Christopher helm 1989 (35 résultats)

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.

Etat : Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Etat : Used - Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Dust jacket with inside of front flap clipped. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppvi,122. Colour plates by the author, b/w illustrations. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Good-plus in used, slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "This book is the definitive guide to all the salmon, trout and charr. Each major species is introduced with a full-colour illustration [by the author] and details for identification. The author describes the distribution and life cycle of each species, before going on to explain its world-wide status and .current conservation measures; he also makes suggestions for additional steps [for its] conservation. Rare and threatened species from various parts of the world are included." The book covers Atlantic and Pacific salmon, brown trout and sea trout, rainbow trout, steelhead and other American trout and char species as well as taimen and huchen. Observations on the sporting value of each species as well as suitable angling techniques. Many great paintings of fish by the author. .…

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.

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.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 240mm). Ppxvi,196. Colour photographs, b/w illustrations, maps, bibliography. Light blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in used, slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "An easy to understand account of the true seals, the features that distinguish [them] from other mammals, the diversity of form within the group, their natural history and, in particular, how they have interacted with Man since early history to the conservation problems of the present day". Four chapters deal with native and commercial sealing, seals and the fisheries and the effects of pollution. .…

large format octavo,bibliography, extensive bibliography, well ill with color photos and b&w maps and line drawings. A thorough work also including Asiatic and American Saxifrages in cultivation. very good copy in d.j.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppvi,122. Colour plates by the author, b/w illustrations. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "This book is the definitive guide to all the salmon, trout and char. Each major species is introduced with a full-colour illustration [by the author] and details for identification. The author describes the distribution and life cycle of each species, before going on to explain its world-wide status and .current conservation measures; he also makes suggestions for additional steps [for its] conservation. Rare and threatened species from various parts of the world are included." The book covers Atlantic and Pacific salmon, brown trout and sea trout, rainbow trout, steelhead and other American trout and char species as well as taimen and huchen. Observations on the sporting value of each species as well as suitable angling techniques. Many great paintings of fish by the author. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 240mm). Ppxvi,196. Colour photographs, b/w illustrations, maps, bibliography. Very good in dust-wrapper. "An easy to understand account of the true seals, the features that distinguish [them] from other mammals, the diversity of form within the group, their natural history and, in particular, how they have interacted with Man since early history to the conservation problems of the present day". Four chapters deal with native and commercial sealing, seals and the fisheries and the effects of pollution. .…

Original cloth with (slightly sunned) dustjacket, still a (very) good copy. Please see description or ask for photos. Drawings Color Plates (illustrateur).

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppvi,122. Colour plates by the author, b/w illustrations. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "This book is the definitive guide to all the salmon, trout and charr. Each major species is introduced with a full-colour illustration [by the author] and details for identification. The author describes the distribution and life cycle of each species, before going on to explain its world-wide status and .current conservation measures; he also makes suggestions for additional steps [for its] conservation. Rare and threatened species from various parts of the world are included." The book covers Atlantic and Pacific salmon, brown trout and sea trout, rainbow trout, steelhead and other American trout and char species as well as taimen and huchen. Observations on the sporting value of each species as well as suitable angling techniques. Many great paintings of fish by the author. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 4to (195 x 253mm). Ppx,198. Colour photographs, b/w illustrations, maps, bibliography. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. A worldwide look at the status and natural history of crocodiles and alligators. "Rodney Steel's book provides a picture of the habits and life of crocodiles which will not lessen our respect for them although it may end some misconceptions and alert us to the importance of protecting the future of these now endangered species." Contents include: Survivors of a lost world; Anatomy of a living fossil; Man-eaters, rarities and dwarves - the central crocodilian stock; Alligators and caimans - alternative evolutionary lines; Gavials and false gavials - long-snouted diversification; Crocodiles of the past; The case for conservation; Check list of principal crocodilian genera; Living crocodilian species and their common names. .…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 250pp, illustrated, owner's bookplate on endpaper, slight browning, text clean and sound, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0747016119.

hardback, large 8vo, 308pp, illustrated, owner's bookplate, text clean and tight, board edges slightly bumped, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0747022135.

large format octavo. 162 pp., bibliography, glossary. ill. with excellent color photos and monochrome botanical line drawings. A thorough work for American and European gardeners. very good copy in d.j.

307 p. Hardcover with dustjacket (Spine of the dustjacket slightly discoloured, otherwise a fine copy.).

Hardback. No Statement Of Later Printing On Copyright Page. Fine In Fine Dustjacket. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. As New Copy. ISBN 0-7470-3007-3. Copy two.

Very tidy ex-library, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Octavo, paperback,192 pp.

first edition).Octavo,258 pp.,colour plates, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. pp.xvi, 196 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Signature. Thor. vg. hardback in vg. plus dw. Covers the nineteen species of true seal, or Phocidae, with comparisons drawn with the other two groups, the Odobenidae (the walrus) and the Otariidae (the eared seals).…

8vo [24 x 16 cm]; iv, 188 pp, color plates, text illus, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean in dj (slight crease, not price clipped, near fine). Descriptions of greenhouses and equipment, cultivation, propagation, pests and an extensive listing of greenhouse plants with a description of each. An appendix contains several useful recipes for compost for potting various types of plants including orchids. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. pp.151 with 20 colour photos., line drawings and dist. maps. 8vo. Small owner's label. Some spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw. A comprehensive book written for the enthusiast of rock-garden and alpine plants.

8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and maps throughout; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. pp.xiii, 162 with 96 colour photographic plates and 41 line drawings. 4to. Small label to rear paste-down. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. This book shows that the range of orchids that can be grown outdoors in Europe and North America is much greater than most perceive it to be.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. pp.xiii, 162 with 96 colour photographic plates and 41 line drawings. 4to. Charming bookplate to front paste-down. Fine hardback in fine dw. This book shows that the range of orchids that can be grown out-doors in Europe and North America is much greater than most perceive it to be.…

1st edition hardback with dust jacket New book large octavo x + 198pp., col. pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Crocodiles are the nearest surviving relatives of the dinosaurs. They have flourished to the present day in a form which has changed surprisingly little over 200 million years, and in the modern world the only enemy which threatens them is man. The author explains the history and anatomy of crocodiles and introduces the various species of the crocodilian dynasty, from the salt-water crocodile which might reach 20ft long to the rare dwarf types.…