Brown, R.N.R. The Polar Regions. A Physical and Economic Geography of the Arctic and Antarctic.
1st. Ed. Pub. Methuen. 1927 pp.ix, 245 with maps. Hdbk. Ffep. removed. VG.
Considers arctic exploration, climate, natural history, vegetation, the Eskimo, whaling, colonization and more.
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Browne, Montagu. Artistic and Scientific Taxidermy and Modelling. A manual of instruction in the methods of preserving and reproducing the correct form of all natural objects including a chapter on the modelling of foliage.
1st. Ed. Pub. A.& C. Black. 1896 pp.xii, 463 with b/w. photographic plates. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. With Rotherham Naturalists Society neat stamp to ffep., half-title and titlepage. Contents fine. Original gilt lettered blue cloth boards gently sunned, o/w. thor. vg.
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Bryce, James. Geology of Clydesdale and Arran; Embracing also The Marine Zoology and the Flora of Arran, with complete lists of species; notes on the rarer insects of Arran; and notices of its scenery and antiquities.
1st. Ed. Pub. Richard Griffin & Co. 1859 pp.vii, 199 with hand-coloured map (bound in upside down) and b/w. illus. within text. 8vo. Hardback. Ex. academic lib. Pages 1-8 bound in before Preface. Occasional neat pencil marks to margins. Occ. spotting, o/w. contents fine. Library tan cloth boards in nr. fine condition.
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Buczacki, Stefan. Fauna Britannica.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hamlyn. 2002 pp.528 with colour photographs. 4to. Part of front board top edge rubbed o/w. fine hdbk. in good plus, repaired dw.
Fauna Britannica is both an authoritative reference work on British wildlife and an illuminating look into our heritage and beliefs.
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Burbidge, A.A. and Messel, H. The Status of the Salt-Water Crocodile in the Glenelg, Prince Regent and Ord River Systems, Kimberley, Western Australia. Report No. 34.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife. 1979 pp.38 with b/w. photos. & figs. 4to. Fine softback. Scarce.
£20.00 [ref: 70803]

Burgis, M. J. & Morris, P. The Natural History of Lakes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1987. pp.218 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Thor. vg. hardback in gently sunned, thor. vg. dw. A paper entitled ‘Ecological aspects of the introduction of fish species into natural habitats in Europe, with special reference to the Netherlands’ by C.M. Vooren (1971) loosely inserted.
A comprehensive introduction to lakes of the world covering fauna and flora, geology and ecology.
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Burgis, M. J. & Morris, Pat. The Natural History of Lakes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge. 1987 pp.218 with colour photographs and b/w. text figs. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw.
£10.00 [ref: 49960]

Burgis, Mary, J. & Morris, P. The Natural History of Lakes.
1st. Pub. C.U.P. 1987 pp.218 with coloured photographs and other text illus.VG. in dw.
The Natural History of Lakes provides a fully illustrated clearly written introduction to the fascinating world of lakes and lake communities.
£8.50 [ref: 26631]

Burn Murdoch, W.G. Modern Whaling & Bear-Hunting. A record of present-day whaling with up-to-date appliances in many parts of the world, and of bear and seal hunting in the arctic regions.
1st. Ed. Pub. Seeley, Service & Co. 1917 pp.320 with col. frontis., b/w. plates and text illus. 8vo. Hardback. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block and to ends o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt vignette to front in thor. vg. condition.
A dramatic account of whaling and polar bear hunting in the Arctic and Shetland.
£50.00 [ref: 43590]

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]