. Olga Kuthanova Ordre des livres (chronologique)

With the help of this guide the nature lover will be able to identify many different species of plants and animals in forests and fields, on river banks, by the roadside and even in the garden.

The beautiful world of flowers is fully explored in this delightful book. The selection of over 400 species, each one attractively illustrated, is presented in a series of chapers designed to highlight features of the structure, natural history or classification of flowering plants. There are sections on flowers that herald the spring, those that live as parasites on other plants, those that catch and digest insects--and many others. The intriguing adaptations of cacti, and the astonishing beauty of orchids are among the many topics that will delight all lovers of nature.

190pages. in12. cartonné jaquette. Illustrated by Kaplicka J. -Over 250 illustrations.

Geïllustreerd / Illustrated / Illustré / Illustriert / 0600340457 / Fauna and Flora / Engels / English / Anglais / Englisch / hard cover / dust jacket / 12 x 17 cm / 212 .pp /

Cloth Heavy Hardcover. missing jacket. First American Edition, 1967 from Crown Publishers Inc, New York. 581 pages full of color and w/b pictures. Gilded Lettering on cover and spine. The book show tanning in flaps, some foxing, and name in flap. Otherwise, very good tight Book. (Please see the pictures) M-42

A beautifully illustrated guide to familiar trees with full descrptions of their chracteristic features; their leaves, bark and fruit; the sizes they grow to, the ages they attain, and the uses to which the wood can be put.

This handbook contains information on the physical features of 64 European birds, as well as an account of their migration habits, courtship and behaviour. It describes species of birds found in woodlands and hills. Each description covers feeding, nesting and mating habits.

Où, quand et comment trouver les constellations, le zodiaque et les planètes, un aperçu des objets cosmiques, des cartes stellaires et des cartes des 88 constellations avec descriptions. Un aperçu des objets cosmiques (étoiles, géantes et naines, étoiles doubles et variables, voie lactée, amas d'étoiles et nébuleuses, galaxies). Cartes stellaires des constellations autour du pôle nord, constellations d'automne, d'hiver, de printemps et d'été, ainsi que celles autour du pôle sud. Les cartes des constellations incluent des descriptions, des anecdotes historiques et des photographies documentaires. L'ensemble de l'ouvrage comporte des sections signalées pour les observateurs débutants du ciel étoilé. Un glossaire des termes techniques est également inclus.