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Foreword
by David Bellamy: An Atlas of the Breeding
Birds of Shropshire |
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Curious
and instructive stories about wild animals and birds |
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| Wildflowers
- a collection of US Commemorative Stamps |
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The
Oxford Book of Wild Flowers |
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Angel,
Heather: The Natural History of Britain
and Ireland |
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Angel,
Heather: Heather Angel's Countryside |
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Ansted,
D T: Natural History Rambles - In Search
of Minerals |
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Attenborough,
David: Discovering Life on Earth - a natural
history |
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Badcock,
J C: In the Countryside of South Leicestershire
Vance Harvey Publishing 1st 1972 8vo, sl yellowing to d/w in a band across top front o/w VG++/VG++ 240 gms (Order reference 10495). |
£5.00 |
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| Barnes, John
A G: The Titmice of the British Isles David & Charles 1st 1975 8vo VG++/VG++ 520 gms (Order reference 13735). |
£5.00 |
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| Bastedo,
Alexandra & Kemnitzer, Jeannie: Canine
Care & Cuisine - the healthy dog book Robson Books 1st 1997 8vo, v sl crsing + 1 closed tr to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 785 gms (Order reference 14323). |
£5.00 |
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| Bayne,
Charles S Illustrated by C F Tunnicliffe:
Exploring England - an introduction to nature craft Collins rep 1945 8vo, green cloth cvred bds with v min bmps + wr + sl dulling to edges. Chps, wr + tiny trs to d/w, small name to fep o/w VG+/G+ 290 gms (Order reference 9431). |
£5.00 |
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| Bellamy, David:
Discovering the Countryside with David Bellamy - Coastal Walks Hamlyn 1982 glazed pict bds in sim d/w F+/VG++ 744 gms (Order reference 1249). |
£5.50 |
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| Berry,
R J: Collins New Naturalist Series - Inheritance
and Natural History Bloomsbury Books 1990 8vo F/F 700 gms (Order reference 11539). |
£5.00 |
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| Boyle, C L
(ed): RSPCA Book of British Mammals BCA 1981 VG++/VG 532 gms (Order reference 749). |
£6.00 |
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| Brandon-Cox,
Hugh: Wandering with the Woodman Thames Publishing no date (1920s?) 4to, no d/w, cloth cvred bds. Bmps to bds + v min spotting to p edges o/w VG+ 460 gms (Order reference 6682). |
£5.00 |
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| Budker, Paul:
Whales and Whaling George Harrap 1st 1958 8vo, ex lib, tape stains to bds, fep, endpaper and rear pastedown. Spotting/browning to bds, sl crsing + small trs to edges of d/w o/w VG/VG+ 385 gms (Order reference 12378). |
£4.00 |
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| Burton,
Robert: Birdfeeder handbook - the complete
guide to attracting and observing birds in your garden Dealerfield 1st 1990 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w M/F 710 gms (Order reference 10666). |
£5.00 |
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| Cacutt,
Len: British Freshwater Fishes - the story
of their evolution Croom Helm 1st 1979 8vo, v v min wr to d/w edges + 1 small tear o/w VG++/VG++ 440 gms (Order reference 13049). |
£5.00 |
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| Cameron, Elizabeth:
A Floral ABC Selecta 1993 8vo, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, v v min bmps + wr to bds, v v min wrinkling + v v slight wr to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 255 gms (Order reference 14038). |
£2.00 |
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| Campbell,
Bruce (text) Ills by Donald Watson: The Oxford
Book of Birds Peerage Books rep 1985 F/VG++ 730 gms (Order reference 1216). |
£8.00 |
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| Campbell,
Bruce (text) & Watson, Donald (ills): The
Oxford Book of Birds Peerage Books rep 1985 4to, decorative bds with sl wr to edges, prev owner's bookplate to fep o/w VG++/VG++ 775 gms (Order reference 10197). |
£5.50 |
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| Chalmers,
Patrick R Illustrated by G E Collins: Green
Fields and Fantasy - an open air book Methuen 1st 1934 square format 4to, green cloth cvred bds with sl dulling to edges, spotting + sl dulling to decorative wrapper o/w VG+/VG+ 495 gms (Order reference 9680). |
£12.50 |
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Chinery, Michael:
The Natural History of the Garden Collins 1st 1977 8vo, min discolouration to bd edges o/w VG++/F 650 gms (Order reference 4526). For most of us, the garden is our most constant point of contact with nature. It may bear all the marks of human activity - paths, clipped lawns, compost heaps, fences, sheds, and greenhouses- but it is these things as much as anything else that make our gardens a haven for such a fantastic assortment of wild animals and plants. The very diversity of the garden ensures the incomparable variety of its inhabitants. This book is about the intruders in our gardens - a book about gardens for the naturalist, about natural history for the gardener. Michael Chinery, as naturalist, teacher, and self-confessedly untidy gardener, is the ideal author to lead us up this highly diverting garden path. Taking each group in turn, he introduces us to weeds, fungi, lichens, mosses, and other opportunists of the plant kingdom; and to the worms, slugs, snails, centipedes and millipedes, butterflies, bees, wasps, moles, hedgehogs, bats, mice, wrens, tits, finches, owls, swifts, swallows, and the host of other animals that take up unofficial residence in our gardens. He shows us where to look for them and how to recognise them when we have found them. He also tells us how we can garden/or wild life: a bird table or pond can give us endless entertainment throughout the year; and a few thistles in a sunny corner will attract all the common butterflies to the garden. There is much in this book to intrigue the reader, even to mute the ire of the most ruthless of gardeners. And it provides a ready and engaging answer for any parent whose child has ever asked 'What's that?'. |
£10.00 |
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| Crawford,
Peter: The Living Isles BBC 1st 1985 F/F 1055 gms (Order reference 2458). |
£6.00 |
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| Davis,
J R Ainsworth: The Flowering Plant: as illustrating
the first principles of botany Charles Griffin & Co. 1st 1890 8vo, red bds with gold titling to spine, v v min bmps + v sl wr to v slightly dulled bds, small name to fep verso o/w VG+ 385 gms (Order reference 13435). |
£25.00 |
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| Dixon, Charles:
Rural Bird Life Longmans, Green 2nd edn 1882 8vo, aeg, stmped fr cvr + sp with gold blocked roundels + title, similar sp, sl splitting to fr hnge, sp strnd o/w VG 574 gms (Order reference 793). |
£18.00 |
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| Dougall,
Robert: A Celebration of Birds Collins & Harvill 1st 1978 F/VG+ 506 gms (Order reference 2279). |
£15.00 |
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| Douglas-Home,
Henry F'word by Lord Home of The Hirsel: The
Birdman - memoirs of birds Readers Union rep 1978 8vo, v v min wr to d/w edges o/w F/VG+ 355 gms (Order reference 12211). |
£1.00 |
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| Duffey,
Eric: The Forest World - The Ecology of the
Temperate Woodlands Orbis 1st 1980 tr to fr of d/w, min bmps + chps to d/w o/w F/VG 1005 gms (Order reference 969). |
£5.00 |
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| Feltwell,
Dr John: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies
- the authoritative visual directory illustrating and identifying more than
1,000 species from all over the world Blandford 1st 1993 large 4to VG++/VG++ 1440 gms (Order reference 11753). |
£15.00 |
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| Ferguson-Lees,
James; Hockliffe, Quentin & Zweeres, Ko (eds): A
Guide to Bird-Watching in Europe Bodley Head 1st 1975 8vo VG++/VG++. Comprehensive coverage of each country - 25 chapters, 22 maps and 36 pages of tables showing the status in each country of 432 species. 515 gms (Order reference 9953). |
£5.00 |
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| Ferris,
Chris: Out of the Darkness - The Revelations
of a Badger Watcher Unwin Hyman 1st 1988 min bmp to bds o/w F/F 605 gms (Order reference 4141). |
£8.50 |
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| Fisher, James:
The Shell Bird Book Ebury Press/Readers Union rep 1973 F/VG++ 626 gms (Order reference 2902). |
£4.50 |
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| Fitter,
R S R: New Naturalist - London's Natural History
Collins 1st 1945 no d/w, sunning to bds, mrks to fep o/w VG 668 gms (Order reference 932). |
£25.00 |
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| Fitter, R
S R: The New Naturalist - London's Natural
History Collins 1st 1945 large 8vo, green cloth cvred bds, v v min bmps + v v sl wr to sl grubby bds, spine sl shaken o/w VG+ 690 gms (Order reference 13392). |
£5.00 |
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| Fitzsimons,
James O'C: Pheasants and their Enemies Spur/Saiga 2nd edn 1979 prev owner's address sticker to fep o/w F in price clipped VG+ d/w 380 gms (Order reference 3041). |
£7.00 |
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| Flegg, Jim:
Oakwatch Pelham Books 1st 1985 F/VG+ 620 gms (Order reference 1228). |
£6.00 |
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| Flegg,
Jim: Discovering Birds Hamlyn 1984 F/VG 956 gms (Order reference 520). |
£22.00 |
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| Flegg, Jim
with Eric & David Hosking: Which Bird?
- Birds of Britain & Europe W H Smith 1986 glazed pict bds in simlar d/w, min bumps, sm tr to btm left back of d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 1645 gms (Order reference 1034). |
£12.00 |
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| Flegg,
Jim, Arlott, Norman, Hosking, Eric & David: Just
a Lark! Croom Helm 1st 1984 F/VG++ 410 gms (Order reference 1382). |
£4.00 |
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| Fox, Thomas
Illustrated by the author with four autochrome plates by H Essinghigh Corke,
FRPS: How to Find and Name Wild Flowers Cassell & Co. rep 1930 small 8vo, no d/w, green bds with black titling to front bd + spine, v v min wr + dulling to bds o/w VG+ 370 gms (Order reference 13498). |
£3.00 |
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| Freethy,
Ron: Woodlands of Britain - a naturalist's
guide PRC 1986 4to, glazed pictorial boards, v v sl sunning to bds o/w F+ 870 gms (Order reference 13182). |
£5.50 |
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| Freethy, Ron:
Secrets of Bird Life - a guide to bird biology
Blandford 1990 large 8vo pb 232pp VG++ 520 gms (Order reference 9424). |
£5.00 |
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| Freethy,
Ron: The Naturalist's Guide to the British
Coastline David & Charles 1st 1983 small 4to, v v min wrinkling to edges of sl dulled d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 615 gms (Order reference 14024). |
£5.00 |
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| Frey, Jim:
Wild Animals and their Secrets Frederick Muller 1st UK 1958 8vo, ex lib, d/w attached to bds with clear adhesive film, wr + bmps to edges of bds o/w G+ 455 gms (Order reference 13514). |
£5.00 |
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| Furnell,
Dennis L: The Country Book of the Year David & Charles 1st 1980 4to, v min crsing to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG++ 775 gms (Order reference 9129). |
£7.00 |
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| Gathorne-Hardy,
Robert Illustrations by John Nash: Wild Flowers
in Britain B T Batsford 3rd edn revised 1948 8vo, sunning to btm edge of bds, sl wr, chps + mrking to d/w o/w VG+/VG 415 gms (Order reference 7770). |
£7.50 |
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| Gibson-Hill,
C A (text & Illustrations): Birds of the
Coast H F & G Witherby Ltd 1st 1949 8vo, ex lib, no d/w, library binding stamped 'Accrington Public Libraries' to rear bd o/w VG 360 gms (Order reference 9876). |
£5.00 |
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| Gillmor,
Robert (ed & intro): C F Tunnicliffe R
A - Sketches of Bird Life Victor Gollancz 1st 1981 landsc format 4to F/VG++ 1075 gms (Order reference 9130). |
£10.00 |
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| Gilmour, John:
Wild Flowers of the Chalk King Penguin 1st 1947 no d/w, bmps, bds grubby 114 gms (Order reference 1202). |
£3.00 |
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| Gooders,
John: A Day in the Country Deutsch 1st 1979 VG/G++ 394 gms (Order reference 205). |
£6.00 |
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| Gooders, John:
The New Where to Watch Birds Deutsch 2nd imp 1987 8vo, glazed pict bds VG++ 536 gms (Order reference 2178). |
£4.00 |
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| Gooders,
John: Where to Watch Birds Andre Deutsch 1st 1967 8vo, ex school lib, d/w fixed to boards with tape, short tr, v sl creasing to head + tail of d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 475 gms (Order reference 13423). |
£2.00 |
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| Gooders, John:
The New Where to Watch Birds Deutsch 2nd imp 1987 8vo, glazed pict bds VG++ 536 gms (Order reference 2179). |
£4.00 |
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| Gooders,
John Illustrated by David Thelwell: A Day
in the Country The Leisure Circle 1st 1979 8vo, v v min bmps to bds, 3" x 2" portion of fep mssg at r h cnr o/w VG++/VG++ 405 gms (Order reference 10022). |
£6.00 |
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| Gooders, John:
Birds That came Back Andre Deutsch 1st 1983 large 8vo, blue bds with gold titling to spine, v slight staining to top edge of d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 720 gms (Order reference 14811). |
£6.50 |
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| Greene,
David: Incredible Cats - secret powers of
your pet Methuen rep 1985 8vo F+/VG++ 390 gms (Order reference 10090). |
£6.00 |
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| Hammond,
Nicholas & Everett, Michael: Birds of
Britain and Europe Pan 3rd prtg 1982 large 4to pb 256pp, small gift inscr to fep o/w VG++ 985 gms (Order reference 12935). |
£5.00 |
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| Hendry, George:
Midges in Scotland Aberdeen University Press revised rep 1990 small 8vo pb 83pp F 110 gms (Order reference 7122). |
£5.00 |
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| Higgins,
L G: The Classification of European Butterflies
Collins 1st 1975 d/w price clipped with v v min wr o/w VG++/VG++ 645 gms (Order reference 3176). |
£25.00 |
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| Hodgkinson,
Liz: Reincarnation - The Evidence Piatkus 1st 1989 VG++/VG+ 476 gms (Order reference 1933). |
£8.00 |
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| Homoki-Nagy,
Istvan: From Blossom -Time to Autumn Frost
Dennis Dobson 1st UK edn 1956 ex school lib, large 4to, no d/w, mrks + wr to bds, spine v sl shaken o/w VG. 82pp of text + 191pp of b/w + colour plates. 1200 gms (Order reference 5597). |
£4.00 |
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| Hopkins, Tony
& Brassley, Pat: Wildlife of Rivers and
Canals Moorland Publishing 1st 1982 v min bmps to bds, v min crsing to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG+ 540 gms (Order reference 3029). |
£5.50 |
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| Hudson,
W H Intro by Dr David Bellamy: The Book of
the Naturalist Wildwood House 1980 8vo pb 360pp, v v min bmps + wr to edges o/w VG++. Facsimile reprint of original 1919 edn. 460 gms (Order reference 9317). |
£5.00 |
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| Hughes, Bob
(compiled by) Intro by Bill Oddie: A Guided
Tour of Merseyside Its Wildlife and Natural History Avid Publications 2002 lrge 8vo pb 122pp VG++ 280 gms (Order reference 9688). |
£4.50 |
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| Huxley,
A J Illustrated by C A Tunnicliffe: Wild Flowers
of the Countryside Blandford Press 1st 1962 8vo, v v min wr to d/w, v min cockling to d/w o/w F/VG++ 160 gms (Order reference 13316). |
£12.50 |
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| Huxley, Anthony
F'word by David Atenborough: Green Inheritance
Collins 1st 1984 F/F 996 gms (Order reference 1561). |
£10.00 |
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| Jameson,
H G: Illustrated Guide to Trees and Flowers
of England and Wales Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 2nd edn revised + corrected 1925 8vo, sl staining + wr to cloth cvred bds o/w VG 275 gms (Order reference 12545). |
£1.00 |
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| Jenkins, Alan
C: Wildlife in the City - animals, birds,
reptiles, insects and plants in an urban landscape Webb & Bower 1st 1982 8vo, d/w price-clipped, v min wrinkling to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG++ 605 gms (Order reference 12913). |
£4.00 |
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| Johns,
Rev C A: British Birds in their Haunts Routledge & Kegan Paul 25th edn 1948 8vo, no d/w, v v min mrks to bds, name and date to fep o/w VG+ 660 gms (Order reference 4147). |
£15.00 |
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| Johnson, AA
& Payn, W H: Ornamental Waterfowl H F & G Witherby Ltd 5th revised edn 1986 8vo, v v min bmps to bds o/w VG++/VG++ 370 gms (Order reference 9051). |
£6.00 |
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| Kelman,
Janet Harvey: Flowers - Shown to the Children
T C & E C Jack nd wr to gold titling on fr bd o/w VG 340 gms (Order reference 1565). |
£8.00 |
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| Lancaster,
Roy: In Search of Wild Asparagus Michael Joseph/Rainbird 1st 1983 4to, sunning to edges of bds, sunning to d/w spine o/w VG+/VG+ 565 gms (Order reference 10690). |
£6.00 |
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| Lucas, Jeremy:
The Longest Flight Jonathan Cape 1st 1982 8vo, min bmps to bds o/w VG++/VG++ 370 gms (Order reference 9798). |
£10.00 |
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| Lundevall,
Carl-Fredrik: The British Ornithologists'
Guide to Bird Life Blandford Press 1st 1990 price clipped, min bmp to top cnrs of bds, min rbs to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 810 gms (Order reference 1283). |
£10.00 |
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| Magee,
Dennis W: Freshwater Wetlands - a guide to
common indicator plants of the Northeast University of Massachusetts Press 1981 large 8vo pb 246pp, ex college lib, in protective clear plastic wraps VG++ 495 gms (Order reference 13326). |
£10.00 |
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| Martin, Brian
P: Birds of Prey of the British Isles David & Charles rep 1993 4to F/F 895 gms (Order reference 14608). |
£12.00 |
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| McCanch,
Norman F'word by Wynford Vaughan Thomas: A
Lighthouse Notebook Michael Joseph 1st 1985 4to, gift inscr to fep VG++/VG++ 845 gms (Order reference 10192). |
£12.00 |
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| Meyburg, B.-U
& Chancellor, R D: Raptors in the Modern
World - Proceedings of the III World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls,
Eilat, Israel 22-27 March 1987 World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls 1987 4to pb 611pp, crsing to cvrs o/w VG++ 920 gms (Order reference 2742). |
£30.00 |
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| Milne,
Lorus J & Milne, Margery: The Senses of
Animals and Men Deutsch 2nd imp 1963 8vo, wr, chps + min crsing to d/w + sl grubby o/w VG++/VG 425 gms (Order reference 3033). |
£6.00 |
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| Morris, Desmond:
Cat World - A Feline Encyclopaedia Ebury Press 1st 1996 M/VG++ 1940 gms (Order reference 1251). |
£18.00 |
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| Norman,
J R: A History of Fishes Ernest Benn 3rd edn 2nd imp 1977 VG 876 gms (Order reference 628). |
£5.00 |
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O'Toole,
Christopher: Alien Empire
BBC 1st 1995 4to F/VG+ page of info about book from BBC inserted 820 gms (Order reference 1421). Insects are everywhere and in vast numbers too. There are at least a million species, ranging from microscopic beetles and wasps to beetles which are larger and heavier than the smaller mammals. They inhabit desert and arctic tundra, land and sea; they are even in our homes and on our bodies. Unsung toilers on our behalf, they perform most of the major ecological tasks upon which we and all other species depend. Many animals, birds and people rely on them for food, while all of our fruits and many of our vegetables are entirely dependent on them for pollination. We need to know more about these extraordinarily beautiful and complex creatures to understand their vital role in maintaining our planet's life support systems so that we are better placed to conserve them and, ultimately, our own living space. Alien Empire, and the television series which it accompanies, open the doors into a world that we have never seen. We discover the design miracle of insects' bodies - external skeletons that can be adapted for any use; their sophisticated communication systems - on-board sensors which gather visual, auditory and scent data, with transmitters for emitting sound and light signals; how they function in co-operating groups; their fast and furious reproduction systems, and much much more about their strange structures and lives. As this book shows, in their looks and behaviour, insects are as close to an alien life form as any we are likely to find in the stars. With its many beautiful photographs and drawings, and its clearly written text, Alien Empire takes the reader on a spellbinding journey into another world. |
£9.00 |
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Page,
Robin: A Fox's Tale Hodder & Stoughton 1st 1986 F+/VG++ 408 gms (Order reference 1250). The fox is one of the most beautiful yet secretive animals in the British Isles. Since his childhood Robin Page has been fascinated by foxes and has now produced a unique book which will interest and entertain all those with a love of wildlife and the countryside. Not only does he reveal the facts of the fox's private life, he gathers together many of the stories and country beliefs concerning the fox, to make an amusing and informative book. He brings together the foxes of fiction, fable and folklore reintroducing the reader to Brer Fox, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, the foxes of Aesop's Fables, as well as the Belstone Fox and those chased by Mr. Jorrocks. He explains how to tell when a fox is getting married; how foxes forecast the weather and how they manage to get pheasants down from tall trees. In addition he writes of his numerous encounters with wild foxes, many on the farm where he was born and still lives, as well as the succession of pet foxes that have romped with the farm dogs and raided the hen-houses. It is an amusing and delightful book, with just a hint of sadness. It will be appreciated by all those with an interest and love of country life. |
£10.00 |
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| Pahlow, Mannfried:
Living medicine - the healing properties of plants - how to prepare and
use plants with scientifically proven properties Thorsons Publishers Ltd. 1st 1980 8vo, glazed pictorial boards F 315 gms (Order reference 8287). |
£4.50 |
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| Perrins,
Christopher: Birds (Collins Countryside Series)
Collins 1st 1974 8vo, min chps + crsing to d/w, inscrs + stmp to fr pd, d/w neatly cvred in self-adh film o/w VG+/VG+ 390 gms (Order reference 4145). |
£7.00 |
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| Pollard, Hugh
(described by) depicted by Frank Southgate RBA: Wildfowl
and Waders - nature and sport in the coastlands Country Life popular edition 1940 large 4to, green cloth cvred bds with gold titling to spine + front bd, no d/w, min wear and abrasion to bds, min spotting to eps + prelims o/w VG 1040 gms (Order reference 13369). |
£25.00 |
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| Pratt,
Anne: Wild Flowers - with ninety-six plates
printed in colour. Vol II SPCK no date 16mo, cloth cvred bds with black + gold titling to fr bd + spine. Green patterned endpapers. Spine v sl faded. Wear to cnrs + edges + head + tail of spine, min spotting to plates o/w a tight and solid copy. VG+ 360 gms (Order reference 13347). |
£35.00 |
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Ramage,
Helen (gen editor): Studies in Anglesey History
Vol 8 - A New Natural History of Anglesey Anglesey Antiquarian Soc. 1990 8vo F/F 415 gms (Order reference 7451). Despite Anglesey’s proximity to the mainland of Wales (it is connected by two bridges across a narrow stretch of water) it is very much an island. It has the indefinable but exciting atmosphere common to all islands and has many of the features which distinguish the animals and plants of islands from those of the nearest mainland. Add to these a unique geology, an incomparable coastline and a mild maritime climate and something of the special quality of Anglesey becomes apparent. This
book is a celebration of Anglesey’s natural history and also a far-from-exhaustive
record of the state of things here towards the end of the twentieth century.
This is a time of profound and rapid change, some measure of which can
be seen if reference is made to a similar book (The Natural History of
Anglesey, Vol. 2 in this series) which appeared in 1968. As in the case
of the earlier volume, the authors hope that their contributions will
encourage their readers to appreciate this delectable island and to seek
for ways in which it may be preserved. |
£20.00 |
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| Seton-Thompson,
Ernest: Lives of the Hunted - containing a
true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds and, in
elucidation of the same, over 200 drawings David Nutt 1901 8vo, brown cloth cvred bds with gold titling to spine and stamped gold titling and stamped tree design to front bd, foredge and btm edge uncut, v slight wr + v v sl dulling to spine, small name to fr pastedown o/w a very clean and tight copy VG++ 770 gms (Order reference 13519). |
£6.00 |
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Shaw, Barry
T: The Butterflies of Cheshire
National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside 1999 4to paperback 65pp VG++ 275 gms (Order reference 14862). The Butterflies of Cheshire contains something for everyone - beginners and seasoned butterfly enthusiasts, and in fact, anyone with an interest in our countryside. This splendid publication illustrates previously unrecorded information about the distribution and ecology of each known species in the county. It represents eight years of detailed survey work by the author and a dedicated group of butterfly recorders. |
£7.50 |
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| Sinden,
Neil: In a Nutshell - a manifesto for trees
and a guide to growing and protecting them Common Ground 2nd edn 1990 8vo pb 157pp F 260 gms (Order reference 6026). |
£5.50 |
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| Skidmore,
Marmaduke (selected and edited by): The Triumphant
Cat - an anthology of verse, prose and pictures Robinson Publishing 1st 1993 large 8vo, black bds, gold titling to spine, d/w price-clipped o/w F+/F (Order reference 12309). |
£5.00 |
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| Soper,
Tony: A Passion for Birds David & Charles 1st 1988 4to, small tr to top front cnr of d/w o/w F/F 960 gms (Order reference 10493). |
£6.00 |
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| Soper, Tony:
Birdwatch Webb & Bower 1982 sm trs to top of d/w o/w VG+/VG 896 gms (Order reference 655). |
£4.00 |
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| Soper,
Tony: Go Birding BBC 1st 1988 pb VG 312 gms (Order reference 612). |
£4.00 |
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| Soper, Tony
Ills by Michael Loates: Oceans of Birds David & Charles 1989 F/VG 774 gms (Order reference 654). |
£6.00 |
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| Soper,
Tony Ills Robert Gillmor: The Bird Table Book
David & Charles rep 1988 F/VG++ 504 gms (Order reference 2306). |
£5.50 |
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| Spoczynska,
Joy O I: The World of the Wasp Frederick Muller 1st 1975 8vo, v min discolouration to bd edges, wr, chps + discolouration to d/w o/w VG+/VG 420 gms (Order reference 3014). |
£10.00 |
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| Step,
Edward: Wayside and Woodland Trees - a guide
to the British sylva Frederick Warne rep 1960 8vo, no d/w, v minor bmps + sl wr to bds. Handwritten number to btm of sp but no other indications that this is ex library. VG+ 500 gms (Order reference 8703). |
£7.50 |
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| Summers, Gerald
Drgs by Duncan Mclaren: The Lure of the Falcon
Collins 1st 1972 F/VG++ 450 gms (Order reference 2081). |
£25.00 |
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| Sweeney,
Roger: Garter Snakes - The Natural History
and Care in Captivity Blandford 1st 1992 8vo F/F 344 gms (Order reference 3046). |
£10.50 |
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| Tunnicliffe,
C F Robert Gillmor (ed + intro): Sketches
of Birdlife Nationwide Book Service 1981 landscape format 4to, sl waterstaining to btm edge of bds and to inside of d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 1040 gms (Order reference 9348). |
£10.00 |
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| Vesey-Fitzgerald,
Brian: The Worlds of Ants, Bees and Wasps
Pelham Books 1st 1969 8vo, wr + dulling to d/w, bookplate to fep o/w VG++/VG 355 gms (Order reference 9546). |
£5.00 |
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| Vesey-Fitzgerald,
Brian: The New Naturalist - British Game Collins 1st 1946 4to, no d/w, bds bmped + sl worn, sl grubby o/w VG+ 625 gms (Order reference 11765). |
£10.00 |
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| Vesey-Fitzgerald,
Brian Ills by L R Brightwell: Bird Biology
for Beginners Cassell 1st 1948 base of bds grubby, trs + wr to d/w o/w VG/G 360 gms (Order reference 773). |
£15.00 |
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| Wayre,
Philip: The River People Collins & Harvill Press 1st 1976 8vo VG++/VG++ 500 gms (Order reference 9800). |
£5.00 |
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| Westell, Percival:
Every Boy's Book of British Natural History
Religious Tract Society 2nd edn revised third imp 1907 lrge 8vo, gold titling + decoration to fr bd + sp, bmps + wr to bds, names to fr pastedown + fep o/w VG+ 109 illustrations 585 gms (Order reference 9621). |
£6.00 |
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White,
Gilbert Ills Edmond H New: The Natural History
of Selborne Wordsworth 1989 F in price clipped VG++ d/w 970 gms (Order reference 2175). This famous turn-of-the-century edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selbome has been carefully reprinted to celebrate the bicentenary of one of the best-loved of rural English classics. Edited, with a historical introduction, by Grant Allen, it was also magnificently illustrated by Edmund New, one of that remarkable harvest of illustrators who came to prominence at the end of the last century. The result was a perfect balance: an affectionate evocation of a world so well observed by a contented country curate. Gilbert White was born at the vicarage of the remote and secluded village of Selbome, Hampshire, on the 18th of July, 1720. Little is known of his quiet life other than that he was a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, that he was a curate of the parish of Selbome and elsewhere, and that he perhaps, before finally settling back in Hampshire after his days at Oxford, 'passed some time ... as a gentleman farmer in the Isle of Ely' . But, as Grant Allen goes on to say in his affectionate introduction to this perennially delightful book, the Reverend Gilbert White 'has left for us an account of his life ... far more graphic and valuable than any mere formal biography'. We owe it to the encouragement and correspondence of one Thomas Pennant, a Welshman who shared White's love of the natural world, that this 'account of his life' was begun, and continued over a period of almost twenty years. In answer to some questions of Pennant's, White 'entered into a brisk correspondence' around the year 1767, and as the correspondence grew, so Gilbert White was encouraged, by Pennant and others, to prepare his precise and loving observations of 'the natural history and antiquities of Selbome' for publication. The Natural History ofSelbome first appeared in 1788-89. The edition here presented was published in 1900, and Edmund New's delicate line drawings radiate the peace and unhurried restfulness of eighteenth-century village life. Within these pages is a view of rural England now sadly far from us. The mechanisation and the urban invasion of even our remotest country places has driven this world far back into history. But through the eyes of the Reverend Gilbert White we can, for a time at least, re-enter the life 'passed tranquil and serene, with scarcely any other vicissitudes than those of the seasons'. There are 183 illustrations in all, including 72 of birds and other small animals, and of which 31 are full page, with 4 pages of maps. |
£8.50 |
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| Wilkens, Peter:
Marine Invertebrates - Stony Corals, Mushroom
and Colonial Anemones Karl-Heinz Dahne 2nd edn 1992 8vo, glazed pictorial boards F+ 395 gms (Order reference 9442). |
£20.00 |
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| Wilkens,
Peter & Birkholz, Johannes: Marine Invertebrates
- Organ-pipe and Leather Corals, Gorgonians Karl-Heinz Dahne 2nd edn 1992 8vo, glazed pictorial boards F+ 395 gms (Order reference 9441). |
£15.00 |
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| Wilson, John:
The Birds of Morcambe Bay Dalesman Books 1974 8vo pb 62pp VG++ 85 gms (Order reference 8592). |
£5.00 |
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| Wilson,
Ron & Lee, Pat: The Marshland World Blandford Press 1st 1982 8vo F/F 555 gms (Order reference 13851). |
£2.00 |
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Wood,
Rev. J G: Our Garden Friends & Foes an and other artists. 460 gms (Order reference 13401). George Routledge & Sons 1882 8vo, red bds, stamped gold and black titling + decoration to spine, stamped black + gold decoration to fr bd, black stamped decoration and publishers' initials to rear board. Bevel edges bds with v v sl wr + v min bmps, prize plate, dated 1892, to fr pastedown, spine v v sl shaken o/w VG+. With upwards of two hundred illustrations by W S Coleman and other artists. The object of this work is to furnish the reader with a guide to the various beings which can exercise any influence upon our gardens and greenhouses, to enable the cultivator to distinguish between his Friends and his Foes, and to give simple directions for encouraging the one and exterminating the other. The amateur florist will find in this work a list of several hundred beings which are commonly to be seen in gardens, and those who do not even possess a few yards of ground, and are forced to content themselves with in-door floriculture, may derive aid from its pages. In order to assist the reader in identifying the creatures which are described in the work, figures of all the principal objects have been given. The larval as well as the perfect forms of insects are mostly figured, and are all drawn of their natural dimensions.  |
£25.00 |
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| Woodhead,
T W: The Study of Plants - an introduction
to botany and plant ecology Oxford 1930 8vo, min wr esp to hd + tail of sp, inscr to fep o/w VG+ 735 gms (Order reference 3159). |
£6.00
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