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NEPENTHES OF SUMATRA AND PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Written by Charles Clarke.
Stock no. 1829902
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo).
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Carnivorous pitcher plants in their natural environment. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. x and 326 pages including index plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9838120502. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a superb copy, looks unread!
Price: £180.00 £144.00.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- INDONESIA
- MALAY
- BORNEO
THE NEPENTHACEAE OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES
Written by B.H. Danser; Charles Clarke.
Stock no. 1829901
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo).
1st thus
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Carnivorous pitcher plants! Facsimile. First published in 1928 as "Contributions A L'etude De La Flores Des Indes Neerlandaises. XV"In: Bulletin du Jardin de Botanique Buitenzorg, Serie III, Vol. IX, Livr. 3-4, pp. 249-438. This edition has an introduction by Charles Clarke and is written in English. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations.v and 206 pages including index. ISBN: 9838121150. A superb copy, looks unread!
Price: £90.00 £72.00.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- INDONESIA
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS
Written by Charles Darwin.
Stock no. 1829900
Published by Culture Et Civilisation, Bruxelles.
1st thus
1969.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A facsimile of the first edition which was published in 1875. A few b/w drawings. Tan cloth boards, black title block with gilt title to spine. x and 462 pages including index. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine and corners. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.
Price: £58.00 £46.40.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- FACSIMILE
APHRODITE'S MOUSETRAP: A BIOGRAPHY OF VENUS'S FLYTRAP
Written by E. Charles Nelson.
Stock no. 1829899
Published by Boethius Press.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Title to spine is 'Venus's Flytrap'. Facsimile of John Eliis' 1770 pamphlet augmented with a history of the discovery of the Venus Flytrap. Subscribers list to verso of frontis. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 145 pages. ISBN: 0863141765. A lovely copy!
Price: £30.00 £24.00.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- FACSIMILE
THE SAVAGE GARDEN: CULTIVATING CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
Written by Peter D'Amato.
Stock no. 1829858
Published by Ten Speed Press.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Enter the strange and beautiful world of carnivorous plants. A comprehensive guide to these fascinating oddities of the plant world. Pictorial cardwraps. xxii and 314 pages including index. ISBN: 0898159156. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Spine lightly faded. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
Price: £15.00 £12.00.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- GARDENING
RICA ERICKSON: A NATURALIST'S LIFE
Written by Rica Erickson.
Stock no. 1829857
Published by University Of Western Australia Press.
1st
2005.
Very good condition.
Western Australia is rightly famous for its unique plants and animals. Among those who have studied them is Rica Erickson. This is Rica's own account of how she became intereested in natural history, who were her guides, mentors and associates, and how she did her research. Interspersed with reproductions of some of her writings, drawings and paintings from the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations, a few in colour. xv and 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1920694277. A few marks to contents but generally a nice copy.
Price: £20.00 £16.00.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- AUSTRALIA
- BIOGRAPHY
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND
Written by Bruce Salmon.
Stock no. 1829856
Published by Ecosphere Publications.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An informative guide to New Zealand's native carnivorous plant species. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos, b/w illustrations and distribution maps. 303 pages including index. ISBN: 047308032X. Text block just a little grubby. Rear cover scuffed. Light wear to corners of covers. Contents are clean and tight.
Price: £30.00 £24.00.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- NEW ZEALAND
EMERGERS
Written by Doug Swisher; Carl Richards.
Illustrated by Mike Gouse.
Stock no. 1329538
Published by Lyons & Burford.
Circa
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A pathbreaking exploraton of the Emergence of mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and other trout-stream insects... with exciting new fly patterns and techniques for fishing them effectively. Large format. Black cloth spine with gilt title, black boards. 120 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1558210954. 3rd printing. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased/rubbed.
Price: £12.00 £9.60.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- FRESHWATER LIFE
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
THE WILD TROUT
Written by Malcolm Greenhalgh.
Illustrated by Rod Sutterby; Simon Farrell.
Stock no. 1329531
Published by George Philip.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Artist Sutterby and biologist Greenhalgh combine forces to celebrate the beauty of the wild trout and make an urgent call for conservation measures. With more than 40 colour paintings, drawings and sketches of individual fish, together with colour photos. Large oblong format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0540011991. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front pastedown (covered by dustwrapper flap). Dustwrapper is slightly marked and edge worn, large tear to rear panel.
Price: £12.00 £9.60.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- FRESHWATER LIFE
- TROUT
- FISH
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
EMERGERS
Written by Doug Swisher; Carl Richards.
Illustrated by Mike Gouse.
Stock no. 1329527
Published by Lyons & Burford.
Circa
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A pathbreaking exploraton of the Emergence of mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and other trout-stream insects... with exciting new fly patterns and techniques for fishing them effectively. Large format. Black cloth spine with gilt title, black boards. 120 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1558210954. 3rd printing. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly scuffed.
Price: £12.00 £9.60.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- FRESHWATER LIFE
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
CHALK STREAMS & LAZY TROUT
Written by Robin Armstrong; Michael Hordern.
Illustrated by Robin Armstrong.
Stock no. 1329519
Published by Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd..
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green covers with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. Foreword by Hordern. ISBN: 0091742102. SIGNED by the author to title-page (also with small doodle), someone else has written 'for Charlie Davidson' below the signature. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper is partially browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, lightly damp stained at edges (only visible at spine ends).
Price: £24.00 £19.20.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- TROUT
- NATURAL HISTORY
MOSSES & LIVERWORTS (NN 97)
Written by Ron Porley; Nick Hodgetts.
Stock no. 1329490
Published by Collins.
Circa
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
New Naturalist Series. Green cloth. 179 colour and b/w photographs. ISBN: 0002202123. Corners bumped. Still in original shrinkwrap which is split at top edge causing top edge of textblock to be a bit dusty.
Price: £40.00 £32.00.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- BOTANY
- MOSSES