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Glen Fender Meadows: A Celebration of Diversity
by Ford, John
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 2012
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- Hardcover
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- 9780957343306
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John Ford, 2012. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Hardback. A fine copy in laminated boards. 224 pages. Attractive colour photographs with accompanying text. The photographs illustrate the range and beauty of many of the plants, fungi and animals to be found on this Highland meadow near Blair Atholl in Perthshire.
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The Great Rift Valley Being the Narrative of a Journey to Mount Kenya and Lake Baringo
by Gregory, J.W.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1896
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- Hardcover
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£180.00
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London: John Murray, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Except for some spotting/browning to end-papers a clean copy internally. No ownership inscription. Pp.xxi,422. Colour frontispiece. 20 plates. 23 illustrations in the text. Folding maps at rear. The title continues: "With Some Account of… Read more about this item Item Price
£180.00
Scots Roses of Hedgerows and Wild Gardens
by McMurtrie, Mary
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1998
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781870673266
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£25.00
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Garden Art Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 110 pages. A book of attractive colour paintings of different varieties of Scots roses of hedgerows and wild gardens with some accompanying text.
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£25.00
The New Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist Library)
by Marren, Peter
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1995
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- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780002199971
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£9.00
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HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. A very good copy of the first paperback edition. The spine has been faded by the sun to blue but the lettering remains clear. A clean copy internally. 304 pages. 16 colour plates. Over 100 black and white photographs and drawings. Published to celebrate 50 years of the… Read more about this item Item Price
£9.00
The Magical Gardens of Monteviot
by Lothian, Michael
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- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2018
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781526207630
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£30.00
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Jedburgh: Monteviot House and Gardens, 2018. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Hardback. Large 4to. A fine copy in pictorial boards. 159 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Monteviot is a beautiful garden which opens to the public near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders. The author is the 13th Marquess of Lothian and owner of the Monteviot Estate.
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Wanderings of a Naturalist
by Gordon, Seton
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1921
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- Hardcover
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£24.00
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London: Cassell, 1921. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A near very good copy in green cloth decorated on the spine and upper board and lettered in gilt on the spine. Some fading to the spine as usual but the lettering remains clear. Neat ownership inscription at head of title page. Pp.xiv,220. Numerous illustrations. Mostly covers the author's… Read more about this item Item Price
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Common Objects of the Microscope
by Wood, Rev. J.G.
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- 1864
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- Hardcover
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£45.00
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London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1864. Hardcover. Good. Tuffen West. Hardback. 12mo. A good copy in red cloth decorated in gilt on the spine and upper board. The boards are now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Ownership inscription. Pp.iv,188. 12 full page colour plates. Black and white illustrations in the text. "---a general demand has arisen for… Read more about this item Item Price
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Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol. II. Including Numbers VI-X
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1902
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- Hardcover
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£60.00
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Glasgow: His Majessty's Stationery Office, 1902. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a dark green half-leather binding with marbled boards. Five raised bands on the spine which is lettered in gilt on a maroon title-piece. Some rubbing to spine edges. Marbled end-papers. Small museum label on front fixed end-paper and one stamp… Read more about this item Item Price
£60.00
Die Vogelfauna Mallorcas Mit Berucksichtigung Menorcas Und Der Pityusen. Ein Beitrag Zur Zoogeographie Des Mediterrangebietes (Inaugural- Dissertation)
by von Jordans, Dr. A.
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1914
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- Soft cover
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£40.00
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Bonn: Paul Rost & Co, 1914. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. Softback. A good copy. A little torn at foot of spine. Bookplate on front fixed end-paper. 163 pages. Folding map at rear. A dissertation on the birds of Majorca. Text in German.
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The Garden
by Hopes, Rex F.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1934
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- Soft cover
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Bristol: Published By the Author, 1934. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Original printed wraps. Covers slightly soiled but a very good copy. No ownership inscription and not foxed. 24 pages. Four full-page colour illustrations + colour illustration to front cover. 16 poems on flowers and gardens. Uncommon.
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£30.00
Studies on Loch Lomond IIThe Fauna of the River Endrick
by Maitland, Peter S.
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
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£10.00
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Glasgow: Blackie and Son for the University of Glasgow, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Inscribed "With Best Wishes, Peter". Pp.vi,194. Plates, figures and tables. A study of the vertebrate and invertebrate fauna of the River Endrick, the major water flowing into Loch Lomond.
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£10.00
Rose Books : A Bibliography of Books and Important Articles in Journals on the Genus Rosa, in English, French, German and Latin 1550-1975
by Stock, K. L.
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1984
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780950905600
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Milton Keynes: Published By the Author, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A near fine copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.x,533. Contains 3279 entries.
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£30.00
The Trout
by Frost W.E. and Brown M.E.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1967
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- Hardcover
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£24.00
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London: Collins, 1967. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt. In a very good dustwrapper which has a very small closed tear at the foot of the spine. A clean copy without ownership inscription, foxing or other internal marking. 286 pages. 17 pages of plates. 7 maps.… Read more about this item Item Price
£24.00
The Butterflies of Scotland: A Natural History
by Thomson George
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1980
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780709903833
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London: Croom Helm Ltd, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xvii,267. 39 plates (including colour plates). 97 figures including distribution maps. This is the first book to deal exclusively with… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Birds of Cumberland Critically Studied, Including Some Notes on the Birds of Westmorland
by MacPherson, Rev.H.A. and Duckworth William
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1886
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- Hardcover
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£48.00
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Carlisle: Chas. Thurnam & Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. . A good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A little wear to spine ends. Front hinges cracked. Pp.xx,206. Colour frontispiece. Folding map. Errata slip.
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£48.00
Birds and Mammals of Orkney
by Groundwater William
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1974
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- Hardcover
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Kirkwall: The Kirkwall Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good copy. Good dustwrapper which is marked with cup circles on the front panel. A nice clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. 299 pages. Illustrations. Map end-papers.
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£20.00
The Basking Shark in Scotland: Natural History, Fishery and Conservation
by Fairfax Denis
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781862320949
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£35.00
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East Linton: Tuckwell Press, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Pp. xvii,206. Frontispiece and 61 illustrations. 9 maps. Includes the basking shark's history, anatomy and biology together with shark hunting and conservation.
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£35.00
The Birds of the Firth of Clyde Including Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Buteshire, Dumbartonshire and South Argyllshire
by McWilliam John Morell
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1936
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- Hardcover
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London: H.F.& G.Witherby, 1936. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. A good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A little darkened on spine. Ownership inscription on front free end-paper. Some, mainly edge, foxing. 164pp. 14 plates. Map.
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£30.00
Bird Song: Biological Themes and Variations
by Catchpole C.K. and Slater P.J.B.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780521417990
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£18.00
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Cambridge University Press, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Nigel Mann. A very good copy in a near fine dustwrapper. Minor bumping to upper board tips. Previous owners' name and address label on front free end-paper. Pp.viii,248. Pen and ink illustrations. Numerous figures. "This book explores the study of bird song from the biological viewpoint, and… Read more about this item Item Price
£18.00
Shetland Ponies
by Russell Valerie
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781873580264
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£12.00
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Stowmarket, Suffolk: Whittet Books Ltd, 1998. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. A very good copy in laminated boards. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 224 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Map.
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£12.00
