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The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, Gilbert White, Illustrated by Thomas Bewick, Swan Sonnenschein, 1888

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A very smart decorated green cloth edition of Gilbert White's 'Natural History of Selborne'. White (1720-1793) was a pioneering English naturalist ...

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The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, Gilbert White, Illustrated by Thomas Bewick, Swan Sonnenschein, 1891

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A good decorated green cloth edition of Gilbert White's 'Natural History of Selborne'. White (1720-1793) was a pioneering English naturalist and ma...

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On Growth and Form, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, 1st edition signed copy (Cambridge University Press, 1917). Sir Robert Ludwig Mond provenance.

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D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860–1948) was a Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar best known for his groundbreaking work On Growt...

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Children of the Moon; A booklet Concerning Cats, Moira Meighn, Medici Society, 1929

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A charming volume published by The Medici Society on the world of cats - the Introductory 'Category' features an essay form the author/compiler exp...

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The Scallop; Studies of a shell and its influences on humankind, edited by Ian Cox, Shell Transport and Trading Company, 1957

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An interesting and well produced book from the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited, marking their Diamond Jubilee. Based on their famous s...

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Joy Adamson; Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, 1960-1962, Complete Set

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Complete set of original hardbacks with their dustjackets; Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, by Joy Adamson: Born Free; A Lioness of Two ...

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Darwin's Theory Applied to Mankind, Alfred Machin, Longmans, 1937 first edition

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 A very smart book indeed, of the author's attempt to make sense of society in evolutionary terms. Rebound in modern green cloth bindings, this pre...

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Charles Darwin; The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, 1885, Second Edition, Revised, Fourth Thousand,John Murray

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A very smart book indeed, of this work by Charles Darwin. Rebound in modern green cloth bindings, this presents as a handsome volume. We have recen...

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Charles Darwin; The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, John Murray, 1904

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Charles Darwin; The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 1888, Sixth edition, 33rd Thousand, John Murray

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Charles Darwin; The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, John Murray, 1888, Second edition, 22nd Thousand

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The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, 1887, 3 Volume Set; First edition - Fifth Thousand Revised.

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Salmon and Sea Trout; How to Propagate, Preserve, and Catch Them in British Waters, Sir Herbert Maxwell, 1905

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An attractive volume from Routledge's Country Books; The Angler's Library Series, Volume IV. Salmon and Sea Trout; How to Propagate, Preserve, and ...

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The Art of Deer-Stalking, William Scrope, Edward Arnold, 1897

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A fine copy of this beautifully illustrated book, which has been professionally rebound in teal cloth, and presents the book most handsomely. Free ...

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The Birds of Dumfriesshire, Hugh S. Gladstone, Numbered Limited Edition, 1910

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A very smart copy of this uncommon ornithological volume, which has been professionally rebound in maroon cloth, and presents the book most handsom...

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A Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, Caithness, and West Cromarty, J.A. Harvie-Brown & T.E. Buckley, 1887

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The New Forestry, or the Continental System Adapted to British Woodlands and Game Preservation, John Simpson, 1903

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A smart copy of this informative text on forestry practices (previously in the ownership of the Balfour family of Fife, well known for their contri...

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Great Naturalist Series; Gilbert White, by R.M. Lockley, H.F. & G. Witherby, London, 1954

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A very good copy of R.M. Lockley's biography of Gilbert White (1720-1793), a pioneering English naturalist and man of the Church. He was highly res...

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White of Selborne, Walter S. Scott, the Falcon Press, 1950

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A very good copy of Walter S. Scott's biography of Gilbert White (1720-1793), a pioneering English naturalist and man of the Church. He was highly ...

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The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton, Gilbert White, Edited by Thomas Bell, John Van Voorst, 1877, 2 Vol Set

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A good blue cloth edition in 2 Volumes, of Gilbert White's 'Natural History of Selborne'. White (1720-1793) was a pioneering English naturalist and...

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The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening, Fred J. Chittenden, Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1951, 4 Vols.

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A good 4 volume set of these authoritative, and substantial, gardening dictionaries. The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening; A Pra...

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A Sporting Tour Through the Northern Parts of England and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland, Colonel T. Thornton, 1896 Limited edition

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A handsome and uncommon copy of this sporting travelogue, which first appeared in print in 1804. A Sporting Tour Through the Northern Parts of Engl...

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The Natural History of Selborne, Gilbert White, With Notes by Richard Kearton and 85 Photographs, Arrowsmith, 1924

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A very good photographic edition of Gilbert White's 'Natural History of Selborne'. White (1720-1793) was a pioneering English naturalist and man of...

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The Discoverers; A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself, Daniel J. Boorstin, Gryphon Editions 1990

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A beautifully presented volume of this work, first published in 1983. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon Editions, in full pigskin leather, sp...

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The Natural History of Selborne, Gilbert White, Illustrated by Eric Dalglish, Thornton Butterworth, numbered limited edition with extra signed plate, 1929

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The Shores of Fife, William Ballingall, 1872

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A very attractive full leather volume, copiously illustrated with wood engravings, exploring the area along the picturesque shores of the county of...

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Ornithology; Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa, Oxford University Press, 9 Volumes complete, 1980 - 1994

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Ornithology; The Birds of Southern Africa, Claude Gibney Finch-Davies & Alan Kemp, Winchester Press, 1982. Limited edition.

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A very attractive book featuring 173 beautiful paintings of the birds of Southern Africa. The Birds of Southern Africa. Colour plates by Claude Gib...

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Ornithology; Gamebirds & Waterfowl of Southern Africa; 68 water-colours by C.G. Finch-Davis, Winchester Press, 1986. Limited edition.

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A very attractive book featuring beautiful paintings of the birds of Southern Africa. Gamebirds & Waterfowl of Southern Africa; A Collection of...

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Ornithology; Roberts Birds of South Africa, Revised by McLachlan and Liversidge, John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1980

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A very good copy of this much revised and reprinted classic book on South African birds Roberts Birds of South Africa. Revised by G.R. McLachlan PH...

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Ornithology; The Birds of Scotland, Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul, 1953

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Ornithology; Birds in Scotland, Valerie M. Thom, Scottish Ornithologists' Club, 1986

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A comprehensive study and review of the birds of Scotland by Valerie Thom, editor of Scottish Birds and past-President of the Scottish Ornithologis...

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Ornithology; The Birds of Scotland, 2 Volume Set in Slipcase, Ronald W Forrester and Ian J Andrews, The Scottish Ornithologists' Club, 2007

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A beautifully produced 2 volume set, copiously illustrated in colour throughout. A highly respected key publication on Scottish ornithology. The Bi...

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Ornithology; Scottish Birds; The Journal of the Scottish Ornithologists' Club, 11 Volume set, 1958-1981

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A handsome library set of 11 volumes of this Scottish ornithological journal, spanning Volumes 1-11, from 1958 to 1981. Each volume combining multi...

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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful & Entertaining Tracts, bound as Vol VII (actually spanning Vols. XVIII-XX), 1847

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A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...

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Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Vols I-IV bound in 2 volumes, c. 1869

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A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...

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