Lockley 1903 2000 (17 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1970). 1970 1st edition. 8vo (131 x 215mm). Pp231. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe, maps, bibliography. Minor faults else good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. This is an excellent, thorough, detailed description of the ecology and biology of the fauna and flora of Wales, with chapters on geology and climate. Chapters include: The shape of Wales - geography and geology, climate, rainfall; Natural history of man in Wales; Wild mammals in Wales today - fox and badger, mustelids, insectivores, bats, rodents, seals; The birds - birds of prey, mountain birds, lowland birds, birds of the coast; Wild flowers - variety of floral types, list of Welsh plants, collecting, recording, lowland plants, upland flowers, Alpine plants, flowers of the coast, freshwater plants, fungi; Other wildlife - amphibia and reptiles, butterflies, migratory lepidoptera, moths, dragonflies, bumble-bees and others, snails and slugs, fishes; Places to visit; Index of Welsh birds, with notes on distribution. . …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hbk, xi, 238 pages : frontispiece, illustrations (including maps), plates ; 22 cm. Some light foxing to edges o/w a clean copy in very good condition. The dust-wrapper is torn at rear. [Manx shearwater - Puffins] h2228.

Book Club Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 268 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. Continued by The island. Subjects: Lockley, R. M. (Ronald Mathias) - 1903-2000. Naturalists - Wales - Biography. 1 Kg.…

Book Club Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 268 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. Continued by The island. Subjects: Lockley, R. M. (Ronald Mathias) - 1903-2000. Naturalists - Wales - Biography. 1 Kg.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1954). 1954 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 217mm). Ppvii,149. B/w photograph plates, b/w illustrations by Phillida and John Mead, b/w location maps. Gilt seal motif to blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Stains to end-papers. Good copy in stained and used dust-wrapper. "Continuing his renowned studies of the individual lives of marine creatures, begun with [the books] Shearwaters, and Puffins, R.M. Lockley has written this study of the breeding of the Atlantic or grey seal .Puzzled by many aspects of its behaviour during many years of casual watching of the seals, the author decided to spend a whole breeding-season with them." Lockley took, as object of his study, a colony inhabiting a small cove beneath cliffs, which was inaccessible except by boat, and even then only just. Here is an account of a year's observations of the undisturbed home life of a Welsh seal colony. .…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Spine sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Britain in pictures ; 85. Physical description; 47 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. Subjects; Islands Great Britain. Great Britain Description and travel. Islands British Isles. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Spine sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Britain in pictures ; 85. Physical description; 47 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. Subjects; Islands Great Britain. Great Britain Description and travel. Islands British Isles. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance : From Colwall Library with their bookplate to front pastedown. Physical description: 186 pages, illustrations, 23 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (page 177). Subjects: Puffins; Fratercula; Puffins; Alcidae; Puffinus; Birds, Charadriiformes; Zoology. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance : From Colwall Library with their bookplate to front pastedown. Physical description: 186 pages, illustrations, 23 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (page 177). Subjects: Puffins; Fratercula; Puffins; Alcidae; Puffinus; Birds, Charadriiformes; Zoology. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of B. Kalsbeek with his bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages; Physical description: 47 p. , [8] p. Of plates : ill. (some col. ), maps (1 col. ) ; 24 cm. Subjects: Islands - Great Britain - Description and travel. Series: Britain in pictures / The British people in pictures. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of B. Kalsbeek with his bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages; Physical description: 47 p. , [8] p. Of plates : ill. (some col. ), maps (1 col. ) ; 24 cm. Subjects: Islands - Great Britain - Description and travel. Series: Britain in pictures / The British people in pictures. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Teal cover has light wear to corners and spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Small erasure in corner of front end sheet. Pages are clean and pristine. Several color plates plus b&w illustrations. Dust jacket has light wear to the extremities but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ).…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Vintage Copy Writing on the first inside page. Tanning to edge of pages Appears unread, may have minor damage from transit/storage. Next day dispatch from the UK (Mon-Fri). Please contact us with any queries.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Becoming scarce. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Some marking due to age on pages, but overall book remains in good condition considering age. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Full Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, very good. Full green cloth with black lettering on the spine. Numerous black and white photos. Lovely pictorial dust jacket -- quite rare -- shows a sylized bird on flying over an island. Quarter inch ships to the top of spine and a few frew small chips to the bottom. Still a lovely book to have, hold and look at. Ronald Mathias Lockley (November 8, 1903 - April 12, 2000 (aged 96)) was a Welsh naturalist and author who spent much of his later life in New Zealand. In 1927 Lockley took over the lease of the island of Skokholm, Pembrokeshire, establishing the first British bird observatory there in 1933. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1964). 1964 1st edition. Square 8vo (168 x 217mm). Pp152. B/w photographs & illustrations, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Survival Books No. 1. Very good first edition in slightly used but complete dust-wrapper. "Mr Lockley's research on the rabbit, undertaken as part of the Nature Conservancy's investigation of the myxomatosis plague, was a classic piece of field work. And since it was published in 1964, The Private Life of The Rabbit has become an acknowledged classic". Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, wrote the introduction to the 1976 edition of this book, in which he explains that having roughed the narrative out, he used The Private Life of The Rabbit as his guide to the actual facts of the life of rabbits. Filled with diagrams of warrens, the ranges of rabbit territories, as well as good, relevant photographs, and an informative text, this book remains of great use to anyone who wants to understand more about the humble rabbit. .…