Thornton, Edward:

A Little Book Of Birds: The Little Big Books.

London, Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1927 Small Hard Cover, illust paper covered bds, blue with yellow/red/green bird pattern, Good, rubbed with spine loose inside book, colour frontis. with further b/w illust.s, pp60, ffep poss. missing. Stories include: The Water Babies; Chatterbox; Little Blue Cap; The Incubator Birch; A Great Adventure; Sukey; Learning to Fly.

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Book number: 9941

Catalogue: natural history

Keywords: bird birds stories short stories Little Big Books children's partridge parrot thrushes lark tom tits starling moorhens

Trepp, W.:

Protected Alpine Plants in The Grisons. Flore Alpine Protegee Aux Grisons.

Canton Des Grisons, 1964 Paperback cream wraps, VG, contents clean and tight, text in English and French, unpag., colour plates and b/w drawings, includes loose "Loi sur la protection des plantes et des champignons 1975"

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Book number: 13400

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Alpine plants Flore alpine Grisons law wild flowers mountain protection Plant Protection Law 1963 Swiss Switzerland habitat Latin designation champignons pastures flora

Tryon, Aylmer Illust. by Rodger McPhail:

Kingfisher Mill.

London, Collins, 1985 Oversized Hard cover with unclipped dust jacket and bds completely enclosed in protective film, not a lib. book, Nr Fine, beautifully illustrated endpapers, contents fine and tight with drawings by McPhail, pp95. "..the story of a small paradise on the banks of the River Avon where the author has restored a mill house, old enough to appear in the Domesday Book, and created a watery world of infinite charm."

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Book number: 13764

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Natural History River Avon nature mill house wildlife natural world kingfisher sparrow-hawk crayfishing truffle hunt bee-keeping anecdote Rodger McPhail seasons year 0002175282

Tyrrell, Marla Illust. by Eileen A Soper:

Babies Of The Woods.

London, Blackie & Son Limited, no date Small Hard Cover, pict. paper covered bds, approx. 6" x 4.5", some rubbing at edges and corners, spine paper missing, light pencil scribbles to upper bd, no d/w, attractive b/w endpapers, lovely colour and b/w plates through text by Eileen Soper, faint crease down centre of pge 8, neat name and date (1955) to ffep, pp60

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Book number: 12057

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: nature young children childrens Eileen A Soper woodland animals creatures wren dunnock badgers squirrels 0000000000

Vevers, Gwynne Illust. by Colin Threadgall:

Animal Disguises: The Bodley Head Young Naturalists.

London, The Bodley Head, 1980 1st Ed., Hard cover glazed pictorial bds, Good-, flim to covers chipped away at top front edge and spine tip, lib. label to spine with discol. tape, school lib. labels and stamps to front pastedown and ffep, pencil no. to title verso, contents clean and tight with some handling wear, pp24.

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Book number: 13686

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: animal disguise Bodley Head Young Naturalists Colin threadgall tiger chameleons leaf fishes plover stick insects spider crabs Io sild moth arctic hare tree frogs camouflage children's nature natural 037030246X

Vollmar, Dr Fritz (Ed. by):

The Ark Under Way. Second Report Of The World Wildlife Fund 1965 - 1967.

WWF, no date Paperback, glossy green covers with panda to upper wrap, VG++, contents clean and bright, front hinge pulling away from text block, pp321, faint foxing to page edge blocks, with b/w photographic illust.s. The second report covering work of the fund, achievements and projects that have been supported between 1965 and 1967.

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Book number: 9947

Catalogue: natural history

Keywords: World Wildlife Fund ark report 1965-1967 charity work achievements projects

Vollmar, Dr Fritz (Ed. by):

World Wildlife Yearbook 1969.

Switzerland, WWF, 1969 Paperback, glossy green covers with panda to upper wrap, VG++, contents fine, clean and bright, pp343, faint foxing to page edge blocks, with b/w photographic illust.s. The Yearbook of 1969 covering work of the fund, achievements and projects that have been supported in this period.

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Book number: 9948

Catalogue: natural history

Keywords: World Wildlife Fund yearbook 1969 charity work achievements projects

Vollmar, Dr Fritz (Ed. by):

World Wildlife Yearbook 1968.

Switzerland, WWF, 1968 Paperback, glossy green covers with panda to upper wrap, VG++, contents fine, clean and bright, pp319, faint foxing to page edge blocks, with b/w photographic illust.s. The Yearbook of 1968 covering work of the fund, achievements and projects that have been supported in this period.

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Book number: 9950

Catalogue: natural history

Keywords: World Wildlife Fund yearbook 1968 charity work achievements projects

Vollmar, Dr Fritz (Ed. by):

World Wildlife Yearbook 1970-71.

Switzerland, WWF, 1971 Paperback, glossy green covers with panda to upper wrap, VG++, contents fine, clean and bright, pp300, faint foxing to page edge blocks, with b/w photographic illust.s. The Yearbook of 1970-71 covering work of the fund, achievements and projects that have been supported in this period.

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Book number: 9951

Catalogue: natural history

Keywords: World Wildlife Fund yearbook 1968 charity work achievements projects

Wagner, Richard transl. by G. S.:

Stories From Natural History.

London, Macmillan And Co., Limited, 1904 1st Ed., stamped possibly 'Presentation Copy' to edge of title and contents pge with blind stamp, green cloth bds with black camel to upper bd and titles, spine age-darkened, a few light general marks otherwise Good, spine tips rubbed, neat inscript. to ffep, prev. owners name stamp to front pastedown and ffep, contents nice and tight with occas. age marks, b/w illustrations throughout, pp177 + Adverts to rear.

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Book number: 14081

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: natural history children stories sponge rabbit sheep robins cotton earthworm field cricket chalk stags fawn deer bread crow cockchafer earthenware hare horn kitten polar bear sugar goose toad gnat fox

Wayre, Philip:

Wind In The Reeds.

London, Collins, 1965 Signed by author to ffep, Hard Cover green cloth bds, very sl. fading to top edge otherwise Nr Fine, in yellow dust jacket, faded at spine, a little edgewear, some marking and age-speckling, crease to top rear corner, pp255, contents clean and tight with many b/w photographic plates.

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Book number: 13955

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Signed natural history wildlife photographs naturalist birds Gyr Falcon geese Eagle owl golden eagle otters foxes badgers roe deer Sun Bear Norfolk Wildlife Park

Welsh, Mary Illust. by Joy Hindmarch Foreword by A Wainwright:

A Naturalist's Guide To Lakeland Waterfalls Throughout the Year.

Westmorland Gazette, 1985 1st Ed. pbk, glossy cream covers with map to rear, Good, small crease to rear btm corner and light crease along part of leading edge and corner of upper wrap, contents clean and tight with lovely drawings by Joy Hindmarch, light crease to leading edge continues to pge 44.

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Book number: 13760

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: naturalist natural history waterfalls Lake District Lakeland Coniston Staveley Grasmere Dockernook Gill Lingcove Beck Esk Falls Tarn Beck Buckbarrow Grassguards Scale Skelwith Dungeon Ghyll Rowantree 0902272616

White, Gilbert:

The Natural History of Selborne.

London, Walter Scott Ltd, no date Hard cover green cloth bds, small stain patch to upper bd, gilt patterining to corners, gilt lettering to upper bd and spine, Good, contents nice and tight, pp366 +adverts, pge edges tanned, occas. age-spotting to text, neat name label to front pastedown.

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Book number: 10790

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Selborne Richard Jefferies natural history naturalist Thomas Pennant letters Hon. Daines Barrington birds Quadrupeds insects vermes vegetables meteorological observations 0000

White, Gilbert Illust. by Claire Oldham Ed. and Intro. by James Fisher:

The Natural History of Selborne.

London, The Cresset Press, 1947 Hard cover dark blue cloth bds, Poor, upper bd very bowed and creased with some darker staining, gilt titles to upper bd and spine, spine faded, rear bd has darker staining, front endpapers and frontis. wavy, contents flat, clean and tight with lovely wood engravings by Claire Oldham, pp296, prev. owners name label to front pastedown and pen and ink name to ffep, a sound reading copy, no dust jacket.

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Book number: 14117

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Selborne natural history Claire Oldham James Fisher village Thomas Pennant Daines Barrington poems poetry verse letters wildlife nature birds fauna flora species

Williamson, Henry:

Salar The Salmon.

London, Faber And Faber, 1945 Hard cover blue cloth bds, Good, unclipped d/w, Good-, some edgewear, chipped at spine ends, some age-browning and a little soiling, contents clean and tight, pp186, prev. owners address label to front pastedown.

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Book number: 9451

Catalogue: natural history

Keywords: Salar Salmon natural history river wildlife countryside