Books - "natural history"
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A Bibliography of the Land Mammals of Southeast Asia 1699-1969
Imperial octavo, blue paper covers with black lettering, printed eps, 238pp, VG (foxing & tanning to covers, browning, bruising & tearing to printed spine strip, foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Department of Entomology, Bernice Bishop Museum & US Naval Medical Research Unit 1976
KEYWORDS: Gwilym Jones Diana B Jones Southeast Asia bibliography land mammals literature reference natural history zoology Burma Thailand Laos Cambodia North South Vietnam Philippines Indonesia Malaysia Hainan
Wild Fiordland: Discovering the Natural History of a World Heritage Area
Signed by both authors, imperial octavo, illus heavy card boards, illus prelims, 143pp, illus, VG (bruising & fraying to spine extrems, v light bruising to board edges, some pencil underling & circling, rubbing to rear board) in VG- d/w (2cm open tear to upper spine, 3cm closed tear to lower spine, untidy tears to all corners, creasing & bruising to all edges)
PUBLISHER: University of Otago Press 1996
KEYWORDS: Neville Peat Brian Patrick natural history New Zealand Fiordland flora fauna geography geology conservation
Voyage Through the Antarctic
Super 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1985
KEYWORDS: specials Richard Adams Ronald Lockley Peter Hirst-Smith Antarctic Ushuaia King George Enderby Snares Macquarie Campbell Ross Deception Island natural history wildlife adventure
American Ginseng; Green Gold
ex-library, octavo, illus light card covers, xii + 172pp, illus, VG (half-title loose, usual library treatments, ink owner's name to fep, light soiling and creasing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Bright Mountain Books 1986
KEYWORDS: herbology plants agriculture ginseng gardening natural history
I Have Landed: Splashes and Reflections in Natural History
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: Vintage 2003
KEYWORDS: specials Stephen Jay Gould natural history popular science evolution essays archaeology zoology geology
The Big Year; A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession
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: Doubleday 2004
KEYWORDS: bird-watching ornithology natural history the big year journalism biography mark obmascik specials
Introduced Mammals of New Zealand; An Ecological and Economic Survey
hardcover imperial octavo (VG) d/w (VG-, chipping/small tears); 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: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1950
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history introduced mammals ecology economics k.a. wodzicki specials
Birdwatching in Australia and New Zealand
principal photography Peter Rogers
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: Reed New Holland 1998
KEYWORDS: ken simpson zoe wilson peter rogers new zealand australia natural history birdwatching ornithology specials
The Genera of British Moths: Volume 1
Popularly Described and Arranged According to the System now Adopted in the British Museum illustrated by a Series of Picturesque Plates exhibiting the insects in their Different Stages, with the cate
Tall super octavo, textured black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board and gilt-embossed design of moths & caterpillers on foliage to front board, aeg, 76pp, illus with colour photochromatic plates, G- (completely disbound, first 28 pages missing, only 18 of 62 plates present, staining & damp-staining to boards, inscription in ink to fep, tanning & bruising to page edges, nicks & bruising to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Paul Jerrard & Son (1861 or earlier - inscription)
KEYWORDS: H Noel Humphreys natural history entomology insects moths Britain British
The Changing Vegetation of Molesworth Station, New Zealand, 1944 to 1971
with appendices by B.P.J. Molloy and R.E. Irvine
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: New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1976
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history vegetation flora molesworth station agriculture malborough lucy b. moore b.p.j. molloy r.e. irvine specials
Dartmoor
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
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia; A Book of Identification
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
The Seas Around New Zealand
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
The Garden Pest Book; An Illustrated New Zealand Guide
drawings by Karen Mason
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
Discovering the Birds of New Zealand
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
Tropical Pacific Marine Shells
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
Handbook to the Arthur's Pass National Park
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
P.J. Redoute: Lilies and Related Flowers
with contributions by William T. Stearn and William Patrick Watson
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
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
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
Bits; Their History, Use & Misuse plus Practical Advice on the Most Effective Bits for Every Need
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