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Zustand: Fine. pp.v, 142 with col. & b/w. photos. and line drawings. Large 8vo. Nr. fine softback. The first full review of the British Lonchaeidae (Diptera) since Collin (1953). Since then the number of species recognised as British has grown from 28 to 46. This Handbook provides a revised checklist, fully illustrated keys for genera and species, as well as a key to known puparia.…

Zustand: Very Good. 142, b/w + col photos, distribution maps, text figs. . PB. Vg. First full review of the British Lonchaeidae since Collin (1953). Since then the number of species recognised as British has grown from 28 to 46. Revised checklist, fully illustrated keys for genera and species, a key to known puparia. The species notes provide additional taxonomic notes, review the British and European distribution of each species and, where available, detailed ecological information. [9780901546883].…

Zustand: New. 142, b/w + col photos, distribution maps, text figs. . PB. NEW. . First full review of the British Lonchaeidae since Collin (1953). Since then the number of species recognised as British has grown from 28 to 46. Revised checklist, fully illustrated keys for genera and species, a key to known puparia. The species notes provide additional taxonomic notes, review the British and European distribution of each species and, where available, detailed ecological information. [9780901546883].…

This Handbook is the first full review of the British Lonchaeidae (Diptera) since Collin (1953). Since then the number of species recognised as British has grown from 28 to 46. This Handbook provides a revised checklist, fully illustrated keys for genera and species, as well as a key to known puparia. The species notes provide additional taxonomic notes, review the British and European distribution of each species and, where available, give detailed ecological information. 142 pp., 356 line drawings, 19 color figs, 12 maps, br. gr. 8.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Paying the Price - How Nature in Canada's far north has extracted a toll on trappers - with photos; Behind the Himalayas - Part I - Photo-illustrated account of exploration of the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River; The Rubber-Smugglers of Malaya - An amusing story; The Outlaw Elephant - Rogue elephant "George" ravaged the Travancore district of India from 1920 to 1925, killing many and doing immense damage - article with photos; My Desert Dash to Damascus - A decidedly exciting journey across the Syrian Desert amidst hostile devil worshippers and Bedouin - with interesting photos; "Blue-Water Andy" - Did he spot the wreck of an ancient Spanish treasure-galleon on some nameless island? ; Across Africa With a Camera - M.A. Wetherell's photo-illustrated account of his trans-African journey; The Disappearing Lion - An amusing tale from Australia; The Kahuna's Power - A strange little story of native "magic" in Hawaii; A Pearler in the Philippines - F.D. Burdett describes his exciting experiences on pearling trips among the Philippine Islands; The Haunted Camp - The disappearance of a white man in Africa, and the startling events that followed; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part IV - Jack McLaren spent eight years on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula. 84 pages plus 20 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Tresilian, S.; Abbey, S.; Peddie, Tom; Inns, Kenneth; Wigfull; Faulks, Jack M.; De Walton, John (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Pages 90-176 plus 18 pages of ads. Features: Where Cannibals Roam - Part I - Merlin Moore Taylor's adventures into the unknown interior of Papua (article with great photos); "Twisted" Harmon - an RCMP officer spends five years and travels thousands of miles to catch an escaped murderer hiding in the protection of the German Secret Service; Life in a Logging Camp - sensational photo-illustrated article on the Abernethy Lougheed Logging Company's operation in Maple Ridge, British Columbia; "Trawler Tidd" - a cat that went to sea; An Artist on a Tropic Isle - the adventures of Ellis Silas as he painted in the Trobriands group of islands north of New Guinea; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part 3 of 3 - the author's adventures as he penetrated deep into Amazonia, with photos (including shrunken head); Feedback on a recent article on the K.K.K.; Chasing the Pulajans - religious fanatics who gave the US authorities in the Philippines untold trouble; To the "End of the World" and Beyond - Captain Gault Macgowan, F.R.G.S. and his wife set out on an eventful journey in the Western Himalayas; Photo of large hawser (3" dia. rope) made of human hair at Kyoto's Higashi-Honganji Temple; The Fatal Slip; One Up on "Homie"; The Taming of the Sheriff - a ranch story from Death Valley, California; Down the Shaft - a West Australian miner's story of a terrible experience at the bottom of a six-hundred foot shaft; Five Hundred Miles in Open Boats - an arduous and eventful arctic journey recounted by retired Mountie, Sergeant-Major C.N.C.Hayter; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this fascinating vintage issue. de Walton, John; Carruthers, G.; Prater, E.; Wood, S.; Leigh, C.; Lane, H.; Evans, T.; Abbey, S.; Robinson, T.; Soper, G. (illustrator).…