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THE DEORHORD: AN OLD ENGLISH BESTIARY.
de Videen, Hana.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
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- First American Edition
- Published
- 2024
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780691260006
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- 1
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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2024. 342 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w illustrations. "Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild creatures of field and forest, have remained the same since medieval times. But the words used to name and describe them have often changed beyond recognition, starting with the Old… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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SWEET THAMES RUN SOFTLY.
de Gibbings, Robert.
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- Usado - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- Reprint.
- Published
- 1965
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London: J.M. Dent, 1965. 230 pp, 9" H, teale green cloth with gilt lettering/decoration on spine, gilt 'duck in flight' on front board, top edge of textblock dark green. B&w illustrations throughout. The author/illustrator describes his leisurely journey down the Thames, from the designing and building of his boat, The Willow, through excursions to churches, woodlands, pubs, etc. along… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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FARMING. HADDON HALL LIBRARY.
de Tod, W.M., M.A.
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- Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1903
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London: J.M. Dent, 1903. 268 pp, 8 1/4" H, blue cloth with gilt decoration/lettering on spine and boards by Arthur Rackham, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, attached red ribbon bookmark. Colour frontispiece and 7 sepiatone plates by Lucy Kemp-Welch - all present and complete with original tissue guards. Endpapers and several b&w head and tail pieces by… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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EDWARD LEAR'S BIRDS.
de Hyman, Susan. Introduction by Philip Hofer. (Edward Lear.)
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- Usado - Very Good-
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- Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 1980
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781555214685
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Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press, 1980. 96 pp, 14 1/4" H. 40 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. Edward Lear is famous for his limericks and nonsense rhymes, but "the earliest years of his career were devoted to quite a different creative enterprise: a series of extraordinary bird paintings of a quality and style to rival the work of even… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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HUMBER RIVER: THE CARRYING PLACE.
de Mowat, Justin, foreword.
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- Usado - Near Fine
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2009
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780981110738
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- 1
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Downsview, Ontario: Toronto And Region Conservation Authority, 2009. 117 pp, square (11 1/2" H x 11 1/2" D). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, maps, charts. "On September 25, 1999, the Humber River was officially designated a Canadian Heritage River. This designation acknowledges the Humber's outstanding human heritage and the significant contribution it has made to the development… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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WINGED COMPANY: STUDIES IN BIRD-WATCHING.
de Walmsley, R.G. Edited, with an introduction, by Frank Baker.
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- Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1940
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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1940. 227 pp, 9 1/4" H. 12 full page b&w plates and numerous b&w head and tail pieces. "The author had for many years spent his leisure in observing birds, especially natives and visitors to Cornwall. The notes he left behind him, although not prepared for the press, revealed such remarkable powers of observation and… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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WILDLIFE IN HAMPSHIRE HIGHLANDS. HADDON HALL LIBRARY.
de Dewar, George A.B.
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- Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 1899
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London: J.M. Dent, 1899. 304 pp, 8 1/4" H, dark blue cloth with gilt decoration/lettering on spine and boards by Arthur Rackham, top edge gilt, attached maroon ribbon bookmark. 5 b&w plates by R.W.A. Rouse (including frontispiece) and 2 colour plates of birds by Ralph Hodgson - all present and with original tissue guards. A loose tissue guards protects the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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IDENTIFY AND DRAW NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS: A FIELD GUIDE FOR THE ARTIST AND NATURALIST.
de Root, Amy.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket - (as issued)
- Edición
- First Printiing
- Published
- 2011
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780785827993
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- 1
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New York: Chartwell, 2011. 224 pp, 8 1/8" H. Glazed pictorial boards, coiled wire binding to allow pages to lie flat when in use. Colour photographs, maps, step-by-step drawings, palettes. "As you are guided from an outline to the final stages of color variation, Blue Jays, Goldfinches, Cardinals, Robins, and dozens of other favorites emerge on the page. Featuring… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE RAPTOR ALMANAC.
de Weidensaul, Scott.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- Second Printing
- Published
- 2000
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781585741700
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- 1
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New York: Lyons Press, 2000. 382 pp, 10 1/4" H. Colour and b&w photographs, b&w maps, drawings, repoductions. "(A) comprehensive reference to the 310 species of diurnal (day-flying) birds of prey worldwide, including hawks, eagles, falcons and vultures. For the birder or naturalist who wants to go beyond the fundamentals, and especially for anyone fascinated by birds of prey,… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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CREATURES OF THE ROCK: A VETERINARIAN'S ADVENTURES IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
de Peacock, Andrew.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good+
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 2014
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385682596
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- 1
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Doubleday Canada, 2014. 285 pp, 8 1/2" H. Pictorial endpapers, b&w photographs, map. "When Andrew Peacock made the move from Ontario to Newfoundland, he thought he was kicking off his career as a newly qualified veterinarian with a brief adventure in a novel location. Turns out he was wrong about the duration - three decades later, he is still… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE ENLIGHTENED MR. PARKINSON: THE PIONEERING LIFE OF A FORGOTTEN SURGEON AND THE MYSTERIOUS DISEASE THAT BEARS HIS NAME.
de Lewis, Cherry.
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- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 2017
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781681774541
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- 1
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New York: Pegasus Books, 2017. 306 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w and colour illustrations. "James Parkinson (1755-1824) defined (the ailment now named for him) so precisely that we still diagnose Parkinson's disease today by recognizing the symptoms he identified. With insight and clarity, Cherry Lewis reveals the story of this remarkable man's contributions to the Age of Englightenment by… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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OUR VILLAGE.
de Mitford, Mary Russell (1787-1855). Introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie.
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- Usado - Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1910
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London: Macmillan, 1910. 256 pp, 10" H. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt illustrations on spine/front board, top edge gilt.100 b&w illustrations throughout the text by Hugh Thomson and 16 colour plates by Alfred Rawlings tipped on heavy brown stock with caption-bearing tissue guards. All illustrations are present, but the tissue-guard for "The Dragon Inn, Three Mile… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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PEARLS & PEBBLES.
de Traill, Catharine Parr. Edited by Elizabeth Thompson.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Published
- 1999
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781896219592
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Natural Heritage, 1999. 211 pp, 9" H. B&w illustrations. First published in 1894, this "is an unusual book with a lasting charm, in which the author's broad focus ranges from the Canadian natural environment to early settlement in Upper Canada. Through Traill's eyes, we see the life of the pioneer woman, the disappearance of the forest, and the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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LIFE ON THE UPPER THAMES.
de Robertson, H.R.
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- Usado - Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1875
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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EUR 236.90
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London: Virtue, Spalding, 1875. 214 pp, 4to (11" H). Red leather binding with gilt lettering/decoration on boards, spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering, banding/decoration. Marbled endpapers with gilt dentelle edges, all edges gilt. 36 full-page b&w plates plus 74 additional small b&w illustrations - all present. A look at the people who lived along the Upper Thames, the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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MY SCOTTISH SKETCH BOOK.
de Edwards, Lionel. (1878-1966)
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- Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 1929
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
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- 1
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EUR 94.76
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London: Country Life, 1929. VII, 32 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H). Gray/purple cloth with paper title label on front board, purple marbled endpapers. 16 colour plates, including frontispiece (all present - clean, bright, with no tears or creases). All pages (text & illustrations) are printed on one side only on heavy stock (versos blank). Each illustration page… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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DAYLIGHTING CHEDOKE: EXPLORING HAMILTON'S HIDDEN CREEK.
de Terpstra, John. Signed.
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- Usado - Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2018
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781928088721
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- 1
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Hamilton, Ontario: James Street North Books / Wolsak and Wynn , 2018. 133 pp, 8 1/2" H. Map endpapers. Signed by author on title page. "Chedoke is one of six creeks that weave their way through Hamilton (Ontario), but it is the most hidden, lost to culverts and concrete. It sees daylight only in a couple of waterfalls where… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE LOST DINOSAURS OF EGYPT
de Nothdurft, William. With Josh Smith, Matt Lamanna, Ken Lacovara, Jason Poole, and Jen Smith.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780375507953
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- 1
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New York: Random House, 2002. 242 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, drawings. "(R)ecounts an amazing but little-known episode in the history of dinosaur hunting. On the eve of World War I, an amazing cache of strange Cretaceous-age dinosaurs was discovered in the Great Western Desert of Egypt. With considerable difficulty, this collection was brought to Munich, only to… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE STORY OF A RED-DEER.
de Fortescue, J.W. (John William, Sir.)
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- Usado - Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1938
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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London: Macmillan, 1938. 144 pp, 9 1/2" H. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt illustration of red-deer stag on front board, top edge gilt. 12 colour plates (including frontispiece) and 12 gravure plates (all present). The story of a red-deer stag, from his birth on Exmoor to his death in a waterfall as he attempts… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE LEGEND OF THE PALM TREE.
de Duarte, Margarida Estrela Bandeira.
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- Usado - Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. Unpaginated, 12 1/2" H. Beaufifully illustrated in colour. When drought strikes a Brazilian native family, they trek to find a new home. Along the way, they encounter Carnauba, a woman turned into a palm tree by the Moon. She instructs the young boy in how to obtain food, drink, shelter, medicine and clothing… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE MOVEMENTS AND HABITS OF CLIMBING PLANTS.
de Darwin, Charles.
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- Usado - Very Good -
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 1875
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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EUR 426.42
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London: John Murray, 1875. viii, 208 pp, small 8vo (7 3/8" H), leather spine with 5 raised bands, black leather title label, gilt lettering & decoration, leather corners, marbled-paper covered boards, marbling to all edges of text block. Marbled endpapers. B&w illustrations. List of other titles by Darwin on verso of title page. The title page states "Second… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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