Natural History
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Natural History
Paperback. A guide to the use of plant names and the conventions for writing them as governed by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. It covers the naming of wild plants, plants modified by humans, why plant names change, their pronunciation and hints to help remember them. Editor(s): Spencer, Roger; Cross, Rob; Lumley, Peter. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: GBC; PST; WMP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348. A Guide to Biological Nomenclature. 160 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Editor(s): Spencer, Roger; Cross, Rob; Lumley, Peter. A guide to the use of plant names and the conventions for writing them as governed by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. It covers the naming of wild plants, plants modified by humans, why plant names change, their pronunciation and hints to help remember them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBC; PST; WMP; WNP. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 12. Weight: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845933746
- ISBN
- 9781845933746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.87
€ 31.99
€ 30.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 colour illustrations, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WMP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Filbert Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993389221
- ISBN
- 9780993389221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Rydon Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910821107
- ISBN
- 9781910821107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Hardback. Based on a twenty-year survey organised by the Botanical Society of Scotland, this is the most extensive and authoritative Flora of Edinburgh and the Lothians to be published since 1927. Editor(s): Smith, P.M.; Dixon, R.O.D.; Cochrane, M.P. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30 colour and black and white plates, nearly 400 distribution maps and other illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1806.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613366
- ISBN
- 9780748613366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 47.64
€ 53.53
€ 47.64
hardcover. Ask anyone to picture a bird or a fish and a series of clear images will immediately come to mind. Ask the same person to picture plankton and most would have a hard time conjuring anything beyond a vague squiggle or a greyish fleck. This book explains the biological underpinnings of each species while connecting them to the larger living world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 550 colour plates. BIC Classification: WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 333 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226188713
- ISBN
- 9780226188713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.56
€ 45.99
€ 35.56
Paperback. This book is for amateur astronomers who want to go beyond the Messier objects, concentrating on one of the most beautiful classes of astronomical object. It describes over 100 nebulae personally observed by the author using telescopes of various sizes. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 302 pages, 292 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461417811
- ISBN
- 9781461417811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.33
€ 48.99
€ 40.33
Paperback. Can we live with the consequences of wiping our closest relatives off the face of the Earth, and all the biological knowledge about ourselves that would die along with them? Extinction of the great apes threatens to become a reality within a few human generations. Stanford tells us how we can redirect the course of an otherwise bleak future. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW79; RNCB; RNKH1; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416840
- ISBN
- 9780674416840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Hardcover. Starting in the shallow oceans of ancient Earth and ending in the far reaches of outer space - where, Shaw proposes, insect - like aliens may have achieved similar preeminence. This book spins an account of insects' evolution from humble arthropod ancestors into the bugs we know and love (or fear and hate) today. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour plates, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226163611
- ISBN
- 9780226163611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226325750
- ISBN
- 9780226325750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. In this lively expedition into the origins, evolution, and workings of our planet, John Gribbin does what he does best: gathers 4.5 billion years of geological history and shares the best bits. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oneworld
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851688289
- ISBN
- 9781851688289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. With over 250 photographs and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's footage, this book looks at the complex life of some of the most amazing places on Planet Earth. Each chapter reveals an environment defined by a unique set of rules required for survival. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 343 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849909655
- ISBN
- 9781849909655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
€ 46.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. Tells the tales of producers and camera people of BBC series "Planet Earth" who travel to every continent and almost every corner of the world, from the highest mountains to the lowest depths. This book describes their encounters, discoveries and many trials and tribulations. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 424. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHN0000508
- ISBN
- 9780563493587
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hoover, Adrian. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631292
- ISBN
- 9780816631292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 84 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; AJC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1368.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348815
- ISBN
- 9780764348815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.56
€ 43.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. This winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and listed by the New York Times as one of the best 100 non-fiction books of the century, gives timeless reflections on solitude, writing and faith amid the beautiful though sometimes brutal world of nature on the author's doorstep in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HRCS; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314. 224 pages. This winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and listed by the New York Times as one of the best 100 non-fiction books of the century, gives timeless reflections on solitude, writing and faith amid the beautiful though sometimes brutal world of nature on the author's doorstep in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HRCS; WN. Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight: 312.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Canterbury Press Norwich
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848250789
- ISBN
- 9781848250789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.58
€ 17.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. Written in response to a growing demand on the part of pig farmers, here is a textbook which will provide a working manual to which reference can readily be made. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: MX; MZM; TVH; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- C W Daniel
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780852072783
- ISBN
- 9780852072783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardcover. This volume is dedicated to the field identification of pigeons and doves, and it incorporates much recent information on the family. Pigeons and doves are a large family of birds occurring throughout the world. Many species are specialist frugivores, while others feed on seeds. Illustrator(s): Cox, John; Barnes, Eustace. Num Pages: 560 pages, 77 colour plates, maps. BIC Classification: PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 182 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1712.
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873403600
- ISBN
- 9781873403600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.33€ 70.27
€ 77.33
€ 70.27
Paperback. Pig is a richly illustrated and compelling look at the natural and cultural history of the pig, and the long, complicated relationship between humans and these highly intelligent, sociable animals. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100, 60 colour. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898050
- ISBN
- 9781861898050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.16
€ 18.99
€ 15.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319249056
- ISBN
- 9783319249056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.97
€ 59.97
Paperback. PHOTOGRAPHING WILDLIFE IN THE UK is a photography-location guidebook. Author and professional wildlife photographer Andrew Marshall describes 70 of the best locations for wildlife photography in the UK in this lavishly illustrated guidebook with over 450 stunning wildlife photographs. Num Pages: 368 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AJG; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- FotoVue Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992905125
- ISBN
- 9780992905125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.30
€ 37.99
€ 31.30