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AUGUSTUS GRIMBLE: HIGHLAND SPORT, ill A Thorburn, 1894, 1st edn, 10 plts, frontis loose, 4to, orig vellum bkd bds worn & soiled £ 60-80

FOREIGN FIELD SPORTS FISHERIES, SPORTING ANECDOTES... WITH A SUPPLEMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, ill Howitt, Atkinson, Clark & Manskirch, 1814, [1819...

SIR JAMES EDWARD SMITH AND JAMES SOWERBY: ENGLISH BOTANY, 1790-1814, 1st edn, 36 vols, 2592 hand col'd plts, calf, vols 16-18 non uniform £...

FLORENT PREVOST AND C L LEMAIRE: HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES OISEAUX D'EUROPE (PASSEREAUX), Paris c1845, 2nd edn, 80 hand col'd engrd plts, 2 unc...

JOHN EDWARD SOWERBY AND CHARLES PIERPOINT JOHNSON: BRITISH WILD FLOWERS, 1863, 90 hand col'd engrd plts, 2 uncol'd plts, cl worn £ 80-100

REV GILBERT WHITE: THE NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE..., Ed J E Harting, 1891, orig cl £ 25-35

THOMAS BEWICK: A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS, Newcastle 1809, 2 vols in 1, old bl stpd cf rebkd preserving old spine £ 80-100

THOMAS LITTLETON POWYS FOURTH BARON LILFORD: COLOURED FIGURES OF THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS, ill After Thorburn, Keulemans, Lodge & Foster...

REV FRANCIS ORPEN MORRIS: A HISTORY OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, 1870, 3rd edn, 72 hand col'd plts, 2 uncol'd plts, orig bl stpd cl gt worn £...

DAVID A BANNERMAN: THE BIRDS OF WEST AND EQUATORIAL AFRICA, 1953, 1st edn, 2 vols, cl d/ws, (2) £ 60-80

NICHOLAS CULPEPER: THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED, 1653, lacks ttl & all before final lf of 'to the reader', cf v worn £ 100-120

FREDERICK WILLIAM FROHAWK: NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, 1914, 2 vols, fo, orig cl, (Qty 2) £ 100-120

ARCHIBALD THORBURN: BRITISH BIRDS, 1915- 16, 1st edn, 4 vols, 80 col'd plts, lg 4to, orig cl, (Qty 4) £ 250-300

NORMAN ARLOTT: BIRD PAINTINGS 1982, 1st edn, 4to cl d/w+ DARREN REES: BIRD IMPRESSIONS, 1993, 1st edn, lacks ffep, obl 4to cl d/w, (2) £ 20-30

WILLIAM FORSELL KIRBY: EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, 1889, 61 hand col'd plts, 1 uncol'd plt, 4to, hf mor worn £ 200-250

DAVID ARMITAGE AND WINIFRED MARY BANNERMAN: BIRDS OF THE ATLANTIC ISLANDS, 1963-68, 1st edns, 4 vols, vol 1 sigd by David Bannerman, vols 2-3 sigd by

TOM IREDALE: BIRDS OF NEW GUINEA, ill Lilian Medland, Melbourne, 1956, 1st edn, 2 vols, 4to, qtr cf, (Qty 2) £ 80-100

WILLIAM CAVENDISH, DUKE OF NEWCASTLE: A GENERAL SYSTEM OF HORSEMANSHIP IN ALL IT'S BRANCHES..., L J Brindley, 1743, 2 vols, large paper, hf ttl,...

EVA MANNERING (ED): THE BEST OF REDOUTE'S ROSES, 1959, fo, pict wraps £ 25-35

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY (PUB): HAUNTS AND HINTS FOR ANGLERS, 1924, orig pict wraps £ 20-30

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY (PUB): RULES OF GOLF, 1933, limp cl + 1 other sim, (Qty 2)

JEAN DELACOUR: THE PHEASANTS OF THE WORLD, ill J C Harrison, 1982, 3rd impress, 4to cl gt £ 25-35

ANTHONY BUXTON: SPORTING INTERLUDES AT GENEVA – FISHERMAN NATURALIST – HAPPY YEAR, 1932, 1946, 1950, 1st edns, orig cl soiled, (Qty 3) £ 20-30

G P DEMENT'EV, N A GLADKOV AND OTHERS: BIRDS OF THE SOVIET UNION, Jerusalem 1966- 68, 1st edn, 6 vols, cl d/ws, (Qty 6) £ 80-100

M SAUNDERS: BEAUTIFUL JOE, ill J Nicolson, n d, new edn, 4to, orig pict cl gt soiled + M MAETERLINCK: MY DOG, ill G Vernon Stokes, 1906, orig cl bkd b

BERNARD VENABLES: FISHING, 1953, 1st edn, cl + C WILLOCK (ED): THE BEDSIDE WILDFOWLER, 1966, 1st edn, cl + 4 others sim, (Qty 6) £ 20-30

NICHOLAS CULPEPPER: THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED…, nd, inscr dtd 1810, old cf rebkd £ 25-35

BRITISH BIRDS, 1946-62, vols 40-55, orig cl, (Qty 16) £ 30-40

JAMES BROWN: THE FORESTER, 1882, orig cl gt worn

SPORTING MAGAZINE, 1855, (Jan-June), 1856 (July-Dec), 1861 (Jan-June), hf mor worn & soiled, (Qty 3) £ 25-35

D J WATKINS-PITCHFORD 'BB': MANKA THE SKY GIPSY, 1939, 1st edn, orig two tone cl soiled £ 25-35

S C H DAVIS AND OTHERS: MOTOR RACING, n d, Lonsdale Library Vol 33, cl d/w £ 20-30

COLONEL T THORNTON: A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND, ill G E Lodge, 1896, new edn, h

HARRY VARDON: THE COMPLETE GOLFER, 1905, 1st edn, ttl loose, orig cl worn + 3 others Golfing Interest, (Qty 4) £ 20-30

W G GRACE: CRICKETING REMINISCENCES..., 1899 reprint, orig cl, pict ppr label soiled £ 25-35

H CHOLMONDELEY-PENNELL: THE MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER, [1870], orig cl £ 25-35

JOHN WISDEN: CRICKETERS' ALMANACK, 1953, limp cl + E W SWANTON: THE TEST MATCHES OF 1953, [1953], orig wraps, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

DAVID ARMITAGE BANNERMAN AND GEORGE E LODGE: THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES, 1953- 63, 1st edns, 12 vols, orig cl, (Qty 12) £ 100-120

PRINCE WILLIAM OF SWEDEN: WILD AFRICAN ANIMALS I HAVE KNOWN, 1923, 1st edn, lacks ffep, 4to, orig cl gt + C KEARTON: PHOTOGRAPHING WILDLIFE ACROSS THE

FLORA AND SYLVA, 1903-05, Nos 1, 4-5, 8, 25- 26, 29, 32, 16 chromo litho plts, 4to, mainly orig wraps, (sold as a series of plates), (Qty 8) £ ...

PACKET: 70+ LATE 19TH CENTURY COLOURED LITHO FRUIT PRINTS, (most with defects) £ 20-30

JOYCE AND ROGER WETHERED, BERNARD DARWIN AND OTHERS: THE GAME OF GOLF, n d, Lonsdale Library, vol 9, orig cl gt £ 40-50

FLICKER PRODUCTIONS LTD (PUB): CRICKET, DON BRADMAN ON DRIVE AND OFF DRIVE, n d, 'Flicker' book, No 1, orig wraps £ 25-35

HARDY BROS: HARDY'S SUPER BOTTOM FISHING TACKLE, 1935, orig wraps £ 20-30

VINTON & COMPANY (PUB): ANATOMICAL MODEL OF THE COW-PIG, n d, 3rd edn, 2nd edn, obl orig cl bkd pict bds, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

ROBERT THOMPSON: THE GARDENERS ASSISTANT..., Ed Thomas Moore, 1878, new edn, 32 plts inc 12 col'd litho, hf cf worn £ 25-35

M J ASTLE: THE PRINCIPLES OF GOLF, n d, orig pict cl, d/w + A E BEAMISH: FIRST STEPS TO LAWN TENNIS, 1922, 2nd edn, orig cl + L C R CAMERON: ROD POLE

CHARLES G D ROBERTS: THE KINDRED OF THE WILD – THE WATCHERS OF THE TRIAL, 1903, 1904, 1st edns, orig pict cl gt worn, (2)

CHARLES ST JOHN: A TOUR IN SUTHERLANDSHIRE WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE FIELD-BOOKS OF A SPORTSMAN AND NATURALIST, 1849, 2 vols, orig bl stpd cl gt worn &...

E S ROSCOE: RAMBLES WITH A FISHING-ROD, 1906, 2nd edn, orig pict cl soiled + COLIN WILLOCK: DUCK SHOOTING, 1962, 1st edn, cl d/w + 1other, (Qty 3)

ANNE PRATT: HAUNTS OF THE WILD FLOWERS, 1892, 8 col'd litho plts, orig two tone cl gt + CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH: CHAPTERS ON FLOWERS, 1848, orig bl ...

JOHN GREGORY: A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE STATE OF FACULTIES OF MAN WITH THOSE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD, Edinburgh 1788, old cf worn £ 20-30

WILLIAM COOPER: THE GARDENERS AND POULTRY KEEPERS GUIDE AND ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, n d, orig cl £ 40-50

J W TUTT: BRITISH MOTHS, 1896, 12 hand col'd plts, orig two tone cl gt £ 20-30

LESLIE BROWN AND DEAN AMADON: EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS OF THE WORLD, 1968, 1st edn, 2 vols, 4to cl, slipcase, (Qty 2) £ 80-100

BLANCHE HENERY: BRITISH BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL LITERATURE BEFORE 1800, 1975, 3 vols, cl gt, slipcase £ 40-50

ROBERT GIBBINGS: LOVELY IS THE LEE, 1945 1st edn, cl d/w

DR C SCHROTER: FLORE COLORIEE PORTATIVE DU TOURISTE DANS LES ALPES, ill L Schroter, Zurich 1904, 24 chromolitho plts, orig pict cl £ 20-30

DR C SCHROTER: FLORE COLORIEE PORTATIVE DU TOURISTE DANS LES ALPES, ill L Schroter, Zurich, nd, 26 plts inc 24 chromolitho, orig pict cl gt £ 2...

MARY A PRATTEN: MY HUNDRED SWISS FLOWERS WITH A SHORT ACCOUNT OF SWISS FERNS, 1887, orig decor cl gt + SIR WILLIAM MARTIN CONWAY: THE ALPS FROM END TO

GEORGE BUNYARD: FRUIT FARMING FOR PROFIT, Maidstone 1890, 3rd edn, orig decor cl gt + W FREAM: ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, 1892, 2nd edn, orig cl + HENRY

E F STAVELEY: BRITISH INSECTS..., 1871, 16 hand col'd engrd plts, orig decor cl gt £ 25-35

JACK WHITE: EASIER GOLF, 1924, 2nd edn, orig cl

W F KIRBY: A HAND-BOOK TO THE ORDER LEPIDOPTERA, 1896, part 1, butterflies, vol 2, LLoyd's Natural History series, orig cl + R BOWDLER SHARPE: A...

EDWARD JOSEPH LOWE: A NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW AND RARE FERNS, 1871, 72 col'd wood engrd plts, orig bl stpd cl gt £ 30-40

CHARLES JAMES APPERLEY: MY LIFE AND TIMES, ed E D Cunning, 1927, cl gt

EDWARD C ASH: THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG, 1938, 1st edn, orig cl + C C SANDERSON (ED): PEDIGREE DOGS AS RECOGNISED BY THE KENNEL CLUB, 1927, 1st edn, ori

BRIAN VESEY-FITZGERALD: BACKGROUND TO BIRDS, 1948, 1st edn, cl d/w + 2 others, (3)

ALLEN W SEABY: THE BIRDS OF THE AIR, 1931, 1st edn, sigd, orig cl worn + W K RICHMOND: ENGLANDS BIRDS, 1936, 1st edn, cl d/w + E PARKER: ODDITIES OF N

F EDWARDS HULME: FAMILIAR WILD FLOWERS, c1900, 1st to 5th series in 2, cl soiled, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

JOHN W JUDD: VOLCANOES..., 1907, 7th edn, mor gt prize bdg worn £ 20-30

W J MILES: MODERN PRACTICAL FARRIERY..., c1899, 4to, hf cf worn £ 40-50

W J MILES: MODERN PRACTICAL FARRIERY..., c1895, 4to, hf cf v worn & soiled £ 30-40

NICHOLAS CULPEPER: COMPLETE HERBAL AND ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED, c1850, 35 hand col'd plts only, some with faults, 4to, hf cf v worn, bds detc...

FERGUS MENTEITH OGILVIE: FIELD OBSERVATIONS ON BRITISH BIRDS, Ed H Balfour, 1920 (500) numbered, orig cl bkd bds £ 25-35

HENRY CHARLES HOWARD, EARL OF SUFFOLK: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORT, 1905, 2 vols, orig cl gt, soiled, (Qty 2) £ 30-40

A CYCLOPEDIA OF AGRICULTURE..., Ed John Chalmers Morton, 1875, 2 vols, 51 plts, 4to orig bl stpd cl v soiled, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

REV J G WOOD: THE ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY, BIRDS, 1862, hf mor worn & soiled, top bd detchd £ 20-30

LOUIS FIGUIER: THE HUMAN RACE, 1872, 8 chromo litho plts, hf mor, spine gt in compartments £ 25-35

THE SPORTING TIMES, 1916, 1919, 2 vols, fo, cl bkd bds, v worn & soiled, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

T A COWARD: THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND THEIR EGGS, 1945, 3 vols, orig limp cl gt + RICHARD SOUTH: THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES – THE M

J G MAVROGORDATO: A FALCON IN THE FIELD, A TREATISE ON THE TRAINING AND FLYING OF FALCONS, ill D M Henry & G E Lodge, 1966, 1st edn, cl d/w ...

R D ETCHECOPAR AND FRANCOIS HUE: THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA FROM THE CANARY ISLANDS TO THE RED SEA, 1967, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 30-40

COLONEL WILLOUGHBY VERNER: MY LIFE AMONG THE WILD BIRDS IN SPAIN, 1909, 1st edn, rebnd qtr cf soiled £ 30-40

DAVID ARMITAGE BANNERMAN: THE BIRDS OF WEST AND EQUATORIAL AFRICA, 1953, 1st edn, 2 vols, cl d/ws, (Qty 2) £ 60-80

ADRIAN BELL: MEN AND THE FIELDS, ill John Nash, 1939, 1st edn, orig cl £ 20-30

KEN SIMPSON: THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA, ill Nicolas Day, 1984, 1st edn, 4to cl, d/w + J D MACDONALD: BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA, ill Peter Slater, 1973, 1st edn,

BERTRAM E SMYTHIES, 2 ttls: THE BIRDS OF BURMA, ill A M Hughes, 1953, 2nd edn, book plate of David Armitage Bannerman, tipped-in als from A M Hughes t

CLAUD B TICEHURST: A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK, 1932, 1st edn, fdg map at end, orig cl soiled £ 25-35

SETON GORDON: HILL BIRDS OF SCOTLAND, 1915, orig cl gt + W KENNETH RICHMOND: BRITISH BIRDS OF PREY, 1959, 1st edn, cl d/w + RALPH WHITLOCK: RARE AND E

RODERICK DOBSON: THE BIRDS OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, 1952, 1st edn, orig cl + HENRY LE MARCHANT BROCK: A RECORD OF THE BIRDS OF GUERNSEY, Guernsey 1950,

ARCHIBALD THORBURN: BRITISH BIRDS, 1925- 26, new edn, 4 vols, orig cl soiled, (Qty 4) £ 80-100

R M LOCKLEY, 6 ttls: PUFFINS, 1953, 1st edn, cl gt; THE WAY TO AN ISLAND, 1947, cl d/w; DREAM ISLAND DAYS, 1946, cl d/w; THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE RABBI

A G STREET: MOONRAKING, ill Lionel Edwards, 1936, 1st edn, cl d/w (tatty) £ 25-35

ANNE PRATT: THE FLOWERING PLANTS, GRASSES, SEDGES AND FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THEIR ALLIES, c1873, 6 vols, 1 litho and 257 (of 318) chromo litho pl

A F WITHERBY AND OTHERS: THE HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS, 1943-44, 5 vols, orig cl soiled + P A D HOLLOM: THE POPULAR HANDBOOK OF RARER BRITISH BIRDS-BR

CHARLES KNIGHT (PUB): INSECT ARCHITECTURE, 1830, 12 mo, hf cf worn £ 20-30

JOHN GOULD: HUMMINGBIRDS, 1990, fo, cl d/w £ 50-60

JOHN A LIVINGSTON: BIRDS OF THE EASTERN FOREST – BIRDS OF THE NORTHERN FOREST, ill J Fenwick Lansdowne, Toronto & Montreal 1968- 70, 1971, 1st e...

DANIEL GIRAUD ELLIOT: THE LIFE AND HABITS OF WILD ANIMALS, ill Joseph Wolf, 1874, 4to, rebnd cl £ 20-30