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London and Harleston: Bartlett & Co. and R. R. Cann, 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 157, frontispiece plate with tissue guard. Original cloth binding, very good, slight mark to the upper corner on the front board, gilt lettering tot he spine and front board, bright. Contents clean and tight, original endpapers, unmarked, no foxing, no inscriptions. A very good..

London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1900. Book. Illus. by Whymper, Charles. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. vi, 303; colour frontispiece by Whymper and forty further black and white illustrations also by Whymper. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board, very good with a little rubbing and fading to spine. Top edge gilt. Contents clean and tight, fine spotting to the half title, endpapers unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

Peterborough: Buckingham Press, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. SIGNED to the title page. 224 pages with numerous maps and diagrams throughout. Card covers fine, unmarked. Contents clean and tight, signed and inscribed to the title page by the author. A fine, signed copy..

Arbroath: T. Buncle & Co., 1934. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Edited by Rev. John Adams; pp.154; b/w portrait frotispiece plate of the author; b/w illustrations (by the author?) Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering, very good with light wear only.. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions, no foxing. A very good copy..

Sedbergh: Published by Ingram Cleasby, 1999. Book. Illus. by Christine Isherwood. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 149 pages; b/w illustrations by Christine Isherwood, 1 map.. Covers fine with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy, virtually as new..

London: David Douglas, 1895. Book. Illus. by Blackburn, Mrs. Hugh "B". Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. pp. viii, 191; frontispiece with tissue guard further 87 fine b/w lithographs "Drawn from Nature by B". Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering and gilt vignette of a birds nest to the front board, lightly marked, very good. Top edge gilt. Contents good and tight, original dark grey end papers, paper to front hinge cracked but hinge still strong, some foxing to the frontispeice and title page, otherwise clean, no inscriptions. A very good copy of this title that has become rather scarce..

Port Charlotte, Islay: Argyll Reproductions Ltd, 1981. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo. pp. 56; colour and b/w illustrations after photographs. Card covers fine, slightly worn; contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. 8vo (21 x 14 cm). Pp. xii, [2], 251; b/w plates. Publisher's blue textured cloth, a little general wear, gilt lettering faded to the spine. Contents good and tight, a little spotting to a few early and late pages and page edges, neat gift inscription to the front end paper dated 1934. A very good copy...

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1898. Book. Illus. by Bryon Hook, Photographs from Nature R. B. Lodge. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xiv 339 [40], ; b/w frontispiece of a crow by Bryon Hook, further black and white plates and illustrations (all present and correct); int-text illustrations. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine and a gilt vignette to the front board, very goood with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, original black end papers, tipped in before the half title is a sheet with a newspaper extract on Hudson's death dated 1922. A very good copy..

Consett: J. Dent, 1896. Book. Illus. by Bewick, Thomas. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 64; title page and index, several in-text illustrations by engraver Thomas Bewick. Original red cloth binding, very good. Contents clean and tight, endpapers a little mottled, no foxing, no inscriptions. A very good book and a scarce copy of this title. Ref. Ballance p115..

London: John Van Voorst, 1885. Book. Illus. by Keulemans J. G.; Prout, Victor. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. A very good copy. Pp. 12, xviii, 224 plus "List of Subscribers to The Large Paper Edition" at the rear; fold out map to the front, numerous black and white plates and two hand-coloured plates with tissue guards by Keulemans. Publisher's attractive green cloth, gilt and black-stamped decoration and title. Binding very good, inconspicuously rebacked. Contents clean and tight, attractive armorial bookplate belonging to William Henry Radcliffe Saunders designed by Johnson, Graham. [William Henry Radcliffe Saunders, Major of the East Surrey Regiment.] A very good first edition copy. [Bibliographic note: it is only the large paper edition which has the list of subscribers at the back; this lists 194 names but several of these subscribed to two or more copies bringing the total to 208, so one can assume that the print run of the LP edition was probably less than 250. The… Read More

Burnley: Burnley Express, 1939. Book. Illus. by H. Swindlehurst. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp 86; map, b/w plates after photographs by H. Swindlehurst. Red cloth hardback binding very good. Contents clean and tight, bound upside-down in the casing..

London: Hutchinson & Co. [Publishers] LTD., 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Pp. 319; 153 illustrations. Publisher's black cloth, light wear only. Contents clean and tight, original end papers, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

London: A. Brown & Sons, Limited, 1907. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. vol. I: xlv, 1-374; vol. II: xii, 375-843; coloured frontispiece plate and pictorial titles with tissue guards(by W. Woodhouse), 158 monochrome photo plates. Bound in variant buckram green cloth (see note below) with black lettering to front boards, green lettering to the spines, cloth a little frayed to the top and bottom of the spines, very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, endpapers unmarked, no inscriptions, a little foxing to the contents page and/or first text page, just a few page within with foxing to margins, generally clean. Very good two volume set with light wear only. This is the standard variant which is smaller than the large paper edition. .

London: Oliver & Boyd, 1963. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. From the library of Eric Hosking. pp. 311; b/w dust jacket photograph of a stonechat by Hosking. Original dust jacket near fine, light wear only, now protected in a clear removable sleeve, not price clipped. Contents clean and tight, Eric Hosking's plate to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good association copy. Eric Hosking, OBE, Hon FRPS, FBIPP (1909-1991) was widely acknowledged as one of the world's most eminent natural history photographers, "Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived" (Gemma Padley). He was pioneering and developed new techniques, especially the use of flash photography and automatic shutter release technology, which enabled him to photograph birds at night and freeze birds in flight for the first time. Famously, when just 28 he lost an eye to a tawny owl while climbing up to a hide in rural Wales, the event which inspired the… Read More

Wymondham: Sycamore Press, 1984. Book. Illus. by Chris Park and Jane Wallace. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo. 167 pages. Colour frontispiece and b/w illustrations. Limited edition no. 637 of 800. Original dust jacket near fine with minimal wear, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, no foxing. A fine bright copy..

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1889. Book. Illus. by Blair, John; Mrs Muirhead. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. vol. I: xxvi, 334 [7] ; pp. vol. II: xii, 390, [12]; Volume 1 with large folded coloured map. Numerous in text illustrations mainly by John Blair. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spines, very good with a little light wear and rubbing to extremities. Contents clean and tight, a little faint spotting to half titles, text paper bright and fresh, no inscriptions. A very good set..

Wymondham: Sycamore Press, 1984. Book. Illus. by Chris Park and Jane Wallace. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 167 pages; photographs by Tim Appleton and Chris Knights; drawings by Chris Park and Jane Wallace. Dust jacket fine, hardback binding fine, contents clean and tight, unmarked. A fine copy..

London: John Van Voorst, 1872. Book. Illus. by Keulemans, J. G. frontispiece. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. pp. xii 231 pages; frontispiece plate"A Flamborough Trophy, Fulmar Petrel..." by Keulemans. Green cloth boards, very good with a little general wear, scuffed to the top and bottom of the spine, binding is firm. Contents clean and tight, the front endpaper is worn along the hinge, but does not affect the binding, bookplate belonging to Charles Francis Wyatt of Broughton Rectory, Oxon, a well known collector of the late 19th century, two newspaper cuttings dated 1899, 1888 tipped onto the front free endpaper,. Ref: Ballance p203; Freeman 817; Mullens & Swann, p.144. [Charles Francis Wyatt (1820-1906) was rector of Broughton, Oxfordshire, and an antiquary].

Arbroath: T. Buncle & Co., 1941. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 279 pages; illustrated with b/w photographic plates and in-text figures. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine, very good. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions..