Natural History of Orkney, collins (43 results)

Paperback. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Paperback in good condition. 304 pages with 20 colour photographs and 100 black-and-white photographs and diagrams.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1985, 8vo, 304pp. colour and black and white photographs, figures, tables, card covers, crease to spine, crease to top corner of front cover, ownership inscription in ink on contents page, but generally a very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Softback, with some creasing to the spine, but otherwise in very good condition, First edition, with 20 colour photographs, and over 100 b&w photographs and diagrams. With index. This is the first survey of the islands' natural history, complete in one volume. Because Orkney is exceptional, it is vital reading for the serious naturalist, as well as for being a comprehensive and absorbing guide for every visitor. Counter Shelf.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. FIRST EDITION,SECOND ISSUE.Hardback.A fine copy without inscriptions or marking.In the original dust wrapper which is not price clipped.

1st ed. New Naturalist no.70. 2nd issue, i.e. 1 of the 500 paperbacks bound up to meet demand for a hardback edition. An exceptionally nice copy - as new. Dust jacket not price-clipped & protected in removable clear film. Used - Like New. Fine hardback in Fine dust jacket.

1st ed. New Naturalist no.70. 1st edition 2nd issue. Pages clean; binding tight; dust jacket protected in removable clear film. An exceptionally nice copy. Used - Like New. Fine hardback in Fine dust jacket.

, 1-304 pages, illustrated throughout with charts, maps and photographs, signed by the author on the front free-end First Edition, first state , the block edges only have very light foxing, this is a lovely copy of this rarity in near fine condition , the wrapper is unclipped and has the faintest of tape marks recto from previous protector, it is in near fine condition , bound in green cloth with gilt titles to the spine , 22.3 x 15.5cm Hardback SIGNED by the author ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Collins, London 1985. Hardback. 1st Ed. 1st State. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Fine. Signed: R.J. Berry. 20 colour photos & 100+ photos & diags in B&W. 304 pps. Dark green buckram boards with gilt title to spine. NN emblem on DJ spine. In original publisher's Duraseal protective wrapper. Fabulous copy, as new. No fading or marks on DJ. Not price clipped. Contents: as new. Very rare in this state. Collins, London 1985. Hardback. 1st Ed. 1st Print. 1st State. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Fine. Signed: R.J. Berry. NN colophon on spines. 20 colour photos & 100+ photos & diags in B&W. 304 pps. Dark green buckram boards with gilt title to spine. NN emblem on DJ spine. In original publisher's Duraseal protective wrapper. Fabulous copy, as new. No fading or marks on DJ. Not price clipped. Contents: as new. Very rare in this state. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 304 pages, colour and black and white illustrations, diagrams in text, fine condition in card covers.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 1st ed. New Naturalist no.70. A clean bright copy in tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book - near fine, dust jacket - very good (spotting to the paper side of the jacket). This is one of the scarcer NN titles (part of the 'Golden 13' - all dj spines are prone to fading) with a limited first edition print run. Due to the higher demand the publishers bound copies of the paperback and issued it with a dust jacket - this is known as the SECOND STATE. The book is self is slightly shorter than the original first edition (the first state) and the cloth used on the boards is not the standard dark green NN buckram.

Original softbound illustrated card covers 304pp illustrations and maps A Vg copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1985, 1st. With 'NN' on the spine. Octavo. 304pp. Illustrated. Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt title to spine. Small bump to head. In the illustrative dust wrapper by C. & R. Ellis, in the clear plastic protective cover. Spine slightly faded. Price of £20 intact. Light spotting to head of text-block. Overall a 'Very Good' copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy in an unclipped jacket of the first printing of this scarce volume. Dust jacket fine, not price clipped, protected in the publisher's original clear "Duraseal" protector. Green Buckram boards fine with bright gilt to spine. Internally virtually as new and unmarked. 304 pp. plus 8 pp. plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Issue. pp. 304. "With 20 colour photographs and over 100 photographs and diagrams in black and white". Dust jacket fine, not price clipped, protected in the publisher's original clear "Duraseal" protector. Green Buckram boards fine with bright gilt to spine. Contents clean and tight, a couple of very fine faint lines from tape residue from an archival sleeve that rested on the front endpaper, no other marks. An excellent first edition first state copy. The rarest of all new naturalist titles. (Referenced by Collecting the New Naturalists NN70A.This is the first edition, first state of which only 725 copies were printed. Collins was unable to fulfil orders for the hardback edition, so subsequently bound up an additional 500 copies from stripped paperbacks, and these are referred to as second state copies. Second State copies are distinguised principally from the first state by being a few mm. shorter and are bound in pea-green "Linson" embossed paper-cloth rather than dark green, slightly shiny buckram. Additionally the dust jacket was not covered in a plastic "Duraseal" protector, unlike the first state edition) [Collecting the New Naturalists NN70A] Size: 8vo. book.

First soft-cover edition. 304pp; 20 colour photographs; 113 other illustrations. A VG copy, with no inscriptions, of a scarce title in the Collins 'New Naturalist' series.

Broschiert, 8°, 304 S., mit 20 Farbphotographien und mehrt als 100 Photographien und Diagrammen; -tadelloses, sehr gutes Exemplar. ISBN 0002194066.

8vo. Fine hardback in fine dustwrapper. Not price clipped. A superb copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Issue. pp. 304. "With 20 colour photographs and over 100 photographs and diagrams in black and white". Dust jacket fine, not price clipped, protected in the publisher's original clear "Duraseal" protector, a few very fine nicks to the plastic on the spine only. Green Buckram boards fine with bright gilt to spine. Contents clean and tight, tipped in plate to the front free endpaper, "Sam Berry", no other marks. An excellent first edition first state copy. The rarest of all new naturalist titles. (Referenced by Collecting the New Naturalists NN70A.This is the first edition, first state of which only 725 copies were printed. Collins was unable to fulfil orders for the hardback edition, so subsequently bound up an additional 500 copies from stripped paperbacks, and these are referred to as second state copies. Second State copies are distinguised principally from the first state by being a few mm. shorter and are bound in pea-green "Linson" embossed paper-cloth rather than dark green, slightly shiny buckram. Additionally the dust jacket was not covered in a plastic "Duraseal" protector, unlike the first state edition) [Collecting the New Naturalists NN70A] Size: 8vo. Signed by Author. book.

(S/hand / used, Paperback, 1985). 1985 1st edn pbk issue. 8vo paperback (149 x 216mm). Pp304. Colour photograph plates, b/w photographs & line illustrations, maps, bibliography. Reading crease to faded spine, covers slightly faded but clean, soldily intact, second-hand paperback. Essentially an extension of the Caithness Plateau, Orkney lies a mere six miles from the Scottish mainland. Despite this proximity, the archipelago's natural history is interestingly different from that of the mainland. The political and social history differs likewise, the islands, like Shetland, really forming the fringe of Scandinavia. Chapters include: Like sleeping whales - island and peoples, weather, natural history; Biological history - land between Orkney and Caithness?, pattern of vegetation; Rocks - detailed geology, the Ice Ages and after, the coast; habitats and vegetation; Sea and shore; Otters, seals and whales; Freshwater habitats; Terrestrial animals - mammals, lepidoptera, other invertebrates; Birds - changes in status, coastal breeders, moorlands, marshes and lochs, woodland, farmland hen harriers, pressent andfuture; Orkney man - Picts and brochs, the Vikings, life in ancient Orkney, mediaeval and modern Orkney, life in recent centuries, improved communications, agricultural improvements, agricultural practice, mand and the sea, the kelp industry, Orkney future; Orkney naturalists; Conservation, development and the future - oil reclamation, seal-culling, Orkney and radioactivity, fish farming, kelp harvesting, the case for conservation. An appendix lists the species of plant, animal and fungus to be found on Orkney. .

(S/hand / used, Paperback, 1985). 1985 1st edn pbk issue. 8vo paperback (149 x 216mm). Pp304. Colour photograph plates, b/w photographs & line illustrations, maps, bibliography. Owner's name inside cover but very good second-hand paperback. Essentially an extension of the Caithness Plateau, Orkney lies a mere six miles from the Scottish mainland. Despite this proximity, the archipelago's natural history is interestingly different from that of the mainland. The political and social history differs likewise, the islands, like Shetland, really forming the fringe of Scandinavia. Chapters include: Like sleeping whales - island and peoples, weather, natural history; Biological history - land between Orkney and Caithness?, pattern of vegetation; Rocks - detailed geology, the Ice Ages and after, the coast; habitats and vegetation; Sea and shore; Otters, seals and whales; Freshwater habitats; Terrestrial animals - mammals, lepidoptera, other invertebrates; Birds - changes in status, coastal breeders, moorlands, marshes and lochs, woodland, farmland hen harriers, pressent andfuture; Orkney man - Picts and brochs, the Vikings, life in ancient Orkney, mediaeval and modern Orkney, life in recent centuries, improved communications, agricultural improvements, agricultural practice, mand and the sea, the kelp industry, Orkney future; Orkney naturalists; Conservation, development and the future - oil reclamation, seal-culling, Orkney and radioactivity, fish farming, kelp harvesting, the case for conservation. An appendix lists the species of plant, animal and fungus to be found on Orkney. .

Illustrated Coloured Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 304p ill. A near fine if not fine copy of the soft cover edition of this book in the Collins New Naturalist Series. The book is tight without significant marks or signatures. Appears unread. No fading or creasing. Perfect collectible or presentable copy. See scans.

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.