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HUBBLE ATLAS OF GALAXIES
by Sandage, Allan
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- 1961
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Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1961. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1961. Numerous b/w photographs. viii, 50 pp. Softcover. Oblong Small 4to. Black paperback. Gilt lettering to spine. Very good condition overall, with some light wear. Creasing to spine. Light scuffing to covers.… Read more about this item Item Price
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BROMELIAS BRASILEIRAS
by Mee, Margaret
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- Second edition
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
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$100.00
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Sao Paulo: Instituto de Botanica de Sao Paulo, 1999. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. Sao Paulo: Instituto de Botanica de Sao Paulo, 1999. Commentary by Maria das Gracas Lapa Wanderley. Second edition. Copious b/w illustrations. 159 pp. Text in Portuguese and English. Hardcover. Folio. Green paper covered boards. … Read more about this item Item Price
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BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA, THE
by Howe, William H
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- One of an edition limited to 200 copies, this being #118
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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- 0385114354
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. One of an edition limited to 200 copies, this being #118. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. One of an edition limited to 200 copies, this being #118. Signed by the author. 97 color plates containing 2093 Illustrations and 32… Read more about this item Item Price
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TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCE
by Billings, E. R
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- First edition
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- 1875
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- Hardcover
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$275.00
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Hartford, CT: American Pub. Co, 1875. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Hartford, CT: American Pub. Co, 1875. First edition. Numerous b/w illustrations. 486 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth. Several small spots where cloth rubbed through [ very minor ]. Over all a very clean copy. Much better… Read more about this item Item Price
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HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS
by Pennant, Thomas
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- First edition
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- 1781
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- Hardcover
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London: B. White, 1781. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: B. White, 1781. 2 vols. First edition. Illustrated with 52 copper-plate engravings. xxiv, [a], 2-284; [2], 285-566, [14] index, [2] ads pp. Hardcover. 4to. Brown recent, full period-style pressed morocco; spine decorated in compartments with contrasting colored lettering labels.… Read more about this item Item Price
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AUSTRALIAN PARROTS
by Forshaw, Joseph M
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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Wynnewood, PA: Livingston Publishing Company, 1969. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Wynnewood, PA: Livingston Publishing Company, 1969. Numerous b/w Illustrations, full color photographs, and 5 paintings by John C. Yrizarry. 306 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth. Silver lettering to spine. Very lightly bumped at head, heel and corners; former owner bookplate… Read more about this item Item Price
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HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS
by Bewick, T
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- 3rd Ed of Vol.1; 2nd Ed of Vol. 2
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- 1805
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- Hardcover
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Newcastle: T. Bewick and Longman and Rees, 1805. 3rd Ed of Vol.1; 2nd Ed of Vol. 2. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Newcastle: T. Bewick and Longman and Rees, 1805. 2 vols. 3rd Ed of Vol.1; 2nd Ed of Vol. 2. Numerous b/w illustrations. 346; 400 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Full… Read more about this item Item Price
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NOTES ON METHODS FOR THE NARCOTIZATION, KILLING, FIXATION, AND PRESERVATION OF MARINE ORGANISMS
by Russell, Henry D.
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- 1963
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Russell, Henry D., compiler. NOTES ON METHODS FOR THE NARCOTIZATION, KILLING, FIXATION, AND PRESERVATION OF MARINE ORGANISMS. Woods Hole, MA: Marine Biological Laboratory, 1963. 70 pp. 8vo. Spiral bound periwinkle wraps. Fading to spine and top edge of wraps; pages uniformly yellowed; book plate inside front cover; previous price in ink… Read more about this item Item Price
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CRUISE OF THE TOMAS BARRERA
by Henderson, John B
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- First edition
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- 1916
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- Hardcover
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NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. The Narrative of a Scientific Expedition to Western Cuba and the Colorados Reefs, with Observations on the Geology, Fauna, and Flora of the Region. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916. First edition. 36 b/w photographs, a few color illustrations and a fold-out… Read more about this item Item Price
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AGE OF BARNS, AN
by Sloane, Eric
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- 1976
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New York, NY: The American Museum of Natural History, 1976. Softcover. Very good/No jacket issued. New York, NY: The American Museum of Natural History, 1976. Copious b/w illustrations; additionally, some in color. Unpaginated. Softcover. Oblong Small 8vo. White illustrated paper wrappers. Lightly bumped and creased at head, heel and corners; pages toned;… Read more about this item Item Price
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BIRDS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
by Wetmore, Alexander
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- 1965
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Washington, DC: The Smithsonian Institution, 1965. Softcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Vol. 150, Part 1, Tinamidae (Tinamous) to Rynchopidae (Skimmers). Washington, DC: The Smithsonian Institution, 1965. Numerous b/w text figures and full color frontispiece. 483 pp. Softcover. Large 8vo. Tan paper wrappers. Extremities lightly bumped and rubbed. Heel lightly chipped and… Read more about this item Item Price
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MOUNT MCKINLEY: THE CONQUEST OF DENALI
by Washburn, Bradford and David Roberts
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- Very good
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810936119
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New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991. Preface by Ansel Adams. Inscribed and signed by the author. More than 120 illustrations, including 77 photographs in duotone, 41 in full color, and 8 maps. 206 pp. Hardcover. Square 4to. … Read more about this item Item Price
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POPULAR HISTORY OF THE PALMS AND THEIR ALLIES
by Seemann, Berthold
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- 1856
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- Hardcover
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$625.00
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London: Lovell Reeve, 1856. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: Lovell Reeve, 1856. 20 chromolithographic plates. 359 pp. Hardcover. 16mo. Dark green cloth. Elaborate floral Art Nouveau gilt decorated spine, front board stamped in gilt an blind, rear board stamped in blind. Professionally rebacked, with original spine laid-on; beautifully done...looks… Read more about this item Item Price
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VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA OF THE UNITED STATES
by Barton, William P. C
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- 1817
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- Hardcover
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Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1817. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Or, Medical Botany: Containing a Botanical, General, and Medical History, of Medicinal Plants Indigenous to the United States. Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1817. Illustrated by Coloured Engravings, Made after Original Drawings from Nature, Done by the Author. 2 vols. 49 of 50… Read more about this item Item Price
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USEFUL PLANTS OF GREAT BRITAIN
by Johnson, C. Pierpoint
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- nd
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London: Robert Hardwicke, nd. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. John E. Sowerby. A Treatise upon the Native Vegetables Capable of Application as Food, Medicine or in the Arts and Manufactures. London: Robert Hardwicke, nd. 25 hand-colored plates with 300 figures, by John Sowerby. Illustrated by John E. Sowerby. 324 pp. Hardcover. … Read more about this item Item Price
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FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN, AND THEIR ALLIES THE CLUB-MOSSES, PEPPERWORTS, AND HORSETAILS
by Pratt, Anne
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- ND [ 1860 ]
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- Hardcover
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London, England: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ND [ 1860 ]. Hardcover. Very good-/No jacket issued. London, England: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ND [ 1860 ]. 41 chromolithographed color plates with tissue guards.. 164 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow cloth. All edges gilt; gilt lettering to spine. Bumped… Read more about this item Item Price
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TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST: A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS SUITED TO TROPICAL CLIMATES
by Porter, George Richardson
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- 1833
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London, England: Smith, Elder & Co, 1833. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London, England: Smith, Elder & Co, 1833. Numerous b/w illustrations including full-color frontispiece. 429 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Recently rebound, with old spine laid-on; light spotwear to cover and rear board; light,… Read more about this item Item Price
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TROPICA: COLOR CYCLOPEDIA OF EXOTIC PLANTS AND TREES
by Graf, Alfred Byrd
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- Used - Very good
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- Very good
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- Fourth edition, Revised and Enlarged
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0911266240
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East Rutherford, NJ: Roehrs Company, 1981. Fourth edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. For Warm-Region Horticulture -- in Cool Climate the Summer Garden or Sheltered Indoors. East Rutherford, NJ: Roehrs Company, 1981. Fourth edition, Revised and Enlarged. 7,000 Photographs in Living Color. 1152 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Light green,… Read more about this item Item Price
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ORCHIDS: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
by Griffiths, Mark
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- Very good+
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- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810904381
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New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2002. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2002. 300 plates in full color. 335 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth. Silver lettering to spine. No noticeable damage or flaws; interior clean, bright and tight. A very nice copy in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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FLOWERS OF GUATEMALA
by Chickering, Carol Rogers
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- Used - Very good
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- Good+
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- First edition
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- 1973
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0806110813
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Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good+. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1973. Foreword by Julian A. Steyermark. First edition. 50 full color plates. 128 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. White cloth-backed, light green cloth covered boards. Bumped and rubbed at head, heel and corners;… Read more about this item Item Price
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