Natural History
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Natural History
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 204 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 64 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319099279
- ISBN
- 9783319099279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 37.27
€ 46.99
€ 37.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: WMQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780760349137
- ISBN
- 9780760349137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.02
€ 26.99
€ 18.02
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Tapia, Ricardo. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MJN; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468439700
- ISBN
- 9781468439700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Hardcover. Distant relatives of modern lobsters, horseshoe crabs, and spiders, trilobites swam the planet's prehistoric seas for 300 million years, from the Lower Cambrian to the end of the Permian eras - and they did so very capably. This is a revealing guide to these surreal arthropods of ancient Earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, 235 colour plates. BIC Classification: WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1258.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226124414
- ISBN
- 9780226124414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.66
€ 51.99
€ 43.66
Paperback. The Northern California coast - from Monterey County to the Oregon border - is home to some of the richest avian habitats on the North American continent. This book provides a comprehensive ecological overview of this extensive and diverse region. Illustrator(s): Hansen, Keith. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 380 pages, 132 color illustrations, 12 black & white illustrations, 3 line illustrations, and 12 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276178
- ISBN
- 9780520276178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.85
€ 27.99
€ 20.85
Paperback. From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; RGBL; RNC; WNP; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008104696
- ISBN
- 9780008104696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.16
€ 14.99
€ 11.16
Hardcover. In his notes on the natural history of Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau records the first open flowers of highbush blueberry on May 11, 1853. In the 160 years since his writings, warming temperatures have pushed blueberry flowering three weeks earlier. This book tracks the effects of a warming climate on Concord's plants and animals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; RNPG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226682686
- ISBN
- 9780226682686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.51
€ 27.99
€ 22.51
Paperback. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Num Pages: 206 pages, 136, 136 colour illustrations, 136 colour. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434. Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764. 205 pages, with 136 col illus. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 426. Translator(s): Barber, Richard.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157535
- ISBN
- 9780851157535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.07
€ 26.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Why, for many centuries, was the wheel abandoned in the Middle East in favor of the camel as a means of transport? This richly illustrated study explains this anomaly. Drawing on archaeology, art, technology, anthropology, linguistics, and camel husbandry, Bulliet explores the implications for the region's economic and social development during the Middle Ages and into modern times. Num Pages: 327 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; TVH; WNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072359
- ISBN
- 9780231072359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.22
€ 49.22
paperback. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFH; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 612
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised Edition, Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932595482
- ISBN
- 9781932595482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.90
€ 32.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. Presents a celebration of the beauty of birds and the British and Irish countryside. Following The Crossley ID Guides' award-winning design, this book looks at all regularly occurring species in Britain and Ireland, and shows readers how to identify birds in their natural habitats using size, structure, shape, probability, and behavior. Series: The Crossley ID Guides. Num Pages: 304 pages, 300+ color plates. 250 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9780691151946
- ISBN
- 9780691151946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.25
€ 27.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. Helps you improve your ability to identify birds. This book features 640 scenes for various species that are composed from more than 10,000 of the author's images showing birds in a wide range of views - near and far, from different angles, in various plumages and behaviors, including flight, and in the habitat in which they live. Series: The Crossley ID Guides. Num Pages: 528 pages, 10,000 color images. BIC Classification: WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 196 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1608.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 37612th
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780691147789
- ISBN
- 9780691147789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Part of the revolutionary "Crossley ID Guide" series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow readers to identify raptors just as the experts do. Series: The Crossley ID Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, 101 color plates. 34 color maps. BIC Classification: WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780691157405
- ISBN
- 9780691157405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
Hardback. Focuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; PSVW7; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, 1 ed.
- SKU
- V9780520273184
- ISBN
- 9780520273184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.39€ 53.05
€ 68.39
€ 53.05
Paperback. The 'extended phenotype' is Dawkins' key contribution to the gene's eye view of evolution given in The Selfish Gene. He shows that the influence of genes can extend far beyond the bodies in which they reside, manipulating the environment and the behaviour of other individuals. A worldwide bestseller and a classic work of scientific exposition. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 38. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198788911
- ISBN
- 9780198788911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Hardcover. What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes are caused by a sneezing giant? This title answers all these questions. Illustrator(s): McKean, Dave. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated throughout with 4 colour integrated artwork. BIC Classification: PDZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Bantam Press London
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Editon First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593066126
- ISBN
- 9780593066126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.18
€ 38.99
€ 26.18
Paperback. What is a weed," opined Emerson, "but a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered?" While that may be a worthy notion in theory, these plants of undiscovered virtue cause endless hours of toil for backyard gardeners. Encyclopedic in scope, this book intends to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1254 colour plates, 26 halftones, 125 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST; TVP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226076447
- ISBN
- 9780226076447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.97
€ 40.99
€ 31.97
Paperback. Series: Discover Dorset. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; RBX; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: Discover Dorset. 80 pages, 40ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; RBX; WNR. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 6. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Dovecote Press
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874336655
- ISBN
- 9781874336655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.08
€ 9.08
Paperback. A renowned marine naturalist, author, and artist explores--through both word and image--the discoveries, predatory habits, appearance, locomotion, environment, diet, and extinction of the ferocious swimming reptiles that ruled the oceans of the Mesozoic era. Num Pages: 326 pages, 51 line drawings. BIC Classification: RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613946
- ISBN
- 9780700613946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.04
€ 42.04
Hardcover. An immensely engaging and profusely illustrated natural history of the sperm whale by a world-renowned writer and artist of marine life. This is a supreme guide to the planet's most intelligent, elusive, and endangered species--and also goes further to explore this iconic whale's impact on our history, environment, and culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617722
- ISBN
- 9780700617722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Hardback. The most intrepid flyers among the birds are the long distance migrators and the birds of prey. These creatures are built for endurance or speed. Most birds can do in the air almost anything they can do at rest, including eating and sleeping. This title explains the basics of bird flight: from how they do it to how it evolved. Num Pages: 192 pages, cl / bw / tt illustrations, cl180 / bw / tt180 photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 276 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Abrams United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810995253
- ISBN
- 9780810995253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 40.65
€ 43.99
€ 40.65
Paperback. World-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 400 color and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: VF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publisher
- Healing Arts Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892819799
- ISBN
- 9780892819799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 22.28
€ 34.99
€ 22.28
Paperback. Illustrator(s): O'Neill, John P.; Anderton, John C.; Dyer, Dale; Schmitt, John. Num Pages: 524 pages, 108, 84 colour plates, 13 black & white halftones, 1 figures, 4 maps, 5 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798. 476 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. Illustrator(s): O'Neill, John P. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; PSVW6; WNCB. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473647
- ISBN
- 9780801473647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.87
€ 41.99
€ 41.87
Paperback. 'Dry Store Room No. 1' is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GM; PDX; WN; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007209897
- ISBN
- 9780007209897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.25
€ 14.99
€ 12.25