Books - "natural history"
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The Farne Islands
their history and wild life
first edition 236pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (pale green cloth,mod.stained w.sl.browned spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: country life london 1951
KEYWORDS: natural history travel geography farne islands britain grace watt
Le Cheval
son organisation son entretien son utilisation
full-leather rebind 411pp [text in french] ills.[b/w] VG+ (rebound in black full-leather w.gilt titling to spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,new eps,owner's inscr.and ink blot to half-title,paper separation at half-title gutter,prelims.and speckled edges sl.foxed,contents sl.browned,tape repair to final p.of text,tight)
PUBLISHER: bailliere paris [nd,c.1930]
KEYWORDS: natural history equestrian horse cheval h.j.gobert
THIS WILD COMPANY
colonial edition, blue cloth, 135pp illus, VG(lower corners sl bruised, lower edges sl sunned & foxed, upper edges v sl foxed & sunned, notes & newspaper clippings loose in front) d/w VG(v sl wear to extrems with sl tears & chipped spine headsunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Edmund Ward Leicester (nd)
KEYWORDS: natural history birds
The Present-Day Rock Garden
first edition 681pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,owner's stamp to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: jack london 1937
KEYWORDS: natural history gardening rock garden sampson clay
Storia Naturale Di Buffon
(first edition) 167pp.[text in italian] illus.(col.lithographs) G+(quarter bd.heavy wear to bds.spine and edges,binding weak,feps.possibly missing,contents v.water-damaged and soiled,lge.tear to one illus.pge.,owner's notes covering paste-downs)
PUBLISHER: silvestri milano 1822
KEYWORDS: natural history
Wild Life in a Southern County
387pp, G+ (green cloth with black & gold decortaive stamps, wear and scuffing with minor losses to some extrems, soil to spine, owners inscription to front paste down & half tp, binding beginning to separate at front and rear fep gutters, sl foxing to prelims, foredges and some contents, binding cocked and shaky.)
PUBLISHER: smith, elder, & co, london, 1881
KEYWORDS: richard jefferies natural history biography
Gladiolus
a revision of the south african species
first edition 316pp ills.[col.plates] F (blue cloth) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: purnell cape town 1972
KEYWORDS: natural history gladiolus botany g.joyce lewis a.a
Stratigraphy and Palaeontology
essays in honour of dorothy hill
first edition 390pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.surface scuffs to covers,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: australian national university press canberra 1969
KEYWORDS: natural history archaeology palaeontology stratigr
The New Story of The Kauri
Imperial octavo hardcover (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 zealand, 1964
KEYWORDS: a h reed kauri new zealand natural history
The Anatomy The Horse
embracing the structure of the foot
454pp+ads, G (brown cloth, faded, bumped, soiled, minor losses to extrems, binding split at ffep gutter and beginning at other sections, contents browned sl foxed and spot soiling.)
PUBLISHER: longmans and co, london, [1832]
KEYWORDS: william percivall natural history horses
Notes and Jottings from Animal Life
414pp, ills (b/w) G+ (beige cloth with decorative stamps including school stamps to front and rear, soils, bumps and creases, book plate to front paste down, binding beginning to split at front and rear fep gutter, minor soils and foxing to contents, binding shaky.)
PUBLISHER: smith, elder & co, london, 1882
KEYWORDS: frank buckland natural history
Falconry and Hawking
ex-lib.first edition 312pp ills.[some col.] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.tape stains to boards and eps,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.tape stains to upper/lower edges,sl.bumps and creasing to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: batsford london 1978
KEYWORDS: natural history falconry hawking birds science phillip glasier
Land and Sea Birds of the South-West Cape
first edition 239pp.illus.(col.) VG(brown cloth,black title to spine and front board,mod.soiled and scuffed,mod.wear to hinges and extrems.,edges and contents browned,paste-action to eps.)
PUBLISHER: specialty press south africa 1931
KEYWORDS: major bolster birds south africa natural history
Hedges
new naturalist
reprint 256pp ills.[b/w] NF (green cloth,minor wear to extrems.w.minor crease to spine,spine cracked but tight) in VG+ d/w (covered in clear adhesive plastic,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1979
KEYWORDS: natural history new naturalist hedges science e.pollard m.d.hooper n.w.moore
Bulbs and Bulb Culture
[first edition] 465pp+index+ads.[dated 1887] ills.[b/w] VG (grey cloth w.purple/brown/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,boards sl.shaky w.paper separation starting at ep gutters,owner's bookplate to front pastedown and inscr.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: upcott gill london [nd,c.1887]
KEYWORDS: natural history bulbs gardening hoerticulture d.t.fish
POT-POURRI MIXED BY TWO
First edition, green boards and green cloth spine, gilt titles to spine & front board, 256pp, VG- (sl sunned soiled & rubbed, sl edge wear, sl foxed eps & edges, contents excellent)
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1914
KEYWORDS: maria theresa earle ethel case pot pourri writings journal natural history recipes poetry gardening
The SCI Record Book of Trophy Animals
edition iii
edition iii limited/numbered [2124/2500] 462pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (brown cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: safari club international tucson 1982
KEYWORDS: sport hunting safari club c.j.mcelroy natural history
The SCI Record Book of Trophy Animals
edition iv
edition iv limited/numbered [1140/2000] 640pp ills.[b/w and col.] F
PUBLISHER: safari club international tucson 1984
KEYWORDS: sport hunting safari natural history c.j.mcelroy
Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata
reprint 293pp ills.[b/w diagrams] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: smithsonian institution press washington 1986
KEYWORDS: natural history james a.peters roberto donoso-barros squamata
Fish Flies
2 vols.
first edition 2 vols.358/406pp ills.[b/w and col.by jim schollmeyer] F in NF d/ws (minor sunning to flap hinges)
PUBLISHER: amato portland 1995
KEYWORDS: fishing science fly tying crafts natural history terry hellekson sport