Search Results: Natural History from Tarrington Books

London: Doubleday, 1999. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Very Good. 6.5 x 9.75 inches (16 x 24 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Rubbing to covers. Creasing and a short tear to top edge of rear cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: First printing. Black cloth binding. Excellent condition throughout. Signed by the author to title page. . Overall book condition is Near Fine. ISBN: 0385409850. Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xxx, 402

London: Phaidon Press Limited, 2018. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 10 x 11.75 inches (26 x 30 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear and a few light scuffs.. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Paper covered boards. Bump to lower edge of front board, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £20.25; USA £38.00; Oceania £39.90; Rest of World £32.75. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. ISBN: 9780714876818. Size: 10 x 11.75 inches (26 x 30 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 352

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1989. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 24 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Slight fading to spine and rear cover, light shelf wear. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Black cloth binding. Bumping to corners, foxing to page edges, clean text throughout. From the private library of Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, with his bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Following the publication of his hugely successful debut novel in 1972, Adams became very active in the evolving animal rights movement. He was in contact with several members of the Oxford Group, campaigned in Canada against the hunting of baby seals, and ultimately served as president of the RSPCA in 1982. Ryder was an early member of the Oxford Group who, in 1970, coined the term speciesism. He served as president of the RSPCA from 1977-1979. Included with the book is a hand written letter from Ryder to… Read More

London: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 1936. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 7 x 9.5 inches (17.5 x 24 cm). Brown buckram binding with illustrated front board. Light staining to boards, slight bumping to lower corners. Foxing to endpapers, clean text throughout. Prize presentation inscription to front free endpaper. This book was presented as a prize by the RSPCA for an essay competition (the recipient shared the first prize.) A small newspaper clipping about the presentation is pasted to the front free endpaper. A rare item and with nice provenance. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 7 x 9.5 inches (17.5 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 144

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1903. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Bound collection of four consecutive issues, April 1902 (No. 42) to January 1903 (No. 45). Includes the full text of Avifauna of the Outer Hebrides by J.A. Harvie-Brown (with pencilled notes) and a few articles on Scottish snakes. Green cloth binding with rubbing to boards and some marking to spine. Top page edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Good solid binding. Foxing to endpapers, browning to title page and last page of text. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Hardback

Teddington: The Echo Library, 2007. Reprint . Fine. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Unread copy in as new condition. Overall condition is Fine. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. ISBN: 140681833X. Size: 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 134

Cologne: Konemann, 1997. 1st Edition . Fine/Very Good. 11 x 14 inches (28 x 36 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only. Unclipped. . Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First French language edition. Blue cloth binding. First class condition throughout. Overall book condition is Fine. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £24.45; USA £45.80; Oceania £46.95; Rest of World £38.45. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. ISBN: 3895085723. Size: 11 x 14 inches (28 x 36 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 304

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.75 x 7 inches (12 x 18 cm). Illustrated paper covered boards with rubbing and slight wear to corners and ends of spine. Slight cracking to endpaper joints but securely bound. Light foxing to page edges, clean text throughout. From the private library of Richard Adams, author of Watership Down. This book belonged to Adams's wife Elizabeth (Nee Acland) and the book was originally a gift from her grandmother to her mother in 1911. Includes inscriptions to first two pages, four colour plates, including one of a fox and rabbits, also a chapter on rabbits. Rare. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.75 x 7 inches (12 x 18 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 80

London: Watts and Co, 1955. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Slight fading and rubbing to spine. A little light marking to rear cover. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First printing. Green cloth binding. Slight foxing to page edges. Quite heavy foxing to pages facing the plates. Text is otherwise clean throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: x, 294

Chippenham: Picton Publishing (Chippenham) Limited, 1992. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 x 8.5 inches (15 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. . Overall jacket condition is Near Fine. Book: Grey buckram binding. Crease to upper corner of rear free endpaper, otherwise in first class condition throughout. Overall book condition is Near Fine. ISBN: 0948251557. Size: 6 x 8.5 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 147

London: Edward Arnold and Co., 1931. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Lacking jacket. Blue cloth binding. Slight bubbling to cloth on boards. Good solid binding. Foxing to page edges, a little light spotting to text. Very scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: viii, 192

London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1921. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.75 x 8.25 inches (14.5 x 21 cm). First UK edition. Green buckram binding with slight staining to lower corners, foxing to endpapers, a few occasional marks to text but generally very clean throughout. School prize bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (dated 1932). Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches (14.5 x 21 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xiii, 247

Cheltenham: The Cottswolds Naturalists' Field Club, 1948-1986. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Complete two volume set: The 1948 1st printing of the Flora, plus the 1986 1st printing of the supplement. Blue buckram bindings. Flora has slight wear to ends of spine, a few marks to covers and slight bumping to corners. Light foxing to endpapers, slight marking to rear free endpaper. Good solid binding. Clean text throughout. Complete with all four maps in rear pocket. Supplement is in very clean condition throughout with light shelf wear to jacket. Included with the books is an original compliments slip from the co-author W.R. Prices: 'Presented to the Journal of Ecology, for review'; Plus a rare offprint report on the Flora from 1911 by co-author H.J. Riddelsdell (with horizontal folds). A nice clean set with some interesting ephemera. Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate.… Read More

London: Collins, 1986. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 8.25 x 11.25 inches (21 x 29 cm). Dust jacket: No wear but heavy fading to spine and edges of covers, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Beige cloth binding with heavy fading to spine and board edges. Light foxing to page edges. Internally in excellent condition. Overall book condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. ISBN: 0002174723. Size: 8.25 x 11.25 inches (21 x 29 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 194

Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Son / London Transport, 1974. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Green cloth binding with very slight fading to board edges. Light foxing to title page, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 0702810401. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 112

London: Cage Birds / Poultry World Ltd., 1965. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Rubbing to edges of spine, wear to ends of spine and corners. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Brown cloth binding with fading to spine and marking to boards. Light foxing to page edges and endpapers. Clean text throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: viii, 136

Oxford: Global Canopy Programme, 2002. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 6.75 x 9.75 inches (17 x 24.5 cm). Signed by Author. Unread copy. Light shelf wear to covers. Very clean text throughout. Inscribed (without dedication) and signed by co-author Andrew W. Mitchell the title page. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 0954297008. Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches (17 x 24.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 248

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1906. 2nd Impression. Re-Issue . Very Good Minus. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Red cloth binding. Fading to spine, a few light marks to boards. Slight wear to ends of spine and corner of boards. Light foxing to endpapers and dedication page. Text is otherwise very clean throughout. Numerous illustrations within the text plus 10 plates. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xvi, 344

London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1925 (Circa). Reprint . Very Good. 4.25 x 6.75 inches (11 x 17 cm). Illustrated flexible canvas covers. Prize bookplate to front free endpaper (dated 1925) Clean text throughout. A vintage children's natural history title. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches (11 x 17 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 192

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1951. 1st Edition . Fine/Very Good. 5.75 x 9 inches (14.5 x 23 cm). Signed by Author. Slipcase: Plain grey paper covered slipcase with title label to front panel. A few spots of foxing, and some browning but no splits or tears. Overall case condition is Very Good. Book: Pale blue buckram binding. First class condition throughout. Inscribed and signed to the dedication page by Herbert F. West: 'With all the best to the eminent Dr. William Covington who would have loved W.H. Hudson. Herbert Faulkner West, who was responsible for this work.'. Overall book condition is Fine. Size: 5.75 x 9 inches (14.5 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xv, 93