THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WALES. By William Condry, M.A., M.Sc. Collins New Naturalist No. 66. Standard Hardback First Edition.

1981 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 223mm). Pp287. B/w photographs, maps, bibliography. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt.

"This book is an attempt to survey the natural history of the whole of Wales. It therefore covers such areas as Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons as well as the spectacularly beautiful Pembrokeshire coast and the less well-known but no less interesting areas of mid-Wales". A detailed general survey of the natural history of Wales, as well as the country's physical geography as it relates to its flora and fauna. Chapters include: Corries, crags and summits; Moorlands, mires and conifers; Rivers, lakes and marshes; The native woodlands; The flora of the limestone; Farmlands, villages and estates; The industrial scene; The coast - peatlands, polders, beaches, dunes and estuaries; The coast - cliffs, headlands and islands. An appendix gives details of reserves and places of interest.