J h dickson macpherson (16 résultats)

Etat : Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Oversized.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. torn/chipped dj, some wear, still NICE - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Oversized.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good Plus. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good Plus. First Edition. 2000. xiv, 402pp. Colour and B&W illustrations. "This is the first ever Flora of the Glasgow area that relates how plants have changed over time. It is based on the results of some fifteen years' intensive research by members of the Glasgow Natural History Society and other field botanists working under the direction of Professor Jim Dickson, Dr Peter Macpherson and Keith Watson. The survey led to discoveries of many special plants, including some thought to be extinct, and revealed sites of great scientific and conservation interest." Also with contributions from D. Hammerton, W.G. Jardine and M.C. Jarvis with photography by T.N Tait. Both book and unclipped dust jacket are in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. No inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: Heavy book so extra will be needed for shipping to non-UK customers. T.N. Tait (photography) (illustrateur).…

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Data-gathering for this book started in 1984 and continued well into the late 1990s. A detailed listing of 1,500 species. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w distribution maps and illustrations, a few colour photos. xii and 402 pages. Boards clean. Title page has been REMOVED. Top edge of text block lightly foxed. Contents clean. Binding glue visible on joints. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

hardcover. Etat : New.

Etat : New. pp. 402 Maps.

Hardback. Etat : New. Not since Lee's Flora of the Clyde Area (1933) has there been a Flora covering Glasgow. This is the first ever Flora of the Glasgow area that relates how plants have changed over time. It is based on the results of some fifteen years' intensive research by members of the Glasgow Natural History Society and other field botanists working under the direction of Professor Jim Dickson, Dr Peter Macpherson and Keith Watson. The survey led to discoveries of many special plants, including some thought to be extinct, and revealed sites of great scientific and conservation interest. The book also uncovers some little known aspects of the city's natural, social and economic history and their bearing on wild plants.The Changing Flora of Glasgow is generously illustrated with photographs, maps, and paintings, many of them in colour, and including several sequences to show places and perspectives as they are now and how they were some 250 years ago. It combines immaculate scholarship with an accessible, entertaining style. An essential reference work for botanists and plant lovers, it will also be a much-read possession in homes in Glasgow and surrounding areas.With The Changing Flora of Glasgow, you can:*Discover how and why Glasgow's flora has changed since records began *Consult a catalogue of 1500 species*Identify plants previously thought extinct*Compare Glasgow's plant life with that of other European cities*Explore current conservation issues*Enjoy the lavish illustrations.…

Etat : New. pp. 402, Maps 1st Edition.

Etat : New. This is the first ever Flora of the Glasgow area that relates how plants have changed over time.&Uumlber den AutorrnrnJ. H. DicksonKlappentextrnrnNot since Lee s Flora of the Clyde Area (1933) has there been a Flora .

Etat : New. pp. 402.

Hardback. Etat : New. Not since Lee's Flora of the Clyde Area (1933) has there been a Flora covering Glasgow. This is the first ever Flora of the Glasgow area that relates how plants have changed over time. It is based on the results of some fifteen years' intensive research by members of the Glasgow Natural History Society and other field botanists working under the direction of Professor Jim Dickson, Dr Peter Macpherson and Keith Watson. The survey led to discoveries of many special plants, including some thought to be extinct, and revealed sites of great scientific and conservation interest. The book also uncovers some little known aspects of the city's natural, social and economic history and their bearing on wild plants.The Changing Flora of Glasgow is generously illustrated with photographs, maps, and paintings, many of them in colour, and including several sequences to show places and perspectives as they are now and how they were some 250 years ago. It combines immaculate scholarship with an accessible, entertaining style. An essential reference work for botanists and plant lovers, it will also be a much-read possession in homes in Glasgow and surrounding areas.With The Changing Flora of Glasgow, you can:*Discover how and why Glasgow's flora has changed since records began *Consult a catalogue of 1500 species*Identify plants previously thought extinct*Compare Glasgow's plant life with that of other European cities*Explore current conservation issues*Enjoy the lavish illustrations.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Ed. The first ever Flora of the Glasgow area that relates how plants have changed over time. Illustrated with maps, sketches & color & B&W photographs. Flora, Scotland.

Single Issue Magazine. Etat : Good. First Edition. 124 pages. Features: Peter Whalley's cover illustrations depict the many phases of deer hunting; Editorial laments the 'sickness' of TV giveaway shows; How Iron Man Sir Anthony Eden Made Good; Half-page Wawanesa Insurance ad features photo of 1948 Olympic Champion Barbara Ann Scott figure skating; Great two-page colour ad for a white on red 1956 Plymouth Belvedere V-8 Four-door hardtop; The New Wonder Drugs That Fight Insanity - photo-illustrated article on Chlorpromazine and reserpine; Buck Crump's Love Affair with the CPR - photo-illustrated article on the rise of Buck Crump from machinist's apprentice to 51-year-old president of the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR); The Cooney's and their seven adopted children - photo-illustrated article on the family of Lillian and Joe Cooney of Toronto; St. Boniface (Manitoba) is Nobody's Suburb - photo-illustrated article on the largest French-Canadian settlement outside Quebec; Where to buy an ancestor cheap - Ben Ward-Price runs Canada's busiest auction gallery, Ward-Price Ltd. - photo-illustrated article; Uncle Charley's Secret Treasure (short story); The Unconquered warriors of Ohsweken - photo-illustrated article on the Iroquois and their unknown 'republic' in the heart of Ontario; How the Highlanders Took Nova Scotia - they are making the place more Scottish than Scotland - photo-illustrated article; Flashback article on the September 15, 1885 tragic death of Jumbo the elephant at St. Thomas, Ontario; God's Little Fleet - Rev. John Antle and the Columbia Coast Mission visit the raft villages of B.C.'s coastal loggers - nice photo-illustrated article; Two Hunters (arctic short story); Want a Moose in Your Parlor? - photo-illustrated article on taxidermist Clifford McCutcheon and his Oliver Spanner & Co. Ltd. of Toronto; What's Your Day to Shine?; One-page colour-photo ad for NCR (National Cash Register Company) shows lady working adding machine; Nice one-page colour ad for the 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria (white on salmon colour); Nice Sylvania TV ad; One-page photo-ad for Ronson lighters; Bright two-page colour ad for the 1956 Dodge Mayfair 4-dr hardtop (black on yellow); Beautiful two-page colour ad for the new 1956 De Soto Fireflite 4-door hardtop (white on blue); Colour Seabreeze ad shows eight of their record players; Rare one-page two-colour illustrated ad for McCulloch chain saws shows lady cutting log; Fantastic One-page illustrated Dunlop Tire ad explains how hero Edward Chipman of the Elmhurst Dairy in Montreal entered a burning home three times to save children on the Caughnawaga Indian Reservation just before Christmas 1954; Half-page Canadian Pacific ad features photo of their new Empress of Britain; Molson's Golden ale ad features colour illustration of 'Goldie' the lion playing checkers; Colour ad for Moirs Pot of Gold chocolates; Admiral TV ad features their 'Regina', 'Manitoba' and 'Collingwood' models; Canadian Wine Institute colour ad features M. Andre Vaucher and Mlle. Micheline Dubois, both of France; Nice colour ad for the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington shows its huge banquet room; Barrett Company ad includes photos of F.E. Shaw, Tim Kier, George Goddard, L.O. Heron and John Hawthorne; Labatt's IPA ale ad includes photo of Toronto crane operator Leo Maltais; Interesting 1/3-page piece on artist Simpkins and his cartoon bear Jasper; Canadian Anecdote - When B.C. Had a Navy; Caterpillar ad inside back cover shows terribly muddy backroad and explains how the state of Kansas has performed major upgrades to its roads; Nice colour-photo Coke ad on back cover has one-inch stain at top; and more. Discrete clear archival-tape repairs to coverfold, otherwise average wear. Unmarked. A pleasing vintage copy of this nice issue. Whalley, Peter (cover art); Macpherson, Duncan; Anderson, Don; (illustrateur).…