Books - "natural history"
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Sorrows and Joys of a New Zealand Naturalist
first edition limited/numbered and signed by author [784/1000] 252pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges v.sl.soiled,author's sign.to numbered colophon) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,large tear to rear cover repaired internally w.tape)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1936
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography natural history guthrie-smith signed
Charles Darwin 1809-1882
a centennial commemorative
first edition limited [this copy out of series] 376pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (in plain black paper wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,contents clean)
PUBLISHER: nova pacifica wellington 1982
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography charles darwin travel natural history chapman duval
Sketches of Field Sports as followed by The Natives of India
first edition 261pp VG- (marbled paper boards w.burgundy half leather,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses to corners and head of spine,several insect holes through binding and margins of contents,new eps,contents browned and mod.foxed)
PUBLISHER: longman,hurst,rees,orme,and browne great torrington 1822
KEYWORDS: sport natural history india daniel johnson
Scallop Farming
ex-lib.first edition 237pp ills.[b/w] VG (laminated boards,sl.rubbed and soiled w.libr.labels to top board and spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels)
PUBLISHER: fishing news books 1991
KEYWORDS: fishing scallops david hardy natural history
Gun,Rifle,and Hound in East and West
first edition 376pp ills.[b/w - frontis.missing] G+ (green cloth w.gilt/black stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,lacks ffep and frontis.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky,cocked)
PUBLISHER: chapman and hall london 1894
KEYWORDS: sport hunting snaffle natural history
Gleanings from French Gardens
second edition 291pp+14pp ads.ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth w.blind borders and gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to bevelled extrems.,dealer's label and owner's bookplate and sign.to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: frederick warne london 1869
KEYWORDS: natural history robinson gardens robinson
A Flower-Hunter in Queensland & New Zealand
first edition 272pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth w.gilt/blind dec.stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,paper separation at ep gutter,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: angus and robertson sydney 1898
KEYWORDS: natural history new zealand queensland rowan
A Naturalist on the Prowl or In the Jungle
second edition 257pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth w.gilt beetle stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,publisher's stamp to front pastedown,prelims.sl.foxed,teg,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: thacker london 1897
KEYWORDS: natural history eha science
Poisonous Plants in Britain and their effects on Animals and Man
first edition 305pp ills.[col.] NF (in laminated boards,v.sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: hmso london 1984
KEYWORDS: natural history science marion cooper anthony johnson poisonous plants
Collecting and Breeding Butterflies & Moths
first edition 190pp [col.frontis.] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,ill.eps,prelims.v.sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: warne london 1951
KEYWORDS: natural history butterflies moths lepidoptery
The Races of Britain
a contribution to the anthropology of western europe
first edition inscribed by author 271pp+appendix [col.maps w.fold-out diagrams] G (brown cloth w.black/blind borders,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.amateur tape repairs to head/foot of spine,splits to hinges,top board/spine section barely attached to rear,author's inscr.to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: arrowsmith bristol 1885
KEYWORDS: natural history anthropology john beddoe signed
Catch a Big Fish
first edition 234pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,minor shelf wear,ill.eps,dealer's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges v.sl.foxed,spine cracked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned spine,mod.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: newnes london 1967
KEYWORDS: sport fishing natural history david carl forbes
Medicinal Plants Garden in Phutthamonthon
first edition 314pp ills.[col.] NF (ill.laminated boards,v.sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.) in F d/w
PUBLISHER: thailand institute of scientific and technological research [nd]
KEYWORDS: plants medicine science natural history thailand
The Cockroach
first edition 111pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (grey cloth,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.,sl.loss to head of spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1961
KEYWORDS: natural history science cockroach ewen cameron
Handbook of Waterfowl Behavior
first edition 378pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (teal cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,content edges v.sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: cornell university press ithaca 1965
KEYWORDS: natural history waterfowl paul johnsgard
The Handbook of Aviculture
first edition 368pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (red cloth,content edges v.sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: blandford press poole 1987
KEYWORDS: science natural history aviculture ornithology frank woolham
The Secret of the Green Thumb
first edition 431pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: harrap london 1954
KEYWORDS: gardening horticulture natural history northen
Essays on Natural History Chiefly Ornithology
[first series]
new edition [first series vol.only] lxxxiii+334pp+32pp ads.[b/w frontis.] VG- (brown cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: longman,green london 1861
KEYWORDS: natural history ornithology charles waterton
Essays on Natural History Chiefly Ornithology
[second series]
new edition [second series only] cxlii+204pp+32pp ads.[b/w frontis.] VG- (brown cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.wear and sl.chipping to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: longman,green london 1862
KEYWORDS: natural history ornithology charles waterton
Essays on Natural History
[third series]
second edition [third series only] xlvii+290pp+32pp ads.[b/w frontis.] VG (brown cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: longman,brown london [1858] ads.at rear dated 1864
KEYWORDS: natural history science charles waterton