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With so many things to see at the Museum it can be hard to take it all in. The Museum Souvenir Guide explores the essence of each of the exhibition...

Discover the fascinating pre-historic world of dinosaurs in this fun-packed annual from the Natural History Museum. Farshore are the #1 annuals publisher in the UK (Bookscan TCM 2023) Take a...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water...In an exciting new exhibition, the Natural History Museum illustrates the many fascinating and ingenious ways that predators...

Author: Rhys Charles Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 A vibrant and richly detailed guide to fossils for readers with a passion for the natural world and those that inhabited...

Using anecdotes and examples from the work of The Natural History Museum's scientists, this book introduces readers to how the natural sciences are helping to unravel some of the key...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. DJ yellowed with minor wear and tear. Binding remains tight. Clean text....

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing. Markings: Ex-library. Binding condition: Binding intact. A magnificent compendium of the living world, Natural History stands...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodLong before the age of David Attenborough, Australia's extraordinary wildlife captivated the scientific world — and Australia's Animals Discovered chronicles the remarkable story of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A foundational reference work in palaeontology, British Mesozoic Fossils presents a comprehensive...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A foundational work in ornithology, Biology of Birds presents a...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of early twentieth-century natural history and evolutionary science, The Earth Before History: Man's Origin and the Origin...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat drives living creatures — from the simplest organisms to the complexities of modern man — to acts of aggression? The Natural History of...

Author: Walter Ashlin Fairservisbinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams In Collaboration With The American Museum Of Natural History, 1981Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodCondition remarks: Faded spine; A landmark in entomological science, The Trichoptera (Caddis-Flies) of Australia and...

Author: Robert Lucking (Curator) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A richly illustrated guide to lichens and their biology. Existing at the margins of life, lichens are the result of...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the sunlit shallows of coral reefs to the crushing darkness of the ocean's deepest trenches, The Life...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Protected in mylar sleeveFew countries on Earth have inspired nature writing quite like Australia — a continent of bizarre, beautiful,...

Artist and illustrator Elizabeth Gould is finally given the recognition she deserves in this gorgeous volume that includes hundreds of her stunning and scientifically precise illustrations of birds from nearly...

Author: Rev. J. G. Wood, M.A., F.L.S.Binding: HardbackPublished: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1904Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents...

Author: William Gillies And Robert HallBinding: HardbackPublished: Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, 1910Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rebound copy. Nature Studies In...

Author: Warren PerryBinding: HardbackPublished: Science Museum of Victoria, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the first hundred years of the Science Museum of Victoria, detailing...

A beautiful and informative history of life on our planet.It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living...

"An engaging romp." - New York Times Book Review "A haunting, quietly devastating excavation of a story we should all know but don't: how a surfing legend became the target...

A fascinating view of how the world was perceived in the first century Pliny's Natural History is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersWhat does it truly mean to study the natural world,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: Slipcase: worn.At the razor's edge between existence and oblivion, forty-eight of the world's most imperilled creatures are given...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAustralia's wildlife has long captivated naturalists and scientists alike, and Furred Animals of Australia by Ellis Troughton stands as one of the most authoritative and...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodFew nations on Earth can claim a natural legacy as vast, diverse, and untamed as Australia's — a continent where ancient landscapes cradle ecosystems found...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure. Colour plates present. Usual...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens to the human relationship with nature when the modern world intervenes? Denatured Visions: Landscape and Culture...

Author: Maxwell V. L. Barclay Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Beetles make up about a quarter of known animal species and are arguably the most diverse group of organisms...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with chipping and wear on edges and corners. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. A landmark work in the history of...

Author: Danna Staaf Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 An engaging and beautifully illustrated introduction to some of the world's most interesting and charismatic marine creatures. Dive deep into the...

Author: R.T.M. PescottBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription to previous owner in FEP, spine is sun-faded.This historical account chronicles the foundational...

How Natural History Connected Diverse Individuals and Information Across the Globe. The last decades of the eighteenth-century witnessed attempts to structure nature with educated landowners dominating the development of the...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. At the heart of the American capital lies a sprawling complex of museums,...

Author: Alan C. JenkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanning to block and title pages. All other pages in good...