Search Results: Natural History: Entomology & Botany from E Ridge fine Books

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, LTD.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight Binding, No markings nice unread copy. DJ shows wear on edges and corners. In a protective cover.; 8vo ; 264 pp pages .

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. Very Good. 1935. Softcover. Original brown paper wraps. 89 pages. Illustrated with intext figures. Multiple stamps on the front cover along with a few pencil notations. Edges are worn. Otherwise a sound copy. ; 8vo .

New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth. Missing the dust jacket. 228 pages. Bibliography. Index. 20 plates. 67 intext figures. "The setting of "The Age of Reptiles" encompasses the end of Paleozoic History, and all of the Mesozoic. ...reptiles are not the only creatures of the prehistoric world covered in this book. The author deals also with the first birds and mammals... He discusses the distribution of vertebrate faunas and considers their intercontinental migrations.... considerable attention given to past climates, ...distribution of fossils ... in short, a wide-ranging survey of the many facets..." Colbert (1905-2001) was one of the world's most eminent paleontologists as well as a prolific researcher and author. Bumped corners, former owners blackened and tape residue of flap taped in. Overall a handsome copy. ; 8vo .

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. Very Good. 1935. Softcover. Original paper wraps.Bulletin 629. Illustrated cover. 47 pages. Illustrated. Minor edge tone. ; 8vo .

London: Heinemann. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 1969, fourth printing. (First published by Heinemann, 1962.) Illustrated. Maps & graphs. Index. Navy cloth with very little shelf wear. Bright red with black animal design and white continent outlines, edges with small chips. Not price clipped. Illustrations by the author. Describing the main distribution patterns of mammals and other land vertebrates over the world and during the past hundred million years. The presentation and straightforward style offers a wealth of information to readers of all ages who have an interest; of specific use for students of biology in schools and universities. ; 8vo.; vi, 142 pp. pages; sbf 9/15. .

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 0674037502 . figures, tables. Extensive Bibliography. Index. Green cloth w/rubbed edges. Dust jacket, unclipped, toned and heavily worn edges, now in archival cover. "This is the soundest, most complete, and best documented study ever published on genetical characteristics and evolutionary processes in animal populations around the crucial level of the species." (George Gaylord Simpson Harvard University)"A work of extraordinary comprehensiveness. . . I have no doubt that it is destined to be an abiding landmark in the study of evolution." (I. Michael Lerner University of California) ; 8vo.; xiv, 797 pp., pages .

Hutchinson. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0090688120 . First Edition. A first Printing, Hardcover; black cloth boards in the original dust jacket. Fine condition. In Fine dust jacket in Clear protective cover. ; Univ. Lib.; 200 pp pages .

Harvard University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0674045351 . Tight Binding, No markings nice unread copy. Jacket has edgewear and In a protective cover. "Witty, wise, winsome, and wonderful." - Ashley Montagu ; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 320 pp pages .

The World Publishing Co.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Jacket has edgewear and sun fading, No markings in book. Addresses the questions "Where are we going?" Bio-ethical issues: genetic engineering, fertility and conception; biotec life extension, cellular creation; biological warfare etc. "Some may find all this an intriguing preview of a brave new world, others may shudder at a glimpse of hell to come." ; 8vo ; 240 pp pages .

University of California Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1984. Softcover. 0520096819 . Paperback. Condition: Fine. No markings in book. Vol. 100-Entomology. From the Table of Contents: Taxonomic Relationships of Yucca and Moth Taxa; Study Sites and Techniques; Yucca Schottii; Incurvariid Moths Associated with Yucca Schottii; Interrelationships of the Pollinators and Yucca Schottii; Other Lepidoptera Feeding in the Fruit of Yucca Schottii; Associated Insects.; 8vo ; 92 pp pages .

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. Near Fine. 1941. Softcover. Original white paper wraps. Memoir 236. 45 pages. Graphs and charts. Minor tone along the edges. ; 8vo .

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. Near Fine. 1941. Softcover. Original white paper wraps. Memoir 236. 45 pages. Graphs and charts. Minor tone along the edges. ; 8vo .

Great Britain: H. F. & G. Witherby LTD. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover VG/G The dust jacket is edge worn with (tears, chips, soil, stains) Clear protective cover. First Edition. A first printing. ; 8vo ; 180 pp pages .

University of California Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1995. Softcover. 0520097963 . Paperback. Condition: Fine. Entomology, Vol. 115. Forest defoliators of the Spruce Budworm complex are the most extensively studied moths in the world, yet taxonomic relationships among western populations have been poorly understood. This work distinguishes species groups using a three-dimensional definition-reproductive isolation through intraspecific recognition (pheromone chemistry and correlated behavior), ecological separation (larval hosts), and morphometric analysis of adultswhere traditional study of museum specimens failed.; 8vo ; 274 pp pages .

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, Inc.. Very Good. 1974. Reprint. Softcover. 0882660276 . A guide to control pests without using harmful chemicals. Identifies, using text and line drawings, both he helpful and the destructive insects that inhabit gardens. Includes a section of Recipes and Instructions for controlling insects with biological and natural materials. Includes Bio-Dynamic method; Histories of Insect control; damage control and repair; more. ; 8vo - 7 ¾ - 9 ¾" tall. " .

Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press. Very Good. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing. 1681 pages. Full color frontispiece. Illustrations and maps. Laid in is a memeographed half-sheet "Miscellaneous Corrections." Orignal red buckram. Neatly penned notes on the ffep with some very light pencil marginalia and studied drawings. A comprehensive reference manual, covering about 6,000 California plants, both native and naturalized.; 8vo .

Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution. Near Fine. 1961. Softcover. Original brown paper wraps. 51 pages. Illustrated by the author. Frontispiece. Some of the pages have been opened roughly; there is minor wear along the lower edge - else fine. ; 8vo .

Scott, Foresman. Very Good. 1967. Softcover. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. shelf wear to exterior; former owner's name on front end page. ; 8vo ; 214 pp pages .

Entomological Society of America. Very Good-. 1951. Reprint. Softcover. This is an article reprinted from Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol. 44, No. 3, Sept., 1951. Pages 327-361. Illustrated with 126 fig. Published without cover wraps, the front & back cover pages are split at the spine but remain intact. Some light soil else a clean copy. ; 8vo .

Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution. Very Good. 1905. Softcover. Brown paper wraps. No. 1417, From the Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Vol. XXIX. Pp 121-170. Worn edges, missing a 2x1" piece of the front, lower edge cover, as well as edge chips. Text is firmly bound, edge toned title page, no markings. ; 8vo .