Amuchastegui, Axel. Studies of Birds and Mammals of South America. With descriptive text by Helmut Sick.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Tryon Gallery. 1967 pp.63 with 24 col. bird and animal portraits plus a specially drawn col. lithographic frontispiece. 4to. TEG. Fine condition, bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards, housed in Publisher’s slipcase in vg. condition.
This edition contains a specially drawn lithograph by Axel Amuchastegui. Bound by Zaehnsdorf Limited, London, England.
£60.00 [ref: 70052]
Andrewes, C. H. Viruses. The Natural History of Viruses. The World Naturalist.
Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1976 pp, viii, 237 with 22 line drawings and 24 pages of photographs. From the library of Angus McCrae with a few notes added to text in ink. In dw, rubbed at extrems, o/w a good copy.
£10.00 [ref: 28683]
Andrews, Michael Alford. The Flight of the Condor: A Wildlife Exploration of the Andes.
Pub. BBC / Collins. 1982. pp.158 with full-page plates, mostly in colour. vg in dw.
£3.00 [ref: 22489]
April, K. and Shockley, M. (Ed). Diversity. New Realities in a Changing World.
Pub. Palgrave Macmillan. 2007 pp.xxiii, 380 with some figs. A fine copy in same dw.
This collection of essays and papers from authors, who themselves are diverse, offer unique perspectives into diversity beyond the compliance parameters of gender, ethnicity and physical ability.
£40.00 [ref: 37993]
Atha, A. (Ed.). A Scottish Naturalist. The Sketches and Notes of Charles St John 1809-1856.
Pub. Andre Deutsch. 1982 pp. 192 with colour and bw. illus. VG. hardback in vg. dw.
£10.00 [ref: 29515]
Atha, A. (Ed.). A Scottish Naturalist. The sketches and notes of Charles St John 1809-1856.
1st. Ed. Pub. Andre Deutsch. 1982 pp.192 with colour plates and b/w. illus., throughout. Small 4to. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Compiled from the three published books of Charles St. John and illustrated with paintings from his unpublished sketchbooks. Chapters on each month of the year are interspersed with sections on the main species of bird and animal he studied and described.
£5.00 [ref: 62230]
Atkinson, G.C. (Quine, D.A. (Ed.)). Expeditions to the Hebrides in 1831 and 1833.
1st. Ed. Pub. Maclean Press. 2001 pp.xxxii, 190 with col. illus. Large 8vo. Dedication from D.A. Quine to David Boddington to title page. Also, David Boddington’s signature with a note describing a brief meeting with David Quine on an Edinburgh street. Spotting to top edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A compendium of journal entries by George Clayton Anderson describing his tours of the Inner and Outer Hebrides in the 19th century.
£12.50 [ref: 65739]
Attenborough, D. The Life of Mammals.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBC. 2002 pp.320 with many fine colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
From the under-snow tunnels of Arctic lemmings to the egg nests of the bizarre Australian echidna, from the Pacific waters inhabited by sea otters and whales to the subways of major cities, this extraordinary and attractive book brings us into the homes and lives of some of earth's most fascinating animals.
£15.00 [ref: 64457]
Attenborough, David. Quest Under Capricorn.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lutterworth. 1963 pp.162 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Some spine lean. Light spotting to fore-edges, o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
An account of Attenborough’s early documentary series made in the Northern Territories of Australia for the BBC.
£125.00 [ref: 71732]
Attenborough, David. The Life of Birds.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBC. 1998 pp.320 with many fine colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Not price clipped. Half-title signed by David Attenborough.
Attenborough’s classic book, is a brilliant introduction to bird behaviour around the world: what they do and why they do it. He looks at each step in birds' lives and the problems they have to solve: learning to fly; finding food; communicating; mating and caring for nests, eggs and young; migrating; facing dangers and surviving harsh conditions.
£250.00 [ref: 72284]