All Old Books

John Oldcastle. Editor
£15.00

Memorials of Cardinal Manning

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

James Broderick
£15.00

Saint Francis Xavier (1506 - 1552)

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

James White
£150.00

Whites Farriery: A Compendium of the Veterinary Art (Three Volumes)

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

William Douglas
£40.00

Horse-Shoeing as it is, and as it should be

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

E.L. Grant Watson
£30.00

Walking With Fancy

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

S.H. Skaife
£18.00

A Naturalist Remembers (Signed Copy)

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

Malcolm Smith
£15.00

The British Amphibians and Reptiles

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

Shirley Hibberd
£25.00

The Fresh-Water Aquarium

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

T.H. Gillespie
£18.00

Our Friends the Spiders

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

John Lubbock
£55.00

Origin and Metamorphosis of Insects

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

J.M. Bechstein
£30.00

The Natural History of Cage Birds

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

R. Lydekker
£38.00

The Sportsman's British Bird Book

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Detailed descriptions of approx. 200 birds which were once popular to be caught and mounted as trophies by contemporary sportsmen.

E.B. Wedmore
£25.00

A Manual of Beekeeping: For English-Speaking Bee-Keepers

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This encyclopaedic work provides a comprehensive survey of bee-keeping methods. 

A.I. and E.R. Root
£40.00

The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture

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"A cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the Honeybee."

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