Nature / Countryside / Natural World / Environment from Goldring Books

London: Andre Deutsch, 2017. An As New unmarked copy. 242 pages. 38 photographs. A century ago, power on farms was provided by one and a half million heavy horses. Today, heavy horses are a distant memory, except on Sillywrea Farm in Northumberland. It is the last farm in the country where all jobs requiring strength and power are… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Ward, Lock, 1988. A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards with Fine dustjacket. A large format book of 223 pages. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. The book gives detailed maps, directions, and a description of features along the way for 38 glorious walks. They vary from short essy strolls to tough long-distance treks, each graded for difficulty.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1943. Gilt title on green cloth boards which are unmarked with just a hint of wear to corner tips. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. SIGNED BY AUTHOR with inscription to 'Surgeon Lieut. G. D. Cliff' and dated Feb. 13th 1945 on half-title page. 282 pages. 44 illustrations. Theodore Cleveland Roughley… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hindhead, Surrey: SAIGA, 1982. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which has some fading. xii + 142 pages. 58 illustrations. This is the true account of the life of a poacher, based in North Staffordshire. It covers a period of around 50 years from boyhood to quite recent times. In perspective, poaching is shown as a product of the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Michael Joseph, 1989. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format volume of 184 pages. Illustrated throughout. With characteristic erudition, clarity and enthusiasm Richard Muir examines life in the countryside of different eras. He shows, for instance, how life in the Iron Age was dominated by fighting and farming; he takes… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eden Project, 2012. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped.xi + 388 pages. map endpapers and maps in the text. The race is on to grab the world's most precious and irreplaceable resource: land. The author has gone in pursuit of the globe-trotting landgrabbers - a larger-than-life cast of characters that includes… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Collins, 2004. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format volume of 288 pages. Illustrated throughout. Foreword by Lee Durrell. Nick Baker's fascination with the natural world began at an early age, inspired by Gerald and Lee Durrell's classic book The Amateur Naturalist. Spurred on by this he has become… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Thomas Nelson, 1969. Gold title on green boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is evidence of an erased name to front endpaper and some light foxing to closed edges els very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has a repaired closed tear and the price covered. 157 pages. Illustrated with drawings in the text. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Cheshire: Sigma Press, 1996. A near Fine unmarked copy. Included also is an unused postcard of Linhope Spout, Northumberland. 190 pages. Illustrated with maps and photographs. The walks in this book provide an excellent introduction to this lonely, wild countryside. Everyone is catered for - from weekend family groups to the experienced hill walker. Each of the 47 routes… Saber más sobre este artículo

Middlesex: Country Life, 1983. A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards. A large format book illustrated throughout. Comprises: Bellamy's Wild Grass Chase; A Limestone Grassland Walk with Frank Perring; A Downland Walk in Mid-Summer with David Streeter; A Downland Walk in Late Summer with Trevor Elkington; A Meadow Walk with Francis Rose. 22. First… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1946. Gold title on green cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is some light foxing to closed edges, endpapers and the odd mark to some page margins else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket and by C.F. Tunnicliffe is also Very Good wih some light spots of foxing to… Saber más sobre este artículo

Exeter / London: Webb and Bower / Michael Joseph, 1987. A near Fine unmarked copy which has a small place and date written on front endpaper and a very small indentation to spine with dustjacket which has a small hole to spine which has been tape repaired. A large format volume of 209 pages lavishly illustrated with photographs by Simon… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Black Cat, 1991. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. A large format volume which is an invaluable and practical guide for all walkers and outdoor enthusiasts who want to explore and enjoy the rich variety of paths in England, Scotland and Wales. With 80 colour and over 120 black and white photographs and 60 specially commissioned maps, the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: J.M. Dent, 1985. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. Foreword by Sir Michael Hordern. Pressed into the bracken of a Dartmoor hillside, a water bailiff waits for a poacher to return to the scene of his crime, whilst high above him a buzzard wheels in the air; nearby a mink and an eel wrestle;… Saber más sobre este artículo

Yeovil, Somerset: Oxford Illustrated Press, 1991. A Fine unmarked copy with pictorial laminated boards with dustjacket which is not price clipped. The book provides a succinct distillation, suitable for expert and novice alike, of information about all aspects of walking and backpacking. It covers not only techniques and places to visit, but also the history of walking and its… Saber más sobre este artículo

Shrewsbury: Swan Hill Press, 2005. A near Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards which has evidence of a bookplate removal (a small line of paper remaining to front endpaper). Based on a recent discovery of a treasure trove of original photographs by the late John Tarlton, the author has collated the collection into a fascinating and nostalgic tour of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1978. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy which has light creasing to a few later pages with price clipped dustjacket. Like the best servants Gregor Mackenzie became the confidante of those he worked for and he has taught a number of notable personalities ranging from David Niven, a Maharajah, the Duchess of Windsor… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Collins, 2007. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from minor indentations to rear top edge) with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The book offers tips on where you can spot some of the most interesting animals, birds, trees and flowers in the British Isles, how to identify them, and how they survive and thrive in different… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1986. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The book tells the story of our woodlands and describes the principal species of trees and the wildlife within them. The woodland ecosystem, the self sustaining and self-contained community of trees, plants, animals, insects and soil organisms, is examined. Woods produced by… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Thames and Hudson, 2002. Printed title label on green cloth boards in green slipcase which has some creasing to spine. Separate identification key and introduction. A near Fine copy with a VG slipcase. First UK edition. An exquisite homage to the colourful celebrity of the insect world, the butterfly. With more than 300 photographs of real butterflies, depicted in… Saber más sobre este artículo