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Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1972. "A critical discussion on systematics followed by detailed desciption of morphology, including thorough study of musculature that is not available elsewhere, theories of sound generation, patterns of distribution and migration, biology and behaviour, enemies and parasites studied in detail. Section on fishing gives historical data and current at time of publication." CONDITION Blue bds with crisp Gilt title (unworn apart from faintly buffed bottom cnrs) pp v 394 with 141 figural and photo illus, charts and large reference section. Original DJ has blind indent marks to front and very sl wear. Overweight. First English. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Researches respecting the natural history, chemical analysis, and medicinal virtues of the Spur, or Ergot of Rye, when administered as a remedy in certain states of the uterus. by NEALE, Adam (1780-1832) - 1828
by NEALE, Adam (1780-1832)
Researches respecting the natural history, chemical analysis, and medicinal virtues of the Spur, or Ergot of Rye, when administered as a remedy in certain states of the uterus.
by NEALE, Adam (1780-1832)
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The Sperm Whale
by Berzin, A. A.; Yablokov, A V (Ed)
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The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants (2 Volumes) (Publisher series: Flora of South Africa.)
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Pretoria: Republic of South Africa. Department of Agricultural Technical Services [0-621-02854-1] 1975, 1976. (4to) 1040pp. Very good plus, no dust jackets. Bright green leatherette with gilt lettering. Maps, indices. Light puckering on the front cover of vol.1. Publisher series: Flora of South Africa. Vol. 1 Dicotyledons. Vol. 2 Gymnosperms and Monocotyledons. Locale: South Africa. (Natural History, Botany--South Africa).
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GENESEE RIVER BASIN STUDY OF WATER AND RELATED LAND RESOURCES (8 VOLUMES & PACKET OF 5 MAPS)
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Buffalo N.Y.: Corps of Engineers , Dept of the Army. Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8 soft cover volumes plus envelope with 5 folded maps, published June 1969. Accompanied by a letter from the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army. Volume 1. Summary Report. Volume 2. Appendix A, B, C; History, Plan Formation, Project Designs and Cost Estimate. Volume 3. Appendix D; Economic Base Study. Volume 4. E, F; Hydrology, Flood Control. Volume 5. Appendix G, H; State Water Laws, Water Quality & Water Supply. Volume 6. Appendix J, K; Agriculture Studies, Sedimentation. Volume 7. L, M, N; Hydroelectric Power, Outdoor Recreation, Fish and wild life. Volume 8. New York State Supplement. Item 9, an envelope containing 5 folded maps. Illustrated with tables, charts, photographs and maps. Binding clips are some what rusty. Science; Maps, Photographs, charts and tables; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .
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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE: GLACIERS
by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate & William Morris Davis
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Boston: James R. Osgood & Co.. Very Good+. 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrations are twenty-five plates produced by the Heliotype Co. This work was a major example of heliotype printing and the first of what was intended to be a series, but it seems to have been the only publication to make it to press. Clean brown pebble cloth with gilt titles on spine & front cover. Top edge gilt. Interior of text Is tight, clean & intact. Chapter head decorations. Geology, Glaciers, Science; Heliotype Plates; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 196 pages .
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The Tiger in the House
by VAN VECHTEN, Carl
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and blind-stamped front board medallion, pictorial dust jacket. x, 367pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear; front endpaper rather age toned. A tight, quite nice fourth printing of this 1920 classic -- and bearing a huge, bold inked inscription and signature from the author on front flyleaf: "For Gordon North / because I liked / him -- / from / Carl Van Vechten / in New York / April 17, 1962." Front jacket panel touts: "This great treatise on Felis domestica describes the history, manners, and habits of the cat and explores his relation to folklore, music, painting, law, poetry, and fiction. It has long been considered the best book ever written about the cat." This Iowa-born writer (1880-1964) penned many novels in the teens and '20s such as the controversial "Nigger Heaven" (1926) before turning to photography, where he is known for portraits of the countless celebrities with whom he…
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Thoughts on Animalcules: or, a Glimpse of the Invisible World Revealed by the Microscope
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London: John Murray, 1850. New edition. Small square octavo, pp xvi, 144, (4). + publisher's catalogue 8 pages, with 12 lithographed plates, delicately hand-coloured, all edges gilt, very clean internally, a contemporary signature on the front endpaper [Charles H. Hingeston, 1852], original blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering on upper cover, slightly faded, a little worn at the corners, very neatly re-backed with a modern cloth spine, unlettered. Still a very pleasing copy of a work which is difficult to find in good condition. [In many ways a ground-breaking work, as was much of Mantell's opus. It alerted the Victorians to an aspect of natural history which had previously largely escaped them, and was a remarkable precursor to the germ theory.]. Cloth. Very Good.
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Sketches of The Royal Society and Royal Society Club
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London: John Murray, 1849. Octavo, pp viii, 212 [+ 16 page publisher's catalogue dated October 1848), slightly used and marked internally, corners slightly bruised throughout, a couple of pages opened slightly carelessly, a folding facsimile manuscript plate, a contemporary signature on the front endpaper, original cloth slightly worn and marked, corners bruised, the spine a little worn and lacking tiny pieces at head and tail. A duplicate from the Royal Society of London itself, with their stamp on the title page.. First Edition. Cloth. Good.
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Catastrophe Map Building Set.
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La Mesa, California:: Anne Covell,, 2019.. Edition of 15. 9.5 x 1.25 x 12.5 inches (closed). Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates by Boxcar Press on an SP-15 Vandercook Proof Press in the UF School of Art + Art History Type Shop on Somerset Velvet and Masa papers. Designed and printed by Anne Covell during a semester long residency in the fall of 2019. Numbered. Anne Covell: "The companion print series to the artist book, titled, 'Sea Change: Catastrophe Map Building Set' presents an alternate way of experiencing the project. In this set, three letterpress printed base maps are included with un-cut maps for each layer of corrections. Instructions are included for how to cut and paste each layer by hand with the idea in mind that physically doing the labor to correct the maps with each new prediction will foster a deeper understanding of what is at stake in Florida if action is not taken to combat climate change. However, sea level rise projections can also be viewed without…
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Jane Goodall: 50 Years at Gombe (Signed by Jane + Bonus Pamphlet)
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SIGNED BY JANE GOODALL without inscription directly to the title page. Includes a pamphlet from the Jane Goodall Institute. A lovely 2nd printing in almost-as-new condition inside and out. Expedited shipping is welcome; international buyers should request a shipping quote prior to purchase. Signed by author.
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THE DOUBLE HELIX. A personal account of the discovery of DNA
by WATSON. JAMES. D
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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 bright, clean copy. Original dustwrapper with one small chip and a couple of small closed tears, otherwise a better than very good example. Overall a very good copy.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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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
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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
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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
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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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The Polynesian Triangle
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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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