Science from Bazaar of Books

"Sea-Birds: An Introduction to the Natural History of the Sea-Birds of the North Atlantic." (The New Naturalist) by James Fisher and R. M. Lockley. London: Collins, 1954. pp. 320, Index, Bibliography. 9 colour illus., 68 b. & w. illus. and 66 maps & diagrams. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine (corners bent, spine bumped, soiling on covers, some… Saber más sobre este artículo

"An Irish Sanctuary: Birds of the North Bull" by P. G. Kennedy. Dublin: At the Sign of the Three Candles, [1953]. pp. 168. colour frontis. & 2 colour plates, some b. & w. illus., 1 map. Hardcover, quarter beige cloth with tan boards, red title on front with bird illus. and red title on spine (small mark at bottom of… Saber más sobre este artículo

"The Nature and Art of Motion." Edited by Gyorgy Kepes. London: Studio Vista, [1965]. Vision + Value Series. pp. 195. numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, grey boards with gilt title on spine (corners bent, spine bumped, top & bottom of spine faded, all edges darkened, top edge foxed, previous owner's signature on front free endpaper, text margins toned, especially… Saber más sobre este artículo

"Education of Vision." Edited by Gyorgy Kepes. London: Studio Vista, [1965]. Vision + Value Series. pp. 233. numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, purple boards, with gilt title on spine (some corners bent, spine bumped, top of spine faded, top & bottom edge stained & soiled, previous owner's signature on front free endpaper, otherwise interior is clean & unmarked). dj.,… Saber más sobre este artículo

"The Owl Papers" by Jonathan Evan Maslow. Drawings by Leonard Baskin. New York: E. P. Dutton, Inc., [1983]. First edition. pp. 184, Index. 12 b. & w. plates and some additional drawings. Jacket art and calligraphy also by Leonard Baskin. Hardcover, quarter white cloth and light blue boards with owl illustration blind-stamped on front cover, gilt title on spine (light… Saber más sobre este artículo

"Life and Death of the Salt Marsh" by John and Mildred Teal. Illustrated by Richard G. Fish. Boston: Little, Brown and Company in association with The Atlantic Monthly Press, [1969]. First Edition. pp. 278, Index. Hardcover, beige cloth, black title to spine, fore edge untrimmed, top edge yellow (corners square, staining to top of back cover, foxing of top edge… Saber más sobre este artículo

"Darwin of the Beagle" by Bern Dibner. Norwalk, Connecticut: Burndy Library, 1960. pp. 73, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (cover toned with various marks, 1/2- inch tear at lower spine with stain and crease, lower left corner dented, foxing on endpapers, interior is clean, but for a single mark). Good condition. Size: 10 3/4" x 8 1/4" (27.5cm x 21cm).

"The Fallacy of Wildlife Conservation" by John A. Livingstone. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart, [1981]. pp. 117. Hardcover, quarter green cloth with green boards and gilt title on spine (all edges foxed, corners square, spine bumped & worn, binding is uneven, i.e. front cover is wider than back cover, some pencil underlining, inscribed by the author on the half-title page). dj.,… Saber más sobre este artículo

"Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators" by William Stolzenburg. [New York]: Bloomsbury USA, [2008]. pp. 293, Bibliography, Index. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). d.w., unclipped (no tears or wear). Very good condition. Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16cm).

"Life: An Unauthorized Biography, A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth" by Richard Fortey. London: The Folio Society, 2008. First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins in 1997. pp. 379, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. numerous colour illus. Hardcover, green cloth with decorative front cover and gilt title on spine in an illustrated orange board… Saber más sobre este artículo

"The Earth: An Intimate History" by Richard Fortey. London: The Folio Society, 2011. First published in 2004 in Britain by HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 416, Bibliography, Index. numerous illus. (mostly colour). Hardcover, quarter brown cloth with illustrated boards and gilt title on spine, in a brick red board slipcase (corners square, interior clean & unmarked, slipcase has slight scratches). Very good condition. Size:… Saber más sobre este artículo

"Easy & Not-So-Easy Pieces" by Richard P. Feynman. Introduction by Roger Penrose. London: The Folio Society, [2009]. Second printing. pp. 254, Index. some colour illus. Hardcover, red cloth, decorative front cover and gilt title on spine in a gold board slipcase (corners square, interior clean & unmarked, some wear to slipcase). Very good condition. Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm)- book… Saber más sobre este artículo

"My Life with the Eskimo" by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. New York: Collier Books, [1971]. Third printing of paperback edition. pp. 447, Index. Paperback (spine darkened, owner's signature on front free endpaper, some underlining & notes in text, notes on inside back cover). Very Good condition.Size: 7" x 4 1/4" (18cm x 11cm).

"Kingdom of Plants: A Journey Through Their Evolution" by Will Benson. Foreword by Professor Stephen Hopper Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [London:] HarperCollins Publishers, [2012]. "This book accompanies Atlantic Productions' landmark television series 'Kingdom of Plants 3D with David Attenborough.' " pp. 256. many colour illus. (some full-page). Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine (corners squared, interior clean… Saber más sobre este artículo

"South with Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917; The Photographs of Frank Hurley" by Frank Hurley. New York: BCL Press, [2001]. pp. 320. numerous b & w and colour photo., many full page. Hardcover, blue gray cloth with silver title on spine (top & bottom of spine and corners worn, gift inscription, on the half title page, ruled out with black… Saber más sobre este artículo