Books - "environment"
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Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand
REPRINT. Super royal 8vo, viii + 228 pp.; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in blue; illus. eps, illus. prelims, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping & fraying; heavy fading & soiling to spine; heavy cracking to front & rear hinges, bdg sloppy; moderate cracking to central gutters; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap 1926
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand fish fishing angling angler sport game wildlife nature environment river stream ocean
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand
Super royal 8vo, viii + 228 pp.; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in blue; illus. eps, illus. prelims, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with some light chipping; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate tanning & foxing throuhgout); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & fading; in plastic wrapper).
PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap 1926
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand fish fishing angling angler sport game wildlife nature environment river stream ocean
Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing
REPRINT. Super royal 8vo, [9] + 277 pp.; green cl bds, spine & front board lettered in green; top edge stained black, illus. eps & tp, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; lg closed tear to spine; moderate fading, & tanning; in plastic wrapper).
PUBLISHER: Grossett & Dunlap 1928
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand fish fishing angling angler sport game wildlife nature environment river stream ocean
The Trout and the Fly: A New Approach
FIRST EDITION. Imp. 8vo, 192 pp.; maroon textured cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, gilt lettering & illus. enclosed by gilt roll-tooled border with floral cornerpieces; grey eps, frontis., photos, illus.; VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges).
PUBLISHER: Lyons & Burford 1980
KEYWORDS: John Goddard Brian Clarke angling angler fish fishing technique method fly trout flies river stream nature wildlife environment first edition
Tales of Fishing
FIRST EDITION. Post 8vo, [12] + 267 pp.; blue buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; rules in black & photograph pasted to front board; teg, fore & bottom edge deckled; frontis., plates; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; heavy fading & soiling to spine with some loss to gilt letteringl; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to front pastedown; moderate foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1919
KEYWORDS: first edition Zane Grey fish fishing angling angler wildlife animals nature environment stories sport game
How to Fish: A Treatise on Trout & Trout-Fishers
FIRST EDITION. Post 8vo, xii + 377 pp. + [2 (advts)]; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, front board illus. in colour & lettered in black; fore & bottom edge deckled, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; light to moderate tearing along joints; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to front & rear hinges; prev ownership inscription in pencil to ht; light cracking to gutters; light to moderate foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Adam and Charles Black 1907
KEYWORDS: Earl W Hodgson fish fly fishing angling angler trout flies method techniques river stream wildlife nature environment
The Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen: With Directions for Handling the Gun, the Rifle, and the Rod; the Art of Shooting on the Wing; the Breaking, Management, and Hunting of the Dog; the Varieties and Habits of Game; River, Lake, and Sea Fishing
FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo, 480 pp.; green cl bds, spine lettered & illus. in gilt, bds adorned with a double roll tooled border enclosing arabesques, fishermen/animal cornerpieces in blind & a fishing scene centrepiece in gilt; tp & frontis. vignette, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription to front pastedown; light to moderate cracking to front & rear hinges & rear gutters; lg closed tear to tp vignette).
PUBLISHER: Stringer & Townsend 1856
KEYWORDS: Frank Forester 19th century sports game fishing fish angling shooting guns country life nature wildlife environment
The Art Album of New Zealand Flora; Being a Systematic and Popular Description of the Native Flowering Plants of New Zealand and the Adjacent Islands
4to, pp. xviii + 180; green cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt & decorated with rules & arabesques in black; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep; light to moderate cracking to hinges & front, central & rear gutters; light foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Messrs. Bock & Cousins 1889
KEYWORDS: S E H Featon New Zealand flora plants wildlife environment 19th century illustrated illustration botany botanist
The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise: A Narrative of Travel with Studies of Man and Nature
Crown 8vo, pp. xvii + 515; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt; five rules in blind to bds at head & tail; blue eps, frontis., illus. tp, foldout maps, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; light cracking to hinges; light foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1894
KEYWORDS: Alfred Russel Wallace Malay Malaysia 19th century travel writing nature wildlife environment adventure
The Face of Nature: An Environmental History of the Otago Peninsula
SIGNED. Super 8vo, pp. 376; illus. light card covers, french flaps; illus. prelims, photos, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; light soiling throughout).
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Peninsula history environment environmental ecology cultural
The Living Earth: The Organic Origin of Rocks and Minerals
8vo 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: Lanthorne Press 1977
KEYWORDS: rocks minerals geology earth environment
The Selfish Gene
FIRST UK EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8vo, pp. xii + 224; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1976
KEYWORDS: Richard Dawkins first edition human behaviour biology history prehistory environment life animals
Deserts of the Earth: Extraordinary Images of Extreme Environments
Sq 4to, pp. 371; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt, publisher's device in blind to front board; photos; VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; tp & ht stuck together, paper peeled peeled in spots); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 2004
KEYWORDS: environment Earth deserts photos photography photographs desert
To the Ends of the Earth: Visions of a Changing World: 175 Years of Exploration and Photography
Obl 4to, pp. 240; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. eps & tp, frontis., photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2005
KEYWORDS: environment pictorial world Earth photograph photography photographers history
The Office: A Hardworking History
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, white & blue lettering to spine, illus prelims, xiii + 609pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light fading to spine & covers, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Miegunyah Press 2012
KEYWORDS: social history work environment office psychology
A Study in Forced Migration
Super 8vo 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: Cummings 1974
KEYWORDS: environment environmental historical migration social history 20th century
Freshwaters of New Zealand
4to, pp. xii + 728 + 30 (index); illus. heavy card covers; photos, illus.; VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to front gutter, light cracking to front hinge, bdg sl sloppy; presentation sticker to front pastedown; light to moderatr foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Hydrological Society 2004
KEYWORDS: New Zealand ecology water freshwater fresh environment
Manual of New Zealand Geography with Maps and Examination Questions
Foolscap 8vo, pp. x + 143 + [24 (advts)]; brown cl bds, front board lettered in gilt; advt eps, foldout maps throughout; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to tp verso; annotation in pencil to maps; light to moderate foxing throughout; moderate cracking to front & rear hinges; moderate cracking to central gutters).
PUBLISHER: George Philip and Son 1871
KEYWORDS: New Zealand geography Thomas A Bowden history environment topography maps geographical landscape
Eco Home: Smart Ideas for Sustainable New Zealand Homes
Super 8vo 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: Penguin 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand homes houses home house sstainable eco friendly environment
Eco Home: Smart Ideas for Sustainable New Zealand Homes
Super 8vo 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: Penguin 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand homes houses home house sstainable eco friendly environment