Search Results: Natural History from Black Sheep Books

Milano, Italy: Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri, Bompiani, Sonzogno, 1991. First Italian Edition. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Bantock, Nick. First Italian Edition, written in Italian. How do wings work, and what makes flying possible? Using the examples of dragonflies, birds, humans and others, Bantock's early pop-up both describes and shows the basic principal of flight; an elegant and informative book thats been long out of print and quite hard to find. Colourfully illustrated glossy hard cover with blue and black titling, illustrated throughout with crafty pop-up art. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Cover has minor shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Librairie Larousse, 1990. First German Edition. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Bantock, Nick. First German Edition, written in German. How do wings work, and what makes flying possible? Using the examples of dragonflies, birds, humans and others, Bantock's early pop-up both describes and shows the basic principal of flight; an elegant and informative book thats been long out of print and quite hard to find. Colourfully illustrated glossy hard cover with blue and black titling, illustrated throughout with crafty pop-up art. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Upper corners very slightly bumped. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Lancaster, Pa: Brookyn Botanic Garden, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. A bound collection of articles received for publication by the American Journal of Botany for 1931. Burgundy cloth, gilt titling on spine, tiny bookbinder's plate inside front cover, illustrated with black and white drawings and plates, 915 pages, advertising on last few pages. Cover is clean and bright with a few tiny pale spots, minor shelf wear, a two-inch mark of pale discolouration on front, text block edges slightly darkened, light foxing to end papers, ink library stamp and glue residue from library pocket on first fixed end paper, text is clean and tight. This is a handsome book, in nice condition. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over… Read More

Lancaster, Pa: Brookyn Botanic Garden, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. A bound collection of articles received for publication by the American Journal of Botany for 1927. Burgundy cloth, gilt titling on spine, tiny bookbinder's plate inside front cover, illustrated with black and white drawings and plates, 643 pages, advertising on last few pages. Cover is clean and bright with a few tiny pale spots, minor shelf wear, text block edges slightly darkened, foxing marks on front end paper from glue on library pocket which is on fixed end paper, one group of five plates entitled "Schultz: Ascus of Peziza" is very pale, text is clean and tight. This is a handsome book, in nice condition. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size:… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Intervisual Communications, Inc., 1992. First Italian Edition. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good-/-. Bantock, Nick. Book is written in Italian. It looks at the vastly different means of movement employed by land based creatures. From the slithering of snakes, to the hopping of kangaroos, this Nick Bantock pop-up pictures and describes the full spectrum of animal locomotion. Colourfully illustrated glossy cover with black titling, illustrated throughout with crafty pop-up art. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. All pop-ups work. Minor bump to top corners, light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Calgary, Alberta: Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. Blue hard cover with gilt titling on spine, list of errata taped to end paper, 499 pages, fold-out black and white map at back of book. Upper text block edge has a couple of pale smudges, cover has minor shelfwear, end paper foxed where errata was taped in, otherwise book is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. This book, written by one of the world's foremost authorities on apples, has been comiled for the purpose of apple identification. It describes and identifies 252 varieties of apple grown in Northern Europe, the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Brown hard cover with gilt titling on spine, illustrated throughout with 252 black and white photographs and 252 colour plates, 323 pages. Cover has minor edge wear to corners and spine ends. Dust jacket has light edge and shelf wear and a slightly sunned spine. This handsome volume is in great condition - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Portland, Oregon: Timber Press Inc., 1985. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. A comprehensive treatment of azaleas, including an exhaustive account of the species and cultivars, as well as other matters of concern to both gardeners and growers. Pale green cover with gilt titling on spine, green end papers, illustrated with 366 colour photographs, as well as black and white drawings, photographs and maps, 486 pages. Cover has light edge wear, corners lightly bumped, sunned spine. Dust jacket has light edge wear, sunned spine and upper edges. This is a handsome book, in nice shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Bamfield, B.C., Canada: Bamfield Marine Station, 1970. Card Cover. Good. Report No. 3, July 1970, a Bamfield Marine Station report - a preliminary list of marine invertebrates of the Barkley Sound Region, (Bamfield Survey, Part V) Compiled by William C. Austin, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University. Blue and white card cover with black titling, staple binding, illustrated with black and white maps, 124 pages. Cover has edge wear, shelf wear, a five-inch by one-inch piece of upper edge of front cover is missing, text block edges darkened, damp stain to text block edge at lower end of spine, some ink scribbles and previous owner's name written on front cover as well as some stains and soiling, staples show some rust, a darkened rectangle on title page at top edge, small ink scribble on preface page, text is basically clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer… Read More

London: T. Westwood & T. Satchell, 1883. A Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth with gilt titling to spine, brown endpapers with bookseller's label, advertisements at rear. 397 pages. Some shelf and edge wear, spine ends creased, some foxing to half title page and last two pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Lancaster, Pa: New York Botanical Garden, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. A bound collection of articles on botany. Burgundy cloth, gilt titling on spine, tiny bookbinder's plate inside front cover, grey end papers, black and white illustrations, 676 pages, occasional advertising in text. Cover is clean and bright, minor shelf wear, tiny spot on front and back, leading edge of front cover has a small bump resulting in a small crack to cloth and edge, text block edges slightly darkened/foxed, library ink stamp, pocket and small ink notation inside front cover, edges of endpapers lightly foxed, text is clean and tight. This is a handsome book, in nice condition. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Lancaster, Pa: New York Botanical Garden, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. A bound collection of articles on botany. Burgundy cloth, gilt titling on spine, tiny bookbinder's plate inside front cover, 610 pages, occasional advertising. Cover is clean and bright with a few tiny pale spots, minor shelf wear, text block edges slightly darkened, library pocket inside front cover, text is clean and tight. This is a handsome book, in nice condition. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Lancaster, Pa: New York Botanical Garden, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. A bound collection of articles on botany. Burgundy cloth, gilt titling on spine, tiny bookbinder's plate inside front cover, grey end papers, occasional black and white illustrations, 624 pages, occasional advertising in text. Cover is clean and bright, minor shelf wear, text block edges slightly darkened/foxed, library ink stamp, ink notation and pocket inside front cover, edges of endpapers lightly foxed, text is clean and tight. This is a handsome book, in nice condition. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Lancaster, Pa: New York Botanical Garden, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. A bound collection of articles on botany. Burgundy cloth, gilt titling on spine, tiny bookbinder's plate inside front cover, black and white illustrations, 746 pages. Cover is clean and bright, minor shelf wear, text block edges slightly darkened/foxed, library pocket and small ink stamp on front end paper, text is clean and tight. This is a handsome book, in nice condition. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Lancaster, Pa: New York Botanical Garden, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. A bound collection of articles on botany. Burgundy cloth, gilt titling on spine, tiny bookbinder's plate inside front cover, tan end papers, occasional black and white illustrations, 672 pages, occasional advertising. Cover is clean and bright with a few tiny pale spots, minor shelf wear, text block edges slightly darkened, library ink stamp and glue residue from pocket inside front cover, light foxing to end papers, text is clean and tight. This is a handsome book, in nice condition. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Milpark, South Africa: Earthyear Books/M&G Books, 2001. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. After being rescued from a frightening encounter with lions in the Timbavati game region.Linda Tucker embarks on a journey into the mysteries of the most sacred animal on the African continent: the legendary white lion." Brown hard cover with gilt titling on spine, black and white illustrations as well as a 32 page cluster of colour plates, 400 pages. Cover has edge wear with bumped corners and spine ends, text block edge has some pale smudges, text is clean and tight. Dust jacket has light edge wear, more wear to corners and spine ends and light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Osaka, Japan: Hoikusha, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Revised by Ikusaku Amamiya. A book of colour photographs of aquarium fishes, written in Japanese, with species identified in Latin and English as well; the plates are also indexed in Latin and English. Green cloth with silver titling on spine and front, colour paste-down on front, illustrated end papers and title page, colour plates illustrate the first half of the book; the second half illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings and diagrams, 130 pages. Book is in a stapled cardboard slipcase with wrap-around colour pastedown with illustration and titling. Light foxing to end papers, text block edge is slightly darkened. Dust jacket has light edge wear, spine slightly sunned. Slipcase is darkened with light shelf wear. This is a very handsome book, in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees.… Read More

St. Michael, Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association, 1985. Card Cover. Very Good-/-. Meith, Nikki. The language used in this book is intended for students at or about the reading level of upper primary school. At the end of each section is a list of follow-up activities. Illustrated card cover, staple binding, line drawings throughout, 48 pages. Light shelf wear, inside clean and tight. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Tokyo: University Museum/University of Tokyo, 2000. Card Cover. Very Good. University Museum, The University of Tokyo Material Reports No. 37. Yellow card cover with black Titling in English and Japanese, introduction in Japanese, otherwise book is written in English, CD tucked into pocket inside back cover, 505 pages. Ink stamp from the Library of the Royal British Columbia Museum on front cover. Book is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Oslo: I Kommisjon Hos Jacob Dybwad, 1928. Card Cover. Die Vegetation und Flora des Sylenegebietes: 1. Die Vegetation mit einer Topographischen Karte, 177 Vegetationsbildern und 57 Figuren. Skrifter utgitt af det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo. Written in German. Eine Vegetationsmonographie des norwegischen Naturschutzgebietes. Der Text ist in drei Hauptabschnitte unterteilt: I. Eine allgemeine Uebersicht ueber Topographie, Geologie, Pedologie, Klima und die pflanzengeographischen Regionen des Gebietes. II. Der Schwerpunkt ist die Abhandlung der speziellen Pflanzensoziologie. III. Eine Uebersicht ueber die Verteilung der Vegetation. Karton-Einband beschaedigt und stockfleckig, Name auf vorderen Einbanddeckel gestempelt, Rueckendeckel fehlt, Buchblock ist nicht aufgeschnitten, Bindung ist solide. A monography of the vegetation of this Norwegian National Park. The text is divided into three main parts: I. A general overview of the topography, geology, pedology, climate and plant geography. II. The… Read More