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Birds of Britain / by Wilfred Willett ; with eight plates in colour, sixteen from photographs and drawings in the text

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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Introduction to wildflowers / by Richard Morse ; with 16 colour plates, 32 plates from photographs, 16 plates from drawings by Doris Meyer and 16 drawings in the text

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This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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The open book of wild life : an introduction to nature study / by Richard Morse ; with sixteen colour plates, fifty photographs and fifty drawings in the text

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Bird life of the seasons / by W. Percival ; with sixteen full-page illustrations, eight of which are in colour

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Bird life of the seasons / by W. Percival ; with sixteen full-page illustrations, eight of which are in colour

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Birds' eggs and nests / by Rev. Charles A. Hall ; with sixteen full-page illustrations, eight of them in colour

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A pocket-book of British insects / by George E. Hyde ; with sixteen colour plates and seventy-two photographs

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Birds of Britain / by Wilfred Willett ; with eight plates in colour, sixteen from photographs and drawings in the text

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Introduction to wildflowers / by Richard Morse ; with 16 colour plates, 32 plates from photographs, 16 plates from drawings by Doris Meyer and 16 drawings in the text

The open book of wild life : an introduction to nature study / by Richard Morse ; with sixteen colour plates, fifty photographs and fifty drawings in the text

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A pocket-book of British insects / by George E. Hyde ; with sixteen colour plates and seventy-two photographs