NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
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TRANSACTIONS OF THE PAISLEY NATURALISTS' SOCIETY VOL. II
Written by Charles A. Hall.
Stock no. 1828952
Published by Alexander Gardner.
1st
1915.
Good condition.
Lists of Renfrewshire Plants, Macro-Lepidoptera, Fresh-water Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals and Other Papers. Introductory notes by the editor Rev. Charles A. Hall. Blue cloth boards, title label to spine. Map of Renfrew to front endpapers. xvi and 120 pages. Title label to spine is rubbed with loss. Boards are marked and grubby, browned to spine. Board corners bumped. Text block browned. Name & date in ink to fly-leaf. Endpapers a little grubby. A few grubby marks to cotents. A good working copy.
BRITISH SNAILS
Written by Arthur Erskine Ellis.
Illustrated by R.A. Ellis.
Stock no. 1828942
Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press.
1st thus
1969.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A Guide to the Non-Marine Gastropoda of Great Britain and Ireland Pleistocene to Recent. Reprint of the 1926 first edition. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 298 pages including index plus plates to rear. Black ink marking and symbol to front pastedown and also front endpaper. Some light surface paper damage to front pastedown. Top edge of text block has minor foxing. Boards are clean as are contents. Green dustwwrapper is scuffed, faded to spine, surface paper loss to spine from removal of a label, top & bottom edge of wrapper has a margin of yellowed tape.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SNAIL
- MOLLUSCS
BRITISH SPIDERS VOLUME III
Written by G.H. Locket; A.F. Millidge; P. Merrett.
Stock no. 1828938
Published by The Ray Society London.
1st
1974.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth boards, gitl title to spine and vignette to front board. 75 b/w text figures and 612 distribution maps. 314 pages including index. ISBN: 0903874024. Boards clean and bright. Text block lightly browned. Small rubber ink-stamp to front pastedown else contents clean. White dustwrapper is just a little grubby.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SPIDERS
SWANSEA BAY'S GREEN MANTLE
Written by Mary E. Gillham.
Stock no. 1828926
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited.
1st
1982.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Wildlife On An Industrial Coast. B/w sketches, colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 427 pages including index. ISBN: 0905928180. Text block slightly grubby and a few foxspots. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine and lightly edge-creased.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
THE MINK
Written by Nigel Dunstone.
Illustrated by John Davies.
Stock no. 1828842
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Poyser Natural History. Equally at home or in water, the mink is a bold opportunist and an accomplished predator. The main focus of this book is on the better known American mink, in both its native land and in Britain and the rest of Europe, where escapees from fur farms have become established. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and charts, a few colour photos. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610801. A lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
SOCIAL LIFE OF ANIMALS
Written by Marcel Sire.
Stock no. 1828234
Published by Studio Vista.
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in French under the title 'La Vie Sociale des Animaux'. This edition translated into English by Constance D. Sherman. How much attention do animals pay to others of their own kind? And other similar questions. Small format. Black cloth boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Dustwrapper is covered with clear film and attached to the pastedowns.Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOLOGY
HOOFED MAMMALS OF THE WORLD
Written by T. Donald Carter.
Illustrated by Ugo Mochi.
Stock no. 1827981
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st UK
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Three hundred species and subspecies of hoofed mammals are vividly portrayed and expertly described in this unique natural history. Attractive silhouette illustrations. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0718820886. Boards lightly rubbed at horizontal edges. Text block browned. A few foxspots present and light page browning. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly creased at top edges.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- SILHOUETTES
ZOO QUEST TO GUIANA
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1327665
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1956.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The full story of the highly successful B.B.C. - London Zoo expedition to British Guiana, that went to film in the wild, and bring back alive, "some of the strangest, some of the loveliest, and some of the most horrifying animals in the world". Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour. Second impression published in same year/month as first impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Spine and rear edge of spine is heavily spotted. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Text block lightly foxed. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, scratch and a grubby mark to front panel. Overall a decent copy.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SOUTH AMERICA
- BRITISH GUIANA
UNDERDOGS: THE FIGHT TO SAVE SOUTH AFRICA'S WILD DOGS
Written by Neil Aldridge.
Stock no. 1827841
Published by Pisces Publications.
1st
2011.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
African wild dogs carry the unenviable title of Africa's second-most endangered carnivore. Neil Aldridge celebrates what is special about the African wild dog and explores the efforts being made to secure its future in South Africa and beyond. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781874357490. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Boards clean and bright. Front endpaper has a large tear of surface paper loss (see photo). Otherwise, contents are fine. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is creased and has a 2" closed tear (no loss) between edge of rear panel and rear flap.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- SOUTH AFRICA
DISEASES OF CATTLE IN AUSTRALASIA
Written by T.J. Parkinson; J.J. Vermunt; J. Malmo; R. Laven.
Stock no. 1827804
Published by Massey University Press.
2nd
2019.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition, fully updated and redesigned. A comprehensive text book. An authoritative book for cattle veterinarians and veterinary students. Also useful to progressive farmers, professional agricultural advisors and those in other scientific disciplines who require access to both general and detailed knowledge on diseases of cattle in Australasia. Large format. A heavy tome. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780995102958. Corners bumped and lightly worn, a few minor knocks to board edges (not surprising owing to the weight of the book). Boards very lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- FARMING
- CATTLE (FARMING)
- VETERINARY
- AUSTRALIA
- NEW ZEALAND
ATLAS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN BALTIC AMBER
Written by Wolfgang Weitschat; Wilfried Wichard.
Stock no. 1827802
Published by Dr. Friedrich Pfeil.
1st
2002.
Very good condition.
This atlas opens a window onto the world of Baltic amber and the Eocene amber forests. About 650 typical plants and animals are systematically represented in 92 full-page colour plates. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 3931516946. A few minor knocks to boards edges. Boards scuffed. Small patch of surface paper loss to front pastedown. Contents clean.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- ATLAS
- FOSSILS
- BIOLOGY
ANIMALS AND THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER
Written by Mayumi Itoh.
Stock no. 1327429
Published by Palgrave Macmillan.
1st
2018.
Very good condition.
The Palgrace Macmillan Animal Ethics series. Pictorial boards. 246 pages. A physical print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source. ISBN: 9783319707563. Covers slightly grubby. Remains of a label to rear cover. Contents fine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- NUCLEAR
- JAPAN