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Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2015.. Edition of 5 . 17 x 6.5" closed, opens to 60". Accordion extending from back pastedown foreedge. Hand-colored lithographs and gelatin plate prints. Bound in cloth-covered boards. Signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Rebecca Goodale: "In this narrative a unicorn is running away with two of Maine's extirpated species: Lycaeides melissa samulelis ( Karner Blue) a small blue butterfly, which after a long absence has recently been sighted in southwestern Maine and Aletris farinosa (unicorn root) a plant that has not been seen here for over a hundred years."
Vegetationsbilder. Series 1 through to Series 26 part 4, (lacking 7 parts) by KARSTEN, G. & SCHENCK, H
by KARSTEN, G. & SCHENCK, H
Vegetationsbilder. Series 1 through to Series 26 part 4, (lacking 7 parts)
by KARSTEN, G. & SCHENCK, H
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Jena: Gustav Fischer [1904 - 1941]. Vegetationsbilder. Series 1 - Series 26 part 4, [lacking Series 8 part 8, Series 12 parts 5 + 6, Series 13 parts 1 - 4]. Each Series comprises 8 parts. Series 1 - 4 are bound in rather worn cloth-backed boards, the rest are in parts, loose in paper covers as issued, (many covers are worn or detached, but contents throughout are good). Very heavy - extra postage will be required. [An amazing work: a series of fine photographic plates - collotypes, I think - with accompanying text. Each part is complete in itself; and whilst some are thematic - tropical nut-trees, Mexican cacti and succulents, Amazonian epiphytes, Californian conifers etc - the great majority of the work is phytogeographical, with fine portraits of plants and vegetation of a large range of countries - Western Lapland, Northwest Argentina, Socotra, Togo, Southwest Alaska, Arizona, Samoa, Juan Fernandez, Mesopotamia, Kurdestan, Uruguay, Central China, Cuba, Guatemala, Costa Rica and many dozens more]. A rare chance to obtain such an extensive run. [German text] . First Edition. Paperback. Good.
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- Keywords phytogeography. historical.history vegetation. vegetation.
Elusive (Aletris farinosa and Lycaeides melissa samuelis).
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Fundamenta botanica, in quibus theoria botanices aphoristice traditur. Accedunt Iohannis Gesneri dissertationes physicae, in quibus celeb. Linnaei elementa botanica dilucide explicantur. [bound with] Amoenitates academicae; seu dissertationes variae, physicae, medicae, botanicae, antehac seorsim editae, nunc collectae & auctae cum tabulas aenaeis. Volumen secundum
by Linnaeus, Carl (Carl von Linné)
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Halae propter Salam: Apud Io. Gottl. Bierwirth, 1747. Hardcover. Two volumes bound in one. [7], 8-78; [3], 478pp. Contemporary full speckled calf, spine with five raised bands and compartments decorated with floral motifs, marbled endpapers. Amoenitates academicae was printed in 1752 in Amsterdam by J. Wetstenium and includes four engraved foldout plates and one in-text illustration. With the bookplate of noted malacologist Paul Maurice Pallary on the front pastedown endpaper. Later bookplate on the front free endpaper. Front joint partially split, wear to extremities, previous owners' names on title, light scattered foxing, small loss to spine ends. A good+ copy. Bradley I, p. 254. Pritzel 5405. ; Octavo.
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1870 Rhind BOTANICAL History Vegetable Kingdom Plants Botany Illustrated Herbal
by RHIND, William
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1870 Rhind BOTANICAL History Vegetable Kingdom Plants Botany Illustrated HerbalWilliam Rhind's 'History of the Vegetable Kingdom' is a rare, 19th-century book written to help classify plants and provide comprehensive descriptions of leaves, seeds, fruits, flowers, and vegetables. This work is notable for its impressive collection of colored illustrations.
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RHIND, William
A history of the vegetable kingdom: embracing the physiology, classification, and culture of plants, with their uses to man and the lower animals, and their application in the arts, manufactures, and domestic economy.
London: Blackie and Son..., 1870.
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xvi, 744
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· Provenance: Bookplate – Thomas Spotswood Ash.
o Motto – NON NOBIS SED OMNIBUS
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10in X 7.25in (25.5cm x 18cm)
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A History of the Earth and Animated Nature: complete 2 vol set
by Goldsmith, Oliver
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Goldsmith, Oliver A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. Glasgow, Edinburgh: Blackie and Son, 1852. 2 volumes, 8vo, modern quarter calfBiologie, Geïllustreerd, Geschiedenis, Natuurlijke historie, Ornithologie, Verzamelwerken - Aantal: 2 - Handgekleurde illustratiesObject: Boek (Meer kavels)Aantal boeken: 2Onderwerp: Biologie, Geïllustreerd, Geschiedenis, Natuurlijke historie, Ornithologie, VerzamelwerkenAuteur/ Illustrator: Oliver GoldsmithBoektitel: A History of the Earth and Animated NatureStaat: Zeer GoedPublicatiejaar oudste item.: 1852Druk: Geïllustreerde drukTaal: EngelsOorspronkelijke taal: JaUitgever: Blackie & Son - Queen St Glasgow, Edinburgh, LondonBand: HalfleerExtra's: Handgekleurde illustratiesAfmetingen: 25,5×16 cm- Oliver Goldsmith- A History of the Earth and Animated Nature - Volume 1 and 2 (complete matching & very handsome set, newly bound, very tight)- Blackie & Son Queen St Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, 1852- Vol I; lxii, 564 pp with a portrait frontispiece and a color…
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Visible Climate: Postcards from America's Changing Landscapes.
by Simmons, Rachel and Lee Lines.
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Orlando, Florida:: Rachel Simmons,, 2023.. Deluxe edition of 15, variable. Each copy includes a print-on-demand artists' book with fold out postcards and a different original mixed media drawing from the "Visible Climate" series. The hardcover drum-leaf bound book is 10" x 8" and the drawings average around 8.5" x 11" in size. Each drawing is unique, and made by hand using photo transfers, watercolor and charcoal pencil. Numbered. Rachel Simmons: "This interdisciplinary project was completed in 2020 by Lee Lines (geographer) and Rachel Simmons (artist), colleagues at Rollins College who have collaborated on environmentally themed visual art projects since 2010. 'Visible Climate' is the product of more than 175 hours of field work in our national parks, researching and documenting climate change impacts, followed by a collaborative process of translating visual evidence into an artists' book to shed light on the impacts of climate change in some of…
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The Birds of North America.
by Studer, Jacob Henry
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Folio (12" x 15"), publisher's leather, somewhat crudely rebacked, gilt title on front cover, illustrated with engraved frontispiece and 119 chromolithographed plates with tissue guards, 182, [8] pp. Binding shaken, top cover and spine and front endpapers partially separated from text block, back joint cracked, but still attached, significant wear to covers around extremities, bookplate on front pastedown; contents clean and bright. Published in several editions, the plates are extremely attractive. Studer (1840-1904) was born in New York City, and would become a printer and lithographer. He was also an ornithologist, and seems to have been active in this field in the Columbus, Ohio area after the Civil War. However, it is believed that the plates were based on drawings by Theodore Jasper. The plates while very attractive, are believed to be designed to help with identification. Size of book will require extra postage. online Cornell library website.
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Popular History of the Palms and their Allies
by Berthold Seemann
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London : Lovell Reeve, 1856 A very good to near fine copy of the rarest title in Lovell Reeve's Popular History series. Seemann was a botanist who made his name when he was appointed naturalist (on the recommendation of W J Hooker) to HMS Herald for the Kellett voyage of exploration to the American West Coast and Pacific. The series, aimed primarily at younger readers as an informed introduction to natural history, varies greatly in the quality of its authors as the publishers set strict budget limits on publication costs. In recent quarter leather binding with raised bands, gilt compartments, and gilt titles to spine and marbled boards. New endpapers. With 20 high quality colour printed plates. 17 x 13.5 cms. There is browning to page edges and the odd light mark, but otherwise this is a very good internally. A lovely book.
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Voyage au Cap de Bonne-Espérance, et autour du monde avec le Capitaine Cook, etc. (3 vol.)(1787)
by André (Anders) Sparrman; Le Tourneur (translator)
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First French edition, three volumes, 1787, Paris. Old full leather bindings with decorative gilt spines. Sparrman accompanied Cook on his second voyage as a naturalist and physician. This is an account of that trip and his observations of Africa which appears to have intrigued him more than than the Antarctic. Paginates: V.1: xxxii, map, 388, 3 plates; V.2: [2], 366, 5 plates; V.3: [2], 363, 8 plates. Vol. 1 has modern marbled blanks nearly matching the originals, other volumes with original marbled blanks. Complete with 16 plates, 1 large map. Overall condition is Very Good: hinges have been conserved, new blanks v.1, no interior writing or markings of any kind. One plate edge conserved with Japanese paper, small hinge tear on map conserved. Minimal foxing and staining. All paper edges marbled. Spine ends of volumes 1 & 2 somewhat diminished. Binding is sound. It has the more plates than all but the first edition in Swedish (which is excruciatingly rare). See Howes S828, Hill 1616, Howgego S154,…
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The Naturalist’s Library, Mammalia vol xii… Horses
by JARDINE, Sir William
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1841 Jardine HORSES Naturalist Mammalia Equestrian Peru Zebra Africa IllustratedSir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, 'The Naturalist's Library'.
This 1841 edition of Jardine's "Mammalia" is impressively illustrated with 33 color engravings of horses. This tome is often considered one of the most desirable of all of Jardine's volumes because of the exquisite views of horses. This volume also showcases the zebra and other horses from around the world – ex: Africa, Peru, Hungary.
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JARDINE, Sir William
The Naturalist's Library, Mammalia vol xii… Horses
London, Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, Henry G. Bohn, [1841]. 1st edition
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Birds of Plata complete 2 vol set: with 44 chromolithographic plates
by W. H. Hudson
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W. H. Hudson - Birds of Plata [with 44 chromolithographic plates] - 1920Ornithologie - Aantal: 2 - Beperkte oplage, Stofomslag - BoekBirds of Plata by W. H. Hudson Volumes 1 and 2Chromolithographic plates by H. Gronvold.Limited edition of 1500 for England and 1500 copies for the United States of America.Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1920.22 chromolithographic plates to each volume (44 in total).244 pages to volume 1.240 pages to volume 2.Some foxing inside, the plates are clean.Dust jackets have tears and the spine of the dustjacket for Volume 1 is completely missing.Please view the photos for further details!ObjectBoek(Meer kavels)Aantal boeken 2Onderwerp OrnithologieAuteur/ Illustrator W. H. HudsonBoektitel Birds of Plata [with 44 chromolithographic plates]Staat GoedPublicatiejaar oudste item. 1920Druk Eerste drukTaal EngelsOorspronkelijke taal JaBand Harde kaftExtra's Beperkte oplage, StofomslagAantal pagina's. 484Afmetingen 26×18 cm
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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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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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
by Alwyne Wheeler
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London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., 1976. Good. Softbound limp edition. Cased edition also available Illustrations by Peter Stebbing 1976. Limp. Good. Peter Stebbing.
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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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 Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Winter - Notes from Montana
by Bass, Rick
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket and mylar cover. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket has sticker residue over the price, otherwise no wear or soiling present. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 162 pp; Signed by Author .
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
by Christie, Agatha
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
by Verne, Jules
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale
by Peter Oikarinen
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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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