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Putnam, London, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/Good. XII, 307 pages, indexed. Scattered underlining of the text appears to be limited to the first 30 pages. All edges of the book are foxed as our preliminary pages and the last few pages of the book. The decorated dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped especially at the top edge foldover corners and spine. Now in protective plastic. Original owner's name and date 1940 on front end page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Natural History; Inventory No: 0205326. .

Grafton, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 550 g; VI, 202 pages, indexed, with further reading list, and 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Colour illustrated dust jacket. The book shows no signs of damage. Written nearly 20 years ago, the author posed the question is rural conservation always a good thing, and rural development always a bad thing? He argues that too often rural Britain is seen as something it is not and never has been, a world tramped up by citydwellers. And that we are in grave danger of turning out countryside into a museum to the past -- a history theme park, in fact -- unless we work to understand the countryside's real needs for the next century, region by region. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History;… Leer más

Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Good. Illustrator: Pam Littlewood. The text is illustrated with 30 black and white drawings by Pam Littlewood and the occasional black-and-white photograph. Photographic paperback binding (wraparound) with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The ordeal following the ramming / sinking of the schooner Lucette by killer whales on 15 June 1972. Rescued after 38 days adrift. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the edges and either side of the back strip. Light sunning of the back strip with age toning of the text block edges and fine spotting also present. Noticeable foxing to the first few and last pages of the book. First Penguin Publication. Size: 12 mo (standard paperback). 223, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Pam Littlewood. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Ships & the Sea; Natural History; Maritime; 1797; ISBN:… Leer más

Australian Geographic Pty Ltd, Terrey Hills, New South Wales, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.5 kg; hundred 56 pages, indexed. Indexed, illustrated with colour photographs, tables, diagram, maps. Illustrated end pages. Photographic illustrated dustwrapper. The only damage to the book is a slight rubbing of the bottom edges. On 15 January 1995, Don and his wife Margie, together with a crew of five, reached the site of Mawson's headquarters in their yacht Spirit of Sydney. Before the month was out, the yacht and crew had sailed home and Margie and Don were alone in the world's last great wilderness. Only days later, the wind worked itself into a screaming fury and the first blizzards struck. This graphic account of the couple's year at Cape Denison, based on the detailed diaries and logs, is a study in grit and determination in the face of conditions that few humans ever encounter." -- front fold over blurb.… Leer más