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TOO SMART FOR OUR OWN GOOD: THE ECOLOGICAL PREDICAMENT OF HUMANKIND
Written by Craig Dilworth.
Stock no. 2111729
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Drawing on evolution theory, biology, anthropolgy, archaeology, economics, environmental science and history, this book explains our ecological predicament by placing it in the context of the first scientific theory of humankind's development, taking over where Darwin left off. Pictorial cardwraps. xv and 530 pages including index. ISBN: 9780521757690. Some light wear to a couple of corners. A nice, clean copy.

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DISEASES AND PLANT POPULATION BIOLOGY (CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ECOLOGY)
Written by Jeremy J. Burdon.
Stock no. 1708627
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

This book is primarily about the effects that diseases have on individual plants and their populations. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations, charts and diagrams. viii and 208 pages including index. ISBN: 0521316154. Spine lightly faded. A few grubby marks and minor creases to covers. Initials in ink to half-title page. Lower corner of prelims creased. Contents clean.

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THE DUAB OF TURKESTAN
Written by W. Rickmer Rickmers.
Stock no. 2111590
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

A Physiographic Sketch and Account of Some Travels. Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. With 207 maps, diagrams and other illustrations. Spine is browned, with damp mark. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven browning to cover edges. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE HOUSEHOLD KNIGHTS OF KING JOHN
Written by S.D. Church.
Stock no. 1604354
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0521553199. SIGNED by author to title page (without dedication), and also to dedication page 'To Robin, for all the beer!'.

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A TREATISE ON THE THEORY OF ALTERNATING CURRENTS VOLUME II
Written by Alexander Russell.
Stock no. 1604123
Published by Cambridge University Press. 2nd 1916. Good condition.

Volume II ONLY. Second Edition. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Ex-Library with numbers to spine and blind stamp to title page. Corners bumped. Top and tail of spine split with some fraying. Boards scuffed an marked.

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THE EUROPEAN GARDEN FLORA FLOWERING PLANTS VOLUME II
Written by James Cullen; Sabina G. Knees; H. Suzanne Cubey; et al.
Stock no. 1207199
Published by Cambridge University Press. 2nd 2011. Fine condition.

Casuarinaceae to Cruciferae. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. xix + 642 pages. 2nd edition. ISBN: 9780521761512. Book mint except for namestamp to front endpaper and foredge.

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THE EUROPEAN GARDEN FLORA FLOWERING PLANTS VOLUME I
Written by James Cullen; Sabina G. Knees; H. Suzanne Cubey; et al.
Stock no. 1207197
Published by Cambridge University Press. 2nd 2011. Fine condition.

Alismataceae to Orchidaceae. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. xix + 665 pages. 2nd edition. ISBN: 9780521761475. Book mint except for namestamp to front endpaper and foredge.

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GEOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTIONS AND CLIMATE
Written by Lennart O. Bengtsson; Claus U. Hammer.
Stock no. 1805580
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

A useful reference for researchers and graduate students in climate studies who wish to gain a multidisciplinary perspective of the interaction between the geosphere-biosphere and climate. Edited by Lennart O. Bengstsson and Claus U. Hammer. Paperback Re-issue, originally published in 2001. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w graphs and charts. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd (a physical print-on-demand book). xvi and 302 pages including index. ISBN: 9780521183932. A nice, clean copy.

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CHANGES IN LAND USE AND LAND COVER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Written by William B. Meyer; B.L. Turner.
Stock no. 1602903
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book deals with the relationship between land use and land cover: between human activities and the transformation of the earth's surface. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. Edited by Meyer and Turner. xi and 537 pages including index. ISBN: 0521470854. Spine lightly faded. Light scuffing to rear board. Previous owner's initials in red ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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UNDERSTANDING CATASTROPHE
Written by Janine Bourriau.
Stock no. 1602896
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Darwin College Lectures. Edited by Janine Bourriau. Examining the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. 213 pages including index. ISBN: 0521413249. Corners lightly bumped. Light browning and minor foxing to text block. A few foxspots to half-title page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine, wear to top of spine, and edge creased with a couple of small tears.

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ADMISSIONS TO GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Written by J.A. Venn; S.C. Venn.
Stock no. 817362
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1887. Almost very good condition.

March 1558-9 To Jan. 1678-9. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Ex-lib, edges rubbed, top & tail of spine worn. Front cover marked 'Brentwood School Records Property of the Governors Not To Be Taken Away' in gilt. Bookplate to front pastedown. White label with references to front endpaper. A few foxspots but generally contents clean.

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