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ZUENER, F E.: The Pleistocene Period.
London, Ray Soc, 1945. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. xii 322pp. Text figs. VG. * No 130 of Curle's list of Ray Society publications. (Book ref. 1623) £20.00
YOSHIMARO, Y.: Birds in Japan.
Tokyo, Tokyo News, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. 233pp. Numerous col illus from drawings. Dustwrapper. Condition generally 9/10 (10=mint). * Described as a 'Field Guide' but a more comprehensive work than the usual European publication. (Book ref. 191) £15.00
YORKE, Courtenay.: The Pocket Deposits of Derbyshire.
Birkenhead, for the author, 1961. FIRST EDITION. 4to. 86pp. Illus with actual photographs. VG. * Privately printed. (Book ref. 1915) £25.00
YEATES, G K.: Bird Life in Two Deltas.
London, Faber, 1946. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. 159pp. Illus with photographs. Cloth a little unevenly faded else and corners sl. 'bumped' else a good copy. * The Spanish Marismas and the Camargue. (Book ref. 1334) £10.00
YAMASHINA, Dr Yoshimoro.: Birds in Japan.
Tokyo, News Service, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. Numerous col illus from paintings. 233pp. Dustwrapper. VG. Condition generally 9/10 (10=mint). * Described as a field guide but a more comprehensive work and better illustrated than the usual field guide. (Book ref. 2272) £20.00
WYLLIE, I.: The Cuckoo.
London, Batsford, 1982. First edn reprinted (1st 1981). 176pp. Illus with photographs, some col. Dustwrapper. VG. (Book ref. 1008) £10.00
WRIGHT, W D.: The Measurement of Colour.
London, Hilger, 1946. Repr. of 1st edn (1st 1944). 8vo. 223pp. Text figs. VG. (Book ref. 1287) £10.00
WRIGHT, L.: Clockwork Man.
London, Elek, 1968. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. 260pp. Well illus from photographs and drawings. Dustwrapper. Ex-lib with stamps but a good clean copy. * How the Calendar and the Clock have taken over our lives. From Stonehenge through the Early and Middle Ages to Modern Times. (Book ref. 560) £10.00
WOOLHOUSE, H W et al.: Aspects of the Biology of Ageing.
Cambridge, Univ Press, 1967. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. vii 634pp. Text figs. Dustwrapper. VG. * Number XXI of Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology. (Book ref. 1656) £15.00
WOODS, R W.: The Birds of the Falkland Islands.
Oswestry, Nelson, 1975. FIRST EDITION. Sm 4to. 240pp. Well illus from photographs, many in col. Dustwrapper. Condition generally 9/10 (10=mint). (Book ref. 181) £15.00
WOODRUFF, E G & DAY, D T.: Oil Shale of Northwestern Colorado and Northeastern Utah., and other papers.
Washington, Dept of the Interior, 1914. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. Illus with photographs and folding maps. VG. * Other papers include Oil Shale in Northwestern Colorado, Black Shales in the Eastern United States, Oil Shale in Western Montana, Oil Shale of the Uinta Basin (Utah), etc. (Book ref. 333) £10.00
WOODCOCK, H D & COUTTS, J.: Lilies: Their Culture and Management.
London, Country Life, 1936. 2nd edn (1st 1935). xii, 242pp. Illus with photographs (col frontis). VG. (Book ref. 1386) £15.00
WOOD, T H.: Birds One Should Know.
London, Gay & Hancock, 1925 FIRST EDITION. Sm 4to. Attractive illus, many in col. 132pp. VG. Condition 8.5/10 (10=mimt). (Book ref. 2281) £10.00
WOOD, A D.: My Russian and Other Diaries.
London, Privately Printed, 1961-67. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 3 vols: 278, 138 & 227pp. Illus with photographs, some col. VG. * Presentation copies. The first volume covers travel in Europe, Canada, and South America, the second a round-the-world trip via Canada, Hawaii, Japan, India and Iran, and the third a similar round-the -world trip but including Australia and some Pacific Islands. (Book ref. 673) £20.00
WOOD, A D & LINN, T G.: Plywoods.
Edinburgh, Johnston, 1942. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. xv 472pp. Well illus with photographs and drawings. Dustwrapper. VG. * Development, Manufacture & Application. " I know of no book which deals with the subject in such a comprehensive manner." (Book ref. 281) £15.00
WILSON, S J.: Fuchsias.
London, Faber, 1969. Second edition (1st 1965). 8vo. Illus with photographs, some col. Dustwrapper (clipped). VG. (Book ref. 1104) £10.00
WILSON, R & LEE, P.: The Marshland World.
Poole, Blandford, 1982. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. 152pp. Illus with photographs, many in col. Dustwrapper. VG. (Book ref. 675) £10.00
WILSON, J C.: An American Text-Book of Applied Therapeutics for the use of Practitioners and Students.
London, Rebman, 1896. FIRST EDITION.Sm 4to. 2 vols: 1326pp. Illus with photographs. VG. * Covers the serious diseases of the time: diphtheria, typhoid, leprosy, tubercolosis, malaria, syphilis, etc, as well as the "popular" diseases: gout, hysteria, migraine, insomnia, etc. (Book ref. 128) £15.00
WILLIAMSON, R.: Genetic Engineering.
London, Academic Press, 1981. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 4 vols: 167203, 173 & 185pp. Text figs. Card covers as issued. A little underlining and some endpaper notes else VG. (Book ref. 1175) £10.00
WILLIAMS, D R.: The Metals of Life.
London, Van Nostrand, 1971. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 172pp. Text illus. Dustwrapper. VG. (Book ref. 1205) £10.00