Search Results: Country Life from Mike Park Ltd

London: Jonathan Cape, 1926. Small octavo, pp 256, slightly age-toned internally but otherwise good, blue cloth, spine a little faded and slightly worn, a slight tear at the spine head, the binding leaning slighty. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.

Monte dei Paschi of Siena Well illustrated, including three folding plates, tall quarto, not paginated (c.100 pages), very slightly age-toned internally, brown boards, embossed title on upper cover, slightly worn, the lower cover a little faded, a slight tear to the head of the front joint, otherwise a good copy. SCARCE. . First English edition. Boards. Good.

London: Faber & Faber, 1953. Illustrated, large octavo, pp 174, a tiny indentation to the half-title, the title page and the following three pages, otherwise extremely clean and bright internally, white decorated buckram, very slightly marked. [Presentation copy from the author to Lady Mary Gore Booth. Until recently the Gore-Booth family owned Lissadell House and estate in County Sligo.]. Signed by Author. First Edition. Buckram. Very Good.

Kew Publishing, 2017. First edition. Very well illustrated, quarto, pp 348, pictorial boards, a very good clean copy, almost as new. ["England has more ancient native oak trees than the rest of Europe combined. How did that come about? The reasons are all historical, and nothing to do with climate or soil factors. This story goes back to the Norman conquest of England in 1066. They created Royal Forests, chases and deer parks, where only the nobility could hunt or keep deer and it was forbidden to cut the trees. This was, if you like, an early form of nature conservation, but for the sake of privileged hunting. Preservation of these oaks further continued through a combination of private ownership of thousands of parks, conservatism of the landowners, overseas timber availability and the absence of ruining wars on the English landscape; the majority of which had been confined to the continent. Modernisation of forestry in England only took hold after 1920, and by that stage too late to destroy… Read More

T.F.H. Publications, 1992. Well illustrated with colour plates by Anne Hopkinson, and colour photographs of mainyenance and care, very large quarto, pp 144, very clean internally, pictorial boards, a little worn and marked, with some wear to the top left corner of the upper cover near the spine and the bottom left corner very slightly bruised. [A large and heavy book - extra postage will apply.]. First Edition. Boards. Good. Illus. by Anne Hopkinson.

Abingdon: Fyfield Wick Editions, 2008. Very well illustrated in colour throughout, quarto, pp viii, 272, paperback, a very good new copy. [A highly researched and well documented work.] New copy.. Paperback. New.

Sunset, Texas: Cow Puddle Press, 1986. Well illustrated, small octavo, not pagonated (c.300 pp ?), very clean internally, paperback, covers a little foxed and rubbed. [Apparently signed on the dedication page - "Old Onery - Jack Glover" - I am uncertain whether this is an actual signature, or whether it is printed on the page, it is certainly in a slightly different ink colour.]. Signed by Author. Paperback. Good.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1869. Illustrated with four plates and several engravings in the text, large thick octavo, pp xiv, 505, publisher's quarter leather and cloth, rebacked many years ago, the original gilt decorated spine laid down (lacking a few pieces), endpapers retained and inner hinges strengthened, the boards slightly marked and worn; with the armorial Rolfsay bookplate of F. Burroughs, Rousay, Orkney, and his signature 1871, neat underlining throughout and interesting manuscript notes, with five Victorian newspaper articles pasted on rear endpapers. . First Edition. Quarter leather. Good.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1980. Illustrated, small octavo, pp 152, a slight mark on the front endpaper and also a neat owner's signature, otherwise clean internally, pictorial boards with very slight signs of wear. Apparently signed by the author on the title page (though it's a bit of a scrawl). . First Edition. Boards. Very Good.

London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1924. Illustrated with 16 plates and a few line drawings in the text, small quarto, pp xii, 196, purple cloth. SCARCE, but a poor copy - two plates are loose and frayed, rather worn internally with a few small manuscript notes, various splashes and stains, the cloth is faded, worn and marked. A working copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Poor.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. Well illustrated, horizontal quarto, pp 232, a small neat name on the front endpaper, otherwise a good copy in a slightly worn dustwrapper. [Popular survival expert Ray Mears presents a richly illustrated compendium of practical skills and wisdom, relevant not only to wilderness survival, but also urban life. The book contains step-by-step guides to a wide range of survival techniques, as well as accounts of Ray's own experiences and his bushcraft philosophy. ] . First Edition. Cloth. Good/Very Slightly Worn.

London: B.T. Batsford, 1908. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and many line drawings by Sydney R. Jones. large octavo, pp (2), 167, + 4 page publisher's catalogue, a neat signature on the front endpaper, the title page and frontispiece a little foxed, otherwise clean internally, decorated green cloth, slightly rubbed, the spine pulled at the head and a little faded, the joints slightly wrinkled. . First Edition. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Sydney R. Jones.

Batsford & Collins Chiltern Country - third edition, 1949, pp 120, good copy in a chipped and frayed, price-clipped Brian Cook dustwrapper with several small pieces missing. . Cotswold Country - second edition reprinted, 1946, very good in a price-clipped Brian Cook dustwrapper, slightly worn chipped and faded. English Downland - third edition re vised, 1949, very good in a slightly frayed Brian Cook dustwrapper. This Plot of Earth - first edition, 1944, very good in a slightly frayed and marked Hans Feibusch dustwrapper. A heavy set - extra ;postage may be needed.. Cloth. Good/Fair.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. Ilustrated with eight colour plates from oils by Ruth Wright Paulsen, octavo, pp xvi, 120, grey cloth in dustwrapper, the spine slightly faded, a small geen plain label on the rear cover, otherwise as new. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Slightly faded. Illus. by Ruth Wright Paulsen.

London & Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. Not illustrated, octavo, pp xviii, 452, top edge a little foxed, the endpapers and the foldover flaps of the dustwrapper are slightly foxed, otherwise exceptionally clean internally, blue cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is price-clipped. [From the library of the naturalist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpaper.] . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Robinson Publishing Ltd, 1989. Illustrated, small 8vo, pp 131, (3) a little age-toned but otherwise clean and sound internally, paperback, the base of the spine very slightly bumped otherwise in very good condition.. Paperback. Very Good.

Fountain Well, High Street, Edinburgh: Oliver & Co, 1802. [The title continues "Likewise a new method of improving moss etc, together with valuable receipts for destroying vermin on bushes, hedges, trees etc."]. Small octavo, pp xxvii,(ii), 228, a folding chart at the rear a little stained), light age-toning and foxing, with 7 woodcut chapter heads and tail-pieces, the hinge at the title page cracking slightly but still perfectly sound, bound in later green cloth. RARE. [From the library of the nurseryman Will Ingwersen, with his bookplate on the front endpaper.]. {The folding chart lists the number of plants which can be grown in an acre, either Scots or English. The title page states that Hall was late gardener and nurseryman to the Hon. Family of Cromarty. The letters V.D.M.E.D. appear after his name. Apart from that bleak information, I can find nothing further on the author. The intriguing thing is that over half the book is devoted to catalogues of florists' flowers, which… Read More

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1968. A few illustrations, slim octavo, pp 54, slightly used internally, paperback, the covers slightly worn and with a slight crease. SCARCE. [From the library of Alan Titchmarsh, with his bookplate and a manuscript note on the title page.]. First Edition. Paperback. Good.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1949. Illustrated, small octavo, pp 232, slight foxing to the fore-edge, otherwise an exceptionally clean copy in a very good dustwrapper which is foxed on its inner surface.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Haslemere: Educational Museum, 1947. Illustrated, pp xvi, 156, a tiny neat name on the front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, a tiny amount of fraying to the spine head, otherwise green cloth in very good condition, a very good copy in a very poor dustwrapper.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Poor.