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$26.50
2g1/20

Dartmoor


HARVEY, L. A. & ST LEGER-GORDON, D.

First edition, super octavo, green buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 273pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine extrems, light tanning to upper page edges) in VG d/w (top half-centimetre upper spine damaged, 1cm closed tear & crease to rear lower edge, browning to edges & interior)

PUBLISHER: Collins 1953

KEYWORDS: first edition LA Harvey D St Leger-Gordon Dartmoor England moorland natural history scenery flora fauna New Naturalist series

$16.50
xxded55892

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia; A Book of Identification


SIMPSON & DAY

softcover super octavo (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: Viking O'Neil 1986

KEYWORDS: simpson day ornithology natural history australian birds avian identification specials

$36.50
2g1/15

The Seas Around New Zealand


WESTERSKOV, KIM & PROBERT, KEITH

Quarto, orangey-brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus prelims, 181pp, illus, VG+ (slight rubbing to board lower edges & corners, owner's name in ink to half-title page, in VG+ d/w (fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1981

KEYWORDS: Kim Westerskov Keith Probert New Zealand oceans seas marine environment biology geology topography flora fauna natural history fish seals whales sharks dolphins shoreline

$15.00
xxdga55936

The Garden Pest Book; An Illustrated New Zealand Guide


drawings by Karen Mason

CHAPMAN, BRUCE & PENMAN, DAVID

softcover imperial octavo (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: Reed 1982

KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history gardening bugs insects entomology bruce chapman david penman karen mason specials

$19.50
2g11/42

Discovering the Birds of New Zealand


HAYMAN, PIERS

Quarto, blue card boards with silver lettering to spine, red eps, 134pp, illus, VG (rubbing to spine extrems & board edges) in VG d/w (slight marking)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Ltd 1984

KEYWORDS: Piers Hayman New Zealand birds natural history ornithology art sketches drawings illustrations

$50.00
2g12/8

Tropical Pacific Marine Shells


CERNOHORSKY,WALTER O.

Signed by author, super octavo, royal blue boards with silver lettering to spine, 352pp, illus, VG+ (v light bruising to lower spine extrem, owner's name in ink to fep, sellotape residue stains to front pastedown, foxing to upper page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sellotape to spine extrems, sellotape residue stain to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Pacific Publications 1978

KEYWORDS: Walter O Cernohorsky reference pacific shells conchology zoology natural history

$12.00
xxkqh56368

Handbook to the Arthur's Pass National Park


BURROWS, C. J. (ed.)

saddle-stappled paperback (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: Arthur's Pass National Park Board 1978

KEYWORDS: specials arthur's pass new zealand national parks geology nature climate science natural history walks climate animals plants south island

$55.00
2g16/12

P.J. Redoute: Lilies and Related Flowers


with contributions by William T. Stearn and William Patrick Watson

MATHEW, BRIAN & REDOUTE, PIERRE-JOSEPH

quarto, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, frontispiece, 240pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear and fading to boards, v light foxing to eps) in VG+ d/w (v light wear and rubbing, small closed tears to head and tail of spine)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1982

KEYWORDS: brian mathew pierre-joseph redoute arts natural history botany flowers lilies

$37.50
2g18/34

The New Naturalist; The Herring Gull's World; A Study of the Social Behaviour of Birds


illustrated with 51 photographs taken by the author 58 drawings and diagrams

TINBERGEN, NIKO

first edition, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 255pp, illus, VG (light wear and fading to boards, ink owner's name to fep, light foxing to page edges) in VG- d/w (torn: small segment missing to corner/front of jacket, moderate segments missing also to top of rear and top of spine, moderate chipping scuffing and closed tears also)

PUBLISHER: Collins 1953

KEYWORDS: niko tinbergen natural history naturalist herring gull birds ornithology

$12.50
xxaql56600

Bits; Their History, Use & Misuse plus Practical Advice on the Most Effective Bits for Every Need


TAYLOR, LOUIS

softcover octavo (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: Wilshire Book Company 1974

KEYWORDS: bits horse riding natural history equestrian louis taylor riding equipment harness specials

$65.00
2g20/18

Oceans


MILLER, DAVID

HEAVY, oblong small folio, illus glossy heavy card boards, illus half-title & title pages, 256pp, illus, VG+ (inscription in ink to fep) in VG d/w (bruising to spine extrems, bruising & creasing to lower edges, small v-shaped closed tear to centre rear, light tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Chartwell Books 2006

KEYWORDS: HEAVY ITEM David Miller oceans seas photography photographs natural history flora fauna wildlife whales dolphins birdlife marine maritime disasters oil spills oil slicks ecology environment

$20.00
xxhqm56883

Black Robin Country; The Chatham Islands and its Wildlife


CEMMICK, DAVID & VEITCH, DICK

softcover imperial octavo (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: Hodder and Stoughton 1986

KEYWORDS: david cemmic dick veitch black robin new zealand natural history ornithology chatham islands specials

$22.50
xxhqh56914

Wild Central; Discovering the Natural History of Central Otago


PEAT, NEVILLE & PATRICK, BRIAN

softcover quarto (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: University of Otago Press 1999

KEYWORDS: neville peat brian patrick new zealand natural history central otago specials

$37.50
2g21/8

Arrowtown Wildflower: Riverside & Trackside


TEELE, RITA LITTLEWOOD & TEELE, BENJAMIN W. & LAWR

Signed by all three authors, duodecimo, illus laminated light card covers, spiral bound, illus eps, 150pp, illus, fine

PUBLISHER: Lakes District Museum 2008

KEYWORDS: Rita Littlewood Teele Benjamin W Teele Rebecca J Lawrence New Zealand Arrowtown wildflowers flora natural history reference identification

$39.50
2g22/61

Antarctica


HATHERTON, TREVOR (Ed)

Ex library, first edition, super octavo, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece map, xvi + 511pp, illus, VG- (soiling & sellotape residue to boards, front gutter shaken, sellotape residue stains to eps, label residue to eps) in d/w, VG-

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1965

KEYWORDS: Trevor Hatherton Antarctica oceanography marine life flora fauna natural history toppography meteorology polar ionosphere geomagnetic field

$30.00
2g25/44

Rare Wildlife of New Zealand


MORRIS, ROD & BALANCE, ALISON

Super octavo, illus light card covers, illus eps, illus prelims, 224pp, illus, nr. fine

PUBLISHER: Random House 2008

KEYWORDS: Rod Morris Alison Balance New Zealand natural history wildlife flora fauna conservation ecology plants birds insects reptiles ambhibians fish mammals habitat photography

$165.00
2g29/32

Forest Flora of New Zealand


KIRK, T.

Small folio, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board & black decorative rule & black tree motif to front board, brown eps, xv + 345pp, illus + 142plates, VG (binding sl sloppy, heavy bruising and fraying to spine extrems and spine hinges, moderate scuffing to board edges & corners, light rubbing to boards, light foxing to eps and page edges )

PUBLISHER: George Didsbury Government Printer 1889

KEYWORDS: T Kirk New Zealand forest flora plants natural history forestry industry trees shrubs flowers systematic common Maori name distribution genus species timber

$45.00
1f58a/2

The Spotted Hyena: A Study of Predation and Social Behaviour


KRUUK, HANS

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with black lettering, xvi + 335pp, illus, VG+ (slight soiling to rear cover, bruising to front cover upper edge, foxing to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1974

KEYWORDS: Hans Kruuk spotted hyena hyaena natural history predators animal behaviour wildlife ecology zoology

$15.00
xxenb58213

Operation White Lion


MCBRIDE, CHRIS

First edition Hardcover imperial octavo (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: Collins and Harvill Press 1981

KEYWORDS: first edition specials Chris McBride natural history white lions African wildlife animals conservation

$17.50
xxenb58216

The Cats of Shambala


The extraordinary story of an actress's life with the big cats

HEDREN, TIPPI

Hardcover imperial octavo (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: Century Hutchinson Ltd 1986

KEYWORDS: specials Tippi Hedren natural history African wildlife conservation lions tigers cheetahs elephants

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