Scienza e natura

THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Being a Popular Account of the Structure Habits and Classification of the Various Departments of the Animal Kingdom... Volume I [&] Volume II

RICHARDSON John, DALLAS William S., COBBOLDT. Spencer, BAIRD William, WHITE Adam · 1880 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Glasgow: William MacKenzie, c. 1880 1st edn. 2 vols. 4to (11 x 7¾ ins). Original half morocco recently re-backed in marching gilt ruled morocco with gilt lettered labels (corners lightly rubbed - otherwise a VG set). Pp. vi + 446 [&] iv + 405, illus with coloured and b&w plate...

THE AYE-AYE AND I A Rescue Expedition in Madagascar

DURRELL Gerald · 1992 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

BCA [&] HarperCollins, 1992 Book club edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. 175, illus with coloured plates and map (no inscriptions).

ASPECTS OF VAGUENESS

SKALA Heinz J., TERMINI S., TRILLAS E. · 1984 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Dordrecht: D. Reidel, 1984 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (spine and edges of boards faded - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. vii + 304, illus with b&w figures (ex academic library with usual stamps and marks; previous owner's neat inscription on front endp...

COME LET'S PLAY Scenario-Based Programming Using LSCs and the Play-Engine

HAREL David, MARELLY Rami · 2003 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Springer, 2003 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG. Pp. xviii + 382, illus with coloured and b&w figures (lacks CD; no inscriptions).

DRAGONFLIES New Naturalist No. 41

CORBET Philip S., LONGFIELD Cynthia, MOORE N.W. · 1960 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Collins, 1960 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green buckram cloth (light marks on boards and bottom corner of upper board a little bumped - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xix + 266, illus with coloured and b&w plates, maps and text figures (remnant of previous owner's...

THE OPEN SEA ITS NATURAL HISTORY Part II Fish and Fisheries New Naturalist No. 37

HARDY Sir Alister · 1959 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Collins, 1959 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green buckram cloth (page edges and endpapers spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (taped to covers on reverse and reverse rather spotted - otherwise VG in protective cover, not price clipped. Pp. xiv + 322, illus with coloure...

RARE BIRDS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND

SHARROCK J.T.R., SHARROCK E.M. · 1976 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

T. & A.D. Poyser, 1976. 0856610143 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth (light spotting on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, price clipped). Pp. 336, illus with b&w drawings and maps (no inscriptions).

THE PUFFIN

HARRIS M.P., BROCKIE Keith [Illustrator] · 1984 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

T & A D Poyser, 1984. 0856610380 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 224, illus with b&w plates and drawings (no inscriptions).

MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS AND ESSAYS

ROUSE BALL W.W., COXETER H.S.M. · 1959 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

Macmillan and Co., 1959 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (light spotting on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xvi + 418, illus with b&w figures in text (no inscriptions).

THE MATHEMAGICIAN AND PIED PUZZLER A Collection in Tribute to Martin Gardner

BERLEKAMP Elwyn, RODGERS Tom · 1999 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Natick MA: A K Peters, 1999. 9781568810751 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (Fine). Pp. x + 266, illus with b&w figures in text (no inscriptions).

HOMAGE TO A PIED PUZZLER

PEGG Ed, SCHOEN Alan H., RODGERS Tom · 2009 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Wellesley MA: A K Peters, 2009. 9781568813158 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (Fine). Pp. xxviii + 285, illus with b&w photos and figures in text (no inscriptions).

TRIBUTE TO A MATHEMAGICIAN

CIPRA Barry, DEMAINE Erik D., DEMAINE Martin L., RODGERS Tom · 2005 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Wellesley MA: A K Peters, 2005. 9781568812045 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (Fine). Pp. xli + 262, illus with b&w photos and figures in text (no inscriptions).

MARTIN GARDNER 4 Volumes Knotted Doughnuts, Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers, Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments, Fractal Music Hypercards and More

GARDNER Martin · 1986 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York: W.H. Freeman & Co., 1986-1991 4 vols. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softbacks) (near Fine). Pp. various, illus with b&w figures in text (no inscriptions). Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments (1986), Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers and the...

HEX STRATEGY Making the Right Connections

BROWNE Cameron · 2000 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Natick MA: A K Peters, 2000 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (near Fine). Pp. xiii + 363, illus with b&w figures in text (no inscriptions).

FROM PAST TO FUTURE Grassmann's Work in Context Grassmann Bicentennial Conference September 2009

GRASSMANN Hermann, PETSCHE Hans-Joachim, LEWIS Albert C., LIESEN Jorg, RUSS Steve [Editors] · 2011 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Basel: Birkhäuser, 2011. 9783034604048 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original laminated pictorial boards (small mark on fore-edge - otherwise near Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. xx + 580, illus with coloured and b&w photos, tables and figures (previous owner's neat inscription on fro...

THE STATUS OF SEABIRDS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND

LLOYD Clare, TASKER Mark, PARTRIDGE Ken, BROCKIE Keith · 1991 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

T. & A. D. Poyser, 1991 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xviii, 355, illus with b&w illus by Keith Brockie and maps and diagrams (no inscriptions).

BIRD RESERVES

ARNOLD E.C. · 1940 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1940 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue buckram cloth (page edges lightly spotted - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xi + 215, illus with coloured and b&w plates (scattered spotting throughout; no inscriptions).

BRITISH BIRDS With Their Nests And Eggs In Six Volumes

BUTLER Arthur G., MATHEW Murray A., FORBES Henry O., CORDEAUX John, TEGERMEIER W.B., SLATER Henry H., ALPIN O.V., MacPHERSON H.A., FROHAWK F.W. · 1896 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Brumby & Clarke, c. 1896 6 vols. 4to (12½ x 10 ins). Rebound in gilt lettered green cloth, red sprinkled edges (vol VI small split at top edge of spine and all vols lightly rubbed and bumped at corners - otherwise VG). Pp. 208 [&] 192 [&] 175 [&] 218 [&] 178 [&] 252, illus wit...

HAUNTS OF BRITISH DIVERS

RANKIN Niall · 1947 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Collins, 1947 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (VG), dustwrapper (worn at edges and reverserather spotted - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 96, illus with coloured frontispiece, 11 pen and ink drawings and 82 b&w photos (light spotting on endpaper...

GEOLOGY EXPLAINED Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley

PERKINS John W. · 1972 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

David & Charles, 1972 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 196, illus with b&w drawings (no inscriptions).