Storia naturale

THE EYE OF THE LYNX. Galileo, his Friends, and the Beginnings of Modern Natural History.

Freedberg, David. · 2002 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

The University of Chicago Press 2002. 1st Ed. Sm. 4to. xii + 513pp. + [i]. Numerous colour and b/w. ills. Ownership ink stamp to upper corner of half title and sl. offset onto verso of front f.e.p., good in d/w. faded to spine.

BLOOD & THUNDER. The Unofficial Biography of Jonah Lomu.

(Lomu). Shirley, Phil. · 1999 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

HarperCollins Publishers 1999. 1st UK Ed. 221pp. + [iii]. 8 pages of b/w. photos. Light marginal browning, good in lightly rubbed d/w. Signed by Jonah Lomu to title page.

A HUNTING ALPHABET.

Armour, G.D. · 1929 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Country Life Ltd. 1929. 4to. [ii]pp. Red and black title page. 26 leaves each with rhyme and tipped in colour ills. Light spotting to e.ps., with the signature of ‘Claire Felicia Moore 6th ept. 1944’, original cream hessian backed green cloth boards with title label to upper b...

CARDIFF ARMS PARK. An Illustrated Architectural and Social History. Foreword by Rod Shead.

Allen, David; Baker, Simon; Carter, Sal; Prescott, Gwyn and Hignell, Andrew. · 2021 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Cardiff Rugby Community Foundation 2021. Royal 8vo. [xii] + 404pp. Profusely illus. throughout in colour and b/w., with many from photos. Very good in d/w. No. 237 of a Limited Edition of 250 Copies.

Digging it: How to Grow Things Naturally

Globus, Diane · 1973 · Clausen Books, RMABA

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

The Dial Press Retired library copy, usual stamps, stickers, and marks; Textblock overall clean and tight. Library stamped top and fore-edge; Character-soiled spine and covers, bumped head and foot of spine and to the corners, bubbling/peeling to the back cover. 210p. First Ed...

The Genus <i>Watsonia</i>: A Systematic Monograph (Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens Vol. 19)

Goldblatt, P. · 1989 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

National Botanic Gardens Cape Town ix, 148, col frontis + 26 col plates, 44 b/w text figs, distribution maps. . HB. 4to (290x215mm), orig. boards. Vg in d/w.. An important systematic monograph of the southern African genus <i>Watsonia</i> (Iridaceae), treating 52 species, incl...

Gladiolus in Southern Africa

Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J.C. · 1998 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Fernwood Press Vlaeberg 320, tipped-in col frontis, 144 col plates, line drawings, distribution maps. . HB. Large 4to (309x238mm), orig. boards. Fine in d/w.. A major botanical monograph on the genus <i>Gladiolus</i> in southern Africa, the principal centre of diversity for th...

Joseph Hooker's Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya

Hooker, Joseph · 2017 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ix, [1], 14, [24]; iv, 7, [23]; [26], 33 col plates. . HB. Fine.. A facsimile edition of the work originally published in 3 parts, 1849-1851, from a copy held in the library of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published to celebrate the life and achie...

The Book of Flowers: Four Centuries of Flower Illustration

Coats, A.M. · 1984 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Chancellor Press 208, 126 plates (40 col). . HB. Fo., orig. cloth. Vg in d/w (Spine faded, short small tears to front and rear panel).. A richly illustrated history of botanical and flower illustration from the late fifteenth to the mid-nineteenth century, tracing its developm...

The Book of Flowers: Four Centuries of Flower Illustration

Coats, A.M. · 1984 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Chancellor Press 208, 126 plates (40 col). . HB. Fo., orig. cloth. Vg in d/w (Spine faded, small tears to head and foot of spine).. A richly illustrated history of botanical and flower illustration from the late fifteenth to the mid-nineteenth century, tracing its development ...

The Bamboos: A Fresh Perspective

McClure, F.A. · 1967 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Harvard University Press xviii, 347, 99 text figs. . PB. Vg.. First edition. A comprehensive scientific study of bamboo, covering its morphology, anatomy, taxonomy, classification and botanical relationships. Based on the author's extensive research and field experience, parti...

Heathland (British Wildlife Collection 9)

Chatters, C. · 2021 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Bloomsbury Publishing 432, 300 col photos. . HB. Fine in d/w.. 1st edition. Heathlands are so much more than simply purple carpets of heather. They are ancient landscapes found throughout Britain that support a complex of inter-related species and an immense diversity of habit...

Growth and Ecology of Fish Poulations

Weatherley, A.H. · 1972 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Academic Press London x, 293, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (slightly scuffed, edge wear). From the library of Prof. J. Green with his name to endpaper.. An influential early synthesis of fish growth biology and population ecology. Examines the physiological and environmental fac...

Symposium on Island Biogeography of Mammals

Berry, R.J. (Ed.) · 1986 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Academic Press iii, 251, text figs. . PB. Vg.. <i>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society</i>, Vol. 28, Nos. 1-2.A collection of 10 scientific papers on the biogeography of island mammals, examining patterns of species diversity, colonisation, extinction and speciation in re...

Atlas van de Nederlandse bladmossen

Landwehr, J. · 1978 · Bij tij en ontij . . . .

€14.50 ($15.98 | £12.10 | ¥2,552)

Zonder plaats Koninklijke Nedelandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging 3de druk met aanvullingen Linnen band met stofomslag, 25 cm, 551 pp. Ills.: z/w en kleurenillustraties. Cond.: goed / good.

Grassen, varens, mossen en korstmossen

Phillips, Suzette E. Stumpel-Rienks, Roger · 1980 · Bij tij en ontij . . . .

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

Utrecht Spectrum Paperback, 29 cm, 191 pp. Ills.: kleurenillustraties. Meer dan 1000 soorten in unieke kleurenfoto's. Cond.: zeer goed / very good. ISBN: 9027492573.

Tuinen in Holland

Fokker, J.P. · Bij tij en ontij . . . .

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Amsterdam Kosmos Hardcover, 25 cm, 91 pp. Ills.: zwart/wit illustraties. Wat een vormgeving! Prachtig! "Moderne schoonheid". Cond.: goed / good. Moderne schoonheid

Der Fang in- und ausländischer Pelztiere. Praktische Anleitung für Revierverwalter, Förster und Jagdliebhaber

Otto, Max · 1926 · Bij tij en ontij . . . .

€39.50 ($43.54 | £32.95 | ¥6,952)

Berlin Paul Parey Hardcover with dustjacket, 22 cm, 114 pp. Ills.: black and white illustrations. Dustjacket not fresh anymore. Cond.: goed / good.

De mammoet. Sporen uit de ijstijd

Mol, Dick & Hans van Essen · 1992 · Bij tij en ontij . . . .

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Den Haag BZZToH Paperback, 29 cm, 139 pp. Ills.: zwart/wit illustraties. Cond.: goed / good. ISBN: 9789062917280.

Over de planten der goden. Oorsprong van het gebruik van hallucinogenen

Evans Schultes, Richard & Albert Hofman · 1983 · Bij tij en ontij . . . .

€34.50 ($38.03 | £28.78 | ¥6,072)

Utrecht Spectrum Paperback, 26 cm, 192 pp. Ills.: z/w en kleurenillustraties. Cond.: goed / good. ISBN: 9027477353.