DARWIN, CHARLES

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, deckled/rough cut page edges, xiii + 648pp, illus/folding maps [some missing or loose], VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate soiling to front board, heavy soiling to rear board, occasional points of insect damage to exterior & interior- deemed inactive, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, prev. owners' names in ink & minor foxing to prelims, folding map at rear has multiple closed tears, lacks plates II-V, folding map of South America loose but present, pg629-630 detached but present, occasional ink & pencil markings to margins & underlining- unobtrusive & minor)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1891

KEYWORDS: natural history Charles Darwin exploration geology volcanic landscapes volcanoes HMS Beagle South America American islands

CARTER, JENNIFER M T & CROSS, ROGER

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

PUBLISHER: Wakefiel Press 2013

KEYWORDS: Jennifer M.T Carter Roger Cross Australia women anthropoligist natural history

FRANKOPAN, PETER

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: Bloomsbury 2023

KEYWORDS: history earth geography natural empires

TEAGUE, BERNARD et al

THIRD PRINTING, Quarto,stapled red light card wrappers, black lettering on cover, 56pp, VG (light creasing on front cover with light bruising to extrems, light fading on the upper edge of the front cover and spine, light scuffing on front and back cover, light soiling/foxing and tanning on page edges, prev. owner's details in ink to inside front cover, light creasing in prelims and throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Murchison District Historical and Museum Society 1979

KEYWORDS: third printing earthquake Murchison Earthquake history natural disasters New Zealand personal accounts

LIVINGSTONE, DAVID & WALLER, HORACE (intro)

2 VOL SET BOARDS DETATCHED FOR VOL I. Super octavo, burgundy buckram boards,gilt lettering and illus to spines, gilt stamped illus to front boards, blind stamp decoration to board edges, frontispiece to both vols, vol 1 xx+360 folding map to rear and rear pocket, vol 2 vii+346pp+20pp ads to rear, illus, G+ ( strong fading & tanning to spines, moderate fraying to spine extrems, moderate soiling and scuffing to boards, moderate soiling and foxing to page edges, minor soiling & fading on eps, light foxing throughout, gift inscription in pen on fep of vol 1 [dated1880], boards detatched on vol 1, cracking to eps gutters on vol 2, minor soiling throughout vol 2)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1875

KEYWORDS: David Livingstone explorer Africa England Britain exploration 19th century Nile natural history

KINGSTON, JEFF (ed.)

Super octavo softcover (VG+). Photos available on request. 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: Routledge 2012

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese history natural didsster 21st century 2011

JERRAM, PETER

Super octavo softcover (VG+). Photos available on request. 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: Bateman Books 2024

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history sea ocean ships ferry Wahine storm natural disaster

ATTENBOROUGH, DAVID & Et Al

Square imperial octavo hardcover (VG+); Photos available on request. 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: Readers Digest 1980

KEYWORDS: nature wildlife David Attenborough photographs photography natural history zoology

TONGWAY, DAVID J & LUDWIG, JOHN A

Super octavo, printed light card wrappers, white lettering to front cover and spine, 189pp, illus/photos/diagrams, VG+ (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Island Press 2011

KEYWORDS: ecology restoration geology natural disasters mining history

SOLANDER, DANIEL & DUYKER, EDWARD (ed & transl) & TINGBRAND, PER (ed & transl) & FROST, ALAN (fore)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, VG+ (minor foxing and soiling to page edges, minor bruising to head of spine and head of rear hinge) in d/w, VG+ (minor creasing to edges and extrems, minor soiling to rear flap) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Scandinavian University 1995

KEYWORDS: Daniel Solander biography memoirs letters travel naturalist natural history collectors

QUAMMEN, DAVID

Octavo softcover (VG).Photos available on request. 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: Vintage Books 2013

KEYWORDS: David Quammen biology infections pandemic popular science natural history

BUSTARD, ROBERT

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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: William Collins Sons & Co 1972

KEYWORDS: signed Robert Bustard marine biology sea turtles natural history

HUTCHING, GERARD

LACKS FFEP, imperial octavo softcover (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Penguin 2004

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ Aotearoa natural history

n/a

Imp octavo softcover (VG+) ; Photos available on request. 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: David Bateman 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori natural history environment ecology

PEPPERELL, JULIAN

Super octavo softcover (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Reed 2001

KEYWORDS: natural history fish zoology

STARRS, ROY (ed.)

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, illus card boards, 358 pp., VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, sl rubbing). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Global Oriental 2014

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese culture social cultural history religion anthropology literature natural disasters

WINTERBOURN, MICHAEL & KNOX, GEORGE & BURROWS, COLIN & MARSDEN, ISLAY (eds.)

Super octavo, illus card boards, 923 pp., VG (light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & scuffing to boards), in slipcase, VG (light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & scuffing, bookseller sticker to rear cover). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2008

KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history Canterbury

HUDSON, G V

EXTREMELY RARE, TWO VOLUMES 1928 FIRST EDITION WITH 1939 SUPPLEMENT. Quarto, half bound leather boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt decoration to main volume, gilt lettering & decoration to boards, speckled page edges to supplement, frontispiece+xi+386pp+61 plates to rear, 95pp+10 plates, illus/plates (all counted), Vol 1 VG (minor fading & soiling to spine, moderate chipping to spine/ hinges & board extrems with some loss, moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning/faxing & soiling to page edges, minor foxing/tanning to eps & prelims & rear eps, minor foxing sporadic throughout, sl tanning to page extrems). Vol 2 VG ( moderate fading to spine, moderate scuffing and minor loss to base of spine, moderate scuffing to board edges, sl scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to fep, sl foxing to prelims, sl foxing sporadic to rear).

PUBLISHER: Ferguson & Osbourne 1928 /1939

KEYWORDS: first edition G V Hudson natural New Zealand history lepidopterology science nature moths butterflies illustrated plates

STOCKLEY, C H

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. 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: Country Life Limited 1948

KEYWORDS: C H Stockley photography natural history camera hunting photographs nature animals Africa

MORSE, STAN (Created by) & MORRIS, PAT (Consultant Ed)

Folio hardcover (VG) sm gift inscription in ink to ffep; 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: Colour Library Books 1992

KEYWORDS: natural history British Isles nature trees plants ecology