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Richard Thornton Books: Natural History
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The Maintenance of Pure and Vigorous Stocks of Varieties of the Potato (Board of Agriculture for Scotland)
Edinburgh: Her Majesty\'s Stationey Office, 1927. Soft cover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this Book in Publisher\'s original soft cover wraps,with one previous owner\'s name to the title page and with some pencil scribbling affecting 2 internal pages and the rear cover of the book (can be erased) with linen cloth spine.Binding remains firm with no hinge wekaness,no loose pages etc,one small tear to booklet at bottom edge of the upper cover.Uncommon title with 6 plates,8vo 104pp. Good .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 39047
GBP 19,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 21.75 US$ 24.98 | JP¥ 3852]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Vegetables Potato Scotland
The National Museum of American History
New York: Harry N Abrams, 1981. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in limited edition format one of 3000 copies with this being number 1185 with over 400 illus and 390 plates, many of them full color double-page spreads, bibliography,etc one inscription to the ffep.A Fine Copy in a sumptious hand-crafted leather bound by Brown & Bigelow, limited ediiton housed in a Fine Brown slip-case.Large folio with additional postage required.495pp Limited Numbered Edition. Fine .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 18831
GBP 48,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 54.75 US$ 63.11 | JP¥ 9732]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: America
Dogs,Their Care and Training
London: H.F. & G Witherby, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in publisher\'s original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has some rubbing and wear to the outer edges and with closed tear to the bottom edge of the lower cover.Not price clipped and this copy has no previous ownership names or inscriptions present.Nicely illustrated with some 9 b&w drawings.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and the contents of the book remain clean internally.The dust-jacket is well protected in a brodart cover sleeve,8vo 192pp First Edition 1st Impression [1949]. Very Good .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 76018
GBP 16,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 18.25 US$ 21.04 | JP¥ 3244]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Dogs
Foxes,Wolves and Wild Dogs of the World
London: Blandford Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Bruce Tanner. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket with No chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped,and with NO previous inscriptions to the endpapers.Binding remains firm with no hinge weakness.Well illustrated in both colour and black and white,8vo 192pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good+ .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 31070
GBP 5,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 6.57 | JP¥ 1014]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Dogs Wolves
The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher\'s black cloth with silver title lettering to spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the d/j.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning to spine.Clean copy internally.Lovely copy for the collector and superbly illustrated throughout in colour.Comprehensive work with postage above the normal default setting.4to 433pp First Edition 1st Impression [2001]. Fine .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 65748
GBP 35,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 40 US$ 46.02 | JP¥ 7096]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Butterflies
Wildfowl in Great Britain
London: Her Majesty\'s Stationey Office, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. A Very Good Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket.The book is a survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England,Scotland and Wales.Lovely cold frontis and many other marvellous illustrations by Peter Scott. Minor foxing to fore-edge Thick tall 8vo 368pp. Very Good .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 4467
GBP 8,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 9.25 US$ 10.52 | JP¥ 1622]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Birds
The Rabbit Skin Cap a Tale of a Norfolk Countryman\'s Youth
London: Collins, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Edward Seago. This is a Very Good of this Book in Publisher\'s oatmeal coloured cloth with brown title lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket.This copy has one crossed out owner\'s name to the front endpaper in red pen.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.It\'s superbly illustrated with coloured frontispiece and other drawings by Edward Seago.There is some spotting to the fore-edge of the book and endpapers.Decent copy then of a sought after title,4to 258pp First Edition 1st Impression [1939]. Very Good .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 84042
GBP 30,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 34.25 US$ 39.44 | JP¥ 6083]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Norfolk Poaching
The Birds of the British Isles Volume 11 (Eleven)
London and Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1962. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George E. Lodge. This is a Very Good+ Copy of this book in Publisher\'s green cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has a little rubbing and wear to the extremities of the dust-jacket nothing significant.Not price clipped and this copy has one previous owner\'s bookplate to the front pastedown and further name in pen underneath.This is the 11th volume of this well-known and much sought after series with this volume dealing with the pratincoles,stone-curlew,bustards,crane,terns,gulls and kittiwake.Beautifully illustrated by George Lodge with some 32 colour plates each with titled tissue guards.Lovely clean copy internally in a firm binding with no hinge weakness,Large and heavy 4to 368pp First Edition Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very Good+ .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 20279
GBP 30,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 34.25 US$ 39.44 | JP¥ 6083]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Birds Ornithology
The Birds of the British Isles Volume VII (Seven)
London and Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1958. First Edition. Cloth Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George E. Lodge. This is a Very Good+ Copy of this book in Publisher\'s green cloth with bright gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has a couple of closed tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket,at spine tips and to top edge corners.Not price clipped and this copy has two previous pictures of birds pasted onto the front pastedown and further owner\'s name in pen underneath.This is the 7th volume of this well-known and much sought after series with this volume dealing with the dabbling or surface-feeding and the diving ducks with species described including mallard gadwall teal,garganey,wigeon,pintail pochard and many more.Beautifully illustrated by George Lodge with some 27 colour plates each with titled tissue guards.Lovely clean copy internally in a firm binding with no hinge weakness,Large and heavy 4to 256pp First Edition. Very Good+ .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 20281
GBP 35,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 40 US$ 46.02 | JP¥ 7096]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Birds Ornithology
The Birds of the British Isles Volume VI (Six)
London and Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1957. First Edition. Cloth Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George E. Lodge. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in Publisher\'s green cloth with bright gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has a little light general rubbing to the outer extremities of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped and this copy has no previous inscriptions present.This is the 6th volume of this well-known and much sought after series with this volume dealing with the storks,spoonbills,ibises,herons,egrets,swans,geese and sheld ducks.Beautifully illustrated work by George Lodge with some 26 colour plates each with titled tissue guards.Lovely clean copy internally in a firm binding with no hinge weakness,Large and heavy 4to 326pp First Edition. Near Fine .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 20282
GBP 35,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 40 US$ 46.02 | JP¥ 7096]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Birds Ornithology
The Birds of the British Isles Volume IV (Four)
London and Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1955. First Edition. Cloth Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George E. Lodge. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher\'s green cloth with bright gilt title lettering to spine,in a Good Dust-Jacket that has several closed tears to extremities of the d/j and with slight loss to the top edge of the upper cover (approx 2cm in size).Not price clipped and this copy has one previous owner\'s bookplate to the front pastedown.This is the 4th volume of this well-known and much sought after series with this volume dealing with some of the non perching birds,eight families in all including the swifts,nightjars,kingfishers,woodpeckers and the cuckoos.Beautifully illustrated work by George Lodge with some 29 magnificent colour plates each with titled tissue guards.Clean copy internally with slight colour spotting to the fore-edge of the book.Firm binding with no hinge weakness,Large and heavy 4to 259pp First Edition. Very Good .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 20284
GBP 30,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 34.25 US$ 39.44 | JP¥ 6083]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Birds Ornithology
The Birds of the British Isles Volume III (Three)
London and Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1954. First Edition. Cloth Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George E. Lodge. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher\'s green cloth with bright gilt title lettering to spine.No Dust-jacket.This copy has one previous owner\'s bookplate to the front pastedown,with small foyle\'s bookseller\'s ticket also to the bottom edge of the front pastedown.The outer boards are a little marked to the rear cover and lower corner of the upper cover.This is the 3rd volume of this well-known and much sought after series with this volume dealing with some of the warblers,chiffchaffs,thrushes,wheatears,ouzels,wrens,swallows,and many more.This is a really Beautifully illustrated work by George Lodge with some 51 magnificent colour plates each with titled tissue guards.Clean copy internally.Firm binding with no hinge weakness,Large and heavy 4to 399pp First Edition. Very Good .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 20285
GBP 35,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 40 US$ 46.02 | JP¥ 7096]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: Birds Ornithology
Traveller\'s Joy Gentleman and Puller
London: Country Life, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Thjis is a Very Good Copy of this Book in yellow cloth with blue title lettering to spine and upper cover.No dust-jacket.With NO previous inscriptions or names present.Nicely illustrated with pencil sketches from the Author.4to 164pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 58172
GBP 10,37 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 12 US$ 13.63 | JP¥ 2103]
Catalogue: Natural History
Through the Woods the English Woodland April to April
London: Victor Gollancz, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Agnes Miller Parker. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher\'s reddish brown cloth with gilt title lettering to the spine,no dust-jacket,with just one small and neat owner\'s inscription to the ffep.The book is beautifully illustrated with 73 engravings on wood by Agnes Miller Parker.This is a very attractive copy indeed with just a hint of light spotting to the fore-edge of the book,no marks to outer boards,it would certainly make for a nice addition to any collection of the works of H.E. Bates,4to 142pp First Edition [1936]. Very Good .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 84043
GBP 18,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 20.75 US$ 23.67 | JP¥ 3650]
Catalogue: Natural History
Keywords: He Bates Agnes Miller Parker
The Best of \'Bb\' an Anthology
London: Michael Joseph, 1985. First Thus. Hardcover. 8vo. BB (Watkins-Pitchford). This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket with NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not price clipped and with no previous ownership inscriptions present.Profusely illustrated throughout with enchanting woodcut illustrations by BB and with smaller vignette illustrations.Contents are clean though with just a touch of age toning/spotting to the page edges.8vo 278pp First Edition Thus [1985]. Very Good .
Richard Thornton Books Professional sellerBook no.: 82642
GBP 12,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 15.78 | JP¥ 2433]
Catalogue: Natural History
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