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THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
London: R. H. Porter, 1900-1906. Four volumes. Hardcovers. No dust-wrappers. All illustrated throughout. Bound in the original green cloth, gilt. Binding rubbed and showing signs of wear; occasional annotation; some inner joints cracked, but firm. A very good and clean working set. This set is very heavy and will require additional postage. Please contact us directly for a shipping quote: info@davidmilesbooks.com
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THE BOOK OF HARDY FLOWERS; or, Gardener's Edition of the Botanic Garden. Illustrated by nearly Fifty coloured Copper-plate Figures of Flowers, and One Hundred and Ninety Wood Engravings.
London: R. Groombridge, No date [circa 1850]. The is the second volume of eight, containing 12 hand-coloured plates, being numbers 13 to 24, each plate bearing four engravings of flowering plants. Original pictorial cloth gilt. Name on endpaper; corners and head & heel of spine a little worn; else a very good, clean copy.
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THE BOOK OF THE GOAT. Containing full Particulars of the various Breeds of Goats and their Profitable Management. With Numerous Illustrations and an Appendix. Fifth Edition, revised and enlarged.
London: "The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart" Office, No date [early 20th century]. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. Original green cloth, gilt. Octavo. Inner joints strengthened with "invisible" tape; slight spine lean; else very good and clean.
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THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE; or, Flower-Garden Displayed: in which the most Ornamental Foreign Plans, cultivated in the Open Ground, the Green-House, and the Stove, are accurately represented in their natural colours. To which are added, their Names, Class, Order, Generic and Specific Characters, according to the celebrated Linnaeus; their Places of Growth, and Times of Flowering; together with the most approved methods of culture.
London: Stephen Couchman.for W. Curtis, 1795. 1796. A Work intended for the Use of such Ladies, Gentlemen, and Gardeners, as wish to become scientifically acquainted with the Plants they cultivate. Vol. IX. Vol. X [bound as one]. Two volumes bound as one. Hardcover. Text and 72 finely hand-coloured full-page engraved plates. Contemporary half calf, gilt over marbled boards; twin labels to the spine. Binding worn and rubbed with loss to head & heel of spine; the first three plates have some marking, and water-staining to the margins; else he plates are very clean and fresh throughout.
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THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE; or, Flower-Garden Displayed: in which the most Ornamental Foreign Plans, cultivated in the Open Ground, the Green-House, and the Stove, are accurately represented in their natural colours. To which are added, their Names, Class, Order, Generic and Specific Characters, according to the celebrated Linnaeus; their Places of Growth, and Times of Flowering; together with the most approved methods of culture.
London: Stephen Couchman.for W. Curtis, 1799. 1800. A Work intended for the Use of such Ladies, Gentlemen, and Gardeners, as wish to become scientifically acquainted with the Plants they cultivate. Vol. XIII. Vol. XIV [bound as one]. Two volumes bound as one. Hardcover. Text and 72 finely hand-coloured full-page engraved plates. Contemporary half calf, gilt over marbled boards; twin labels to the spine. Binding worn and rubbed with loss to head & heel of spine; upper board detached; a few plates with slight marking and light browning; one plate with a brown mark to the margin; else very clean and fresh throughout.
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THE CHOW-CHOW. By Lady Dunbar of Mochrum. Third edition.
London: The Field Press Ltd, 1924. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. 78 pages. Illustrated. Original green pictorial cloth, gilt. Octavo. A very good, clean copy.
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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN BIRDS.
Cape Town.The Struik Publishing Group (Pty) Ltd. 1994. 760pp. Original cloth gilt; original dust wrapper; pictorial slipcase. Folio. Reprint. A fine/mint copy.
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THE HERONS HANDBOOK. Paintings by Robert Gillmor and Peter Hayman.
London & Sydney: Croom Helm, 1984. Hardcover. Dust-wrapper. First edition. Dust-wrapper has four very short tears to top edges; else a very good copy.
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THE KESTREL. Illustrated by Keith Brockie.
London: T & A D Poyser, 1990. Hardcover. Dust-wrapper. First edition. A fine copy in a like wrapper.
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THE LARVAE OF THE BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS. Edited by H. T. Stainton. Vol. III. (The concluding portion of the Bombyces.)
London.The Ray Society. 1889. xv, [1 blank], 79pp., followed by 18 finely hand-coloured plates numbered 36 - 53, with leaves of explanatory text opposite each plate; followed by 31pp. listing council and officers of the Society, and ad's for book titltes. Original decorative cloth gilt. Octavo. The book has been covered on clear polythene which has stuck with clear tape to the endpapers; some occasional light spotting; else a very good clean copy which would benefit from having the endpapers replaced.
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THE LARVAE OF THE BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS. Edited by H. T. Stainton. Vol. IV (The first portion of the Noctuae.)
London.The Ray Society. 1891. xi, [1 blank], 115pp., followed by 16 finely hand-coloured plates numbered 54-69 with leaves of explanatory text opposite each plate; followed by 31pp. listing council and officers of the Society, and ad's for book titltes. Original decorative cloth gilt. Octavo. The book has been covered on clear polythene which has stuck with clear tape to the endpapers; endpapers and half-title browned; the leaves containing the list of officers and council members of the Society have been removed; head of spine torn without loss; else a very good clean copy that would benefit from having the endpapers replaced.
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The New Naturalist (No. 89.) THE BROADS The People's Wetland. With 29 colour plates and over 140 black and white photographs and line drawings. ISN 000 220163 1 (Hardback.)
London.HarperCollins, 2001. First edition. Mint copy of the hardback issue in a like unprice-clipped dust-wrapper.
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The New Naturalist (No. 91.) NATURE CONSERVATION. A review of the conservation of wildlife in Britain 1950-2001. With 16 colour plates and over 130 black and white photographs and line drawings.
London.Harper Collins. 2002. First edition. Mint copy of the hardback issue in a like unprice-clipped dust-wrapper.
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The New Naturalist (Number 87). AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES. A Natural History of the British Herpetofauna. With 8 colour plates and over 80 black and white photographs and line drawings.
London.HarperCollins. 2000. First edition. A mint copy of the hardback issue in a like unprice-clipped dust-wrapper.
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The New Naturalist (Number 88). LOCH LOMONDSIDE Gateway to the Western Highlands of Scotland. With 8 colour plates and over 120 black and white photographs and line drawings.
London.HarperCollins. 2001. First edition. A mint copy of the hardback issue in a like unprice-clipped dust-wrapper.
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The New Naturalist (Number 90). MOTHS. With 16 colour plates and over 180 black and white photographs and line drawings.
London.HarperCollins. 2002. First edition. A mint copy of the hardback issue in a like unprice-clipped dust-wrapper.
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The New Naturalist (Number 92). LAKELAND The Wildlife of Cumbria. With 43 colour plates and over 130 black and white photographs and line drawings.
London.HarperCollins. 2002. First edition. A mint copy of the hardback issue in a like unprice-clipped dust-wrapper.
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The New Naturalist (Number 94). NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SEASHORE. With 16 colour plates and over 60 black and white photographs and line drawings.
London: HarperCollins, 2004. First edition. A mint copy of the hardback issue in a like unprice-clipped dust-wrapper.
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The New Naturalist (Number 95). NORTHUMBERLAND with Alston Moor. With 16 colour plates and over 160 black and white photographs and line drawings.
London.HarperCollins. 2004. First edition. A mint copy of the hardback issue in a like unprice-clipped dust-wrapper.
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The New Naturalist OYSTERS. With 31 black and white Photographs and 72 Text Figures.
London: Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Dust-wrapper. First edition. Ownership name & address on fixed endpaper, and a small code number; place & date of purchase on free endpaper; else fine in an unprice-clipped dust-wrapper.
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