Spine, corners bumped and worn. Tlight dampstain on the front endpapers and half-title. Rear endpaper has light foxing. Table of contents (vi) , 353 pp. Third edition from the Third London edition, greatly annotated by the author. To which is appended an article from the North British Review. Bottom stitching on one gather Is gone, next one up is loose. Remaing ones are still present (pages 171 to 190). Vestiges was an important Victorian speculation on natural historym providing a narrative tieing together a number of scientific theories of the day. Popular with the public, Prince Albert read... View More...
394 pp. Photos. Edgewear, corners rubbed. Spine crease. Prev owner's note on front endpaper. A detailed look at high-energy (ionizing) radiation and our efforts to use, and protect ourselves from its increasing use, and the threat that it poses. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View More...
231 p. Index. Photos. Maps. Drawings. References. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. A guide to the geology of the San Diego area, with field trips to the important locations and features. ; Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6.04 Inches, Weight: 0.94 Pounds, Width: 0.68 Inc; 231 pages View More...
308 pp. Figures, tables. Edgewear. Some highlighter in text. An exploration of the colonial legacy's influence on contemporary conservation. Contains articles on the relationships between people, politics and nature in countries that were once part of the British Empire.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
28 pp. Photos. Edgewear. Corners rubbed. 35 color photos of waterfowl, along with a 33 1/3 rpm record of their calls. Plastic comb binding. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall View More...
238 pp. Index. Edgewear, corners rubbed. Prev owner`s name on the front cover. Ffep has potion of upper corner cut out. Provides a distributional list of the different mammals that exist, or have existed in historic times in Canada. National Museum of Canada Bulletin No. 102.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View More...
94 pp. Grey cloth boards, blue lettering. Gift dedication on ffep, with a signature that appears to be that of one of the authors. Examines applied research as required by a client with a problem to solve. Provides an approach to researchable problems and how to efficiently resolve them.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
468 pp plus 60 pp joint papers. Illus. Light spine crease. Upper spine end bumped. Proceedings of the conferences, held in San Diego, California from March 7 - 11, 1994. Heavy book. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall View More...
93 pp. Usual library stamps and bindings. Contains abbreviated versions of the papers and discussions presented at the symposium. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View More...
446 pp. Illus. Corners bumped. Contains the papers presented at the International Symposium on Genetic Manipulation in crops, representing findings from over 100 of the world's leading researchers in haploidy and somatic cell genetics. Volume 22 in the Natural Resources and Environment Series.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
155 pp. Edgewear. Number on rear cover. Contains the following papers: 1. K. O. Emery: Source of water in basins off southern California 2. Joseph Chase: A comparison of certain North Atlantic wind, tide guage and current data 3. R. G. Bader: The role of inorganic matter in determining the distribution of pelecypods in marine sediments 4. Masito Nakano, Sanae Unoki, Masao Hanzawa, Ryuzo Marumo and Jiro Fukouka: Oceanographic features of a submarine eruption that destroyed the Kaiyo-Maru No. 5 5. R. B. Montgomery: Analysis of a Hugh M. Smith oceanographic section from Honolulu southward across ... View More...
252 pp. Edges worn. Prev owner's name on front cover. Corners, spine rubbed. Proceedings of the conference held at Ottawa, September 10-14, 1956. Issued as a supplementary number to the Journal of Canadian Physics: Volume 34, December 1956, Number 12A.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
200 pp. Illus. Small tear to upper end of spine. Prev owner's initials on front cover. Covers the weekly meetings of the Institution for 1949. Lists topics presented, with abstracts for some of the presentations.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
543 pp. Illus. Spine, corners bumped. Bookplate on inside front cover. A treatment of the effects of ionizing radiations as applied to the life sciences. Heavy book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View More...
58 pp. Edgewear, corners rubbed. The text of five half-hour lectures as broadcast on CBC University of the Air in the spring of 1965. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View More...
363 pages. Index. Photos. Edgewear, corners rubbed. Spine sunned. A study of the reptiles and amphibians of North and South America. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View More...
300 pp. Index. Edgewear, corners rubbed. Prev owner's name on ffep. A look at the problems and solutions of sustaining life on the planet while maintaining our lifestyles and economy. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
