.
Stock no. 1827210
Published by Collins. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Habitats, distribution, variation, breeding biology, migration, wintering, roosting, moulting, feeding, evolution and conservation. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0002197278. Top of spine bumped. Light knocking to rear board vertical edbge. Foxing to text block. Front endpapers grubby else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is covered with clear wrap which is stuck only to verso and has small nick to spine, spine is very lightly faded, rear panel a little grubby.

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AIRCRAFT MARKINGS OF THE WORLD 1912-1967
Written by Bruce Robertson. Illustrated by W.F. Hepworth; John Stroud; J.D. Carrick.
Stock no. 1326657
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. SIGNED by the various people who produced this book by means of a bookplate to the front free-endpaper. Spine bumped and rubbed. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using clear fablon, it is slightly edge rubbed and has a couple of small tears.

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WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 1827205
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good 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. ISBN: 9780007146581. Minor foxspots to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine (as is normal with this series), slightly grubby to rear panel.

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FOKKER - THE MAN AND THE AIRCRAFT
Written by Henri Hegener. Illustrated by W.F. Hepworth.
Stock no. 1326654
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is split into three parts. Part one the biography, part two comprises 49 3-view drawings, part three gives a by-type review. Large format. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly chipped. Small white label covers printed price on rear panel of wrapper.

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MARINE AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1918 WAR
Written by Heinz J. Nowarra; Bruce Robertson; Peter G. Cooksley.
Stock no. 1326653
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth. Colour frontis. B/w photos. Fold-out line drawings of aircraft. Spine bumped. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon, it is very slightly grubby.

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SOPWITH - THE MAN AND HIS AIRCRAFT
Written by Bruce Robertson. Illustrated by J.D. Carrick; Peter G. Cooksley; W.F. Hepworth.
Stock no. 1326652
Published by Air Review Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth. B/w photos. Colour frontis. Aircraft diagrams. ISBN: 0900435151. SIGNED by the authors and artists by means of a bookplate to the front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon, it is very slightly edge chipped with a small tear to top edge of front panel.

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