Storia naturale

World without Trees

LAMB, ROBERT · 1979 · The Glass Key

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York: Paddington, 1979. Hardcover. 1st edition. 8vo. Pp 223. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. Very Good in Very Good dust-jacket a little rubbed at the top edge. .

Man and Beast

MARCHANT, R.A. · 1968 · The Glass Key

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

New York, Macmillan, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. 1st edition. 8vo. Pp 177 with monochrome illustrations throughout. Printed cloth boards. Spine sunned else Very Good without dust-jacket. .

Portraits in the Wild: Animal Behaviour in East Africa

MOSS, CYNTHIA. · 0 · The Glass Key

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London : Hamish Hamilton. Hardcover. 2nd impression. 8vo. Pp xv + 363 + 32pp monochrome halftone photographs + 4pp colour photographs + map. Yellow cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. Cloth shows a couple of small stains on upper panel else Very Good without dust-jacket. .

The Badger

NEAL, ERNEST. · 1948 · The Glass Key

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London : Collins, 1948. Hardcover. 1st edition. 8vo. Pp xv + 158 + colour frontis and 24pp monochrome halftone photographs. Green cloth boards stamped in black on the spine. Very Good without dust-jacket. .

The Life and Death of Whales

BURTON, ROBERT · 1980 · The Glass Key

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1980. Second edition. Hardcover. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo. Pp 185 with line drawings in text and 8pp monochrome halftone photographs. Blue cloth boards stamped in silver on the spine. Very Good in Very Good dust-jacket. .

Birds of the Coast

GIBSON-HILL, C. A. · 1949 · The Glass Key

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1949. Hardcover. 1st edition. 8vo. Pp xxxii + 216 + 16pp monochrome halftone photographs. Black cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. Spine faded else Very Good without dust-jacket. .

Catching Wild Beasts Alive

DELMONT, JOSEPH · 1931 · The Glass Key

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: Hutchinson, 1931. Hardcover. 3rd impression. 8vo. Pp 285 + frontis & 15pp monochrome halftone plates. Green cloth boards stamped in green on the spine. Cloth is badly mottled and with a couple of nicks in the cloth at head and tail of spine else Very Good without dust-...

The Literature of the Charadriiformes from 1894-1928 with a Classification of the Order, and Lists of the Genera, Species and Subspecies

LOW, G. CARMICHAEL · 1931 · The Glass Key

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1931. Later printing. Hardcover. 2nd edition. 8vo. Pp xiii + 637. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. Stamped signature by the author on the front free endpaper and personal book plate of the authorís on front paste down. One ink writte...

Wild Life on the Farm

WHITLOCK, RALPH · 1953 · The Glass Key

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: The Falcon Press, 1953. Hardcover. 1st edition. 8vo. Pp vii + 139. Brown cloth boards stamped in black on the spine. Very Good in edge-rubbed Good+ dust-jacket with a few minor repairs. .

Half Hours at the Sea-Side, or, Recreations with Marine Objects

TAYLOR, J. E. · 1872 · The Glass Key

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London: Robert Hardwicke, 1872. Hardcover. 1st edition. 8vo (170 x 152mm). Pp xii + 260 with colour and monochrome line illus throughout. Decorative blue cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine and upper panel. Cloth rubbed and spine nearly detached at the lower edge. Previo...

Nature's Way: A Look at the Web of Life

STEPHEN, DAVID AND JAMES LOCKIE · 1978 · The Glass Key

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Glasgow and London, Collins, 1978. Later printing. Hardcover. 4th impression. 4to (254 x 178mm). Pp 128 illustrated with colour and b&w photographs throughout. Glazed printed paper boards. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy without dust jacket (as issued?). Very good + .

The Doggonest Puppy Love

STACK, RICHARD LYNN · 1992 · Nans Book Shop

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Glen Burnie, MD: Windmill Press, 1992. Hardcover. Illustrated by Phillips, Chet. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and Josh. Josh was a beagle who was sad because he didn't have a girlfriend. He and his owner saw the senior Bush couple on a whale watch, and Josh fell in love with their dog...

Into the Amazon: Chico Mendes and the Struggle for the Rain Forest

DWYER, AUGUSTA · 1990 · Nans Book Shop

$7.00 (€6.35 | £5.30 | ¥1,118)

Toronto, On, Canada: Key Porter Books, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. This book is the revealing story of the people who live in the Amazon Rain Forest: The rubber tappers, river people, small landholders and natives. Augusta Dwyer not only spoke to them, she lived among them...

Sharp Eyes : A Rambler's Calendar : Or, Fifty-Two Weeks Among Insects, Birds, and Flowers

Gibson, William Hamilton · 1892 · Brookline Village Books

$58.00 (€52.62 | £43.90 | ¥9,262)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1892. Hardcover. 264p. illus. Very good condition .

Australia's Mines and Miners: An Illustrated History of Australian Mining

Carroll, Brian · 1977 · Syber's Books

A$27.50 (€16.90 | $18.63 | £14.10 | ¥2,975)

Macmillan, South Melbourne, Victoria, 1977. First Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: Photographic & Illustrations. Very Good Condition/Good. 9780333229781 Acknowledgements, introduction by author, further reading, picture sources and index. Photographic end pages, showing gol...

The Rocks Remain

MAXWELL, GAVIN · 1970 · John Thompson Books

CA$7.00 (€4.45 | $4.91 | £3.71 | ¥783)

British, Pan. 1970, 3rd Printing. Paperback. Solid with light wear on the covers. Very Good.

Australian Flora in Colour: Flowers and Plants of Victoria

Cochrane, G. R & Fuhrer, B. A & Rotherham, E. R. +& Willis, J. H · 1968 · Syber's Books

A$22.00 (€13.52 | $14.91 | £11.28 | ¥2,380)

A.H & A. W. Reed, Sydney, 1968. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. preface, introduction, explanation of botanical terms, protected plants, index, illustration credits, list of selected reference works and biographical. 543 color plates illustrate the text. ...

The Australian Museum Complete Book of Australian Mammals; the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife

Strahan, Ronald ( Editor ) · 1984 · Syber's Books

A$77.00 (€47.33 | $52.17 | £39.49 | ¥8,330)

Angus & Robertson (UK), London, 1984. First Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: Various. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 9780207144547 Editorial team, preface and introduction by editor, glossary and index. Green coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with colour photograp...

The Australian Museum Complete Book of Australian Mammals; the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife

Strahan, Ronald ( Editor ) · 1984 · Syber's Books

A$77.00 (€47.33 | $52.17 | £39.49 | ¥8,330)

Angus & Robertson (UK), London, 1984. First Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: Various. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 9780207144547 illustrated with many hundreds of distribution maps and colour plates. An excellent reference to Australia's wildlife. second-hand copy, no dam...

The Natural History of British Meadow and Pasture Grasses: With an Account of Their Economy and Agricultural Indications.

BUCKMAN, James: · 1858 · Rochdale Book Company

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Hamilton Adams, 1858, pp. (vi), 73 with 2 plates. Original cloth, spine ends worn, some marking, but good, sound condition. Home-made title label to spine.