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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Undated (circa 1920s) 86pp, eight black and white photographic plates (inc. frontispiece). Red cloth-covered boards; black titles on front and spine. 12m. Sun-faded spine; lightly rubbed spine ends, small tear at spine head and front joint. Stains on front board. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan and fox. Previous owner's details on front free endpaper and copyright page. Foxing throughout; intensity varies greatly, plates tanning. Internally neat, clean and tight.

Dark orange cloth; cloth a little marked & dirtied; shelf wear on edges; pages slightly yellowed; with illustrations and black and white plates. Binding tight. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 81 pp., bibliography. Comparative susceptibility of rainforest timbers to attack by Bostrychid beetles; Assessment of untreated Papua New Guinea timbers for resistance to subterranean termites; Investigation into mortality of regenerating seedlings following logging of lowland rainforest; A study of log grading rules applied in Papua New Guinea; Dip-diffusion of dressed timber -- effect of drying; Establishment of a Wildlife Management Area for Ornithoptera alexandrae; Provenance hybridization in araucaria and its potential in Araucaria tree breeding in Papua New Guinea; Rainforest destruction and proposals for their conservation.

A classic 1930s instructional guide to breast stroke, crawl, back stroke and diving, plus general notes and illustrated throughout with full-page demonstrational photographic plates. 8vo. 79pp. Paperback. Covers lightly foxed. Contents fresh. A good copy.