Search Results: Natural History from Quagga Books

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. With a Foreword by Gen. A fitting novel for the young people being introduced into the magic world of wild life. The book conveys the true spirit of the veld - of fair play and courtesy of the wild. Only kill to fill the pot. Previous owner's name on front fep. 11 photographs. 4 drawings of animal spoor. Foxed throughout. 183 Pages. 1st edition. Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with edge-wear to extremities. Some fraying to spine edges. 7cm split to side of spine. Grubby marks to spine.

Deighton, Bell and Co., 1868. Spine is quite damaged. Lacks back cover. Fraying to head and tail. Bumped corners slightly frayed. Foxing to first 5 or so pages, and last 2 pages.

G.P Putnam, 1926. Cloth covered boards with fraying to edges. Glue marks to endpapers (where bookplate was removed) Good firm copy.. An account of the New York Zoological Society's first oceanographic expedition. With 77 illustrations, photographs and maps.`

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. Three volume set. Part 1 : Loons to Sandpipers (1983). Part 2 : Gulls to Dippers (1985). Part 3 : Old World Warblers to Sparrows (1985).

S W A Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft. Text: German, English and Afrikaans. This bibliography is by no means complete but does provide an overview of the publications and other literature available on South West African flora. Will be of use to those interested in botany. 236 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Thin Card-wraps with light edge-wear and insect nibbling on both covers and spine.

Purnell & Sons SA (Pty) Ltd. No. 223 of a limited edition of 250 copies. Signed by the author. Bookplate of previous owner on fixed end paper. Some light foxing front and rear prelims. 237 Pages. De Luxe Collector's Edition. Good to very good. Hardcover. Leather with gilt image of 3 flamingos on front cover.

Spring Books. Over 60 full page, exquisitely executed, coloured plates of birds, capturing the many moods and situations of 'our feathered friends'. Small ex libris label on the front fep. Foxing to the fore-edge of the pages. No published date. 130 Pages. Binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Dust jacket: Fair to good. Edge-wear with a couple of small open and closed tears. Sunning to spine. Mild foxing to front and verso. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated cloth boards with foxing. Gilt to spine.

Winchester Press. An account of each species known in southern Africa, documenting details of colour and structure. Full page colour illustrations. An enjoyable reference work. 339 Pages. 1st Edition. Standard Subscribers'. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good-. Clear plastic cover pasted over dust-jacket. Binding: Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering.

Blackie & Son Limited. A delightful volume with beautiful colour illustrations of nature fairies. Small bookseller label, some abrasions caused by old cellotape, and the name of previous owner on front end papers. Colour plate for each fairy. Green tint to top edge with some light foxing to fore- and lower page edges. Foxing throughout. 90 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Dustjacket: Fair. Price clipped. Foxing with clear tape reinforcements to folds and tears on the verso. A few 2cm closed tears to the lower edges. Creasing. Light soiling. Binding: Hardcover. Green cloth boards with bright gilt lettering and image of a fairy. Some light bumping to spine edges. Boards in very good condition.

Crown Publishers, Inc. The history of the search for, discovery and cultivation of these unusual plants. Illustrated in colour and b&w. Some light foxing to prelims. Small bookseller's label on front fixed end paper. 134 Pages. Binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good-. Edge-wear with sunning to spine. Small open tear on rear fold. Hardcover. Light green cloth boards with some edge-wear and a few foxing spots.

Maskew Miller Limited. 17 colour plates and a few black and white photographs. Age toning with some light foxing to end papers. Small spot of foxing om Page 241 to 245. Remainder of the contents are clean and still firmly bound. 320 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. Binding: Hardcover. Gray cloth boards with red lettering. Soiling to the boards. Light edge-wear with a spot of insect damage to top edges.

National Botanical Institute. A study of the plant material in the Cederberg area. Includes a number of Synoptic phytosociological tables for plant communities as well as numerous b&w photographs. 75 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Softcover. Light edge-wear.

Natural History Books. Facsimile reproduction of 21 coloured paintings, each accompanied by a page of hand-written notes, covering the period 28 March 1918 to 4 April 1920. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Very good. Mild edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards. In slipcase which has mild sunning to spine.

Horace Cox. First edition, minor spotting, bookplate to the front paste down, original pictorial cloth a little bumped and rubbed. Numerous plates showing spoor and scats. Two life-size plates showing elephant and hippo spoor. 12cm repaired tear to the elephant plate, with tape staining. "Stigand and Lyell continue their encyclopaedic knowledge of African big game to detail where wild game will be found, its habits and how to make vital shots onrent species. Also of great interest are the life size hoof and paw prints, as well as illustrations of droppings. There is also an excellent chapter on rifles based on their own experiments." (Czech).

Directorate of Forestry. Expanding the coverage to include a large number of trees and shrubs - half of them indigenous to South Africa - which are not available from the Directoriate of Forestry, but which are nevertheless cultivate in this country. 4 colour plates. Numerous b&w photographs. Map at the rear. Split at the half title page. Label of previous owner on verso of title page. 202 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 4th Edition. Revised and enlarged. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear.

The Government Printer. Includes 8 colour plates with b&w photographs at the rear. Fold out map at the rear in very good condition with a 5mm tear at the margin. Light blue cloth boards with sunning to the edges. Bumping to spine edges.

Self Published. Small booklet covering a few of the many interesting and beautiful reptiles and other forms of life found in the Namib desert. Each species of reptile has accompanying text. Contents covers the dunes, gravel, rock outcrops and river canyons as well as a section on the conservation of the Namib desert. Abundant colour photographs of snakes and geckos, etc. Ex libris stamp of previous owner on verso of cover. 64 Pages. Condition: Good-. Binding: Softcover. Some light soiling marks to rear cover.

Tree Society of Southern Africa. Descriptions are based on the author's observations compiled from notes made from live material in the field and include information on habitat, habit and bark. 17 Colour plates (including frontispiece) as well as numerous b&w photographs and illustrations. 236 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition.Condition: Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Some light grubby marks to spine with mild edge-wear.

An overview of South African spiders. B&w photographs and illustrations accompany this published paper. 64 Pages. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Some mild edge-wear. Don

Academic Press, Inc. Technical volume. Examines seed bank dynamics and patterns found among different species. Role of seed banks. Importance and management of seed banks. 462 Pages.