Books - "natural history"
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Chilean Flora Through the Eyes of Marianne North 1884
Quarto, Green boards with white lettering to front board, patterned eps, 133pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w Nr Fine
PUBLISHER: Pehuen Editors 1999
KEYWORDS: natural history Chile flora arts painting biography Marianne North
Blossoms of Bangalore
Quarto, illus boards, illus eps, 195pp, illus, VG+ (previous owner's name to label on title page) in d/w VG+ (light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Mytec Process 1994
KEYWORDS: Flowers India Bangalore travel natural history
Australian Grass Parrakeets (The Neophema): Experiences in the Field and Aviary
Super octavo, brown cloth boards with filt lettering to spine & front board, 192pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w VG+ (light fading to spine & upper front cover)
PUBLISHER: Singil Press (n/d)
KEYWORDS: Australia Parrots natural history Parrakeets
Quest for the Kakapo: The Full Story of New Zealand's Most Remarkable Bird
Imperial octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, green eps, illus title page, 136pp, illus, VG+ in d/w VG+
PUBLISHER: Heinemann Reed 1989
KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history Kakapo birds ornithology
A Monograph of The Ramphastidae or Family of Toucans.
Facsimile reprint (1854), limited edition numbered, elephant folio, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front board, blind rule to front board, patterned eps, 26pp + 52 plates with accompanying text, illus, nr fine (small stain to front board, light brusing to lower board corners)
PUBLISHER: Hill House 1998
KEYWORDS: ornithology birds identification toucans ramphastidae natural history biology zoology
Information for the People: or, Treasury of Useful Knowledge: Comprising a Large Amount of Interesting and Instructive Reading, Designed for Popular Use
Super octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt illustrations to spine & boards, frontispiece, 530pp + 16pp adverts, illus, VG (moderate bruising to spine extrems & board corners, moderate tanning to spine, moderate tanning to page edges, light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light sporadic foxing to pages, dampstaining to advert pages)
PUBLISHER: Robert Sears 1850
KEYWORDS: natural history Geography agriculture economics biography arts science
Ghosts in Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand
First edition, Super octavo, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 232pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w FINE
PUBLISHER: Craig Potton 2006
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Natural History science evolution Gondwa
Faulkland Islands Freshwater Fishes: A Natural History
Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 102pp, illus, nr fine (v. slight soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Faulklands Conservation 2005
KEYWORDS: natural history freshwater fishes Faulklands ecology biology zoology ichthyology
Underwater Wonders of New Zealand
Large quarto, illus glossy heavy card boards, black lettering to orange spine & white lettering to front board, illus eps, illus title page, 112pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine
PUBLISHER: New Holland 1999
KEYWORDS: New Zealand marine biology natural history oceans underwater flora fauna
The Book of the Huia
Super octavo, blue/grey cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 159pp, illus, VG (light supping to upper spine extrem,mild foxing to page edges & eps, prev owners name in ink to pastedown, prev owner's stamp/date in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (moderate chipping and small closed tears to edges, 3cm closed tear to upper extrem of front, moderate rubbing and soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited 1963
KEYWORDS: NEw Zealand huia ornithology birds natural history
Hawaii, A Natural History: Geology, Climate, Native Flora and Fauna Above the Shoreline
Imperial 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: Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden 1985
KEYWORDS: Hawaii natural history geology climate biology zoology botany
Tortoise
Ex-library, 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: Reaktion Books 2003
KEYWORDS: tortoises animals history evolution biology natural
The New Naturalist, A Survey of British Natural History 1: Butterlies
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (tatty); 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: Collins 1946
KEYWORDS: British butterflies entomology UK science zoology natural history
The New Naturalist, A Survey of British Natural History 35: The World of the Soil
First edition, super octavo hardcover (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 cost
PUBLISHER: Collins 1957
KEYWORDS: British natural history UK soil science agriculture gardening water circulation geology microbiology
The New Naturalist, A Survey of British Natural History 61: Inheritance and Nautral History
First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (small hole, 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: Collins 1977
KEYWORDS: British natural history UK science genetics inheritance hereditary biology zoology
The New Naturalist, A Survey of British Natural History 16: Wild Flower of Chalk and Limestone
Super octavo hardcover (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 cost
PUBLISHER: Collins 1971
KEYWORDS: British natural history UK science wild flowers flora chalk limestone botany
Ifaluk: Portrait of a Coral Island
Octavo, green cloth boards, sliver lettering to spine, frontispice, 287pp, Illus plates, VG+ ( light brusing to spine extrems, light foxing to upper page edges) in d/w VG- ( 3cm closed tear to lower spine extrem, heavy chipping to edges, slight creasing to front, light soiling & rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Museum Press Ltd. 1959
KEYWORDS: Ifaluk Caroline islands south pacific anthropology natural history biology zoology
The Letters of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt
Hakluyt Society Second Series No. CXXXIII
Three volume set, octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, xvi + 1175pp accross three volumes, illus, folding maps, VG ( light fading to spine, light brusing to board corners, Light soiling to upper page edges) in d/w VG ( moderate fading to spines, light soiling, light brusing & chipping to upper edges)
PUBLISHER: Hakluty Society / The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press 1968
KEYWORDS: Letters German exploration northern central Australia natural history
The Proteas of Southern Africa
Quarto, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 243pp, VG+ (bookseller stamp to fep) in d/w VG (moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, light foxing, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Purnell 1980
KEYWORDS: proteas South Africa botany plants flowers natural history
Index Faunae Novae Zealandiae
Octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 372pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning & light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Dulau & Co, 1904
KEYWORDS: Zoology New Zealand Indexes natural history