Johnsgard, Paul A.

Diving Birds of North America

Lincoln, University Of Nebraska Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto; pp; xii, (2), 3-292, index; Illustrated, fifty six figures, twenty-eight distribution maps, thirty-two color plates, thirty-eight tables; blue cloth, gilt in a dust jacket. A beautifully produced serious study. Very good/very good.

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Book number: 13923

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology / Birds

Jones, A. R.

The Ciliates

New York, St. Martin's Press, 1974. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; 207, index; illustrated with thirty-seven figures and four plates; green cloth lettered in gilt in a pictorial dust jacket. Ciliate Protozoa. Very good/very good.

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Book number: 16335

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Kemp, Alan

The Owls of Southern Africa

Cape Town, Struik Winchester, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto; pp. (8), 9-184 with index; Beautifully illustrated in color and black and white by Simon Calburn; decorated cream cloth, in dust jacket and slipcase; Near fine; "This monograph on the twelve owl species that inhabit the southern African sub-region has been written by a leading specialist on birds of prey and illustrated by one of South Africa's best known bird artists. The result is an authoritative and visually exciting book that will undoubtedly become a standard work on this group of birds". A beautiful copy!. Very Good +/very good +.

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Book number: 12362

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Science; Natural History; Birds; Ornithology; South Africa Ornithology / Birds

Kirkman, F. B. and F. C. R. Jourdan

British Birds

London, Thomas Nelson And Sons, Ltd, 1938. Later printing. Hardcover. Quarto; pp; xvi, 209; illustrated with two hundred-two color plates; decorated blue cloth, gilt; printed on versos only with a facing color plate, in a dust jacket. Concise descriptions of appearance, range, habitats, nests, eggs, food, song, etc. Very good/very good.

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Book number: 14491

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology / Birds

Knight, David M.

Natural Science Books in English 1600-1900

(London), Portman Books, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Royal octavo; pp; x, 262, index; illustrated with ninety-six black and white illustrations and four full page color plates; green cloth lettered in gilt in a pictorial dust jacket. Reprint of the 1972 first edition, regarded as the standard reference on the subject. Very good/very good.

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Book number: 17239

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Books on Books & Libraries

Labram, Jonas David

Flowers All the Year Round

Basle, Auerbach, 1947. Wraps. 16mo; pp; 15, (i); illustrated with thirty-two full page color botanical plates; original printed stiff green wrappers in glassine; bilingual text in English and Italian. A lovely little botanical. Near fine .

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Book number: 19192

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Illustrated

Langford, George

Stories of the First American Animals

New York, Boni And Liveright, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto; pp; xv, (i), 242; a frontispiece and five colored Illustrations by Ty Mahon, and twenty-eight additional black and white plates; black cloth with a color paste-on title tile and illustration. A similar format to the Scribner Classic Series. Spine faded, edge wear, internally complete with all plates, overall a very good copy .

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Book number: 17506

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Illustrated Children's Books

Lathrop, Jun,, John

A Compenious Treatise on the Use of the Globes, and of Maps; Compiled from the Works of Keith, Ferguson, Adams, Hutton, Bryan, Goldsmith and Other Eminent Authors... To the Practical Knowledge of Geography and Astronomy

Boston, J. W. Burditt and Co. and W. Wells, 1812. First Edition. Full leather. Duodecimo (7" x 4.25"), Full leather with gilt red label. 183pp. Illustrated with three folding copper plate engravings at the back of globes and a chart. Leather is worn with a chip at the top of the spine. Joints are tender, but with stong hinges. Moderate foxing throughout. A scarce book. Good + .

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Book number: 19478

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Geography; Astronomy; John Lathrop Jr. ;

Loudon, J. C.

Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum; or, the Trees and Shrubs of Britain... Volume IV

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, green blind-decorated cloth. Gilt titles. Pp. viii, (1) 2032-2694. Index of popular names, persons and places and appendices of plants of Italy etc. Many engravings throughout the text. Good. Top of spine pulled and with two short and one 3/4" tear at the joint. Hinges weakening. Volume IV of VIII only. "With Their Propagation, Culture, Management, and Uses in the Arts, in Useful Ornamental Plantations, and in Landscape-Gardening; Preceded by a Historical and Geographical Outline of the Trees and Shrubs of Temperate Climates Throughout the World. Good .

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Book number: 13102

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Science; Natural History; Botany; Botanical; Trees; Shrubs;

Loudon, J. C.

Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum; or, the Trees and Shrubs of Britain... Volume III

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, green blind-decorated cloth. Gilt titles. Pp. vi, (1) 1258-2030. Many engravings throughout the text. Good. Some edgewear and a few spots. Hinges weakening. Volume III of VIII only. "With Their Propagation, Culture, Management, and Uses in the Arts, in Useful Ornamental Plantations, and in Landscape-Gardening; Preceded by a Historical and Geographical Outline of the Trees and Shrubs of Temperate Climates Throughout the World. Good .

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Book number: 13103

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Science; Natural History; Botany; Botanical; Trees; Shrubs;

Lydon, A. F.

British Birds' Eggs

London, Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Royal octavo; pp. 62 plus an ad leaf; Illustrtaed with twenty colored plates; red cloth, gilt; spine faded, corners bumped. Very good .

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Book number: 12972

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Ornithology / Birds

Meagher, Mary and Douglas B. Houston

Yellowstone and the Biology of Time: Photographs Across a Century

Norman, University Of Oklahoma Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto; pp; xv, (i), (2), 3-287, index; profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and maps; terra-cotta cloth lettered in gilt on the spine with a inset title label on the board in a pictorial jacket. The plates chronicle the changes in points within the Park photographed over a century. An indispensable addition to any Yellowstone Collection. Very good/very good.

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Book number: 14420

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Travel; Natural History; Yellowstone; Ecology; National Parks; Photography; Ecology Bookshelf;

Metcalf, Maynard M.

The Salpidae: A Taxonomic Study; Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and Adjacent Regions. United States National Museum Bulletin 100

Washington DC, Government Printing Office, 1918. First Edition. Wraps. Octavo; pp; vii, (i), 193, appendix, index; Illustrated, fourteen black and white plates plus figures; original printed paper wrappers; Untrimmed edges and uncut. Very good, previous institution's name has been redacted, no other markings with the exception of a "Discarded" stamp on inside front wrapper. Planktonic organisms. Very good .

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Book number: 13839

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Smithsonian; Marine Organisms; Plankton; Philippines:

Milller, Robert Ryan

For Science and National Glory; the Spanish Scientific Expedition to America, 1862-1866

Norman, University Of Oklahoma Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; xiv, 194, index; illustrated with maps and photographs; yellow cloth in a dust jacket; previous owner's small stamp on front endpaper, else very good. A volume in the American Travel And Exploration Series. A "scientific expedition sent by Isabella II to the part of the New World still ruled by Spain. Seven naturalists and a photographer travelled to the Argentine Pampas, the Andes Mountains, the Atacama Desert, Patagonia, Panama, California and many other places searching for specimens and artifacts for museums in Spain. Robert Miller was the first non-Spanish scholar to have access to these records, basing his entire book on letters, journals, and official records. The author reprints many photographs from the expedition in two sections". Remarkable. Very good/very good.

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Book number: 16134

Catalogue: Science & Natural History

Keywords: Exploration; Spain; South America; Amazon; California;

Milne Lorus & Margery Milne

A Time to Be Born: An Almanac of Animal Courtship & Parenting

San Francisco, Sierra Club Books, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; (vi), 218, index; illustrated with lovely line drawings by Sarah Landry; brown cloth and terra-cotta paper covered boards lettered in gilt. Examines more than 100 species of mammals on six continents, exploring the reproductive cycle and the rearing of young. Very good/a good or better jacket with edge wear.

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Book number: 17456

Catalogue: Science & Natural History