Badger by Roper (20 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Illustrated, octavo, pp 400, dustwrapper, the rear cover of the cloth and also the dustwrapper have a small depression, otherwise a very good new copy which now has a protective removab;e clear cover to the dustwrapper. [A comprehensive natural history of one of Britain's favourite animals. The badger has for many years occupied a unique place in the British consciousness. Despite the fact that most people have never seen one, the badger has become one of Britain's best-loved animals. In this highly anticipated new study, Prof Tim Roper explores every aspects of the biology and behaviour of these fascinating animals. In doing so, he reveals the complexities of a lifestyle that allows badgers to build communities in an astonishing variety of habitats, ranging from pristine forests to city centres. He also reveals the facts behind the controversy surrounding the badgers' role in transmitting tuberculosis to cattle, shedding new light on an issue that has resulted in one of the most extensive wildlife research programmes ever carried out.].

Fine. Hardcover book, First edition with dustjacket. Every apect of this remarkable animals life and behaviour is examined in this detailed study. A Fine book in a near Fine Robert Gillmor dust jacket. Very slight sunning to jacket spine. Pictures available.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. A fine first edition copy. Pp. xi, 386. Colour plates and diagrams throughout. A new first edition copy.[Collecting the New Naturalists NN114A] Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. The badger is a large mammal, common but very rarely seen in Britain, which has become one of Britain's best-loved animals. It is a very social animal, living in large family groups and maintaining large territories. It is its nocturnal lifestyle that make it so difficult to see. This new volume in the New Naturalist series reveals the extraordinary complex life style that allows this secretive animal to live in even the most built-up areas of Britain. It also reveals the facts behind the current role of badgers in transmitting tuberculosis to cattle, a theory that has resulted in some of the most intense wildlife investigation in the past ten years. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi + 386. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. green cloth. Includes appendices, references & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; Biology; Animals; Nature; Britain/UK; Environment & Ecology. ISBN: 0007320418. ISBN/EAN: 9780007320417. Inventory No: 4331. This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Member of the P.B.F.A.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book - fine, dust jacket - fine. Weight exceeds standard 1.0 kg rate - extra postage may be required for some overseas destinations.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. A fine first edition copy. Pp. xi, 386. Colour plates and diagrams throughout. A new first edition copy.[Collecting the New Naturalists NN114A] Size: 8vo. Book.

Hard. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Mint. First Edition. First printing. Still in cellophane. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book - fine, dust jacket - fine. Signed. Weight exceeds standard 1.0 kg rate - extra postage may be required for some overseas destinations. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book - as new. Slipcase - as new. Special leather bound edition - signed insert attached to front end paper - no. 60 (of 75). Issued with a dust wrapper as well (signed by Robert Gillmor). Weight exceeds standard 1.0 kg rate - extra postage may be required for some overseas destinations. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First UK Edition. First Printing. Mint in Mint dustwrapper. New, unread. Not price-clipped, no inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £50.00.

Dustjacket illustrated by Robert Gillmor (illustrator). Hardback with dustwrapper, new and unread in original sealed cellophane, Badger, Collins' New Naturalist Library No. 114. . Bound in green cloth with illustrated dustjacket. Octavo Book and dustjacket in very good, near fine condition, new and unread.

First edition. 8vo. (xii), 386, (2) pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket. 231 illustrations, mostly colour. An excellent copy.

FIRST EDITION. A NEW BOOK IN DUSTWRAP AND STILL SEALED.NUMBER 114 IN THE NEW NATURALIST SERIES. WELL ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR AND LINE DRAWINGS. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED.

FIRST EDITION. VERY FINE IN DUSTWRAP. 114 IN THE NEW NATURALIST SERIES. WELL ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR AND LINE DRAWINGS. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED.

FIRST EDITION. AS NEW IN DUSTWRAP. NUMBER 114 IN THE NEW NATURALIST SERIES. WELL ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR AND LINE DRAWINGS. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED.

Full-Leather Ornate Blindstamp. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xi+386+(2) illustrated - many in colour. aeg. "Not primarily a book about British badgers". The de-luxe limited edtion - No 59 of 75 copies. Signed on a tipped in plate by the author as issued and the d/w is signed by the artist Robert Gilmour - as issued also supplied with a d/w. All housed in a hand-made brown cloth slipcase over board. Heavy book - may require extra postage at cost for overseas delivery. See scans.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gillmor, Robert (dustjacket) (illustrator). Limited Signed Edition. 8vo., xi., 386 pp. inc. index plus 2pp publisher list. Publishers leather bound edition of 75 copies. This being one of the 8 extra lettered copies for the editorial board of which this is labelled as "c" and signed by the author to plate tipped onto front paste-down. a.e.g., fine in original full dark brown leather with raised bands, gilt and blind stamped, fine in original unclipped dustwrapper, dustwrapper signed by the artist, light shelfwear to dustwrapper, (2 x 3 mm loss lower edge spine of dw, very good plus in original plain brown cloth covered slip case, light shelfwear, minor marks, very good Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed By Author.

FIRST EDITION. A NEW BOOK IN DUSTWRAP AND STILL SEALED.NUMBER 114 IN THE NEW NATURALIST SERIES. WELL ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR AND LINE DRAWINGS. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED.

HarperCollins. London 2010. DW. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A beautiful copy in wrapper.