NATURE / Animals

London: Sidgwick & Jackson , 1989. Hardcover. Good +/good +. Hardback. 1st edition. Good+/Good+. FREE UK SHIPPING. An unusual look at the British royal family through their association with animals from Victorian times to the present day. Many delightful photos of royals with their pets, polo ponies, etc, etc. One for royal watchers and animal lovers. Contains 160 pages, 24 x 16cm, and illustrated throughout with b&w photos, with 8 pages of colour photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in good+ pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good+: shows two sets of very small ink markings on rear endpapers, and we found one small ink remark - the word, "wrong" - referring to Sarah Ferguson's age, on p.138. Apart from these faults, is clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptional condition for an ex-library example. -Free UK Shipping

London: Pelham, 1987. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Everthing you need to know about the history of this popular small breed. Deals with origins; breed standard; breeding programme; whelping and after-care; feeding and management; exhibiting; sickness and disease; and glossary of terms and points of the Cairn terrier. Includes list of useful addresses; registrations; and notes on the breed in America. Size, 25.5 x 19cm, 192 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos and line drawings. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Green cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. -Free UK Shipping

London: Heinemann , 1978. First UK edition. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover. 1st UK edition. Very Good/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. The Greenpeace voyages began in the summer of 1971 with a Canadian mission to stop the underground nuclear testing at Amchitka in the Aleutians. The success of that voyage in focussing world attention on the issue of nuclear testing led to other seaborne ventures, notably to protest against whaling. This is the story of those early voyages and the 'ecological warriors' who became the nucleus of the global environmental group we now know as Greenpeace. Accompanied by numerous atmospheric photographs. Size, 19.5 x 23cm, 119 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos. Pictorial card covers in good condition. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. -Free UK Shipping

London: OUP , 1972. Hardcover. Good +/very good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good+/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Kesang, a young member of a Tibetan horse-breeding family becomes involved with a revolutionary leader - known only as 'The Snow King' - when the country is invaded by China. Contains 200 pages, 22 x 14cm, with several pen & ink drawings by Victor G Ambrus, plus 1 map. Red cloth boards in Very Good illustrated and plastic-protected dust jacket. Internally, shows front endpaper removed, otherwise Good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. -Free UK Shipping

London: Pitman , 1945. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Hardback. Reprint. Good/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. A delightful book of animal stories, based upon the broadcast talks given by the 'Zoo Man' on the BBC Childrens' Hour programme. Contains 192pages, 19 x 12.5cm, with 15 b&w photos. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards showing sun-fading on top edge, otherwise in good condition. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. -Free UK Shipping

London: Robert Hale, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. The full story of how the charity 'Guide Dogs for the Blind' selects and trains its dogs. A fascinating look at the essential work of this organization. Size, 21 x 13cm, 16 pages of b&w photos plus diagrams and chart. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Pictorial laminated boards, showing moderate shelf wear. No dust jacket. Internally, good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings. -Free UK Shipping