collins new naturalists series 2015 (10 results)

Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. Large 4to (225 x 286mm). Pp352. Colour and b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations, bibliography. Pictorial matt-laminated boards, issued without dust-wrapper. Small gastropod nibbles to cover, else a fine new unread copy. Probably one of the most detailed books of its kind ever written - an invaluable reference book for the collector. "The Collins New Naturalist series is the longest-running and arguably the most influential natural history series in the world with over 120 volumes published in nearly 70 years. Being a numbered series, with a very low print run for some volumes, New Naturalist publications have been and continue to be highly collectable. Second-hand copies of the rarer volumes, in very good condition, can command high prices. As such, there is considerable interest in a detailed bibliography and history of the series." This is an astonishingly thorough work which includes all the information you would expect, plus a great deal more that you wouldn't: for instance; a photographic guide to cloths used in New Naturalist bindings, photographs of the signatures of all the authors, numerous biographies, a photographic guide to publishers' price labels - the sticky ones on the dust-wrapper. Chapters include: Foreword by Peter Marren; Natural history publishing, the genesis of the New Naturalist Library and, some collecting issues; The New Naturalist - bibliographic features and editions; The Bibliography; The artists and their designs; A cluster of collectors and their reflections on a bibliophilic passion; New Naturalist authors and editors and their publications. "Collecting the New Naturalists offers a detailed insight into the fascinating phenomenon that has gripped Britain since just after World War II and which reflects the country's continued enthusiasm for wildlife and nature publishing generally. With previously unpublished in-depth insight into the workings of the series and its collectors, the book comprehensively covers every aspect of the New Naturalists, from rare editions produced for Bloomsbury and the Readers Union to foreign editions, interviews with the iconic cover artists and well-known naturalists such as Nick Baker and Alan Titchmarsh telling the story of their own fascination with the series." Of unparalleled interest to any bibliophile, not just the dedicated New Naturalist collector. PREVIOUS PRICE £60.00.

Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. Large 4to (225 x 286mm). Pp352. Colour and b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations, bibliography. Pictorial matt-laminated boards, issued without dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. Probably one of the most detailed books of its kind ever written - an invaluable reference book for the collector. "The Collins New Naturalist series is the longest-running and arguably the most influential natural history series in the world with over 120 volumes published in nearly 70 years. Being a numbered series, with a very low print run for some volumes, New Naturalist publications have been and continue to be highly collectable. Second-hand copies of the rarer volumes, in very good condition, can command high prices. As such, there is considerable interest in a detailed bibliography and history of the series." This is an astonishingly thorough work which includes all the information you would expect. Plus a great deal more that you wouldn't, for instance; a photographic guide to cloths used in New Naturalist bindings, photographs of the signatures of all the authors, numerous biographies, a photographic guide to publishers' price labels - the sticky ones on the dust-wrapper. Chapters include: Foreword by Peter Marren; Natural history publishing, the genesis of the New Naturalist Library and, some collecting issues; The New Naturalist - bibliographic features and editions; The Bibliography; The artists and their designs; A cluster of collectors and their reflections on a bibliophilic passion; New Naturalist authors and editors and their publications. "Collecting the New Naturalists offers a detailed insight into the fascinating phenomenon that has gripped Britain since just after World War II and which reflects the country's continued enthusiasm for wildlife and nature publishing generally. With previously unpublished in-depth insight into the workings of the series and its collectors, the book comprehensively covers every aspect of the New Naturalists, from rare editions produced for Bloomsbury and the Readers Union to foreign editions, interviews with the iconic cover artists and well-known naturalists such as Nick Baker and Alan Titchmarsh telling the story of their own fascination with the series." Of unparalleled interest to any bibliophile, not just the dedicated New Naturalist collector. PREVIOUS PRICE £60.00.

Condition: New. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. 8vo (153 x 222mm). Ppx,452,ads. Colour photographs, tables and charts, bibliography, decorative end-papers. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. Signed by the author. Not so much a study of the lakes of the British Isles as a survey of their study, and particularly the advances in methodology made since the 1950s. Chapters include: Romance and reality, limnology in Britain and Ireland; The nature of lakes; Dramatis personae, the small cast members and the big roles; Animals, the names in bright lights; On the edge of the land, the littoral zone; The plankton, hazard and survival; The deep, the old, the dark and the cold; People and lakes in Britain and Ireland, damage and repair; Moss's tour, an itinerary among the lakes of Britain and Ireland; The future of the lakes of Britain and Ireland. New Naturalist No. 128. .

Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. Hardback issue. 8vo (153 x 222mm). Ppx,452,ads. Colour photographs, tables and charts, bibliography, decorative end-papers. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Not so much a study of the lakes of the British Isles as a survey of their study, and particularly the advances in methodology made since the 1950s. Chapters include: Romance and reality, limnology in Britain and Ireland; The nature of lakes; Dramatis personae, the small cast members and the big roles; Animals, the names in bright lights; On the edge of the land, the Littoral Zone; The plankton, hazard and survival; The deep, the old, the dark and the cold; People and lakes in Britain and Ireland, damage and repair; Moss's tour, an itinerary among the lakes of Britain and Ireland; The future of the lakes of Britain and Ireland. New Naturalist No. 128. PREVIOUS PRICE £60.00.

Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. Hardback issue. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Ppxvi,366 + ii ads. Colour photographs, charts, maps. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "A definitive natural history of the Yorkshire Dales, covering the range of wildlife habitats, rich cultural heritage and ecological history of one of our best-loved National Parks. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a special place: its outstanding scenery and the diversity of habitats is perhaps unrivalled in any other National Park in Britain. This rich biodiversity has been a great attraction to naturalists for over two centuries. But to fully appreciate the present-day plant and animal communities, their status and the constraints upon them, it is important to understand the geology and landscape history of the National Park, including the role that human populations have played in modifying the environment. In this long-anticipated New Naturalist volume, John Lee introduces the National Park, exploring both its geology and geomorphology, and describing the role of early naturalists and the Yorkshire Naturalists Union in recording and understanding the natural history of the Dales. He describes the major habitats or groups of habitats which underline the ecological importance of the Dales. Lee covers the earliest settlement times to the modern day, and he focuses in particular on the most iconic plant of the Dales, the Lady's Slipper Orchid, arguably the rarest of native British plants, which until recently was thought to be confined to a single plant in the Dales. Lee takes a historical approach, describing its near eradication and early attempts to conserve it - including the establishment of a secret society - concluding with recent scientific conservation approaches." Chapters include: The National Park; The making of the landscape - geology and geomorphology; The making of the landscape - the influence of humans; Woodlands; The Lady's Slipper orchid; Pavements, scars and screes; Meadows and pastures; Moorland; Tarns and wetlands; Rivers and caves; The changing dales - birds; The changing dales - mammals, moths and butterflies; Into the future. New Naturalist No. 130. PREVIOUS PRICE £60.00.

Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. Hardback issue. 8vo (155 x 223mm). Ppxiv,626. Colour photographs & illustrations, bibliography, decorative end-papers. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "In the British Isles alien plants are common. and can be both useful and harmful. Over the last fifty years, the study of alien plants has progressed from an eccentric hobby, enabling amateur botanists to increase the total of wild plants that they could record, to the full-blown sciences of invasion ecology and alien genetics. Alien species no longer present an optional extra, but must be accepted as an integral part of mainstream botanical investigation. The amount and breadth of data that has been accumulated on alien plants in the British Isles is exceptional. The subject has become familiar both to naturalists and the general public, due to such diverse topics as damage to the environment by Japanese Knotweed and New Zealand Pigmyweed, the attraction of bees and butterflies to cities by such plants as Buddleja, the court cases involving Leylandii hedges, the threats to the purity of our native bluebell by the mass planting of its Spanish relative, and the cultivation of new sorts of Christmas tree." PREVIOUS PRICE £65.00.

Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. Hardback issue. 8vo (155 x 223mm). Ppxiv,626. Colour photographs & illustrations, bibliography, decorative end-papers. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Signed by both authors. "In the British Isles alien plants are common. and can be both useful and harmful. Over the last fifty years, the study of alien plants has progressed from an eccentric hobby, enabling amateur botanists to increase the total of wild plants that they could record, to the full-blown sciences of invasion ecology and alien genetics. Alien species no longer present an optional extra, but must be accepted as an integral part of mainstream botanical investigation. The amount and breadth of data that has been accumulated on alien plants in the British Isles is exceptional. The subject has become familiar both to naturalists and the general public, due to such diverse topics as damage to the environment by Japanese Knotweed and New Zealand Pigmyweed, the attraction of bees and butterflies to cities by such plants as Buddleja, the court cases involving Leylandii hedges, the threats to the purity of our native bluebell by the mass planting of its Spanish relative, and the cultivation of new sorts of Christmas tree." .

Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. De luxe issue. 8vo (155 x 223mm). Ppxiv,626. Colour photographs & illustrations, bibliography, decorative end-papers. Full brown leather, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 50 copies, numbered & signed by both authors. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper & brown cloth slip-case. Limitation plate signed & numbered by the authors. Dust-wrapper signed by the artist, Robert Gillmor. "In the British Isles alien plants are common. and can be both useful and harmful. Over the last fifty years, the study of alien plants has progressed from an eccentric hobby, enabling amateur botanists to increase the total of wild plants that they could record, to the full-blown sciences of invasion ecology and alien genetics. Alien species no longer present an optional extra, but must be accepted as an integral part of mainstream botanical investigation. The amount and breadth of data that has been accumulated on alien plants in the British Isles is exceptional. The subject has become familiar both to naturalists and the general public, due to such diverse topics as damage to the environment by Japanese Knotweed and New Zealand Pigmyweed, the attraction of bees and butterflies to cities by such plants as Buddleja, the court cases involving Leylandii hedges, the threats to the purity of our native bluebell by the mass planting of its Spanish relative, and the cultivation of new sorts of Christmas tree." PREVIOUS PRICE £250.00.

Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. De luxe issue. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Ppxvi,366 + ii ads. Colour photographs, charts, maps. Fully bound in green leather, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper & brown cloth slip-case. Tipped-in limitation plate, signed & numbered by the author. Dust-wrapper signed by the artist, Robert Gillmor. "A definitive natural history of the Yorkshire Dales, covering the range of wildlife habitats, rich cultural heritage and ecological history of one of our best-loved National Parks. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a special place: its outstanding scenery and the diversity of habitats is perhaps unrivalled in any other National Park in Britain. This rich biodiversity has been a great attraction to naturalists for over two centuries. But to fully appreciate the present-day plant and animal communities, their status and the constraints upon them, it is important to understand the geology and landscape history of the National Park, including the role that human populations have played in modifying the environment. In this long-anticipated New Naturalist volume, John Lee introduces the National Park, exploring both its geology and geomorphology, and describing the role of early naturalists and the Yorkshire Naturalists Union in recording and understanding the natural history of the Dales. He describes the major habitats or groups of habitats which underline the ecological importance of the Dales. Lee covers the earliest settlement times to the modern day, and he focuses in particular on the most iconic plant of the Dales, the Lady's Slipper Orchid, arguably the rarest of native British plants, which until recently was thought to be confined to a single plant in the Dales. Lee takes a historical approach, describing its near eradication and early attempts to conserve it - including the establishment of a secret society - concluding with recent scientific conservation approaches." Chapters include: The National Park; The making of the landscape - geology and geomorphology; The making of the landscape - the influence of humans; Woodlands; The Lady's Slipper orchid; Pavements, scars and screes; Meadows and pastures; Moorland; Tarns and wetlands; Rivers and caves; The changing dales - birds; The changing dales - mammals, moths and butterflies; Into the future. New Naturalist No. 130. PREVIOUS PRICE £250.00.

Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. De luxe issue. 8vo (153 x 222mm). Ppx,452,ads. Colour photographs, tables and charts, bibliography, decorative end-papers. Full brown leather, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 50 signed & numbered copies. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper and brown cloth slip-case. Signed and numbered by the author. Dust-wrapper signed by the artist, Robert Gillmor. Not so much a study of the lakes of the British Isles as a survey of their study, and particularly the advances in methodology made since the 1950s. Chapters include: Romance and reality, limnology in Britain and Ireland; The nature of lakes; Dramatis personae, the small cast members and the big roles; Animals, the names in bright lights; On the edge of the land, the Littoral Zone; The plankton, hazard and survival; The deep, the old, the dark and the cold; People and lakes in Britain and Ireland, damage and repair; Moss's tour, an itinerary among the lakes of Britain and Ireland; The future of the lakes of Britain and Ireland. New Naturalist No. 128. PREVIOUS PRICE £250.00.