Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Pemberley Natural History Books

1934. 186, 10 b/w plates, text figs. . HB. 4to, cloth, ink title to spine. From the library of Prof. J. Green (1928-2016) with his signature to endpaper. Vg.. Part of the Zoology Reports for the Yale North India Expedition (1932-1933). <i>Memoirs of the Academy of Arts and Sciences</i> Vol. X. Articles I-IX: Report on Diptera of the Family Ephydridae, E. T. Cresson Jr.; Report on Triclad Turbellaria from Indian Tibet, L. H. Hyman; Report on Coleoptera of the Family Staphylinidae M. Cameron; Report on Coleopera of the Family Carabidae H. E. Andrewes; Report on Phyllopod Crustacea, R. M. Bond; Report on Amphipod Crustacea of the Genus <i>Gammarus</i>, Masuzo Ueno; Report on Hydracarina O. Lundblad; Report on Terrestrial Families of Hemiptera-Heteroptera, G. E. Hutchinson; Report on Rotatoria, W. T. Edmonson & G. E. Hutchinson..

New Haven: Connecticut Academy, 1934. 6, . . PB. Vg in wrappers.. Memoirs Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 10 Article 4. Concerns the Yale North India Epedition to Ladak..

London: Chapman and Hall, 1895. [x], 331, frontis, 57 plain illus (many full page). . HB. 4to (283x234mm), orig. cloth, slightly marked, bevelled boards, gilt vignette of a wildfowling scene to front board, blind-stamped stag head to rear board, patterned endpapers, teg, other edges uncut. Some foxing, mainly at beginning and end. Bookplate of Robert Ellis Cunliffe (1858-1927).. With chapters on birds of prey, the nidification of birds, and the habits of British wild birds and animals. With numerous illustrations by Frank Feller, Bryan Hook, Cecil Aldin, A.T. Elwes, E. Neale, John Beer, P. Viernzeny, Stanley Berkeley, and G.E. Lodge.Mullens & Swann p. 155..

London: MacMillan and Co., 1914. xvi, 266, 6-ads, b/w frontis, 2 b/w plates, text illus. . HB. Small 8vo, orig. dec. red cloth, stamped in black and pink with title in gilt to front board and spine. Vg. Pencil note to endpaper gives the name of a previous owner and states, 'Given me by Viscount Grey, July 1918'. Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, (1862-1933), was a British Liberal statesman and ornithologist. Also with bookplate of Eric Hosking, noted bird photographer and ornithologist.. Third edition, enlarged, reprinted (this edition first published 1889). Illustrations by Bryan Hook. In this work the author describes his experience of bird watching in the city of Oxford, the Alps, and in a midland village..

Oxford: B.H. Blackwell, 1886. xi, 144, frontis illus. . HB. 8vo, orig. quarter mock vellum (soiled, worn with short splits to both joints), blue cloth boards, gt title to spine and front board, teg, other edges uncut, endpapers foxed. Owners' names to endpaper. Good.. First edition. 500 copies printed. William Warde Fowler (1847-1921) was an English historian and ornithologist. In this work he describes his experience of bird watching in the city of Oxford, the Alps and in a midland village.Mullens & Swann p. 220..

Oxford: B.H. Blackwell, 1886. xi, 144, frontis. . HB. 8vo, orig. quarter mock vellum (soiled, lightly scuffed), blue cloth boards, gt title to spine and front board, teg, other edges uncut, endpapers foxed. Related newspaper cuttings pasted to rear endpaper. Vg. Signature of T. Herbert Warren (1853-1830), Magdalen College, Oxford to endpaper, and bookplate of John S. Gayner.. First edition. 500 copies printed. William Warde Fowler (1847-1921) was an English historian and ornithologist. In this work he describes his experience of bird watching in the city of Oxford, the Alps and in a midland village.Mullens & Swann p. 220..

University Press of Kentucky, 1992. xii, 233, b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w. Signature of Professor Mike Service, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, to endpaper. . [9780813117812]

Reading, Ma: Addison Wesley, 1996. xii, 324, 36 text figs. . PB. Vg. Spine slightly faded. .

Liverpool: University Press of Liverpool, 1915. x, 352, 7 plates, 9 plans + maps (some folding), 128 charts. . PB. Wrappers worn, torn and stained; corner torn from rear wrapper.. Yellow Fever Bureau Bulletin, Supplement Vol. 1.

London: Collins, 1950. xiv, 178, 8 col + 4 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. green buckram. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Vg in d/w (slightly darkened to spine; not price-clipped; in removable, protective sleeve).. 1st edition. Jacket design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis..

London: Collins, 1950. xiv, 178, 8 col + 4 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. green buckram. Vg in d/w (spine very slightly dulled; not price-clipped; in removable protective sleeve). Bernard Nau's signture to front endpaper and his neat and faint monogram to foot of d/w spine.. First edition, first state. Wrapper design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. Bernhard & Loe, M4A..

London: Collins, 1950. xiv, 178, 8 col + 4 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. green buckram. Vg in d/w (3cm closed tear to bottom edge of front panel; light foxing to rear panel; spine faintly dulled; not price-clipped; in removable, protective sleeve). From the library of Keith Hyatt (d. 2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, with his name to the front pastedown (hidden beneath front flap of d/w).. First edition, first state, with un-clipped jacket. Wrapper design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. Bernhard & Loe, M4A..

London: Collins, 1950. xiv, 178, 8 col + 4 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. green buckram. Cont. gift inscription. Vg in d/w (price-clipped; slightly rubbed/worn; spine a little darkened; flaps lightly foxed).. First edition. Wrapper design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. Bernhard & Loe, M4A..

London: Collins, 1950. xiv, 178, 8 col + 4 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. green buckram, bright and unfaded. Near fine in d/w (spine unfaded; price-clipped; in removable, protective sleeve). Light browning to inner edge of front and rear flyleaves.. First edition, first state, with price-clipped and repriced (18/-) d/w.Bernhard & Loe, M4-AP1..

Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, 1980. 102, 73 text figs. . HB. Large, 8vo, orig. illus. cloth. Vg.. Agriculture Handbook 552. A compendium of data on the pestiferous vespines (hornets and yellowjackets) of the United States and Canada..

London: Hogarth Press, 1982. 352, . . HB. Vg in d/w (price-clipped).. Second Impression. The most revealing of Laurens Van der Post's autobiographical works, covering his many travels from a childhood in southern Africa, to his time as a prisoner of war of the Japanese, and his later travels across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.. [9780701219000]

William Collins, 2018. 320, b/w photos. . HB. NEW. . Tales of the yeti, the ‘Abominable Snowman’ of the Himalayas, have been recorded for centuries. This huge, ape-like, hairy creature has tantalised explorers, mountaineers and locals with curious footprints and elusive appearances. But until recently, no one has been able to identify what this mythical creature might be, or even determine if it is real.On an expedition to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, Graham Hoyland found and filmed footprints of the mythical yeti in a part of the country that has never before been visited by Western explorers. In a lost valley near the unclimbed mountain Gangkar Punsum, Hoyland believes he was stalked by the mysterious yeti, a beast so unspeakably powerful that locals say it can kill a yak with one savage blow of its fist.As he delves into the fascinating history of this ancient legend, Hoyland hears tales of the yeti from Sherpas who have tried and failed to track it. He explores the literary… Read More

London: A. Brown & Sons, [1952]. [viii], 335, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, 1 folding map. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Slight browning to endpapers. Vg in worn d/w (several tears, some loss to head of spine and top edge of rear panel; in removable protective sleeve). Signed by James Fisher (1912-1970), British orntithologist and broadcaster, and author of numerous books on birds, including several in the <i>New Naturalist</i> series.. First edition..

London: A. Brown & Sons, [1952]. [viii], 335, b/w frontis, 9 b/w plates, 1 folding map. . HB. 8vo, cloth, gt, minor wear. Ownership inscription to endpaper. Vg.. First edition..

Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, 2021. 304, col photos, illus, charts, distribution maps. . PB. Fine - as new.. .