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$119.00
2d5/14

The Caves of The Earth - Mines and Mining


N/A

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

$17.00
p28/23

Volcanoes: Past and Present


HULL,EDWARD

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

$21.25
q29/28

The Human Species


QUATREFAGES,A.DE

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

$40.00
s14/26

The Forest of Dean New History 1550-1818


HART,CYRIL

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

$140.00
s24/1

Wild Sports of the West of Ireland


MAXWELL,WILLIAM HAMILTON

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

$50.00
s24/13

The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat


PERRY,WARREN

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

$70.00
s28/22

The Forests of England and the Management of Them in Bye-Gone Times


BROWN,JOHN CROUMBIE

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

$70.00
s28/29

Natural History of Ireland


PRAEGER,ROBERT LLOYD

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

$40.00
t30/6

The Psychology of Animals in Relation to Human Psychology


ALVERDES,F.

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

$50.00
1i31/50

The English Rock-Garden [2 volumes]


FARRER,REGINALD

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

$525.00
s16/74

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


VON HOCHSTETTER,DR.FERDINAND

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

$15.00
xxcpe3386

The Irish Countryside; Landscape Wildlife History People


GILLMOR, DESMOND (ed)

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

$13.50
q31/4

Tortoise


YOUNG, PETER

light card covers 205pp illus FINE (still in plastic seal)

PUBLISHER: reaktion books 2004 london

KEYWORDS: natural history tortoise peter young history science

$38.50
ak1/15/922

Tiritiri Matangi; A Model of Conservation


RIMMER, ANNE

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

$120.00
h91/1

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


GOOD, JOHN MASON & GREGORY, OLINTHUS & BOSWORTH, NEWTON

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

$120.00
h91/2

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


GOOD, JOHN MASON & GREGORY, OLINTHUS & BOSWORTH, NEWTON

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

$120.00
h91/3

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


GOOD, JOHN MASON & GREGORY, OLINTHUS & BOSWORTH, NEWTON

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

$140.00
h91/4

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


GOOD, JOHN MASON & GREGORY, OLINTHUS & BOSWORTH, NEWTON

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

$32.50
2b6/6

Making Sheep Country; Mt Peel Station and the Transformation of the Tussock Lands


PEDEN, ROBERT

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

$50.00
2b29/12

Manual for N.Z Bee Keepers


COTTON, WILLIAM CHARLES

(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

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