BOWLBY John

Charles Darwin. A Biography. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Hutchinson,, [1990]. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, photographs and maps in the text, and endpaper maps; olive cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

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Book number: 46156

Catalogue: Natural History0

Keywords: natural history, evolution, darwin, charles darwin, darwinism, natural selection, genetics, john bowlby

BOYLE Frederick

The Woodlands Orchids. Described and illustrated with Stories of Orchid-Collecting. [Illustrations by by J.L. Macfarlane]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION

Macmillan,, 1901. 8vo., First Edition, with 16 fine chromolithographed plates by Macfarlane, free endpapers mildly browned; original blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, an unusually bright, clean copy. A key account. Boyle was commissioned by Robert Measures to catalogue and describe the orchid collection at The Woodlands, his estate at Streatham in south-west London. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 29601

Catalogue: Natural History0

Keywords: mstock, natural history, botany, plants, orchids, frederick boyle

BRABOURNE Lord

The Birds of South America. Vol. I. [All Published]. NEAR FINE COPY

R H Porter [and others],, [1912]. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, All Published, with a double-page coloured map; strongly and attractively bound in dark green buckram, gilt back, a near fine copy. The sole text volume of a stupendous work truncated by the outbreak of WWI and the ensuing death of Brabourne. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 20044

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Keywords: natural history, birds, ornithology, south america, brabourne, charles chubb, lord brabourne, c. chubb, natural history, birds, birds, south, america

BRENT Peter

Charles Darwin. A Man of Enlarged Curiosity'.

Heinemann,, [1981]. 8vo., First Edition, with plates, illustrations and endpaper maps, neat contemporary inscription on half-title; mustard boards, black cloth back lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.

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Book number: 26700

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Keywords: natural history, darwin, darwinism, evolution, peter brent, natural history, darwin, evolution, charles, darwin

BRIAN M.V.

New Naturalist 59. Ants. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Collins,, [1977]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates, and maps and diagrams in the text; original series binding of green buckram, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. New Naturalist 59. Dustwrapper artwork by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis.

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Book number: 28138

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Keywords: natural history, newnats, new naturalists, m.v. brian, ants, ants

BRIMBLE L.J.F.

Flowers in Britain. Wild, Ornamental and Economic, and some Relatives in Other Lands. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Macmillan,, [1944]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, coloured plates, and monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped (affecting lettering) at head of backstrip.

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Book number: 27153

Catalogue: Natural History0

Keywords: natural history, botany, plants, flowers, l.j.f. brimble,natural history, plants, flowers, britain

BRITISH BIRDS MAGAZINE

British Birds. An Illustrated Magazine devoted chiefly to the Birds of the British List. A run of 45 numbers 1951-1959. GOOD RUN OF BRITISH BIRDS

British Birds,, 1951[-1959]. 45 numbers, 8vo., First Edition with numerous photographs, diagrams and charts throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a few stitches lightly rusting else a very good, bright, clean collection. The run comprises: 1951 (October, November), 1952 (May, June, August, September, Ocotber, November, December), 1953 (March, June, September, November, Index), 1954 (January, February, March, July, October, December, Index), 1955 (February, March, April, May, June, October), 1956 (January, February, March, April, October, November, Index), 1957 (January, April, May, June, July), 1958 (January, April, June, July), 1959 (January, March).

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Book number: 20050

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BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY

British Regional Geology. A run of 13 volumes as below. GOOD RUN IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

HMSO,, [1936-56]. 13 vols., 8vo., with numerous plates, maps and diagrams (a number folding), small personal name-stamp on front wrappers of most volumes; original printed wrappers, a very good, clean run. The run comprises: Scotland. The Tertiary Volcanic Districts, 1952; The South of Scotland, 1948; Scotland. The Northern Highlands, 1936; East Anglia and adjoining Areas, 1948; The Hampshire Basin, 1956; The Wealden District, 1951; South-West England, 1948; The Grampian Highlands, 1948; The Midland Valley of Scotland, 1953; North Wales, 1948; East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, 1951; London and Thames Valley, 1947; Northern England, 1953.

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Book number: 28451

Catalogue: Natural History0

Keywords: natural history, geology, british regional geology, scotland, thames valley, london, yorkshire, lincolnshire, highlands, wales, grampians, weald, wealden district, hampshire basin, hampshire, deast anglia, eaasy

BROOKE Michael

The Manx Shearwater. Illustrated by Dafila Scott. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Poyser,, [1990]. 8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, and photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 42527

Catalogue: Natural History0

Keywords: natural history, birds, ornithology, shearwaters, manx shearwater, michael brooke, dafila scott, species monographs

BROWN Leslie

Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Hamlyn for Country Life,, [1968]. 2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous fine coloured plates, monochrome plates and maps in the text; brown cloth, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs, primrose endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's illustrated board slip-case.

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Book number: 42461

Catalogue: Natural History0

Keywords: natural history, birds, ornithology, eagles, hawks, falcons, leslie brown, dean amadon

BROWN F. Martin

Jamaica and its Butterflies. Illustrated by Majorie Statham Favreau. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

E W Classey,, 1972. 4to., First Edition, with fine coloured frontispiece, 10 fine coloured plates and endpaper maps; olive cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright, crisp copy of a standard reference.

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Book number: 31874

Catalogue: Natural History0

Keywords: natural history, insects, butterflies, jamaica, lepidoptera, west indies, martin brown, bernard heineman, marjorie statham favreau

BUCZACKI Stefan

New Naturalist 102. Garden Natural History.. First Paperback Edition; NN 102]. NEAR FINE COPY

Collins,, [2007]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 143 coloured photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. New Naturalist, 102. Dustwrapper artwork by Robert Gillmor.

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Book number: 19486

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Keywords: natural history, new naturalists, newnats, nn, stefan buczacki, garden natural history

BURTON Maurice

Wild Animals of the British Isles. [First Large Format Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY OF THE FIRST LARGE FORMAT EDITION

Warne,, [1968]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured and monochrome plates, numerous illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers; original series binding of green faux-morocco cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The successor to 'Step's' Animal Life (1921), and effectively a new book substantially extended and rewritten by Burton in 1960. This is the first appearance of the work in the larger 'Reference' format. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Marren, pp. 154-156.

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Book number: 42406

Catalogue: Natural History0

Keywords: natural history, ww, wayside and woodland, mammals, animal life, maurice burton

BUXTON John

New Naturalist Monograph 2. The Redstart. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Collins,, 1950. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 19 monochrome plates on 16, and 2 illustrations and 20 maps and diagrams in the text; original series binding of green buckram, gilt back, boards very lightly faded else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly spotted on (predominantly white) rear panel. New Naturalist Monograph, 2. With dustwrapper artwork by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 30848

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Keywords: natural history, new naturalists, new naturalist monographs, new nats, nn, birds, ornithology, john buxton, redstart

CABOT David

New Naturalist 84. Ireland. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Collins,, [1999]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece map, 8 coloured plates, over 230 monochrome photographs, and line illustrations in the text; original series binding of green buckram, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. New Naturalist 84. Dustwrapper artwork by Robert Gillmor.

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Book number: 47266

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