Boxer, Professor C.R. 1. Text of the Talk by Professor C.R. Boxer, F.B.A. on ‘The Tragic History of the Sea, 1550-1650’. 2. Annual Report and Statement of Acounts for 1978.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Hakluyt Society. 1979 pp.20. 8vo. Fine softback.
£10.00 [ref: 66886]
Boyd, J.M. & Boyd, I.L. The Hebrides.
1st. Ed. Pub. Birlinn. 1996 Three volume set with b/w. photos., and maps. 8vos. Bookplate of naturalist Brian Sage to inside front cover of each volume. Fine softbacks.
The three volumes are ‘A Habitable Land’, ‘A Natural Tapestry’ and ‘A Mosaic of Islands’. Highly recommended.
£18.00 [ref: 70899]
Bracegirdle, B. & Miles, P.H. An Atlas of Chordate Structure.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Heinemann Educational Books. 1979 pp.vii, 119 with b/w. photos. and illus. throughout. Small 4to. Bookplate. Fine hardback.
Intended for use at the laboratory bench to guide students in the interpretation of their own specimens.
£10.00 [ref: 59553]
Brady, J. Biological Clocks.
1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1979 pp.59 with b/w. figs. 8vo. Owner’s signature to title page. Thor. vg. softback.
The Institute of Biology’s Studies in Biology no. 104.
£5.00 [ref: 67370]
Brennan, M.G. English Civil War Travellers and the Origins of the Western European Grand Tour. The Hakluyt Society Annual Lecture 2001.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Hakluyt Society. 2002 pp.32 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
£5.00 [ref: 66877]
Bridges, Dr. R.C. 1. Text of the Talk by Dr. R.C. Bridges on ‘The Documentation of David Livingstone: Some New Materials’. 2. Annual Report and Statement of Acounts for 1977.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Hakluyt Society. 1978 pp.20 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
£3.00 [ref: 66887]
Bristow, C.R. (et al). Geology of the country around Shaftesbury. Memoir for 1:50.000 geological sheet 313 (England and Wales).
1st. Ed. HMSO. 1995 pp.xi, 182 with colour and b/w. photos and figs. 4to. Nr. fine softback.
The Geological Survey of Great Britain (now renamed the British Geological Survey) began making a geological map of the country in the nineteenth century and publishes an annual catalogue of maps. The geological sequence of this area ranges from the upper part of the lower Jurassic to the Upper Cretaceous Chalk.
£16.00 [ref: 63395]
Bristow, D. & Bell, C. Africa’s Finest. The most sustainable and responsible safari destinations in sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Green Safari. 2013 pp.401 with colour photos. throughout. Large 4to. Ownership insc. Fine hardback in dw. with repair to front, o/w. fine. Out-of-print.
‘Africa's Finest’ is the game-changing book that celebrates the lodges and camps in Africa that are making a difference: those practising environmentally friendly and sustainable tourism methods whilst providing world class safari and nature experiences.
£60.00 [ref: 61549]
Brocklehurst, Capt. H.C. Game Animals of the Sudan. Their Habits and Distribution. A Handbook for Hunters and Naturalists.
1st. Ed. 1st Iss. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1931 pp.xix, [i], 170 plus map, [vi] with colour plates, b/w. photographs and illus. by J.G. Millais, Bell and Wallace. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Some spotting to contents o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw., neatly, covertly restored. Inscribed by the author 'To Barbara from Brock, Cairo, 1940' and signed by the author on the title-page. Also loosely inserted two illustrations and a typed biography of Capt. Brocklehurst, along with a newspaper article written by Brocklehurst (dated 17.01.39) in which he discusses the implications of importing giant pandas
A very pleasing copy of the first edition, first issue, identifiable given the tan cloth binding and gilt lion decoration to the front board. Brocklehurst was a contemporary and friend of Arthur de Carle Sowerby. Beneath the inscription to Barbara, the following is written, ‘Barbara J. Barlow (fiancee), nee Freeman Taylor’.
£450.00 [ref: 59187]
Bromley, P. Nature Conservation in Europe. Policy and Practice.
1st. Ed. Pub. E & FN Spon. 1997 pp.xii, 349 with b/w., maps, figs., and tables. 8vo. Fine hardback. Out-of-print. RRP £80.00.
A route map through the EU legislative and policy frameworks which determine how nature conservation works in Europe, written by the Regional Director of English Heritage, UK.
£35.00 [ref: 56441]