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1946réf. 69375Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1946. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 287-576pp. ; numerous folding maps. 'Received" stamped on each endpaper pages tanned else very good in publisher's blue cloth. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1986folio [30 x 22 cm]; xii, 237 pp, numerous illustrations and plates, mostly in color from early sources, detailed bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean copy, unused and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the discovery of the unique fauna such as the Kiwi, Moa, Takahe and the Tuatara beginning with the voyages of Captain Cook to the end of the Victorian era. Attractive illustrations include those of Parkinson, Forster, Lear, Gould, Wolf, Martyn, Keulemans and Donovan cover all aspects of animal, bird, marine and insect life.
19978vo [24 x 16 cm]; xix, 296, [iv] pp, 2 maps, appendix. original boards (hardcover) with gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of travels in Pitcairn Island, among the descendants of the crew of the Bounty that mutinied from Captain William Bligh, with a description of the peculiar conditions and society that developed.
19454to [26.5 x 18 cm]; xxii, [ii], 491, [i] pp, frontis, 134 illustrations including many full-page from old sources, some double-page, tables, maps including folding, map endpapers. original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, endpaper signature, very good+, interior is clean and fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A collection of articles and extracts from older sources on the natural sciences of the former Dutch colonies, a very useful reference with contributions by many eminent scientists including David Fairchild, Alfred Russell Wallace, Ernst Mayer, H. O. Forbes, and many others. All the articles are in English, some produced in English for the first time, covering all aspects of natural history, geology, rubber cultivation, botany, plant hunting, tobacco, climate, agriculture, forestry, cinchona cultivation, archaeology, etc.
19864to [28.5 x 21 cm]; 192 pp, colorfrontis, numerous illustrations & plates, many in color, from orig sources, bibliog, index. original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes the work and characters of the pioneering scientists in Australia, based on their letters, diaries and journals, who had sent home to Europe and America, preserved specimens of animals, flowers and rocks. Beautifully illustrated, many of which are from the travelling scientists own paintings and sketches.
19698vo., First Edition, with 21 plates on 16; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Lambe (1900-1960) began his career as a midshipman in 1917 and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. His WWII service included command of Dunedin, several staff appointments (lastly as Director of Planning) and finally a year is command of Illustrious, principally in the Pacific. Law, 0709; see Heathcote, pp.149-150.
1892réf. PE107901892 41 p., 4 lithographed pls, disbound (no back cover, original front cover of journal added loose). Unopened copy. Published in: Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Scarce.
1999réf. IC230991999 136 p., 142 figs, 4to, paperbound.
2022réf. OCEANIEEE300822Skira / Musée du quai Branly Jacques Chirac, 2022, 22 x 30, 320 pages sous cartonnage éditeur illustré. Photographies noir & blanc. Ouvrage publié à l'occasion de l'exposition au Musée du 8 juin au 25 septembre 2022.
1997réf. EC451741997 199 p., 260 figures, paperbound. Library stamps, else a very good copy.The keys to families in the book (on pp. 97-112) are added (extra) separately as well in wrappers.
1981réf. EG348411981 83 p., 25 figs, 12 original photographs laid on, 7 tables, spiralbound. Thesis. Library stamp. Rare.
1975réf. CO155821975-1992
1990réf. VD332501990 Ingré, Prin, 1990 : In-8 Cavalier, Broché. 479 pp., 111 photos couleurs, 35 photos N&B, nombreuses figures et cartes de répartitions in-texte, un ouvrage sur l'élevage psittacidés australiens Etat du neuf, Couv. remarquable, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.
1986réf. BA385731986 xii, 169 p., 143 plates, 16 maps, paperbound. Good copy.
2009réf. EC451372009 187 p., 36 (26 coloured) plates, 4to, hardbound. Very good copy, as new.
2006réf. EX428222006 x, 365 p., numerous figures and coloured plates (photographs of animals), paperbound. Library stamps, else very good copy.
1888réf. VZ248061888 15 p., 3 lithographed pls, disbound (no covers). Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
1888réf. VZ237251888 21 p., 3 lithographed pls (by J. Smit & M.H. Fisher), disbound (no covers). Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
1930réf. EL332731930 London, The Imperial Bureau of Entomology, 1930 : In-4 Carré, Cartonnage d'éditeurs. 1 carte couleurs en frontispice, vi, 269 pp., 34 planches hors-texte dont 12 en couleurs, 119 figures in-texte, cachets de bibliothèque en page de titre Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.
1996réf. EO374581996 143 p., 474 figures, 30 maps, paperbound. Library stamps, else good copy.
2010réf. EC451772010 101 p., 181 (36 coloured) figures, numerous distribution maps, paperbound. Library stamps, else a very good copy.
1973réf. CO036961973 160 p., 111 figs, paperbound. Zoologische Verhandelingen 125.
2017ill., br. Esperienze straordinarie: foto suggestive, i consigli degli autori e la vera essenza dei luoghi. Personalizza il tuo viaggio: gli strumenti e gli itinerari per pianificare il viaggio che preferisci. Scelte d'autore: i luoghi più famosi e quelli meno noti per rendere unico il tuo viaggio. In questa guida: Vita sulle isole; viaggiare con i bambini; come scegliere l'isola; guida alle lingue locali.
2000Staple-bound. 8 1/4"w x 10 7/8"h. Slight creases to cover. 23 pages. Smells a bit of nag champa incense.
1946Very light spots to front board ; Fold out map at rear; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 279 pages
