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Archives of Natural History. Vol. 21-29

Wheeler, A.; Nelson, C. (Eds) · 1994 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

Society for the History of Natural History , b/w photos, text figs. . PB. 9 vols, in 27 parts, orig. wrappers as issued. Vg.. Each volume issued in three parts..

The Uganda Journal Vol. 26 No.1 The Journal of the Uganda Society: Speke Centenary Number

Morris, H.F.; Russell, A.H.; Ingham, K. (Eds) · 1962 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

The Uganda Society Kampala [vi], 117, 3 b/w plates, maps (2 folding). . PB. 8vo, orig. wrappers. Vg in d/w (slightly foxed).. Papers commemorating the centenary of John Hanning Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile, 1862. 1. Concepts of the Nile by B.W. Langlands; 2. Sir...

Von der Natur fasziniert: Frühe Augsburger Naturforscher und Zeichner

Pfeuffer, E. (Ed.) · 2004 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Wissner Augsburg 192, 166 col illus.. . HB. NEW. . Text German. This book looks at the achievements of the important natural historians living in Augsburg in the 18th and 19th centuries, and introduces the reader to the wealth of botanical and zoological illustrations which th...

Marianne North: A Very Intrepid Painter

Payne, M. · 2016 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£13.50 (€16.18 | $17.84 | ¥2,848)

Kew Publishing 112, 190 col + b/w photos, colour + b/w illus. . HB. NEW. . 2nd edition. This is the story of Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, who set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and...

Capturing Nature: 150 Years of Nature Printing

Zucker, M.; Östlund, P. · 2023 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

Princeton Architectural Press 360, col illus. 338x239mm. HB. NEW. Folio.. A landmark visual exploration of nature printing, featuring 45 different techniques developed over 150 years and hundreds of astonishing rare images.Hailed as the earliest precursor to photography, natur...

The Man Who Organized Nature: The Life of Linnaeus

Broberg, G.; Paterson, A. (trans.) · 2023 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£26.25 (€31.46 | $34.68 | ¥5,538)

Princeton University Press 484, 18 col illus, 55 b/w illus. . HB. NEW. . A new biography of Carl Linnaeus, offering a vivid portrait of Linnaeus's life and work. Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and popularized the system...

Darwin and the Barnacle

Stott, R. · 2003 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.80 | ¥3,162)

Faber & Faber 256, 29 b/w illus. . HB. NEW. . This is the story of a barnacle, nick-named Mr. Arthrobalanus, found in South America during Darwin's voyage of the Beagle. It tells of how genius sometimes proceeds through indirection - and how one small creature contributed to h...

Making Entomologists: How Periodicals Shaped Scientific Communities in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Wale, M. · 2022 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£39.95 (€47.89 | $52.78 | ¥8,428)

University of Pittsburgh Press x, 231, b/w figs. . HB. NEW. . Popular natural history periodicals in the nineteenth century had an incredible democratizing power. By welcoming contributions from correspondents regardless of their background, they posed a significant threat to ...

A Newsworthy Naturalist: The Life of William Yarrell

Jackson, C.E. · 2022 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

John Beaufoy Publishing 272, 60 illus, 12 plates, 4 portraits. 230x152mm. HB. NEW. . A biography of William Yarrell (1784-1856), an influential naturalist at a time when natural history was becoming an important factor in 19th century society. He wrote two important books: <i>...

A Guide to the Archives of the Royal Entomological Society

Pedersen, B. (Ed.); [Fenwick, S.] · 2001 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£77.50 (€92.90 | $102.39 | ¥16,350)

Ashgate Aldershot 219, 4 col + 16 b/w plates. 234x156mm. HB. NEW. . This catalogue is an invaluable guide to the records of the Royal Entomological Society from the time of its foundation in 1833. Introductory essays on the history of the society and the development of British...

A Naturalist in the Amazon: The Journals & Writings of Henry Walter Bates

Bates, Henry Walter · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£11.99 (€14.37 | $15.84 | ¥2,530)

Natural History Museum London 160, col illus. 227x174mm. HB. NEW. . This charming book revolves around the two journals Bates produced during his groundbreaking travels in the Amazon, and his classic work The Naturalist on the River Amazons. Alongside specially selected excerp...

The Art of the First Fleet: Images of Nature

Di Tommaso, L. · 2012 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£11.99 (€14.37 | $15.84 | ¥2,530)

Natural History Museum London 112, col illus. 254x217mm. PB. NEW. . In 1788, nearly fifteen-hundred people on eleven sailing ships came ashore at Port Jackson in Australia after a gruelling eight month journey from England. This collection of vessels later became known as the ...

The Art of India

Magee, J. · 2013 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£11.99 (€14.37 | $15.84 | ¥2,530)

Natural History Museum 112, Col illus.. . PB. NEW. . A selection of natural history drawings of India, housed in the library collections of the Natural History Museum. [9780565093105]

The Banks /Cook Portfolio: The Text

Gilbert, P. (Ed.) · 1990 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Hill House 112, col illus. . HB. NEW. . Text volume only, consisting of essays by H.B. Carter and A.C.F. David. [Without the separate portfolio with facsimile plates.] Essays on 'Sir Joseph Banks as the Father of Australia', 'Captain Cook's Second Voyage and his Chart of the S...

Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science

Irmscher, C. · 2013 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

Houghton Mifflin 448, b/w photos. . HB. NEW. . A detailed, scholarly biography of Louis Agassiz, a giant of 19th-century natural history study.. [9780547577678]

Gerry Tremewan (1931-2016): The adventurous life of a Cornish entomologist

Hofmann, A.F.; Spalding, A.; Tarmann, G.; Witt, T. (Eds) · 2017 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Entomofauna 218, 128 col figs. 220x160mm. PB. NEW. . This volume is dedicated to Gerry Tremewan (1931-2016), a famous Cornish entomologist who worked on Lepidoptera from the age of 12 until his death aged 85, specialising for over 60 years on the Zygaenidae. He was also editor...

A Bibliography of Natural History Travel Narratives

Troelstra, A.S. · 2016 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£199.00 (€238.53 | $262.91 | ¥41,983)

KNNV 482, . 280x200mm. HB. NEW. . An outstanding and ground-breaking work, providing the academic world with a long-needed bibliographical record of human endeavour in the field of the natural sciences.The travel narratives listed here encompass all aspects of the natural worl...

Where the Wild Thyme Blew: Growing up with nature in the Fifties and Sixties

Marren, Peter · 2016 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£17.00 (€20.38 | $22.46 | ¥3,586)

Pisces Publications xiv, 399, b/w photos. . HB. NEW. . This book is the story of a boy growing up in the lost England of sixty years ago. And turning, most reluctantly, into a man. It is also about the circumstances that turn a child into a naturalist and how nature can change...

Nature's Conscience: The Life and Legacy of Derek Ratcliffe

Thompson, D.; Birks, H.H.; Birks, J. (Eds) · 2015 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£26.00 (€31.17 | $34.35 | ¥5,485)

Langford Press xxvi, 572, col photos. . PB. NEW. . Derek Ratcliffe (1929–2005) massively influenced our awareness of nature – and its vulnerability. He was an outstanding field biologist, an expert on the wildlife and vegetation of many remote areas of Britain. He applied his ...

Books and Naturalists (New Naturalist 112)

Allen, D. · 2010 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

Collins 498, col + b/w photos. . HB. NEW. . . [9780007240845]