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Auckland: Richards Publishing, in association with William Collins, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very clean copy in a very good jacket.

London: Duckworth & Company, 1903. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Thus. First British edition. Contemporary inscription and some light shelf wear. The contents are very clean and bright. Roberts called the animal story "a potent emancipator. It frees us for a little from the world of shop-worn utilities, and from the mean tenement of self of which we do well to grow weary. It helps us to return to nature, without requiring that we at the same time return to barbarism. It leads us back to the old kinship of earth, without asking us to relinquish by way of toll any part of the wisdom of the ages, any fine essential of the 'large result of time

Christchurch: Avon Fine Prints, 1978. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Number 287 of A limited issue of 1500. Includes loosly laid in invitations to the to the book launch as well as a newspaper clipping. Some light foxing to the prelims only. Main contents are fine. light shelf wear to the cover. 328pp + index

London: BBC Books, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First impression. Inscription to ffep. Light rolling to leading corners and pushing to spine tips. The jacket has minor edge wear.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Forward lean but firm. Two ink names to ffep. Minor foxing. Jacket has small amounts of chipping, closed tears and rubbing. not Price Clipped.

London/ Christchurch: Commonwealth Secretariat Publications, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very clean copy. Information is presented which defines ethnobotany, discusses its philosophy and principles, and considers the relationship between ethnobotany and the conservation of biodiversity.

London/ Christchurch: Commonwealth Secretariat Publications, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very clean copy. Information is presented which defines ethnobotany, discusses its philosophy and principles, and considers the relationship between ethnobotany and the conservation of biodiversity.

Wellington: War History Branch . Department of Internal Affairs., 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New Zealand in the Second World War Official History. This history forms part of a set of histories that did not receive detailed treatment in the campaign volumes. Small mark on the front cover. Staples are turning rusty. Centre leaf loose.

Wellington: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ownership stamp from a Retirement Village. Laid in presentation slip to a PT 48034 J T Couper. Some tape marks to the end papers, else a tidy copy. No jacket.

London: Collins, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Edition first impression. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Inscription in pen to ffep. Very minor spotting to fore edges and end papers else a fine copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Not price clipped. Small rubbed blemish to front cover. Minor edge wear and two very short closed tears.

London: Arlington Books Publishers Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good clean copy with a small pen name.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This copy is stamped ' Review copy not for sale. NZ Retail Price 14.95' on the fep. Note the 14.95 is in pen. Pre- first edition review copy. Some light pushing to the spine tips. Faint tanning to ep's. Light foxing to the prelims and closed page edges. The jacket has some very minor light shelf wear, is not price clipped at 6.50 net UK and has light internal foxing.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 6th printing. Dulling down to the jacket spine #, otherwise a clean tidy copy.

uk: Leopard Books, 1992. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift inscription. Otherwise a clean copy

London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Printing. Some rolling to the leading corners and small amounts of rubbing to the bottom edges. Small compression mark to the top edges and top fore edge. Very clean and bright throughout and has no inscriptions. The jacket is price clipped and has some edge wear and two tiny closed tears. The head of the spine has lost a small piece of lamination and coloured layer of the jacket. See scans. Will be placed in a removable archival sleeve.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by Quentin Blake, with photographs by Jan Baldwin. First impression with full line sequence 13579108642. Book has laminated pictorial boards. This copy is in fantastic condition and is very hard to fault. If anything a very slight crease to the purple end paper. Book presents as unused and is going to become very rare in this condition being a recipe book.

London: Allen & Unwin, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Thus. First published in the States. Light foxing to ep's some lamination lifting and the fep has been removed.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by Quentin Blake, with photographs by Jan Baldwin. First impression with full line sequence 13579108642. Book has laminated pictorial boards. TA very clean copy with only a mild compression to the front, top leading corner.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some light tanning which appears to be prevalent to this title. Light foxing to the closed page edges and light foxing to the prelims. The jacket is not price clipped at 6.50 net, has a hint of foxing.

New York: Knopf, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition stated at the base of the copyright page and no other printings mentioned. Book condition: Near fine. Small pen inscription which states 'Michelle Christmas 1972' to ffep. Book is clean tight and bright with only very minor shelf wear, which include a tiny indentation to top leading edge of front board and some very light rubbing to bottom edges. Dust Jacket condition: Very Good. Price clipped. Very minor compression to the head of the back strip. Small amount of striation to laminated from being lent on to write, not heavy. Back strip is unusually bright.