Search Results: Nature from lobstabooks

frank cass 1968 VG/Good +. (dj is not price-chipped, and a tad sunned to spine. prior owner has covered the whole book in plastic sleeve, and there is a small missing section to spine covering ( removal of library tab?) the inner tape-downs of plastic sleeve have marked the below pages. ex libris copy with stamps. no inscriptions or marginalia. maps and all pages present. The following monograph has been prepared at the request of Dr. W. W. Hunter, director-general of Statistics to the Government of India, and so far as the local circum stances of Aden permitted, upon the general plan drawn up by him for all India. Since the publication of the History of Yemen by Captain Playfair in 1859, no account of the Settlement of Aden, beyond the yearly Administration Reports, has been written, and it is hoped that this compilation will be found useful if not interesting.

Michael Joseph, 1968 VG/Good +. FIRST EDITION (dj is not price-chipped, but is sunned to spine, and shows some rubs/crushing to both ends.Octavo prior owner's details to ffep. no inscriptions or marginalia.

Burns and Oates, 1962 VG/Good +. (dj is price-chipped, but is in generally grubby and tarnished condition, notably the rear panel. rubs and creasing to both ends of the dj over the spine, but it has done its job well - the boards beneath are clean and bright. The story of the 19th century of mission work, of the priests who worked and died in what was then one of the unhealthy regions in the world, including the far-sighted founder of the Society, Melchior de Marion Bresillac

Faber & Faber, 1935 VG/Good +. FIRST EDITION (dj is price-chipped, and a tad sunned to spine. , and shows some rubs/crushing to both ends, but no loss. .Octavo. no inscriptions or marginalia. 11-page Index at rear, black-and-white map of rainfall in French Equatorial Africa at page 258, fold-out colour and black and white map of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan at rear

Nairobi: The English Press, 1953 VG/Good +. (dj is not price-chipped, but is in generally grubby and tarnished condition, notably the rear panel. rubs and creasing to most edges of the dj, but it has done its job well - the boards beneath are clean and bright. the ffep carries a signed inscription " with the author's compliments" and signed and dated kikuyu kenya february 1953. in addition there is a hand-written note accompanying the book about Kenya, as well as correspondence from the Colonial Office - all laid in.

Jonathan Cape Limited, London 1995 Vg/Vg. clean and crisp copy. not price-clipped. no inscriptions. A brilliantly observed and touching account, funny, moving and utterly surprising by turns of life in the Scottish Highlands and nurturing the foxes in their region. A natural successor to the MacCaskill's On The Swirl of the Tide which was both book and TV film

Faber & Faber, London, 1966 VG/Good +. (dj is not price-chipped, but does shows some rubs/crushing to top end over the spine. .no inscriptions or marginalia.

Jonathan Cape, 1960 VG/Good +. (dj is price-chipped, and a tad sunned to spine, shows some faint rubs/crushing to both ends over the spine, but no loss. .Octavo. no inscriptions or marginalia.

New Zealand Collins, 1983 VG. No DJ. no inscriptions. internally a good clean copy.

Barnes & Noble, Incorporated, 1973 VG/Good +. (dj is not price-chipped, but a tad sunned to spine, shows some faint rubs/crushing to both ends over the spine, but no loss. .no inscriptions or marginalia.

Pitman, 1947 vg/good no inscriptions. dj is pretty tatty with edgewear, splits and some loss. boards beneath are clean and tight. no inscriptions. Some tarnish marks to edges of textblock,.

Sussex Prints, Georgetown, Delaware, 1977. VG 1st edition. no inscriptions. soft cover. A well-used book containing practical information. ; Specific techniques described step-by-step for opening clams, crabs, lobsters, oysters, and other shellfish. Some recipes included. ; Drawings; 7.25" (18.5 cm) tall; 96 pages

The Adventurers Club, London, 1963 VG/Good +. ( dj is not price-chipped, but is in only average condition. sunned to spine, splits and chips to most edges and some tarnish marks. pages a tad tanned to edges, but all pages present and tightly bound in.

Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1963 VG/Good +. (dj is price-chipped, but is faintly sunned to spine. .no inscriptions or marginalia. 1st

J CURWEN and SONS, 1910 Good+ no dj. boards are rubbed to some edges , and there is an area of red tarmnishing to back board. .

Angus & Robertson London 1977 Fine/fine (no significant faults with book save ex libris plate on pretitle, or dj) Octavo 304pp illustrated with detailed drawings. Fascinating and definitive book - a worldwide history of some 750 herbs used by man

London: Pavilion, 1987 VG Original coloured illustrated soft covers, paperback, 11.75 x 8.5 inches approx., some evidence of use but generally very good bright and clean, 94 pages, fully illustrated in colour, opens with a lively poster 'Relax on the Train' a relaxed couple sit on a train watching the traffic congestion on the roads beyond the train. Before the mass ownership of cars trains were the main way to reach popular holiday resorts in the United Kingdom. The railway posters were Advertisements that promoted popular resorts and well known holiday companies such as Butlins, fabulous illustrations, so nostalgic! No inscriptions or marks. Internally clean, full of fun

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1943 VG/Good +. (dj is price-chipped, but is in generally grubby and tarnished condition, notably the rear panel. rubs and creasing to both ends of the dj over the spine, but it has done its job well - the boards beneath are clean and bright. the ffep carries a prior owner's details. Written by Eve Curie, daughter of Marie Curie. An account of her daring 40,000 mile trip to the battlefield of war all over the world - in Africa, The Near East, Russia, Asia and America. Maps of journey on eps. Navy blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine

G. Bell & Sons, 1954 VG/Good +. ( dj is not price-chipped, but is in generally poor condition. sunned to spine, splits and chips to most edges and some tarnish marks. prior owner's details to ffep. some foxing to text and textblock edges - but all pages present and tightly bound in.

Hodder, London. 1916 Vg (no dj, clean green cloth rounded at ends of spine. gilt titles to spine. no inscriptions. very small booksellers sticker to bottom corner of inside front cover. 1st edition thus. short stories.