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PEARSALL, W. H: : MOUNTAINS & MOORLANDS. [THE NEW NATURALIST SERIES: Number 11.]

LONDON.COLLINS,1950.

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UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+. Neat,ink owner inscrptn to ffe,but no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Brown,green, b/w artwork by Clifford + Rosemary Ellis, illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners. Small closed tear,to head of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj - no other perceived nicks or tears present; rear panel lightly,sporadically foxed.Top edge dust-soiled and slightly aged/toned with some light,sporadic foxing,fore-edges though, considerably brighter,cleaner and virtually unfoxed; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - assumed an unread copy? Bright,clean,publisher's original green cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and generally clean,plain white endpapers,with some offset marking from ageing sellotape used on protective cellophane covering the dw/dj and some minimal foxing.UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj, 1st edn,vi-xv+2-312pp [paginated] includes contetns list/table,colour+b/w illus plates lists/tables,similar text figures ,editor's preface,author's preface,14 chapters,32 colour plates,34 b/w plates throughout the text and the book, additional maps (3 b/w),5pp bibliography, 4pp glossary,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and a dedication. Moorland,mountain-top and upland grazing occupy over a third of the total living-space of the British Isles,and,of all kinds of land,have suffered least iterference by man.Mountains and moorlands provide the widest scope for studying natural wild life on land.In the present volume Professor Pearsall has brought together the results of over thirty years' work among the high hills,the lakes and the moorlands of northern and western Britain.He is a botanist,but these pages show that animals have appealed to him almost as much as plants,a double interest that is rarer than it should be among naturalists.It is doubtful whether any other author could,single-handed,have presented such a well-balanced picture of the wild life of an area as Professor Pearsall has done in this volume. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.
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