Books - "natural history"
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Plant Icons of New Zealand
first edition 104pp ills.[col.] NF in VG+ d/w (sl. scuffing)
PUBLISHER: david bateman auckland 2005
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography natural history plants glyn church pat greenfield
A Little Book of Dogs
[first edition] 92pp ills.[b/w + 8 tipped-in col.plates] VG (grey illustr.paper boards w.cloth spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed edges v.sl.foxed,plates clean and bright,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: foulis london [nd]
KEYWORDS: literature dogs natural history scotland john brown carton moorepark
The Dog in Health and Disease
fourth edition 432pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth boards w.red cloth spine,rubbed and stained,wear to extrems.,marbled eps and content edges,some sl.foxing to prelims.,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1887
KEYWORDS: natural history dogs health medicine stonehenge
Plant-Life
first edition 380pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (blue cloth w.green/white/yellow dec.stamps to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,boards sunned w.spine browned,chipping to spine and hinges w.rear hinge split full length,content edges sl.foxed o/w contents incl.plates clean)
PUBLISHER: black london 1915
KEYWORDS: natural history plant-life charles hall
The Book of The Zoo
[first edition] 263pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (green cloth w.black/grey/yellow zebra stamp to top board and polar bear to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: thomas nelson london [nd]
KEYWORDS: natural history zoo duncan
Fabre's Book of Insects
271pp ills.[12 tipped-in col.plates by detmold] NF (green cloth w.gilt dec.borders,eps and untrimmed content edges v.sl.foxed,plates all clean and bright) in VG d/w (onion-skin unprinted wrapper,sl.soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.) in VG- box w.lid (green card w.col.plate mounted on top,rubbed and soiled w.stain to top affecting one corner of plate,mod.wear and chipping to extrems,one side of base detached at one corner)
PUBLISHER: dodd mead new york 1926
KEYWORDS: natural history science fabre insects rodolph stawell
Grouse and Quails of North America
553pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (green cloth,minor foxing to content edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: university of nebraska lincoln [1973]
KEYWORDS: natural history grouse quail johnsgard
Complete Waterfowl Studies vol.1 Dabbling & Whistling Ducks
first edition vol.1 only 234pp ills.[b/w and col.] Fine in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: schiffer exton [1984]
KEYWORDS: natural history ducks waterfowl bruce burk
Complete Waterfowl Studies vol.iii Geese & Swans
first edition vol.iii only 200pp ills.[b/w and col.] Fine in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled,w.spine sunned)
PUBLISHER: schiffer exton [1984]
KEYWORDS: natural history bruce burk waterfowl geese swans
English Forests and Forest Trees
first edition 406pp ills.[b/w] VG- (terracotta cloth w.blind dec.borders and gilt stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled,sunned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: ingram cooke london 1853
KEYWORDS: natural history science english forest trees botany
Pansies and Violas for Exhibition & Garden
first edition 101pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,dealer's stamp and owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: collingridge london 1951
KEYWORDS: natural history pansies violas howard crane
Ornithological Rambles in Sussex
third edition 260pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,contents sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked w.separation starting at some sections)
PUBLISHER: john van voorst london 1855
KEYWORDS: natural history ornithology knox sussex geography
New Zealand's Wilderness Heritage
first edition 332pp ills.[col.] quarto green cloth boards Nr Fine (sl soiling) in illus slipcase VG+ (fading to spine and upper edge) - a heavy item
PUBLISHER: craig potton publishing nelson 2007
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history wilderness craig potton les molloy
Palms of the South-West Pacific
first edition 198pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: palm and cycad societies milton [1989]
KEYWORDS: natural history cycad palm pacific dowe
South African Butterflies A Monograph of the Family Lycaenidae
first edition 195pp+plates [b/w w.12 col.plates] VG- (red cloth,rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,errata slip tipped-in to title gutter,col.plates all present w.some detached)
PUBLISHER: john bale london 1935
KEYWORDS: natural history butterflies south africa lycaendidae desmond murray
Game Birds, Beasts and Fishes Natural History for Sportsmen [The Lonsdale Library Volume XX]
[first edition] 255pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.browned,1cm tear to centre of spine,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: seeley london [nd]
KEYWORDS: natural history game birds beasts fishes parker lonsdale library
British Trees [2 vols.]
[first edition] 2 vols.720pp+index ills.[b/w by Rex Vicat Cole] VG+ (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top boards,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's pencil inscr.to ffeps,mod.stain to foot of prelims.of vol.1,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) tidy set - heavy items
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1907
KEYWORDS: natural history british trees rex vicat cole dorothy kempe
Arboriculture or a Practical treatise on raising and Managing Forest Trees
and on The Profitable Extension of the Woods and Forests of Great Britain
Second Edition green Cloth Blindstamped Boards with gilt lettering to spine xv + 416pp VG (bruising & wear to extremities with a couple of small chips to spine, discolouration to spine, owners stamp on eps, cracking to front and rear gutters but still sound)
PUBLISHER: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier Edinburgh 1881
KEYWORDS: aboriculture forests great britain trees agriculture natural history botany
New Zealand Butterflies
Identification and Natural History
Green cloth boards 207pp illus VG+ (light foxing to edges) in VG+ d/w ( light foxing to reverse)
PUBLISHER: William Collins Auckland 1980
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history butterflies
Bananas and Platains
Illus laminate boards 612pp illus Near Fine (v sl marking to boards)
PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall London 1995
KEYWORDS: agriculture natural history bananas