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Washington and London, Smithsonian Institution Press, [1991], First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj, small remainder mark on lower edge, name on endpaper, else fine. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xvi, [ii], 361 pp, illustrations from photos, map, index. . The author, an entomologist with the Milwaukee Public Museum, describes the cloud forests of northeastern Costa Rica based on his 25 years of travel and study of this region's ecologies. Although there is some emphasis on insect life and its relation to other species and plants, the author provides an interesting and well written account of his experiences with the people and the jungle. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Sarapiqui Chronicle; A Naturalist in Costa Rica
by YOUNG, Allen M.;
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The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe; Being Sketches of the Domestic and Religious Rites and Ceremonies of the Siamese
by YOUNG, Ernest, illustrations by E. A. Norbury;
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Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co., 1898, First edition. . original pictorial cloth, spine faded and chipped at the ends, cover stained in lower portion, small publisher's presentation blind-stamp on title, good copy, clean internally. . 8vo [24.5 x 17 cm]; xvi, 399, [16, ads] pp, frontis, numerous illustrations from drwgs, 20 page plates, mostly from paintings, some from photos. . Cordier 2873. A detailed description of Thailand and the Siamese people, their customs, beliefs, activities, domestic life, based on extensive travels in the area. The work was quite popular, being later re-issued in slightly smaller format, but the first edition is scarcer. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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An Introduction to Engineering Economics
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Toronto, The University of Toronto Press, 1959, . . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine a little faded but lettering clear, near fine, clean. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; viii, 160 pp, tables, figures, bibliog, index. . A practical work on cost, financing an enterprise, interest and compound amount, systematic retirement of debt, present value, depreciation, comparative economy, critical cost, break even charts, valuations and appraisals, etc., with formulas and tables to allow calculation. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Biology in America
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Boston, Richard G. Badger, [1922], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, cover lightly worn, small name on upper endpaper, very good, interior is quite clean, unmarked and near fine. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 509 pp, frontis portrait of Audubon, 229 illustrations, mostly photos, some drawings, index. . A survey, covering all aspects, including early biologists, explorers and travelers, collectors, institutions, geology, experimental biology, color in nature, aquatic biology, relation to medicine, etc. Very well-illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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