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Fossil Birds.

SWINTON, W.E. · 1958 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

London: Trustees of the British Museum.1958. Contents Include:- Jurassic Birds: Cretaceous Birds: Tertiary Birds: Origin of Ratites: Geological Chart: History of Flight. Pp 63, many b/w illustrations, and 1 colour to frontis. P/b, scuffing to spine, ink marks to rear cover, il...

East Anglian Forests. Forrestry Commission Guide.

EDLIN, HERBERT L. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1972. 0117100323. "Aims to show you how to gain the fullest enjoyment from these thriving forests and their fascinating surrounding countryside". Pp.80, many b/w illustrations, 2 sketch maps. Paperback. VG.

Seal Morning. (Decorations by Raymond Sheppard.)

FARRE, ROWENA. · 1957 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Hutchinson, 1957. 4th imp. "One of the most enchanting animal books for years." Pp. 178, 64 drawings, illustrated endpapers. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has small edge tears. VG/G+.

The County Calendar or The Shepherd of Banbury's Rules. (With 28 engravings on wood by Margaret Webb).

CLARIDGE, JOHN. (SHEPHERD). · 1946 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London:Sylvan Press,1946. 1st ed. "To judge of the changes of the weather, grounded on forty years experience: by which you may know the weather for several days to come, and in some cases for months. To which is added a Rational Account of the causes of such alterations, the ...

Nature Guide to Wales.

CHATFIELD, JUNE E. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Usborne Publishing. 1981. 1st ed. "Describes the great variety of birds, wild flowers, mammels and other wildlife found in Wales, and the habitats in which they live....Also a guide to more than 350 common and widespread species of animals and plants in Britain". Pp 12...

Hants and Dorset's Birds.

BEER, T. · 1975 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

St. Ives: James Pike. 1975. 1st ed. "The whole Country is lovely, and full of ornithological interest. If we mention certain places and types of habitat, the bird species present will become obvious even to a beginner". Pp 32, some b/w illustrations, 1 sketch map. P/b. Illustr...

Devon's Animals of the Wild.

BEER, T. · 1975 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

St. Ives: James Pike. 1975. 1st ed. A book on Devon's wild animals broken down into sections:- Insectivora - Mole - Hedgehog - Shrew: Chiropers - Greater Horseshoe Bat - Whiskered Bat - Long Eared Bat: Gnawing Animals - Rabbit - Dormouse - Water Vole: Cloven-Hoofed Animals - R...

Devoted to Horses. A Book of Essays in Miniature.

CREW, FRANK. · 1955 · Chilton Books

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,215)

London: Frank Muller Ltd, 1955. 1st ed. ".. will appeal not only to everyone who loves horses but to a large number of people whose interest will be awakened both by what they read and what they see in picture." Pp.63, 28 camera studies, uneven toning to endpapers. Dark green ...

Nature on Your Side. How to keep pests out of the garden and the home.

BUCHNER, GREET AND HOOGVELT, FIEKE. · 1978 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Pan Books. 1978. "Tells you how to get rid of garden and household pests - without using expensive and often harmful pesticides and aerosols...Plus special chapters on compost-making and 'biodynamic' gardening". Pp 93. Toning to pages. Name to verso front cover. Some b...

Birds of Coast and Sea. Britain and Northern Europe. (Illustrated by Raymond Watson.)

CAMPBELL, BRUCE. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. 1st ed. Introduced by Robert Dougall. ".. this compact volume describes and illustrates well over 80 of the bird species most likely to be seen along that vast and varied coastline." Pp. 151, 74 plates, 27 line drawings. Pale blue cloth, ...

A Lifetime of Badgers.

HARDY, PETER. · 1975 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Newton Abbot: Readers Union Ltd, 1975. 1st Readers Union ed. A comprehensive study of badgers, this humane book is also a plea for tolerance and a challenging hope for survival in a changing world. Pp. 135, 22 b/w photographs, line drawings to chapter headings, inscrip. to ver...

The Concise Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe. (Illustrated by Colin Emberson.)

SUTTON, DAVID. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: New Holland (Publishers), 1990. 1st ed. 150 species selected on the basis that they are both commonly seen over a wide area and are representative of thousands of native and naturalised plants to be found in Britain and Europe. Pp. 104, colour illustrations throughout....

The Birds of Sheringham. (Illustrated by Bryan Bland).

TAYLOR, MOSS. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

North Walsham: Poppyland Publishing. 1987. 1st ed. For over a hundred years, the north Norfolk coast has been recognised as an important area for recording bird migration...The observations of past and present birders into a valuable and fascinating work of reference". Pp 88. ...

The Plant World at Finse, Norway.

FAEGRI, KNUT. · 1967 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Bergen: The University Botanical Museum. 1967. 1st ed. "The aim of this guide is to introduce to the nature lover some of the problems of high mountain botany, as they are examplified by the Finse area". Pp 40. 2 b/w illustrations. 1 sketch map. P/b. Stiff card covers. Creasin...

Spotlight on Animals. (With Illustrations by Eric Tansley).

PINCHER, CHAPMAN. · 1950 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd, 1950. 1st ed."The appeal of the book is enhanced by over fifty scraperboard drawings by Erc Tansley". Pp. 188, frontis, over 50 scraperboard drawings. Light green cloth, illustrated d/w rubbed with chipped edges. G+/G.

Birds in the Garden.

MOCKLER, MIKE. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1982. 1st ed. "The book deals not only with the more familiar garden species but also with the occasional visitors to the garden ..". 25cms. x 19.5cms. Pp. 160, 97 colour & 3 b/w photos. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG...

Wild One. The Inside Story of Horses and Ponies.

SUTTON, HARRY T. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Batsford-Heritage Books, 1979. 1st ed. A National Trust Series. "This book explains how horses and ponies are bred and trained, describes places where they were once kept and where many different kinds of horses and ponies can still be seen. Pp.47 with illustrations th...

Flora of Norfolk.

PETCH, DR. C.P., & SWANN, E.L. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,215)

Norwich: Jarrold & Sons Ltd, 1968. 1st ed. This book commemorates the centenary year of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Gives an account of the present distribution and status of the Norfolk flora and is likely to remain a standard work of reference for many gene...

The Compleat Angler. (Illustrated by Edmund H. New.)

WALTON, IZAAK, & COTTON, CHARLES. (EDITED BY RICHARD LE GALLIENNE.) · 1985 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Bracken Books, 1985. 1st Bracken Books ed. "One of the best loved books in the English language, 'The Compleat Angler' has been printed in more than 160 editions since it was first published in 1653." Pp. 94/428/12 (Anglers' Calendar), 243 woodcut-style drawings and ma...

Secret Nature of Britain.

COOPER, ANDREW. · 1989 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: BBC Books, 1989. 1st ed. Based on the major BBC TV series, Andrew Cooper explores six very different habitats which have all been shaped or exploited by man .." 25.2cms. x 19.5cms. Pp. 221, colour illustrations throughout. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine, illustr...