Natural History

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor nearly two centuries, The Geographical Journal has stood as the preeminent voice of geographical scholarship, and this...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerAt a pivotal moment in the post-war world, Australia: Its Resources and Development presents a sweeping...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor the naturalist, amateur entomologist, or curious wanderer seeking to make sense of the buzzing, crawling, fluttering world beneath their feet and above their...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSweeping across the sun-scorched plains, misty coastlines, and ancient red earth of the continent, Australian Visions: Nature, Heritage,...

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Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the heart of Australia's wild bush country, where the ancient rhythms of the natural...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFrom the age of steam to the era of electric locomotion, The Longacre Book of Trains presents a sweeping survey...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA landmark reference work in the tradition of popular natural history, Encyclopaedia of Animals in Colour presents a sweeping and vividly illustrated survey of...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the dawn of powered flight, when the skies were the final frontier of human ambition, Fred T. Jane compiled...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodLong before Australia became the nation it is today, a rugged cast of settlers, explorers, and ordinary men and women carved a...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerBehind the beloved watercolour pages of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady lies a remarkable woman whose life was...

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A photographic delight: the author of this volume looks at animals in South and East Africa from up close and shows us their emotions: the sadness of mourning elephants, the...