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Polar Bears. Proceedings of the Ninth Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Specialist Group, 1985 [Richard Fitter's copy]

By: N/A

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Cambridge, IUCN: 1986

Seller ID: 009120

ISBN: 2880323088

Condition: Very Good

Slim 8vo, pp 152, paperback, fore-edge marked otherwise a very good copy. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpaper.]
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Wildlife Introductions to Great Britain : the introduction, re-introduction and restocking of species in Great Britain - some policy implications for nature conservation

By: N/A

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Nature Conservancy Council: 1979

Seller ID: 015716

ISBN: 0861390903

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, tall slim quarto, pp 32, paperback, very slight sigs of use, an old price on the upper cover. [Postage will be reduced.]
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British Bats (New Naturalist 93)

By: Altringham, John

Price: £70.00

Publisher: London, Harper Collins: 2003

Seller ID: 009537

ISBN: 0002201402

Condition: Good

First edition. Illustrated, pp 218, there is just slight suggestion of creasing to the fold-over flaps of the dustwrapper, there are three tiny bruises to the top edge of the rear cover, and these also affect the dustwrapper slightly, otherwise an excellent copy in unfaded dustwrapper. [Bats are arguably the most successful and diverse mammals ever to evolve. In Britain, one in three of our native land mammals is a bat. Their ecology and behaviour is fascinating. Few mammals live closer to humans; in fact many species roost unnoticed in our homes, and some are now almost entirely dependent on ...
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The Kangaroo

By: Archer, Michael

Price: £12.50

Publisher: McMahons Point, Kevin Weldon: 1985

Seller ID: 009747

ISBN: 0949708224

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, small folio, pp 263. very clean internally. red cloth with pictorial inlay, slightly worn, binding leaning slightly. [Very heavy - extra postage may be necessary]
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Atlas of Mammals in Britain

By: Arnold, H.R.

Price: £16.50

Publisher: London, HMSO (Natural Environment Research Council): 1993

Seller ID: 010014

ISBN: 0117016675

Condition: Very Good

Tall quarto, pp 145, many distribution maps, very clean internally, paperback, covers very slightly age-toned and very slightly worn.
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Seals. A collection of 8 books: Shillay and the Seals. The World of the Walrus. The Seals and the Curragh.Grey Seals and the Farne Islands. The Seal Summer. The Natural History of Seals. Seals of the World

By: Atkinson, Robert. Perry, Richard. Lockley, R.M. Anderson, Sheila. Hickling, Grace; Hooke, Nina Warner. Bonner, W.Nigel & King, Judith E.

Price: £25.00

Seller ID: 013811

Condition: Good

A good collection of books, comprising : Robert Atkinson - Shillay and the Seals, 1980, good in d.w. Richard Perry - The World of the Walrus, 1967, good in d.w. R.M. Lockley - The Seals and the Curragh, 1954, good in d.w. Sheila Anderson - Seals, 1990, good. Grace Hickling - Grey Seals and the Farne Islands, 1962, good in browned d.w. Nina Warner Hooke - The Seal Summer, 1964, good in sl worn d.w. W. Nigel Bonner - The Natural History of Seals, 1989, good in sl marked d.w. Judith E. King - Seals of the World, 1964, paperback, slightly worn. [A heavy lot, but no extra postage within the...
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The Exultant Ark - a pictorial tour of animal pleasure

By: Balcombe, Jonathan

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Berkeley, University of California Press: 2011

Seller ID: 008638

ISBN: 0520260244

Condition: As New

Very well illustrated, quarto, pp x, 214, a very good copy in a dustwrapper showing only the very faintest signs of use. [Nature documentaries often depict animal life as a grim struggle for survival, but this visually stunning book opens our eyes to a different, more scientifically up-to-date way of looking at the animal kingdom. In more than one hundred thirty striking images, "The Exultant Ark" celebrates the full range of animal experience with dramatic portraits of animal pleasure ranging from the charismatic and familiar to the obscure and bizarre. These photographs, windows onto...
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Natural History in Zoological Gardens, being some account ov vertebrated animals, with special reference to those usually to be seen in the Zoological Society's Gardens in London and similar institutions

By: Beddard, Frank E.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: London, Constable & Company: 1909

Seller ID: 009994

Condition: Good

Second ("cheaper") reissue. With photographic plates and line drawings within the text by Gambier Bolton and Winifred Austin, pp x, 310, uncut, slight adhesion markes on title pages with very tiny loss of the printed surface, contemporary inscription on front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, red decorated cloth, slightly worn and marked, spine very slightly faded.
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The Natural History of Orang-utan

By: BENNETT, Elisabeth L.

Price: £12.50

Publisher: Kota Kinabalu, 2006

Seller ID: 008879

ISBN: 9838120685

Condition: New

NEW. Well illustrated, small slim 8vo, pp x, 89, paperback, a very good copy. [The name “orang-utan” conjures up very different images to different people: shy, elusive man of the forest; a tantalising glimpse into unknown worlds of the jungles of the Far East; an endearing, appealing and amusing star of popular movies; the highlight of a visit to the zoo. But what is the true nature of the orang-utan? It is in the record book for several reasons: it is one of our closest relatives; it is the largest primate in Asia; and is the largest tree-dwelling animal in the world. Once more widesprea...
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Proboscis Monkeys of Borneo

By: BENNETT, Elizabeth L.

Price: £9.50

Publisher: Kota Kinabalu, 2013

Seller ID: 010213

ISBN: 9838121398

Condition: New

Second edition. Illustrated, pp vi, 82, papeback, a very good copy. [The proboscis monkey, one of Borneo's most famous wild creatures, is mainly found in coastal swamp forests and does not occur anywhere else in the world. A great fascination for travellers throughout the past two centuries and today's concerned scientists and conservationists, the proboscis monkey is a most unique and peculiar mammal. This book helps explain the proboscis monkey's social organisation, habits, biology, restricted distribution and conservation needs and contains some of the best and most dramatic colour photogr...
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The African Elephant [Richard Fitter's copy]

By: Bere, Rennie

Price: £8.50

Publisher: London, Arthur Barker: 1966

Seller ID: 009172

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, large 8vo, pp 96, a good copy in a dustwrapper which is showing only the faintest signs of use, with very faint foxing and a crease to the front foldover flap. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpaper.]
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The Biology of the Weddell and Crabeater Seals With a Study of the Comparative Behaviour of the Pinnipedia. British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-37 Scientific Reports

By: Bertram, G.C.L.

Price: £22.50

Publisher: London, The Trustees of the British Museum: 1940

Seller ID: 015653

Condition: As New

Illustrated with ten plates, a folding chart, with diagrams in the text, quarto, pp 139, a slight marginal crease to the last few plates, otherwise as new. A superb copy.
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Wake of the Whale

By: Brower, Kenneth

Price: £12.50

Publisher: New York, London, Paris, Friends of the Earth: 1979

Seller ID: 011162

ISBN: 009140360x

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, small folio, pp 160, a very good copy in a dustwrapper showing very slight signs of wear.
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The Geology, Archaeology and Fossil Mammals of the Cornelia Beds, O.F.S.

By: Butzer, Karl W.; Clark, J. Desmond & Cooke, H.B.S.

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Die Naskionale Museum, Bloemfintain, 1974

Seller ID: 015263

Condition: Very Good

[Memoir Number 9]. Illustrated, small quarto, pp 84, erratum slip tipped in, very clean internally, blue cloth with very slight signs of use. SCARCE. (edition of 1000 copies only]
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Los Mamiferos de Chamela Jalisco

By: Ceballos, Gerardo & Miranda, Alvaro

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Mexico, Instituto de Biologia: 1986

Seller ID: 012170

ISBN: 9683602568

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, small octavo, pp 436, very clean internally, paperback, covers a little worn and creased. [Very scarce - the edition was limited to 1000 copies] Spanish text.
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The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay - Two volumes [Richard Fitter's copy]

By: Coward, T.A. (editor)

Price: £50.00

Publisher: London, Witherby & Co.: 1910

Seller ID: 013587

Condition: Very Good

Two volumes, illustrated, large octavo, pp xxxii, 472; xl, 210, top edges gilt, other edges uncut, a little scattered foxing, slightly heavier on the preliminary pages, otherwise very clean internally, spines very age-toned, otherwise the cloth is in very good condition. {Volume 1 contains the birds and mammals; Volume 2 the fishes, reptiles and amphibians. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpapers.]
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Wild Country - a Highland naturalist's notes and pictures

By: Darling, F. Fraser

Price: £18.50

Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1938

Seller ID: 013088

Condition: Good

Illustrated, large slim octavo, pp x, 104, spine slightly age-toned and very slightly frayed at the head, a very good clean copy overall. SCARCE. [From the library of the ecologist Brian Hopkins, with his signature on the front endpaper].
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Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals, 1758 to 1946

By: Ellerman, J.R. & Morrison-Scott, T.C.S.

Price: £27.50

Publisher: London, Trustees of the British Museum: 1951

Seller ID: 004240

Thick quarto, pp (2), 810, folding map, amendment slip loosely inserted, buckram a little rubbed, morocco spine label chipped, a duplicate from the British Museum with cancellation stamps (including one on upper cover).From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter.
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Southern African Mammals 1758 to 1951 : a Reclassification

By: ELLERMAN, J.R., MORRISON-SCOTT, T.C.S. & HAYMAN, R.W.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: London, Trustees of the British Museum: 1953

Seller ID: 004241

Three maps, quarto, pp 363, morocco label on spine, buckram slightly faded, otherwise a good bright copy. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter.
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Living With Coyotes - managing predators humanely using food aversion therapy

By: Ellins, Stuart R.

Price: £12.75

Publisher: Austin, University of Texas Press: 2005

Seller ID: 013591

ISBN: 0292706324

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, slim octavo, pp (6). 165, traces of an owner's label on the front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy in dustwrapper. [The coyote may well be North America's most adaptable large predator. While humans have depleted or eliminated most other native predators, the coyote has defied all attempts to exterminate it, simultaneously expanding its range from coast to coast and from wilderness to urban areas. As a result, coyotes are becoming the focus of increasing controversy and emotion for people across the continent— from livestock growers who would like to eradicate coyotes to con...
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