NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF ZOO ANIMALS
Written by Jan Hatley.
Stock no. 1331390
Published by Frederick Warne.
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Observer book No. 45. Describing 144 Animals commonly found in Zoological gardens with 130 b/w and 16 colour illustrations. Small format. Black boards. ISBN: 0723215057. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper, slight surface paper damage to top corner of same. Light page edge browning. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge worn.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- OBSERVERS
- ZOO
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
THE OUT-DOOR WORLD OR YOUNG COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK
Written by W.S. Furneaux.
Stock no. 1331370
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
2nd
1894.
Almost very good condition.
Dark green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 411 pages (including index). All edges gilt. This is the 2nd edition. Spine and corners bumped, rubbed and slightly worn. Foxing to contents. Some slight browning to the plates and tissue-guards. Gilt grammar school stamp to rear cover.
NOOR QUEEN OF RANTHAMBHORE
Written by Andy Rouse; Aditya Singh.
Stock no. 1331197
Published by Electric Squirrel Publishing.
1st
2018.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A very different book from any other tiger book - focusing on one tigress and her life. Large, oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Wonderful colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780956457530. SIGNED to title-page (not sure if it is Rouse or Singh's signature!). Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- TIGER
- INDIA
TRACKING THE TIGER
Written by Bob Rupani.
Illustrated by Dhritiman Mukherjee.
Stock no. 1831284
Published by Rupani Media.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
50 days in India's Best Tiger Reserves. This book highlights the best places to see the tiger and all the other wildlife that lives alongside it. Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Wonderful colour photos throughout. 143 pages. ISBN: 9788192526225. Large gift inscription in ink to front endpaper else a lovely copy. A few light scuff marks to rear panel of dustwrapper.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- TIGER
- INDIA
THE AMBOSELI ELEPHANTS: A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE ON A LONG-LIVED MAMMAL
Written by Cynthia J. Moss; Harvey Croze; Phyllis C. Lee.
Stock no. 1831282
Published by University of Chicago Press.
1st
2011.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A compilation of the almost forty years of elephant research conducted at Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Brown cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w charts and a few photos. xiv and 383 pages including index. ISBN: 9780226542232. A few small, white marks to front board. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at base of spine. Overall, a nice copy.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- ELEPHANT
- KENYA
THIS IS THE SPANISH HORSE
Written by Juan Llamas.
Stock no. 1831278
Published by J.A. Allen & Co. Ltd..
1st UK
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A study of the pure-bred Spanish or Andalusian horse, incorporating a short history of the breed. The text traces the important part which this breed has played in the evolution of other breeds such as the Lippizaner and thoroughbred. First published in Spain in 1989, this is the English translation. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Colour photos throughout. 344 pages. ISBN: 0851316689. Spine very slightly cocked. Corners lightly bumped, lower front corner worn. A few very minor marks to text block. Contents are clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a small closed tear to top of spine, scuffed.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- HORSES
- SPAIN
NEMATODES AS MODEL ORGANISMS
Written by Itamar Glazer; David I. Shapiro-Ilan; Paul W. Sternberg.
Stock no. 1831275
Published by Cabi International.
1st
2022.
Very good condition.
This book contains 14 chapters focusing on the use of nematodes as model organisms in various fields, such as studies on the biological processes across organisms, exploration of drugs and medicine (including the use of genome editing to eliminate diseases), as indicators for environment changes, host-parasite interactions and other studies on the broad implications of nematology on other aspects of science. Edited by Itamar Glazer, David I. Shapiro-Ilan, and Paul W. Sternberg. Black glazed pictorial boards. x and 374 pages including index. ISBN: 9781789248791. Corners of boards bumped and rubbed. A few scuff marks to boards. Small knock to vertical edge of rear board. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- BIOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
PALEOGENE FOSSIL BIRDS
Written by Gerald Mayr.
Stock no. 1331059
Published by Springer.
1st
2022.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition. Fascitinating Life Series. A comprehensive, updated overview of the avian fossil record. Cardwraps. 239 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9783030876470. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- FOSSILS
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
IN SEARCH OF THE AFRICAN WILD DOG - THE RIGHT TO SURVIVE
Written by Roger De La Harpe; Pat De La Harpe.
Stock no. 1331057
Published by Sunbird Publishers.
1st
2009.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A beautifully photographed and well-documented tribute to these rare and endangered animals. Large square format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine and gilt vignette to front cover. 160 pages (including index). Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781919938110. Covers edge rubbed and slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
NEOTROPICAL HARD TICKS (ACARI: IXODIDA: IXODIDAE)
Written by Alberto A. Guglielmone; Santiago Nava; Richard G. Robbins.
Stock no. 1831241
Published by Springer Nature Switzerland Ag.
1st
2021.
Slightly better than very good condition.
This book is a critical analysis of their taxonomy, distribution, and host relationships for every neotropical tick species. Green cardwraps. xxv and 486 pages including index. ISBN: 9783030723552. Light scuffing to covers, light rubbing to corners. Text block has minor mark to top gutter edge, not affecting contents. Contents are clean. A very nice copy.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
RECONSTRUCTING BEHAVIOR IN THE PRIMATE FOSSIL RECORD
Written by J. Michael Plavcan; Richard F. Kay; William L. Jungers; Carel P. Van Schaik.
Stock no. 1831164
Published by Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers.
1st
2002.
Almost very good condition.
Advances in Primatology series. Edited by Plavcan, Kay, Jungers, and van Schaik. This volume brings together a series of papers that address the topic of reconstructing behavior in the primate fossil record. Black pictorial glazed boards. xi and 437 pages including index. ISBN: 030646604x. Ex-lib with library marking to prelims, text block and some page margins. Else contents clean. Boards are a little scuffed and lightly rubbed at corners.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- FOSSILS
- EVOLUTION
A FIELD GUIDE TO THE FROGS OF BORNEO
Written by Robert F. Inger; Robert B. Stuebing.
Stock no. 1330983
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo).
2nd
2005.
Very good condition.
Second Edition. Cardwraps. Colour photos. 201 pages (including index). ISBN: 9838120855. Covers edge worn. Page corner tips creased.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- AMPHIBIANS
- ASIA
- BORNEO