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Queen of Shaba - The Story of an African Leopard by Adamson, Joy
£2.99

First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket which is torn around top of spine and slightly bumped at corners. Joy Adamson embarked on the most difficult of her adventures with the great African cats, which began with the saga of Elsa the lioness, and was followed by the story of her cheetah, Pippa. In November 1976 Joy was given an orphaned leopard called Penny who she had to hand rear before ret... Read More information

The Natural History of Britain and Ireland by Angel, Heather
£1.99

Hardcover with dust jacket, very small tear to top of spine. Travelling throughout Britain and Ireland to take 350 full colour photographs and capturing scenes and species in all four seasons.... Read More information

Impact Earth - Asteroids, Comets and Meteors - The Growing Threat by Atkinson, Austen
£1.95

Hardcover with dust jacket.Had asteroid 1996 JA1 continued on its projected course, its impact with the Earth would have devastated the surface of the planet with an explosive release of energy five times more powerful than the sum of the world's nuclear arsenal. This asteroid, the size of a football stadium, was only detected five days before the date of impact. No one was prepared, and nothing c... Read More information

The Life Trilogy Boxed Set by Attenborough, David
£12.99

Boxed set including Life on Earth, The Trials of Life, The Living Planet(crease to back cover). LIFE ON EARTH - This text tells how life has evolved from the simple molecules of the primaeval soup into the complex plants and animals that now inhabit the Earth's lands and seas. Each chapter is devoted to the history of the major groups of animals - insects, reptiles, birds, mammals - and each chap... Read More information

The Living Planet by Attenborough, Sir David
£1.79

Hardcover with dust jacket.Examines the way plants and animals have colonized the land and adapted to the changing conditions found in a variety of environments.... Read More information

The Living Planet by Attenborough, Sir David
£1.99

Hardcover with dust jacket.The second of the author's Life trilogy of books which accompanies the television series, The Living Planet. In this book the author describes how the animals and plants that inhabit the earth fit together into the living world. Travelling from the wasteland of the Arctic to the riches of the tropical rain forests, he uses each chapter to visit a different habitat and de... Read More information

The Trials of Life by Attenborough, Sir David
£3.99

First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, small tear to bottom of spine. The last volume in the author's natural history trilogy which also featured the works Life on Earth and The Living Planet. An examination of animal behaviour, this book looks at all the different aspects of life, from finding food to finding a mate.... Read More information

African Elephants by Balfour, Daryl
£19.95

Hardcovers with dust jacket. An illustrated guide to the elephants of Africa. Colour photographs display a variety of elephant moods and activity in natural habitats in Africa, highlighting in particular their intelligence and social behaviour.... Read More information

The Return of the Indian by Banks, Lynne Reid
£0.50

It is over a year since Omri said goodbye to Little Bull, the Indian toy who came to live in the magic cupboard, and took him back to his own time. Omri has never forgotten Little Bull though, and finally yields to the temptation to see his tiny blood brother again. But when the cupboard door opens, Little Bull is slumped, unconscious, over his horse, two bullet wounds in his back. As Omri tries t... Read More information

The Birds of the British Isles - Volume I / 1 by Bannerman, David A
£24.99

First Edition. Green hardcovers with gilted titling to spine, with dust jacket although has tears aswell as pieces missing from top/bottom of spine. The Birds of the British Isles - Volume I / 1, with beautiful coloured illustrations by George E Lodge - Corvidae, Sturnidae, Oriolidae, Fringillidae.... Read More information