Buteux, Bob and Friends. Times to Remember. Vols. I and II.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Little Egret Press. 2008-2009 Two vol. set with b/w. photos. and illus. Small 4to. Fine hardbacks in fine dws. Limited edition - Vol. I is copy No. 189 of 895 and Vol. II is copy No. 338 of 800. Furthermore, Vol. I is signed by 18 of the 21 contributors to the book and Vol. II is signed by 15 of the 28 contributors - no mean feat! Unique set.
“Gathered within this book you will find a varied collection of tales, written by some of our most prominent and successful anglers. Some of big fish captures, many of amusing and disastrous days. And even the odd weird and frightening event.”
£100.00 [ref: 66526]

Buxton, Ben. Mingulay. An Island and Its People.
1st. Ed. Pub. Birlinn. 1995 pp.200 with b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. A fine softback.
£25.00 [ref: 50407]

Cairns, P. and Hamblin, M. Tooth and Claw. Living Alongside Britain’s Predators.
Pub. Whittles. 2007 pp. 235 with colour photographs throughout. A thor. vg. hdbk. in illus. boards. Signed by M. Hamblin.
Discussions over fox hunting, bird of prey poisoning and even the return of wolves are brought to life and more. We learn how entrenched opinion has turned some predators into political symbols, pawns in battles between different socio-economic or special interest groups.
£15.00 [ref: 45176]

Cameron, I. Mountains of the Gods. The Himalaya and the Mountains of Central Asia.
Pub. Century. 1984 pp.248 with colour and b/w. photographs throughout. A vg. copy in sl. chipped dw.
£4.00 [ref: 39126]

Captain Cook Tourism Association. Captain Cook Country Tour.
Pub. Captain Cook Tourism Assoc. 1994 pp.20 with col. maps and photos. Large 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
Following the Captain Cook Country Tour will take the reader through a variety of landscapes from which Cook took his inspiration. You will find his schoolroom and trace the tracks he followed on his way to his first job at Staithes and much more.
£10.00 [ref: 66846]

Carr, J.W. The Invertebrate Fauna of Nottinghamshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. J. & H. Bell. 1916 pp.viii, 618. 8vo. TEG. Small address label. Very minor spotting to end-papers, o/w. contents fine. Original boards nr. fine. A very pleasing copy indeed.
Covering the whole range of invertebrate fauna from sponges and freshwater polyps, flat-worms, round-worms and earthworm, molluscs, arthropods, and arachnids.
£50.00 [ref: 62899]

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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]

Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring.
Rep. Ed. Pub. Penguin. 2000 pp.323 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
“Now recognised as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, ‘Silent Spring’ exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Rachel Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement.”
£6.50 [ref: 72850]

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]