Ardley, Neil

Illustrated Guide to Birds and Bird Watching (Kingfisher)

Near fine/VGC. Kingfisher Books, 1980. First UK edition-first impression. Large format blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(very small tear, a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos, drawings, maps. Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 197pp including Foreword by Peter Olney(includes his printed signature), glossary, bibliography, index. Price clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book(approx 1. 2 Kg). Near Fine/Very Good. ISBN: 9780706360028

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Book number: 7415

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Attenborough, Sir David

The Life of Birds

Fine/Near fine. BBC Books, 1998. First edition-first printing. Large format red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of small nicks, scratches and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with many full colour photographs. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick/scratch inside the back cover, very small mark on the edge of the first blank page of the book. 320pp including Foreword, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book(approx 1. 3 Kg). Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780563387923

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Book number: 3936

Catalogue: Outdoors & Nature : Birdwatching

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Attenborough, David

The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth

Fine condition. William Collins, 2021. First UK edition-first printing of this new edition (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Green hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj (small crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Illustrated with colour photos. The book is new. 315pp including index. Price un-clipped. Book Description: Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. These adaptations can be truly extraordinary: fish that walk or lay eggs on leaves in mid-air; snakes that fly; flightless birds that graze like deer; and bears that grow hair on the soles of their feet. In The Living Planet, David Attenborough s searching eye, unfailing curiosity and infectious enthusiasm explain and illuminate the intricate lives of the these colonies, from the lonely heights of the Himalayas to the wild creatures that have established themselves in the most recent of environments, the city. By the end of this book it is difficult to say which is the more astonishing the ingenuity with which individual species contrive a living, or the complexity of their interdependence on each other and on the habitations provided by our planet. In this new edition, the author, with the help of zoologist Matthew Cobb, has added all the most up-to-date discoveries of ecology and biology, as well as a full-colour 64-page photography section. He also addresses the urgent issues facing our living planet: climate change, pollution and mass extinction of species. New/New. ISBN: 9780008477820

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Book number: 12156

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No Author

The Bird Watcher's Scrapbook: Extracts From The Encyclopedia of Birds

Fine/Near fine. Bloomsbury Books/Orion Books, 1984. First UK Orion edition. Large format tan hardback in fine condition, with Dj(small tear on the edges of the back Dj cover, a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with many colour photos, drawings, maps. Nice and clean pages as new with two small creases on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 260pp. Price clipped. Please note: This is oversized and heavy book (approx 1. 4 Kg). Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 7363

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No Author

The Complete Book of British Birds

Fine/Near fine. AA/RSPB, 1997. Reprinted. Large format pictorial hardback (small nick on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj (very small tear, a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos, drawings, maps. Nice and clean pages as new, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 384pp including Foreword by Magnus Magnusson, regional guides, helping the birds, indexes, complete birds checklist. Price clipped. Please note: This is oversized and very heavy book (approx. 1. 8 Kg). Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780861456635

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Book number: 7681

Catalogue: Outdoors & Nature : Birdwatching

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No Author

Navigation: An RYA Manual

GC plus. David and Charles, 1984. New edition. Large format paperback(some creases, nicks, ink marks and scratches on the cover and spine) in good condition plus. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos, drawings, diagrams, maps. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks, nicks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small creases, nicks and pencil marks impressions on the edges of the pages, previous owner's name and writting written on the edges of the first and last pages of the book. The book is in GC plus with light shelf wear. 159pp including List of illustrations, appendix: Navigations terms. Good. ISBN: 9780715386316

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Book number: 6341

Catalogue: Sports & Outdoors / Boating & Sailing

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Bailey, John

50 Fish to Catch Before You Die

VGC. Carlton Books, 2008. First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Large format green hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, small dent on the edges of the spine and cover) with Dj (some stains/watermarks inside the edges of the Dj cover, small tear, a couple of scratches, nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages but with some stain marks on the outer edges. The book is in VGC exempt for the stain marks. 223pp including Foreword, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book(approx 1. 2 Kg). Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9781847321190

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Book number: 10147

Catalogue: Sports & Outdoors / Hunting & Fishing

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Bailey, John

50 Fish to Catch Before You Die

Fine/Near fine. Carlton Books, 2008. First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Large format green hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, two small nicks on the edges of the spine and cover) in fine condition, with Dj(small ink mark inside the Dj cover, a couple of scratches, small nicks and crease on the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with a small crease on the edges of the pages, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the half-title page. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 223pp including Foreword, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book(approx 1. 2 Kg). Book Description: This is a stunning illustrated guide to the 50 greatest catches in world angling. It offers a fresh and unique approach to a popular pastime, written by celebrated and bestselling author John Bailey. It is written in a very accessible style with a global perspective to appeal to anglers throughout the world. It is complete with a foreword by fishing fanatic and Who Wants to be a Millionaire presenter Chris Tarrant. Aimed at the practical and armchair angler alike, this stunning illustrated title lists and explores 50 of the world's most amazing and challenging fish, offering an insight into each variety and revealing the skills and techniques required to catch them. Multi-layered in its scope and as much an aspirational travelogue as a source of helpful advice, this global exploration covers the world's best fishing in all forms of the sport - including still and running freshwater, estuaries, coastlines and open sea. Written by John Bailey, a celebrated and highly respected angling author, who has fished in over 60 countries and for thousands of species, the true hook with this title is its fresh and unique approach to a popular pastime which will appeal as much to the experienced fishermen, who may have already netted a number of the fish, as it will to those new to the sport who have dreams of catching them all. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781847321190

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Bailey, John

The Master Angler

Fine/Near fine. CollinsWillow, 1997. First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Large format green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(small scratches, nicks and crease on the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with many colour photographs, drawings. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 160pp including index. Price un-clipped. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780002187343

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Book number: 3938

Catalogue: Outdoors & Nature : Hunting & Fishing

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C. S. Bayne

Getting to Know Birds

VGC. Collins, 1945. First edition-2nd printing. Large format tan hardback(black lettering on the front cover and spine, small pen mark on the edges of the back cover, two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC, no Dj cover. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted on the outer edges, small colour marks, ink marks and foxing marks inside the front and back cover, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear. Illustrated by Ralston Gudgeon. 102pp. Very Good/No Dj Cover As Issued.

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Book number: 7906

Catalogue: Outdoors & Nature : Birdwatching

Bond, Bob

Handbook of Sailing (Pelham practical sports)

VGC. Pelham Books, 1985. First paperback edition-first impression. Large format paperback(small nicks and crease on the cover and spine) in VGC. Illustrated with many b/w photos, drawings, maps, diagrams, plans. Nice and clean pages with two small marks on the outer edges, a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages, previous owner's name written inside the edge of the front cover. 352pp including Appendix, glossary of terms, index. Heavy book. Very Good. ISBN: 9780720716443

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Book number: 6333

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Bonington, Sir Chris

Everest the Hard Way

VGC. Hodder & Stoughton, 1976. First UK edition. Large format blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, light shelf wear on the edges of the cover) with Dj(small tear, creases, nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with a b/w map of Everest inside the front and back cover, full colour, b/w photos, drawings, maps, tables. Nice and clean pages with a mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges, some foxing marks on the edges of the pages, foxing marks and slightly yellow inside the Dj cover, small mark on the back cover. The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear. Foreword by Lord Hunt. 239pp including List of illustrations, Appendices 1 to 11, index. A collectable first edition. Heavy book(approx. 1. 3 Kg). Review: The hard way up Everest is the steep, towering, unclimbable South West Face which has a 1000-foot band of bare rock and defied six expeditions. Until Bonlngton's 1975 crew attacked the Face, all others had been sidetracked at the last minute and taken one of the less difficult ridges. Even his 1972 group was turned back by monsoon weather. The success of the latest team seems to have been a surmounting of giant egos as well as impossible difficulties - but for all, including the reader, there are some walloping moments of undiluted joy, particularly when the first two team members straddle the small topmost ridge and take in the incredible sights - Everest's purple 200-mile shadow, black storm clouds rolling far below. (Think of sitting on a rock five miles straight up. ) Just as spellbinding are the hallucinations (?): an utter stranger watching a climber on the peak from a few feet away; the mind dividing in three, one part a guiding voice outside the climber; and similar psychic events. The elation of success is offset by the tragic loss of the expedition's cameraman, who gets lost in a sudden mist and is never seen again. Stripped, raw storytelling, with some humor; 125 pages of appendices about equipment. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780340208335

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Book number: 775

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Boulting, Ned

On the Road Bike: The Search For a Nation's Cycling Soul (Yellow Jersey Cycling Classics)

Near fine/VGC. Yellow Jersey Press, 2013. First UK edition-first printing (2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Red hardback (silver lettering to the spine) in near fine condition, with Dj (very small tear, small mark and some nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with a small nick and ink mark on the outer edges, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 292pp including List of illustrations. Price un-clipped. Near Fine/Very Good. ISBN: 9780224092081

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Book number: 11380

Catalogue: Sports & Outdoors

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Buchanan, George

The Boat Repair Manual (Pelham practical sports)

Near fine condition. Pelham, 1985. First UK edition-first printing. Large format dark blue hardback(silver and white lettering on the front cover and spine, two small nicks on the edges of the cover) with Dj(a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with many b/w photos, drawings, plans, designs, diagrams. Nice and clean pages as new but with two small marks and ink mark on the outer edges, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. Heavy book(approx 1. 7 Kg). 312pp including index. A collectable first edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780720715514

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Book number: 7545

Catalogue: Sports & Outdoors / Boating & Sailing

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Budiansky, Stephen

If a Lion Could Talk: How Animals Think

Fine/Near fine. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1998. First UK edition-first printing. Dark blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of scratches and small nicks on the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w drawing. The book is as new with a small crease and nick on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover. 246pp including Notes, bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780297819325

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Book number: 4570

Catalogue: Outdoors & Nature

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