Search Results: Titles starting with T from Kerry Woods

Taxonomy of the Flowering PlantsArthur Monrad Johnson, 1931"The Century Biological Series", The Century Co.Vintage plant taxonomy text, with hundreds of detailed botanical illustrations/line drawings (see photos)Both hinges are split on the brown cloth cover, and cover generally shows wear (see photos).Interior of the book is in good condition; complete, tight, and with minimal wear.

"The Thermal Warriors", Bernd Heinrich, 1996; Harvard Univ. Press, 240 ppMuch-admired and readable book on the adaptations of insect physiology presented in highly readable prose.Natural history with rigorous scientific context.Slight rubbing visible on dust jacket; otherwise book is in 'like-new condition' generally. Clean, unmarked, undamaged. Photos are of copy being sold.

Susan L. Flader. "Thinking Like a Mountain: Aldo Leopold and the Evolution of an Ecological Attitude toward Deer, Wolves, and Forests" 1974, University of Missouri Press.Classic scholarly biography of Aldo Leopold, one of the main influences on 20th century environmental thought. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has some stains and slight tears at corners/edges. Cloth binding is in excellent condition - unfaded with only slight dent on one corner. Book is clean, unmarked, and binding tight.Images are of copy being sold

"First Princeton Science Library edition printing" (see photos) Eldredge, with Stephen Jay Gould, was one of the primary promoters of 'punctuated equilibria' as a model for evolutionary dynamics; this book is Eldredge's take on the development of that idea at the time of publication (1989).Book is in excellent/near-fine condition; only slightest edge wear on cover; interior bright, clean, unmarked.Photos are of copy being sold.

Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", Temple Shakespeare edition, miniature format (about 4x6 in)dated 1914 (MCMXIV) on title pageDark red leather-like binding.very good condition; slight wear along edges of spine, but binding is tight, interior clean, no marks or folds (previous owners name printed inside front cover)

Transactions of the Illinois State Horticultural Society for the year 1898Held in Springfield IllinoisForty-Third Annual Meeting487 ppCollector's item.cloth binding is stained but solid (see photos). some tearing at inside hinges of covers (photos): binding otherwise solid and tightInterior in very good shape; some browning, but otherwise clean, intact.

Tree Flora of KentuckyWillem MeijerUniversity of Kentucky 1971paper-bound, staple binding. Some fading of cover and browning of pages, but generally in excellent condition.This 141 page book includes identification keys for all trees occurring naturally in Kentucky, by long-time faculty member, Willem Meijer.The book appears to be internally printed, and appears to be rather rare; it is not to be found in web searches.This copy has stamp on cover of earlier owner, famous ecologist, Robert H. Whittaker.An unusual, collector's item for students of natural history.

Trees and Shrubs of the Rocky Mountain RegionBurton O. Longyear1927G.P. Putnam's Sonswith 128 pen drawings and 9 colored platesThis is one of a wide-ranging series of field-guides published by Putnam in first half of 20th century;an early and distinguished collection.This copy is in very good condition. There are two small slight stains on front cover (photo), a price marked inside front cover.Slight bumping at corners of cover. Otherwise clean, unmarked. Binding tight. There is no dustjacket.