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World Wildlife Day takes place on March 3rd, the anniversary of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES for short, which was formulated in 1973 (making this year its golden jubilee in fact!). This international day was conceived to celebrate wild animals & plants all over the world, acknowledging the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet, as well as drawing attention to endangered flora & fauna, often at risk due to the actions and activities of humankind...
Buying secondhand, vintage books helps the planet as it helps dilute the inherent carbon load by reducing the number of natural resources being used, plus reducing the amount of energy used and pollution that's being emitted! Take a walk on the wild side with our selection of vintage Wild Life books and let that life stay wild but breathe more easily.
A great vintage edition of this important "how to" book for amateur wildlife photographers, one of the earliest books to feature the term "wildlife" in relation to photography. Originally published in 1898, this 1904 edition is attractively bound in the original gilt-pictorial green cloth.
This wonderful edition of The Countryside and How To Enjoy It begins with fascinating accounts of the British countryside, its pattern and treasures. The book goes on to depict modern country life, the plant life or field, forest and hedgerow, the contemporary scene in villages and towns, and the matchless buildings with their living record of centuries. Lovely jacket artwork to boot.
Collins' famous New Naturalist Library is almost as well known for its indepth & informative content as it is for its distinctive and often fabulous dust-jacket artwork! Some of the first editions, notably the earlier and some of the later, 1980s titles, in jackets are highly collectable. This collection includes Wild Flowers; Butterflies; Mountains and Moorlands; London's Natural History; Insect Natural History; The Sea Coast; Mushrooms and Toadstools; Pesticides and Pollution, and The Sea Shore.
A delightful vintage Ladybird book that takes the reader through the ecology of a pond. The book describes the various insects and other life forms that live underneath the water, as well as plants that can often be found in and around ponds. The text is accompanied by full colour illustrations by Jill Payne. A charming book that will interest readers of all ages!
One of the excellent Observer's Books, dedicated to the fauna of fields and meadows. Exactly the sort of book you can imagine Beatrix Potter enjoying.
An Aesopian segue from mice to lions...and tigers. The big beasts of wild life are the stars in this vintage Ladybird Leaders title, accompanied by their feline relatives including jaguars and leopards, all splendidly brought to life by illustrator John Loftus Leigh-Pemberton AFC.
A divisive animal among rural communities, the badger remains somewhat mysterious, but this New Naturalist Monograph helped shine a light on this largely nocturnal mammal, including its reproduction cycles, family life, play, defence and attack habits. We know a good deal more than we did - though their penchant for dressing gowns and slippers may forever remain a mystery...
This attractively bound, comprehensive survey of the animal life of the world is profusely illustrated by 350 photographs, taken from every corner of the globe. Many of them were taken by explorers or scientists under the most dangerous and difficult circumstances in forest and swamp, desert and mountain. The perfect introduction for any budding zoologist!
A lovely first edition from the New Naturalist Library, focused on that perenial botanical favourite, the wild orchid. The author was in charge of the unrivalled orchid collection at the Kew Herbarium.
Hard to imagine a selection of vintage books relating to wild life without squeezing in that British National Treasure and luminary of zoological documentation, Sir David Attenborough. These six brilliant books are crammed full of amazing accounts of his adventures with the Zoo Quest expeditions: In Paradise, Guiana, Paraguay, Under Capricorn, Madagascar, and For a Dragon. Sir David Attenborough writes vividly about his travels, the people he met, and the animals he saw and captured.
With books on all aspects of natural history, there is something for every enthusiast for the flora and fauna of our planet at Country House Library! In this time of global anxiety in the face of environmental changes, these books provide a wonderful way to connect with the animals and plants that play such an important role in our ecosystem.
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