Storia naturale

Catálogo de Hongos y Myxomycetes del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba

Cabarroi Hernández, M.; Maldonado Gonzalez, S.G.; Recio Herrera, G.M. et al · 2014 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Jardín Botánico Nacional La Habana 87, col illus. . PB. Vg.. Text Spanish. A catalogue of fungi and myxomycetes found in Cuba with information on uses (edible, medicinal) and their characteristics.. [ 97895916229529789591622952]

Adaptive Food Webs: Stability and Transitions of Real and Model Ecosystems

Moore, John C.; de Ruiter, Peter C.; McCann, Kevin S.; Wolters, Volkmar (Eds) · 2018 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Cambridge University Press xvi, 416, b/w + col illus. . HB. 'Damaged' stamp (minor scratch marks to cover), otherwise very good.. Presenting new approaches to studying food webs, this book uses practical management and policy examples to demonstrate the theory behind ecosystem...

The Encyclopedia of Orchids

Pridgeon, Alec (Ed.) · 2003 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

David & Charles 304, col photos throughout. 316x242mm. HB. Large format (316x242mm), orig. boards. Gift inscription to half-title. Vg in d/w.. Over 1100 species illustrated and identified, complemented by a section devoted to cultivation, pests and diseases, hybridization and ...

Viable Ecologies: Conservation and Coexistence on the Galapagos Islands

Bocci, Paolo; Sivaramakrishnan, K.; Sivaramakrishnan, K. · 2024 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,640)

University of Washington Press xxi, 194, 10 figs, 2 maps. . PB. As new.. Famous for their geographic isolation and high proportion of endemic species, the Galapagos Islands have long been promoted as the premier destination for tourists and scientists seeking to escape humanit...

The Lost Gardens of Glasgow University

Boney, A.D. · 1988 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

Christopher Helm London vi, 298, b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w (slightly creased; in removable protective sleeve).. This book traces the history of the gardens at Glasgow University, from medieval times to their destruction after 1870.. [9780747002208]

E.A. Bowles & his Garden at Myddelton House 1865-1954

Allan, M. · 1973 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Faber 264, 8 col + 46 b/w plates. . HB. Vg in d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. First edition.. [9780571103065]

My Garden in Summer

Bowles, E.A. · 1972 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

David & Charles xi, 316, b/w plates. . HB. Vg in d/w (price-clipped; spine slightly faded, in removable protective sleeve).. Reprint. First published 1914.. [9780715357088]

The Thaliacea of the Madras Plankton

Nair, R.V. · 1949 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Madras 40, 6 plates. . PB. Wrappers. A trifle worn.. Bull. Madras Gov. Mus. Nat. Hist. Section Vol. 6 No. 1.

Wild Cities: Discovering New Ways of Living in the Modern Urban Jungle

Fitch, C.M. · 2025 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

William Collins 416, 8 plates with colour photos. . HB. Vg in d/w. Minor bump to corner of rear board.. Nature isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. But today the majority of the world’s population lives in some form of urban environment. By 2050, two-thirds of humanity will live ...

Collins Fungi Guide

Buczacki, S.; Shields, C.; Ovenden, D. · 2012 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Harper Collins 640, 2000 col illus, b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w.. First edition. The sixth title in the bestselling Collins Guide series. The most complete field guide to the mushrooms and toadstools of Britain and Europe.Leading mycological artists, Chris Shields and Denys Ove...

The Universal Herbal: or, Botanical, Medical, and Agricultural Dictionary. Containing an account of all the known plants in the world, arranged according to the Linnean system. Vol. I-II

Green, Thomas · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£600.00 (€719.19 | $792.69 | ¥126,542)

Printed at the Caxton Press by Henry Fisher London [4], 790; 885, [1], 2 frontispieces, 1 engraved title-page, 106 uncoloured plates. . HB. 2 vols, 4to (278x222mm), sympathetically rebound in recent cloth, black-ruled, double border to front boards, leather title piece to spin...

Beyond Spring: Wanderings through Nature

Oates, Matthew · 2017 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,640)

Fair Acre Press 256, . . HB. . Scarce. Beyond Spring traces a series of wanderings through the natural world of England from early spring to full fruition of summer. Some chapters journey through celebrated wildlife havens such as the Scilly Isles and the Norfolk Broads, or cl...

The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World

Lomborg, Bjorn · 2001 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Cambridge University Press xxiii, 515, 173 text figs. . PB. Fine. This work questions the common belief that the environment is steadily deteriorating. A former Greenpeace member, Lomborg criticizes environmental groups for misusing scientific data and instead uses reliable st...

House Guests, House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home

Jones, R. · 2015 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Bloomsbury Publishing 288, 100 b/w figs. 216x135mm. HB. Vg in d/w. Inscribed by the author.. Today we live in snug, well-furnished houses surrounded by the trappings of a civilised life. But we are not alone – we suffer a constant stream of unwanted visitors. Our houses, our f...

The Colours of Fujairah

Hurndall, Christopher · 2002 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Zodiac Publishing 127, col photos. . HB. 4to. Vg in d/w.. Photographs by Blanca Rössler. Fujairah is one of the seven Emirates that forms the United Arab Emirates. It is the one Emirate that exclusively faces the Arabian sea. A picture book which Includes chapters on History, ...

The Somerset Wetlands: An Ever Changing Environment

Hill-Cottingham, P.; Briggs, D.; Brunning, R.; King, A.; Rix, G. (Eds) · 2008 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Somerset Books Wellington 239, col photos throughout. . HB. 4to (245x260mm), orig. boards. Near fine in d/w.. Reprint (first published 2006). A lavishly illustrated book on the area known as the Somerset Wetlands covering the area from Gordano to Ilchester and comprising its L...

The Atlas Flora of Somerset

Green, P.R.; Green, I.P.; Crouch, G.A. · 1997 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Privately published Somerset xxiv, 292, 16 col plates, distribution maps. 305x215mm. HB. Vg in d/w.. . [9780953132409]

God's Acre: The flowers and animals of the parish churchyard

Greenoak, F. · 1985 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Orbis 192, col illus. 245x205mm. HB. Fine in d/w.. Illustrated by Clare Roberts. Foreword by Richard Mabey.. [9780856138003]

Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival

Vincent, A. · 2023 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Canongate Books Ltd xviii, 286, . 220x144mm. HB. Vg in d/w.. A meditation on why women are drawn to the soil, featuring contributions from Ali Smith, Hazel Gardiner and Cosey Fanni Tutti.Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buried with our work. Alice Vincent ...

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle

Darwin, Charles · 2003 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

Folio Society London xxxii, 518, col frontis, col + b/w illus, endpaper maps. . HB + Slipcase. Large 8vo, orig. dec. buckram; top edge tinted green. As new in slipcase.. First printing. This Folio edition reprints the 1860 text (3rd edition), with some minor emendations. Intro...