Books - "natural history"
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The Cambridge Natural History volume IV: Crustacea, Trilobites, Introduction to Arachnida, and King-Crabs, Eurypterida, Scorpions, Spiders, Mites, Ticks, etc, Tardigrada (Water-Bears), Pentastomida, P
this volume only, octavo, green buckram boards with gilt lettering and rule to spine, gilt rule to front board, xviii + 566pp + 2pp adverts, illus, VG+ (light wear, discolouration to prelims and page edges, owner's stamp to fep, light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. 1909
KEYWORDS: cambridge natural history s.f. harmer a.e. shipley Crustacea, Trilobites, Introduction to Arachnida, and King-Crabs, Eurypterida, Scorpions, Spiders, Mites, Ticks, etc, Tardigrada (Water-Bears), Pentastomida, Pycnogonida
Eagle's Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand in Colour; two hundred and twenty-eight botanical paintings by Audrey Eagle
first edition, invitation to the book launch enclosed, along with a two page letter (single sheet) handwritten and signed by the author relating to publication, super octavo, tan cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and gilt illustration to front board, 311pp, illus, near fine (small ink owner's name to fep) in VG+ d/w (v light foxing to interior)
PUBLISHER: Collins 1975
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history arts trees and shrubs audrey eagle first edition
Rare Wilfdlife of New Zealand
super octavo, thick cards, illus front and rear eps, 224pp, illus, VG+
PUBLISHER: Random House 2008
KEYWORDS: New Zealand wildlife flora & fauna birds skink plants natural history ecology photography Rod Morris Alison Balance
Ghosts of Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand
Imperial octavo, heavy grey card covers with gilt lettering to spine, illus fep and rear ep, 232pp, illus, VG (moderate wear to lower board edges, foxing to page edges and prelims, prev. owner's inscription) with VG+ d/w (light soiling to covers, light sunning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Craig Potton 2007
KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history Gondwana historical biogeogrpahy ecology evolution flora fauna George Gibbs
Experimental Approaches to Conservation Biology
octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv + 343pp, illus, near fine in near fine d/w
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2004
KEYWORDS: science ecology natural history biology conservation malcolm s. gordon soraya m. bartol
Forest Vines to Snow Tussocks: The Story of New Zealand Plants
super octavo 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: victoria university press 1988
KEYWORDS: specials new zealand flora nature plants natural history native environment john dawson vup
Subantarctic Campbell Island
imperial octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, iv + 305pp, illus, VG- (light soiling to prelims and page edges, light soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: Denver Museum of Natural History 1962
KEYWORDS: geography natural history campbell island alfred m. bailey j.h. sorenson
Le Grand Livre de La Nature en Europe
text in French, quarto, green faux leather boards with white lettering to front board and spine, 320pp, illus, near fine in near fine d/w
PUBLISHER: France Loisirs 1991
KEYWORDS: french languages natural history europe patrick blandin
Bleau: La Foret de Fontainebleau et ses rochers
text in French, quarto, green cloth boards, illus prelims, 180pp, illus, VG+ (v light discolouration to page edges, light wear) in VG d/w (wear to edges including small chips and closed tears, fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Editions ACLA 1982
KEYWORDS: french languages natural history sylvain jouty forest of fontainebleau
Birds of a Salt-Field
Thin card boards, octavo (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: Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand 1967
KEYWORDS: specials ornithology birds New Zealannd Australia natural history Roy P Cooper
Taphonomy: The Analysis of Processes from Phytoliths of Megafauna
quarto, illus light card covers, viii + 115pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear)
PUBLISHER: Australian National University 1999
KEYWORDS: science taphonomy archaeology natural history mary-jane mountain doreen bowdery
Ecological Restoration of New Zealand Islands: Papers presented at conference on ecological restoration of New Zealand islands, University of Auckland
20-24 November 1989
quarto, illus light card covers, vi + 320pp, illus, VG+ (ink owner's name to fep, water damage to lower right corner causing some pages to stick together)
PUBLISHER: Department of Conservation 1990
KEYWORDS: ecology new zealand natural history d.r. towns c.h. daugherty i.a.e. atkinson
Pig Husbandry in New Guinea: A Literature Review and Bibliography
includes CD-ROM, quarto, illus light card covers, xvi + 291pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear and rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 2003
KEYWORDS: agriculture pig husbandry new guinea robin hide natural history anthropology
Dogs through Time: An Archaeological Perspective
quarto, light card covers, ix + 343pp, illus, near fine (title page loose)
PUBLISHER: BAR International Series 2000
KEYWORDS: archaeology natural history susan janet crockford dogs
Spotlight on Possums
super octavo, green boards, illus in d/w (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: University of Queensland Press 1980
KEYWORDS: specials Rupert Russell Kay Russell natural history possums animals Australia wildlife flora fauna reference
New Ferns in Your Garden
imperial octavo, green boards, illus in d/w (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: Collins 1976
KEYWORDS: specials New Zealand natural history botany ferns plants gardening flora & fauna reference Muriel E Fisher L Ward
The Day the Earth Caved In
An American Mining Tragedy
verty tidy ex library octavo, black boards in plastic covered d/w (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: Random House 2007
KEYWORDS: specials Joan Quigley mining natural disaster history Centralia fire coal mining investigative journalism
New Zealand Birds
Super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine in d/w (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: AH & AW Reed 1955
KEYWORDS: specials W R B Oliver New Zealand birds ornithology reference natural history fauna
List of Land Mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and Adjacent Islands 1758 - 1952
super octavo, cloth boards (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: British Museum 1954
KEYWORDS: specials natural history Eleanor Laurie J E Hill land mammals reference Papua New Guinea
Biogeography and Ecology of New Guinea
volume one, part one: general and physical background, part two: man and his impact on the environment, part three: vegetation and flora
first edition, octavo, rust cloth boards with gilt illus to front board, black label and gilt lettering to spine, vii + 533pp, illus, VG+ (v light discolouration to eps, light rubbing to spine)
PUBLISHER: Dr W. Junk Publishers 1982
KEYWORDS: geology ecology natural history biogeography new guinea geography j.l. gressit