Natural History
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Natural History
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
€ 57.59
€ 57.59
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
€ 41.99€ 31.90
€ 41.99
€ 31.90
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: 1062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780593066126
- ISBN
- 9780593066126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.29
€ 34.99
€ 24.29
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
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
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
€ 69.39€ 53.34
€ 69.39
€ 53.34
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€ 20.84
€ 27.99
€ 20.84
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
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. A richly illustrated photographic guide to the shorebirds of the northern hemisphere, covering every species and subspecies in detail, with special emphasis on identification. With this important book, it should be possible to identify every species in the region, and even to age it and assign it to a particular race. Series: Helm Photographic Guides. Num Pages: 448 pages, 700 colour photos, 150 colour maps. BIC Classification: WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408107904
- ISBN
- 9781408107904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.14
€ 78.14
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
€ 33.99€ 24.01
€ 33.99
€ 24.01
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
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Everywhere in Yorkshire are clues to vanished worlds in the rocks, fossils and landforms. This accessible, well-illustrated book is a beautiful guide to the geology. Series: Earthwise Popular Science Books. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WNR; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 209 x 6. Weight in Grams: 204. A Journey Through Time. Series: Earthwise Popular Science Books. 64 pages, illustrations. Everywhere in Yorkshire are clues to vanished worlds in the rocks, fossils and landforms. This accessible, well-illustrated book is a beautiful guide to the geology. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WNR; WNW. Dimension: 200 x 209 x 6. Weight: 198.
- Publisher
- British Geological Survey
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852722695
- ISBN
- 9780852722695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.69
€ 9.69
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€ 23.21
€ 26.99
€ 23.21
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€ 22.72
€ 27.99
€ 22.72
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€ 21.28
€ 27.99
€ 21.28
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
€ 64.05
€ 64.05
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€ 23.66
€ 26.99
€ 23.66
Hardcover. 95pp
- Publisher
- Cottage Publications Donaghadee, Co. Down
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781900935760
- ISBN
- 9781900935760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. The second book from the remarkable Rex Harper, the Cornish-based combination of St Francis of Assisi and The Birdman of Alcatraz, James Herriot and Doctor Dolittle Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BT; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Review London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KEX0233281
- ISBN
- 9780755318032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A guide to the geology, natural resources, landmarks, and landscapes of Kansas along nine of the Sunflower State's major highways. Covering more than 2,600 miles, and featuring more than 100 photographs, drawings, and maps, it provides the descriptions of contemporary and historical features to be seen across Kansas. Num Pages: 256 pages, 71 photographs, 11 in colour, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; WNW; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 2 Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617005
- ISBN
- 9780700617005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.26
€ 37.26
Paperback. Morecambe Bay is an amazing place. Set against the magical backdrop of the Lakeland fells, it is an ever-changing world of water and sand moulded by the constant ebb and flow of the tides, a beautiful landscape in which to walk, and home to one of the largest concentrations of birds in Europe. Num Pages: 192 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 426. col. Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WNCB. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight: 432.
- Publisher
- Palatine Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874181378
- ISBN
- 9781874181378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.86
€ 10.99
€ 9.86