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Amedeo John Engle Terzi 1872-1956)

Mattingly, P.F. · 1976 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

7, 1 b/w photo. A4. PB. Vg. Stapled. From the library of K.H. Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, with his name to front cover.. <i>Mosquito Systematics</i> Vol. 8(1) pp. 114-120..

Book Notes [and] Catalogues and Collections

Tomlin, J.R. Le B. · 1935 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London , 1 b/w plate. . HB. 13 offprints bound in 1 vol., 8vo, later buckram. The first offprint is a photocopy. Good. From an institutional library with a few ink stamps; shelf label removed from spine.. Offprints from <i>Proceedings of the Malacological Society</i>. Comprisi...

Alfred Russel Wallace’s record of his consignmentsto Samuel Stevens, 1854-1861

Baker, D.B. · 2001 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

91, 19 figs. . Unbound. Excised from a bound volume. Good.. <i>Zoologische Mededelingen</i>, Leiden 75 (16) pp 251-341..

Edward Oliver Essig and the Bibliography of Edward Oliver Essig and Insects Named by Him

Michelbacher, A.E.; Smith, R.F. · 1965 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

52, b/w photos. . PB. Wrappers. Name to front cover. Vg.. Reprint from <b>The Pan-Pacific Entomologist</i> Pp. 207-258..

George Marcgrave, The First Student of American Natural History

Gudger, E.W. · 1912 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

25, . . PB. Wrappers. Ex-lib. Good.. Reprint from Popular Science Monthly pp 250-274..

Charles Valentine Riley: The making of the Man and his Achievements

Smith, E.H.; Smith, J.R. · 1996 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

11, 1 col fig, 5 b/w figs. . PB. Stapled. Vg. Inscribed by authors.. Reprint from <i>American Entomologist</i> Vol. 42(4)..

The Reading of Graduate Students

Pearl, R. · 1925 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

11, . . PB. Wrappers, slightly soiled. Good.. Reprinted from 'The Scientific Monthly' A recommended reading list for biology students by Prof. Raymond Pearl. A fascinating list which modern students would also benefit from..

The Discovery of Microorganisms by Robert Hooke and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Fellows of the Royal Society

Gest, H. · 2004 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Royal Society London 15, b/w photos. . PB. Wrappers. Vg.. <i>Notes and Records of The Royal Societ</i> Vol.58 (2). Complete issue (May 2004), including this paper (pp. 187-201)..

August Kappel (1840-1915)

Brett, U.K. · 1996 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Linnean Society London 10, b/w photos. . PB. Wrappers. Vg.. <i>The Linnean</i> Vol. 12(3). Complete issue (October 1996), including this paper (pp. 26-35). August Wilhelm Kappel co-authored several works on butterflies, moths and other insects with W.E. Kirby..

Perverted Politics: A few Thoughts for the Time

Tyndall, John · 1887 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

William Blackwood & Sons Edinburgh & London 15, . . PB. Orig. printed wrappers. Stamp of Julian Sorell Huxley (1887-1975), evolutionary biologist, to front wrapper.. John Tyndall (1820-1893) was an Irish physicist renowned for his research on diamagnetism, infrared radiation, ...

Collection of 11 short obituaries of English entomologists

1880 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

, . . . Vg. Includes Edward Cockayne (1880-1956); John Craske ( -1958); Percy Cue (1877-1971); Reginald Jackson (1890-1969); William Kaye (1875-1967); John Howard ( -1961); Robert Ellison ( -1959); William Rait-Smith (1875-1958); Geoffrey Stoughton-Harris (1894-1966); ...

Archives of Natural History. Vol. 21-29

Wheeler, A.; Nelson, C. (Eds) · 1994 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

Society for the History of Natural History , b/w photos, text figs. . PB. 9 vols, in 27 parts, orig. wrappers as issued. Vg.. Each volume issued in three parts..

The Uganda Journal Vol. 26 No.1 The Journal of the Uganda Society: Speke Centenary Number

Morris, H.F.; Russell, A.H.; Ingham, K. (Eds) · 1962 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

The Uganda Society Kampala [vi], 117, 3 b/w plates, maps (2 folding). . PB. 8vo, orig. wrappers. Vg in d/w (slightly foxed).. Papers commemorating the centenary of John Hanning Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile, 1862. 1. Concepts of the Nile by B.W. Langlands; 2. Sir...

Von der Natur fasziniert: Frühe Augsburger Naturforscher und Zeichner

Pfeuffer, E. (Ed.) · 2004 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Wissner Augsburg 192, 166 col illus.. . HB. NEW. . Text German. This book looks at the achievements of the important natural historians living in Augsburg in the 18th and 19th centuries, and introduces the reader to the wealth of botanical and zoological illustrations which th...

Marianne North: A Very Intrepid Painter

Payne, M. · 2016 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£13.50 (€16.18 | $17.84 | ¥2,848)

Kew Publishing 112, 190 col + b/w photos, colour + b/w illus. . HB. NEW. . 2nd edition. This is the story of Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, who set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and...

Capturing Nature: 150 Years of Nature Printing

Zucker, M.; Östlund, P. · 2023 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

Princeton Architectural Press 360, col illus. 338x239mm. HB. NEW. Folio.. A landmark visual exploration of nature printing, featuring 45 different techniques developed over 150 years and hundreds of astonishing rare images.Hailed as the earliest precursor to photography, natur...

The Man Who Organized Nature: The Life of Linnaeus

Broberg, G.; Paterson, A. (trans.) · 2023 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£26.25 (€31.46 | $34.68 | ¥5,538)

Princeton University Press 484, 18 col illus, 55 b/w illus. . HB. NEW. . A new biography of Carl Linnaeus, offering a vivid portrait of Linnaeus's life and work. Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and popularized the system...

Darwin and the Barnacle

Stott, R. · 2003 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.80 | ¥3,162)

Faber & Faber 256, 29 b/w illus. . HB. NEW. . This is the story of a barnacle, nick-named Mr. Arthrobalanus, found in South America during Darwin's voyage of the Beagle. It tells of how genius sometimes proceeds through indirection - and how one small creature contributed to h...

Making Entomologists: How Periodicals Shaped Scientific Communities in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Wale, M. · 2022 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£39.95 (€47.89 | $52.78 | ¥8,428)

University of Pittsburgh Press x, 231, b/w figs. . HB. NEW. . Popular natural history periodicals in the nineteenth century had an incredible democratizing power. By welcoming contributions from correspondents regardless of their background, they posed a significant threat to ...

A Newsworthy Naturalist: The Life of William Yarrell

Jackson, C.E. · 2022 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

John Beaufoy Publishing 272, 60 illus, 12 plates, 4 portraits. 230x152mm. HB. NEW. . A biography of William Yarrell (1784-1856), an influential naturalist at a time when natural history was becoming an important factor in 19th century society. He wrote two important books: <i>...