ALFRED LEUTSCHER

Vivarium Life - a Manual on Amphibians, Reptiles and Cold-Water Fish.

London, Cleaver-Hume Press. 1952, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Humphrey Dakeyne. Book, Spine frayed at ends, marks on cover, writing on flyleaf. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005577

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Humphrey Dakeynenatural History Natural History

LUCY LYTTELTON (SELECTED)

A Book of Wild Things

London, T. Nelson & Sons. 0, Not Known. Decorative Cloth. Ill.: Seiko, Koson, Gekko, Kogio, Koto, Zeshin. Book, Gilt decorated red cloth. Anthology of prose & verse on wild birds & animals, with 7 of 8 very nice plates of birds & animals by Japanese artists. The front free endpaper, title page and frontispiece are all missing. Cloth badly stained, spine very worn, damp stain along top of pages up to an inch wide; some foxing. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002514

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Seiko, Koson, Gekko, Kogio, Koto, Zeshinanthology, Birds, Illustration, Japanese Illustrated

GAVIN MAXWELL

Ring of Bright Water

London, World Books / Reprint Society. 1961, Reprint. Hardcover. Book, Corners bit bruised; dustwrapper worn and creased top edge, split on fold; stamp on fore-edge. Illus. photos & drawings. Good/Fairly Good.

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Book number: 003874

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Autobiography Wild Life Otters Scotland Highlands Biography

DESMOND MORRIS

Catwatching

London, Ebury Press. 1994, New Edition. Paper Covered Boards, 9" x 10". Book, First published by Jonathan Cape. Full of colour photos and facts about cats, in question and answer form. Cover photo Adriano Bacchella, design David Fordham, picture research Nadine Bazar. Examines cats' behaviour in social & sexual life, displays of aggression & hunting skills; etc. First edition with photos. Heavy - may require extra shipping - feel free to enquire. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 002806

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Cats, Animals, Natural History

DHAN GOPAL MUKERJI

The Chief of the Herd

New York, E. P. Dutton. 1938, Eleventh Printing. Hardcover. Ill.: Mahlon Blaine. Book, Spine and parts of cover faded. Blue cloth decorated with elephant's heads. B/w illustrations. Elephants. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005686

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Mahlon Blainefiction India Elephants Vintage Fiction

ANDRO LINKLATER & OTHERS, ED. NANCY KOHLBERG & PHILIP KOPPER

Shetland Breeds: Little Animals- Very Full of Spirit, Ancient, Endangered & Adaptable

Maryland, Posterity Press (MD). 2003, First Edition ?. (ISBN: 1889274100) Hardcover. Book, "Ancient, endangered and adaptable" breeds of farm animal, only now found in Shetland. Illustrated. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 006385

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: 1889274100 Farm Animals Ponies Sheep Cows Agriculture

JOAN PALMER

Animals: All Famous - Mostly Friendly

Melksham, Wilts, Colin Venton. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0854750940) Hardcover. Book, Ends of spine slightly bumped, dustwrapper worn on edges. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 006271

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: 0854750940 Animals Celebrities Biography

GRACE POND

The Observer's Book of Cats

London, Frederick Warne. 1965, Revised Edition. Hardcover. Book, Dustwrapper price-clipped and quite badly foxed. Good/Fairly Good.

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Book number: 003849

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Cats Reference Animals Pets Observer Books

GENE STRATTON PORTER

Music of the Wild

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1915, Reprint. Hardcover. Book, Cloth faded, spine dark, hinges cracked, endpapers browned. Small format, grey cloth embossed with birds on branches. About natural sounds, not only birds. Chorus of the Forest, Songs of the Fields, Music of the Marsh. Fairly Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005399

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Nature Natural History Birds Insects Sound America Natural History

H. PERRY ROBINSON

The Life Story of a Black Bear

London, A. & C. Black. 1923, Reissue. Hardcover. Book, Pictorial cloth in shades of brown. Slight wear to ends of spine, endpapers browned, name on flyleaf. Colour frontispiece, signature looks like Fran Oort or Vort. Good Plus/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006391

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Fiction Animals Children Children's Books

MARGARET CABELL SELF

A Second Treasury of Horse Stories

London, Hutchinson. 1954, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Michael Lyne. Book, Spine faded, name on half title. Anthology of prose and verse about horses, with line drawings. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005581

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Michael Lynehorses Fiction Non-Fiction Verse Prose Anthology Literature, Essays Etc.

W.J.STOKOE

Mother Nature's Wild Animals

London, Fredk. Warne. 1939, First Edition. Cloth. Ill.: D.Fitchew (?). Book, Colour frontispiece, 8 half-tone plates, drawings in text. Binding is warped, with a crease, but o/w OK; could probably be flattened out. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000340

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: D. Fitchew (?)Children's, Natural History Illustrated Children's Books

ROSE TENENT

The Pan Book of Cats

London, Pan. 1963, Revised Edn. Paperback. Book, Illus. half-tone plates. Few marks front cover, crease back cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001418

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Animals, Cats Literature, Essays Etc.

RUTH TOMALIN

Best Country Stories

London, Faber & Faber. 1969, First Edition. Cloth. Book, Pieces by Francis Kilvert, Richard Jefferies, Flora Thompson, Juliana Horatia Ewing, W.H.Hudson, Constance Holme, Llewelyn Powys, F. C. Ball, Edward Thomas, H.E.Bates, A.L.Rowse, Emlyn Williams, Adrian Bell, A.G.Street, David Garnett, Ian Niall, T. F. Powys, Henry Williamson, Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald, Julian Fane, Andrew Young, John Moore, George Ewart Evans. Few marks on contents page & end free endpaper; edges of boards discoloured. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002777

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: Anthology, Fiction, Short Stories Modern Fiction Literature, Essays Etc.

C. F. TUNNICLIFFE

My Country Book

London, The Studio. 1942, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: C. F. Tunnicliffe. Book, Small tear to edge of flyleaf; rather nice bookplate inside front cover; on flyleaf are pasted a small card with gift inscription and another with picture of tulip blooming over ruins and title Can Spring be Far Behind? Beautiful illustrations, 16 colour plates and numerous b/w. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005495

Catalogue: Animals

Keywords: C.F. Tunnicliffeillustration Art Birds Animals Fish Country Life Illustrated Natural History