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$111.54
2d14/29

Minerals and Their Uses


in a series of letters to a lady

JACKSON J.R.

first edition rebound in 1998 464pp (col.frontis.) VG- (red cloth rebind w.original cloth cover/rear and title from spine laid down,sl.rubbed and stained w.sl.bumps to extrems.,modern eps,sl.stains to prelims.incl.frontis.,blind stamp and owner's sign.to title-page,sl.stains and foxing to contents,edges soiled,tight)

PUBLISHER: john w.parker london 1849

KEYWORDS: minerals geology science natural history

$27.89
1a28/4

Birds of South America


RUTGERS A.

first edition 321pp ills.(col.plates by john gould) VG+ (orange cloth,sl.foxing to edges,plates clean and bright,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: eyre methuen london 1972

KEYWORDS: birds ornithology natural history

$13.94
60301ap28

Polar Animals


PEDERSEN ALWIN

first edition 188pp ills. VG+ (sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.stains to eps,edges sl.foxed,sl.bowed) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.incl.hinges,some minor closed tears,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: george g.harrap london 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first edition natural history

$27.89
2g5/20

The Call of the Bushveld


WHITE A.C.

second edition 271pp ills. VG (sl.stained w.spine sl.sunned,mod.water stain to head of rear,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.water stains to upper and fore edges of contents,pp71/72 untrimmed at lower corner w.sl.stain,edges sl.browned) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: a.c.white bloemfontein [nd]

KEYWORDS: natural history africa travel

$32.81
1a31/13

Britain's Birds and Their Nests


THOMSON A.LANDSBOROUGH

reprint 340pp ills.(col.) VG- (orange cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,contents sl.browned and foxed,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: w.&r.chambers london 1942

KEYWORDS: natural history

$22.30
2d1/40

The English Rock-Garden


vol.ii only

FARRER,REGINALD

vol.ii only 524pp ills. VG (sl.rubbed and soiled w.mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: thomas nelson london 1948

KEYWORDS: natural history reginald farrer rock-gardens

$22.30
2d22/8

Coloured Vade-Mecum to the Alpine Flora


SCHROTER, L. ;SCHROTER, C.

twenty-first edition [unpaginated] text in engl./french/germ. ills.[col.plates] VG (dec.binding,sl.bumps to extrems.,ffep sl.creased,sl.foxing to prelims.,some offsetting to text pp,plates clean and bright,bookmark loosely inserted) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.chipping and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: albert raustein zurich [nd]

KEYWORDS: alpine plants natural history schroter

$44.62
man10801ht25

The Garden at Home


THOMAS,H.H.

first edition 276pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (dec.cloth binding,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,minor wear to extrems.,2x owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1912

KEYWORDS: modern first edition h.h.thomas gardening natural history

$13.94
1m37/21

Fisherman Naturalist


BUXTON,ANTHONY

first edition 190pp ills. VG+ (sl.soiled w.sunned spine,minor bumps to extrems.,edges sl.foxed o/w clean)

PUBLISHER: collins london 1946

KEYWORDS: modern first edition natural history fishing anthony buxton

$22.50
2d12/26

Insect Natural History


new naturalist series

IMMS,A.D.

first edition 317pp ills.[many col.] VG+ (sl.sunned spine and towards sl.bumped extrems.,prelims.and edges v.sl.foxed o/w contents clean,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine mod.sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: collins london 1947

KEYWORDS: modern first edition new naturalist series a.d.imms insects entymology natural history

$25.09
1m38/41

The Birds of the British Isles and their Eggs


wayside and woodland series

COWARD,T.A.

second impression 376pp ills.[many col.] VG+ (brown cloth w.gilt dec.,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's label to half-title,some minor foxing to contents and speckled edges o/w clean,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: warne london 1920

KEYWORDS: natural history birds ornithology t.a.coward british isles

$16.73
1j9/23

Drawings of British Plants


part x

ROSS-CRAIG,STELLA

first edition 33pp [recto only] ills. [b/w] NF (in wrappers,sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: bell london 1972

KEYWORDS: natural history science botany stella ross-craig

$13.94
1j9/26

Drawings of British Plants


part iv

ROSS-CRAIG,STELLA

first edition 26pp [recto only] ills. [b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,mod.soiled,minor wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: bell london 1950

KEYWORDS: natural history science botany stella ross-craig

$44.62
2d7/49

Birds and Men


new naturalist series

NICHOLSON,E.M.

first edition 256pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (green cloth,boards unevenly sunned,paste action to eps,edges sl.soiled,sl.shaky spine) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.browned,minor wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: collins london 1951

KEYWORDS: natural history birds ornithology e.m.nicholson collins new naturalist series

$36.25
1a31/31

British Fresh-Water Fishes


HOUGHTON,W.

first edition thus [one-volume w.additions] 256pp ills.[many col.plates] NF (cream cloth,sl.sunned towards upper/lower edges,edges sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed,spine sunned w.mod.sunning towards upper/lower edges,sl.bumps and curling to edges)

PUBLISHER: peerage books 1981

KEYWORDS: natural history fish britain w.houghton

$22.30
1j21/1

Nature Day and Night


ADAMS,RICHARD

first edition 108pp ills.[col.by david goddard] NF (col.ill.laminated boards,minor bumps to extrems.,3 lines of ink crossing-out to p.43 o/w contents clean and bright) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: kestrel books harmondsworth 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first edition natural history science richard adams david goddard

$41.83
man1j21/2

Water-Fowl and Game-Birds in Captivity


the sports and pastimes library

MOODY,ARTHUR F.

first edition 240pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed,edges soiled) in G+ d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned w.spine browned,mod.internal foxing,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some losses and several closed tears,sl.tatty)

PUBLISHER: witherby london 1932

KEYWORDS: natural history ornithology birds sport and pastimes library arthur f.moody

$30.98
1j24/6

Sea Elephant


the life and death of the elephant seal

MATTHEWS,L.HARRISON

first edition 185pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.foxed,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,internal tape reinforcements to head/foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: macgibbon & kee 1952

KEYWORDS: natural history sea elephant l.harrison matthews

$24.79
manon751

Vegetable Organography;


or,an analytical description of the organs of plants,vol.2 only

DE CANDOLLE,M.AUG.P.

second edition vol.2 only 334pp ills.[plates 16-23 only] G (green cloth,lower board detached w.spine missing,rubbed and soiled and sunned,mod.wear to extrems.,eps soiled,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor soiling to contents,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: houlston & stoneman london 1841

KEYWORDS: natural history vegetable organography m.aug.p.de candolle

$68.16
2d18/47

The Herons of the World


with paintings by robert gillmor and peter hayman and drawings by robert gillmor

HANCOCK, JAMES; ELLIOT, HUGH

304pp, ills (col) NF (folio, green cloth, v minor wear to extrems.) in NF d/w (minor bumps and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: london editions, london 1978

KEYWORDS: james hancock hugh elliott robert gillmor peter hayman roger peterson natural history science

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