wilfrid edwards (11 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

367-381pp., orig. printed wrappers. [Offprint from the 'Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society', December, 1958].

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. Condition Notes: Edges of the dust wrapper frayed at the spine ends and corners, a little dulled. Leans slightly. Text complete, clean and tight but a little age-tanned; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.7 kg); pp 244; Index; Includes: Black & white plates; ); List of sources; Illustrated lining papers; Frontispiece; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #167420 ||.

Gr. 8°, Leinen. 93 Seiten. Mit einigen Schw.-Weiß-Abbildungen. Buch mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren. Sonst sehr gut erhalten. 125 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 294.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. Series: Science Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448. . 1977. 2 Rev ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Unknown Binding. Zustand: Very Good. First edition without jacket on orange cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 1. Morphology.- 1.1 Segmentation: external.- 1.2 Chaetotaxy.- 1.3 Genital and other apertures.- 1.4 The clitellum and associated structures.- 1.5 Pigmentation.- 1.6 The body wall.- 1.7 The coelom.- 1.8 The alimentary canal.- 1.9 The vascular system.- 1.10 The respiratory system.- 1.11 The excretory system.- 1.12 The nervous system.- 1.13 The reproductive system.- 2. Taxonomy.- 2.1 Systematic affinities and descent.- 2.2 Families, genera and species.- 2.3 Geographical distribution.- 3. Biology.- 3.1 Life cycles.- 3.2 Reproduction.- 3.3 Quiescence, diapause and aestivation.- 3.4 Growth.- 3.5 Behaviour.- 4. Physiology.- 4.1 Respiration.- 4.2 Digestion.- 4.3 Excretion.- 4.4 Circulation.- 4.5 Nervous system.- 5. Ecology.- 5.1 Estimation of populations.- 5.2 Size of populations.- 5.3 Population structure.- 5.4 Population distributions.- 5.5 Seasonal populations and activity.- 5.6 Burrowing and casting.- 5.7 Species associations.- 5.8 Predators and parasites.- 5.9 Effect of environmental factors.- 6. The role of earthworms in organic matter cycles.- 6.1 Fragmentation and breakdown.- 6.2 Consumption, turnover and humification.- 6.3 Nitrogen mineralization.- 6.4 Effects on the C:N ratio.- 6.5 Effect on available mineral nutrients.- 7. Earthworms and micro-organisms.- 7.1 Effect of earthworms on number of microorganisms.- 7.2 Effects of earthworms on dispersal of microorganisms.- 7.3 Stimulation of microbial decomposition.- 8. Earthworms and soil fertility.- 8.1 Effects of earthworms on soil structure.- 8.2 Earthworms as indicators of soil type.- 8.3 Effect of earthworms on crop yield.- 8.4 Soil amelioration by earthworms.- 9. Effects of agriculture on earthworm popu lations.- 9.1 Effects of cultivations.- 9.2 Effects of cropping.- 9.3 The effects of fertilizers.- 9.4 Mortality from pesticides.- 9.5 Uptake of pesticides into earthworms.- 9.6 Radioisotopes and earthworms.- 9.7 Heavy metals and earthworms.- 10. Earthworms as pests and benefactors.- 10.1 As pests of crops.- 10.2 As pests of grassland and turf.- 10.3 Control of earthworms.- 10.4 Transmission of diseases.- 10.5 Adverse effects on soil.- 10.6 Earthworms as benefactors.- 11. Simple experiments and field studies with earthworms.- 11.1 Cultures.- 11.2 Preservation.- 11.3 Dissection.- 11.4 Field experiments with earthworms.- A simplified key to common genera of terrestrial earthworms.- References.- Indexes.- Systematic.- Author.- General.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Second edition. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

v, 122pp. illustrated with 8pp. of photographs. Original black cloth, gilt. Board extremities slightly bumped o/w contents clean and sound. VG+. No dustwrapper present.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. An interesting geological study of the country Sheffield, complete with diagrams and photographs. A very smart copy of this geological study of the land around Sheffield. First edition, second impression. Illustrated throughout with numerous photographs, diagrams and charts. In an orange cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Dustwrapper is smart also. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine. book.