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Richard Kearton
£30.00

The Fairy-Land of Living Things

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PUBLISHERCassell and Company Limited.
BINDINGRed leather boards with banded spine. Gilt lettering and decoration. Attractive marbled endpapers and block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONThe spine has detached from the binding, but otherwise the book is in fair condition for age. Leather is scuffed at edges, with some scratching and discolouration....

Angus Lunn
£35.00

Northumberland, With Alston Moor

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PUBLISHERHarper Collins.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETVery good, a little slight creasing to very edges.
EDITIONNumber 95 of The New Naturalist Library series. A Survey of British Natural History, published...

Peter Marren
£30.00

Nature Conservation: A Review of the Conservation of Wildlife in Britain 1950-2001

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PUBLISHERHarper Collins.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETVery good, a little slight creasing to very edges.
EDITIONNumber 91 of The New Naturalist Library series. A Survey of British Natural History, published...

John Mitchell
£30.00

Loch Lomondside: Gateway to the Western Highlands of Scotland

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PUBLISHERHarper Collins.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETVery good, a little slight creasing to very edges.
EDITIONNumber 88 of The New Naturalist Library series. A Survey of British Natural History, published...

Trevor Beebee and Richard Griffiths
£38.00

Amphibians and Reptiles: A Natural History of the British Herpetofauna

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PUBLISHERHarper Collins.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETVery good, just a little creasing mainly on rear bottom edge.
EDITIONNumber 87 of The New Naturalist Library series. A Survey of British Natural...

Arthur Cadman
£25.00

Dawn, Dusk and Deer

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PUBLISHERCountry Life Limited, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, Boards have a little shelf wear and slight fading at edges. Printed pages and images remain clear with very few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETWear, creasing and a few small tears at edges. Faint scratching and a few small...

T.H. Russell
£18.00

Mosses and Liverworts

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PUBLISHERSampson, Low, Marston & Company Ltd. London.
BINDINGWoven olive green cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally a little worn commensurate with age. Some foxing to block edges and the flyleaf is very browned. Otherwise, the text and images remain clear and little marked....

Neil G. Treseder
£40.00

Magnolias

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PUBLISHERFaber & Faber, with The Royal Horticultural Society.
BINDINGDark green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks. Small previous owner's name on flyleaf.
DUST JACKETSome...

Russell Grimwade
£30.00

An Anthography of the Eucalypts

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PUBLISHERAngus & Robertson Ltd. Sydney Australia.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with embossed leaf design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear. Small frayed tear at bottom of spine. Light foxing affecting outer leaves, but text and plates are largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1930.
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J.H. Simmonds
£60.00

Trees From Other Lands in New Zealand: Eucalypts

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PUBLISHERThe Brett Printing and Publishing Company; Auckland, New Zealand.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear and scuffing, especially at edges and spine. Corners bumped. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Some faint foxing and browning to block edges and outer leaves,...

Virginia Woolf
£50.00

The Years

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PUBLISHERLeonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, London.
BINDINGAlthough the boards now appear cream with a blue / green tinge, they are believed to have originally been green.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and very faded. Hinges weakened, but binding feels secure. The first few pages are quite...

C.S. Forester
£30.00

Mr Midshipman Hornblower

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PUBLISHERMichael Joseph, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with silver lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear and a little fading at edges, corners slightly bumped. Foxing and browning affecting block edges and outer leaves, but text remains clear and little marked. Small previous owner's name on...

M.V. Woodgate
£25.00

Madame Elizabeth of France (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERBrowne and Nolan Limited. The Richview Press Dublin.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and a little faded at edges, corners bumped. Browning and foxing affecting block edges and outer leaves, but text remains largely clear and little marked. Author's signature in green ink on title...

Boris Pasternak
£30.00

Safe Conduct: An Early Autobiography and Other Works

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PUBLISHERElek Books, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, boards are just a little worn at edges. Gilt lettering on spine faded. Some browning mostly affecting outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Ink inscription on flyleaf. 
DUST JACKETIntact, but worn at...

D.V Cowen
£21.00

Flowering Trees and Shrubs in India

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PUBLISHERThacker & Co. Ltd. Bombay.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn with scuffed patches and some fraying to edges. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Browning and foxing affecting endpapers and outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marks....

W.J. Loftie
£25.00

Kensington: Picturesque & Historical

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PUBLISHERField and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decorative borders on the overlap inside the covers.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, boards have some general shelf wear and bumped corners. Some foxing and browning affecting the outer leaves, but printed pages, images...

The Religious Tract Society
£30.00

Flowers from Many Lands

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PUBLISHERThe Religious Tract Society, London.
BINDINGRed leather boards with gilt lettering and decoration and embossed design. Gilt block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition, with scuffing to boards, bumped corners and several marks. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Browning mostly affecting outer leaves, printed pages...

Gertrude Bone, Illustrated by Stephen Bone
£35.00

Mr. Paul (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERJonathan Cape, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with paper title patch on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, especially at edges. Corners bumped. Title patch very faded and discoloured. Opened page edges are uneven and browned. Foxing and browning mostly affecting endpapers, outer leaves and very edges....

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