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San Diego, New York & London: Academic Press, 1990. Octavo, pp xii, 308, contents and binding as new, the dustwrapper shows just the very faintest signs of use. An excellent copy.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Very Good.

London & New York: Academic Press, 1980. Octavo, pp xii, 428, a very good copy, blue cloth very slightly rubbed. Dr Peter Moore's copy, with his small stamp on the front endpaper. [Effects of Moden Agriculture on Partridges; Aerial Heavy Metal Pollution and Terrestrial Ecosystems; Theories Dealing with the Ecology of Landbirds on Islands; Industrial Melanism and the Urban Environment; Studies on Grassland Leafhoppers and their Natural Enemies.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. Small quarto, pp xviii, 166, illustrated with a few photographs maps and charts, extremely clean internally, blue cloth in very good condition, with the original cellophane dustwrapper. [The origins of the present-day faunas and floras of Africa and South America have been a fascinating puzzle for hundreds of years, and have provided a remarkable example of the catalytic effect of one scientific discipline upon another. It is now the turn of the biologists to explain how the present faunas and floras have arisen, and this volume brings together the latest information and theories about the interrelations between plate tectonics, palaeontology, and the present distribution of plants and animals.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

London: Country Life Books, 1979. New revised edition, illustrated, quarto, pp 279, a little rubbing to the cloth, otherwise a good copy in a very poor dustwrapper which is lacking several portions.. Second edition. Cloth. Good/Poor.

London: Collins, 1969. Illustrated, pp 224, a good copy in slightly torn dustwrapper. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter].

Lugduni Batavorum: Westenium, 1769. Latin text throughout. Title page, dedication leaf, pp 506, (ii), with seven engraved folding plates and one folding table, (slight damage to the margin of the ornithological plate), a little age-toning generally, endpapers unevenly browned, but otherwise very clean internally, bound in full contemporary polished calf, slight wear at the corners, joints cracking slightly, lacking a small piece at the head of the spine. [The students whose names appear on the dissertations were not necessarily their authors; it was their function to present the dissertation and defend it in public debate, but the responsibility for the content of the dissertation was largely that of the professor, in this case Linnaeus. The fact that Linnaeus cited the Amoenitates as the place of publication for plant names he credited to himself indicates that he was generally the principal author of the work. At the end of this volume is a list of "Editiones operum auctoris", including… Read More

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1924. Illustrated with black and white photographs, large octavo, pp xii, 276, slightly age-toned, the fore-edge a little browned and foxed, a name and date on the front endpaper, otherwise clean and sound internally, red cloth slightly worn, marked and age-toned. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.

London & New York: Kegan Paul, Trench, Tubner & Co Ltd; E.P. Dutton & Co, Inc., 1929. New edition, edited and annotated by J.G. Myers, illustrated with 4 colour plates by A.J.E. Terzi, two further plain plates at the rear, a few text illustrations, octavo, pp xx, 377, slightly used internally, edges slightly marked, green cloth slightly worn and marked, head and tail of spine slightly pulled, traces of a label on the upper cover (probably a Boots Library label). . Cloth. Good.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Well illustrated, tall thick 12mo, pp 916, soft blue cloth with original partial wrap-around dustwrapper. [Gren Lucas' copy, signed by author on the title page, an inscription from him on the front endpaper, and a brief signed note loosely inserted.]. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cloth. Very Good.

London: W.H. & L. Collingridge, 1955. Illustrated with line drawings throughout, octavo, pp 120, a tiny date written on the front endpaper, otherwise exceptionally clean internally, orange cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped, but it is a little worn and frayed with slight loss, and with two tears on its upper cover. [The scarce first edition, which was very nicely produced, with the line drawings on slightly tinted paper.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Torn.

Crawley: Bee Craft Ltd, 1978. Sixth edition, revised. Small octavo, pp 134, very clean internally, paperback, covers slightly curled, but otherwise a very good copy. [The scarce last edition).. Sixth. Paperback. Very Good.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1982. Illustrated, large octavo, pp 155, very clean internally, pictorial boards, very faded and very slightly worn. . First Edition. Pictorial boards. Good.

Cambridge University Press, 1993. A few illustrations and charts, small quarto, pp x, 341, very clean internally, green cloth in excellent condition, in a very good dustwrapper. [Eastern African rain forests are remarkable in their high level of endemism. Miocene uplift of the central African plateau separated these montane and coastal forests from the main Guineo-Congolian forest of west and central Africa. Since then, stable Indian Ocean temperatures maintained a region of high rainfall throughout Pleistocene droughts that devastated forest elsewhere on the continent. Relics of the former Pan-African rain forest survived here, the study of which provides a unique insight into tropical evolutionary processes. This book brings together research on the animals, plants and geography of this intriguing residual forest, and highlights the need for effective management practices to conserve its exceptional biodiversity in the face of increasing pressure for land for cultivation.]. First Edition. Cloth.… Read More

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987. Illustrated with maps, charts and a few line drawings, large octavo, pp x, 214, clean internally, blue cloth in good condition. [With extensive sections and contributions on neotropical plants, butterflies and birds.]. {The once accepted theory that the Amazonian forests have remained stable for millions of years can no longer be held in the light of contemporary information. This is a critical appraisal of the available evidence on the history of Amazonia during the last 1.8 million years, reviewing the geology, geomorphology, palaeoclimatology, pedology, botany and zoology. There is special emphasis on neotropical birds, butterflies and plants. Much new material is introduced, along with background information and alternative hypotheses from other sources. The significance of the biogeographical studies for human activities is also discussed.}. First British edition. Cloth. Good.

The Hague: W. Junk, 1978. Two volumes, large octavo, pp xvi, 1439, a slight mark to one fore-edge, otherwise very clean internally, brown cloth in excellent condition, the dustwrappers are slightly rubbed and age-toned. SCARCE. [A heavy set - extra postage may be needed.]. {Southern Africa is certainly not a naturally bounded area so that there are several possibilities for delineating it and concepts about its extent. Wellington discussed the various possibilities for delineation and suggested that one line stands out more clearly and definitely as a physical boundary than any other, namely the South Equatorial Divide, the watershed between the ZaIre, Cuanza and Rufiji Rivers on the one hand and the Zambezi, Cunene and Rovuma Rivers on the other. This South Equatorial Divide is indeed a major line of separation for some organisms and is also applicable in a certain geographical sense, though it does not possess the slightest significance for many other groups of organisms, ecosystems or geographical… Read More

The Hague: Dr. W. Junk, 1968. [Chapters in several languages, but primarily English.]. Two volumes, illustrated, octavo, pp xvi, 946, an owner's neat signature on each front endpaper, otherwise extremely clean internally, brown cloth, the front cover of the second slightly bleached, otherwise both volumes with just slight signs of use. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.

Bozeman: Montana State University, 2000. Illustrated with a few maps and charts, very thick octavo, pp xxxvi, 1030, very clean internally, paperback, the slightest signs of wear. . First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1984. Illustrated, large thick 8vo, pp xvi, 841, hardback, the slightest signs of use to the cover, but really a very good copy throughout. [A heavy book - extra postage may be necesary.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1919. First edition, large octavo, pp viii, 360, uncut, very occasional foxing, a neat signature on the front endpaper, cloth a little worn and rubbed. [Payne A37a].. First Edition. Cloth. Good.

Washington: National Geographic Society, 1914. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates throughout, large octavo, pp 266, some age-toning throughout, page 145 and the plate overleaf torn without loss, some thumbing and creaseing to the fore-edges throughout, the title page and the following page creased and foxed, traces of removed bookplates on the front and rear endpapers, red cloth with pictorial inlay, rubbed and a bit worn, the corners a little worn, lacking a small piece at the spine head. With the stamp of the entomologist Charles Edgar Pratt on the endpaper. RARE. Extremely enlarged photographs of spiders and insects. [David Grandison Fairchild was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United States, including soybeans, pistachios, mangos, nectarines, dates, bamboos, and flowering cherries. Certain varieties of wheat, cotton, and rice became especially… Read More