Search Results: Natural Sciences from Lansdowne Books

Orig. Green papered boards with blue spine-strip. D.j slightly chipped but now in protective mylar cover. Charming book filled with the photographs of Monro, who was an official war photographer during WWII.. 116 pages of Black/white photography with blue and white illustrated end pages. A clean, straight book. Size: 10 X 7 1/2"

First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Pages clean with B&W illustrations throughout. Hardcover. with Dust Jacket and mylar protective cover, no names or marks inside. B&W Illustrations. Dust Jacket unclipped.The Corfu Trilogy #2 Part coming-of-age autobiography and part nature guide, Gerald Durrell's dazzling sequel to My Family and Other Animals is based on his boyhood on Corfu, from 1933 to 1939. Originally published in 1969 but long out of print, Birds, Beasts and Relativesis filled with charming observations, amusing anecdotes, boyhood memories, and childlike wonder. Durrell's account of his early years as a keeper at Whipsnade Zoo are filled with the usual assortment of animal characters, including Albert the lion, Durrel's first charge, who had the habit of hiding behind bushes and leaping out at unsuspecting old ladies.

London: Gurney and Jackson, 1914. New edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition to which is added a supplement containing 180 figures of recently discovered flowering plants by John W Salter and the Ferns, Horsetails and Club-Mosses by John E Sowerby. Described with an introduction and a key to the natural orders By C. Pierpoint Johnson.Weight 1.6

Introduction by Gertrude Jekyll. London: 1924, First edition. Illus. w. 47 color plates from flower paintings by Miss M. Walter Anson and 11 halftone plates from photographs of gardens.

This is a high quality publication delivering a comprehensive guide to the flora of the UAE. Contains descriptions and geographical locations of 550 wild plants in full detail with another 205 species recorded briefly. The scientific index serves as a checklist of 775 local species in 81 families. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Impression, Condition: NF. Unclipped Dust Jacket Condition: NF. D/J protected by a clear removable sleeve. Cloth boards with high quality pages clean and tight. Overall a near fine copy. Heavy book additional postage will apply.

Hardcover. 1st Edition As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Unclipped D/j protected by a clear removable sleeve. Red cloth boards with pages clean and tight. Fine quality paper. A near fine copy. This book may be collected at Port Fairy, Victoria.
A collection of Sir Roy Strong's articles on all aspects of gardens and gardening. A mixture of old and new, the articles offer lively insights and embrace a wide cultural perspective. From what is a garden?, Strong moves on to look at the art of gardening in relation to other arts such as embroidery, cookery, history and politics. He takes the reader to Italy, France and Spain as well as to Berkshire, Wales and Scotland.

London & Toronto, J. M. Dent; New York, E- P. Dutton & Co., 1928. First English language edition.Very well Illustrated throughout with 600 black-and-white illustrations, drawings and photographs. Dark Blue cloth covers with Gilt Peacock and Fountain Designs to fronts and spines. Top page edges Dark Green. Vol 1, 459 Pages and Vol 2, 486. 11" Tall. No inscriptions.The Fascinating History of Garden Design. Volume 1 starts with Ancient Egypt, includes Ancient Greece & Rome and goes up to the Renaissance Period. Volume 2 continues with the Renaissance, includes Louis XIV and the Masterpiece of Versailles, China and Japan, then the English Landscape Garden with Capability Brown, Kent etc, next the 19th C. and finally America and Canada. For larger or multi-volume items additional shipping charges may be necessary.

SIGNED BY Sepplets family - [ see photograph]Hard Cover. Near Fine with fading to front and back cover. First Edition. 9 X 6". Being an Historical Record of the Life and Times of the Seppelt Family through Four Generations. 51 pages. B/w and colour illustrations. Comes with an old Seppelts Compliment Slip. Illust. end-papers. 12 photographic plates, some colour. Decorated end papers. Hard cover. Gilt spine lettering with purple boards a little fading with gilt family crest to front board with gilt lettering and decoration. A good clean tight copy.

Tan leather binding with gilt lettering and vignette on spine with embossed symbol in gilt on cover. Slight rubbing to cover. Endpapers and page edges marbled. A near fine copy with pages clean and tight throughout with 37 illustrations from drawings by Thomas Bewick & index. Overall a fine copy

Condition: V. Good+. Very attractive Green cloth cover with Gilt, Black and Red Birds (including Barn Owl Decoration and Lettering to Front & Spine. Binding & pages clean and tight and Illustrations in very good, clean condition. Very slight edge wear. Overall a very good copy now with protective removable sleeve. Frontispiece Illustration shows nests of Song Thrush and Goldfinch.[see photo] Birds covered include Kestrel, Shrike, Goldfinch, House Martin, Barn Owl, Sparrow Hawk and many more.

Pale green boards with gold Lettering to spine. In original dust jacket unclipped which is now in a mylar protective covering. First Edition, with plates and endpaper maps; cloth, gilt back, a near fine, clean copy.Gerald Durrell helped establish a model zoo on the Isle of Jersey, an experience that caused him to reconsider the whole question of wild animals in human hands. On one level, the book is about zoos. More profoundly, however, THE STATIONARY ARK is about the misuse of wild animals in captivity. Durrell's material reveals a fascinating blind spot in modern zoological though.

Michael Joseph, 1977. Hardback. Condition: VERY GOOD. 1977. Michael Joseph. First UK. Hard Cover. Book-VG. Unclipped price DJ-VG in protective cover, 9x5.5. 256pp. 24 b/w line drawings by Larry as chapter headings.

1st edition. Very Good octavo with card covers & 32pp with collected and lithographed illustrations. Signed by Herbert Dickens on the title-page. And also signed to Jas Barr Esq. with compliments H P Dickens Xmas 1933. Well-preserved with pages clean and tight some browning with age. Overall a very good copy.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1881. Hardcover. 1st edition. 1 vol: I. Text. xlix, 604 p. 22.5 cm. Extensive index and table of contents. In VG original condition with olive brown cloth set with some cracking at hinges. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is the original text with original notations on side [ see photos] and other notations in the work. Inscription from original owner dated 1881 and 1925. Includes handwritten notes from previous owner on separate sheets. Scholars believe that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public.For larger or multi-volume items additional shipping charges may be necessary.

1st edition. Near fine cloth boards in D/J now mylar-sleeved. Not price clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall with pages clean and tight. Black and white illustrations, numerous colour plates,