Brian, A. & Thomson, P. The History and Natural History of Lugg Meadow.
1st. Ed. Pub. Anthea Brian / Logaston Press. 2002 pp.viii, 56 with b/w illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
The aim of this book is to set out the national importance of Lugg Meadow, near Hereford, a rare - and large - example of a Lammas meadow that has survived largely unchanged in its management for several centuries.
£4.50 [ref: 68536]

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]

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.
£23.00 [ref: 44404]

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.
£120.00 [ref: 60947]

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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.
£40.00 [ref: 62035]

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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.
£10.00 [ref: 49937]