Edges of boards rubbed. Sticker on ffep. Library stamp on verso of title page. Label residue on front paste down and ffep. 927pp.
Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, 1965, Cloth, Book Condition: Good, Jacket Condition: No Jacket. . Ex Library. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN:

Inventory #22566

Price: £ 40.00 GBP ($ 63.24 approx. - € 46.96 approx.)

17 pp.
British Deer Society, 1980, Card Covers, Book Condition: Very Good, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. . . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

ISBN:

Inventory #29700

Price: £ 4.00 GBP ($ 6.32 approx. - € 4.70 approx.)

Is there a more bizarre-looking animal in the sea than the octopus? A baggy, boneless body surmounted by a pair of soulless eyes and fleshy horns. Eight snake-like arms with hundreds of suction cups, a stubby funnel projecting like a left-over piece of fire hose...not to mention its three hearts and blue blood. The word cuddly doesn't spring to mind when contemplating these creatures but all are superbly mobile and beguilingly clever. This book is the culmination of more than forty years of undersea photography and study of the most impressive octopus on the Pacific coast, the giant Pacific octopus. This fascinating monster of the deep - the largest known octopus species in the world - is a master of disguise that can mimic not only the colour but also the texture of its surroundings. It can alter its shape so effectively that small specimens have escaped captivity by slithering down aquarium filter pipes. Wet, cold and slimy, it hunts and pulls apart hardshell crabs. Normally shy, it may interact with divers it comes to recognise. It can learn how to pry open a food container and remember the technique for the next feeding. Ground-breaking research and previously unpublished biological behaviours are presented along with octopus legends, anecdotes from aquarists and divers and colour photographs of the giant Pacific octopus and other cephalopods found along the Pacific coast, including the Humboldt squid and ruby octopus. 208pp.
Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., 2009, Paperback, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. . . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 9781550174663

Inventory #21810

Price: £ 10.00 GBP ($ 15.81 approx. - € 11.74 approx.)

A funny and touching true story of talented ecologists who,as a hobby,spent forty summers at their privately owned field laboratory in a stunning corner of south-west Ireland.307pp.
Random House UK, Limited, 2001, Cloth, Book Condition: Fine, Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. D/J in Protective Wrapper. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 0712670491

Inventory #21897

Price: £ 5.00 GBP ($ 7.91 approx. - € 5.87 approx.)

Conventional economic accounts, which measure Gross National Product (GNP)and related indicators of national performance, do not fully allow for the damages caused to the environment in the course of producing and consuming goods and services. Nor do they fully account for the fact that some resources are being depleted in achieving the living standards that we enjoy today. This failure is important, because policy-makers are guided by the changes in macroeconomic indicators such as GNP. Moreover, such indicators are not a good guide to the sustainability of present practices of consumption and production. This book provides practical estimates of one key area of neglect in the present national accounts - the measurement of environmental damages. The book sets out the methodology for making such estimates and then applies it to data from four countries: Germany, Italy, The Netherlands and the UK. The results show what can be achieved in the way of consistent damage estimates and what the key problems are. 369pp.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999, Cloth/Laminated Boards, Book Condition: As New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. . . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 0792354702

Inventory #15186

Price: £ 70.00 GBP ($ 110.67 approx. - € 82.18 approx.)