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(5), 116 pages. Black and white illustrations plus centrefold photos. "Dealing with the Canadian Farmer's Pests and Pals among birds and animals seen daily on his home acres." - subtitle. "Reveals their evils and suggests control measures in the case of pests and hands out appreciation and protective encouragement in the case of pals." - from Introduction. Includes chapters on mice, beavers, hawks, snakes, robins, pocket gophers, gophers, bats, big game animals, skunks, and more. Apparently intended for younger readers but definitely informative for older readers too. Begins from the point that "it is no longer necessary for farmers to suspect and shoot at almost every wild creature that invades their home acres." - Introduction. Average wear and external soiling. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this interesting work. Peel (2) 4077. Book
ref. 052933Paris A la Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret 1852 in 16 (15x9,5) 2 volumes reliures demi chagrin bleu, dos à nerfs ornés de fleurons dorés, 268 pages, avec 2 planches dépliantes, XXVIII et 228 pages, avec 12 planches dépliantes, dont 8 planches gravées, des rousseurs éparses sur les premières pages. Bel exemplaire, bien relié ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
1979ref. np1285Editions G. P. Rouge et Or, Explorons Cartonné 1979 In-8 (17.5 x 23 cm), album cartonné, couverture illustrée en couleurs, gardes illustrées en couleurs, non paginé, illustrations en couleurs in et hors-texte Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
371 pages. Index. Binding open at page 371. Copiously illustrated in black and white. "A key to the arthropides (insects and their allies), vertebrates, and other animals normally ocurring in and about households and other structures of man." - subtitle. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy. Book
Green cloth covers. Index. 202 pages. 44 Illustrations of every insect described in the text. Browning around edges of pages. Light mark in the middle of back cover.
ref. 26238Liège, Jacques Godenne, 1896. 12 x 20, 63 pp., plusieurs illustrations, broché, bon état (couverture légèrement défraîchie).
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slight dustiness to covers and no bumping to corners. 97pp. Special printing of Volume 18 No 3 of the journal Plants & Gardens.
1994ref. LFA-126737561Un ouvrage de 160 pages, format 95 x 195 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage couleurs, publié en 1994, Arthaud, bon état
157 pages including extensive. Clear attractive colour photography throughout. Designed to help the reader with both field and laboratory identification of common poplar diseases in British Columbia, and to provide regionally specific disease impact and distribution information, where it is known. Includes host-fungus index for Populus in British Columbia. Lightest wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1866ref. ES054991866-1891 Including: Riley, Destructive Locusts, Riley, The Rocky Mountain Locust (with 6 large col. folded maps) and 5 other papers mainly on locust invasions Algeria.
ref. 3572P., Guérin, 1754; Nouvelle édition,P., Guérin, in 8, 36pp., 444pp., 8 planches dépliantes, superbes, reliure parfaite en veau marbré , dos orné de fers dorés, photos sur demande
320 pages. Index. References. Glossary. "A collection of papers from experts in several disciplines who discuss and analyze invasive species from a variety of perspectives: invasion pathways, affected sectors, management and control, and national and international collaboration." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
Features: Have you thought about patio?; the elegance of wrought iron; pests of ornamental plants; Golden wedding; the lady of the rose; flowers through the ages; my garden - the Duchess of Norfolk; The Arundel Floral Carpet; A flower arranger visits Singapore; Cutting material from a very small garden; It's in the pot; summer in the garden; colour it blue; shell scripture; the preservation of roses; the rose as a traditional Chinese brush; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
16 pages. Contents: Front cover illustration of Ladies' and Children's Fall Toilettes; The Present Fashion; New York Fashions - Imfant's clothing, Dresses, Night-Gown, Petticoats, Infants' Shirts, The cloak; Personal; Border for curtains, Altar Covers, Etc.; Perils for Pests; Braided Cord Mat - full-size illustration; The Lovels of Arden (continued); Clipping from the bottoms of pages551, 552, 553 and 554; Small clipping from upper corner of page 553; The Weald of Surrey - nice illustration by Birket Foster; Marie of Villefranche; Paris Modes; Illustration entitled "How Do You Like It" by Gaston Fav shows lady examining a piece of jewelry; Illustrations of Ecru Pongee Suit and infant's rob, slips, petticoat and cloak; Humor on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Magazine
60 pages. Features: My Favorite Yashio Azaleas; Rhododendron "Marcia Ann' - Grandchild of the ARS Seed Exchange; What is an Azalea; Sikkim 2000 - The Danish Rhododendron Adventure; Root Weevils - Troublesome Rhododendron Pests; Fifty Years of Azalea Gardening at Callaway; Trekking the Siskiyous; Building a Garden in a Georgia Woodland; Treading Paths of Dr. Sleumer in the Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, New Guinea; Let's Talk Hybridizing; Volume 55 Index; Society News. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
Features: Transforming the Food Axis - Houses, Tools, Modes of Analysis; Machines in Suburban Gardens - the 1936 T. Eaton Company Architectural Competition for House Designs; Tompkinsville, Cape Breton Island - Co-operativism and Vernacular Architecture; Slag Houses in a Steel City; British Army Officer Housing in Upper Canada, 1784-1841; Managing Household Pests the Old-Fashioned Way - Defenses against pest damages in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Also includes the following exhbit reviews: Love, Leisure and Laundry - Why Housework Just Won't Go Away; Finding a Space for Children and Their History; Power and Planning - Industrial Towns in Quebec, 1890-1950. Seven book reviews. and more. Average wear. Former library copy with usual markings. A sound copy. Book
88 pages. A rare surviving copy of this vintage Canadian gardening periodical. Contents include: The Pansy; Roses for the Garden; The Scree - What is it?; Some Further Notes on the Iris; The Lily Pool - a new idea in pool construction; Youth in the Garden - building cold frames for pocket money; Glass substitutes in gardening; Some of our garden pests; and more. Many interesting contemporary ads plus a major Annual Directory of the Trade in Canada for 1934, including retailers, wholesalers, nurserymen, seedsmen, allied trades and buyers' guide. Back cover features ads by Empire Garden Nurseries, Sidney Roofing and Paper Col, Layritz Nurseries Ltd., and H.M. Eddie & Sons Ltd of Sardis, BC. Minimal pencil markings. Somewhat above-average external soiling and wear. Book
Features: Hopper No. 47 - an adventure in Home waters which resulted in tragic events; Mra Toons 'Lemon' - an astute Oriental plans to get rich by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching; South Sea Island Pests; Water-Divining in India; South American Excursion - a colourful motor-car trip in Venezuela; Out of the Past - recent alarming revelations as to the extent of drug addiction in the U.S. lend additional interest to this story, first published in 1936... it describes the perilous experience in which a particularly sinister form of 'dope' involved the narrator, Somers Paul; By Pony to Ladakh - a trip through a little-known region on the borders of Tibet, with nice photos; Prophecy Fulfilled - an interesting Indian story; Hunting the Bearded Wonder - a sinister terrorist leader, Liew Kon Kim, in the Malayan jungle; Photo of a Giant's Footprint (?) in South Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Book
Features: Hopper No. 47 - tragic events in home waters; Mra Toons 'Lemon' - a former revenue officer's account of an encounter with an astute Oriental who planned to make a fortune by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching; South Sea Island Pests; Water Divining in India, by S. Jepson; South American Excursion - a motor car journey into Venezuala; Out of the Past - Marijuana - reprint of a 1936 article which describes the perilous experiences in which a particularly sinister form of 'dope' involved the narrator, Somers Paul, in the United States; By Pony to Ladakh - a trip through a little know region on the borders of Tibet, with photos; Prophecy Fulfilled - an odd story from India; Hunting the "Bearded Wonder" - a sinister terrorist leader in the Malayan jungle; Giant's Footprint? - an amazing photo from South Africa; and more. Chipping to backstrip. Covers almost detached. Book
61 pages including index. Deals with the consequences of ecological change, particularly those brought about by human activity. "It commonly happens that man, while pursuing his own ends, incidentally uproots, fragments or destroys communities of plants and animals. Subsequent changes include the re-constitution of parts and wholes of those communities from surviving organisms and immigrants. Some of the immigrants become pests, also some of the native organisms." Attempts to point out the intellectual status of the subject as a whole and indicate a few of the avenues along which progress can be made, and to comment upon certain methods of study. Good unmarked copy with brown age spotting to both endpapers and some waviness to pages. Some bumping to corners. Dust jacket has light to moderate age spotting. Book
128 pages. Features: Just a trace may help your stock; Bring your grassland up to date; Less moisture, more dollars in grain; Taking the gamble out of peaches; Rain by telephone; They broke the prairie - Bob Collins and family of Tripp County, South Dakota; Prince of pests; Living fences; Better use for your crops; and more. Ads: B.F. Goodrich ad with large photo of M.R. Brackett of Bakersfield, CA; Studebaker trucks (color); William Bendix in Chesterfield cigarette ad; Chevrolet trucks; Oliver tractors; Blue Bell denim ad with photo of Olaf Sayland; Ferguson tractors; and more. Several middle pages loose but present. Several middle pages loose but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1983ref. 134807Aubervilliers, Jean Manuel, S.E.C.N. 1983 In-8 relié 24,5 cm sur 15,5. 479 pages, couverture illustrée. Ouvrage illustré. Très bon état d’occasion.
80 pages. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Colour photos. "Intended for professional turfgrass managers in British Columbia. Contains information on the diseases and pests that occur in B.C., along with the appropriate cultural recommendations and registered fungicides or insecticide recommendations for Canada." - from Introduction. Average wear. Unmarked. Small clip from top corner of front cover. Sound copy. Circa 1990? Book
ref. 45650Alger, Insectarium - Jardin d’Essai 1951, 245x160mm, 339pages, broché. Couverture très légèrement défraîchie, sinon en bon état.
ref. 3480ARMAND COLIN & Cie sd. relié. 350 figures en noir - 144 figures en couleur, dessinées d'après nature par A. Millot, superbe reliure demi maroquin a coins rouge à 5 nerfs, tranches dorées , parfait etat petit accroc sur le premier plat sans gravité, photos sur demande
