Da: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, U.S.A.
paperback. Condizione: Fair.
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1997. Natural History, South America, Botany. Forest History Society. 279p., very good paperback with small remainder mark on lower edge. 5/26 multi.
Editore: University of Delaware, Wilmington DE, 1960
Da: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. wilmington DE University of Delaware 1960 First edition. Magazine. Pictorial/decorated wrappers [about 6" x 9"], saddle-stapled, 27 pages, illustrated. Poet Percival R. Roberts III has written his name ["PRRobertsIII"] and added other material [including critical ratings of the issue] to the title page, and continued to scatter his critical annotations throughout the issue. Very good with light wear. whb3E.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Sage Publications, Inc, Thousand Oaks, 2002
ISBN 10: 0761923276 ISBN 13: 9780761923275
Da: Lost Books, AUSTIN, TX, U.S.A.
Trade paperback. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Fair. Highlighting/underlining. Heavy highlighting, underlining, and notes, largely in pencil. Light wear to cover.
Editore: Dog Eat Dog Publishing, Tucson, Arizona, 1997
Da: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
42p., 7x8.5 inches, illustrations, photos, fiction, very good literary journal in stapled tan pictorial wraps. Special all-fiction issue.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, 2025
ISBN 10: 1956313443 ISBN 13: 9781956313444
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 16,63
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Brand New. 92 pages. 6.00x0.20x9.00 inches. In Stock.
paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Item is gently used and does not show any significant wear.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Merrow Publishing Co. Ltd., Hertfordshire, England, 1971
ISBN 10: 0900541288 ISBN 13: 9780900541285
Da: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
EUR 7,76
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 4 B/w Plates, 15 Text Figures (illustratore). 1st Edition. Firmly bound, blue cloth boards. Marks on cover, the closed page edges and on the end papers. Creases, scuffing and dust spotting on jacket.
hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No marks or highlighting in the book. Our copy is hardback, no dust jacket, showing shelf-wear.
Da: Gulf Coast Books, Cypress, TX, U.S.A.
paperback. Condizione: Good.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Paraclete Press, Brewster, Massachusetts, 1996
Da: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. New condition (still in original shrinkwrap) . The shrinkwrap is mostly open at the spine.
Editore: The International Society for Optical Engineering
Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 44,94
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Brand New. 351 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 48,21
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 216 pages. 6.00x0.56x9.00 inches. In Stock.
Editore: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 2001
Da: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. No markings. Volume 2 only.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 75,75
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Brand New. 212 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.46 inches. In Stock.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Butterworths; Reed Elsevier (UK) Ltd, UK, 1995
ISBN 10: 0406048339 ISBN 13: 9780406048332
Da: CURIO, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, Regno Unito
EUR 59,67
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First published 1899. Hardback copy in green cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine, no dustjacket as issued. 2047pp + 53pp Index. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (20/7).
hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Editore: Published and Issued From the Offices of 'The Playbox Annual' The Amalgamated Press, The Fleetway House, 22-25 Farringdon Street, London First Edition . 1929., 1929
Da: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
EUR 23,87
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards, emerald green thin linen cloth spine, Playbox advertisement to the rear cover. Quarto. 9½'' x 7¾''. Contains 208 pp with monochrome, single and twin colour illustrations and 4 full-page colour plates throughout. Inside front and rear hinges cracked and repaired, ink message dated 1928 to the front free end paper and in Good condition. Playbox 1st series had 2 issues in 1898. Playbox 2nd series ran from 1905-1913. Playbox 3rd series (merged with Jack and Jill) ran from 1925-1955. The 2nd and 3rd series realised 48 annuals from 1909 to 1956. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANNUALS & YEARBOOKS.
Da: killarneybooks, Inagh, CLARE, Irlanda
Prima edizione
EUR 78,40
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, xii + 177 pages, 84 b&w figures in text, NOT ex-library. Missing the front blank endpaper. Book is clean, untanned, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- This is a landmark study in desert plant ecology, synthesizing over thirty years of field research across arid regions of Southwest Asia, southern Africa, and the southwestern United States. It offers a systematic exploration of the environmental, morphological, and ecological factors that shape plant life in dune ecosystems. The volume stands out not only for its geographic breadth but for its attention to the interplay between plant structure, life strategy, and the physical and biological dynamics of sand dune habitats. Beginning with a global overview of sand deserts, Danin outlines the patterns and mechanisms of sand mobility - ripples, dune formation, and wind-driven processes - laying the foundation for understanding the physical stresses desert plants must navigate. The text underscores how plants modify dune topography and stabilize substrates, notably through root systems and microbiotic crusts. Central to the book is a detailed classification of dune habitats and corresponding plant strategies. Danin distinguishes between mobile dunes, stabilized sand sheets, and mixed substrates (e.g., sand over bedrock, aquifers, or salt marshes), each associated with distinct vegetation assemblages. The core chapters consist of extensive case studies arranged into ecomorphological types, where specific species are grouped according to their adaptive responses - ranging from deep sand tolerance, deflation resistance, and moisture retention strategies to reproductive dispersal mechanisms. This section, covering genera such as Stipagrostis, Calligonum, Swallenia, and Convolvulus, functions as a typology of desert life forms, linking structure and function to environmental stressors. The author's transect studies across regions such as the Haluza dunes, the Sinai Peninsula, and California's Kelso and Eureka dunes ground his broader ecological theory in empirical data. These transects not only document plant distribution relative to topographic and edaphic gradients but also illuminate successional dynamics, soil texture changes, and zonal community patterns. The comparison of floristic composition across deserts and coastal dunes further sharpens the distinction between ecophysiological constraints of different arid systems. Chapter 7 offers an anatomically grounded analysis of plant adaptations. Danin describes how canopy architecture, stem structures (including rhizomes and rhizodes), leaf morphology (e.g., indumentum, shape), and root systems (including rhizosheaths and mycorrhizal associations) are calibrated to mitigate abrasion, maximize water acquisition, and anchor the plant in unstable substrates. He also categorizes dispersal strategies - dragging, rolling, bouncing diaspores - as functional responses to wind and terrain, drawing comparisons with island biogeography to show convergent evolution in dispersal ecology. In the final comparative chapter, Danin differentiates dune plants from those in extreme deserts and coastal regions through morphological and ecological criteria. This synthesis reinforces the idea that dune environments foster a distinct suite of plant traits shaped by the twin forces of mobility and aridity. Plants of Desert Dunes serves multiple academic purposes: it is a taxonomically rich field guide, a conceptual model of desert adaptation, and a methodological template for ecological fieldwork. Researchers in botany, desert ecology, geomorphology, and environmental science will find it a foundational resource. Its combination of rigorous morphological detail, habitat-specific case studies, and ecological generalization exemplifies the interdisciplinary character of contemporary ecological research in arid environments.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 154,29
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 218 pages. 9.20x6.10x0.02 inches. In Stock.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 157,51
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Brand New. 436 pages. 9.25x6.10x1.03 inches. In Stock.
EUR 160,18
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 246 pages. 10.00x7.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 160,50
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 430 pages. 9.29x0.87x0.31 inches. In Stock.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 180,57
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 362 pages. 9.25x6.10x0.83 inches. In Stock.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 234,59
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 216 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 260,63
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 312 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
EUR 278,68
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 212 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.
EUR 1.547,07
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 10940 pages. 0.00x0.00x0.00 inches. In Stock.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Stellar Tales / Blaine R. Dunmire, Charleroi, 1941
Da: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
Stapled Sheets. Condizione: Good. Purple Mimeo Drawings (illustratore). First Edition. Short-Lived Fan Magazine, Issued Before Dunmire Went On Active Duty In Wwii; Rare, No Copy Indexed In Worldcat. Fas Reported In The Futurian War Digest #36, August 1944, "Latest News From Usa Is Of Another Unfortunate Loss To Fandom In Pfc Blaine R. Dunmire, U.S. Army Air Corps. Dunmire Was On A Ship Sunk With All Aboard In The Mediterranean About The Beginning Of May. He Was Comparatively New To Fandom, Was Assistant Director Of The Western Penna Science Fictioneers, & Put Out Two Short-Lived Fanzines, Stellar Tales And The Ghoul. " The 3 1/2 Pp Article By Asimov Is Notable For Its Derogatory Statements About Merritt And Others, And His Extremely Laudatory Comments About L Ron Hubbard.