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1945-2010 The New Naturalist
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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper
An exceptional eighty-four volume set of works from 'The New Naturalist Library', a series published by Collins on a variety of natural history topics relevant to the British Isles.
Seventy-six volumes are first editions, with only eight being later editions or printings.
Each volume retains the original dust wrapper. Seventeen are price clipped, with sixty-six unclipped.
One volume, 'Weeds and Aliens' by Sir Edward Salisbury, is signed by the author.
The books were written in a scientific yet accessible style, intended to be readable by non-specialists. The books of the series have had considerable influence on the study of biology, and many of the authors who wrote the later works were inspired by the long running nature of the series. Being a numbered series with a very low print run for some volumes, they are highly collectable. Sets as large as this are exceptionally scarce.
Present here are:
1. 'Butterflies' by E. B. Ford. The 1945 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. With 56 colour plates. Collated, complete.
2. 'British Game' by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. The 1946 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. With 28 colour plates. Collated, complete.
3. 'London's Natural History' by R. S. R. Fitter. The 1946 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. With 52 colour plates. Collated, complete.
4. 'Britain's Structure and Scenery' by L. Dudley Stamp. The 1946 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. With 47 colour plates. Collated, complete.
5. 'Wild Flowers' by John Gilmour and Max Walters. The 1954 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. With 45 colour plates. Collated, complete.
6. 'Natural History in the Highlands and Islands' by F. Fraser Darling. The 1947 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. With 46 colour plates. Collated, complete.
7. 'Mushrooms and Toadstools' , John Ramsbottom. The 1953 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. With 84 colour plates. Collated, complete.
8. 'Insect Natural History', A. D. Imms. The 1947 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 106 colour plates. Collated, complete.
10. 'British Plant Life', W. B. Turrill. The 1948 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 53 colour plates. Collated, complete.
11. 'Mountains and Moorlands' by W. H. Pearsall. The 1950 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 47 colour photographs on 32 plates. Collated, complete.
12. 'The Sea Shore', C. M. Yonge. The 1949 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 61 colour plates. Collated, complete.
13. 'Snowdonia', F. J. North, B. Campbell and R. Scott. The 1949 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 56 colour plates. Collated, complete.
15. 'Life in Lakes and Rivers', T. T. Macan and E. B. Worthington. The 1951 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. 45 colour plates. Collated, complete.
16. 'Wild Flowers of Chalk and Limestone', J. E. Lousley. The 1950 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. With 52 colour plates. Collated, complete.
17. 'Birds and Men', Max Nicholson. The 1951 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 42 colour plates. Collated, complete.
18b. The 1970 revised edition of 'A Natural History of Man in Britain' by H. J. Fleure and Margaret Davies. 32 colour plates, collated, complete. Dust wrapper lacking front wrap and flyleaf.
19. 'Wild Orchids of Britain', V. S. Summerhayes. The 1951 first edition. Unclipped dust wrapper. 61 colour plates. Collated, complete.
20. 'The British Amphibians and Reptiles', Malcolm Smith. The 1951 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 18 colour plates. Collated, complete.
21. 'British Mammals', L. Harrison Matthews. The 1952 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. 16 colour plates. Collated, complete.
22. 'Climate and the British Scene', Gordon Manley. The 1952 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 41 colour plates. Collated, complete.
23. The 1966 third printing of 'An Angler's Entomology', J. R. Harris. In the unclipped dust wrapper. 103 colour plates. Collated, complete.
24. 'Flowers of the Coast', Ian Hepburn. The 1952 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. 17 colour plates. Collated, complete.
25. 'The Sea Coast' by J. A. Steers. The first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 10 colour plates. Collated, complete.
26. 'The Weald' by S. W. Wooldridge and F. Goldring. The 1953 first edition in an unclipped dust wrapper. 16 colour plates. Collated, complete.
27. 'Dartmoor', L. A. Harvey and D. St Leger-Gordon. The 1953 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. 17 colour plates. Collated, complete.
28. 'Sea-Birds' by James Fisher. The 1954 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 9 colour plates. Collated, complete.
29. The 1962 revised edition of 'The World of the Honeybee' by Colin G. Butler. In unclipped dust wrapper. 2 colour plates. Collated, complete.
30. 'Moths', E.B. Ford. The 1955 first edition, in clipped dust wrapper. 77 colour plates. Collated, complete.
31. 'Man and the Land', L. Dudley Stamp. The 1955 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 35 colour plates. Collated, complete.
32. 'Trees, Woods and Man', H. L. Edlin. The 1956 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. 27 colour plates. Collated, complete.
34. The 1964 reprint of 'The Open Sea: The World of Plankton', Alister Hardy. Unclipped dust wrapper. 142 colour illustrations. Collated, complete.
35. 'The World of the Soil', Sir E. John Russell. The 1957 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 4 colour plates. Collated, complete.
36. 'Insect Migration', C.B. Williams. The 1958 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 11 colour plates. Collated, complete.
38. 'The World of Spiders', W. S. Bristowe. The 1958 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 4 colour plates. Collated, complete.
40. 'Bumblebees', John B. Free and C.G. Butler. The 1959 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 46 plates. Collated, complete.
41. 'Dragonflies' by Philip S. Corbet, Cynthia Longfield and N. W. Moore. The 1960 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 53 colour plates. Collated, complete.
42. The 1962 reprint of 'Fossils', H. H. Swinnerton. In unclipped dust wrapper. With one colour plate. Collated, complete.
43. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of 'Weeds and Aliens' by Sir Edward Salisbury. Inscribed 'Prof Miles, with the author's compliments' to the front free endpaper. In unclipped dust wrapper.
44. The 1974 second edition of 'The Peak District' by K. C. Edwards. In clipped dust wrapper. 7 colour plates, collated, complete.
45. 'The Common Lands of England and Wales', W. G. Hoskins and L. Dudley Stamp. The 1963 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 6 colour plates. Collated, complete.
46. 'The Broads', A.E. Ellis. The 1965 first edition in clipped dust wrapper. 47 plates. Collated, complete.
47. The 1967 second edition of 'The Snowdonia National Park' by W. M. Condry. In clipped dust wrapper. 11 colour plates. Collated, complete.
48. 'Grass and Grassland', Ian Moore. The 1966 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 28 plates. Collated, complete.
49. The 1974 second edition of 'Nature Conservation in Britain', L. Dudley Stamp. In unclipped dust wrapper. With 22 plates, one of which is lacking.
51. 'Man and Birds', R. K. Murton. The 1971 first edition in clipped dust wrapper.
54. 'The Pollination of Flowers', Michael Proctor and Peter Yeo. 1973 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 19 colour plates. Collated, complete.
55. 'Finches', Ian Newton. The 1972 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
56. 'Pedigree: Words from Nature', Stephen Potter and Laurens Sargent. The 1973 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
57. 'British Seals', H. R. Hewer. The 1974 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 59 plates. Collated, complete.
58. 'Hedges', E. Pollard, M. D. Hooper and Norman W. Moore. The 1964 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
59. 'Ants', M. V. Brian. The 1977 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
60. 'British Birds of Prey', Leslie H. Brown. The 1976 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
61. 'Inheritance and Natural History', R. J. Berry. The 1977 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 12 colour plates. Collated, complete.
62. 'British Tits', Chris Perrins. The 1979 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
63. 'British Thrushes', Eric Simms. The 1978 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
64. 'The Natural History of Shetland' by R. J. Berry. The 1980 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 29 colour plates. Collated, complete.
65. 'Waders' W. G. Hale. The 1980 first edition, in unclipped dust wrapper.
66. 'The Natural History of Wales', William M. Condry. The 1981 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 65 plates. Collated, complete.
67. 'Farming and Wildlife' by Kenneth Mellanby. The 1981 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 67 plates. Collated, complete.
68. 'Mammals in the British Isles', L. Harrison Matthews. The 1982 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
69. 'Reptiles and Amphibians in Britain', Deryk Frazer. The 1983 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
70. 'The Natural History of Orkney', R. J. Berry. The 1985 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 20 colour plates. Collated, complete.
71. 'British Warblers', Eric Simms. The 1985 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper. 6 colour plates. Collated, complete.
72. 'Heathlands', Nigel Webb. The 1986 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper.
84. 'Ireland', David Cabot. The 1999 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 8 colour plates. Collated, complete.
85. 'Plant Disease', David Ingram and Noel Robertson. The 1999 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 8 colour plates. Collated, complete.
86. 'Lichens', Oliver Gilbert. The 2000 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 16 colour plates. Collated, complete.
87. 'Amphibians & Reptiles', Trevor Beebee and Richard Griffiths. The 2000 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 8 colour plates. Collated, complete.
88. 'Loch Lomondside', John Mitchel. The 2001 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 8 colour plates. Collated, complete.
89. 'The Broads', Brian Moss. The 2001 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 29 colour plates. Collated, complete.
90. 'Moths', Mike Majerus. The 2002 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 16 colour plates. Collated, complete.
91. 'Nature Conservation' Peter Marren. The 2002 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 16 colour plates. Collated, complete.
92. 'Lakeland', Derek Ratcliffe. The 2002 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 43 colour plates. Collated, complete.
93. 'British Bats', John Altringham. The 2003 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 8 colour plates. Collated, complete.
94. 'A Natural History of the Seashore', Peter Hayward. The 2004 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 16 colour plates. Collated, complete.
95. 'Northumberland', Angus Lunn. The 2004 first edition in unclipped dust wrapper, with 16 colour plates. Collated, complete.
96. 'Fungi', Brian Spooner and Peter Roberts. The 2005 first edition, in unclipped dust wrapper.
97. 'Mosses and Liverworts', Ron Porley and Nick Hodgetts. The 2005 first edition, in unclipped dust wrapper.
98. 'Bumblebees', Ted Benton. The 2005 first edition, in unclipped dust wrapper.
99. 'Gower', Jonathan Mullard. The 2006 first edition, in unclipped dust wrapper.
100. 'Woodlands', Oliver Rackham. The 2006 first edition, in unclipped dust wrapper.
101. 'Galloway and the Borders', Derek Ratcliffe. The 2006 first edition, in unclipped dust wrapper.
106. 'Dragonflies', Philip Corbet and Stephen Brooks. The 2008 first edition, in unclipped dust wrapper.
112. 'Books and Naturalists', David Elliston Allen. The 2010 first edition, with unclipped dust wrapper, sealed in publisher's plastic wrap.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with eight clipped dust wrappers, and sixty-six unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with instances of shelf wear to back strip tails, and light bumping to a small number of back strip heads. Volumes 6 and 27 front hinge strained but firmly held. Inscription to vol 6, 19, 27 front pastedown, bookplates to 15, 45 front pastedown, inscriptions to volume 7, 12, 20, 21, 24, 29, 31, 38, 43, 46 front free endpaper, and prize bookplate to 8 front free endpaper. Library stamp to 45 rear pastedown. Spotting to text block fore edges of 5 and 7. Ink mark to head of front joint of 1 front joint, and dust wrapper front joint. Vols 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 38 dust wrapper back strips age toned. Losses to vols 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 27, 35 back strip heads and tails. Dust wrapper of 4 lacking rear flyleaf, with significant closed tears to folds. Sunning to eleven dust wrapper back strips. Clear laminate adhered to 15, 66, 67 dust wrappers. Tape to 17 back strip head and tail, with label to tail of rear wrap. Dust wrapper of 18b lacking front wrap and flyleaf, with significant loss to tail. Major tide marks to 24 dust wrapper, with significant tape repairs to dust wrapper reverse at head and tail. Significant closed tear to 27 head of front wrap. Loss and closed tear to 35 front wrap. Library label to 72 back strip tail. 112 sealed in publisher's plastic wrap. Vol 4, 44 lacking front free endpaper, vol 16 lacking head of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to volume 1, with pages otherwise exceptionally clean and bright. Inscription to 5 colophon, library stamps to 44 colophon. Library stamps throughout 45, 49, 72.
Near Fine
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