BERRY, R J & JOHNSTON, J L

First edition. 8vo, pp. 380; green cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; plates, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; gift inscription in blue ink to ffep); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing, fading & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning; price clipped to front flap);

PUBLISHER: Collins 1980

KEYWORDS: R J Berry J L Johnston naturalist naturalism natural history Shetland British Isles plants plantlife animals wildlife environment

RIX, MARTYN & STEARN, WILLIAM T

4to, pp. 312; blue heavy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate tanning & foxing; peeling to covers).

PUBLISHER: The Herbert Press 1987

KEYWORDS: British Museum Natural History William T Stearn Redoute flowers

CAREY, S WARREN

Super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 413pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name (David Galloway) in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press 1988

KEYWORDS: science theory natural history geology planet earth

ISAAC, M J

Quarto stapled light card covers (VG+) large folding geological map to rear pocket; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences 1996

KEYWORDS: geology New Zealand science Kaitaia landscapes natural history seismic activity offshore seismology

LEYS, THOMSON W

PRINT ON DEMAND FACSIMILE REPRINT, imperial octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: BLN (Print on Demand reprint)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology landscapes natural history lakes terraces geysers volcanoes historical

TROBRIDGE, GEORGE

Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Pillar Books / Swedenborg Foundation Inc. 1976

KEYWORDS: Emanuel Swedenborg natural science history philosophy biography biographies

BECHSTEIN, J M

Sm octavo, half leatherbound blue buckram boards, raised bands & gilt lettering to red leather title plate to spine, red speckling to page edges, frontispiece, vi + 311pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to leatherwork, light to moderate fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, heavy crack at gutter of title page- tidyish glue repairs, occasional ight cracking to other gutters, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Groombridge and Sons 1885

KEYWORDS: birds captivity natural history ornithology care breeding food

THORBURN, A

2 VOL SET, HEAVY SET- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt border to front board of vol 1, blind rule border to front board of vol 2, teg, frontipsieces with tissue guards, Vol 1- vii + 84pp, vol 2- unpaginated prelims + 108pp, 50x beautiful plates throughout- all counted and deemed present with tissue guards in place, VG (light to moderate chipping & scuffing to spine extrems, light to moderate fading & tanning to spines, sl scuffing to board corners, light tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, sl water staining to top of page block of vol 1, occasional minor foxing throughout- plates still very well presented with only v minor creasing and/or closed tearing to tissue guards)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1920-21

KEYWORDS: British mammals illustrated animals forest creatures art natural history wildlife zoology

JOHNSON, P N (Text) & GASKIN, C (Illus)

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Fiordland National Park 1984

KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history landscape geology Homer

QUAMMEN, DAVID

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Scribner 2004

KEYWORDS: nature essays literature prose natural history science

N/A

SPINE MISSING, lg quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to front board, aeg, frontispiece, 339pp, illus, G+ (spine missing, moderate scuffing & surface loss to board edges & extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate chafing to eps, moderate cracking to front gutter- board shaky, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: T Nelson and Sons 1876

KEYWORDS: North Pole Arctic nature natural history zoology botany exploration expeditions British polar expedition 19th nineteenth century

NAPPI, CARLA

Super octavo, dark green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + (4) + 234pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to rear board, prev owner's name in ink to ffep, minor underlining in ink)

PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: natural history China Chinese naturalists scholars

NORST, MARLENE J

Quarto softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: British Museum of Natural History 1989

KEYWORDS: Australia natural history animals nature art Ferdinand Bauer

RIPLEY, DILLON

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1947

KEYWORDS: birds nature ornithology Dillon Ripley natural science history money bird

CLANCEY, P A

Super octavo, black & white marbled boards, gilt lettering to brown spine, pgs 145-302, illus, VG+ (sl tanning & rubbing to boards/edges, sl soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: birds exotic southern Mocambique ornithology natural history

WILKINSON, A S and late AMY

Octavo hardcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Masterton Printing Company 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand birds ornithology natural history Kapiti Coast

FUERTES, LOUIS AGASSIZ

FIRST EDITION, COMPLETE IN 30 COLOUR PLATES, quarto, grey stiff card boards, black lettering to title plate to front board, illus, VG- (heavy battering & archival tape repair to spine & gutters, light foxing & soiling to boards, museum ink stamps/pockets to inside front cover & text pamphlet inside, light foxing to pamphlet, museum ink stamps to rear of each plate, plates themselves are in great condition with no marks detected) in slipcase, G+ (heavy bruising & scuffing/chipping with loss & archival tape repairs, moderate soiling, moderate scuffing & soiling to spine)

PUBLISHER: Field Museum of Natural History 1930

KEYWORDS: ornithological art paintings natural history Louis Agassiz Fuertes birds mammals first editions

PRESS, TONY (Ed) & LEA, DAVID (Ed) & WEBB, ANN (Ed) & GRAHAM, ALISTAIR (Ed)

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Australian Nature Conservation Agency & North Australia Research Unit 1995

KEYWORDS: Australia natural history culture heritage Kakadu NT Northern Territory conservation

STEFANSSON, VILHJALMUR & OSBORN, HENRY FAIRFIELD (Fore) & BROCK, REGINALD WALTER (Fore)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xii + 308pp, illus/photos, VG (minor rubbing & bruising to extrems, minor tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps & prelims , prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, occasional minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: Vilhjalmur Stefansson anthropology eskimos natural history exploration

WILSON, KERRY-JAYNE

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Potton & Burton 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand seabirds ornithology natural history