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Brazilian Adventure
by Peter Fleming
Brazilian Adventure is a book by Peter Fleming about his search for the lost Colonel Percy Fawcett in the Brazilian jungle. Fawcett along with his son and another companion had disappeared while searching for the Lost City of Z in 1925. Fleming was working as literary editor for The Times when he answered a small ad asking for volunteers to join an expedition to find out what had happened to Fawcett. The story of Fleming's 1932 expedition is told in Brazilian Adventure.
The Crystal Desert
by David G Campbell
THE CRYSTAL DESERT: SUMMERS IN ANTARCTICA is the story of life's tenacity on the coldest of Earth's continents. It tells of the explorers who discovered Antarctica, of the whalers and sealers who despoiled it, and of the scientists who are deciphering its mysteries. In beautiful, lucid prose, David G. Campbell chronicles the desperately short summers on the Antarctic Peninsula. He presents a fascinating portrait of the evolution of life in Antarctica and also of the evolution of the continent itself.
Natural Sciences Books & Ephemera
Ecology of Riparian Breeding Birds Along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona. A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the School of Renewable Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Recreation Resources (Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, Arizona. Technical Report No. 25)
by Brown, Bryan Turner
Tucson and San Francisco: University of Arizona; Western Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 1989. Original edition. Paperback. 42pp. Slim quarto [28 cm] Stapled tan and black printed wraps. Very good condition, with a closed tear in the front wrap. A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the School of Renewable Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Recreation Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
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SGD 13.79
MARIPOSAS DE MEXICO
by BEUTELSPACHER BAIGTS, CARLOS ROMMEL
NEW ~ An entomological classic. In addition to an introduction and 128pp text with scientific descriptions of Mexican butterflies and maps of their locations by accomplished UNAM professor, the end section includes 20 color plates by Californian William H. Howe. First edition of 2000. In Spanish / espanol. Oversize. Some shelf wear of bottom corners. In stock. Weight & oversize will necessitate additional international shipping charges. Usually ships in 3 days.
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SGD 151.72
EL VOLCAN DE FUEGO DE COLIMA
by MAURICIO BRETON GONZALEZ
NEW ~ This book documents the history of over five centuries of spectacular eruptions of the towering Volcan de Fuego, Colima, Mexico, with spectacular B&W and color photographs, maps, and illustrations. Bibliografia / bibliography. Glosario de terminos. 156 pp. Edition of only 100 hardcover copies, 1000 paperback. Solo 100 ejemplares con pasta rigida. RARE.
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SGD 172.41
Familles d'oiseaux. Un guide sur la classification des oiseaux
by Austin, Oliver L
Québec: Éditions Broquet Inc., 1990 Un guide d'identification est une mine de renseignements, une aide fascinante et précieuse pour les vrais amants de la nature. Nos guides reproduisent exactement ce que vous observez dans la nature, qu'ils soient en couleurs ou en noir et blancs. Nombres d'amateurs et de professionnels consciencieux ont adopté ces Guides d'identification - les meilleurs sur le terrain. Étiquettes vierges en deuxième de...
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SGD 14.48
Catastrophe à la Martinique
by Berté, Émile; Daney, Charles
Édition Socopresse Nombreuses photographies et témoignages d'époque. Carte en fin de volume. « 8 mai 1902. 8 h 02. Une éruption de la Montagne Pelée anéantit la ville de Saint-Pierre. Pas de survivant. Ou Cyparis peut-être ? ». Couverture souple. Comme neuf.
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SGD 33.16
The Flight of the Snow Geese.
by Bartlet, Des and Jen
New York:: Stein & Day, 1975.. Family Bookshelf Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards; a Very Good book with a Good+ dust jacket.. 8vo (about 9 inches tall) . Description: Illustrated with b&w photographs, and includes two maps. The Bartletts followed the snow geese on their great migration across the Aleutians, from the Northwest territories of Canada, from Greenland to the icy shores of Hudson Bay, then south for more than 2500 miles to Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. They...
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SGD 17.24
The Phytologist : A Popular Botanical Miscellany, Volume the Fourth (bound with) Volume the Fourth, Continued; and Volume the Fourth, Concluded (Vol IV complete in 3 parts)
by Newman, Edward
London: John Van Voorst, 1851. Volume Four, complete (1851/1852/1853) in 3 parts bound together. These are the original first editions -- not cheaply-made modern reprints. The binding is Fair - Good condition because the green cloth covers are worn and no longer attached to the textblock. SEE PHOTOS. However the textblock could be easily recased with no sewing required since all pages are tightly bound together. Internal condition is Very Good with almost no foxing. Consists of VOLUME THE FOURTH...
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SGD 406.89
King Solomon's Ring
by Konrad Z. Lorenz
Methuen & Co.; London. University paperbacks. Reprint, 1976. Paperback. Uncreased spine. With an introduction by W.H.Thorpe. Illustrated by the author and translated by Marjorie Kerr Wilson. Excellent unread condition.
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SGD 12.03
The House of Seppelt 1851-1951.
by SEPPELT J.E
SIGNED BY Sepplets family - [ see photograph]Hard Cover. Near Fine with fading to front and back cover. First Edition. 9 X 6". Being an Historical Record of the Life and Times of the Seppelt Family through Four Generations. 51 pages. B/w and colour illustrations. Comes with an old Seppelts Compliment Slip. Illust. end-papers. 12 photographic plates, some colour. Decorated end papers. Hard cover. Gilt spine lettering with purple boards a little fading with gilt family crest to front board with gilt...
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SGD 88.62
The Oxford companion to animal behaviour
by McFarland, D. (ed.)
Oxford University Press, 1981. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g./Good. Corner wear to jacket.
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SGD 12.89
Animal behavior in laboratory and field
by Stokes, A.W
W.H. Freeman & Co., 1968. Paper covers. V.g./No Jacket. (4), 198 pp.
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SGD 13.75
The Space Between Our Ears. How The Brain Represents Visual Space
by Morgan, Michael
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2003. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Colour and black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 240 pages. This book reveals the difficulty in working out how we make and receive our visual perceptions. It explains how our brain interprets what we see. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.
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SGD 22.16
Les oiseaux d'Europe
by Gooders, John
France: Éditions Solar (Collection Omniguide), 1990 Abondamment illustré de planches en couleurs; cartes; index. « Il existe des milliers d'espèces d'oiseaux, ne serait-ce qu'en Europe. Ce sont 427 d'entre elles - les plus "régulières", soit celles qui vous aurez le plus sûrement la possibilité de rencontrer - qui vous sont ici présentées.» Autocollant vierge en deuxième de couverture.. Illus. by...
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SGD 34.46
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 2, 1837-1843
by Darwin, Charles
Cambridge University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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SGD 42.36
1817 Hand-Colored Antique Curtis Botanical Print, Epilobium Hirsutum (Great Hairy Willow-Herb)
by Curtis, William
London: George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. Very good +. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 9.75 x 15 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed....
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SGD 193.10
Herrn von Buffons allgemeine Naturgeschichte
by BUFFON, Georges Louis Lecrec
1785 Buffon Natural History SCIENCE Color Illustrated Evolution Microbiology 5v
"Virtually all the well-known writers of the Enlightenment were 'Buffonians'"
― Ernst Mayer
The monumental work by Comte de Buffon, "Histoire Naturelle," was fascinating 18th-century collection of articles and encyclopedia entries on material sciences, physics, chemistry, technology, as well as the history of animals. Buffon wrote the volumes with the intent of addressing all-natural history, but after realizing the... Read more about this item
"Virtually all the well-known writers of the Enlightenment were 'Buffonians'"
― Ernst Mayer
The monumental work by Comte de Buffon, "Histoire Naturelle," was fascinating 18th-century collection of articles and encyclopedia entries on material sciences, physics, chemistry, technology, as well as the history of animals. Buffon wrote the volumes with the intent of addressing all-natural history, but after realizing the... Read more about this item
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SGD 1,096.54
A Manual of Saxifrages
by Webb, D.A. and R.J. Gornall
Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. 4to. 307pp. Green cloth covered boards. Former owner's name penned to ffep. Color/B&W pictures throughout.
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SGD 62.07
The naturalist's library: Ornithology… FLYCATCHERS
by JARDINE, Sir William
1838 Jardine BIRDS Ornithology Ireland & Britain Illustrated Falcons Owls Merlin
Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, 'The Naturalist's Library'.
Item number: #13233
Price: $499
JARDINE, Sir William
The naturalist's library: Ornithology… FLYCATCHERS
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars; S. Highley, London, 1838.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xiv, 256
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33 hand-colored engraved plates
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Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, 'The Naturalist's Library'.
Item number: #13233
Price: $499
JARDINE, Sir William
The naturalist's library: Ornithology… FLYCATCHERS
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars; S. Highley, London, 1838.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
xiv, 256
o
33 hand-colored engraved plates
·... Read more about this item
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SGD 688.27
Wild Life of the South
by Rutledge, Archibald
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1935. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Very Good interior. Text and illustrations unmarked. Pages clean and intact with age toning. Cover intact with staining to upper corners of front and rear (see image). Upper spine also lightly stained, to a lesser degree. This does not intact the interior. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Light wear. Binding and hinges intact. 253 pages.
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SGD 255.17
The Naturalist’s Library, Ichthyology. Vol III. Fishes of Guiana. Part I.
by Schomburgk, Robert H
1841 Jardine Naturalist FISH Piranha Salmon Carp Dorsa Ichthyology Africa Guiana
Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, 'The Naturalist's Library'.
This edition of Jardine's 'Ornithology'
is beautifully illustrated with engravings of various species of fish of Guiana! The plates from Jardine's works are exceedingly desirable and are found framed and displayed by themselves. This volume showcases various fish such as... Read more about this item
Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, 'The Naturalist's Library'.
This edition of Jardine's 'Ornithology'
is beautifully illustrated with engravings of various species of fish of Guiana! The plates from Jardine's works are exceedingly desirable and are found framed and displayed by themselves. This volume showcases various fish such as... Read more about this item
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SGD 688.27
THE DOUBLE HELIX. A personal account of the discovery of DNA
by WATSON. JAMES. D
Weidenfeld and Nicolson. London. 1968. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.7 inches). Illustrated with 19 half-tone photographic plates, including six pages reproducing Watson's letter to Max Delbruck, telling of the Double Helix, and 11 diagrams within the text. A very good copy with previous owner's name and date (May 1968) written neatly on the front free endpaper. Original dustwrapper with some minor chipping to the corners and edges. A slight forward lean to the book but overall a very good copy.
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SGD 257.73
Silton Seasons: From the Diary of a Countryman
by Symons, R. D
Garden City: Doubleday, 1975-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear; A loving account of the virtues of a life spent close to the soil and a provocative commentary on the "advantages" of modern urban society.
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SGD 2.74
MY GARDEN. ITS PLAN AND CULTURE. Together with a general description of its geology, botany and natural history
by SMEE. ALFRED
Bell and Daldy. London. 1872. SECOND EDITION, Revised and corrected. 4to. (10.3 x 7.3 inches). Illustrated with one thousand three hundred engravings. Some foxing to the first and last couple of pages otherwise a clean copy throughout. One small tear to the bottom margin of the frontispiece, not affecting the image. Recent leather binding of half dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Neat previous owner bookplate...
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SGD 343.64
Die Abstammung des Menschen und die Zuchtwahl in geschlechtlicher Beziehung. 2 Bde. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von David Haek.
by Darwin, Charles
Leipzig, Philipp Reclam jun. [ca. 1895]. . Mit Anmerkungsteil des Übersetzers u. Register in Bd. 2. - Papier mäßig gebräunt
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SGD 29.35
