Various — The New Naturalist

London, Collins, 1945-90. First edition. Cloth. A lovely set of thirteen volumes from the popular and long running 'New Naturalist' series, with many colourful plates. A thirteen volume set of 'The New Naturalist', a series published by Collins on a variety of natural history topics relevant to the British Isles.The books were written in a scientific yet accessible style, intended to be readable by non-specialists. The books of the series have had considerable influence on the study of biology, and many of the authors who wrote the later works were inspired by the long running nature of the series.This set includes;Volume 1, 'Butterflies', by E. B. Ford. The first edition, published in 1945, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with forty-eight colour plates, and twenty-four monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume 2, 'British Game', by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. The first edition, published in 1946, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates, and forty-eight monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume 6, 'Natural History in the Highlands & Islands', by F. Fraser Darling. The first edition, published in 1947, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with thirty-two colour plates, and thirty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume 8, 'Insect Natural History', by A. D. Imms. The first edition, published in 1947, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with forty colour plates, and thirty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume 11, 'Mountains and Moorlands', by W. H. Pearsall. The first edition, published in 1950, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with thirty-two colour plates, and thirty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume 12, 'The Sea Shore', by C. M. Yonge. The first edition, published in 1949, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with forty colour plates, and thirty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume 15, 'Life in Lakes and Rivers', by T. T. Macan and E. B. Worthington. A 1959 reprint, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with forty colour plates, and thirty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume 17, 'Birds and Men', by E. M. Nicholson. The first edition, published in 1951, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with forty colour plates, and thirty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume 23, 'An Angler's Entomology', by J. R. Harris. The first edition, published in 1952, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with thirty-two colour plates, and sixteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume 31,'Man and the Land', by L. Dudley Stamp. The second edition, published in 1964, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates, and thirty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume 35, 'The World of the Soil', by Sir E. John Russell. The fourth edition, published in 1967. Illustrated with two colour plates, and twenty-four monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume 60, 'British Birds of Prey', by Leslie Brown. A reprint of 1979, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with sixteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume 76, 'The Hebrides', by J. Morton Boyd and Ian L. Boyd. The first edition, published in 1990, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. With in-text illustrations throughout. Bookplate of Jonathan Bulmer to the front paste down. In the original publisher's cloth bindings, in the original dust wrappers, all unclipped except for Volumes 15 and 31, which are price-clipped. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Spines are a little faded. Spots to the fore edges. Front hinge of Volume 15 is starting but firm, the front endpaper is adhered to the front paste down. A couple of marks to the boards of Volume 12. Faint ringmark to the front board of Volume 35. Larger mark to the front board of Volume 60. Ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper of Volumes 1, 6, 17, and 35. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down of Volume 11. Edge wear to the dust wrappers, with small closed tears and chips, heavier to Volumes 1, 6, 12, and 23, where the edge wear has resulted in heavier chipping to the head and tail of the spines. Less edge wear to Volumes 8, 15, and 60. Chip to the head of the front wrap of Volume I. Wraps are a little age-toned, more so to the earlier volumes, heavier to the spines. Large closed tear to the rear fly leaf of Volume 12. Dampstain to the wraps of Volume 11. Protective plastic is adhered to the wraps of Volumes 15 and 60. Chip to the rear wrap of Volume 23. Light spots and handling marks to the wraps, including to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Ink inscription to the half-title of Volume 12. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine/Very Good.