Zoologia e fauna

Birds as Animals

Fisher, James · 1939 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

William Heinemann London xviii, 281, 10 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. green cloth; endpapers browned to margins; ocassional light foxing; a few marginal pencil markings. Good in worn d/w (some loss to head/foot of spine and corners; in removable protective sleeve). Bookplate of...

Birds of the Field

Fisher, James · 1 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Collins London 35, 32 photographic plates (many colour). . PB. Wrappers, a little rubbed. Good.. The Country Naturalist no.1.

British Sporting Birds

Kirkman, F.B.; Hutchinson, H.G (Eds) · 1924 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

T. C. & E. C. Jack London xii, 428, 43 col + b/w plates. . HB. 4to (275x215mm), orig. dec. green cloth, spine slightly faded, lightly rubbed, minor wear to extremities. Vg. Armorial bookplate of Sir. Peyton d'Estoteville Skipwith, 10th Baronet Skipwith, modified in manuscript...

Collins Bird Guide (Large Format)

Svensson, L.; Grant, P.J.; Mullarney, K.; Zetterstrom, D. · 2001 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Harper Collins London 399, 3,500+ colour illustrations. . HB. Large format (320x220mm). Fine in d/w.. First edition, second impression. Guide to birds of Europe including North Africa and Middle East. This is the large format edition with the superb Mullarney and Zetterström p...

Tufted Ducks in a Royal Park

Gillham, E. · 1987 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Eric Gillham Romney Marsh x, 292, [4], col+b/w photos, text figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Vg in d/w. Signed by the author.. First edition. This book details the life-story of Tufted Ducks in the heart of London, telling of their courtship, pairing, nesting, blood rearing, ...

Watching Birds

Fisher, James · 1953 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Collins 224, 16 b/w plates (26 photos), 45 text figs, line drawings. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig cloth; lacks front endpaper removed. Vg in d/w (price-clipped; short tear to rear panel) in removable protective sleeve).. Third revised edition..

A Manual of Palaearctic Birds. Pt I-II

Dresser, H.E. · 1902 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Published by the author London xv, 498; [vii], 499-922, 1 col + 1 b/w frontis. . HB. 2 parts bound in 1 volume, 8vo, later quarter cloth marbled boards, speckled edges. Vg.. First edition..

The Museum of Natural History Div. VII: Insects

White, Adam · 1862 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

William Mackenzie Glasgow [ii], (110), 11 plates (4 hand-col), text figs. . HB. Imp. 8vo, orig. brown, blind- and gilt-stamped cloth, slightly rubbed to extremities aeg; front inner hinge cracked and slightly tender; old faint damp stain to bottom edge of first plate and occas...

Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs

Cranshaw, W. · 2004 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£16.50 (€19.78 | $21.80 | ¥3,481)

Princeton University Press xvi, 656, text figs. . PB. Vg.. First edition.. [9780691095615]

Grundriß der Insektenkunde

Weber, H.; Weidner, H. · 1974 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Gustav Fischer Stuttgart xvi, 640, 287 text figs. . HB. Large 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in d/w (lamination slightly peeling).. 5th revised edition. Text German. [9783437201097]

British Beetles

Rye, E.C.; Fowler, W.W. · 1890 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

L. Reeve London xii, 288, 16 hand-col plates, text figs. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, spine title faded. Ink annotations (dated 1922) to front endpapers, verso of half-title and caption leaf to Plate I. Good.. Second edition..

Evolution: The History of an Idea

Bowler, P.J. · 1989 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

University of California Press Berkeley xix, 464, text figs. . PB. Vg.. 3rd revised and expanded edition.. [9780520236936]

Humans and Other Animals

Dupré, J. · 2002 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Clarendon Press Oxford [ix], 272, . . HB. Vg in d/w. Slight spotting to top edge of text block.. The author explores the ways in which we categorize animals, including humans, and comes to refreshingly radical conclusions. He opposes the idea that there is only one legitimate ...

Catalogue of Indian Insects. Part 18: Carabidae

Andrewes, H.E. · 1930 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Government of India Calcutta 389, . . Unbound. Disbound. No wrappers. Good.. Scarce..

Farther Afield in Birdland

Pike, O.G. · 1911 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Jarrold & Sons London 224 + [4]-ads, 12 mounted spepia photographic plates, 48 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt, light speckling to front board. Illustrated endpapers. Title printed in red and black. Vg.. Illustrated by the author with 60 photographs taken direct from wi...

Birdland: A Book for Young People

Pike, O.G. · 1920 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

The R.T.S. Office London 123, 13-107, [1]-blank, [4]-ads, frontis, 47 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, spine faded, short tear/minor wear to head of spine. Small gift inscription to endpaper. Good.. Illustrated with photographs taken from nature by the author. Two parts - P...

Bird Biographies and other Bird Sketches

Pike, O.G. · 1915 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Jarrold & Sons London 180, [2]-ads, 12 mounted sepia photographic plates, 33 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt titles and illustrations stamped in black to front board and spine, lighlty rubbed; illustrated endpapers. Title printed in red and black. Some foxing th...

Common British Birds The 'How to Identify' Series no.5

Hodges, R.H. · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Epworth Press London 64, col frontis, b/w illus.. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in slightly worn d/w.. .

Wild Birds and their Haunts (A Book for Students and Sportsmen)

Halliday, W. · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Heath Cranton London 302, frontis, 23 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt title to spine, lightly rubbed; light foxing to page edges. Gift inscription to half-title. Vg.. First edition. With a Foreword by Gene Stratton-Porter and an Introduction by W. Percival Westell, F.L.S..

Bird Friends

Kelsall, J.E. (A New Forest Naturalist) · 1927 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

March Gilbert Southampton 71, 2 b/w plates. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth-backed boards, slightly marked. Ex.Lib.: several small ink stamps, rear endpaper torn. Good.. Illustrations by A. Thorburn and H. Gronvold. Many of these notes appeared from 1896 onward in the <i>New Forest...