Search Results: Natural History from Lawrence Jones

London: Ellis Horwood Ltd., 1984. HEAVY. 2 volumes. x; xii, 1296pp; indices, hundreds bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards (hardcovers). Both volumes bumped at corners. Prev owners name on 1/2 titles. Volume 2 covered in plastic with associated tape stains, and faded at spine and top edge. Monumental 2 volume work on the emerging discipline of acarology with numerous articles on mites and ticks, their effects in agriculture/animal husbandry, their role as disease vectors and their control by both biological and chemical methods.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Sml 4to.

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983. xvi, 382pp, index, endpaper maps. Or green and beige cloth in pictorial jacket. Some edge wear to jacket with several very short tears. The authors combine adventure with research to attempt to anticipate the fate of the Amazon. The story is told partly through the voices of the people who live and profit there- and partly through their own testimony to land wars, gold rushes, and industrial development unchecked by ecological research and only barely controlled by law.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

Washington DC: Smithsonian Instition Press, 1975. 72pp, bibliography, apepndices, num bw ills. Or blue card covers. Slight edge wear to covers. Technical examination of the facial anatomy of dolphins and related Cetaceans. Includes Orcininae; Steninae; Phocoenidae; Monodontidae; and Platanistidae as well as Delphinidae.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

London: Christoher Helm, 1987. x, 198pp, index, appendices, bibliography, bw & col ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. New but with small stain on front endpapers. Based on a series of related Channel 4 documentary films. Details the illegal trade in live animals, skins, ivory, furs, musk, butterfly wings, rhino horn etc which is an ever increasing problem for environmentalists, conservationists, law enforcement agancies and indeed all of us.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Sml 4to.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1990. 256pp, index, bibliography, 100's color ills. Slight edge wear to jacket. Filled with fascinating facts about the animal kingdom. Highly informative and ceaselessly entertaining this is one of Morris's best.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Kingsville, TX: Caesar Kleburg Wildlife Research Institute, 1983. xiii, 480pp, index, num bw ills, charts etc, bibliographies. Or light gray cloth with title and pictures of deer species in blue, in jacket. Jacket has two 1 inch tears at front flap fold and some small tears and chips at edges. A comprehensive reference text for wildlife managers, wildlife researchers, veterinarians, and workers in related natural science fields. The subject matter comprises detailed coverage of behavior, breeding and genetics, wildlife management, endocrinology, light cycles, nutrition and taxonomy. Contains over 250 figures and photographs and 70 tables. A thorough bibliography is given at the end of each of the 30 chapters. Some of the chapters include: Antler Cycles of the White Tailed Deer in Mississippi; Control of Deer Antler Cycles by Photoperiod; Growth and Development of Moose Antlers in Alaska; Neuroendocrine and Endocrine Control of the Antler Cycle in Roe Deer; The Artificial Induction of Antler Growth in… Read More

New York: The Viking Press., 1979. viii, 117pp, index, bibliography, glossary, num bw drawings. Or black cloth in jacket. Short tear to front panel of jacket. A modern interpretation of life in the Mezazoic era. Includes chapters on the fossil record, Archosauria, Dinosaurs, Ornithischia, Ceratopsia, Pterosauria and more including theories as to what happened to the dinosaurs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1965. 284pp, bw photographs. Or brown cloth in pictorial jacket. Some light toning/foxing to endpapers, prelims and edges, prev owners name on title page. Jacket price clipped, rubbed on spine with several very short tears to edges. A game warden in Kenya writes of the rhinoceros and its conservation. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

Fortalaze, Cearo, Brasil: Universidade Do Ceara , 1961. HEAVY. Several hundred pages with chats, maps, tables etc. Brown cloth. Tape stains to endpapers, Stamp of Heron Island Research Station. Some toning to pages. All issues of this periodical from Vol 1 No 1 - Vol 7 No 2 (1961-67) bound in one volume. Text in Portuguese. Important journal of marine biology delaing with the marine life of Brazil.. Periodical. Cloth. Very Good. Folio.

Sydney: School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney., 1975. 225pp + index. Or light gray wraps with black cloth tape spine. Creases to front cover. Stencil reprint copyright 1975 of the 1961 original. Details bites, stings, various toxins and irritants of all types of insects and other arthropods. Includes the obvious spiders, centipedes, scorpions, ticks, bees, wasps and ants; as well as such things as beetles that spray irritating fluids, caterpillars with irritant hairs, and even the allergenic effects of scales, hairs and other insect particles.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1980. VERY HEAVY. 1109pp, index, bibliography, 1675 ills (875 col). Or grey cloth in jacket. Light bump to corners, prev owners bookplate on ffep. Monumental comprehensive single volume encyclopedia to cater to the needs of ornithologists, bird watchers and nature lovers. Includes all the birds that nest or have been sighted in the 48 contiguos states, as well as Alaska, Grenland, Canada, Bermuda and Baja California, as recorded by the American Ornithologists Union. Arranged alphabetically the volume contains over 6000 entries and includes the life histories of 847 birds, their appearances, habitats, ranges, songs, nests, behavior, and much more. Weighs over 8 pounds (4kg) so be prepared for extra postage charges on this one!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

London: Nicholas Kaye Ltd, 1960. 176pp, col frontis, 56 bw engravings,map. Or brown cloth in jacket. Stamp and writing on front pastedown, lightly bumped corners. Jacket price-clipped, with minimal edge wear, wrinkling near bottom of spine and slight soiling to rear panel. Front panel very bright and fresh. BB weaves his magic with this tale of wandering in the Northern British Isles-particularly Scotland. Here are his glad remembrances of Scottish dawns and wind and the Highland sun, of great storms and tranquil lochs. Wonderful illustrations.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Watkins-Pitchford, D. J.. 8vo.

Shrewsbury, UK: Swan Hill Press, 1998. 144pp, index, bibliography, 80+ col photographs. Or blue cloth in jacket. As new. With more than 80 fascinating photographs this book is an appealing look at the bat, its amazing adaptations, classification, behavior etc along with an appeal for conservation.. First English Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Geneva: World Health Organization, 1983. 324pp. Comprehensive bibliography of literature published in 1981 relating to pathogens and arthropod vectors. Includes mosquitoes, sandflies, bedbugs, assassin bugs, horse flies, fleas, lice, mites, cockroaches and more among the vectors. Covers viruses, bacteria, protozoans, microsporida, fungi, nematodes and others among the pathogens.. Not Stated. Stiff Card. Fine. Folio.

Melbourne: Inkata Press/ ACIAR, 1987. viii, 454pp, index, bibliography, maps. Or maroon laminated boards with pictures of beetles to front. Slight thumb soiling to lower page corners. Discusses the biological control of 47 invertebrate pests and weeds of major importance in the South Pacific. Distribution and importance of each is shown in a series of maps- most are also of great importance in other world regions. A thorough literature survey and numerous unpublished records and personal communications have been drawn upon to compile this account of the origin, distribution, biology and pest status of these organisms. Includes detailed records of previous attempts at biological control with suggestions for appropriate proceedures for further work. Indispensible reference for all involved in biological control.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Large 8vo.

London: Edward Arnold, 1975. viii, 315pp, index, bibliography, appendices, bw ills & diagrams throughout. Or card covers. Old bookstore stamp with crossed out price inside front cover, top edge marked. From the Contemporary Biology series. Reviews both the modern ideas of the diversity of patterns of biological organization and the ecological relationships found in protozoa. Includes ultrastructure, characteristics of organelles, nutrition, reproduction, and deals with each of the major groups of Protozoans.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Academic Press, 1982. xiii, 416pp, index, bibliographies, diagrams. Or maroon imitation leather with gilt title. Lacks front free endpaper. Texts of numerous presentations at the Symposium including papers on helminths, nematodes, trematodes, trichostrongylids and more in realtion to humans and animals in Australia and the Pacific Basin.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo.

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: CollinsPublishersSan Francisco, 1995. 144pp, bibliography, num full page col plates. Or dark gray cloth in jacket. Minimal edge wear to jacket.Exceptional visual essay on the rituals of courtship and seduction and of course the sex act itself. Focuses on three stages of mating. Foreplay-the rituals of display, dispute and seduction; Mating - from engagement to exchange; and Procreation- waiting, watching and protecting. A intimate and revealing portrait of the animal kingdom with beautiful expressive watercolor ills.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

New Jersey: Princeton University, 1993. HEAVY. xvii, 703pp, +47pp col plates, some bw ills throughout. Or green cloth in pictorial jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket. Translated from the Portugese (Brazil, 1985) by William Belton. Beautiful and comprehensive guide to birds of Brazil. Definitive work on the subject.. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Sydney: Reed, 1989. 208pp, index, bibliography, appendix, num bw & col ills. Or green cloth in pictorial jacket. Some minor edge wear to jacket. Explores man's relationship with venemous animals and the part they have played in our history, religion and folklore. As well as a comprehensive natural history of these creatures the book contains information on modern forms of treatment and first aid, and an appendix lists the world's suppliers of antivenom. . First Australian Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo.