Books - "natural history"
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I Have Landed: Splashes and Reflections in Natural History
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: Vintage 2003
KEYWORDS: specials Stephen Jay Gould natural history popular science evolution essays archaeology zoology geology
The Big Year; A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession
softcover super 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: Doubleday 2004
KEYWORDS: bird-watching ornithology natural history the big year journalism biography mark obmascik specials
Introduced Mammals of New Zealand; An Ecological and Economic Survey
hardcover imperial octavo (VG) d/w (VG-, chipping/small tears); 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: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1950
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history introduced mammals ecology economics k.a. wodzicki specials
Birdwatching in Australia and New Zealand
principal photography Peter Rogers
softcover super 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: Reed New Holland 1998
KEYWORDS: ken simpson zoe wilson peter rogers new zealand australia natural history birdwatching ornithology specials
The Genera of British Moths: Volume 1
Popularly Described and Arranged According to the System now Adopted in the British Museum illustrated by a Series of Picturesque Plates exhibiting the insects in their Different Stages, with the cate
Tall super octavo, textured black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board and gilt-embossed design of moths & caterpillers on foliage to front board, aeg, 76pp, illus with colour photochromatic plates, G- (completely disbound, first 28 pages missing, only 18 of 62 plates present, staining & damp-staining to boards, inscription in ink to fep, tanning & bruising to page edges, nicks & bruising to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Paul Jerrard & Son (1861 or earlier - inscription)
KEYWORDS: H Noel Humphreys natural history entomology insects moths Britain British
The Changing Vegetation of Molesworth Station, New Zealand, 1944 to 1971
with appendices by B.P.J. Molloy and R.E. Irvine
softcover imperial 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: New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1976
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history vegetation flora molesworth station agriculture malborough lucy b. moore b.p.j. molloy r.e. irvine specials
Dartmoor
First edition, super octavo, green buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 273pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine extrems, light tanning to upper page edges) in VG d/w (top half-centimetre upper spine damaged, 1cm closed tear & crease to rear lower edge, browning to edges & interior)
PUBLISHER: Collins 1953
KEYWORDS: first edition LA Harvey D St Leger-Gordon Dartmoor England moorland natural history scenery flora fauna
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia; A Book of Identification
softcover super 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: Viking O'Neil 1986
KEYWORDS: simpson day ornithology natural history australian birds avian identification specials
The Seas Around New Zealand
Quarto, orangey-brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus prelims, 181pp, illus, VG+ (slight rubbing to board lower edges & corners, owner's name in ink to half-title page, in VG+ d/w (fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1981
KEYWORDS: Kim Westerskov Keith Probert New Zealand oceans seas marine environment biology geology topography flora fauna natural history fish seals whales sharks dolphins shoreline
The Garden Pest Book; An Illustrated New Zealand Guide
drawings by Karen Mason
softcover imperial 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: Reed 1982
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history gardening bugs insects entomology bruce chapman david penman karen mason specials
Discovering the Birds of New Zealand
Quarto, blue card boards with silver lettering to spine, red eps, 134pp, illus, VG (rubbing to spine extrems & board edges) in VG d/w (slight marking)
PUBLISHER: William Collins Ltd 1984
KEYWORDS: Piers Hayman New Zealand birds natural history ornithology art sketches drawings illustrations
Tropical Pacific Marine Shells
Signed by author, super octavo, royal blue boards with silver lettering to spine, 352pp, illus, VG+ (v light bruising to lower spine extrem, owner's name in ink to fep, sellotape residue stains to front pastedown, foxing to upper page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sellotape to spine extrems, sellotape residue stain to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Pacific Publications 1978
KEYWORDS: Walter O Cernohorsky reference pacific shells conchology zoology natural history
Handbook to the Arthur's Pass National Park
saddle-stappled paperback (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 cost
PUBLISHER: Arthur's Pass National Park Board 1978
KEYWORDS: specials arthur's pass new zealand national parks geology nature climate science natural history walks climate animals plants south island
P.J. Redoute: Lilies and Related Flowers
with contributions by William T. Stearn and William Patrick Watson
quarto, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, frontispiece, 240pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear and fading to boards, v light foxing to eps) in VG+ d/w (v light wear and rubbing, small closed tears to head and tail of spine)
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1982
KEYWORDS: brian mathew pierre-joseph redoute arts natural history botany flowers lilies
Bits; Their History, Use & Misuse plus Practical Advice on the Most Effective Bits for Every Need
softcover 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Wilshire Book Company 1974
KEYWORDS: bits horse riding natural history equestrian louis taylor riding equipment harness specials
Oceans
HEAVY, oblong small folio, illus glossy heavy card boards, illus half-title & title pages, 256pp, illus, VG+ (inscription in ink to fep) in VG d/w (bruising to spine extrems, bruising & creasing to lower edges, small v-shaped closed tear to centre rear, light tanning to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Chartwell Books 2006
KEYWORDS: HEAVY ITEM David Miller oceans seas photography photographs natural history flora fauna wildlife whales dolphins birdlife marine maritime disasters oil spills oil slicks ecology environment
Black Robin Country; The Chatham Islands and its Wildlife
softcover imperial 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1986
KEYWORDS: david cemmic dick veitch black robin new zealand natural history ornithology chatham islands specials
Arrowtown Wildflower: Riverside & Trackside
Signed by all three authors, duodecimo, illus laminated light card covers, spiral bound, illus eps, 150pp, illus, fine
PUBLISHER: Lakes District Museum 2008
KEYWORDS: Rita Littlewood Teele Benjamin W Teele Rebecca J Lawrence New Zealand Arrowtown wildflowers flora natural history reference identification
Antarctica
Ex library, first edition, super octavo, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece map, xvi + 511pp, illus, VG- (soiling & sellotape residue to boards, front gutter shaken, sellotape residue stains to eps, label residue to eps) in d/w, VG-
PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1965
KEYWORDS: Trevor Hatherton Antarctica oceanography marine life flora fauna natural history toppography meteorology polar ionosphere geomagnetic field
Rare Wildlife of New Zealand
Super octavo, illus light card covers, illus eps, illus prelims, 224pp, illus, nr. fine
PUBLISHER: Random House 2008
KEYWORDS: Rod Morris Alison Balance New Zealand natural history wildlife flora fauna conservation ecology plants birds insects reptiles ambhibians fish mammals habitat photography
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