Search Results: Botany from 100 POCKETS

New York, NY: Dover, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Illustrations(A. Radcyffe Dugmore, Photographer & Drawings) . Text/NEW & Bright. First 1969 Dover Edition. Laminated softcover /NF w/light edge & surface wear. Vintage, popular guide to fish life in North America, and, now a primary historica, ecologic l resource to a century past. First published 1905; this is the unbridged, 1969, First Edition, 1st Printing Dover reissue, published w/o ISBN, ISBN subsequently assigned. Author David Starr Jordan (1851-1931), an icthyologist, botanist, First Chancellor of Stanford Univ (1891- 1913), also served as President of Indiana Univ.; Barton Warren Evermann (1853 - 1932), also an icthyologist, was with the US Fish Commission, and taught variously at Indiana Univ, Stanford Univ, Cornell and Yale. 574 pgs, some 330 illustrations support text covering 200 families & 12,000 species of fish. Glossary to rear. Fine copy despite flaws.

New York, NY: Scholastic/Harper & Row, 1989. 1st Edition, 10th Printing . Soft Cover/Stapled. Near Fine/None as Issued. Arthur Dorros (author illustrated). Text/As New & Bright. 1989, First Edition, 3rd Printing. Illustrated, stapled softcover/NF w/trace shelfwear. Gift dedication to front cover verso. Superb discourse on major varieties of ants and their social habits --- covering their nesting & daily ways, ant, how to make ant farms. Written & designed for elementary school children, book is enthralling for adults as well. 32 pgs. That both text & illustrations are by Arthur Dorros, gifted in art & narration, is a real plus. Illustrations & text, mutually supportive, form a coherent whole. writt. Ants--Habits and behavior. Ants as pets. Insects--Nests. Insects--Behavior.Prose is lucid and engaging. Contains basic knowledge that elementary school children need, both as a foundation and stimulant for further study of non-human life around us. Fine copy.

Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service, 1972. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/None (as Issued). Text/BRAND NEW. Light mustard linen boards/Fine. DJ/None as Issued. PO name stamped on fEP. Monograph on the dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium), the leafless, highly destructive aerial parasite, that damage many conifer forests, particularly in North America. Detailed study of varying dwarf mistletoe w/taxnomic features, hosts, geographic distriibution. A step towards developing a useful system of classification for further inquiry.

Arcadia, CA: The Bromeliad Society, 1977. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Walter Richter (Author-Illustrator). BRAND NEW Copy. East German nurseryman, known for hybrid contributions, Walter Richter's Zimmerpflanzen von Heute und Morgen: Bromeliaceen (House Plants for Today & Tomorrow: Bromeliads) was published in 1965. Excerpts, translated into English, were published in the Bromeliad Society's Journal (volumes XVII, XVIII, XIX, & XX). This copy is a reprint of those four articles in book form, forming a comprehensive grower's guide from propagation from seed to cultivation. Fine copy.

New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 1986. Compact Edition, 6th Printing 6th Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Archival Color Photographs. Text/NEW & Bright w/trace soiling (coffee spots?) to 1st & 2nd pgs. Softcover/VG; strong & sound w/shelfwear to leading edges. Handy. compact, dictionary & reference to home & garden flowers and plants. First published 1975; this is the Compact Edition (not "truncated") 6th Printing of 1986 from Crown Publishers in conjunction w/The Royal Horticultural Society. 584 pgs w/2048 color plates. 584 pgs. w/photos presented in 6 sectors: 1, Alpine & Rock Garden plants; 2, Annual & Biennial; 3, Greenhouse & House; 4, Hardy Bulbous; 5, Perennial; and 6, Trees & Shrubs w/a sub-section on Climbers & Conifers. Fine copy despite flaws.

Pleasantville, NY: Readers Digest, 1978. Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW & showing faint discoloration. Stapled softcover/NF, w/trace shelfwear. 1978 review of use of herbs in cooking from Reader's Digest. 32 pgs, 32 herbs with information of specific herbs, how to grow them yourself, and coverage of some other herbal seasonings.

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, 1983. First Edition, 18th Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Kimberlee Knauf (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1983, First Edition, First Thus. Softcover/NF w/a whisper of edge wear. Manual & guide to attracting birds to the garden & providing a hospitable setting for them. How many knew calcium can be offered by mixing eggshells with feed, grit can be provided by adding coarse sand in the feeders, waxing wire suet holders helps prevent birds from sticking to icy metal in winter months, and, providing water & white bread attracts birds? 186 pgs w/line drawings in 10 chapters. Text covers bird varieties, bird houses, how to feed them & cook for them, and garden for them. A rich resource.

Queensland, Australia: Sub-Tropical Orchid Council, Queensland, 1979. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft Cover/Stapled. Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated gold cover/NF. Summary of information compiled for a Seminar held at Caloundra, June 22nd, 1978. Growers' guide to Paphiopedilum orchids, commonly known Tropical Asiatic Slipper orchid. Typed text in 8 sections: 1, Alphabetical List of Species; 2, Abbreviations Used in Text; 3, Map of Distribution; 4, Map Legend; 5, Brachypetalum Group; 6, Anotopedilum Group; 7, Otopedilum Group, followed by glossary and line drawings of some species. Fine copy.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED copy. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards/NF. DJ/NF; under library mylar. The world of insects. Fascinating anatomy, behavior & social organization of the dominant African --- or "killer" --- bees. First introduced to Brazil in the 1957 followed by rapid migration north. A species w/hives hunted by native Africans for honey, their source for sugar. Distinguished by aggressive swarming behavior, these feisty bees have impacted North American beekeeping practices, causing consequent agricultural issues. 162 pgs w/line drawings, 9 chapters in 2 parts: Part I, Biology & Habits; and II, Impact & Control.

Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Collectible - Very Good/Near Fine. Archival Photos, Sketches & Maps. EX-LIB. UNCIRCULATED Copy. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1977 First Edition, 1st Printing. Illustrated beige linen boards. DJ/NF; under library mylar. Historical, natural history of the small, endangered horse Przhevalsky (pronounced "Przh-VAHL-skee") named after Russian explorer Nicolai Przhevalski (1839 - 1888) who studied the breed. Native of the Asian steppes, the horse is chunky w/dark forelegs, never domesticated; near extinction, they have been nurtured back to life by zoos & breeding stations. 144 pgs. Informative volume is illustrated w/archival photos, sketches & maps, and followed by supporting bibliography. Lucid prose & narrative style will engage juvenile readers, age 12 & up, as well.

Paris, France: Museum National D'Historie Naturelle, 1973. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. French Language text). Softcover/VG w/faint creasings to surface. Museum catalogue. 1973 exhibit of "The most beautiful insects of the old and new world", Museum of Natural History, Paris. 43 pgs. Color photos & line drawings.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1952. First Edition, First Thus First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Janet Roemhild (Illustrator). Stated First Edition. 1952 First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW. Olive-green linen boards/NF w/light edge rubs & showing discoloration to spine. DJ/None. The book, written by Associate Curator of Fishes at the American Museum of Natural History Francesca La Monte, is written for anglers in mind. Text augmented with illustrations, some in color. A natural history of fish in the 1950's.

Washington, D.C: USDA Pacific NW Forest Service, 1973. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Archival photos. Text/BRAND NEW. 1973 First Edition. Illustrated softcover/VG; w/light edge & corner wear, push to lower spine corner. PO name to upper front by spine. Classic study of major vegetational units of Oregon and Washington. 417 pgs with b/w archival photos, in 11 parts: I, Introduction; II, Environmental Setting; III, Major Vegetational Areas; IV, Forest Zones of Western Washington & North-Westeran Oregon; V, Interior Valleys of Western Oregon; VI, Forest Zones of Southwestern Oregon; VII, Forest Zones of Eastern Oregon & Washington; VIII, Steppe & Shrub-Steppe of the Columbia Basin Province; IX. Steppe & Shrub-Steppe of Central & Southeastern Oregon; X, Timberline & Alpine Vegetation; and, XI, Vegetation of Some Unique Habitats. Strong copy.

New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's, 1963. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Harold William Rickett (Author-Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated salmon linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG; Strong & sound w/nips, closed tears to edges & showing faint discoloration; front & rear interior flaps with creasings. Bookstore sticker (New York, Museum of Natural History) to rear endpaper. Wild flowers field guide to the northeastern and north central regions of the United States. 96 color plates augmented by some 700 line drawings by author. Written over forty years ago, this comprehensive treatment, sadly, is also an ecological history of the region prior to expansion building and construction by man. Fine copy in lesser dust jacket.

Melbourne, Australia: Univ of Melbourne, 1988. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Ian Clarke, Linda Coppock, & Kevin Thiele (Botanical Illustrators); Harry Swart (Cartoons). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover (Sarcochilus falcatus)/NF. Joint publication of the Orchid Species Society of Victoria and the School of Botany at the Univ of Melbourne. Anthology of concepts, results and techniques for orchid propagation from seed. 8 articles: 1, Introduction to Pollination Systems (Bruce Knox); 2, Propagation of Species Orchid from Seed: A Guide to Growers (Andre Cleghorn); 3, The Fertility of Species Orchids in Self & Interclonal Crosses (Barbara Walker & Jacinta Burke); 4, The Spectrum of Fertility in Australian Orchid Species (Peter Adams); 5, Fertility of Australian Sarcochilus R. Br. (Sheryl Lawson); 6, The Effect of Loading Cymbidium Tracyanum Rolfe, C. Suave R. Br & C. Canaliculatum R. Br. with Numerous Seed Capsules (Peter Adams); 7, Aspects of… Read More

New York, NY: Dover Pubns, 1968. Dover Reprint . Paperback. Very Good/None as Issued. Archival Photos & Illustrations. Text/NEW & Bright. Vintage classic. Softcover/VG; strong w/edge rubs, faint creases & trace discoloration to surfaces. A biography & history of seashores. Classic study of seashore life of North American beaches by naturalist Augusta Foote Arnold (1844 - 1904). First published 1901; this is a Dover unabridged reprint of the original. 490 pgs w/some 600 illustrations of archival photos & line drawings. Introduction precedes 11 chapters in 2 parts: Part I, Marine Algae; and Part II, Marine Invertebrates.

New York, NY: Outdoor Life/Harper & Row, 1969. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Leonard Lee Rue, III (Author-photographer). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright w/small puncture wound to front hinge. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Burnt orange linen boards w/gilt lettering/NF w/trace edge rubs. DJ/NF w/faint creasings, nips & rubs to edges. Detailed field guide to behavior patterns of North American game species by conservationist & nature photographer Leonard Lee Rue, III. Contents are: 1, Pouched Animals; 2, Carnivores; 3, Seals & Walrus; 4, Rodents; 5, Hares & Rabbits; and, 6, Hoofed Mammals, followed by Appendix.

Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, 1963. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Vintage 1963 First Edition, First Thus. Green linen boards/NF w/light edge & surface wear. DJ/None. PO name strike-out to fEP. Textbook. Synaptic transmission processes. Experimental investigations in the morphology of synaptic regions; the electrical consequences of synaptic activation; & the nature of the chemical transmitter substances involved. 134 pages. 7 chapters.

Lawrence, KS: Univ of Kansas, 1951. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Grey soft cover/NF w/trace creasing to lower front corner. Off-print of Univ of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Vol. 5, No. 10, of December 1951. Monograph. Study of the Lagomorpha Order (hares, rabbits, and pikas) and its distribution in North America, and implications in public health as vectors of disease, forestry, orchards, and environmental concerns with the natural food chain. Fine copy.

London, UK: Henry Kimpton, 1961. Reprint of 1971 . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/Near New, printed on high-gloss paper with 842 illustrations & 3 coloured plates. Maroon linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. Grey dust jacket/NF; price-clipped w/closed edge tears. Loss to upper corner of fEP (PO name removal?) First published 1961; this is a reprint of 1971. Volume 2 of a 15 volume series, this book forms a new edition of the anatomy section of Sir Duke-Elder's Textbook of Ophthalmology. Contents in 4 sections: Section I, Historical Development; II, The Eye; III, The Ocular Adnexa; and, IV, The Central Nervous Organization of Vision.