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PHYSIOGRAPHY OF VICTORIA An Introduction to Geomorphology

HILLS E. Sherbon · 1975 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.96 | $26.42 | ¥4,220)

Melbourne: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1975. 9780684827896 New edn. 8vo. Original white lettered brown cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover). Pp. x + 372, with b&w illus in text (no inscriptions).

THE DOUBLE HELIX A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA

WATSON James D. · 1968 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.96 | $26.42 | ¥4,220)

New York: Atheneum, 1968 1st edn 3rd printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edge yellow (lightly faded at edges of boards - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (a little chipped at head and tail of spine and corners - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. xvi + 226, i...

SWIFTS IN A TOWER With a New Chapeter by Andrew Lack

LACK David, LACK Andrew · 2018 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.77 | $18.49 | ¥2,954)

Unicorn, 2018. 9781911604365 New edn. 8vo. Original white lettered black cloth-backed pictorial boards (near Fine). Pp. 274, illus with coloured plates and drawings in text (no inscriptions).

BIRDS OF HAMPSHIRE

CLARK J.M., EYRE J.A. · 1993 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.97 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Hampshire Ornithological Society, 1993. 9780950980515 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. 512, with coloured and b&w illus (no inscriptions).

DESERTS ON THE MARCH

SEARS Paul B. · 1949 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1949 1st edn. 8vo. Original red lettered yellow cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 181, illus with b&w drawings in text (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).

WILDLIFE OF THE BOX-IRONBARK COUNTRY

TZAROS Chris · 2006 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Collingwood Vic: CSIRO, 2006. 9780521701655 Reprint with corrections. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (small nick at tail of spine and corners a little creased - otherwise VG). Pp. 256, with coloured illus and CD in pocket at rear (no inscriptions).

THE ATLAS OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS

BLAKERS M., DAVIES S.J.J.F., REILLY P.N. · 1984 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.94 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Melbourne University Press, 1984 1st edn. 4to. Original pictorial cloth (near Fine). Pp. xlvi +738, illus throughout with b&w drawings and maps (previous owner's neat inscription on verso of front endpaper).

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS Human and Animal Interaction in Britain from the Norman Conquest to World War One

MacGREGOR Arthur · 2012 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.95 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Reaktion Books, 2012 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original green cloth (rather bumped at head of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 552, illus with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions).

THE CURSE OF THE LABRADOR DUCK My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction

CHILTON Jon · 2009 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009. 9781439102473 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green and white cloth (black pen mark on top page edge - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price-clipped). Pp. x + 305, with b&w illus in text (no inscriptions).

The Botanic Garden [ 95 Plates ]

Maund B. · 1827 · George Jeffery Books

£225.00 (€269.53 | $297.23 | ¥47,470)

Baldwin & Cradock Volumes 1 to 4. Disbound being sold as a collection of 95 coloured plates, each plate with 4 images. Text not complete, lacking some prelims, title pages.Occasional dust, dirt marking to plates. Plates in good clean condition. BEING SOLD AS A COLLECTION OF P...

Memoirs of British Quadrupeds, Illustrative Principally of Their Habits of Life, Instincts, Sagacity, and Uses to Mankind. Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus. [ 71 Coloured Plates ]

Bingley the Rev W. · 1809 · George Jeffery Books

£375.00 (€449.22 | $495.38 | ¥79,116)

Printed for Darton and Harvey Book measures 24c15.5.cm. [14],459,70,[10], 71 coloured plates. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands. Binding heavily worn, boards loose. Internally, foxing to frontis and title, some plates, dust, dirt marked, [ ab...

Fleta Minor. The Laws of Art and Nature, in Knowing, Judging, Assaying, Fining, Refining and Inlarging the Bodies of confin?d Metals. In Two Parts. The First contains Assays of Lazarus Erckern, Chief Prover (or Assay-Master General of the Empire of German

Pettus John · 1683 · George Jeffery Books

£450.00 (€539.07 | $594.45 | ¥94,939)

Printed for the Author By Thomas Dawks DEFECTIVE COPY. Book measures 35.5x23.cm. [44], 345, [89], 81-133, [1]. LACKING PORTRAIT, PAGES, 72 TO 76, AND 221,222, INCLUDING PLATES 9 AND 28. Bound in full modern leather, raised bands, leather title label. Leather scuffed, marked. B...

Sylva Sylvarum : Or, a Naturall History. In Ten Centuries; Whereunto is Newly Added the History Naturall and Experimentall of Life and Death, or of the Prolongation of Life.

Bacon Francis · 1658 · George Jeffery Books

£320.00 (€383.34 | $422.72 | ¥67,512)

London, printed by A.M. for William Lee 1658. Book measures 11 1.4 x 7 1/2 inches, [ 29x19mm ]. Complicated collation, engraved frontis and title page, plus printed title page, engraved title page dated 1651, printed title dated 1658, [16],218pp,table of chief matters, [19pp]...

The Great Diamonds of the World. Their History and Romance. Collected fron the Official, Private and Other Sources, During Many Years of Correspondence and Inquiry. Edited and annotated by Joseph Hatton and A.H.Keane

Streeter Edwin W. · 1892 · George Jeffery Books

£175.00 (€209.64 | $231.18 | ¥36,921)

George Bell Book measures 23x15.5.cm. xxiii,[2],26-321pp, 9pp catalogue. Bound in original publishers green blind and gilt stamped cloth, gilt lettering, coloured endpapers. Cloth has minor wear, very slight lean on spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, page...

Precious Stones and Gems

Streeter Edwin W. · 1877 · George Jeffery Books

£135.00 (€161.72 | $178.34 | ¥28,482)

Chapman & Hall Book measures 22x15.cm. ix,[2],12-264pp, 10 illustrations, most in colour. Bound in original publishers blue gilt cloth, black lines, gilt lettering, coloured endpapers. Cloth lightly rubbed, marked, abraion wear. Binding in good clean condition. Internally, en...

Manual of Mineralogy, Including Observations on Mines, Rocks, Reduction of Ores, and the Applications of the Science to the Arts

Dana James D. · 1853 · George Jeffery Books

£95.00 (€113.80 | $125.50 | ¥20,043)

Trubner & Co Book measures 20x13.cm. xii,13-432pp. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt tooling and lettering. Calf rubbed, scuffed. Generally binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, previous owners bookplate, minor spotting. Pag...

The Practical Measurer, or Tradesman and Wood Merchants Assistant

Alexander Peddie · 1822 · Rooke Books

£189.99 (€227.59 | $250.98 | ¥40,083)

Glasgow, Khull, Blackie, and Co, 1822. Leather. A scarce work of metrology intended for tradesmen and wood merchants. A scarce copy. Bound in quarter calf, with gilt lettering. Presumed first. Very scarce. One plate missing. Bound in quarter calf, with gilt lettering. There is...

Urban District of Handsworth in the County of Stafford Electric Light and Power Supply

Kennedy and Jenkin · 1904 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.66 | $217.97 | ¥34,811)

London, Waterlow and Sons Limited, 1904-05. Leather. A scarce record of the electricity and power supplies to the district of Handsworth in the early twentieth century. Very rare original source material. Containing: Conditions of Contract Lighting Feeders, Mains, and Roadwork...

The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton

Gilbert White · 1900 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.50 | $317.04 | ¥50,634)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1900. Leather. A charming copy of this work on natural history by Gilbert White Gilbert White was a pioneering naturalist and ornithologist. He is best known for his The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.This book was a compilation ...

Geological Fragments Collected Principally from Rambles Among the Rocks of Furness and Cartmel

John Bolton · 1869 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.77 | $145.31 | ¥23,207)

London , D. Atkinson; Whittaker and Co. 1869. First edition. Cloth. A scarce edition of Geological Fragments Collected Principally from Rambles Among the Rocks of Furness and Cartmel by John Bolton. First edition. Illustrated with six plates of fossil illustrations, 'beau...