Shire publications risborough (640 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 32 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Shire album, no. 194. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. *** CONTENTS: The Silk Industry; The British Silk Industry; Sericulture; Silk Throwing; Silk Waste Spinning; Silk Weaving; Glossary; Further Reading; Places to Visit. Size: 8vo. …

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 1st. 32 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Shire album, 57. Firm binding, unmarked. Inside wraps lightly soiled. *** CONTENTS: History of Beadwork; Beadwork Techniques; Places to Visit; Further Reading. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 32 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 32 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Wraps lightly rubbed. *** English baptismal fonts and stone carving. Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Softcover; in near fine condition. Book.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1998 reprint. 184pp. illus. paperback 8vo: Fine. "A guide to 69 battle sites describing each battle and what can be seen there today.".

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 64pp.

Paperback. Etat : Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. 64pp illustrated.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1990). 1990 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, maps, brief bibliography. Slight use, stains to cover else good second-hand stapled paperback. Excellent and authoritative introduction to the habits, biology and ecology of the mandarin duck, especially with regard to the introduced population in Britain. Sections include: The mandarin duck; The mandarin in the Far East; The mandarin's year; The mandarin in Britain; The mandarin in oriental literature and art; Places to visit; Further reading. Good photographs. . …

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Third edition, first printing. Octavo paperback. 48 pp, illustrated. "Discovering" series no. 195 Near Fine condition. No inscriptions.

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Fine new copy. A well-illustrated, concise account of the biology and ecology of the rabbit in Britain. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, b/w illustration, map, bibliography. Fine new copy. Excellent and authoritative introduction to the habits, biology and ecologyof this fascinating species. Good photographs of, amongst other things, adults and chicks taking over the nests of host species. Sections include: The cuckoo family; Brood parasitism; Cuckoo migration; Food and feeding habits; Territories and courtship; Host species; Egg laying; Cuckoo eggs; Young cuckoos; Studying the cuckoos; Further reading. Shire Natural History series no.23. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1988). 1988 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, tables, maps, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. Excellent and authoritative introduction to the habits, biology and ecology of the redshank. Sections include: Display and courtship; Breeding; Feeding; Plumages and moults; Distribution and taxonomy; Migration; Populations; Further reading. Good photographs. . …

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1990). 1990 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, maps, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. Excellent and authoritative introduction to the habits, biology and ecology of the mandarin duck, especially with regard to the introduced population in Britain. Sections include: The mandarin duck; The mandarin in the Far East; The mandarin's year; The mandarin in Britain; The mandarin in oriental literature and art; Places to visit; Further reading. Good photographs. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, maps, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. A concise account of the biology and ecology of the British primulas - including oxlips, polyanthus and others. Shire Natural History series No.38. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, colour & b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. Excellent and authoritative introduction to the habits, biology and ecology of the common toad. Good photographs. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, tables, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. An excellent and authoritative, concise introduction to the habits, biology and ecology of the avocet. Sections include: Introduction; Distribution and population; Food, feeding and predators; Courtship, breeding and migration; Conservation and management; Where to see avocets; Further reading. Good photographs. Shire Natural History series no. 34. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2007). (1984) 2007 2nd edition reprint. 8vo stapled paperback (149 x 210mm). Pp40. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. An excellent concise account of dry stone wall building in all parts of the United Kingdom with many good pictures. Sections include: Why dry stone walls?; The development of walls; The construction of a dry stone wall; Regional stones and styles; The craft today; Further reading; Organisations and activities. Shire Album no.114. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 4.50.…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1988). 1988 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour photographs & b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. Well illustrated, concise account of the biology and ecology of the British Orthoptera, the grasshoppers and bush-crickets. Sections include: Life history; Ecology; Identification and distribution; Watching Orthoptera. Shire Natural History series no. 25. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1988). 1988 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour photographs & b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. A concise biology of the butterfly family whose most well-known members are the Hairstreaks, Coppers, Blues and Arguses. Sections include: Introduction; The Blues and Arguses; The Hairstreaks; The Coppers; Studying Lycaenids; Organistations; further reading. Shire Natural History series no. 24. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. Excellent and authoritative introduction to the habits, biology and ecologyof the swallow. Sections include: The swallow family; Plumage and field marks; Breeding; Migration; Legend and folklore. Good photographs. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, maps, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. An excellent and authoritative, concise introduction to the habits, biology and ecology of the Common Seal, with an emphasis on Britain. Good photographs. Introduction; Distribution; Population size and dynamics; The annual cycle; Feeding ecology; Interactions with man; Further reading. Shire Natural History series no. 35. .…

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1990). 1990 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 210mm). Pp24. Colour & b/w photographs, colour & b/w illustrations, brief bibliography. Fine new copy. Excellent and authoritative introduction to the biology and ecology of the of the various species and cultivars of poplar grown in Britain. Good photographs. Shire Natural History series no.58. .…

Paperback. Third Ed, Revised and Enlarged. Third Ed, Revised and Enlarged, with much New Material. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and very faint soiling to wrapper covers; some creasing at the hinges; binding square and secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 64pp. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. …

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good+. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Secondedition second printing Paperback as issued. 112 pp illustrated Very Good+ condition. No inscriptions.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. first printing Octavo paperback. 32 pp. Illustrated Very Good condition. Previous owner's name on inside cover.

Softcover. Etat : Fine. First Edition. Color illus. ; 40 pages.

Softcover. Etat : Fine. First Edition. Color illus. ; 40 pages.