Boyd, A.W.

A Country Parish (New Naturalist 9)

Collins 1951 xvi, 278, 32 col + 32 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. publisher's green buckram; light foxing to endpapers. Good in d/w (spine lightly toned, with some minor wear/chipping to head; some foxing/light soiling; price-clipped; in removable, protective sleeve).. First edition..

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N° du livre: S50102

Catalogue: Travel & Local Natural History,Travel & Local Natural History

Mots-clés: Great Budworth, Cheshire; England; Britain; Natural History; New Naturalist Series

Boyd, A.W.

A Country Parish (New Naturalist 9)

Collins 1951 xvi, 278, 32 col + 32 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. publisher's green buckram. Light foxing to edges of text block. Good in d/w (spine toned, with some wear minor loss to head; foxing along folds; light crease to rear flap; in removable, protective sleeve).. First edition..

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N° du livre: S48421

Catalogue: Travel & Local Natural History,Travel & Local Natural History

Mots-clés: Great Budworth, Cheshire; England; Britain; Natural History; New Naturalist Series

Bristowe, W.S.

A Book of Islands

G. Bell 1969 208, 13 b/w photos, text figs. . HB. Vg in slightly creased d/w.. First edition. The author's delightful account of a lifetime's collection of visits to islands great and small from the Pacific to the Arctic brings them sharply to life. This is a travel book of an unusual kind, one man's miscellany of experiences linked by a common theme to which each episode returns; the enchantment of isolation and independence that lies behind the dream of an ideal island. The author is probably better known for his works on spiders, including the New Naturalist volume The Natural History of Spiders (1938).. [9780713515299]

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N° du livre: S22863

Catalogue: Travel & Local Natural History,Travel & Local Natural History

Mots-clés: C5537

Bristowe, W.S.

A Book of Islands

G. Bell 1969 208, 13 b/w photos, text figs. . HB. Fine in d/w.. First edition. The author's delightful account of a lifetime's collection of visits to islands great and small from the Pacific to the Arctic brings them sharply to life. This is a travel book of an unusual kind, one man's miscellany of experiences linked by a common theme to which each episode returns; the enchantment of isolation and independence that lies behind the dream of an ideal island. The author is probably better known for his works on spiders, including the New Naturalist volume The Natural History of Spiders (1938).. [9780713515299]

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N° du livre: S44677

Catalogue: Travel & Local Natural History,Travel & Local Natural History

Mots-clés: C5537

Brown, L.

East African Mountain and Lakes

East African Publishing House 1971 122, b/w + col photos, text figs. . PB. Vg. .

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N° du livre: S28792

Catalogue: Travel & Local Natural History,Travel & Local Natural History

Mots-clés: East Africa; Africa; Natural History

Brown, L.

Ethiopian Episode

Country Life 1965 160, 10 col photos, b/w photos, endpaper maps. . HB. 8vo cloth, mottled, in slightly worn d/w. Good.. An acount of an expedition to Ethiopia, which includes observations of two rare animals, the Walia Ibex and the Mountain Nyala..

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N° du livre: S50266

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration,Travel

Mots-clés: Ethiopia; East Africa; Africa; Travel Narrative

Brown, L.

Ethiopian Episode

Country Life 1965 160, 10 col photos, b/w photos, endpaper maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. green cloth, mottled/spotted. Good in d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. An account of an expedition to Ethiopia, which includes observations of two rare animals, the Walia Ibex and the Mountain Nyala..

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N° du livre: S57705

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration,Travel

Mots-clés: Ethiopia; East Africa; Africa; Travel Narrative

Bruce, James

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile

Edinburgh University Press 1964 [xii], 281, frontis, 50 b/w illus, 1 folding map.. . HB. 4to, orig cloth. some damage to d/w spine with a few puncture marks to cloth beneath. In removeable protective sleeve. Good.. Selected and edited with an introduction by Prof. C. F. Beckingham. James Bruce of Kinnaird (1730-1794) was a Scottish traveller who confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. He spent more than 12 years in North Africa of which two years were spent travelling in Ethiopia. This abridged edition of Bruce's Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile,, is based on the text of the 2nd edition, 1804, and has as its focus on 'the real adventure of the Abyssian travels'. Includes modern photographs by Hugh Scott and Colonel R.E. Cheesman..

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N° du livre: S57819

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration,Travel

Mots-clés: Abyssinia; Ethiopia

Bullen, F.T.

The Cruise of the "Cachalot": Round the World after Sperm Whales

Smith, Elder & Co. 1901 xx, 379, frontis, 7 b/w plates, folding map. . HB. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt vignette to front board, gilt title to spine. Cloth rubbed/scuffed, with some wear to extremities and rear joint; a few spots and light stains to boards. Occasional light foxing. Gift inscription to half-title (dated 1902). Good.. Ninth impression (Second edition). ' ... an attempt has been made - it is believed for the first time - to give an account of the cruise of a South Sea whaler from the seaman's standpoint.' - Preface..

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N° du livre: S57937

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration,Travel

Mots-clés: South Seas; Whaling

Burchell, W.J.

Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa Vol. I & II

Batchworth Press 1953 xxix, [1], 381, 3; xvi, 473, [1], portrait frontises, 15 b/w plates, 96 b/w illus to text, 2 folding maps. . HB. 2 vols, orig. cloth, gilt titles to spine. Top edge tinted, other edges uncut. From the library of British entomologist D.J. Greathead (1931-2006). Vg.. Reprinted from the original edition of 1822-24 with some additional material and with an introduction by the British social anthropologist Isaac Schapera (1905-2003). William John Burchell (1781-1863) was an English explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist, and author. He arrived in South Africa in 1810 leaving Cape Town in June 1811. During his exploration of South Africa he travelled 7000 km over unexplored terrain, collecting over 50,000 natural historyspecimens. This jouney is documented in this publication..

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N° du livre: S57715

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration,Travel

Mots-clés: Africa; Exploration; Southern Africa

Burton, J.F.; Davis, J. (Illus)

Downland Wildlife: A Naturalist's Year in the North and South Downs

George Philip 1992 187, [5], col illis. 253x200mm. HB. Vg in d/w. Burton's own copy with his address label to verso of front endpaper. John F. Burton is known as natural history writer and broadcaster at the BBC. His publications include 'Oxford Book of Insects', 'A Passion for Birds', and 'Grey Daggers and Minotaurs in Greenwich Park'.. . [9780540012596]

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N° du livre: S30123

Catalogue: Travel & Local Natural History,Travel & Local Natural History

Mots-clés: England

Burton, J.F.; Davis, J. (Illus)

Downland Wildlife: A Naturalist's Year in the North and South Downs

George Philip 1992 187, [5], col illis. 253x200mm. HB. Vg in d/w.. . [9780540012596]

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N° du livre: S53906

Catalogue: Travel & Local Natural History,Travel & Local Natural History

Mots-clés: England

Burton, R.F.

The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A picture of exploration

Horizon Press 1961 xxiv, 412; vii, 468, 2 frontispieces, 10 full page illus, 22 b/w illus. . HB + Slipcase. 2 vols, 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt titles to spines. Vg in slightly worn d/ws (spines slightly faded), some light marginal spotting and occasional foxing. Slip case rubbed + lightly soiled.. Facsimile reprint of 1860 edition. Introduction by Alan Moorehead..

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N° du livre: S57800

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration,Travel

Mots-clés: Central Africa; Richard Burton; Travel Narrative

Busk, D.

The Fountain of the Sun: Unfinished Journeys in Ethiopia and the Ruwenzori

Max Parrish 1957 240, . . HB. Large 8vo (222x170mm), orig. cloth, spine faded. Vg. From the library of entomologist and traveller Guillaume Marie de Rougemont (1945-2020), who had a particular interest in Ethiopia, with his bookplate.. Accounts of travels in Ethiopia and the Ruwenzori Mountains..

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N° du livre: S54164

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration,Travel

Mots-clés: Ethiopia

Buxton, J.; Lockley, R.M. (Eds)

Island of Skomer: A Preliminary Survey of the Natural History of Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire undertaken for the West Wales Field Society

Staples Press 1950 164, frontis, b/w plates, 3 folding maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg.. 1st edition. Frontispiece by C.F. Tunnicliffe..

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N° du livre: S54092

Catalogue: Travel & Local Natural History,Travel & Local Natural History

Mots-clés: Island Natural History; Skomer; Pembrokeshire; Wales; Britain