Gurney, Robert:

Trees Of Britain.

London, Faber And Faber, 1958 1st Ed., Hard cover with bds and dust jacket completely enclosed in protective film, Good, ffep is half stuck down to front pastedown, usual lib. markings, no. label to base of spine, contents clean and tight with b/w illustrations, leading pge edge block age-marked, pp228. A sound ref. copy.

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Book number: 14575

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: trees Britain woods forests identification gymnosperms conifers ginkgoaceae taxaceae pinaceae angiosperms braod leaved trees poplar willows fagaceae elms oak chestnut bay box mulberry walnut birch yew

Hamilton, Thomas 6th Earl of Haddington Professor M L Anderson (Ed.):

Forest Trees: Some Directions About Raising Forest Trees.

London, Thomas Nelson And Sons Ltd, 1953 1st Ed., green cloth bds, VG, gilt lettering to spine, bds v. sl. bowed, no d/w, contents nice and tight, v. occas. annotation to text, lovely wood cuts by Miss Helen Monro, name neatly cut away from top of title pge, pp95. A nice sound ref. copy.

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Book number: 11482

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: trees arboriculture forest tree oak beech elm ash walnut chesnut horse chesnut plain hornbeam black cherry quick beam laburnum maple lime hasel alder poplar abele aspin willow evergreens yew cedar 000000000

Harvey, Graham:

The Forgiveness Of Nature. The Story of Grass.

London, Jonathan Cape, 2001 1st ED., Hard cover green cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, v. small dint to rear spine hinge otherwise Near Fine, unclipped d/w, Near Fine, contents clean and tight, pges v. sl. tanned (this could be their original colour), no names, inscriptions etc... pp372.

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Book number: 12672

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: grass nature Britain's grasslands grassland trade farming Tudor countryside parks lawns cricket rugby turf pastures fields 0224060473

Harvey, Kate and E. J. S. Lay Illust. by Raymond Sheppard, A G Stubbs and F W Frohawk:

My Book of Insects, Seashore Animals and Fish.

London, Macmillan And Co. Ltd, 1944 Limp cloth wraps, Good-, illustrations to front and rear by Raymond Sheppard, middle string to spine broken, a little rubbing to leading edge, crease to lower upper corner and top rear corner, contents clean and tight, lovely colour plates to centre, some top pge corners turned, pp127, neat name and address to inside upper wrap, pencil name and address to title.

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Book number: 12582

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Raymond Sheppard A G Stubbs F W Frohawk insects seashore animals fish Macmillan's Easy Study Series butterflies moths beetles bees wasps scavengers pond garden insects sea fresh water fish habits

Hayward, Peter J.:

Seashore. New Naturalist No. 94.

London, Harpercollins, 2004 1st ED., New Naturalist No. 94, hard cover book with d/w, New, never been read or looked at condition, beautiful glossy cover.

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Book number: 9877

Catalogue: natural history

Keywords: New Naturalist No. 94 Seashore Robert Gilmour natural history 0002200309

Hickin, Norman E.:

African Notebook: The Notes of a Biologist in East Africa.

London, Hutchinson, 1969 SIGNED by author to ffep, 1st Ed., hard cover green cloth bds, slight fading to lower edge and around spine base tips otherwise VG, in film-enclosed dust jacket (not a lib book), small closed tear with creasing to btm rear edge, tiny closed tear to top rear edge, mark to top upper corner, Good+, contents fine and tight, pp160. Chapters include: Lions of the Serengeti; Caddises and Crocodiles; Fishes in Uganda; Flowers of Forest, Field and Water; The Natural History of Disease; Notes on Game; The Impact of Birds; Rhino; Elephant; Insect Life and River Kagera.

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Book number: 14256

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: East Africa natural history notebook biologist flora fauna species insects snails disease scientist East African Fisheries Research Organisation lions serengeti caddises crocodiles Kazinga Murchison 090989805

Higgins, Lionel G. and Norman D. Riley Illust. by Brian Hargreaves:

A Field Guide To The Butterflies of Britain and Europe.

London, Collins, 1977 Hard cover green cloth bds, gilt titles and butterfly to spine, a light mark or two otherwise VG, unclipped dust jacket, completely enclosed in protective film (not a lib. bk), wavy, VG-, colour butterflies to endpapers, contents sound and tight, over 760 bright colour paintings by Brian Hargreaves, very slight light stain to top of plates near spine hinge, pp381, a nice sound ref. copy.

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Book number: 15289

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: butterflies Britain British Europe European field guide identification Brain Hargreaves species subspecies size markings characters flight months habitat food plants altitude range distribution rarity 0002191989

Hillstead, A. F. C. Illust. by Peter Lucas:

The Young Naturalists Discover Spring.

London, Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1949 1st Printing, Hard cover red cloth bds, Good, a little fading, four tiny indents to upper bd, clipped d/w, Good-, contents clean and bright, pp210, neat inscript. to top of ffep. The first volume in the series for young people who have a love of natural history.

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Book number: 11206

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: natural history British Isles children biology seasons birds tadpoles Fothergill's Mr Holmes insects weather plants fauna flora Spring 000000000

House, Andrew and Owen Mitchell:

A Birdwatcher's Guide to Pagham Harbour, Medmerry and Selsey Bill.

Friends of Pagham Harbour, 2017 Pbk, card wraps, Nr Fine, contents fine and tight, many colour plates, maps, pp150. "The essential guide to the birds and sites of Pagham Harbour and Medmerry RSPB Nature Reserves and the Selsey Bill area.... Covers all the sites of the area in detail with information on how to get there, the best times to visit and what species occur, and when, essential for planning a birding trip".

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Book number: 15305

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Pagham Harbour Medmerry RSPB reserves Selsey Bill Peninsula birds birding ornithology species wildlife bird-watcher guide

Hume, Rob:

Usborne Guide To Birds of Britain & Europe.

London, Usborne Publishing Ltd, 1981 Pbk, spine a little faded otherwise VG+, contents fine and tight, pp128. "This book is a selective, practical and clear guide to bird identification.... it covers the species you are most likely to see... it provides the information essentila to accurate identification...the illustrations and text for each species are contained on a single page."

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Book number: 15311

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Usborne guide birds identification species common identifying bird character childrens habitat breeding voice flight when seen breeds ornithology 0860204944

Hyde, George E:

British Moths Book 2. A fully illustrated introduction to some of the species found in the British Isles.

Norwich, Jarrold Colour Publications, 1974 Pbk, stapled, price label to top upper wrap, VG, contents clean and tight with 40 colour and occas. b/w plates, unpaginated.

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Book number: 14823

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: moths British Isles identification caterpillars reference species Book 2 Ermine Burnet Leopard Tiger Lappet 0853064687

James, N. D. G.:

A Book of Trees: An Anthology of Trees and Woodlands.

England, The Royal Forestry Society, 1973 1st Ed., Hard cover olive green cloth bds, Nr Fine, gilt lettering to spine, bds bowed, in Good- d/w, light surf. soiling, one or two small closed tears, contents fine and tight, neat name to top of title, pp212. An anthology collected from different centuries and different countries.

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Book number: 11486

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: trees planting woodlands harvesting anthology Hesiod Virgil Hiley Evelyn Strutt Hadfield Edlin Jefferies Housman arboriculture Rider Haggard Wordswoth Loudon Kipling Douglas Dryden Boulger W Turner 0904028003

Jenkins, Eveline A.:

Some Welsh Fungi: A Guide to the Collection of Models in the Department of Botany.

Cardiff, The National Museum of Wales, 1948 Blue/green pbk, Good, corners a little furled, small green no. label to btm front corner, stapled, Totley Thornbridge College stamp to front and title pges, contents clean and tight, b/w drawings of fungi on each pge, pp50.

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Book number: 14700

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Welsh fungi Wales collection guide models department botany National museum of Wales descriptions drawings agaricaceae gilled Polyporaceae Clavariaceae Tremellinaceae Gasteromycetes Ascomycetes

Jennings, Terry:

The World of the Hedge.

London, Faber and Faber, 1978 1st Ed., Hard cover glossy pictorial bds, VG+, no dust jacket, no inscriptions, contents clean and tight, b/w plates, a little foxing to leading pge edge block, pp132. Chapters include: Hedgerows Yesterday and Today; Hedgerow Plants; The Bird Life of Hedgerows; Mammalso of the Hedgerow; Amphibians and Reptiles; Invertebrates in Hedgerows; The Future of Hedgerows; Sudying a Hedgerow; Further Reading and Information.

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Book number: 15144

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: hedgerows natural history study history plants birds mammals amphibians reptiles invertebrates future studying hedgerow reading information nature wildlife teaching botany 0571111793

Jespersen, Poul:

The Breeding Birds of Denmark With Special Reference to Changes During the Last Century.

Copenhagen, Munksgaard, 1946 Pbk, almost VG, a little wear to wrap edges in places, contents fine and tight, pp79.

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Book number: 14504

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: birds ornithology Denmark breeding birds passeriformes piciformes cuculiformes coraciiformes apodiformes caprimulgiformes strigiformes falconiformes pelecaniformes anseriformes ciconiiformes gruiforme