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$145.00
2i17/19

Chilean Flora Through the Eyes of Marianne North 1884


ECHENIQUE, ANTONIA & LEGASSA, VICTORIA MARIA

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

$55.00
2i17/26

Blossoms of Bangalore


ISSAR, T.P.

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

$40.00
2i17/48

Australian Grass Parrakeets (The Neophema): Experiences in the Field and Aviary


SINDEL, STAN & GILL, JAMES

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

$35.00
2i19/21

Quest for the Kakapo: The Full Story of New Zealand's Most Remarkable Bird


BUTLER, DAVID

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

$995.00
os2/50

A Monograph of The Ramphastidae or Family of Toucans.


GOULD, JOHN

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

$75.00
2i21/25

Information for the People: or, Treasury of Useful Knowledge: Comprising a Large Amount of Interesting and Instructive Reading, Designed for Popular Use


SEARS, ROBERT

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

$45.00
2i21/30

Ghosts in Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand


GIBBS, GEORGE

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

$55.00
2i26/17

Faulkland Islands Freshwater Fishes: A Natural History


MCDOWALL, R. M. & ALLIBONE, R. M. & CHADDERTON, W. L.

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

$40.00
2i31/4

Underwater Wonders of New Zealand


TORCKLER, GILLIAN & TORCKLER, DARRYL

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

$120.00
2i35/41

The Book of the Huia


PHILLIPPS, W. J.

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

$15.50
xxscp127794

Hawaii, A Natural History: Geology, Climate, Native Flora and Fauna Above the Shoreline


CARLQUIST, SHERWIN & JANISH, JEANNE R. (Illus)

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

$10.00
xxpag128273

Tortoise


YOUNG, PETER

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

$18.50
xxpak128467

The New Naturalist, A Survey of British Natural History 1: Butterlies


FORD, E.B. & BEAUFOY, S. (Photog)

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

$38.50
xxpak128476

The New Naturalist, A Survey of British Natural History 35: The World of the Soil


RUSSEL, Sir JOHN E.

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

$25.00
xxpak128477

The New Naturalist, A Survey of British Natural History 61: Inheritance and Nautral History


BERRY, R.J.

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

$20.00
xxpak128478

The New Naturalist, A Survey of British Natural History 16: Wild Flower of Chalk and Limestone


LOUSLEY, J.E.

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

$40.00
2s20b/1

Ifaluk: Portrait of a Coral Island


BATES, MARSTON & ABBOTT, DONALD P.

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

$60.00
2s20b/4

The Letters of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt


Hakluyt Society Second Series No. CXXXIII

LEICHHARDT, F.W. LUDWIG & AUROUSSEAU, M. (ed/trans)

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

$40.00
2s20b/8

The Proteas of Southern Africa


ROURKE, J.P.

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

$60.00
2s20b/17

Index Faunae Novae Zealandiae


HUTTON, F.W. (ed)

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

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