Carr, N. Valley of the Elephants. The Story of Luangwa Valley and its Wild Life.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1979 pp.128 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Ownership insc. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Norman Carr was a British conservationist working in Central and Southern Africa. A man ahead of his time, he created the concept of conservation-based tourism during the era when safari was a track-and-hunt tradition, and was influential in setting up National Parks in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe and in promoting local employment and empowerment.
£50.00 [ref: 61847]

Castell, C.P. British Caenozoic Fossils. (Tertiary and Quaternary).
5th. Ed. Pub. British Museum (Nat. Hist.). 1975 pp.vi, 132 with col. map and 44 b/w. plates. 8vo. Fine softback.
This handbook illustrates 354 of the animal and plant species that have inhabited Britain during the past 70 million years.
£7.50 [ref: 67037]

Castell, C.P. British Mesozoic Fossils.
5th. Ed. Pub. British Museum (Nat. Hist.). 1975 pp.vi., 207 with col. map and 73 b/w. plates. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
The Mesozoic era ranged from 225 million to 70 million years ago and although known as the ‘Age of Reptiles’ the term ‘Age of Ammonites’ would appear to fossil collectors to be more appropriate. These molluscs form an important element of the 365 fossil species illustrated in this book.
£5.00 [ref: 67025]

Caucci, A. & Nastasi, B. Hatches II. A Complete Guide to Fishing the Hatches of North American Trout Streams.
1st. Ed. Pub. Comparahatch Ltd. 1986 pp.335 with colour and b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. Stamp of Madison River Outfitters to ffep. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw., gently sunned on spine.
Comprehensive account of North American mayflies and their identification. Includes tying instructions, emergence calendars and identification charts.
£35.00 [ref: 60000]

Chadwick, D.J. (Ed.). Circadian Clocks and their Adjustment. Ciba Foundation Symposium 183.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Wiley. 1995 pp.337 with b/w. figs. 8vo. Owner’s stamp to ffep. Fine hardback. Out of print.
Organisms from unicellular algae to humans display biological rhythms reflecting their ability at the molecular level to track time (Circadian clocks). This volume of proceedings presents papers discussing recent advances in the study of biological clocks, which are increasingly seen in coherent rather than variable terms.
£12.00 [ref: 67371]

Chapman, Abel. Memories of Fourscore Years Less Two (1851-1929). With a Memoir by George Bolam.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1930 pp.xxvii, [i], 257 with frontis., colour illus. and b/w. photos plus 3-page publishers' catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Original green cloth boards in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed.
Chapman was a wide-ranging hunter-naturalist who, among other achievements, is credited with saving the Spanish ibex from extinction and helping to establish the Kruger National Park. This collection of reminiscences was published posthumously and includes coloured plates by W. H. Riddell and many illustrations within the text by the author..
£50.00 [ref: 55448]

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Chapman, Abel. Retrospect. Reminiscences and Impressions of a Hunter-Naturalist in three Continents 1851-1928.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1928 pp.xix, 353 with b/w. photos., text illus. and b/w. and colour plates. 8vo. TEG. Spotting to end-papers, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards thor. vg. to nr. fine.
£35.00 [ref: 63898]

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Chapman, Abel. Retrospect. Reminiscences and Impressions of a Hunter-Naturalist in three Continents. 1851-1928.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gurney and Jackson. 1928 pp.xix, 353 with b/w. photographs, text illus. and b/w. and colour plates. 8vo. TEG. Very minor spotting to end-papers, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards thor. vg. to nr. fine. A very pleasing copy.
£45.00 [ref: 45791]

Chatfield, J. F.W. Frohawk. His life and work.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crowood. 1987 pp.184 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Frohawk was a member of the Victorian natural history scene, many amateur naturalists’ gravitated towards him. This book tells the story of the life of this remarkable man and studies the development of his career as a naturalist. He was a gifted artist and illustrated a number of bird books but it was as an entomologist that he is best known, in particular butterflies.
£19.50 [ref: 61027]

Chatfield, J. F.W. Frohawk. His Life and Work.
1st. Pub. Crowood. 1987 pp. 184 with colour & b/w. plates. VG. in dw. lightly sunned on spine and a little bumped in a couple of places.
£30.00 [ref: 33122]