ABBOTT, R. TUCKER.

SEASHELLS. Shells of the seven seas in colour.

New York. Bantam Books, 1976., Paperback. A Ridge Press Book. 159 pages, with over 160 colour photographs of seashells, also live animals never photographed before.18cm. x 11cm. Very good, no inscription or marks. Priced 75p. on the back. 1976

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Book number: 9823

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: shells cowrie nautiloids scallops clams conch limpet whelk

ANDREWS, MICHAEL.

THE FLIGHT OF THE CONDOR. A Wildlife Exploration of the Andes.

London. Collins / BBC, 1982, Hardback. 3rd reprint, first published 1982. Michael Andrews made a series on the Andes for the BBC TV Natural History Unit, filming the landscape, ecology, flora & fauna. This book is based on that series.158 pages. 64 pages of colour photographs & 24 pages in black & white. 6 pages of maps. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks, but bottom of spine slightly bumped. D./w. is near fine, priced £12.95. 26cm. x 19cm. 1982

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Book number: 9244

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Andes South America condor Tierra del Fuego Chili Cape Horn Magellan Straits Patagonia Paine San Raphael Glacier araucarian pine Humboldt Current Atacama desert volcanos rainforest

ANON.

WORLD TIMBER SUPPLIES.

London. Timber Development Association Ltd., 1944., 27 pages. A folded map of the world showing "Forest Regions of the World.". Near fine except previous owner's name om title page. Near fine red stiff paper cover. 7.25" x 4.75 1944

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Book number: 1957

Catalogue: Natural History / Business & Economics

Keywords: timber wood trees forests

ARMSTRONG, EDWARD A.

The Folklore of Birds. An Enquiry into the Origin & Distribution of some Magico-Religious Traditions. (New Naturalist.)

London. Collins, 1958., Hardback. First edition of one of the rarer New Naturalist books. 272 pages, illustrated with 1 colour & 54 b./w. photographs, with 85 illustrations in the text. 22cm. x 15.5cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. priced 30s. 1958

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Book number: 9726

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: folklore tradition traditions birds ornithology

ARNDT, INGO; LIECKFELD, CLAUS-PETER; HUEMER, PETER.

NOMADS OF THE WIND. The Migration of the Monarch Butterfly, & Other Wonders of the Butterfly World.

Winterbourne, Berkshire. Papadakis, 2008., 191 pages, illustrated with colour photographs throughout, many are full page & most of them are stunning. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks, orange cloth cover is near fine, d./w. near fine but 2 small tears front top edge. 22.5.cm. x 29.25.cm. ISBN 9781901092929. 2008 ISBN: 9781901092929

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Book number: 8008

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Monarch Butterfly butterflies caterpillars chrysalis cocoon

ARY, S. & GREGORY, M. (TEXT) AND NICHOLSON, B.E. (ILLUSTRATOR)

THE OXFORD BOOK OF WILD FLOWERS

Oxford. Oxford University Press, 1980., Reprint with corrections. Barbara Nicholson painted wild flowers sent her from all over the British Isles. Flowers sorted into the main colours, with description on opposite page, helps the reader identify any flowers they find. 232 pages. Slight bumping top & bottom of spine & tiny brown spot on edge of f.e.p., o./w. near fine. D./w. is near fine except top of spine & top front corner slightly bumped & faintly creased. About 92 colour plates & 9 pages in b./w. which are mainly on trees. 25cm. x 18cm..ISBN 0199100012. 1980

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Book number: 2378

Catalogue: Natural History / Gardening

Keywords: flowers wild flowers meadows botany ecology

ASCHWANDEN, CHRISTIE (TEXT) AND PERRIS, ANDREW (PHOTOGRAPHY)

BEAUTIFUL CHICKENS. Portraits of champion breeds.

Millers Point, N.S.W., Australia. Murdoch Books, 2011., Softback. 40 beautiful photographs of chickens from around the world. Each colour photograph shows the cock or hen's typical stance, looking into the camera, proudly displaying its feathers & tail. 112 pages. 21.5cm. x 25.5cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Stiff card cover, has flaps, is near fine. ISBN 9781742666105. 2011

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Book number: 8853

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: chicken cockeral hen bantam poultry

BAINBRIGGE FLETCHER, T AND INGLIS, C. M.

BIRDS OF AN INDIAN GARDEN.

London. Collins, 1936., Second edition, revised & enlarged with 33 coloured plates." The colourful birds found in an Indian garden. Colour plates. Cover is rubbed & worn on edges. Previous owner's inscription on f.f.e.p. "To Jan with love from Daddy, Delhi 1945". In very small writing on top of page is "Jan Allen 1945" though please note it might be "Ian Allen", not Jan. Bookshop's address stamped on bottom of page "The Mehra Booksellers & News Agency, Delhi." 201 pages. 9¾" x 7½". Cover worn on corners and edges, bumped & worn on ends of spine. 1936

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Book number: 4338

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: bird Indian fly-catcher Drongo Bengal jungle-babbler crow Myna Oriole Barbet woodpecker Wagtail Dayal Hoopoe Nightjar Owlet Egret Bee-Eater Bulbul Paroquet

BAINES, VALERIE (PAINTINGS BY) & DUNBAR, DAVID.(EDITOR)

GLORIOUS BUTTERFLIES, And Their Flora.

Dedham,Colchester. The British Butterfly Conservation Society, 1993., Published by the Butterfly Conservation Society to mark their 25th year. Near fine. D./w. slightly rubbed, o./w. near fine. For this book Valerie Baines has painted nearly 70 different species of British butterflies, she included the food plants their caterpiller feed on too. The 8 paintings have a chart opposite for identification. Each illustrates a particular habitat, such as Grassland, Woodland, Migrant, In Danger, with a description from a contributor, including a page "Extinct Butterflies" by Robert Gooden. 39 pages. 30.5cm. x 21.5cm. ISBN 0951245287 1993

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Book number: 2429

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: butterflies flowers catterpillar pupae chrysalis

BARNES, JOHN A.G.,

THE TITMICE OF THE BRITISH ISLES.

Newton Abbot. David & Charles, 1975., All about titmice birds, the bluetits, black head & longtailed tits etc. of the British Isles. Near fine except top front corner bumped. White d./w. slightly rubbed o./w very good. 212 pages.12 b./ w. photographs & 5 drawings or diagrams within text. 8.75" x 5.5" ISBN 0715369555. 1975

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Book number: 505

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Birds Blue tits titmice great tits nests ornithology birdwatching bx19

BEAUFORT, 8TH DUKE OF

DRIVING.

Shedfield, Hants. Ashford Press Publishing, 1986., Reprint. Foreword by 11th Duke of Beaufort. First published in 1890 as part of the Badminton Library, by "The Field". Illustrated in b./w. by G.D. Giles and John Sturgess. 426 pages including bibliography. 7.75" x 5.25". Near fine, no inscription or marks. No d./w. ISBN 0907069541. 1986 ISBN: 0907069541

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Book number: 5504

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: riding coach Beaufort coachman horse horses stagecoach wagonette carriages

BEAUMONT, MARGUERITE DE

THE WAY OF A HORSE.

London. Hurst and Blackett, 1953., First edition. The author owned the Shalbourne Stud, and won many events with her horses, Honeysuckle & Ladybird. 191 pages, with 26 b./w. photographs. Contents near fine, no inscription, but free enpage has been removed. D./w. is near fine, its been neatly covered with celophane, this was taped on to endpages. Although this has kept the d./w. nice & clean it has marked the endpages. 22cm. x 14cm. 1953

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Book number: 8161

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: horse stallion mare foal stable stud equine

BELLAMY, DAVID AND MACKIE, SHEILA.

THE GREAT SEASONS.

London. Hodder & Stoughton, 1981., Foreword by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. "Presented in words by David Bellamy, and in pictures by Sheila Mackie." 153 pages including glossary. Many full page colour illustrations, about 60. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. 24.75cm. x 18.5cm. ISBN 0340257202. 1981

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Book number: 7811

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: seasons Spring Summer Autumn Winter

BENINGFIELD, GORDON.

Beningfield's English Farm

London. Viking / Penguin Books, 1988., Hardback. First edition. 140 pages. Over 100 beautiful watercolour paintings of animals, birds, & traditional buildings found on an English farm. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but price clipped. 26.5cm. x 27.5cm. ISBN 0670811912 1988

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Book number: 9998

Catalogue: Natural history

Keywords: farms farmers cows cattle horses birds watercolours

BERLIN, SVEN.

JONAH'S DREAM. A Meditation on Fishing.

London. Phoenix House, 1964., First edition. Hardback. Illustrated by the author with 52 line drawings in pen & ink. 119 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but ends of spine slightly worn, edges rubbed, & price clipped. Turquoise cover is near fine, still bright, with gilt lettering on spine, and design on front cover of a mayfly also in gilt. 22cm. x 14cm. 1964

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Book number: 7453

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: fishing fish Sven Berlin Jonah