NATURAL HISTORY
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SUSERUP SKOV: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES IN TEMPERATE, DECIDUOUS FOREST RESERVE
Written by Katrine Hahn; Jens Emborg.
Stock no. 1331058
Published by Wiley-Blackwell.
2007.
Very good condition.
Ecological Bulletins 52. A unique and in-depth overview of structures and processes in a single forest reserve. Grey boards with white titles and colour illustration to front. 196 pages. ISBN: 9781405156035. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- DENMARK
- FORESTRY
- ECOLOGY
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
BIRDS ON THE FAROE ISLANDS
Written by Huw Morgan.
Illustrated by Huw Morgan.
Stock no. 1331055
Published by Huw Morgan.
1st
2011.
Very good condition.
Intricate pen and ink illustrations complemented by short commentary exploring the naming of birds in Faroese. Square format. Cardwraps. ISBN: 9780956789204. Spine slightly faded. Slight rubbing to corners. Contents clean.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- DENMARK
ECOLOGY OF LEAF LONGEVITY
Written by Kihachiro Kikuzawa; Martin J. Lechowicz.
Stock no. 1331054
Published by Springer.
1st
2011.
Very good condition.
Ecological Research Monographs series. Glazed pictorial boards. 147 pages (including index). B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9784431539179. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Wear to lower corner of front cover. Contents fine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
FOSSIL PLANTS AND SPORES: MODERN TECHNIQUES
Written by T.P. Jones; N.P. Rowe.
Stock no. 1331053
Published by The Geological Society.
1st
1999.
Very good condition.
Written by an international array of specialists, the first comprehensive colletion of detailed accounts of the methods used to obtain information from the fossil record. Pictorial boards. 408 pages (including prelims and index), over 100 illustrations. ISBN: 1862390355. Spine and corners bumped. A few light marks to textblock.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FOSSILS
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
LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1831240
Published by The Collins Press.
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Ireland’s oceanic and temperate climate acts as a wonderful host to over 1,165 species of lichen. This is a richer biodiversity than that of flowering plants or the mosses, liverworts and ferns of Ireland. A concise introduction to lichen biology and ecology. An introduction to over 250 species. Limp, pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. iv and 154 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848891371. Reprint. Minor knock to top edges, corners lightly bumped. A few very minor marks to text block. Contents clean. A lovely copy.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- LICHENS
- IRELAND
BIOLOGY OF THE THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK
Written by Sara Ostlund-Nilsson; Ian Mayer; Felicity Anne Huntingford; et al.
Stock no. 1831239
Published by CRC Press.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, this book examines data from researchers who use studies of the stickleback to address a wide range of biological issues. Edited by Ostlund-Nilsson, Mayer, and Huntingford. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w charts. 392 pages including index. ISBN: 9780849332197. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Hinge next to title page pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. A lovely copy.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- BIOLOGY
- FISH
- MARINE LIFE
- NATURAL HISTORY
VANILLA (MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - INDUSTRIAL PROFILES No. 47)
Written by Eric Odoux; Michel Grisoni; et al.
Stock no. 1831237
Published by CRC Press.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Edited by Eric Odoux and Michel Grisoni and written by 45 International Experts. Vanilla is a universally appreciated flavour that is consumed worldwide, this globally relevant resource discusses biotechnology aimed at finding novel production methods of vanilla and horticultural studies for improving yields and increasing plant resistance. Cream glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams, a few colour photos. xxiv and 387 pages including index. ISBN: 9781420083378. Boards slightly grubby at edges. Text block very lightly grubby to top edge. Hinge next to title page is pulled but the binding is tight. Contents clean. A very nice copy.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- MEDICINE
- INDUSTRY
THE GENUS CYPRIPEDIUM (A BOTANICAL MAGAZINE MONOGRAPH)
Written by Phillip Cribb; Peter Green.
Illustrated by Mary Bates; et al..
Stock no. 1831236
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens; Timber Press.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This monograph by the curator of the Orchid Herbarium at Kew considers the history, biology, evolution, conservation, cultivation, and classification of cypripediums, popularly called lady's slippers or moccasin flowers. Edited by Peter Green. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. 301 pages including index. ISBN: 0881924032. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Top corners lightly bumped. Text block slightly dusty. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed, old price-label to rear panel, tiny nick to top rear edge.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLOWERS
THE DODO: THE BIRD THAT DREW THE SHORT STRAW
Written by Jan Den Hengst.
Stock no. 1831166
Published by Art Revisited.
1st
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Analysing and comparing 17th century illustrations along with eye-witness accounts, the book reconstructs an accurate portrait of the Dodo. Slightly oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 118 pages. ISBN: 9072736265. Spine lightly sunned. Corners lightly bumped/rubbed. Name & date in ink to first page else contents clean. A nice copy.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ART
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