All Old Books

A life of Cardinal Manning followed by eulogies and verses from his memorial service.

The writings of French Carmelite Nun Saint Therese.

The life of the sixteenth century Spanish nun.

A biography of the fifteenth century Swiss saint.

A biography of the life and travels in the far east of the Spanish Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier

The autobiography of Dom Bede Griffiths.

A comprehensive veterinary manual for the care and treatment of horses, from the early 19th century.

A scientific and instructional treatise on how to correctly shoe a horse, inspired by the authors observations of widespread poor practice at the time.

A most charming Edwardian children's pop-up picture book. With eight illustrated poems describing a child's day.

Charming sketches of country life in Sussex and Devonshire from before and during WWII.

The memoires of Dr Skaife from his life in South Africa as a scientist, teacher and broadcaster.

A scholarly and interesting guide to a previously neglected part of British natural history.

Subtitled Practical instructions on the formation, stocking, and management in all seasons, of collections of river animals and plants.

Works of the imagination, from the travel journals of the intrepid Lady Hurnshaw painted during her twenty years spent on the legendary island of Atlantis.

One of a series of nature study books for young readers, written and illustrated by experts. By the author of the Zoo Man series.

A Victorian scholarly guide to many common insects and their stages of life. 

PHOTOSPhotos can be provided to clarify the condition of a book before it is posted—contact the shop if this is something you require.
PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards worn and faded at edges. Binding secure. Some foxing throughout, but illustrations still vivid.
DUST JACKETWorn, with...

Subtitled, "Their Management, Habits, Food, Diseases, Treatment, Breeding, and the Methods of Catching Them."