Louis Agassiz Fuertes: his life briefly told and his correspondence.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. Octavo, lacks dustwrapper. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. Octavo, lacks dustwrapper. More
Kew: Kew Publishing, 2023. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations, distribution maps. The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook brings together the combined knowledge of Kew experts in a guide to the commonly encountered plants of temperate regions. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a centre of expertise for cultivating..... More
Kuranda: Steven Nowakowski Publishing, 2022. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. If humanity survives, Stan Breeden's memoir is destined to be a natural classic. For eight decades he has been a peerless observer and chronicler of Earth’s wilds and wildlife. In this book are some of the most poignant accounts of the..... More
Hartford: The Stinehour Press, 1983. Octavo, , fine copy in dustwrapper. Numbered limited edition. Includes the 1991 supplement. More
Utrecht: Chez B. Wild et J. Altherr, 1791. Octavo, Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, red label, early strengthening of inner hinge, a very good copy. More
London: The Batchworth Press, 1948. Octavo, line drawings, bookplate, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksells, 1980. Octavo, publisher's printed cloth. More
Octavo, dustwrapper, Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalised and popularised the system of binomial nomenclature used to classify plants and animals. Linnaeus himself classified thousands of species; the simple and immediately recognisable abbreviation 'L' is used to mark classifications originally made by Linnaeus. This..... More
London: J. Newbery, 1763. Small octavo, uncoloured plates. Contemporary full calf (worn), all volumes rebacked with red label, owner's signature ("Isaac Hitchcock 1763") in each volume. Volume one: The natural history of quadrapedes, including amphibious animals, frogs, and lizards, with their properties and uses in medicine. Volume two: The natural..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2014. Quarto, publisher's boards, colour photographs. This accessible and thought-provoking book is the first in-depth exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Organized into six chapters, the book moves through the various levels of artists engagement..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, (2001. reprint). Octavo, dustwrapper, An up-to-date check-list of accepted genera of Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and flowering plants. More
Lawrence: University of Kansas Libraries, 1996. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2006. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, dustwrapper. This comprehensive guide to the world of birds traces their evolution and explains avian biology and behaviour. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1998. reprint). Octavo, softcover. More
New York: Dover Publications, 2017. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. At the turn of the 20th century, John Burroughs ranked among America's most popular authors. The distinguished naturalist possessed a special gift for sharing his close observations in an engaging style that combines scientific accuracy with a grand poetic expression. This..... More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2013. Octavo, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. In the first full-length study to reproduce all of Wilson's unpublished drawings for the nine-volume American Ornithology, Edward Burtt and William Davis illustrate Wilson's pioneering and often underappreciated achievement as the first ornithologist to describe the birds..... More
London: Charles Skilton, 1958. Quarto, seven tipped-in colour plates, other plates. Publisher's cloth with gilt title andcolour cover plate inset, glassine wrapper, a fine copy. More
Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2007. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Published to accompany the National Gallery of Australia's exhibition, The Story of Australian Printmaking 1801-2005. Roger Butler is the senior curator of Australian prints and drawings at the National Gallery of Australia. The first volume is a...... More
Vermillion: Buteo Books, 1985. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Contributions from over 280 ornithologists covering the field of modern ornithology and related subjects. Includes articles on all the bird families, almost all of which are illustrated by a representative species. There are also short entries defining special terms, application..... More
London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1974. Quarto, colour photographs, dustwrapper. More
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2013. Octavo, photographs, maps, softcover. Originally published in 1956, Archie Carr's landmark publication helped set in motion a movement to protect sea turtles that spread throughout the world and remains strong today. Archie Carr's unmatched style of nature writing, accessible to experienced naturalists and laypersons..... More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1946. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's cloth, very good copy. More
Portland OR: Pomegranate Communications, 2015. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. Charley Harper and Edie McKee met on the first day of school at the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1940. They studied together, fell in love, survived World War II, married, and embarked on successful careers in art. Today, Charley's work..... More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016. Octavo, colour photographs and illustrations, laminated boards. Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here..... More