The New Naturalist, No. 93: British Bats

John D. Altringham

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2003

About this Item

An excellent first edition copy of this work on British bats from The New Naturalist series, by John D. Altringham. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Loosely inserted are three newspaper cuttings from 2003 referring to bats. Illustrated with eight colour plates, and numerous illustrations in the text. Collated, complete. A detailed study of British bats for the New Naturalist series by John D. Altringham, including fascinating information on their origins, evolution, behaviour, feeding habits and reproduction. The New Naturalist Library is a series of books, written by experts, concerning a variety of natural history topics, aiming to interest general readers in the wildlife of the British Isles. They have had considerable influence on many, such as W.D. Hamilton and Mike Majerus, who later became professional biologists. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely bright condition. Internally, firmly bound. One small mark to pages 44 and 45, otherwise, pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper has one small area of sunning to the top right extremity of the front of the wrap; otherwise, it is very bright and smart. Fine. Seller Inventory # 877M28

Bibliographic Details

Title: The New Naturalist, No. 93: British Bats

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book