VESEY-FITZGERALD, BRIAN

THE DOMESTIC DOG. An Introduction to its History.

London. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1957, First edition. "... traces the domestic dog from prehistoric times through to its present position, as household companion and pet." 226 pages including bibliography & index. 56 b./w. photographs on 32 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (30s or £1.50) but edges worn, & bottom inch of spine is missing. 1957

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Book number: 5970

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: dog canae Crufts puppy bitch canine

VEVERS, H.G.

THE BRITISH SEASHORE.

London. Scientific Book Club/ Routledge & Kegan Paul, c. 1956., First published by Routledge & priced 10s./6d. 160 pages. Well illustrated with 8 b./w. plates, and 80 figures. Not dated, but in the bibliography is a book dated 1954. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is slightly worn on corners & edges, and torn on front bottom edge. 22cm. x 14cm. 1956

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Book number: 8026

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: seashore fish shellfish rock pools sea marine

VOOUS, PROFESSOR K.H.

ATLAS OF EUROPEAN BIRDS.

London. Nelson, 1960., First U.K. edition, published first in the Netherlands. Preface by Sir A. Landsborough Thomson. 284 pages. 419 maps, 355 gravure plates and index of Latin & English names. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is torn on top & bottom of spine, slightly worn & torn on edges & corners, o./w. very good, priced 70/- (£3.50). 14" x 10.5" Heavy. 1960

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Book number: 5869

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: bird atlas ornithology heron crow finch hawk map seabird wader waterbirds songbird

WALKER, WINIFRED.

All The Plants Of The Bible.

London. Lutterworth Press, 1958., Second impression. Natural history of the Bible as seen by a botanist and artist, illustrating the flowers, fruits, trees, shrubs and herbs mentioned in the Bible. 244 pages. Frontispiece in colour and 114 b./w. (monochrome) plates. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced 25s. (£1.25) 9.5" x 6.25 1958

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Book number: 6073

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Bible flower fruit tree shrub herb

WALLEN, MARTIN.

FOX.

London. Reaktion Books, 2006., Ex Library. Softback. Interesting account of the fox, from many sources & different points of view. 206 pages. Over 100 illustrations in colour and black & white, with photographs, paintings & prints. Near fine apart from library marks, in near fine stiff card cover. Priced on back £12.95 19cm. x 13cm. ISBN 1861892977. 2006

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Book number: 7035

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: fox vulpe vixen fox-hunting

WEIGHTMAN, GAVIN AND BIRKHEAD, MIKE.

CITY SAFARI. Wildlife in London.

London. Book Club Associates / Baker Mahaffy Ltd., 1986., About the animals, birds and insects that have been found in London. More than 100 different species of fish have been found in the Thames since the sewers were cleaned up. 175 pages, well illustrated with colour & b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. 1986

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Book number: 6840

Catalogue: Natural History & Resources

Keywords: animals birds insects wildlife London Richmond Hyde Park Greenwich Thames

WEST, STANLEY.

The Book Of Dogs.

London. Alexander Ouseley Ltd., no date, Photographs by Walter Guiver. Foreword by Jerrold Vassall Adams. Not dated but going by ladies fashions probably from late thirties. 445 pages. Over 300 brown & white photographs. Cloth cover is very good. Contents are clean but inscription in front, f.f.e.p. seems to have been removed, & front hinge has started to split, but cotton lining still intact. 1936

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Book number: 6166

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: dogs puppies canine breeds

WHITFIELD, DR. PHILIP. ( CONSULTANT EDITOR.)

LONGMAN ILLUSTRATED ANIMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA.

London. Guild Publishing, 1986, Reprint, first published 1984. A really impressive, interesting reference book, the illustrations in colour are beautiful. 600 pages including classification. In 5 parts, 1) Mammals by Dr. D. M. Stoddart, painted by Graham Allen & Dick Twinney. 2) Birds by I. C. J. Galbraith, painted by Michael Woods. 3) Reptiles, and 4) Amphibians by Prof. Brian Cox, painted by Alan Male. 5) Fishes by Alwyne Wheeler, painted by Colin Newman. Nearly 2000 creatures beautifully illustrated in colour. 29.5 cm. x 23.5 cm. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. near fine but edges slightly bumped. Heavy. 1986

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Book number: 6989

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: reference animals mammals fishes fish birds amphibians reptiles

WHITLOCK, RALPH.

COWLEAZE FARM.

London. Herbert Jenkins, n.d..c.1950, About the visits of 2 girls from London to the Whitlock family's Cowleaze Farm in Wiltshire. These visits were broadcast for children on the radio. "This book is an account of 12 of the first broadcast visits of the girls to my farm." 220 pages, illustrated in b. & w. by the author. No d./w. Pale grey cover is slightly worn, slightly marked, & spine is slightly faded. Although not dated it mentions the first broadcast had been in 1945, & it appears to be a first edition thus. 8.75" x 5.5". 1950.

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Book number: 3368

Catalogue: Children's / Natural History

Keywords: children Wiltshire farming Whitlock Cowleaze Farm

WIDDOWSON, R.W.

TOWARDS HOLISTIC AGRICULTURE. A Scientific Approach.

Oxford. Pergamon Press, 1987., Board covers. ".. a non-dogmatic textbbok... clearest, most accurate description of ..ecological alternative to intensive chemical farming.." (words from foreword by Lady Eve Balfour.) 187 pages. 17 b./ w. photographs on 10 pages, plus tables, diagrams, charts & figures. 9¼" x 6". Near fine but previous owner's name inside front cover has been crossed out. Spine may be faded from yellow to white, or perhaps it is a white spine. ISBN 0080342116. 1987

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Book number: 3046

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: holistic agriculture husbandry ecology organic farming crops horticulture nutrients ruminants cultivation pollution cereals livestock

WIDMER, JACK.

PRACTICAL HORSE BREEDING AND TRAINING.

New York. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942., Hardback. 115 pages. 46 b./w. photographs. No d./w. 9.5" x 8". End papers slightly soiled & cover slightly grubby, o./w. very good, no inscription & contents clean. 1942.

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Book number: 5500

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: horse stallion mare equine stable foal thoroughbred

YONGE, C. M.

THE SEA SHORE.

London. Collins, 1972, Reprint. 8th impression. New Naturalist Fontana paperback edition. 350 pages including glossary & index. 24 b./w. photographs. 88 figures, drawings, diagrams & maps. 18cm.x 10.5cm. Near fine, but previous owner's name on top of half-title page. Cover near fine, but edges of paper slightly browned. Priced on back 60p. 1972

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Book number: 6569

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: sea shore beach rock pool marine shellfish shore seaweed 5494 barnacle molluscs fish

YOUNG, EDWARD.

The Country Year, Month by Month. A Nature Watcher's Calendar & Field Guide.

London. Guild Publishing/George Philip, 1989., Divided into five sections, "woods & forests; fields and lanes; lakes and rivers; moors and heaths; coasts and estuaries." 256 pages, beautifully illustrated with watercolours by the author, and oolour photographs. Contents near fine, but d./w. is slightly worn on corners, and torn on spine. 1989

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Book number: 8085

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: countryside animals nature birds fish trees flowers hedges woods forests lakes rivers moors heaths coasts estuaries fields amphibian snakes