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Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (B.C. Division) Annual Review 1983

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Book Description: Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (B.C. Division), Surrey, B. C., 1983. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. 4to - over 9.75"-12" Tall. "An Official Statistical Review for the 1983 Season, Thirty-third Edition". Colourful illustrated soft cover, white titling on spineand front, advertising on back, illustrated with black and white photographs, advertising throughout. Cover has light edge wear, two light creases on front, bottom end of spine has light wear, otherwise publication is in good shape. 336 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $20.00

Commission of Conservation, Canada, Report of The Fifth Annual Meeting Held at Ottawa January 20-21, 1914
Commission of Conservation, Canada, Report of The Fifth Annual Meeting Held at Ottawa January 20-21, 1914

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Book Description: Bryant Press, Toronto, 1914. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good- to Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, illustrated with black and white photographs. Corners and edges worn - particularly spine ends and front corners, cover has shelfwear and various small smudges, end papers split at hinge, ink stamp of previous owner on end paper. 287 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $15.00

Complete Field Guide To American Wildlife: East, Central, & North
Complete Field Guide To American Wildlife: East, Central, & North

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Collins, Henry Hill
Book Description: Harper & Row, New York, 1959. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete Field Guide to American Wildlife: East, Central and North. Covering all species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, food and game fishes, seashells, and the principal marine invertebrates occurring annually in North America east of the Rockies and north of the 37th parallel. Blue cloth, blue titling and illustration to front, gilt titling to spine, yellow endpapers with list of content to ffep, richly illustrated with black and white pictures and some coloured plates: over 2000 illustrations and 740 species in full colour, 683 pages. Very minor fading to top and bottom of cover. Dust jacket has light edge wear and is price clipped. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $25.00

Critical Review of the Literature on the Simple Genera of the Madre-Poraria Fungida. With a Tentative Classifcation
Critical Review of the Literature on the Simple Genera of the Madre-Poraria Fungida. With a Tentative Classifcation

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Vaughan, T. Wayland
Book Description: Smithonian Institution, Washington, 1905. Card Cover. Book Condition: . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Critical Review of the Literature on the Simple Genera of the Madre-Poraria Fungida. With a Tentative Classifcation" from the proceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol. XXVIII, pages 371-424. (No. 1401) Grey card cover, pages still uncut. Some age darkening, light edge wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $9.75

Cultivation of Rhododendrons
Cultivation of Rhododendrons

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Cox, Peter A.
Book Description: B.T. Batsford Ltd., London, 1993. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Foreword by Robin Herbert, President of the Royal Horticultural Society. Written by one of the world's renowned experts, book covers everything both amateurs and professionals need to know to grow rhododendrons successfully. SIGNED on title page by author. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, green end papers, colour frontispiece, black and white illustration on title page, and illustrated throughout with fifty-five line drawings and seventy-five colour photographs, 288 pages. Lower corners and spine end have light wear, owners' names in ink on end paper. Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, has light edge wear and light shelf wear. This is a very attractive book, in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Signed By Author
Price: $85.00

Dawn in a Duckblind
Dawn in a Duckblind

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Allen, ARthur A.
Book Description: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, , 1963. Coil Binding. Book Condition: Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Book Album, Sounds of Nature. With LP record in back of book. Illustrated card cover, white plastic coil binding, 35 full-colour photographs and a High-Fidelity 331/3 rpm record of their calls, 28 pages. Light wear and sunning, the spiral has a little kink near the bottom. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $20.00

Desert Locust, The
Desert Locust, The

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Baron, Stanley
Book Description: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, . Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A book recounting the battle between man and the desert locust, from the early 1920's to the refined aerial spraying techniques used today. Yellow cloth with gilt titling on spine, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with many interesting photographs and a collection of maps. Book is in very good condition, dust jacket has minor edgewear. 228 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $14.00

 
Die Beizjagd - Ein Leitfaden Fur Die Falknerprufung

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Brull, Heinz
Book Description: Paul Parey, Hamburg, 1979. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book on falconry is written in German. Cream coloured cloth with red and black titling on spine and front, black illustration on front, illustrated with black and white plates as well as a few drawings. This handsome book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $32.00

Directory of Botanists in Canada
Directory of Botanists in Canada

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Moore, Raymond J.
Book Description: Plant Research Institute, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario, 1959. Card Cover. Book Condition: Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A publication prepared for the IX International Botanical Congress. Green card cover, black titling to front, staple binding, Errata slip pasted to table of contents page, 99 pages. Light age darkening and rubbing to cover, Errata slip left a bit of glue residue on the opposing inside of cover, a light bent lengthwise. Otherwise a clean and tight book which appears to be unread. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $9.75

Diseases of Cultivated Plants
Diseases of Cultivated Plants

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J. W. Eastham
Book Description: British Columbia Department of Agriculture, Victoria, 1936. Paper Cover. Book Condition: Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Horticultural Circular No. 73, deals with plant diseases in B.C., with and article on sprays and spraying. White with black titling on front. Ilustrated with several photographs. Very minor edgewear, cover and text block edges lightly sunned. 84 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $10.00

 
Ecology and Status of Marine and Shoreline Birds in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, The

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Vermeer, Kess and Butler, Robert Editors
Book Description: Minister of Enviroment Canadian Wildlife Service, , 1989. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A study of coastal birds in British Columbia, Canada. Red with white titling on cover and spine, and picture of bird on cover, many charts and diagrams throughout. Corners and edges slightly worn, artistic looking sunning to spine and top front edge, book is otherwise excellent. pp. 186. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $15.00

Economic Status of the English Sparrow in the United States
Economic Status of the English Sparrow in the United States

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Kalmbach, E.R.
Book Description: United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1940. Card Cover. Book Condition: . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin No. 711. Book covers the range and adaptability, previous studies, food habits, distribution of diseases, parasites, etc, competition with native birds, factors controlling abundance, etc. of the English sparrow in the U.S. Grey card cover with black titling and decorative border on front, staple binding, illustrated with black and white plates and charts, 66 pages. Cover has sunned spine, staples show minor rust, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $8.75

Edible Wild Fruits and Nuts of Canada
Edible Wild Fruits and Nuts of Canada

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Turner, Nancy J.; Szczawinski, Adam F.
Book Description: National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, 1981. Card Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong. Edible Wild Plants of Canada No. 3: Edible Wild Fruits and Nuts of Canada, 2nd impression. A guide and cookbook for wild-food gourmets, each section contains a botanical description, notes on general habitat and diestribution, a drawing of colour photograph, and information on the folkore of each plant. Brown card cover with sturdy metal spiral binding, colour photographs, drawings throughout, 212 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $16.00

Elephant Facts
Elephant Facts

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Barner, Bob
Book Description: E.P. Dutton, New York, 1979. Pictorial Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book presents numerous facts about the ancestry, growth, habits and behaviour of the largest land animal. Humourously illustrated pictorial cover with red and black titling, grey end papers, illustrated throughout, 40 pages. Cover has light edge wear, very light shelf wear, last free end paper has a couple of small, pale marks, otherwise this handsome book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $18.00

 
Evaluation of Five Anesthetics on Striped Bass

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Lemm, Carol A.
Book Description: U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C., 1993. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7.75"-9.75" Tall. Resource Publication 196. Orange card covers. very slight rubbing to front cover, small Royal British Columbia Museum stickers. 10 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $7.75

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