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The Physiology of Insect Senses
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1964
KEYWORDS: zoology biology natural history insects entomology
Insect Sounds
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: HFG Witherby 1961
KEYWORDS: zoology biology natural history insects entomology
The Illustrated Book of Vertebrates: The Mammals, Fish, Reptiles and Amphibia of Britain
Small quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Peerage Books 1985
KEYWORDS: mammals fish reptiles amphibia natural history Britain zoology
First Aid and Care of Wildlife
Ex library, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1984
KEYWORDS: natural history wildlife zoology animal husbandry biology veterinary science
Dickens of London
Small quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Macmillan Publishing 1976
KEYWORDS: Charles Dickens biography London literary cfriticism history
John Brown's Bod
Small quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Rinehart & Co (n/d but poss 1954?)
KEYWORDS: American history civil war literature poem poetry
The Miraculous Birth of King Amon-Hotep III and Other Egyptian Studies
Imperial octavo, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & b&w mounted illus to front board, teg gilt, frontispiece with tissue guard, xv + 204pp, illus, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems, some foxing & tanning to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, sporadic foxing)
PUBLISHER: Oliver & Boyd 1912
KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egypt Egyptian history King Amon Hotep III
The Destruction of Dresden
First edition of controversial author's first book, imperial octavo, black boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 255pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, lighter tanning elsewhere) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & scuffing)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber & Co 1963
KEYWORDS: Second World War Two WW2 Dresden revisionist military history
Corpus of Hieroglyphic Inscriptions in The Brooklyn Museum I From Dynasty I to the End of Dynasty XVIII
This volume only, large quarto, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering in royal blue decorative panel to spine, gilt Brooklyn Museum motif in royal blue decorative panel to front board, frontispiece, xxiv + 215pp + 89 plates of hieroglyphics, illus, VG+ (v v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to upper edges, 2cm patch of surface loss to upper spine)
PUBLISHER: The Brooklyn Museum 1974
KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egyptian hieroglyphics Egypt history linguistics
Nineveh and Its Ruins or The History of the Great City
Imperial octavo, red cloth boards with blind embossed decorative rule to boards, gilttitle lettering inside gilt decorative rule to front board, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guard, vi + 102pp + 2pp book ads, illus, VG- (heavy staining to boards, two x 2cm tatty tears to spine, light fraying to board corners & edges, hand-written prize-giving label to front pastedown, bookseller's label to rear pastedown, small crease to upper corner of aprox 5 pages)
PUBLISHER: Partridge Oakey & Co 1855
KEYWORDS: Nineveh archaeology history
The Storehouses of the King or The Pyramids of Egypt: What they are and Who Built them
First edition inscribed by the author, octavo, dark blue textured cloth boards with gilt decorative rule, gilt head motif to spine, black & gilt desert, pyramid & rising sun illus to front board, aeg, grey coated eps, ix + 308pp + 48pp book adverts, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, some browning to spine, light soiling to boards, owner's ex libris label to front pastedown & another to fep verso, small nick to fore-edge of one page)
PUBLISHER: WH Allen & Co 1885
KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egyptian history pyramics archaeology
The Rock Tombs of El Amarna Part 1 THe Tomb of Meryra; Part 2 The Tombs of Panehesy & Meryra II; Part 3 The Tombs of Huya and Ahmes; Part 4 Tombs of Penthu Mahu & Others; Part 5 Smaller Tombs and Boundary Stelae; Part 6 Tombs of Parennefer Tutu and A
Six-volume set, large quarto, greenish heavy card boards with black lettering to front board, black title lettering to orange cloth spines, viii + 56pp + 41pp plates, viii + 48pp + 47pp plates, x + 41pp + 34pp plates, vi + 36pp + 45pp plates, viii + 37pp + 44pp plates, frontispiece + iv + 44pp + 44pp plates, illus, VG (some light fading to boards of vol.5, light soiling to spine of vol.5) VERY HEAVY SET
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1973-79 (facsimile reprint of Offices of The Egypt Exploration Fund / Kegan Paul et al 1903-1908 editions)
KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egyptian hieroglyphics history archaeology tombs exploration
The Whale: Mighty Monarch of the Sea
Small quarto hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Cassell 1972
KEYWORDS: whale whales marine biology zoology natural history
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Predators of the Deep
Large quarto hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: BBC Books 2003
KEYWORDS: sea monsters marine biology natural history
From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a unique generation of comedy 1960-1980
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Eyre Methuen Ltd 1980
KEYWORDS: british comedy history fringe humour
Octopus and Squid: The Soft Intelligence
Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1973
KEYWORDS: octopus squid Jacques Cousteau marine biology natural history oceanography
The Australian Character Banjo Paterson
Quarto softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Watts Publishing 2004
KEYWORDS: Australian history biography Banjo Paterson
65 Years of Guiding 1908-1973: The Offician History of the Girl Guides Association New Zealandd
Small octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Girld Guides Assn of NZ 1976
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Girl Guides guiding history
SHowtime 100: A History of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association
Small quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Heritage Press 1987
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Manawatu agriculture history
Selling Auckland: The Story of Barfoot and Thompson
Oblong quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: David Ling 2000
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Barfoot Thompson real estate property history