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This selection contains 42 title(s) on 2 pages.
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ACLAND, C.H.D.  The Country Life picture book of the Lake District
Country Life, 1988, Reprint of 1979 edition.Pictorial hard covers.0 600 35561 6.Fine /Fine.Very slight corner wear, otherwise as new.128 pp. In English.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 3771
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ADAMS, ROBERT, ADAMS, MARINA, WILLENS, ALAN & WILLENS, ANN  Dry lands: man and plants
The Architectural Press Ltd, 1978, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 85139 178 8.Fine /V.g. Fine in d.w, top edge dusty.The book is divided roughly equally into a description of the desert environment and vegetation, and methods of revegetating desert areas and stabilising substrates.Written with particular reference to Saudi Arabia it is a key reference work for landscape architects and ecologists, and also contains some very useful information about irrigation techniques. In English.
GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 28.25 US$ 41.65 | JP¥ 3705] Book number: 181
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ASHTON, WILLIAM  The evolution of a coast-line: Barrow to Aberystwyth and the Isle of Man
Edward Stanford, 1920, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Good /No Jacket.Binding a little weak, corners rubbed.(16), 302 pp. In English.
GBP 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 45 US$ 66.64 | JP¥ 5928] Book number: 5366
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BAILEY, BRIAN (FOREWORD BY JOHN ARLOTT)  The English village green
Guild Publishing, 1985, Book Club Associates edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. V.g./v.g. top edge sl.speckled.A region-by-region guide to the local character of village greens and the customs with which they are associated.223 pages, numerous colour illustrations. In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 1324
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BELLAMY, DAVID, ILLUSTRATED BY MACKIE, SHEILA; FOREWORD BY H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER  Great seasons
Hodder & Stoughton, 1981, 2nd impression.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 340 25720 2.Fine /Fine.Fine/fine.An account of wildlife of the dales of North-east England from the Ice Age to the present.Attractively and copiously illustrated by colour paintings; plate 22 showing the postglacial pollen record is particularly original.Dedicated to the inveterate researcher of the flora of Upper Teesdale, Margaret Bradshaw.xii, 153 pp. 71 unpaginated plates. In English.
GBP 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.33 | JP¥ 1630] Book number: 1138
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BRADLEY, A.G.  In the March and Borderland of Wales: Shropshire, Herefordshire, Monmouth
Lapridge, 1994, Facsimile reprint of 1911 edition.Paper covers.0 9518589 4 7.V.g./No Jacket.A lovingly compiled account of the beautiful scenery, villages and rivers of the Welsh borderlands, based on the 1911 edition which omits the 1905 sections on Glamorgan and Gower.The author explored the area on a bicycle.The book is attractively illustrated by W.M.Meredith's line drawings.xiii, 282 pp. In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 3178
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DE BUITLEAR, EAMON  Ireland's wild countryside
Tiger Books International, 1995.Boards.0 85501 729 6.V.g./ No Jacket .Tiger Books, London; reissue of 1993 Boxtree edition.Fine/very good, one corner bumped, with some residual gum from a small price sticker on back of dustjacket.This account of Ireland's natural landscape is illustrated with high-quality photographs, and the text equally displays the expertise of the author, Ireland's leading natural history film maker.In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 452
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BURNLEY, KENNETH  Portrait of Wirral
Robert Hale, London, 1981.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7091 9409 9.Fine /V.g. Signed by the author ""with best wishes"".Dust jacket slightly curled at top edge, otherwise fine.In English.
GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 18 US$ 26.66 | JP¥ 2371] Book number: 964
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CLARKE, PHILIP, JACKMAN, BRIAN & MERCER, DERRIK  The Sunday Times book of the countryside
Book Club Associates, 1980, Book Club edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. Something of an idiot's guide to rural recreation.""Safety in the mountainsÉ if conditions are bad, through mist or snow, it may be foolish to go forward"" (p.180).Though the level at which it is pitched makes it almost a children's book, the gazetteer on pp.240-336 is a useful listing of bucolic holiday destinations.In English.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 173
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DARBY, H.C.  The Cambridge region
Cambridge University Press, 1938, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Good /No Jacket.Some edge wear to spine; owner's inscription on ffep.xiii, 234 pp. In English.
GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 18 US$ 26.66 | JP¥ 2371] Book number: 5357
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DARLING, FRANK FRASER  Natural History in the Highlands and Islands
Collins New Naturalist series no.6a, 1947, New Naturalist.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.One of the original New Naturalist series edited by James Fisher, John Gilmour, Julian Huxley and Dudley Stamp.Slightly split between p.128 and plate 17.Inner end papers slightly speckled.In English.
GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 18 US$ 26.66 | JP¥ 2371] Book number: 187
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DARLING, F. FRASER  Wildlife of Britain
Collins, 1943, 1st edition; Britain in Pictures series.Hard covers, dust jacket.Good/V.g. Spine hinge starting, top edge dust speckled, but internally a good copy.An engagingly written introduction to Britain's rich diversity of wildlife.48 pp. In English.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 2767
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EDWARDS, DENZIL  A plant ecological survey of the Tugela river basin
Town and Regional Planning Commission, Natal, 1967, 1st edition.Botanical Survey of South Africa memoir no.36.paper covers.Good /No Jacket.Paper covers, owner's signature inside.Small oil stain in bottom right hand corner, some dusting on top edge.Lacks the set of vegetation maps which originally accompanied the text volume.This is Natal Town and Regional Planning reports, volume 10.In English.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 191
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EVENARI, MICHAEL, SHANAN, LESLIE & TADMOR, NAPHTALI  The Negev: the challenge of a desert
Harvard University Press, 1971, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 674 60670 1.V.g./Good.Some edge wear to jacket.x, 345 pp. In English.
GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 | JP¥ 2964] Book number: 5311
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FELTWELL, JOHN  A guide to countryside conservation: Britain's rural heritage
Ward Lock, 1989, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7063 6796 0.V.g./V.g. Produced in association with the Women's Institute, the largest women's organisation in the UK, this book suggests numerous ways of improving our landscapes, wild habitats and semi-natural areas such as motorway verges.The author, a member of the RHS and Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, supports numerous conservation organisations.The book is illustrated with numerous line drawings and a rather stingy six pages of colour plates.Dust jacket with faint spider's webby colouration which resembles damp-staining but is actually just part of the design.A rare example of a mass-appeal book on conservation which avoids dumbing down. In English.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 | JP¥ 2075] Book number: 455
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FLANNERY, TIM  The eternal frontier: an ecological history of North America and its peoples
William Heinemann, 2001, 1st UK edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 434 00866 4.As new/As new.Surveys the vast sweep of vegetational, faunistic and human history of the North American continent.(15), 248 pp. In English.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 2582
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HADFIELD, MILES  Landscape with trees
Country Life, 1967.Hard covers, dust jacket.Good /Good.199 pp, 63 monochrome plates.Partly an account of how forest cover developed after the ice age and was modified by early humans and more recent industry, and partly an investigation of how trees contributed to the development of the classic English landscape garden.Highly readable account by a leading arborist.'Withdrawn' stamp on inside back cover but no other evidence of former library ownership. In English.
GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 | JP¥ 2668] Book number: 449
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HALE, W.G. (BILL) & CONEY, AUDREY  Martin Mere: Lancashire's lost lake
Liverpool University Press, 2005, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 85323 749 2.New /No Jacket.New.The (pre-)history of Lancashire's principal mere, now best known as a wildfowl refuge but in recent times reclaimed as agricultural land only to be flooded once more.Includes information on the social history of the area's inhabitants.xvi, 264 pp. numerous text figures and monochrome plates, 16 pp.of colour photographs.In English.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 1415
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HAWKINS, ROY  Green London: a handbook
Sidgwick & Jackson, 1987, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 283 99411 8.As new/As new.Handy reference guide to the green spaces of London: Parks, gardens, heathland and private spaces such as roof gardens.175, (1) pp. In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 2579
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HOSKINS, W.G.  The making of the English landscape
Hodder & Stoughton, 1955, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.ASIN: B0006D8CGA.Good/No Jacket.Spine sl.sunned, cover likewise especially at rear.Bookplate and bookseller's ticket inside front covers, internally little used.An overview of landscape evolution from the pre-Roman era through to planned modern towns, covering also medieval colonisation, the impact of the Black Death, parliamentary enclosures and the industrial revolution.The author was the editor of the series with the same title, of which this volume was the first; others covered particular counties.xii, 13-240 pp. illustrated with text figures and photographs.In English.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 | JP¥ 2075] Book number: 2284
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HOSKINS, W.G.  The making of the English landscape
Hodder & Stoughton, 1977, 2nd edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 340 21916 5.V.g./V.g. An overview of landscape evolution from the pre-Roman era through to planned modern towns, covering also medieval colonisation, the impact of the Black Death, parliamentary enclosures and the industrial revolution.The author was the editor of the series with the same title, of which this volume was the first; others covered particular counties.326 pp. illustrated with text figures and photographs. In English.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 | JP¥ 2075] Book number: 4166
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HUMPHRIES, JOHN; ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN PALEY  A countryman's year
BCA, 1996, Book Club edition, originally published by David & Charles.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. A nostalgic look at the countryside through the year, illustrated with attractive watercolours and pencil sketches of people pursuing a variety of country occupations.160 pp. In English.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 2665
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HYDE, FRANCIS E. (CHAIRMAN OF EDITORIAL BOARD); WILFRED SMITH, J.H. MONKHOUSE AND H.R. WILKINSON (EDS.)  A scientific survey of Merseyside
University Press of Liverpool, 1953, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. A mixture of natural, human and industrial history, this invaluable guide to immediate post-war Merseyside has a distinguished list of authors and covers most geographical aspects of the region in considerable detail.The two folded maps are present, in fine condition, in the rear pocket.It was published to mark the meeting of the British Association in Liverpool in 1953.xv, 299 pp. In English.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 2452
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JEE, NIGEL  Guernsey's natural history
Guernsey Press, 1967.Paper covers.ASIN: B0007KDNZM.V.g./No Jacket.V.g. sm.tear at top of spine, cover sl.soiled.100 pp.In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 463
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JEE, NIGEL  Landscape of the Channel Islands
Phillimore, 1982, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 85033 458 6.V.g./V.g. Photo on front of dust jacket sl.faded near spine.A well-informed book on an historically interesting archipelago, of interest to residents and visitors alike.Some of the land management practices still current at the time of writing were remnants of a bygone age. In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 450
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