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Title: The New Naturalist. Vol. 1-120
Description: Collins 1945-2010 , col + b/w plates. . HB. 122 vols, all in orig. publisher's green buckram with d/w's, some of the earlier volumes with minor tears and chips, a few (26, 28, 29, 30, 34 & 40) with small pieces missing; 34 also with staining to boards. Vols 53-68, 70 & 71 with orig. publisher's Duraseal protector; remaining d/w's all in removable protective sleeves; Vols 23, 28 & 29 price-clipped. Some d/w spines with varying degrees of fading; a few with volume number to head of spine faded. The set includes first editions of the 'Golden 14' - nos 70-83 with some fading to d/w spines, as usual, mostly light to moderate, but more pronounced to the light title bands of vols 74, 75, 80 & 83; vols 70 (Orkney) and 71 (Warblers) with only very minor fading. Eight of the later volumes still sealed in publisher's cellophane. Overall an attractive set.. Attractive run of New Naturalist main series Vols 1-120 (1945-2012). The majority are 1st editions with the exception of vols 25 & 37 (reprints) and 27 & 47 (second editions); Vol. 6 (Highlands & Islands) is present in the original 1947 and later 1964 revised and rewritten versions, and 82 (The New Naturalists) is present in both editions. Vols 70 (Orkney) +71 (Warblers) are both the original issues (of which only 725 copies were published)..

Keywords: Britain; Natural History; New Naturalist series


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