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1933 Whittlesey House first edition. Henry Rusby was a well know botanist and participant in numerous expeditions to the Amazon and other tropical climes.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issue is light soil to the exterior edges of the text block. Overall, a clean and sold copy of a somewhat uncommon classic in the field.Please message me with any questions.
"Account of the Whynn Dykes in the Neighbourhood of the Giant's Causeway, Ballycastle, and Belfast, in a Letter to the Lord Bishop of Dromore." In: Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. IX. by RICHARDSON, William, D.D. of Moy (1743-1814) - 1803
by RICHARDSON, William, D.D. of Moy (1743-1814)
"Account of the Whynn Dykes in the Neighbourhood of the Giant's Causeway, Ballycastle, and Belfast, in a Letter to the Lord Bishop of Dromore." In: Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. IX.
by RICHARDSON, William, D.D. of Moy (1743-1814)
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Dublin:: Graisberry and Campbell, 1803., 1803. 4to. (Article): 21-43 pp. 2 engraved plates of giant's causeway. (WE OFFER: whole volume): 487, 172, 7 pp. Various engraved plates, articles; occasional light foxing. Original half calf, marbled boards; spine a remnant. AS IS. Content is very good. FIRST EDITION. Study of the geology of Whynn's Dykes in Ireland with 2 beautiful engraved plates of the geological area discussed. William Richardson was born at the Manse in Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland, on 1 October 1743, the first son of the Rev. James Richardson. He received his MA from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1763, and attended a few sessions in Divinity before abandoning the idea of entering the Church. For four years he was tutor to the sons of Lord Cathcart and then secretary to His Lordship while Ambassador at St Petersburg. He became Professor of Humanity at the University of Glasgow in 1773, a post he held until 1814. His published writings include the following: Poems; Analyses of Shakespeare's characters; a tragedy; a lyrical drama; Anecdotes of the Russian Empire; contributions to The Lounger, The Mirror, and The Edinburgh Magazine and Review; and an essay on Celtic Superstition. He died unmarried on 3 November 1814. [University of Glasgow Archive Services]. His papers are preserved at the University of Glasgow.
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Jungle Memories
by Rusby, Henry H.
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Professional Paper No. 40, The Triassic Cephalopod Genera of America TOGETHER WITH Professional Paper No. 41, Geology of the Central Copper River Region, Alaska
by Hyatt, Alpheus, Smith, James Perrin and Mendenhall, Walter C.
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905. First edition. 1905 TWO GEOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATED WITH FINE LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES OF FOSSILS AND MAPS OF ALASKA REFLECT THE US GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. Two monographs of the United States Geological Survey: Professional Papers 40 and 41, bound together. 11 1/2 inches tall hardcover, black buckram binding, paper labels to spine, bookplate of Library of the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences to front paste-down, 214 pp text, 85 lithographic plates with facing descriptive text; 133 pp, publications of the USGS, 3 pp, 20 photographic plates and maps (some folding). ALPHEUS HYATT (1839-1902) became a professor of paleontology and zoology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1870, where he taught for eighteen years, and was professor of biology and zoology at Boston University from 1877 until his death in 1902. He also served as curator of the Boston Society of Natural History. Hyatt studied under Louis…
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The biography of Claude Gibney Finch-Davies 1875-1920; Observer, student and highly skilled illustrator of Southern African birds
by Kemp, A.C. (Biography of Claude Gibney Finch-Davies.)
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Pretoria: Transvaal museum [0 620 02081 4] 1976. (Folio hardcover) 33, [61]pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Plain white boards. Illustrated endpapers, portrait on title page, family photograph, 61 pagees of samples of work by Finch-Davies including 16 full-page color illustrations, list of known paintings by the artist. Minor edgewear to the top of the jacket and the front cover is slightly splayed. Biography of Claude Gibney Finch-Davies. Locale: South Africa. (Natural History, Artists--South Africa, Birds, Wildlife Art--South Africa).
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Daylight Land The Experience, Incidents, and Adventures, Humorous and Otherwise,: which Befel Judge John Doe, Tourist, of San Francisco; Mr. Cephas Pepperell, Capitalist, of Boston; Colonel Goffe, the Man From New Hampshire, and Divers Others, in their Parlor-Car excursion Over Prairie and Mountain, All of Which I Saw, and One of Whom
by Murray, W[illiam] H[enry] H[arrison]
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First edition. Illustrated. 338 pp., [1 pp. ad]. Lrg. 8vo, original gilt decorated publisher's cloth, A.E.G. With decorated endpapers. Slight wear to spine ends, inscription to browned ffep, else a beautifully bright copy Murray, an American clergyman became as "Adirondack Murray" after a series of works which popularized the Adirondack area in Upstate New York. An impassioned outdoorsman, Murray was an early advocate for the conservation movement and promoted health and well being by immersing oneself in nature. So popular indeed were his articles on the Adirondacks, people flocked in droves from the city to get out into nature. It is said that the term "vacation" came about from this movement from the city to the wilderness. In this book he travels by railroad along the North-West coast of America and British Columbia. Notes on wild game, angling, and scenery.
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Grub The Bush Baby (1st Printing 1972 HC with DJ, NF)
by Goodall, Jane; Hugo Van Lawick [Illustrator]
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Houghton Mifflin, 1972. 1st Ed. hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8x6x0. An extraordinary first printing with full numberline in amazing condition for a 50 year old book! Interior is pristine, book feels unread. Only mild blemishes on the boards, somewhat more on the dust jacket but still exceptionally attractive with a new mylar cover. Expedited and international shipping are welcome.
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Nile Quest: A Record Of The Exploration Of The Nile And Its Basin
by Johnston, Sir Harry
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Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers have some rubbing to edges w/tiny bit of fraying, top edge of rear cover has small bump, owner's name erased on FFEP, little bit of light soiling, page ends lightly toning, front interior hinge just starting to crack; 1 fold-out map in rear has small taped tear; green decorative cloth covers; The Story of Exploration; 341 pages .
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Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives - 53rd Congress 1893-'94 - Volume 13 (Congres Geologique International)
by N/A
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U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1894. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. This book details a wealth of information on the geology of several regions of the United States, most notably Washington, the Rocky Mountains, and the Great Lakes. It is filled with maps and other illustrations. The text is a strange mix, with the majority in English, but a substantial amount in French as well. I can't find a pattern in this, and it is not simply a bilingual printing. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 529 pp. A few marks on the endpapers, but the core text pages are tight and clean. Front board is literally hanging on by a thread, and should be considered detached. The spine covering is broken in several places and is also in imminent danger of being lost. However, the binding remains tight, and al pages are in very good condition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5-6 pounds. Category: Natural History & Resources; Non-English Language::French;…
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Woodlands (New Naturalist 100)
by Rackham, Oliver
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London: Collins, 2006. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated, pp xiv, 609, the much scarcer variant with plain endpapers, green cloth in very good condition, an excellent as new copy, in a dustwrapper with a slightly marked spine and a very tiny nick at the spine head. [‘Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife. Each species has its own agenda and its own interactions with human activities’. This 100th volume of the New Naturalist series presents a landmark in natural history publishing. Looking at such diverse evidence as the woods used in buildings and ships, and how woodland has been portrayed in pictures and photographs, Rackham reconstructs British woodland through the ages. Aimed at the non-specialist, ‘New Naturalist Woodlands’ investigates what woods are and how they function. In lively style, Rackham takes us through: How woods evolved and how they are managed, the basic botany (understanding roots, partnerships, longevity, tree-rings), outline of woodland history,…
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LULWORTH AND THE WELDS
by JOAN BERKELY
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THE BLACKMORE PRESS, 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Previous owners inscriptions: Yes. Book Condition: Acceptable. Jacket condition: No jacket. Published: 1971. 1st Edition: Yes. Pages: 282. Description: Illustrated with black and white photographs. A very scarce book in any condition.
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The Geologic Distribution of Natural Gas in the United States ; with an Appendix Relating to the Composition and Fuel-Value of Natural Gas and The Extent of the Natursl Gas Business in the Vicinity of Pittsburgh
by Ashburner, Charles A.
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St. Louis, MO: American Institute of Mining Engineers, 1886. 32 pp. with 2 fold-out maps, 2 fold-out charts, rebound ( according to pencil notation at p.32 ) in 1972 in handsome green cloth binding with gilt titles at spine. name stamp of Belgian profesor ( X. Stainier ) at top edge of page 1. A Fine copy of a SCARCE title. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
by Alwyne Wheeler
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London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., 1976. Good. Softbound limp edition. Cased edition also available Illustrations by Peter Stebbing 1976. Limp. Good. Peter Stebbing.
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ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
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New York: William Morrow and Company, inc., 1987. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with large and beautiful photographs. Square 4to, publisher’s original pictorial boards in the original decorated dustjacket. (30). A fine, bright copy. In clear, concise text and exceptional, full color photographs, noted science author Seymour Simon explains how different types of glaciers and icebergs are formed, how they move, and how they affect life on Earth. He also explores some of their mysteries: Can icebergs be used as a source of fresh water for dry lands? And will the ice ages return, covering the continents with glaciers as they did twenty thousand years ago?
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The Natural History of Selborne; With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and The Naturalist's Calendar
by WHITE, Rev. Gilbert
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851. Leather Bound. Good. Half leather over cloth boards in good condition. Marbled endpapers. TEG. With 40 hand-colored engravings. Raised bands on the spine. A few words underlined pp. 115-116. Some foxing. Eight pages have a dark mark in the center of the page, but the text is still legible. A damp stain on the lower corner of many pages. With additions and Supplementary notes by William Jardine. Edited with further illustrations, a biographical sketch of the author and a complete index by Edward Jesse.
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Winter - Notes from Montana
by Bass, Rick
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket and mylar cover. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket has sticker residue over the price, otherwise no wear or soiling present. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 162 pp; Signed by Author .
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale
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Houghton, Michigan: Isle Royale Natural History Association, [1979]. Softcover book with pictorial wraps. 160p. B&W photos throughout text. This is the original printing, later reprinted by the University of Minnesota Press. Book has been well read and is in very good - condition with wear to the cover image along the edge and reading crease to front cover, corners bumped and shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked with light staining on the edge of a few pages. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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