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ATLAS OF THE DEVON FLORA
Written by R.B. Ivimey-Cook.
Stock no. 1828971
Published by The Devonshire Association. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Flowering plants and ferns. Large format. Colour pictorial boards. xviii and 258 pages including index. Distribution maps. ISBN: 0852140479. Spine faded from green to almost white - title to spine is obscurred. Light rubbing to board edges. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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THE ATLAS FLORA OF SOMERSET
Written by Paul R. Green; Ian P. Green; Geraldine A. Crouch.
Stock no. 1828970
Published by Paul R. Green, Ian P. Green And Geraldine A. Crouch. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Some colour photos. B/w distribution diagrams. xxiv and 292 pages including index. ISBN: 0953132404. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is scuffed.

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RAYMOND BRIGGS BLOOMING BOOKS
Written by Raymond Briggs; Nicolette Jones. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1328654
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An exploration of Raymond Brigg's work from the time he left art school and began illustrating other people's texts, right up to his most recent publications. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0224064789. Minimal bumping to spine. A few light marks/foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper has minimal rubbing to edges.

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SUSSEX PLANT ATLAS
Written by P.C. Hall.
Stock no. 1828969
Published by Booth Museum Of Natural History. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

An atlas of the distribution of wild plants in sussex. Compiled from records collected by the Sussex Flora Society 1966-78. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w distribution maps. 179 pages including index. ISBN: 0950237264. Boards ligthly scuffed. Endpapers and text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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METROPOLITAN CATS
Written by John P. O'Neill.
Stock no. 1328653
Published by Metropolitan Museum Of Art (Harry & Abrama). 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth with white title to spine and square vignette to front cover. The cats of The Metropolitan Museum of Art speak for themselves, proudly displaying their dominance over their human companions, through 50 centuries of paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, book illustrations, needlework, lacquers and ceramics. Design by Alvin Grossman. ISBN: 0870992767. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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ATLAS OF THE KENT FLORA
Written by Eric G. Philp.
Stock no. 1828968
Published by Kent Field Club. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. One acetate overlay included. A few b/w photos and b/w distribution maps. xii and 211 pages. ISBN: 0905155370. Spine faded to light blue. Boards lightly scuffed. Acetate overlay is present. Contents clean.

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THE MINSTREL AND THE DRAGON PUP
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 1328652
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744521742. Spine and corners bumped. Some light spotting to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso and faded to spine.

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THE BIRDS WHO FLEW BEYOND TIME
Written by Anne Baring. Illustrated by Thetis Blacker.
Stock no. 1328651
Published by Barefoot Books Ltd.. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A magical retelling of the classic 12th century allegory "The Conference of The Birds". Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 40 pages. Fabulous colour illustrations. ISBN: 189800000X. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a tiny bit rubbed at corners and spine ends.

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BRITISH RED DATA BOOKS: 1. VASCULAR PLANTS
Written by M.J. Wigginton.
Stock no. 1828967
Published by Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

3rd Edition. Britain's most endangered species. Compiled and edited by M.J. Wigginton. Large format. Red glazed boards. B/w distribution maps. 468 pages. ISBN: 1861074514. Reprint. Spine lightly faded to pink. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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THE BOTANIST. THE BOTANICAL DIARY OF ELEANOR VACHELL (1879-1948)
Written by Eleanor Vachell; Michelle Forty; Tim Rich.
Stock no. 1828966
Published by National Museum of Wales. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

Eleanor Vachell was an outstanding amateur botanist of independent private means. This diary predominantly tells the story fo her botanical adventures with her friends during her quest to paint every British plant in the wild. Transcribed and edited from the original diary by Michelle Forty and Tim Rich. Large format. Cardwraps. 227 pages including index. ISBN: 0720005655. Laminate starting to peel back from vertical edge of front cover. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Covers and contetns lightly bowed. Contents are clean.

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ATLAS OF FERNS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by A.C. Jermy; H.R. Arnold; et al.
Stock no. 1828965
Published by Botanical Society Of The British Isles; British Pteridological Society. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cardwraps. B/w distribution maps. 101 pages. ISBN: 0901158011. Covers grubby and lightly worn to corners, small split to base of spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BLOW-FLY (MUSCA VOMITORIA LINN) A MONOGRAPH
Written by Benjamin Thompson Lowne.
Stock no. 1828964
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1870. Good condition.

Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Ten hand-coloured plates. vi and 121 pages. Boards a little marked, rear board has a small nibble to lower edge exposing board, rear edge of spine has slight loss of cloth. Stop & tail of spine shelf-worn. Corners lightly bumped. Joints starting to crack. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Plate I is detached. All plates are present. Foxing throughout and a few grubby marks. A few annotations.

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