nature and pets books

The remnants of an old private collection, mostly on birds but also on other animals, flora and ecosystems. Most books are inscribed with the previous owner’s name on the inside of the cover. The books are described in detail and individually priced lower than those available on the internet; buyers of more than 2 books will get a further discount. Due to the weight of books, postage has to be paid by the buyer, unless collection or delivery can be arranged in or around Galway. As the ad requires a price, the €10 shown is just to get a correspondence going. Once you make an offer, we can negotiate the price of the books you are interested in. Happy browsing:

BOTANY
Population dynamics of Rhinanthus angustifolius in a succession series – Ella de Hullu
(Unpublished PhD Thesis, 1985). Pristine paperback, 91pp inc. a Dutch summary €5
Flora of Lough Neagh – John Harron (Irish Naturalists' Journal Committee/University of Ulster Coleraine, 1886). Good condition cardback, 270pp. €10

GENERAL ZOOLOGY
Living clocks in the animal world – Miriam F. Bennett PhD (Charles Thomas, 1974). American
Lecture Series 902. Good condition hardback, inc. clean DJ., 221pp. € 10
Sport on fell, beck and tarn - R. Clapham (Heath Cranton, 1924). Aged but clean hardback, 164pp. €10

FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES
British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part I, kinetofragminophora - Colin R. Curds
(Cambridge University Press, 1982). Synopses of the Britsh fauna (new series) No. 22.
Soft cover, very clean, 387pp. €15
British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part II, oligohymenophora and polyhymenophora – Colin R. Curds, Michael A. Gates and David McL.Roberts (Cambridge University Press,
1983). Synopses of the Britsh fauna (new series) No. 23. Very clean hardback with DJ, 474pp €45
Part I and Part II together for €50
A guide for the identification of British aquatic oligochaeta – R.O. Brinkhurst (FBA, 1971).
Aged card cover, inside pristine, 55pp. €4
The parasitic copepoda and branchiura of British freshwater fishes, a handbook and key-Geoffrey Fryer (FBA, 1982). Pristine, card cover, 87pp. €8
Adults, larvae and pupae of British mosquitoes (Culicidae), a key – P.S. Cranston et al. (FBA,
1987). As new (except for the previous owner’s signature), card cover, 152pp. €15
Entoprocts, Keys and notes for the identification of the species – Claus Nielsen (EJ Brill for the
FBA, 1989). As new, card cover, 131pp. €15

ORNITHOLOGY
Bird behaviour - J. Sparks. Hamlyn all-colour paperbacks (Hamlyn,1976). Cover somewhat blemished, clean inside, 159pp. €3
Instinctive navigation of birds – E.C. Gerrard (The Scottish Research Group, 1981). Card cover aged, clean inside, 184pp. €15
The value of birds – A.W. Diamond and F.L. Filion. International Council for Bird
Preservation, Technical Publication No. 6 (ICBP, 1987. Pristine paperback, 267pp. €10
Introduced birds of the world, the worldwide history, distribution and influence of birds introduced to new environments – John L. Long (David & Charles, 1981). Pristine hardback with slightly damaged dust jacket. 528pp. €10
A complete checklist of the birds of the world – Richard Howard and Alick Moore (Macmillan
Papermac, 1984). New revised edition with a complete index of English names. Very clean, unblemished paperback. 732pp. €15
Birds to watch, the ICBP World check-list of threatened birds. International Council for Bird
Preservation, Technical Publications, No. 8 (ICBP, 1988). Pristine paperback, spine slightly sun-bleached, 303pp. €8
Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, the birds of the Western
Palaearctic Volumes I-IX - Stanley Cramp et al. (eds) (Oxford University Press 1977-1994). All books in very good condition, DJs of Volumes I-III look used. 9 books for €360
An atlas of the birds of the Western Palaearctic – Colin Harrison (Collins, 1982). Good condition
hardback with pristine dust jacket, 322pp. €5
The Barnacle Goose – Myrfyn Owen, Shire Natural History 51 (Shire Publications,1990). Pristine, card-covered, 24pp. €3
Wading birds of the Severn Estuary, a summary of the abundance and status of the wading birds
utilizing the Severn Estuary and adjacent coasts, commissioned by the Nature Conservancy
Council - P.N. Ferns (NCC, 1977). Clean paperback, 114pp. €5
Evolution of the ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula L.) during the last hundred years in
Europe, a new computer method based on egg dimensions - Risto A. Vaisanen. Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, Series A, IV. Biologica 149 (Helsinki, 1969). Clean paperback journal with author's compliments, 90pp. €10
On the influence of the environmental factors on the autumn migration of chaffinch and starling: a
field study – Elisabeth M. Gruys-Casimir. Extrait des Archives Néerlandaises de Zoologie,
Tome XVI, 2, 1965, pp 175-279 (Wolters, 1965). Clean paperback, 104pp. €5

ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEMS
Advances in microbial ecology Volume 10 - K.C. Marshall (Ed.) (Plenum Press, 1988). Aged
hardback, clean text, 447pp. €8
Wetland ecology, Studies in biology no. 154 – John R. Etherington. Paperback, 67 pp. €5
Iceland, the traveller’s guide – Tony Escritt. The Iceland Information Centre (London, 1990).
Pristine paperback, inc. map. 420pp. €6

ECONOMY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Into harmony with the planet, the delicate balance between industry and the environment –
Michael Allaby (Bloomsbury, 1990). Pristine hardback, 222pp. €10
Man and the natural world, changing attitudes in England 1500-1800 – Keith Thomas (Penguin,
1984). Aged but clean paperback, 426pp. €8
Before nature dies – Jean Dorst (Collins, 1970). Aged, clean hardback, 352pp. €5
Start Rural Science – Bernard Salt (Cassell, 1988). Clean, large paperback, 159pp. 3 books
GCSE Rural Science 1 – Bernard Salt (Cassell, 1988). Clean, large card back, 154pp. for
GCSE Rural Science 2 – Bernard Salt (Cassell, 1988). Clean, large paperback, 168pp. €12
Sheep Farming Today – JFH Thomas (Faber& Faber,1966). Hardback, DJ damaged, 139pp €5

PETS
Pets – Tina Hearne, The Observers Series (Penguin, 1986). Pristine small hardback, 192pp. €5
Horses and Ponies – Jane Kidd, The Observers Series (Penguin, 1987). Pristine small hardback, 192pp. €5
The Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds – Juliette Cunliffe (Parragon, 1999). Pristine large hardback, 384pp, 2.1kg! Nearly 400 breeds and 1,000 pictures. €15