Resultados de búsqueda: Natural History -- Botany from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Murray Book Distributors, Propriety Ltd, Ultimo, New South Wales, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 850 grammes; 156 pages, and index. Photographic endpapers, both different, the front endpaper showing a species of African violet and on the rear endpaper a photograph of a cultivar ( foliage plant ]. The first 16 pages of the book are beautiful, coloured photographs of various types of African violets. The text is illustrated with both coloured and black-and-white photography. Green coloured boards with the gilt writing on the spine along with small gilt printers' cartouche to the lower spine edge. Rubbing to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the book corners. Shelfwear to the lower book edges. Photographic dust wrapper, showing a photograph of a species of African violets, with pink and yellow writing on the front panel and spine. Small yellow printers' cartouche to the lower spine edge. A little rubbing to the top and… Leer más

Collins, Sydney, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. indexed, with chapter notes and a bibliography. Illustrated with reproductions both in colour, and black-and-white of artworks and drawings by scientists, as well as photographs. Yellow coloured boards with white coloured titles to the back strip. Dark butter coloured end pages. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. With the aid of dead letters, diaries and journals, the author describes the work and characters of the pioneers of scientific enquiry in Australia in the early years. Rubbing of the book corners and back strip edges. Very light age toning of the text block edges and pages. A little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the panels. Sunning to the back strip and to the left hand edge of the front panel. There is a blue coloured mark to the top right hand corner of the rear panel. Size: 4to… Leer más

T.C & E.C. Jack, Edinburgh, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: T. Ernest Waltham. X, 116pp., last blank, introduction by the Reverend W. Wilks, introduction by author, list of illustrations, and index. Coloured illustrated frontispiece, showing two types of daffodils -- Elegance and Gloria Mundi. Within the text there are another seven coloured illustrations, each with two types of daffodil flower shown. Illustrated front cover, showing two types of daffodils, against a green background, with green writing on the front panel and spine. Fore edge of paper and lower edge of paper has been hand cut. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the book corners. Underlying webbing/board can be seen in places. The boards are rubbed, faded and somewhat scuffed. Illustration is likewise. The spine is particularly rubbed and faded and there has also been some sun damage. Browning to the endpapers and to the internal pages as well.… Leer más

Tiger Books International, London, 1989. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. (3) 4-144 pages, introduction and index. Yellow coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous colour photographs, some step-by-step and the occasional black-and-white illustration. Peach coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with green, red and black titles to the front panel and black and red titles to the backstrip. " Flower Art successfully combines a fascinating introduction to the nature and the chemical cultivation of flowers from the earliest human times with a completely practical guide to the skills of arranging, pressing and drying flowers." -- From the front fold over panel blurb. Rubbing to the book edges and fading to the top book edge and spine. Rubbing to the book edges and fading to the top book edge. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels with some rubbing and sunning to… Leer más

M. Barrows and Company, New York, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. 208pp., last blank, editor's foreword, foreword by John C. Wister and index. Pink coloured boards with silver writing on the spine. Bumping to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. Some marks to the cloth of the board on the front panel. Browning and foxing to the paper edges. Offset tanning to the endpapers along with some foxing. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing some forms for a flower show, with pink overlay and black writing on front panel and spine. Dustwrapper is rubbed, faded and quite scruffy. Corners are rubbed and shipped. The top and bottom dustwrapper edge are creased and there is a 1.5 "tear in the top spine edge. Sunning has caused fading to the spine and to the top edge of the front panel. There is grubby marks and foxing marks noticeable on the dustwrapper most noticeable on the verso. Inserted loosely into the book is original… Leer más

Colorgravure Publication, Melbourne, 1952. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 256 pages, introduction by author, acknowledgements, general index. Illustrated endpapers, being a stylised garden design. Coloured photographic frontispiece, showing " Lake in the Garden of ' Burnham Beeches ', near Sassafras.". The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography and the occasional black and white line drawing. Maroon coloured boards with self embossed illustration of a tree to the lower front panel edge and self embossed title to the top quarter of the front panel. Gilt writing on the spine along with small gilt illustration of a tree. Bumping and rubbing to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the book corners. Shelfwear to the lower book edges and dust marks to the top. The front and back panel had become patchy. Offset tanning and browning to the endpapers. The internal papers have become slightly age… Leer más

Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs, Melbourne, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Diagrammatic. 700 g; (6), 170 pages, in original hardcover binding, with colour illustrated dustjacket. The book itself shows no damage. The dustjacket has a 1.5 cm round stain at the top edge of the rear panel, and a 0.5 inch tear at the top right-hand corner of the same. A picture can be provided to help assess the book's condition. The book is illustrated with maps, line drawings, and both black-and-white and colour drawings and also black-and-white photographs. This book is the 1st scientifically Graaf on Antarctic lichens and mosses to be published with illustrations in colour. It documents the work of the members of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition stationed at Mawson during 1962. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Diagrammatic.… Leer más

George Robertson & Company, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane, 1914. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Herbert Dickins and Photographs. V, 6-120 pages, last two pages blank, introduction by Professor A. J. Ewart, list of coloured plates, list of photo engravings, glossary and index. Colour illustrated, tipped in, frontispiece by Herbert Dickins showing 2 Victorian wildflowers. Within the text they are another three coloured tipped in plates by the same illustrator along with 56 black-and-white photographs. Green coloured cloth boards with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. The dating of this book is courtesy of The National Library of Australia website. A look at Victorian native flowering plants. Rubbing and bumping to the backstrip edges and to the book corners, the underlying board is visible to the lower book corners. Light rubbing and darkening of the cloth of the boards. Heavy browning and foxing to the text block… Leer más

Lothian publishing Company Pty., Ltd, Melbourne, 1945. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. X, 62pp., foreword by Elizabeth McTaggart, preface by author, bibliography. Brown coloured card covers with black writing on the front panel. Very slight scuffing to the book corners and to the head into the heel of the spine. Browning and foxing to the paper edges. Occasional foxing spot to the title page and internal pages are brown. "It has been the aim of the writer of the small volume to gather together and account as many as possible of the interesting stories associated with an introduction or migration, particularly those exhibiting elements of romance or unusual features.". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; History -- Australia; Natural History -- Botany; Australia; Inventory No: 0102202. .

Webb & Bower, Exter, 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Marianne North. Preface by Professor J. P. M. Brenan .... Foreword by Anthony Huxley, publisher's notes, biographical note and list of plants. Map illustrated endpapers, showing countries visited by Marianne North and other flora is partially illustrated in the collection. Colour illustrated frontispiece, of Marianne North, painted by Mary Hall in 1866. The text is illustrated with 9 double-page & 69 full-page coloured plates, 50 coloured illustrations and 2 other illustrations. Brown coloured boards with gilt illustration of 'Nepenthes Northiana' embossed on the front panel. Gilt titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Marianne North, with brown coloured background with white and pale brown titles to the front panel and white titles to the backstrip. New Edition in 1 volume, edited and abridged, with additional material. " Marianne North, an… Leer más

Webb & Bower, Exeter, Devon, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Marianne North. 1.050 kg; pp. 240; endpaper maps, coloured portrait frontispiece, 9 double-page & 69 full-page coloured plates, 50 coloured illustrations, 2 other illustrations, list of plants, index; Preface by Professor J. P. M. Brenan.... Foreword by Anthony Huxley. Biographical Note by Brenda E. Moon. New Edition in 1 volume, edited and abridged, with additional material. Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic plants of the world. The story of her travels to every continent in the world, often alone and enduring hardships and dangers in conditions so primitive as to be outside the experience of the modern generation, is told in this abridged version of her travel memoirs and autobiography, first published in 1893 under the title Recollections of a… Leer más

Webb & Bower, Exter, 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Marianne North. VI, 7-240 pages, Preface by Professor J. P. M. Brenan .... Foreword by Anthony Huxley, publisher's notes, biographical note and list of plants. Map illustrated endpapers, showing countries visited by Marianne North and other flora is partially illustrated in the collection. Colour illustrated frontispiece, of Marianne North, painted by Mary Hall in 1866. The text is illustrated with 9 double-page & 69 full-page coloured plates, 50 coloured illustrations and 2 other illustrations. Brown coloured boards with gilt illustration of 'Nepenthes Northiana' embossed on the front panel. Gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the top right-hand corner of the front book panel and rubbing to all other edges of the book. Slight fading to the book edges. Light browning of the internal text. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Marianne North, with brown coloured… Leer más

The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 100 g.; 106pp., foreword by George Chippendale, introduction by author, bibliography. The text is illustrated with coloured photographs of wildflowers described. Illustrated covers, being flowers found within Central Australia, with white background and the writing on the front panel and spine. Scuffing and grubby marks to the panels and there is some creasing to the front panel. A little wear to the book edges. A small guide to the wildflowers of Central Australia. Part of the "The Jacaranda Press" series of Wildflower Guides of Australia -- this being number 4. Size: 24mo - up to 5 ¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Natural History -- Botany; Australia; Inventory No: 0102918. .

Native Plants Preservation Society of Victoria, Maryborough, Victoria, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Elisabeth Cochrane. XI, 150 pp., foreword by Geoffrey N. Christensen, biographical note, editors introduction, some books were further reading, index. Coloured illustrated frontispiece by Elisabeth Cochrane, and the numerous illustrations used within the text are also done by the same illustrator. Green coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Elisabeth Cochrane, with white background with black wrting on the front panel and spine. The previous owner had protected the book with plastic, and unfortunately the sticky tape glued has browned, leaving marks on both fold over flaps, and opposite on the free end pages. Otherwise without damage. A republishing of articles written by the author for children in the early 1960s for a newspaper about the natural plants [and fauna] to be found in and around Victoria.… Leer más

Ure Smith, Sydney, 1975. First Edition. softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 100 g.; 106pp., foreword by George Chippendale, introduction by author, bibliography. The text is illustrated with coloured photographs of wildflowers described. Illustrated covers, being flowers found within Central Australia, with white background and the writing on the front panel and spine. A small guide to the wildflowers of Central Australia. Part of the "The Jacaranda Press" series of Wildflower Guides of Australia -- this being number 4. this is the pocket edition first printed in 1968. It is a soft cover with sewn binding, slightly over opened at pages 12/13, no other damage, no annotations. Size: 24mo - up to 5 ¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Natural History -- Botany; Australia; ISBN: 0725402881. ISBN/EAN: 9780725402884. Inventory No: 0280301. . 9780725402884

Rolsh Productions, Albany -- Western Australia, No date. Edition Unstated. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. III, 4-39 pages, botanical names, common names, and descriptions and scientific index. The text is illustrated with colour photographs of Western Australian wildflowers. Colour photographic covers with black background with yellow and white titles to the front panel. Rubbing and creasing to the book corners and rubbing to both the book edges and book panels. In this book 147 of Western Australia's wildflowers are illustrated with wonderful colour photographs. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Photography; Natural History -- Botany; Local History -- Western Australia; Inventory No: 0107433. .

The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1968. First Edition. softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 100 g.; 106pp., foreword by George Chippendale, introduction by author, bibliography. The text is illustrated with coloured photographs of wildflowers described. Illustrated covers, being flowers found within Central Australia, with white background and the writing on the front panel and spine. A little wear to the book edges; previous owner's name at top of first page. A small guide to the wildflowers of Central Australia. Part of the "The Jacaranda Press" series of Wildflower Guides of Australia -- this being number 4. Size: 24mo - up to 5 ¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: History; Natural History -- Botany; Australia; Inventory No: 0272656. .