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THE EUPHORBIA JOURNAL VOLUME II
Written by David S. Hardy; Elisa Adler; Gordon Rowley; et al.
Stock no. 2139639
Published by Strawberry Press.
1st USA
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth with gilt titles and small vignettes. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0912647019. Some page edge browning and foxing. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
MANUAL OF SALMONID FARMING
Written by Stephen Willoughby.
Stock no. 2139607
Published by Fishing News (Books) Ltd.; Blackwell Science.
1st
1999.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. B/w diagrams. This practical text is designed as a benchmark reference to the many technical aspects of salmon and trout farming, the varied issues of growth and development, operational and administrative concerns, environmental requirements and consequences, nutrition and feeding, disease prevention and control, harvesting and fish quality, genetics and breeding technology, and marketing. ISBN: 0852382456. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A few marks to covers. Light page edge browning, with a few foxspots to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- FRESHWATER LIFE
- SALMON
- TROUT
- FISHING (COMMERCIAL)
- FARMING
HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA VOLUME VII FLYCATCHERS TO SHRIKES
Written by Stanley Cramp; et al.
Stock no. 2139595
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Colour & b/w illustrations. 577 pages plus egg plates. ISBN: 0198575106. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and some grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
HARRIERS OF THE WORLD: THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND ECOLOGY
Written by Robert E. Simmons.
Illustrated by John R. Simmons.
Stock no. 2139553
Published by Oxford University Press.
1ST
2000.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0198549644. Some grubby marks to covers; creasing to corners. Name and date to inside front cover. Browning to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
CORYDORAS: THE MOST POPULAR ARMOURED CATFISHES OF SOUTH AMERICA
Written by Warner Seuss.
Stock no. 2139528
Published by Dahne Verlag.
Circa
1993.
Very good condition.
Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour photos and b/w diagrams/ illustrations. ISBN: 3921684188. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Page edges are browned.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- FISH
- SOUTH AMERICA
SEALS, SEA LIONS AND WALRUSES: A REVIEW OF THE PINNIPEDIA
Written by Victor B. Scheffer.
Stock no. 1823755
Published by Stanford University Press.
1978.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Terracotta cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0804705445. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- MAMMALS
- SEALS
DESERT PLANTS: BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Written by K.G. Ramawat.
Stock no. 1823749
Published by Springer.
1st
2010.
Very good condition.
Vast areas of Earth's landmass exist as deserts. Desert plants have evolved specialised survival strategies to cope with the harsh environment. This book includes chapters on the seed biology, reproduction, mycorrhizae, stress physiology, and metabolism of desert plants, and describes biotechnological approaches to their cultivation. Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 9783642025495. Corner slightly bumped, boards scuffed and a little grubby. Book feels unread i.e. tight at the joints. A clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FORAGING FOR SURVIVAL: YEARLING BABOONS IN AFRICA
Written by Stuart A. Altmann.
Stock no. 1823747
Published by University of Chicago Press.
1st
1998.
Very good condition.
One of the most intensive investigations ever carried out on foraging behavior and its consequences for survival and reproduction. This study is based on field observations of eleven yearling baboons. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0226015963. Spine lightly faded, creasing to top rear corner, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- MONKEY
- AFRICA
- KENYA
THE ORCHIDS OF IRELAND
Written by Tom Curtis; Robert Thompson.
Stock no. 1823738
Published by National Museums Northern Ireland.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Green pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900761504. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- ORCHIDS
- IRELAND
THE LION AND THE GAZELLE
Written by P.N. Humphreys; E. Kahrom.
Stock no. 2139242
Published by Comma International Biological Systems.
1st
1995.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The mammals and birds of Iran. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0951397761. Bumping to spine, wear along cover edges. Name in ink to half-title page. Ink stamp to title page, some transfer to opposite page. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- ORNITHOLOGY
- MAMMALS
- MIDDLE EAST
- IRAN
THE CACTI OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Written by Lyman Benson.
Illustrated by Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton.
Stock no. 2139157
Published by Stanford University Press.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Brown cloth with black title block, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Some diagrams. ISBN: 0804708630. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CACTI
- USA
- CANADA
SEA STARS, SEA URCHINS, AND ALLIES: ACHINODERMS OF FLORIDA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Written by Gordon Hendler; John E. Miller; David L. Pawson; Porter M. Kier.
Stock no. 2139131
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Black boards, green titles. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1560984503. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- FLORIDA
- CARIBBEAN