SMITH, L.P.

SEASONABLE WEATHER.

London. George Allen & Unwin, 1968., Very interesting survey of weather from about 1850 to 1967, with anecdotes, traditional sayings & folklore. Pages & photographs from "Weather Lore" by John Willis included. He not only kept records of temperature, rainfall & sunshine for many years, but also photographed the same flowers in the ground, and twigs on a tree, on the same day each year. 147 pages, illustrated with about 130 small b. & w. photographs on 44 pages, & 8 full page black & white photographs. No d./w. Slightly bumped on corners of boards, back cover slightly faded, o./w. contents clean & near fine. 10" x 7½". 1968

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Book number: 3360

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: weather seasons snow rain sunshine farming folklore

SMITH, R. WEBSTER.

THE WORLD IN THE PAST. A popular account of what it was like & what it contained.

London. Frederick Warne, 1926., First edition. One of the "Wayside and Woodland " series. 355 pages. 266 photographs, 73 of them in colour. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks, but top is slightly dusty. Errata slip tipped in. Red cloth cover is near fine, but spine is faded. 16cm. x 12cm. 1926

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Book number: 8152

Catalogue: Natural History & Resources

Keywords: Diplodocus Stegosaurus Iguanodon Triceratops Dinosaurs

SOPER,TONY.

BIRDWATCH.

Exeter, Devon. Web & Bower, 1982., Illustrated by Robert Gillmor. 208 pages, including a list of British & Irish birds, and index. Photographs or illustrations on almost every page. 10" x 7½". Near fine, in near fine d./w. ISBN 0906671558. 1982

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Book number: 1347

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: birds birdwatchers ornithology twitchers

STEPHENS, DAVID

David Stephen's Guide To Watching Wild Life. How, where and when to watch.

London. Collins, 1973, Soft back, reprint, first published in this edition 1973. A guide to watching wild life in 4 ways,1) Mammals by day. 2) Birds by day. 3) Mammals by night. 4) Birds by night. 256 pages, many b./w. photographs & drawings. 17cm. x 11.5cm. Near fine laminated cover, contents near fine, no inscription or marks. ISBN 0001033239. 1973

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Book number: 6568

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: animal bird mammal ornithology wildlife polecat

STEPHENS, WILSON. (EDITOR) AND ILLUSTRATED BY BIRO, B.S.

THE FIELD BEDSIDE BOOK.

London. Collins, 1967., 255 pages. Divided into the 12 months of the year, each one illustrated with pleasant black & white drawings by Biro. Contents near fine but inscribed 'To Mother from Freda & Harold.' on front end page. Near fine navy blue cover with gilt lettering. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (25/- ie.£1.25) but that corner pf the d./w. has been creased & folded under. 22 cm. x 14.5 cm. 1967

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Book number: 7037

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: countryside farming ghillies fishing farmer

SUTTON, CATHERINE G.

THE IRISH WOLFHOUND.

Queniborough, Leics. K.& R. Books, 1975., 'The Dog Owner's Library.' The author & her husband were organizers of the Windsor & Richmond Dog Show. 79 pages plus 14 pages of champions, kennels, & bibliography. 7 colour & 26 b./ w. photographs, plus 7 illustrations in text. Near fine, no inscriptions or marks. Near fine d./w. but its price clipped. 7½" x 5". ISBN 090326403X 1975

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Book number: 725

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Wolfhound dogs champion Crufts canine kennels hound

SVENDSEN, ELISABETH D.

DONKEY'S YEARS.

London. Whittet Books, 1986., Dr. Svendsen founded the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon in 1969. This charity not only rescues donkeys in this country, (in 1996 they'd taken 6,750 into care!) they also send mobile clinic vans to the poorest areas of the world, in countries such as Egypt, Equador, Etheopia, Kenya, Mexico, Peru & Spain. No charge is made for treating the donkeys as the owners are too poor. 95 pages. About 62 colour and black & white photographs. Laminated cover is near fine, priced on back £4.95. Contents are near fine, no inscription or marks. 25.25cm. x 19.5cm.

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Book number: 7933

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: 5745b donkey sanctuary Sidmouth donkeys

TALBOT-PONSONBY, LIEUT.- COLONEL J. A. (EDITED BY)

THE HORSEMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK.

London. B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1964, ..miscellany containing 26 lighthearted essays ...contributed by ..equestrian writers." 224 pages. Illustrated with about 60 b./ w photographs, plus many drawings & diagrams. 9" x 6". Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is near fine, except slightly worn on top of & on side of spine, not price clipped, 30s. (or £1.50). D./w. designed by Joan Wanklyn & illustrated with her very attractive painting of horses heads on front & back. 1954

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Book number: 3726

Catalogue: Fiction / Natural History

Keywords: hunting horses ponies pony stage coach coaching show jumping racing point-to-point jockey foxhunting polo foal stables horse

THOMPSON, SHIRLEY AND RICHARDSON, PHIL.

BAT CONSERVATION. Project Book.

London. Headway / Hodder & Stoughton, 1993., Softback. 32 pages. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs & drawings. 27.5cm. x 21.25cm. ISBN 0340572566. 1993

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Book number: 7493

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: bat bats conservation horseshoe bats

TINBERGEN, N.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN ANIMALS. With Special Reference to Vertebrates.

London. The Scientific Book Club, 1965., Reprint. Second edition. First published by Methuen. 150 pages including bibliography & index. 8 b./w. photographs, and 50 line drawings. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but back is slightly foxed, and a small tear front top corner. 19.25cm.x 13cm. 1965

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Book number: 5617

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: animal birds fish bumblebees duck Tinbergen moths bee stickleback behaviour

TUNNICLIFFE, CHARLES F.

My Country Book." Written & Illustrated by C. F. Tunnicliffe.

London. The Studio, 1942., First edition. 95 pages, illustrated with 16 colour plates, and 82 in black & white. Near fine green cloth cover. Very good d./w., priced 15/- (75p.) except worn on corners, small tears top front corner and both back top corners, bottom of spine is worn, top of spine is torn & a 1cm.piece is missing from top. 25cm. x 19.25cm. 1942

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Book number: 8113

Catalogue: Natural History / Biography

Keywords: Charles Tunnicliffe nature Gawsworth Iona Hawks Falcons Redes Mere Silk-town Shire horse Goldsitch Moss Henry Williamson

VARIOUS AUTHORS.

FLORA AND SILVA. 1928-1937

London. Dulau & Co., 1928- 1937., 21 copies. All have stiff paper covers, starting with the first edition, but 15 copies from the 9 years are missing. The 21 copies I have are (1) Oct. 1928, Vol.1, number 1. / (2) July 1929, volume 1, number 4. / (3) #5. October 1929. Vol.11, number 1. / (4) #6. January 1930. Vol. 11 Number 2. / (5) #7. April 1930. Vol. 2, Number 3. / (6) #8. July 1930. Vol.11. Number 4. / (7) #9 Oct. 1930 Vol. 111, No. 1. (8) #10. Jan. 1931. Vol. 111. No. 2. (9) #12. July 1931.Vol. 111. No.4. (10) #13. October 1931, Vol.IV. No.1.(11) #14. January 1932, Vol. IV, No.2. (12) #16. July 1932. Vol. IV, No.4. NOTE ...all 8 copies from years1933 & 1934 are missing.. (13) #27. April 1935, Vol. VII, No.3. (14) #28. July 1935, Vol. VII. No.4. (15) #29. October 1935, Vol. VIII, No. 1. (16) #30. January 1936. Vol. VIII, No.2. (17) #31. April 1936, Vol. VIII, No.3. (18) #32. July 1936. Vol. VIII. No.4. (19) #33. October 1936. Vol. IX. No.1. (20) #34. January 1937. Vol. IX. No. 2. (21) #35. April 1937, Vol. IX, No.3. Contents of all 21 copies are near fine, but most covers are slightly bumped on edges, a bit dusty, & a few are slightly foxed on bottom edge. 1928

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Book number: 8409

Catalogue: Gardening / Natural History

Keywords: gardening natural history flowers plants trees bushes shrubs

VAVRA, ROBERT.

SUCH IS THE REAL NATURE OF HORSES.

Cologne, Germany. Evergreen/ Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, 1998., Hardback. Reprint. The real nature of horses. How they interact with each other, bond, fight and form herds etc. 238 pages. 345 colour photographs of horses.30cm. x 24cm. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription, but faintly marked on f.e.p. down the side of the hinge. D./w. has 3cm. tear top right corner o./w. near fine. ISBN 3822876224. 1979

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Book number: 7774

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: horse mare stallion foal colt Andalusian equestrian

VESEY-FITZGERALD, BRIAN.

THE BOOK OF THE HORSE.

London. Nicholson & Watson, 1946., A large, heavy, impressive book, with chapters on horses around the world, in agriculture, at war, in art, racing, hunting, driving & coaching, the different breeds of horses & ponies, etc. all written by authorities. 879 pages, including equine glossary, bibliographies & index. About 19 colour and 180 b./w. photographs. Contents are very good, no inscription or marks. The d./w. is badly worn & torn on edges but still about 95% complete, priced on flap 2 guineas, and that was in 1946 ! The d./w. was partially taped on the inside to help keep it together.10" x 7.5". 1946

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Book number: 5195

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: horse pony cavalry Percheron Shire horse Shetland ponies Exmoor New Forest

VESEY-FITZGERALD, BRIAN.

BRITISH BATS. A Field Study Books.

London. Methuen, 1949., Illustrated by E. A. R. Ennion with 4 colour plates, and b./w. line drawings. Ennion was Warden of Flatford Mill Field Centre. 61 pages. 21.5cm. x 17.25cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. slightly worn & torn front top corner, and 2.5cm. tear front bottom corner. 1949

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Book number: 8024

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: bats horseshoe bat pipistrelle