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The Illustrated Book of Canaries and Cage Birds British and Foreign. By W. A. Blakston, W. Swaysland and August F. Wiener. Published by Cassell, P...

Canaries, Hybrids and British Birds in Cage and Aviary. By John Robson and other leading specialists. Edited by S. H. Lewer. With 26 coloured plat...

The Speaking Parrots: A Scientific Manual. By Karl Russ, author of "The Foreign Aviary Birds" etc. Translated by Leonora Schultze. Revised by Dr K...

A Z Pigeon Guide: A Complete Handbook of Pigeon Keeping. By Eric Hardy. Illustrated by Dora Ratman. Published by Burke, London. 1st edition 1951. ...

The Eggs of British Birds. Displayed in a series of engravings, copies and coloured from nature, with descriptions of British birds. By C. Jenning...

The Nests and Eggs of Non Indigenous British Birds or Such Birds that do not Breed within British Archipelago. By Charles Dixon. With coloured fro...

The Illustrated Natural History. By the Rev. J. G. Wood. With new designs by Wolf, Zwecker, Weir, Coleman, Harvey, etc. Engraved by The Brothers D...

Birds in Town and Village. By W. H. Hudson. With pictures in colour by E. J. Detmold. Published by J. M. Dent, London, Toronto, New York. 1st edit...

Birds in London. By W. H. Hudson. Illustrated by Bryan Hook, A. D. McCormick and photographs from nature by R. B. Lodge. Published by Longman, Gre...

The Poultry Keeper's Text Book By E. T. Brown. 150 Illustrations and large scale diagrammatic plans. 4th edition circa 1910. Published by Ward, Lo...

A Book About Birds. Published by The London Religious Tract Society, London. 1st edition 1850. Publisher's highly decorated boards. 68 pages, plus...

The Sea Swallow: Being the Annual Report of The Royal Naval Bird Watching Society. Published May 1965. Patron His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinb...

In the Tree Tops. Wonders of bird life, depicted in a series of remarkable films and photographs made by Capt. C. W. R. Knight. Presented and desc...

A Bird in the Bush. By E. Hilton Young (Lord Kennet of Dene). Illustrations by Peter Scott. Published by Country Life. 1st edition 1936. Over 20 f...

Buffon's Natural History. Containing a full and accurate description of all the animated beings in nature in three parts Quadrupeds Birds Fishes. ...

Ocean Gardens: The History of the Marine Aquarium and the best methods now adopted for its establishment and preservation. By H. Noel Humphreys. P...

Creatures of the Sea: Being the Life Stories of Some Sea Beasts and Fishes. By Frank T. Bullen. With 30 illustrations by Thomas Carreras. Publishe...

A Practical Method of Sponge Culture. From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume 28 1908. Proceedings of the 4th International Fishery Congr...

Pitman's Common Commodities and Industries Series: Sponges, their Nature, History, Modes of Fishing, Varieties, Cultivation, etc. By Ernest J. J. ...

Angler's Almanac Some Leaves on a River. By Wilfred Gavin Brown. Illustrations by Reginald Lionel Knowles. Published by Frederick Muller Ltd. Publ...

Gilbert White's Selborne: The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. By the Rev. Gilbert White, M. A. With naturalist's calendar and observa...

The Natural History of Selborne; with observations on various parts of nature and the naturalist's calendar. By the late Rev. Gilbert White M. A. ...

The Natural History of Selborne; With observations on various parts of nature. By Rev. Gilbert White, M. A. With additions by Sir William Jardine,...

The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton. By Rev. Gilbert White. Revised by James Edmund Harting. 10 letters n...

The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne; with observations of various parts of nature. By Rev. Gilbert White. M. A. Notes by Sir William J...

Gilbert White and His Selborne. By Anthony Rye. Published by William Kimber, London. 1st edition 1970. 272 pages including index. Fine copy in fin...

The Natural History of Selborne. A new edition with engravings by Gilbert White. Introduction by Richard Mabey. Published by Century, London. 1st ...

The Journals of Gilbert White 1774 1783: Volume 2. Edited by Francesca Greenoak, General Editor, Richard Mabey. Illustrations by Clare Roberts. Pu...

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During Voyage Round the World of H. M. S. Beagle, under the co...

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. By Charles Darwin. Popular imp...

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. By Charles Darwin. Popular impression of corrected copyright edition. Published by John Murra...

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. By Charles Darwin. 40,000th to 47,000th in this form. Issued with the approval of the author'...

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. By Charles Darwin. 2nd edition revised and augmented 1874. With illustrations. Tenth thousand...

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. By Charles Darwin. 2nd edition revised 1879 (thirteenth thousand). With illustrations. Publis...

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. By Charles Darwin. 2nd edition revised. Thirty first thousand 1894. With illustrations. Publi...

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. By Charles Darwin. New edition 1901. With illustrations. Published by John Murray, London. Pu...

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. By Charles Darwin. Published by John Murray, London. 1st edition 1872. 374 pages, including ind...

Insectivorous Plants. By Charles Darwin. Third thousand with illustrations. Published by John Murray, London, 1875. 462 pages, including index. Pu...

The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects. By Charles Darwin. 2nd edition, revised. 5th thousand. 1890. With illustratio...

Essays on Darwinism. By Thomas R. R. Stebbing. Published by Longmans, Green, London 1871. Publisher's green boards, decorated in blind, titled in ...

What is Darwinism?. By Charles Hodge. Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, 1874. Publisher's light red, highly decorated boards in ...

The Student's Darwin. By Edward B. Aveling. Published by Freethought Publishing Co. London, 1881. Publisher's green boards, decorated in gilt, tit...

Charles Darwin. By Arthur E. Shipley. Privately printed 1910. 26 pages. This large publication is a portion of a lecture given as an address by th...

The Forum Series. Concerning Man's Origin. Being the Presidential address given at the meeting of the British Association held in Leeds on August ...

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809 1882. With original omissions restored, edited with notes by his Grand daughter Nora Barlow. Published by...

The Museum of Natural History: Being a popular account of the structure, habits and classification of the various department of the animal kingdom...

The Universe: or The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little. By F. A. Pouchet, M. D. New edition 1873. Illustrated by 343 engravings on wood a...

Beautiful Shells: Their Nature, Structure and Uses Familiarly Explained. Descriptions of the most remarkable species and explanations of the meani...

Nature Day and Night. By Richard Adams. Illustrated by David Goddard, published by Kestrel Books. 1st edition 1978. Publisher's pictorial, coloure...

Quiet Evening. By S. L. Bensusan. Illustrated by Joan Rickarby. Published by Blandford Press, London. 1st edition 1950. Publisher's light grey boa...

Back of Beyond: A Countryman's Pre War Commonplace Book. By S. L. Bensusan. Published by Blandford Press Ltd. 1st edition 1945. Illustrated by Joa...

Back of Beyond: A Countryman's Pre War Commonplace Book. By S. L. Bensusan. Published by Blandford Press Ltd. 1st edition 1945. Illustrated by Joa...

British Butterflies: Every Native Species. An account of butterfly development, structure, habitats, localities, mode of capture and preservation ...

Andes Expeditions 1925 6 and 1926 7. Field notes of plants collected by H. F. Comber. Publisher's black boards, titled in gilt. 4¼" x 6½". This wo...

Andes Expeditions 1925 6 and 1926 7. Field notes of plants collected by H. F. Comber. Publisher's black boards, titled in gilt. 4¼" x 6½". This wo...

The Roadmender and Other Writings. By Michael Fairless. With notes by M. E. Dowson. Introduction by Frederick Brereton and Wood engravings by Lenn...

Me and Mr. Mountjoy. By Ethelind Fearon. Decorated by Bernard Reynolds. Published by Macdonald, London. 1st edition 1951. Publisher's bright green...

Butterflies and Moths at Home. 60 photographs from nature by A. Forrester. Published by Gowans and Gray, London, Glasgow. 1905. 64 pages, plus pub...

Countryside Character. Compiled by Richard Harman. Published by Blandford Press, London. 1st edition 1946. Publisher's light blue boards, titled i...

Field and Hedgerow. Being the last essays of Richard Jefferies, collected by his widow. Published by Longmans, Green, London, New York. 1st editio...