Zoologia e fauna

The Insect Legion

Burr, M. · 1954 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

James Nisbet London xvi, 336, b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Enclosed is a small printed publicity flyer for this book.. Second revised and enlarged edition..

Practical Entomology (Wayside & Woodland)

Ford, R.L.E. · 1963 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Warne London ix, 198, 12 plates, text figs. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Small mark to spine. Previous owner's name to endpaper. Vg.. 1st edition..

Evolution: The Modern Synthesis

Huxley, J. · 1943 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

George Allen & Unwin London 645, . . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, light foxing to fore-edge. Good in d/w (spine faded; head of spine frayed/worn, with corresponding small area of wear to underlying cloth).. Second impression (first published 1942). An important and influential work, ...

Hawk-moths of Great Britain and Europe

Newman, L.H. · 1965 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Cassell London xxii, 148, 23 col + 21 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, previous owner's name to endpapers. Vg in d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. 1st edition. L. Hugh Newman (1909-1993) was one of the most distinguished butterfly farmers in the UK. His father, Leonard...

An Accentuated List of the British Lepidoptera, with Hints on the Derivation of the Names

Entomological Societies of Oxford & Cambridge · 1858 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Van Voorst London xlvi, 118, . . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Occasional light spotting. Vg.. Published by the Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge. An interesting work combining a systematic list of British butterflies and moths with guidance on the pronunciation and ...

Cladistics: A Practical Course in Systematics

Forey, P.L.; Humphries, C.J.; Kitching, I.J.; Scotland, R.W.; Siebert, D.J.; Williams, D.M. · 1993 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Clarendon Press Oxford x, 191, text figs. . PB. Spine faded. Name inside front cover. Vg.. Cladistics is the method of choice for systematic classification and comparative studies in all fields of biology. In cladistics, reconstructed genealogies are based on common ancestry r...

Transformed Cladistics, Taxonomy and Evolution

Scott-Ram, N.R. · 1990 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Cambridge University Press Cambridge xii, 238, text figs. 228x152mm. HB. Vg. Owner's label to endpaper.. Examines the relationship between classification and evolutionary theory, with reference to the competing schools of taxonomic thinking. Emphasis is placed on the transform...

The Whale Book: Whales and other marine animals as described by Adriaen Coenen in 1585

Coenen, A.; Egmond, E.; Mason, P.; Lankester, K. (Eds) · 2003 · Pemberley Natural History Books

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Reaktion Books London xv, 208, col illus. . HB. Large 8vo (211x287mm), orig. blue cloth. Fine in d/w.. 100 selected pages from Adriaen Coenen's <i>Visboek</i> covering his observations of whales. Adriaen Coenen (1514-1587) was a Dutch Beachcomber and Fish Merchant, who dedicat...

The Proofs of Evolution

Lehman, J.P. · 1977 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Gordon & Cremonesi 156, 109 text figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. boards. Vg.. Translated from original 1973 French edition, <i>Les Preuves Paléontologiques de L'Evolution</i> , by Patricia Crampton with corrections and additions.. [9780860330554]

The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland

Thomas, J.; Lewington, R. (Illustrator) · 1991 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Dorling Kindersley London 224, colour illustrations, maps. 255x250mm. HB. Vg in d/w in protective sleeve. 1st edition. Fine colour illustrations of the life stages of all British species.. [9780863185915]

Assessing Phylogenetic Accuracy: A Simulation Study

Heijerman, T. · 1995 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

175, text figs. . PB. Fine.. Thesis Universiteit Wageningen.. [9789054854227]

Darwin is not for Children

Barclay, V. · 1950 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Herbert Jenkins London 256, . . HB. 8vo, orig. red cloth, lightly rubbed, top edge painted, previous owner's name to endpaper. Vg.. First edition. Vera Charlesworth Barclay (1893-1989) was an early pioneer of the scouting movement, co-founding the cub scouts in 1916, and advoc...

Insect Life: A Short Account of the Classification and Habits of Insects

Theobald, F.V. · 1896 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Methuen London xi, 235, 16-ads, text figs. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt, spine slightly mottled, endpapers browned, previous owner's name to endpaper. Vg.. First edition.Freeman 3680..

A Year with the Birds

An Oxford Tutor [Fowler, W. Warde] · 1886 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

B.H. Blackwell Oxford xi, 144, frontis. . HB. 8vo, orig. quarter mock vellum (soiled, lightly scuffed), blue cloth boards, gt title to spine and front board, teg, other edges uncut, endpapers foxed. Related newspaper cuttings pasted to rear endpaper. Vg. Signature of T. Herber...

A Year with the Birds

An Oxford Tutor [Fowler, W. Warde] · 1886 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

B.H. Blackwell Oxford xi, 144, frontis illus. . HB. 8vo, orig. quarter mock vellum (soiled, worn with short splits to both joints), blue cloth boards, gt title to spine and front board, teg, other edges uncut, endpapers foxed. Owners' names to endpaper. Good.. First edition. 5...

Birds and their Nests and Eggs: Found in and near great Towns. [First]-Third Series

Vos, G.H. · 1909 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

George Routledge and Sons London xii, 148; viii, 223; viii, 240, 154 b/w photos. . HB. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, lightly rubbed, gilt dec. to spine and front board, spine slightly faded, teg. Prize bookplate (London County Council, dated 1913) to front endpaper with their gilt c...

Birds and Bird-Life

Buckland, F.T.; Martin, W.C.L.; Kidd, W. · 1863 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Religious Tract Society London 285, [1]-ads, frontis, woodcuts to text. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. blind-stamped plum cloth, gilt dec. to spine and front board, spine faded; prize bookplate dated 1864, partly removed with some damage to surface of endpaper. Vg.. First edition.Freema...

Chats about British Birds

Tutt, J.W. · 1896 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

George Gill & Sons London [viii], 216, 93 b/w illus. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, bevelled boards, gilt dec. to spine and front board, aeg, patterned endpapers. Vg.. First edition. Hedgerow and Woodland series. Pages 211-216 comprise publisher's ads. An uncommon title by J.W. Tutt ...

Bird-Watching and Bird Behaviour

Huxley, J. · 1934 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Chatto & Windus London xii, 116, 8-ads, 8 b/w plates. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. purple cloth, gt, spine slightly faded. Vg.. Pheonix Library reprint (f irst published 1930). A transcription of 'six wireless talks' broadcast by the BBC..

Wonder of Wings: A Book About Birds

Price, Nancy · 1946 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Victor Gollancz London 253, 16 b/w plates. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, light spotting to page edges. Vg.. First edition. Wide ranging in content, includes sections on bird-lore and legend, temple birds, inspiring poetry etc..