BRITAIN'S RARE FLOWERS.
London, T. & A.D. Poyser, 1999. Large 8vo. Green cloth gilt. In good dustwrapper, a little faded to spine. A very good copy. pp. xv, [iii], 334. More about BRITAIN'S RARE FLOWERS
Natural History
THE HARE,
Ludlow Merlin Unwin, 2005. 4to. Green cloth gilt in very good unclipped dustwrapper. Near fine. pp. 184. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs by David Mason. More about THE HARE
THE TREE WHERE MAN WAS BORN & THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE.
London, Collins 1972. 4to. Fawn cloth with printed title. In very good, price-clipped dustwrapper. Travels and natural history in East Africa. Corner cut from f.f.e.p. A very good copy. pp. 247. With many colour illustrations. More about THE TREE WHERE MAN WAS BORN & THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
BIRD MIGRATION.
London, Country Life Books 1983. Blue cloth/gilt in very good, unclipped dustwrapper. A near fine copy. pp.224. Photographs, maps and diagrams throughout. More about BIRD MIGRATION
FLORA OF RUTLAND.
Leicester, Leicester Museums 1971. 4to. Brown cloth/gilt in good, unclipped dustwrapper, with slight wear to head of spine. A few light pencil marks, but a very good copy. pp.128. With coloured frontispiece, 19 photographs in black and white and numerous distribution and other maps. More about FLORA OF RUTLAND
TREES AND SHRUBS FOR ENGLISH PLANTATIONS:
John Murray, London 1870. Full contemporary calf with raised bands, gilt decorations to compartments and contrasting gilt-lettered label. Gilt dentelles and original marbled endpapers. t.e.g. Two fine chromolithographs and cuts throughout the text, all as called for. Recased with the original spine laid down and spine rather rubbed, otherwise a...... More about TREES AND SHRUBS FOR ENGLISH PLANTATIONS:
A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS (6 Vols).
London, Groombridge and Sons, 1851-1858. Large 8vo. Gilt-decorated and titled stamped green cloth. The covers rather marked and worn in places. Gilt rubbed, especially to spines of Vols. I and II. Inner hinges to Vol. III, and especially Vol. I, cracked but firm. One or two pages and plates loose... More about A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS (6 Vols
A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH MOTHS, Accurately Delineating Every Known Species, With the English as well as Scientific Names [&c., &c.] (4 Vols).
London, Bell and Daldy, 1872. Publisher's original stamped green cloth, with gilt title and moth decoration to front covers. A few early ink annotations. Some wear to covers, with a few corners bumped, and cloth split to spine edge to Vols. I and IV. Two plates loose. A little spotting... More about A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH MOTHS, Accurately Delineating Every Known Species, With the English...
THE PLANT HUNTERS. Two Hundred Years of Adventure and Discovery Around the World.
London, Ward Lock, 1998. Green cloth gilt. In good dustwrapper, faded to spine. A very good copy. pp. 224. Illustrated throughout. More about THE PLANT HUNTERS. Two Hundred Years of Adventure and Discovery Around the World
COLLINS GUIDE TO THE SEA FISHES OF BRITAIN AND NORTH-WESTERN EUROPE.
London, Collins 1974. Blue cloth/gilt in pristine, unclipped dustwrapper. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise fine. pp.244. Illustrated in colour throughout by Preben Dahlstrom. More about COLLINS GUIDE TO THE SEA FISHES OF BRITAIN AND NORTH-WESTERN EUROPE
THE DOTTEREL.
London, Collins 1973. Black cloth/gilt in clipped dustwrapper with two short closed tears and crease to head of front cover. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and name to f.f.e.p., otherwise a very good copy. pp.288. With coloured frontispiece, numerous photographs, map and graphs. More about THE DOTTEREL
AN ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS.
W.H. Allen, London N/D (c.1900). Gilt-decorated and titled tan cloth over bevelled boards. a.e.g. With numerous illustrations drawn by George Willis and engraved by John Kirchner. Inner hinges taped, otherwise a very good copy. pp. xvi, 486. More about AN ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS
BIRD POPULATIONS No.124 in the New Naturalist Series.
London, Collins, 2013. Green cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper, with very minor wear to head of spine. A very good and clean copy. pp. xii, 596. More about BIRD POPULATIONS No.124 in the New Naturalist Series
FINCHES. No.55 in the New Naturalist Series.
London, Collins, 1975. Green cloth gilt. In very good, price-clipped dustwrapper, with the publisher's plastic cover. Price label for £4.50. Top edge lightly spotted, but a very good and clean copy. pp. x, 288. More about FINCHES. No.55 in the New Naturalist Series
FINCHES. No. 55 in the New Naturalist Series.
London, Collins, 1975. Green cloth gilt. In good, slightly creased, price-clipped dustwrapper, the patches of red a little faded. In the publisher's plastic wrap. Top edge a little marked, but a good copy of the 1975 reprint. pp. 288. With 4 colour plates, 24 in black and white, 64 text figures and 18 tables. More about FINCHES. No. 55 in the New Naturalist Series
BRITISH BIRDS ( 15 Vols., - XLVIII - LXI ). An Illustrated Magazine Devoted Chiefly to the Birds on the British List.
London, H.F. & G Witherby 1955 to 1968. An uninterrupted run of 180 monthly issues uniformly bound in brown leather-cloth with gilt titles and emblems. Near fine. and most attractive on the shelf. Individually paginated. With photographs, (some coloured), diagrams, maps and other illustrations. More about BRITISH BIRDS ( 15 Vols., - XLVIII - LXI ). An Illustrated Magazine Devoted Chiefly to the Birds...
BIRDS & MEN. No. 17 in the New naturalist series. The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens & Farmland.
London, Collins, 1951. Green cloth gilt. In good, price-clipped dustwrapper, with small chips to head of spine and marks to rear cover. Gilt dulled and covers mottled, edges spotted and offsetting to endpapers, otherwise a good copy of the First Edition. pp. xvi, 256. with 42 colour photographs and 41 in black and white. More about BIRDS & MEN. No. 17 in the New naturalist series. The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages,...
BIRDS & MEN. The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens & Farmland. No. 17 in the New Naturalist Series.
London, Collins, 1951. Green cloth gilt. In fair, spotted dustwrapper. Presentation inscription to f.f.e.p. Gilt dulled and covers mottled, edges spotted and offsetting to endpapers, otherwise a fair copy of the First Edition. pp. xvi, 256. With 42 colour photographs and 41 in black and white. More about BIRDS & MEN. The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens & Farmland. No. 17 in the...
BIRDS & MEN. The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens & Farmland. No. 17 in the New Naturalist Series.
London, Collins, 1951. Green cloth gilt. In fair, spotted, price-clipped dustwrapper. Gilt dulled and covers mottled, edges spotted and offsetting to endpapers, otherwise a fair copy of the First Edition. pp. xvi, 256. With 42 colour photographs and 41 in black and white. More about BIRDS & MEN. The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens & Farmland. No. 17 in the...
AVIARIES, BIRD-ROOMS AND CAGES:
'Cage Birds', London N/D (c.1900/10). Green cloth with gilt decoration and title to front cover and title to spine. Photographs, diagrams and plans throughout in black and white. A guuide to keeping and housing caged birds. Gilt a little rubbed but otherwise a very good copy of a book recently..... More about AVIARIES, BIRD-ROOMS AND CAGES:
GREBES OF THE WORLD.
Uxbridge, Bruce Coleman, 2003. 4to. Grey cloth gilt. In good dustwrapper, with crease to lower edge of front cover. A very good copy. pp. 112. With Rose's paintings throughout. More about GREBES OF THE WORLD
WOODLAND, MOOR AND STREAM. Being the Notes of a Naturalist.
London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1896. Green cloth gilt. Essays on the wildlife of Kent and Surrey. Nick to spine edge above title. One gathering a little loose. A good copy. pp. 224. More about WOODLAND, MOOR AND STREAM. Being the Notes of a Naturalist
FIRST FOR BRITAIN AND IRELAND. A Historical Account of Birds New to Britain and Ireland 1600-1999. With Reference to the Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Chelmsford, Arlequin Press 2000. Black cloth with silvered title in pristine dustwrapper. Top edge lightly dusted, but near fine. pp.328. With numerous coloured photographic illustrations and small bird portraitsto text. More about FIRST FOR BRITAIN AND IRELAND. A Historical Account of Birds New to Britain and Ireland...
GAME BIRDS, BEASTS AND FISHES. Natural History for the Sportsmen in the Lonsdale Library series.
London, Seeley, Service and Co. 1943. Fawn contrasting cloths with gilt title and motifs in very good unclipped dustwrapper. Edges and preliminaries spotted, otherwise a very good clean copy. With seventy three photographic illustrations. More about GAME BIRDS, BEASTS AND FISHES. Natural History for the Sportsmen in the Lonsdale Library series
THE BIRDS OF ISRAEL.
The Stephen Greene Press, Lexington 1987. Maroon cloth gilt. In good dustwrapper, faded to spine. With colour photographs and drawings. Photographs by Yossi Eshbol. Ink mark to fore-edge, otherwise a good copy. pp. viii, 264. More about THE BIRDS OF ISRAEL