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$30.98
1l11/6

The Farne Islands


their history and wild life

WATT,GRACE

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

$43.38
man1l14/16

Le Cheval


son organisation son entretien son utilisation

GOBERT,H.-J.

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

$15.50
1m4/28

THIS WILD COMPANY


STACEY, JOHN:

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

$22.50
1m38/32

The Present-Day Rock Garden


CLAY,SAMPSON

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

$61.97
1m38/20

Storia Naturale Di Buffon


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

$30.98
1m40/37

Wild Life in a Southern County


JEFFERIES, RICHARD

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

$46.48
1m40/5

Gladiolus


a revision of the south african species

LEWIS,G.JOYCE;OBERMEYER,A.AMELIA

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

$37.18
1m37/41

Stratigraphy and Palaeontology


essays in honour of dorothy hill

CAMPBELL,K.S.W.[ED.]

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

$22.50
xxyhb178022

The New Story of The Kauri


REED, A.H. & COLLINS, TUDOR (illus)

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

$185.90
2d15/2

The Anatomy The Horse


embracing the structure of the foot

PERCIVALL, WILLIAM

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

$24.79
1m36/32

Notes and Jottings from Animal Life


BUCKLAND, FRANK

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

$34.43
man926

Falconry and Hawking


GLASIER,PHILLIP

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

$30.98
1m37/37

Land and Sea Birds of the South-West Cape


BOLSTER,MAJOR R.C.

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

$45.00
xxkrd1184

Hedges


new naturalist

POLLARD,E.;HOOPER,M.D.;MOORE,N.W.

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

$76.50
2g5/4

Bulbs and Bulb Culture


FISH,D.T.

[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

$22.95
1h83/3

POT-POURRI MIXED BY TWO


EARLE, C. W. & CASE, ETHEL:

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

$76.50
2d17/17

The SCI Record Book of Trophy Animals


edition iii

MCELROY,C.J.[ED.]

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

$38.25
2d17/16

The SCI Record Book of Trophy Animals


edition iv

MCELROY,C.J.[ED.]

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

$133.88
2d16/31

Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata


PETERS,JAMES A.;DONOSO-BARROS,ROBERTO

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

$85.00
2g9/27

Fish Flies


2 vols.

HELLEKSON,TERRY

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

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