Search Results: Nature, Wildlife and Ecology from Washburn Books

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1946 Book. Good. Card Covers. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Macmillan's Easy Study Series, Parallel Books for 'A' and 'B' Streams. Educational book on recognising species of birds, animals, insects, flowers, trees and seashore creatures throughout the seasons, with exercises at the end of each section. 144pp illustrated with 16 colour plates and black and white drawings to the text. Originally a stapled book, but this copy has been rebound with red thread. Some rubbing to cover, turned page corners and marking to edges and margins, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1946 Book. Illus. by Roland Green et al. Good. Card Covers. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Macmillan's Easy Study Series, Parallel Books for 'A' and 'B' Streams. Educational book on recognising species of birds from different habitats, reptiles, beetles and pond insects, flowers, trees and seashore animals throughout the seasons, with exercises at the end of each section. 144pp illustrated with 16 colour plates and black and white drawings to the text. Originally a stapled book, but this copy has been rebound with red thread. Some rubbing to cover, turned page corners and marking to edges and margins, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: GB Publishing, 1997 Book. Very Good. White Cloth Boards. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Volume highlighting the need for conservation of the Canadian Rockies. 88pp illustrated throughout with the author's colour photographs. Red lettering to spine. Spotting to lower edges and some mustiness, otherwise very good copy. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Gift label from the Calgary Rock & Alpine Garden Society. Unclipped DJ has some finger-marking, otherwise very good..

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1914 Book. Good. Illustrated Boards. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Illustrated guide to animals of the world, 'from the letterpress of Dr. Zwanziger of Fuerth, translated from the original German text by Gerard K Gude'. 92pp with index, illustrated with 27 double-page plates of colour drawings. Bound with red cloth spine over illustrated paper covered boards. Rubbing to spine, edges and corners, some marking to red cloth and boards, left hinge cracked with webbing showing to upper half, and top edges dusty, otherwise fair/good copy with no inscriptions. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

London: Cassell & Co Ltd, 1965 Book. Good. Quarter Bound Beige Cloth. Third Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Story of a journey through the National Parks of Kenya and Uganda, observing and photographing wild animals. Illustrated with over 180 black and white and 24 colour photographs. Bound in beige and brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight rubbing to spine and corners and some marking to edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price-clipped, with wear to edges and slight loss, otherewise good/fair. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2009 Book. Illus. by Christ Weston and Art Wolfe (Photographs). Very Good. Orange Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 9.5" Tall x 9" Wide. Comprehensive assessment of Earth's rare and endangered mammals. 224pp with index, illustrated with 179 colour photographs. Black lettering to spine, grey endpapers. Minor bumping to lower corner and minimal marking to lower edges, otherwise very good clean copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edge and surface wear, otherwise good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

Independent Television for Schools and Colleges Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stapled booklet, 8pp. Undated selection of Gerald Durrell's favourite poems about animals, read by Diana Quick for a Middle English schools programme. Illustrated with black and white drawings and two photographs. Introduction to 'The Dodo Club' inside cover. Quite creased but otherwise good clean copy..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1959 Book. Illus. by Erik Petersen. Very Good. Quarter Bound Blue Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Month by month account of life in the Arctic, a collaboration by a famous Arctic explorer and a Danish ornithologist. 440pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings and maps. Bound with spine in blue cloth over illustrated paper boards. Black lettering to spine and top board. Maps to endpapers. Top edges tinted. Minimal bumping to corners and former owner's book plate to endpaper, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has some edge and surface wear, old price label to flyleaf and darkened spine, otherwise good..

London: Guild Publishing, 1989 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Account of the ever-changing patterns of life on earth and the physical forces that have shaped the planet. 220pp with index, illustrated profusely throughout in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to top board and spine, yellow endpapers. Loosely enclosed, cards about whales, eagles, penguins etc. Some marking to fore-edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is unclipped, with some tape repair to edges. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage may be requested..

Vancouver: Greystone Books, 1997 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition, First Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tested strategies to avoid conflicts with black bears and grizzlies. 97pp with index, illustrated with black and white photographs..

London: Collins, 1967 Book. Good. Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lively autobiography by the wife of naturalist Gerald Durrell (1925-1995), with her own experiences of living with the Durrells and their animals. 192pp illustrated with 18 black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight lean to spine, minor bumping to spine and corners, some sunning to edges and small ink mark to endpaper, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ is somewhat edgeworn with small nicks to corners and crease to flyleaf, otherwise good..

London & Glasgow: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Introduction to the natural world written for children. Undated. 320pp illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and colour drawings. Slight forward lean to spine, some bumping to spine and corners and minor marking to lower edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price clipped, with some edgewear and slight loss to corners..

London: Tiger Books International, 1991 Book. Illus. by Jane Burton and Kim Taylor (Photographs). Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A book for the whole family to use together while discovering the natural world through the seasons. 220pp with index, illustrated throughout with colour drawings and photographs. White lettering to spine. One corner bumped, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edgewear, otherwise very good. May need extra postage for 1st class or overseas shipping..

Book Club Associates / AA, 1983 Book. Illus. by Richard Draper and Ann Winterbotham (Wildlife illustrations). Very Good. Illustrated Boards. First Thus. 11.75" Tall x 6.34" Wide. Guide to the history of the British countryside, organized by types of habitat, with path-finding gazetteer to rear. 128pp with index, illustrated profusely throughout with drawings and photographs in colour and black and white. Minor marking to boards and rippling to edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: The Reader's Digest Association Ltd, 1987 Book. Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. 1st Edition. 8.5" Tall x 10" Wide. Ultimate field and reference guide to the natural history of Britain, covering over 1,500 species. 420pp with index, illustrated with colour drawings throughout. Green endpapers, black ribbon page marker. Near fine copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price-clipped, with slight edge and surface wear and fading to spine, otherwise good. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage required for Air Mail shipping..

Reading, Massachusetts: Helix Books, 1994 Book. Very Good. Quarter Bound Yellow Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Authoritative account of the relationships between humans and insects. 377pp with index. illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Bound in yellow cloth over black paper covered boards. Red lettering to spine. Top board slightly bowed, minor creasing to fore-edges of a couple of early pages and ex libris label to endpaper, otherwise very good copy in very good unclipped DJ..

London: HarperCollins, 2001 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Collins Nature Guides series. Handy reference to butterflies and moths. 158pp with index, illustrated throughout with colour photographs and drawings. Tiny nick and slight fading to spine, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: Hamlyn Paperbacks, 1983 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tal. Nature Watch Series guide to the identification of butterflies, how to take good field notes and photographs and how to attract butterflies to the garden or rear them at home. 160pp illustrated with colour and black and white drawings and photographs. Some creasing to spine, internal hinge opening and surface scuffing to cover, otherwise good copy..

Hamlyn, 1979 Book. Near Fine. Blue Leatherette Boards. Presumed First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Guide to the butterflies of Britain and northern and western Europe. 128pp with index, illustrated with 54 pages of colour photographs. This volume has been attractively rebound in blue leatherette, with gilt lettering to front board and spine, showing the title, the initials M.G.V. and a Harp Lager emblem. Slight bend to boards, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: The Companion Book Club, 1974 Book. Illus. by Edward Mortelmans. Very Good. Brown Leatherette Boards. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Tales of Gerald Durrell's expeditions to Sierra Leone and Mexico, full of mishaps and triumphs. 250pp, illustragted with black and white drawings. Gilt bands and lettering to spine and gilt corner lines to boards. All edges tinted. Orange illustrated endpapers. Small nick to top edge, otherwise near fine copy with no marks or inscriptions.