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( 84) CABOT, DAVID: Ireland. (The New Naturalist 84).
HarperCollins 1999 1st edition.
8vo. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. 512pp. With 8 colour & over 230 b/w photo plates & line drawings. In fine condition with fine dustwrapper (not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. A fascinating and highly detailed account of the natural history of Ireland, from biological history, geology and climate to wildlife and nature conservation. A comprehensive view of diverse habitats.
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95.00 GBP
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(05) GILMOUR, J./ WALTERS, M: Wild Flowers. Botanising in Britain.(The New Naturalist 5 ).
Collins. London. 1978
Tall 8vo. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With dustwrapper. 241pp. 45 col.& 27 b/w plts; 3 line drawings. Fine in very good pict. dustwrapper (dw; Very slightly rubbed on edges, tiny tear/dent lower spine. Not price clipped). Small owners label front endpaper. A very clean and tight copy. Presents a comprehensive overview of Britain’s wild flowers at an introductory level. Authentic, well-planned, delightfully written and elaborately illustrated, it will apeeal to the experienced as well as the beginner.
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14.00 GBP
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(07) RAMSBOTTOM, JOHN: Mushrooms & Toadstools. A Study of the Activities of Fungi. (The New Naturalist 7).
Collins 1953 1st edition.
8vo. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. 306pp. With 84 colour & 58 b/w photo plates. (incl. many by Eric Hosking). In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly rubbed at top edge. Foxing spots to back flyleaf. Not price clipped). Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. From Puff-balls to the mould in jam-pots, including truffles, dry rot, and the yeasts used in brewing; all are fungis and the author manages to include all of them. Also included is a wealth of historical allusion. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs by Paul de Laszlo.
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(100) RACKHAM, OLIVER: Woodlands. (New Naturalist 100) Signed copy.
Collins. London. 2006 1st edition.
In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper and patterned endpapers. 609pp. With 166 colour photo plates and b/w maps. In fine condition with fine dustwrapper (dw; Not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. Paper label with author’s signature to front endpaper, with loose covering letter to front. The author explains why woodlands develop, the life cycle of trees, and man’s effect on the landscape.
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(11) PEARSALL, W.H: Mountains & Moorland. (The New Naturalist No. 11 ).
Collins. London. 1977 (repr.).
Tall 8vo. In green cloth with gilt to spine. With dustwrapper. 312pp. Prof. ills. with 47 col.& 34 b/w photo.plts; 48 maps & diagrams. Near fine condition in very good dustwrapper (dw: In plastic cover. Price clipped). A clean and tight copy. Excellent examination of the geography, flora and fauna of British mountain and moorland environments. Even now indispensible reading for anybody interested in British geography, ecology and conservation.
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(12) YONGE, C.M: The Sea Shore. (The New Naturalist 12).
Collins. London. 1949 1st edition
8vo. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. 311pp. With 61 colour & 62 b/w photo plates; 88 text figures. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; Spine slightly faded with small chips to ends. Slight browning to back. Not price clipped). Neat inscription in red ink, to front endpaper, dated 1956. Small mark to fore edge. Else a clean and tight copy. This beautifully illustrated book explores the rich animal and plant communities of the sea shore, a narrow strip, stretching for thousands of miles, which is occupied by an astounding variety of life.
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(17) NICHOLSON, E.M.: Birds & Men. (The New Naturalist 17). The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens & Farmland.
Collins 1951 1st edition.
8vo. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. 256pp. With 42 colour & 41 b/w photographs. by Eric Hosking and others. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends with small chips.Browning and small marks to back. Not price clipped). Part fading to front. Neat inscription to front endpaper, dated 1951. Else a clean and tight copy. The author considers the impact of civilisation on bird life with particular reference to the species that have come to rely on types of habitat either modified or created by human action.
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(19) SUMMERHAYES, V.S.: Wild Orchids of Britain. (The New Naturalist 19). With a key to the species.
Collins. London. 1951 1st edition.
8vo. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. 366pp. With 61 colour & 39 b/w plates; 44 distribution maps,19 text illustrations. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; small marks to back. Not price clipped). Part fading to covers. Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. A detailed study of the varied wild orchids to be found in Britain, some of the most beautiful and biologically interesting of our native wild flowers.
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(21) MATTHEWS, L.HARRISON: British Mammals. (The New Naturalist 21).
Collins 1952 1st edition.
8vo. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. 410pp. With 16 colour & 48 b/w photographs; 92 text figures. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly rubbed at ends. Foxing spots to back. Not price clipped). Mild foxing to edges affecting endpapers. Neat inscription to front endpaper, dated 1952. Else a clean and tight copy. Comprehensive look at British Mammals, including rodents, bats, seals, deer, whales and more.
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(26) WOOLDRIDGE, S.W. / GOLDRING, F.: The Weald. (The New Naturalist 26).
Collins. London. 1953 1st edition.
8vo. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. 276pp. With 8 col.& 25 b/w photographs; 53 maps/ diagrams. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; handling marks and a few foxing spots to back. Not price clipped). Mild foxing to edges. Else a very clean and tight copy. An excellent account of the region which occupies the greater part of the counties of Kent, Surrey and Sussex. with a fringe of Hampshire.
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50.00 GBP
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(30) FORD, E.B.: Moths. (The New Naturalist 30).
Collins 1955 1st edition.
8vo. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. 266pp. Cat.2 pp. With 77 col.& 71 b/w photographs; 19 maps/diagrams. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; laminated to boards. Spine slightly darkened. Foxing spots to back. Fly leaves missing). Browning to endpapers under lamination. Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. A comprehensive description of Moths in the British Isles. the author covers genetics, distribution, habit, ecology and history.
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