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pp.xx, 338 with b/w. plates. Ink inscription to f.e.p. o/w. vg. copy in chipped dw.

Botany Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Crosby, Lockwood & Son. 1946-1951. Six volumes with b/w. photos. 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. fine hardbacks in nr. fine dws. A great opprtunity to obtain the first six books of this eight volume set. Contents: Vol. 1 - Root and Vegetable Crops; Vol. 2 - Fodder Crops; Vol. 3 - Fruit; Vol. 4 - Ornamental Plants and Shrubs; Vol. 5 - Trees; Vol. 6 - Miscellaneous.

Ornithology Illustrated . 1st. Ed. 2nd. Imp. Pub. Petersen. 1983. pp.130 with colour illus. 4to. Hardback. Contents fine. Cloth boards a little bowed o/w. fine in vg. dw. with some sunning to spine. A blend of wildlife artist and writer illustrating in picture and prose the birdlife and landsape of America.

Collins., 2007. 1st. Ed.. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print.

Natural history New Naturalists . 1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of print.

Collins., 2007. 1st. Ed.. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Out-of-print.

Gurney and Jackson., 1931. 1st. Ed. 1st Iss.. pp.xix, [i], 170 plus map, [vi] with colour plates, b/w. photographs and illus. by J.G. Millais, Bell and Wallace. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Some spotting to contents o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw., neatly, covertly restored. Inscribed by the author 'To Barbara from Brock, Cairo, 1940' and signed by the author on the title-page. Also loosely inserted two illustrations and a typed biography of Capt. Brocklehurst, along with a newspaper article written by Brocklehurst (dated 17.01.39) in which he discusses the implications of importing giant pandas A very pleasing copy of the first edition, first issue, identifiable given the tan cloth binding and gilt lion decoration to the front board. Brocklehurst was a contemporary and friend of Arthur de Carle Sowerby. Beneath the inscription to Barbara, the following is written, �Barbara J. Barlow (fiancee), nee Freeman Taylor�.

Crescent., 1988. pp. 117 with 24 full-colour plates. Folio. Thoroughly vg. in vg. dw.

Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Eddie Young. 1992. pp.204 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. 4to. Previous owner�s signature to front paste down. Thor. vg. hardback. South African in focus. Considers conservation and how that fits into a commercial enterprise. A very detailed look at selecting a suitable game farm and the species to focus on, herd behaviour, game capture techniques, nutrition and transport. Also, further practical information provided on fencing, water provision, diseases, counting and taxidermy.

Eddie Young., 1992. 1st. Ed.. pp.204 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. 4to. Thor. vg. hardback. South African in focus. Considers conservation and how that fits into a commercial enterprise. Very detailed looking at selecting a suitable game farm and the species to focus on, herd behaviour, game capture techniques, nutrition and transport. Also, further practical information provided on fencing, water provision, diseases, counting and taxidermy.

Konemann., 2000. New Ed.. pp.653 with numerous colour and b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 4to. A fine hardback in nr. fine dw. A comprehensive account of hunting from the historical background to zoological and cultural descriptions of European game species, hunting dogs, current hunting practices, wildlife photography and game cuisine.

Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Coconut Grove, Florida. 1965. pp.ix, 48 with b/w. folding map. 8vo. Softback. �Fauna Preservation Society� stamp to front cover and personal library stamp of R.S.R. Fitter to title page. Nr. fine. Scarce. Fascinating. Considers sixty-six Preserves across the U.S.S.R. providing information on when they were established, their topography, flora and fauna.

Stackpole Books. , 1989. pp.256 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A fine copy in nr. fine dw.

Winchester Press., 1986. pp.190 with 68 colour plates. A nr. fine copy in dw. which is lightly sunned to the spine. In slip case. Limited edition to 5,026 of which this is No. 3008. A collection of 68 water-colours by C.G. Finch-Davies, originally commissioned to illustrate Lt.-Col. Boyd Robert Horsbrugh�s 1912 volume "The Game-Birds and Water-Fowl of South Africa".

pp.xviii,224 with reproductions of 12 colour paintings, 35 line drawings & 10 maps. Very clean & tight, in lightly marked dw.

Ornithology Monographs . 2nd. Ed. Pub. Purnell & Sons, Cape Town. 1967. pp.xviii, 224 with 12 colour plates, b/w. illus and maps. 4to. Nr. fine hardback in good to vg. dw.

Natural history Guides . 1st. Ed. Pub. The Linnean Society of London. 1944. pp.33 with line drawings. 8vo. Signature to front cover. VG. softback. Synopses of the British Fauna No. 3.

Poyser., 1978. 1st.. pp.336 with 32 plates. Dustwrapper price-clipped o/w. vg. Small mark to ffep. otherwise contents very clean. Overall a very good copy.

Poyser., 1978. 1st. Ed.. pp.336 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.

Poyser., 1978. 1st. Ed.. pp.336 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.