Books - "natural history"
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The Caves of The Earth - Mines and Mining
2 titles bound as 1 192pp/192pp VG (full leather w.gilt dec.stamps and owner's name in gilt to top board,red title label to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.some sl.losses,2cm split to foot of upper hinge,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,marbled edges,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: religious tract society london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history natural history caves mining geology
Volcanoes: Past and Present
first edition 270pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.stain to fore-edge)
PUBLISHER: walter scott london 1892
KEYWORDS: history natural history science edward hull
The Human Species
first edition thus [international scientific series] 498pp+ads. VG (red cloth w.black dec.borders,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.browned,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: c.kegan paul london 1879
KEYWORDS: science history natural history quatrefages
The Forest of Dean New History 1550-1818
first edition 330pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue cloth,sl.cocked) in NF d/w (sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: alan sutton stroud 1995
KEYWORDS: natural history history cyril hart forest dean
Wild Sports of the West of Ireland
first edition thus 337pp ills.[b/w] F in green cloth
PUBLISHER: ashford press publishing southampton 1986
KEYWORDS: history sport natural history ireland william hamilton maxwell
The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat
first edition 635pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] F in NF d/w (v.sl.rubbed)
PUBLISHER: school of mines and industries ballarat 1984
KEYWORDS: history ballarat mine natural history warren perry
The Forests of England and the Management of Them in Bye-Gone Times
ex-lib.first edition 263pp+8pp VG (brown cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: oliver and boyd edinburgh 1883
KEYWORDS: history natural history john croumbie brown forests
Natural History of Ireland
first edition 350pp VG+ (purple cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: collins london 1950
KEYWORDS: history geography ireland praeger natural history
The Psychology of Animals in Relation to Human Psychology
first edition 156pp VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: kegan paul trench trubner london 1932
KEYWORDS: psychology history natural history alverdes
The English Rock-Garden [2 volumes]
fifth impression [2 vols.] 504/524pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep both vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,black ink stain to foot edge of vol.2 but not affecting text) heavy set
PUBLISHER: jack london 1938
KEYWORDS: gardening history farrer natural history
New Zealand Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural History with Special Reference to the Results of Government Expeditions in the Provinces of Auckland and Nelson
first English edition 515pp ills.[b/w w.6x col.plates and col.frontis.+ 2 folding maps] GOOD (green embossed cloth w.gilt stamped roundel to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to bevelled edges w.splits to hinges,boards sl.shaky,marbled eps w.amateur tape repairs to gutters,bookplate of NZ historian Alison Drummond to prelim.,newspaper cuttings pasted to prelims.,newspaper portrait of author pasted to copyright page,2 folding maps are moderately soiled and creased and detached but present,col.plates are sl.soiled but all are present,content edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.shaky spine) Bagnall 2627 - heavy item
PUBLISHER: cotta stuttgart 1867
KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography geology hochstetter natural history auckland nelson
The Irish Countryside; Landscape Wildlife History People
paperback (near new); 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: wolfhound
KEYWORDS: specials ireland environment history sociology anthropology natural history desmond gillmor
Tortoise
light card covers 205pp illus FINE (still in plastic seal)
PUBLISHER: reaktion books 2004 london
KEYWORDS: natural history tortoise peter young history science
Tiritiri Matangi; A Model of Conservation
Oblong super octavo illus light card covers 152pp VG- SIGNED and inscribed by author
PUBLISHER: tandem press 2004 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand conservation history natural history tiritiri matangi anne rimmer signed
Pantologia; A New Cyclopaedia Comprehending a Complete Series of Essays, Treatises, and Systems, Alphabetically Arranged, With a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Words,: The Whole Presenting a Distinct Survey of Human Genius, Learning and Ind
volume 3 (CEA -CZO) super octavo green cloth boards with disintergrated label to spine, unpaginated (perhaps 500+ pages), illus, Good + (discolouration and wear to boards and spine, moderate discolouration throughout, damp stain to bottom edge with stain damage to bottom quarter of last few pages) A soundly bound readable copy with some pages still uncut
PUBLISHER: g kearsley et al 1813 london
KEYWORDS: reference history natural history arts john mason good encyclopedias olinthus gregory newton bosworth
Pantologia; A New Cyclopaedia Comprehending a Complete Series of Essays, Treatises, and Systems, Alphabetically Arranged, With a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Words,: The Whole Presenting a Distinct Survey of Human Genius, Learning and Ind
volume 4 (D - FLU) super octavo green cloth boards with disintergrated label to spine, unpaginated (perhaps 500+ pages), illus, Good + (discolouration and wear to boards and spine, moderate discolouration throughout, tear and crack to spine not affecting functionality) A soundly bound readable copy with some pages still uncut
PUBLISHER: g kearsley et al 1813 london
KEYWORDS: reference history natural history arts john mason good encyclopedias olinthus gregory newton bosworth
Pantologia; A New Cyclopaedia Comprehending a Complete Series of Essays, Treatises, and Systems, Alphabetically Arranged, With a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Words,: The Whole Presenting a Distinct Survey of Human Genius, Learning and Ind
volume 5 (FLU-HOM) super octavo green cloth boards with disintergrated label to spine, unpaginated (perhaps 500+ pages), illus, Good + (discolouration and wear to boards and spine, moderate discolouration throughout, dampstaining particularly lower third of prelims) A soundly bound readable copy with some pages still uncut
PUBLISHER: g kearsley et al 1813 london
KEYWORDS: reference history natural history arts john mason good encyclopedias olinthus gregory newton bosworth
Pantologia; A New Cyclopaedia Comprehending a Complete Series of Essays, Treatises, and Systems, Alphabetically Arranged, With a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Words,: The Whole Presenting a Distinct Survey of Human Genius, Learning and Ind
volume 2 (BAR-CAZ) super octavo green cloth boards with disintergrated label to spine, unpaginated (perhaps 500+ pages), illus, VG- (discolouration and wear to boards and spine, moderate discolouration throughout, ) A soundly bound readable copy with some pages still uncut
PUBLISHER: g kearsley et al 1813 london
KEYWORDS: reference history natural history arts john mason good encyclopedias olinthus gregory newton bosworth
Making Sheep Country; Mt Peel Station and the Transformation of the Tussock Lands
super octavo, illus card covers, brown and black lettering, xi + 280pp,VG+
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2011 Auckland
KEYWORDS: history agriculture natural history new zealand robert peden
Manual for N.Z Bee Keepers
(limited numbered facsimile reprint) octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering, 112pp, VG+
PUBLISHER: Newrick Associates Wellington
KEYWORDS: history bee keeping new zealand william charles cotton reference natural history