Very well illustrated, large quarto, pp 190, very clean internally, grey cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is just very slightly worn. [Russian text with just one page of English summary. The Aksu-Dzhabagly is the oldest nature reserve of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, in the Western Tien-Shan mountains. Most images have birds, plants and mamals identified with Latin names.] View More...
Very well illustrated, quarto, pp (12), 352, very clean internally, blue cloth in good condition, the dustwrapper is slightly worn and slightly wrinkled round the edges. [A heavy book - extra postage may be needed] View More...
Octavo, pp (xx) 362, pictorial laminated boards, no dustwrapper, a very good copy. (This volume consists of the Proceedings of an International Consultation on 21 -27 March 1988 held at Chiang Mai, Thailand. Sections include: The Issue of Medicinal Plants; Science, Industry and Medicinal Plants; Techniques to Conserve Medicinal Plants; Policies to Conserve Medicinal Plants; and Experiences from Programmes to Conserve Medicinal Plants.) View More...
Illustrated with nine colour plates and 12 black and white plates, large octavo, pp xii, 216, slightly worn throughout, cloth slightly faded and slightly bumped, spine slightly creased, in a poor, torn and repaired dustwrapper. which is, however, largely complete, and now preserved in a plastic cover. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpaper.] View More...
Large 8vo, pp 253, corners bumped and dog-eared, paperback, covers worn at corners. [Joint English/Spanish text. Produced in an editon of 1000 copies only] View More...
A few photogarphic illustrations, large octavo, pp 75 + many tables and folding charts at rear, a card-mounted overlay slip loose at rear, a small errata slip tipped-in after the title page, very clean internally, paperback, covers slightly worn, the spine is torn at the head and tail. Presentation copy signed by author to the botanist Frank White. [Oxford Forest Memoirs, number 25] View More...
A large illustrated folded card pamphlet. Closed, it measures 25cm x 16.5cm, but when fully opened 25cm x 99 cm. A detailed guide to plastic, metal, ceramic, wood, glass, rubber etc. Postage will be reduced. [Julia Barton's current work reflects her grave concern regarding the dangers of plastic within the environment. Plastic in all its forms is weaving itself into the fabric of the earth's ecosystems and earth itself, silently burying within because little is being done to prevent or manage it. The stark prediction is it will provide a future legacy and record of our human interaction with... View More...
Illustrated, large 8vo, pp 96, a good copy in a dustwrapper which is showing only the faintest signs of use, with very faint foxing and a crease to the front foldover flap. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpaper.] View More...
Proceedings of the International Conference held at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Large 8vo, pp x, 249, cloth faded and a little marked and worn, an ex-library copy with remains of a label and an erasure on the front endpaper, small label on upper cover, stamp on verso of title page. VERY SCARCE. [Septic tanks, biomass production, soil treatment, composting technology, anaerobic systems.] View More...
Octavo, pp (10), 215, fore-edge a little foxed and slightly thumbed, otherwise very clean internally, black cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is slightly faded but otherwise very good. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpaper.] View More...
Small horizontal quarto, pp 208, very clean internally, paperback, covers very slightly worn and slightly curled. [Describes the wonders of Australia's Kakadu National Park and discusses the life of the local Gagudju people.] View More...
Large thick 8vo, many charts and diagrams, pp xxiv, 950, a good copy in a slightly faded and worn dustwrapper. [From the library of Dr Peter Moore, with his stamp on the front endpaper]. Very heavy - extra postage may be required. View More...
Illustrated, octavo, pp 223, cloth slightly worn and marked, in a rather worn and frayed dustwrapper. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpaper.] View More...
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