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The Tulip: The Story of the Flower That Has Made Men Mad by Pavord, Anna - 1999

The Tulip: The Story of the Flower That Has Made Men Mad

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NY: Bloomsbury USA, 1999. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Bloomsbury, 1999. Thick 4to., 8" x 10", 439pp., illustrated with numerous full color plates. Green cloth with black titles, pictorial endpapers. A beautifully produced book. Fine in fine dust jacket. . Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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The Reed Field Guide to New Zealand Geology: An Introduction to Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils
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Reykjavik: Reykjavik Societas Scientarium Islandica, University of Iceland, 1988. First edition. Hard cover, issued without dust jacket. Published Reykjavik: Societas Scientarium Islandica, University of Iceland, 1988. 8vo., 139pp., illustrated with maps an b/w reproductions. Text in English. Fine. . 1st. Hard. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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The Small Fruits of New York: Report of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station for...
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The Small Fruits of New York: Report of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year Ending June 30, 1925

by Hedrick, U. P. (assisted by G. H. Howe, O. M. Taylor, Alwin Berger, G. L. Slate, Olav Einset)

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GEOLOGY OF THE COAST RANGES IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION The Geological...
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GEOLOGY OF THE COAST RANGES IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION The Geological Society of America, Memoir 35

by Weaver, Charles E.

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A Garden of Pleasant Flowers

by Parkinson, John

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NY: Dover, 1976. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Dover, 1976. Folio, 8 3/4" x 12 1/2." prelim.+612pages+index, 812 woodcut illustrations of individual plants on 108 plates. Unabridged facsimile of the 1629 edition. Mild ex-library copy with markings professionally removed. Slight edge wear to the bottom of the boards, else very good plus, clean, bright, tight copy in a very good dust jacket.. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.
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Parallel Botany (English and Italian Edition)

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The Reed Field Guide to New Zealand Geology: An Introduction to Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils
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The Reed Field Guide to New Zealand Geology: An Introduction to Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils

by Jocelyn Thornton

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Antarctica
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THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK : Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1916
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THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK : Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1916

by Hedrick, U.P.; Howe, G.H.; Taylor, O.M.; Tubergen, C.B.

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Albany: J. B. Lyon, 1917. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon, 1917, first printing. Large 4to. 9 3/4" x 12 1/4", b/w frontis+xiii+541pp., illustrated with 92 full page color plates, 1 map. A historical account of cultivated peaches, and extensive survey of varieties grown in New York. spotting to the cloth, binding bit shaken, gift inscription on flyleaf. Binding tight. Very good minus.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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The Tulip: The Story of the Flower That Has Made Men Mad
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey

Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River

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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe

Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe

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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
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New York: William Morrow and Company, inc., 1987. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with large and beautiful photographs. Square 4to, publisher’s original pictorial boards in the original decorated dustjacket. (30). A fine, bright copy. In clear, concise text and exceptional, full color photographs, noted science author Seymour Simon explains how different types of glaciers and icebergs are formed, how they move, and how they affect life on Earth. He also explores some of their mysteries: Can icebergs be used as a source of fresh water for dry lands? And will the ice ages return, covering the continents with glaciers as they did twenty thousand years ago?
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The Natural History of Selborne; With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and The...

The Natural History of Selborne; With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and The Naturalist's Calendar

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Winter - Notes from Montana
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Winter - Notes from Montana

by Bass, Rick

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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale
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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale

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Houghton, Michigan: Isle Royale Natural History Association, [1979]. Softcover book with pictorial wraps. 160p. B&W photos throughout text. This is the original printing, later reprinted by the University of Minnesota Press. Book has been well read and is in very good - condition with wear to the cover image along the edge and reading crease to front cover, corners bumped and shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked with light staining on the edge of a few pages. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Think South: How We Got Six Men and Forty Dogs Across Antarctica
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Think South: How We Got Six Men and Forty Dogs Across Antarctica

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St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2015. Single volume, hardcover with dust jacket, xv [1], 282pp [6], illustrated with maps and b&w photos. First Edition, First Printing. Author signature and inscription on Author page. Previous owner gift inscription on front free endpaper. Near fine unread book. Dust jacket showing light signs of shelf wear. Foreword, cover photo and all expedition photos by Will Steger. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Reprinted from the sixth London edition with all additions and corrections

by Charles Darwin

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Curtis Botanical Magazine Plate 916: Uvularia Chinensis, Brown-Flowered Uvularia

Curtis Botanical Magazine Plate 916: Uvularia Chinensis, Brown-Flowered Uvularia

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London: T. Curtis, 1806. Very good +. This is a hand colored copper plate engraving. The print measures 5.5 x 9.25 inches, with a plate mark of 4.5 x 7.75. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. This particular plate has been trimmed at the rough edge. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Each of the issues contains a description, in formal yet accessible language, and is renowned for featuring the work of two centuries of botanical illustrators. Many plants received their first publication on the pages, and the description given was enhanced by the keenly detailed illustrations. The first issue, in… Read More
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