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A Memorial Tribute to William MacGillivray - Ornithologist; Professor of Natural History Iniversity of Aberdeen [Robert Washington Oates copy] by MacGillivray, William - 1901

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A Memorial Tribute to William MacGillivray - Ornithologist; Professor of Natural History Iniversity of Aberdeen [Robert Washington Oates copy] by MacGillivray, William - 1901

A Memorial Tribute to William MacGillivray - Ornithologist; Professor of Natural History Iniversity of Aberdeen [Robert Washington Oates copy]

by MacGillivray, William

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Edinburgh: Printed for Private Circulation, 1901. Illustrated with three plates, large octavo, pp xiv, (ii), 203, the top edge gilt, the other two edges age-toned, a few slight thumb/reading creases, a few neat pencil notes in the margins, the page listing the illustrations is foxed, the endpapers age-toned, the name of the original owner on the presentation page has been gemtly removed, otherwise very clean internally, blue cloth with only very slight signs of use. [The Oates-Selborne copy, with the bookplate of Robert Washington Oates.]. VERY SCARCE.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.
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Australian Steamships Past and Present

Australian Steamships Past and Present

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London: The Richards Press, 1928. 260pp. Quarto. Six coloured plates (from paintings by the author) and 276 b/w illusts. Appendix and index. Top edge gilt. Original blue cloth with gilt titling on the spine and gilt titling and gilt steamship decoration on upper board. Spine very slightly sunned. Rare. *"In 1831 the Sophia Jane, 256 gross tonnage and 50h.p., created great excitement as the first steamship to enter Sydney Harbour. From this it is a far cry to the present epoch of great floating palaces, with wondrous engines, measuring their tonnage and horse-power by scores of thousands, and able, through the marvel of Wireless, to keep in touch with the world on the most distant courses" (from the foreword by Sir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.
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A Study Of Thomas Hardy
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A Study Of Thomas Hardy

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London, England: Chas. J. Sawyer, Grafton House. Fine with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1927. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 70 pages: 7 x 8.75 in.: 1: KB#010252: No Jacket As Issued. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. This edition was limited to 350 numbered copies, of which this copy is no. 337. Published in "MCMXXVII" (1927). Contains a Portrait of Hardy by Alvin Coburn as the tissue-protected frontispiece. Binding is dark red spine and boards with gilt lettering. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. .
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The Catharanthus Alkaloids: Botany, Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Clinical Use

The Catharanthus Alkaloids: Botany, Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Clinical Use

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New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 323pp; Illustrated boards, small scuff to bottom edge of front board, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Compilation of the work of experts in specialized fields relating to all aspects of the catharanthus alkaloids. Partial Contents: Introduction by Gordon H. Svoboda; A Synopsis of the Genus Catharanthus (Apocynaceae) by William T. Stearn; The Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Catharanthus Roseus (L.) G. Don by Gordon H. Svoboda and David A. Blake; The Biosynthesis of Catharanthus Alkaloids by Ronald J. Parry; Tissue Culture Studies of Catharanthus Roseus by David P. Carew; more. With Author Index and Subject Index.
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Seraphim Rose : The True Story and Private Letters

Seraphim Rose : The True Story and Private Letters

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Salisbury, MA: Regina Orthodox Press, 2000. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, xvi+256pp, printed wrappers. Erratum slip (containing Afterword) laid in. A biography of the important Orthodox holy man, drawing upon his correspondence, by his niece. Includes a photo section and brief bibliography, plus a short preface by Rose's sister. Unmarked copy, patches of sunning to back cover and spine.
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THE DOUBLE HELIX. A personal account of the discovery of DNA
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THE DOUBLE HELIX. A personal account of the discovery of DNA

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Australian Steamships Past and Present

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London: The Richards Press, 1928. 260pp. Quarto. Six coloured plates (from paintings by the author) and 276 b/w illusts. Appendix and index. Top edge gilt. Original blue cloth with gilt titling on the spine and gilt titling and gilt steamship decoration on upper board. Spine very slightly sunned. Rare. *"In 1831 the Sophia Jane, 256 gross tonnage and 50h.p., created great excitement as the first steamship to enter Sydney Harbour. From this it is a far cry to the present epoch of great floating palaces, with wondrous engines, measuring their tonnage and horse-power by scores of thousands, and able, through the marvel of Wireless, to keep in touch with the world on the most distant courses" (from the foreword by Sir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.
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A Study Of Thomas Hardy
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A Study Of Thomas Hardy

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The Catharanthus Alkaloids: Botany, Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Clinical Use

The Catharanthus Alkaloids: Botany, Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Clinical Use

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New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 323pp; Illustrated boards, small scuff to bottom edge of front board, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Compilation of the work of experts in specialized fields relating to all aspects of the catharanthus alkaloids. Partial Contents: Introduction by Gordon H. Svoboda; A Synopsis of the Genus Catharanthus (Apocynaceae) by William T. Stearn; The Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Catharanthus Roseus (L.) G. Don by Gordon H. Svoboda and David A. Blake; The Biosynthesis of Catharanthus Alkaloids by Ronald J. Parry; Tissue Culture Studies of Catharanthus Roseus by David P. Carew; more. With Author Index and Subject Index.
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Seraphim Rose : The True Story and Private Letters

Seraphim Rose : The True Story and Private Letters

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Salisbury, MA: Regina Orthodox Press, 2000. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, xvi+256pp, printed wrappers. Erratum slip (containing Afterword) laid in. A biography of the important Orthodox holy man, drawing upon his correspondence, by his niece. Includes a photo section and brief bibliography, plus a short preface by Rose's sister. Unmarked copy, patches of sunning to back cover and spine.
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THE DOUBLE HELIX. A personal account of the discovery of DNA
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A Memorial Tribute to William MacGillivray

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A Memorial Tribute to William MacGillivray

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A Memorial Tribute to William Macgillivray: Ornithologist, Professor of Natural History,...

A Memorial Tribute to William Macgillivray: Ornithologist, Professor of Natural History, Marischal College and University, Aberdeen

by William Macgillivray

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Edinburgh.: Printed for Private Circulation., 1901. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fair. Covers damp-stained. First edition, first printing. With 3 illustrations. xiv and 203pp. 4to. 10".
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River

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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe

Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe

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The Polynesian Triangle

The Polynesian Triangle

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ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
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Winter - Notes from Montana
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945

Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945

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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale
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