Search Results: Authors starting with P from Pemberley Natural History Books

London: Longman, 1973. 245, b/w illus. . PB. Vg. Spine faded, from the library of Prof. J. Green with his signature to end paper.. . [9780582641365]

Salem, Mass: Peabody Museum, 1870. 31, 1 plate. . HB. Cloth. Ex-lib. Hinge cracked, pages browned, title page loose.. .

USA, 1883. 24, 8 heliotype plates, 2 text figs. . HB. Cloth. Ex-lib. Good.. From the Third Report of the U.S. Entomological commission.

Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1905. 272, 61 plates (23 col), text figs. . HB. 4to, full leather, rubbed and scuffed, head of spine pulled, with tears to top of both joints, stitching tender.. Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. Vol. 9..

New York: Henry Holt, 1889. xvi, 367, 273. . HB. 8vo, half-calf, rubbed/scuffed, raised bands to spine, gt tooling, marbled edeges and endpapers. An attractive copy.. 2nd edition, revised..

Harper Collins, 2010. 273, 8 col plates. . HB. Vg in d/w. Inscription from the author to the hymenopterist Chris O'Toole.. 1st edition.. [9781554681099]

Princeton University Press, 2023. 240, 217 col + 10 b/w illus, 106 maps. 243x171mm. HB. NEW. . A beautifully illustrated introduction to the incredible variety of bees from around the world.When many people think of bees, they are likely to picture the western domesticated honey bee, insects that live in large, socially complex societies inside a hive with a single queen and thousands of workers. But this familiar bee is just one of more than 20,000 species of bees – and almost none of the others is anything like it. In <i>Bees of the World</i>, Laurence Packer, one of the world’s foremost experts on wild bees, celebrates the amazing diversity of bees – from size and appearance to nests and social organization.Providing clear, accurate accounts of the seven bee families, <i>Bees of the World</i> presents all the key information on generic characteristics, habits, and habitat, illustrated with incredible and often rare photographs that show bees in their natural… Read More

Westbury, 2001. xxii, 459, 16 col photos, b/w photos, text figs, line drawings. . HB. Vg in d/w. From the library of D. Seaward, one of the contributors to the present book, with his ownership label and name to endpaper.. This book is based upon a symposium organised by the UK branch of the EU for Coastal Conservation at Wye College, University of London, 1999.. [9781841030074]

London: Chapman & Hall, 1997. 335, frontis, text figs. . HB. Vg.. . [9780412579806]

London: Chapman & Hall, 1997. 335, frontis, text figs. . HB. Owner's name to endpaper. Vg.. . [9780412579806]

Newport: Printed by H.R. Lunn, 1897. vi, 104, 2 full-page b/w illus. . HB. 8vo, orig. dec. blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to front board; patterned endpapers, slightly browned. Title neatly inked to spine. Manuscript index added to flyleaves at front and rear. Occasional neat ink correction to text. Neat ownership stamp to title ('Oakhurst Feb. 98 Oswestry'). Relevant contemporary press cutting pasted to lower blank margin of one page. Vg.. Privately published. Scarce (not seen by Mullens & Swann). Includes 231 species.Balance p. 263; Mullens & Swann p. 455..

Guy Padfield, 2019. 175, col photos. A4. PB. NEW. . A complete guide to the butterflies of the Villars-Gryon region of the Alpes Vaudoises in Switzerland, including a fully-illustrated appendix extending the coverage to the whole of Switzerland. Includes a full page for each butterfly, illustrating and describing all forms of all species known to occur in the area. A visual index guides the beginner to the right section of the book and a special section on winter butterflies illustrates some of the eggs and caterpillars that may be found in the winter season.. [9781082842832]

USA: Paleontological Society, 1989. v, 211, text figs. . PB. Vg. .

1932. 79, 3 plates, 1 folding map. . PB. Wrapper slightly torn and marked. Abhandlungen der Preussischen Geologischen Landesanstalt Neue Folge, Heft 142.

Seoul: Nature & Ecology, 2011. 430, . 270x188mm. HB. NEW. . Text mostly Korean with Latin scientific names, some text English. Includes bibliographical references and index, with multilingual Nomenclature. For each species: Scientific Name; Korean Name; Synonyms; Distribution; First record for Korean peninsula; North Koran Name; Host plant; Remarks. This is a systematic catalogue, not an illustrated identification guide.. [9788996299516]

Honley Civic Society, 2012. 26, . . PB. A few minor marks to text. Good.. A textile mill in Honley, West Yorkshire.. [9780957263819]

London: Cambridge University Press, 1982. 447, 102 text figs. . PB. Spine slightly creased. Vg. Previous owner's name to inside front cover.. 1st edition.. [9780521298728]

London: Cambridge University Press, 1982. 447, 102 text figs. . HB. Vg in worn d/w (yellowed, spine faded).. 1st edition.. [9780521232135]

Collins, 1988. 430, 21 col photos, over 160 b/w figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (d/w not price-clipped; spine slightly faded, but much better than usual; very minor crease to top of spine).. .

Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1971. 83, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w. From the library of Trevor James (1947-2020), Hertfordshire naturalist and coleopterist, with his name and bookplate.. 2nd edition.. [9780632082209]