Hebrides, New Naturalist, collins (23 results)

Illustrated Cover. Condition: Good +. 1st Edition. The paperback copy of one of rarer New Naturalists. Colour and b/w photos, plates & diagrams. 416p. this copy has been read with a littoe creasing of the spine and a aturned corner. No significant marks or signatures. Excellent reading/working copy. See scans.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. British edition, first printing, 1990. Soft cover. No jacket as issued. Part of The New Naturalist series. Index. Profusely illustrated. Pictorial cover is very good with minor pushing/bumping to corners, the odd very small mark, the odd minor rub/bump to edges, minor browning to spine, a little creasing and a little creasing/rubbing/bumping to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a little tanned. Small mark to lower corner of a few pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

(S/hand / used, Paperback, 1990). 1990 1st edition paperback. 8vo (149 x 216mm). Pp416. B/w photographs and line illustrations, maps, graphs and charts, bibliography. Slight use but solidly intact, second-hand paperback. This is an excellent and authoritative geography of the Hebrides. Chapters include: Geography; Climate and hydrography; Soils; Life in the sea; The sea shore; Sand dunes and machair; Crofts and farms; Woodlands; Moor and hill; Inland waters; The seabird islands; The seal islands; The wildfowl islands; The machair islands; Rum - an island nature reserve; St. Kilda - island of world heritage; Naturalists and historians; Land use - tryst of man and nature; Fisheries and fish farming; Nature conservation. .

Green cloth gilt. In good dustwrapper, with small crease to head of spine, light fading to spine, and some spotting to flaps and reverse. With 21 colour photographs, and over 150 photographs in black and white. Top edge with dust marks. Fore-edge with some spots and a small stain. A few spots to endpapers. Front board a little bowed. Still a good copy of the First Edition. pp. 416.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine (but.). Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First edition. 416pp, illustrated with photographs, some in colour, and maps and charts. Contents very fresh and clean. In the original binding of green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Very bright, fresh, and sharp. In the protected unclipped Robert Gilmor jacket, fresh and bright to the front, slightly knocked to the top edge, and with some fading to the spine. Unfortunately, the book was cased upside-down: so that if the text and the jacket are the right way up, peel back the jacket and the gilt spine titling and NN logo are shown to be the wrong way up. A very nice copy - but with a twist.

Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 416pp, illustrated with colour plates and other black & white photos, drawings and maps in text, pages clean and crisp, binding firm, green cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket in very good, unclipped condition. Size: 8.75 x 6 Inches. Natural History.

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, published 1990, The New Naturalist, Number 76. Light shelwear to dust jacket, light spotting to closed edges, boards very clean and tidy, contents clean and firm, a very neat and tidy copy. Size: 8vo.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. New Naturalist no. 76. With 21 colour photos and over 150 photos in b/w. A few very minor foxspots to endpapers and text block. Base of text block is slightly grubby. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!.

First edition, 1990. The book has the bookplate of Eric Hosking to the front pastedown (bird photographer and photographic editor of the New Naturalist library 1943 - 91). The bookplate was posthumously imposed by David Hosking, son and professional collaborator of Eric Hosking. Hardback. 416pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The Hebrides is an area of great natural beauty, which draws back thousands of visitors year after year to its wonderful scenery and abundant wildlife. In a style that is both readable and informative Drs J. M. and I. L. Boyd cover every aspect of the islands. Beginning with a clear explanation of the geology, climate and hydrography, they move on to a fascinating description of the many varied habitats, from the sea and inland waters through to woodlands and moor and hill. Part II of the book deals with the characteristics of individual islands and their species; Part II discussed the islands in the context of their relation to people - starting with the old naturalists, and ending on a more topical note with the current interest in conservation. Foreword by HRH Prince Philip. 21 colour photographs, over 150 photographs in black & white. Jacket design by Robert Gillmor. Book in fine condition. Dust jacket near fine. Unclipped. Very small and faint creases to upper corners of flaps at folds. Some colour fade to the blue on the spine and to the butterscotch colour of the heads of the gannets on the spine. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A near fine copy of the first and only hardback edition; pp. 416, with 21 colour photographs, and over 150 photographs in black and white. Dust jacket near fine, bright and fresh, slight fading to the spine, minor superficial scratch to the top of the spine, colours strong on the front panel, price-clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Green buckram binding fine. Contents clean and tight, a few fine dust spots to top of the text block no inscriptions. A near fine copy. Size: 8vo. book.

First edition, 1990. Hardback. 416pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The Hebrides is an area of great natural beauty, which draws back thousands of visitors year after year to its wonderful scenery and abundant wildlife. In a style that is both readable and informative Drs J. M. and I. L. Boyd cover every aspect of the islands. Beginning with a clear explanation of the geology, climate and hydrography, they move on to a fascinating description of the many varied habitats, from the sea and inland waters through to woodlands and moor and hill. Part II of the book deals with the characteristics of individual islands and their species; Part II discussed the islands in the context of their relation to people - starting with the old naturalists, and ending on a more topical note with the current interest in conservation. Foreword by HRH Prince Philip. 21 colour photographs, over 150 photographs in black & white. Jacket design by Robert Gillmor. Book in fine condition and with an unread feel. Slight vertical crease to spine. Tiny mark to pp93/94. Dust jacket near fine. Unclipped. Very small and faint creases to upper corners of flaps at folds. Extremely slight creasing to top edges of flaps. Just a very slight touch of fade to the blue on the spine and to the butterscotch colour of the heads of the gannets on the spine. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Collins 1990. Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Fine. First edition, 1st printing. Fine condition in an as new, Fine dustwrapper. HB in publisher dark green buckram boards with gilt title to spine and no inscriptions. Archival Mylar protective over-cover. Unclipped DJ has no fading. 416pages. New Naturalist No. 76. With 21 colour photos and over 150 photos in b/w. Extremely rare in this fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. An excellent copy of the first and only hardback edition signed by both authors; pp. 416, with 21 colour photographs, and over 150 photographs in black and white. Dust jacket fine, bright and fresh, no fading to the spine, colours strong on the front panel and spine, not price-clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Green buckram binding fine. Contents clean and tight, signed by J. Morton Boyd and Ian L. Boyd to the title page along side their printed names, no inscriptions. A fine very scarce double signed copy. Size: 8vo. Signed by Authors. Book.

Condition: Very Good. , col+b/w illus. . HB. 14 vols, 8vo, orig. publisher's green buckram. Minor spotting to top edges. The final index page of No. 81: Ladybirds, is pasted to the rear endpaper (there is no final blank endpaper), but all text is visible (presumably a production error). Very good set in orig. d/w's (not price-clipped; all spines with some fading). A set of the New Naturalist 'Golden 14' - All first editions, published in short print runs - the rarest titles in the series. 70: The Natural History of Orkney (1985) by R.J. Berry, and 71: British Warblers (1985) by E. Simms, both the scarce first issues; 72: Heathland (1986) by N. Webb, with "Collins" printed at foot of d/w spine. ' the genuine first edition [ ] with "Collins" printed to the spine is a rare thing: the print-order was for just one thousand copies, but in the event only 880 copies were delivered, making the first edition of Heathlands the third rarest New Naturalist'; 73: The New Forest (1986) by C.R. Tubbs, ('Collins' to spine, priced £22.50) - only 650 copies printed; 74: Ferns (1988) by C.N. Page; 75: Freshwater Fishes of the British Isles (1992) by P.S. Maitland & R.N. Campbell.; 76: The Hebrides (1990) by J.M. Boyd & I.L. Boyd; 77: The Soil (1992) by B. Davis; N. Walker; D. Ball; A. Fitter; 78: British Larks, Pipits & Wagtails (1992) by E. Simms; 79: Caves and Cave Life (1993) by P. Chapman; 80: Wild and Garden Plants (1993) by M. Walters; 81: Ladybirds (1994) by M.E.N. Majerus; 82: The New Naturalist (1995) by P. Marren, complete with the '50 years' sticker to front panel; 83: The Natural History of Pollination (1996) by M. Proctor, P. Yeo & A. Lack, first issue (with £30 price to d/w flap).Bernhard & Loe, NN70A-NN83A.