LEGGE, RAYMOND AND GILBERT, JOHN. (EDITORS)

THE COMPLETE AQUARIST'S GUIDE TO FRESHWATER TROPICAL FISHES.

N./A. Peter Lowe, 1976., Large size, heavy book, with advice on all aspects of fish-keeping, and a special colour section on aquatic plants. Near fine, no inscription, in slightly worn d./w. 249 pages including index. 430 colour photographs & drawings. ISBN 0856546119. 1976

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Book number: 5685

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: fish aquarium tropical freshwater fish

LEVIN, ANNA (EDITOR) & MANY OTHERS

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR. Portfolio 13.

London BBC Worldwide Ltd., 2003, A truly beautiful book. The photography is outstanding. Presented in association with BBC Wildlife Magazine, & Natural History Museum.160 pages. "This collection of more than 100 winning & commended images in the Wildlife Photographer Competion 2003 celebrates the beauty, wonder & importance of the natural world." 10¼" x 10¼". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £25.00 ISBN 0563487720. 2003

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Book number: 2810

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: photography wildlife natural history birds BBC animals conservation endangered species

LONG, WILLIAM J.

Whose Home Is The Wilderness.

Boston, U.S.A. Ginn & Company, 1907., Some Studies of Wild Animal Life." First edition. Frontispiece in colour and 10 full page b./w. illustrations, plus many small sketches & decorations of animals & birds scattered throughout in the chapter heads & tails and margins by Charles Copeland. Preface by author on pages xi-xviii. 230 pages. Contents clean except for inscription to Joyce Baron Read from her parents, Xmas 1909. Dark green cloth cover illustrated in black & gilt is very good but corners slightly worn. 1907.

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Book number: 8603

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: animals birds bears wolves William J. Long Joyce Baron Read

LYNE, MICHAEL

FROM LITTER TO LATER ON. A Puppy Progress book.

Saul, Gloucestershire. The Standfast Press, 1973, Lovely book about a rough haired terrier, & her litter of 4 puppies. The author, who is an artist, decided to keep a record of their lives from their birth with drawings in b./ w. & some sketches in colour. This was about 1945; the puppies grew, 3 went to new homes, the sketchbook was put away. Nearly 30 years later it was found and became material for this book. Approximately 90 pages, including about 50 pages of drawings. 12¼" x 8½". Near fine in dark green cloth with gold lettering on front & spine. D./w. would be near fine except its price clipped, has a 1" tear on bottom front edge, a tear on back bottom edge with a 1" x 1" triangle shaped piece missing, is slightly worn top & bottom of spine and on corners. ISBN 0950214841. 1973

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Book number: 2819

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Michael Lyne Standfast Press beagle terrier dogs

LYON, LT.-COL. W. E.

FIRST AID HINTS FOR THE HORSE OWNER. A Veterinary Note Book.

London. Collins, 1963., Eighth edition, first published by Constable in 1933. 151 pages. Illustrated by Humphrey Dixon with b./w. illustrations, some parts are highlighted with red. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Cover is very good. D./w. is worn, torn & chipped on edges, torn on corners, priced 15/-.

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Book number: 7928

Catalogue: Natural History / Medicine

Keywords: horse hunter veterinary lameness mare stallion first-aid

LYTHGOE, JOHN & GILLIAN.

FISHES OF THE SEA. The Coastal Waters of the British Isles, Northern Europe & the Mediterranean.

London. Blandford Press, 1971., Every species of fish that is likely to be found in the coastal waters of the Mediterranean, British Isles & Continental Europe.... biological details, distribution,food, breeding habits etc." 320 pages. 137 colour photographs, and 75 b./ w., plus many outline drawings within text. 9" x 6¼". Near fine except top & bottom of spine & corners slightly bumped. Near fine d./w. but price clipped, with Blandford price label £4.50 added, & a tiny nick on bottom front edge. ISBN 0713705396. 1971

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Book number: 3850

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Pryke fish fishing sea natural history marine ocean waters Mediterranean

MAETERLINCK, MAURICE.

The Life of the Bee" Works of Maurice Maeterlinck.

London. George Allen & Unwin, 1946., Translated from the French by Alfred Sutro. First published 1901, this is the one hundred and fifth thousand. 306 pages. 17cm. x 11cm. Previous owners name o./w. contents clean & near fine. D./w. slightly worn on edges, the top 2.5cm of spine is missing and its slightly soiled & rubbed on the back, o./w. near fine. Green cover is very attractive, with gilt lettering and decoration on front and spine. 1946

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Book number: 8315

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: bee bees hive honey apiary bumblebee

MAJOR, ALAN P.

COAST, ESTUARY and SEASHORE LIFE.

London. John Gifford, 1973., The flowers, grasses, birds, insects & marine life which can be seen on Great Britain's beaches & estuaries Many line drawing illustrations by Barbara Prescott, & about 19 colour photographs on 8 pages. 256 pages. 8.75" x 5.5". Ends of spine & corners bumped. Top of pages dusty & slightly marked. Owner's name on f.e.p. '190' is written in tiny writing in red ink on b.e.p., o./w. very good. D./w. slightly worn on corners o./w. near fine. ISBN 0707700038. 1973

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Book number: 981

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: coastal beach marine life shells molluscs

MALLINSON, R.F.A. AND GRUGEON, ROLAND.

TIMBER TRADE PRACTICE.

London. Cleaver-Hume Press, Ltd., 1953., Second edition, revised and enlarged. No d./w. 325 pages including index & a list of reference books, plus 4½ pages of advertisments. 17 maps and diagrams. In a band, on the inside of the back cover, are 6 contract forms. These are all present & near fine; 2 were printed on the back of another, making 4 sheets. Near fine in brown cloth binding, gold lettering. 22cm. x 14cm. 1953

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Book number: 1969

Catalogue: Business & Economics / Natural History

Keywords: timber wood trees forestry softwoods hardwoods

MARRIOTT, PAUL J. (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)

Red Sky at Night Shepherd's Delight ? Weather Lore of the English Countryside.

Duns Tew, Oxford. Sheba Books, 1981., 1900 Sayings Explained and Tested." Signed on title page by author, a meteorologist. 376 pages, including bibliography & index. Illustrated with old engravings & prints. Near fine but navy cover slightly, faintly marked. Near fine d./w. which isn't price clipped (£9.90), but on inside is a faint damp mark, this is only visible on outside on back top edge. 9½" x 6¼". ISBN 0950573051. 1981

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Book number: 1247

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: weather thunder storm rain snow frost fog

MARSHALL, MICHAEL W.,

TYNE WATERS. A RIVER & ITS SALMON.

London. H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1992., How the River Tyne went from being a great salmon river to such dirty water, so polluted in the 19th C. that it was described as ' A channel for industrial & domestic waste.' After a massive clean up in the 1950's the salmon have returned, trout too, an amazing turnabout ! 9½" x 7¼". 160 pages, including bibliography,' where to fish', & index. Maps & over 100 engravings & photographs. Bottom of spine slightly bumped o./w. near fine. D./w. near fine, not price clipped. Original bill enclosed for £18.99. ISBN 0854931953. 1992

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Book number: 907

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: salmon River Tyne trout water Newcastle-on-Tyne Northumberland pollution conservation June76

MARTIN, W. KEBLE.

OVER THE HILLS.

London. Michael Joseph, 1968., Autobiography of the vicar who wrote & illustrated the "Concise British Flora." (It was published when he was 88 years old.) 3rd impression, first published July 1968. 173 pages including index. 27 b./w. photographs and many botanical drawings by the author. 8¾" x 5¾". Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is near fine but price clipped, corners & edges slightly bumped, a few faint spots of foxing on inside but not visible from outside. 1968

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Book number: 4599

Catalogue: Natural History / Biography

Keywords: wild flower plants flowers Radley Cottage Dartington Moberly Torrington Stidston Powderham

MATTHEWS, G.V.T. AND OGILVIE, M.A. (EDITORS)

WILDFOWL 25.

Slimbridge. The Wildfowl Trust Slimbridge, 1974., Softback. 176 pages, illustrated with black & white photographs, and line drawings by Peter Scott, Paul Johnsgard, and others. Contents near fine, no inscription. Stiff card cover very good but edges slightly worn. Printed price £2.00. 1974

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Book number: 8143

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Peter Scott Slimbridge wildfowl geese Borough Fen Eider ducks Shovelers Smew Tern

MATTHEWS, G.W.T. AND OGILVIE, M.A. (EDITORS.)

WILDFOWL 26

Slimbridge. Wildfowl Trust Slimbridge, 1975., 176 pages, illustrated with b./w. photographs, diagrams & b./w. line drawings by Peter Scott, Joe Blossom & Carol Ogilvie. 24.25cm. x 15cm. Cover & contents near fine. 1975

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Book number: 8144

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: wildfowl duck geese eider teal

MATTHEWS, G. V.T. AND OGILVIE, M.A. (EDITORS)

WILDFOWL 27

Slimbridge. Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, 1976, 176 pages, with black & white photographs & diagrams, and line drawings by Peter Scott, Robert Gillmor, Paul Johnsgard and M.J.S. Mackenzie. Contents clean & near fine, card cover is very good but slightly rubbed on back. 24.25cm. x 15.5cm. Priced £2.75. 1976

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Book number: 8147

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: wildfowl geese duck swan Brent geese Eiders Greylags Barnacle Geese