07. Rothschild, M. and Clay, T. Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. The New Naturalist Monograph.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Readers Union and Collins. 1953 8vo. With a bold and personal inscription by Miriam Rothschild, “Margaret Beer with admiration of the author, Miriam Rothschild” to verso of ffep. Nr. fine hardback in fine facsimile, of the first edition, dw. Not price clipped.
Margaret Beer (1913-1997) was a British philanthopist and animal lover who left her home and garden (valued at £1 million), at Marlow Bottom, to the St Tiggywinkles animal charity on her death (Bucks Free Press 1998).
£100.00 [ref: 61749]
07. Rothschild, M. and Clay, T. Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. The New Naturalist Monograph.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1952 8vo. Signature to front paste down. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw., with a faint, small and neat, signature to front top-right. Price clipped.
A decent copy of the scarce, true first edition, distinguishable from the reprint by the fact the text on the back of the dustwrapper is printed in black, not a grey-green colour as on the reprint’s dustwrapper.
£85.00 [ref: 69305]
08. Wragge Morley, Derek. Ants. The New Naturalist Monograph.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 8vo. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. to nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped.
£37.50 [ref: 71117]
08. Wragge Morley, Derek. Ants. The New Naturalist Monographs.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 8vo. Spotting to fore-edges of text block, boards gently bumped on corners, o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw. With period gift label to front pastedown and neat signature to ffep. Not price clipped. With newspaper article ‘Ant wars’ (1988) loosely inserted.
£40.00 [ref: 65925]
08. Wragge Morley, Derek. Ants. The New Naturalist Monographs.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 8vo. Some spotting to top-edge of text block, light spotting to endpapers, o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. with some scattered spotting. No inscriptions. Price clipped.
£40.00 [ref: 65948]
09. Tinbergen, N. The Herring Gull’s World. The New Naturalist Monograph.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1953 8vo. Owner’s neat name stamp to ffep. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw., with neat repair to underside top-edge of front panel. No inscriptions. Not price clipped.
£40.00 [ref: 71114]
10. Smith, Kenneth M. & Markham, Roy. Mumps, Measles & Mosaics. The New Naturalist Monograph.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block and a little at the ends o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with some spotting. No inscriptions. Not price clipped.
£225.00 [ref: 65710]
10. Smith, Kenneth M. & Markham, Roy. Mumps, Measles & Mosaics. The New Naturalist Monograph.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 8vo. With E.W. Classey’s small booksellers label to pastedown. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Not price clipped. A very pleasing copy.
£180.00 [ref: 68131]
10. Smith, Kenneth M. & Markham, Roy. Mumps, Measles & Mosaics. The New Naturalist Monograph.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1954 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with a little light spotting. No inscriptions. Not price clipped.
£225.00 [ref: 67387]