Books - "natural history"
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The Natural History of Plants
2 vols.
2 vols.rebound 777/983pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (simple rebind in green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,titling to spines barely visible,eps sl.foxed,content edges v.sl.soiled,contents clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: blackie london 1894/1895
KEYWORDS: natural history oliver
The Book of Garden Management
half leather 760pp ills.[b/w] VG (marbled paper boards w.green half leather,gilt band w.gilt-on-red title label to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled w.some paper surface losses to boards,spine browned,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.sl.soiled w.owner's bookplate [dated 1915] to ffep verso,speckled edges)
PUBLISHER: beeton london [nd]
KEYWORDS: natural history gardening beeton horticulture
My Wild Friends
first edition ex-lib 128pp ills.[b/w] VG- [red cloth sl.rubbed and soiled, wear to extrems, usual lib.marks and stamps, binding shaky, content margins sl.soiled] lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1954
KEYWORDS: zoology animals science natural history autobiography memoir james walton
The Child's Conception of Physical Casuality
first edition 309pp VG+ [dark green cloth,sl.rubbed,sl.wear to extrems,sl.foxing to prelims] lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: kegan paul, trench, trubner & co london 1930
KEYWORDS: science natural history logic
Man Past and Present
first edition rebind 584pp ills.[b/w] VG- (rebound in green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,new eps,many blank pp bound in to rear,cambridge university press stamp dated 24 feb 99 throughout,ink annotations to prelims.w.some pencil and ink notes and underlining to contents,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: cambridge university press london 1899
KEYWORDS: natural history science keane
The Living Races of Man
first edition 344pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (grey paper boards w.green cloth spine,sl.sunned spine w.content edges v.sl.soiled) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1966
KEYWORDS: natural history anthropology carleton coon
The Forest Trees of Britain
[first edition] 431pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue textured cloth w.gilt dec.stamps to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: society for promoting christian knowledge london 1912
KEYWORDS: natural history britain boulger
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
Birds of the Water,Wood & Waste
first edition 197pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.gilt dec.stamps to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs wellington 1910
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history guthrie-smith
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
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