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A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. The eighth edition.
Newcastle Upon Tyne. T. Bewick and Son, 1824. [i - iii], iv - x, 526 pp. Black & white engravings throughout. Full calf,gilt, gilt-stamped back and front with coat of arms. Octavo. Inscription to front endpaper: "Prize for arithmetic to Thomas Sterling Begbie Guernsey 1834". A few marks and scuffs to covers, else a nice, clean copy.
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A HAND-BOOK TO THE PRIMATES. Allen's Naturalist's Library. Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe.
London: W. H. Allen & Co., Limited, 1894. Two volumes. Hardcovers. 286 & 302 pages Illustrated throughout with 29 coloured plates and 7 folding maps. Original cloth-backed paper-covered boards, gilt. Octavos. Bindings bumped and worn at corners, and a little worn and faded; else very good.
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A HAND-BOOK TO THE PRIMATES. Lloyd's Natural History. Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe.
London: Edward Lloyd, Limited, 1896. Two volumes. Hardcovers. 286 & 302 pages. Illustrated with 29 coloured plates and 7 folding maps. Original cloth gilt. Octavos. Endpapers lightly browned; inner joints cracked but firm; binding a little worn and faded; else very good.
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![A HISTORY OF BRITSH BIRDS. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. Vol. I. containing the History and Description of Land Birds. Volume II. Containing the History and Description of Water Birds. [Second editions]. by BEWICK, Thomas.](https://images.vialibri.net/production/21/12636---200.jpg?v=1578945879)
A HISTORY OF BRITSH BIRDS. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. Vol. I. containing the History and Description of Land Birds. Volume II. Containing the History and Description of Water Birds. [Second editions].
Newcastle: Edward Walker for T. Bewick, 1805. Vol I: xxxviii, 346 pages. Volume II: xxii 400 pages. Together with, A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. The figures engraved on wood by Thomas Bewick. The fifth edition. Edward Walker for T. Bewick. 1807. X, 525, [1 ad'] pages. The three volumes bound in identical full tree calf gilt, with twin black and green gilt labels; the lower labels having the volume numbers I – III. Octavos. Bindings: 24.8 x 16.2 cm. Some light foxing to a few of the signatures in the 'Water Birds'; some expert restoration the bindings; some light browning to endpapers; bookplates of Martin Dunn Newcastle on Tyne, and Vittorio Ariloli to front pastedowns. An excellent and handsome set of Thomas Bewick's major works.
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A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS. Embellished with Fourteen Elegant Copper Plate Engravings. Price Sixpence.
Glasgow: J. Lumsden at their Toy Book Manufactory, No date [ circa 1820/25]. 52 pages. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece of a Peacock; an engraved title with vignette, and six full-page engraved plates, each bearing two engravings. Original plain wrappers. 12.5 x 8cm. Generally tired and worn; covers stained; some browning and marking internally, and juvenile scribble to the front endpapers; lacks rear endpaper. However this title is rare, not located by Roscoe and Brimmell in their bibliography of Lumsden; though two copies are now known: Cotsen Children's Library, and National Library of Scotland.
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A POETICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF BOTANY.
London.White's Fleet Street; and Hookham's Old Bond Street. 1801. [xiv] + lxxi, 167pp. Original half-calf gilt. Large Octavo. First Edition. Errata slip pasted into rear. Previous owner's note to paste-down endpaper. Boards a little rubbed and have some wear to fore-edges. Some minor wear to corners. Possibly lacks half -title. Else, an excellent, bright, large paper copy.
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A QUEST OF FLOWERS. The Plant Explorations of Frank Ludlow and George Sheriff told from their diaries and other occasional writings.
Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press, 1975. Hardcover. Pictorial unclipped dust-wrapper. xxix, 387 pages. Illustrated. Octavo. First edition. A fine copy in a like dust-wrapper.
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A SKETCHBOOK OF BIRDS. Introduction by Ian Niall.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979. Hardcover. Dust-wrapper. First edition. A near fine copy.
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ANTIQUE GARDEN ORNAMENT 300 years of creativity: Artists, manufacturers & materials.
Antique Collectors' Club, 1991. Hardcover. Pictorial dust-wrapper. Illustrated throughout. 4to. Spine of dust-wrapper 'blued' from exposure to the sun; else a fine copy. This book is very heavy and will incur extra shipping charges. Please contact us directly (01227 464773) for a shipping quote.
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ATLAS de la FLORE DE ENVIORNS DE PARIS ou illustrations de toutes les espèces des genres difficiles et de la plupart des plantes litigieuses de cette région avec des notes descriptives et une texte explicatif en regard. Les planches comprennent plus de 500 figures de grandeuer naturell ou grossies et sont dessinées d'apres nature par M. E. Germain. Together with: SYNOPSIS analytique de la Flore des Environs de Paris… of the same year; same publisher, etc.
Paris: Fortin, Masson et Cie Libraries, 1845. Two volumes. Bound in similar but not identical cloth with twin labels to the spines. Bindings rubbed with some light wear to spine heads; spine of the first volume splitting at lowers joint; patchy foxing throughout both volumes; else very good.
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BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES Described and Illustrated with the History of the Butterfly through all its changes and transformations; and an explanation of the Scientific Terms used by Naturalists in reference thereto. Illustrated with coloured plates and numerous wood engravings.
London: Groombridge and Sons, No date [circa 1870's]. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. 136, [16 ad's] pages. Illustrated with 8 colour plates, and other black & white engravings. Original decorative cloth gilt. All edges gilt. Octavo. Spine mellowed; little cocked; prize plate and other name on endpaper; else a very good and clean copy.
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BRITISH & AMERICAN GAME-BIRDS With a chapter on Shooting in America by Eugene V. Connett Illustrated by Philip Rickman.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1945. x, 1-48pp. 20 colour plates including frontispiece. Publisher's original cloth boards, with price-clipped dust wrapper. Quarto. First edition. Inscription to front free endpaper. Very light spotting to endpapers and fore-edges. Very minor chipping to corners of dust wrapper and slight loss of paper to head and heel of spine; else, a very good bright copy.
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BRITISH PONIES Running Wild and Ridden. With 83 full-page drawings and 38 smaller illustrations by the author.
London: A. & C. Black Ltd, 1936. Hardcover. Pictorial dust-wrapper. First edition. 4to. Some light spotting; bookplate; else a very good copy in a like dust-wrapper.
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BUBBLES IN BIRDLAND. Illustrated by G. E. Shepheard.
London.Greening & Co. Ltd. 1908. [8], 60[62], [2 ad's]pp. Illustrated with thirty full-page colour plates. Original pictorial paper-covered boards, with matching dust-wrapper. Quarto. First edition. Wrapper a trifle worn & chipped at head & heel of spine and corners; staples strained at front joint; ownership name on wrapper; else a very good copy of a scarce book - particularly so in wrapper.
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS and their culture (illustrated). A Practical Treatise on propagating, growing, and exhibiting from the cutting to the silver cup.
London.171, Fleet Street. and from the author. No date. (circa 1890s). 111 + 15pp. illustrated ad's. Illustrated throughout. Original brown cloth gilt. Hinges cracking; else a very good clean copy.
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DIE ALPEN Deutschlands und der Schweiz in colorirten abbildungen nach der natur und in natürlicher grösse. Dritte Auflage. Mit systematisch Geordnetem text von Dr. C. A. Krantz.
München: Christan Kaiser, 1872. 3 volumes only of 4 [lacks vol' 4]. 300 hand-coloured plates. Original pictorial cloth, gilt. Few signatures loose; some occasional spotting and light dust-soiling, but generally very good.
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DIE ALPEN-PFLANZEN Deutschlands ind der Schweiz in 400 nach der nature colorirten arbildungen in natürlicher grösse. Vierte Auflage. Systematisch geordnet met text von Dr. C. A. Kranz.
München. Christian Kaiser, 1880. $ small hardback volumes, each with 100 hand-coloured plates. Original decorative green cloth, gilt. Ownership name at the head of the title-page of volume I; names cut from the head of the title-pages of vol's 2-4; hinges cracked; spines a little faded; the occasional spot; else a very good, clean set.
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DRAGONFLIES. With 53 colour plates by S. Beaufoy. 16 photographs in black and white. 200 maps and diagrams. With key to Larvae by A. E. Gardner.
London.Collins. 1960. Xii, 260pp. Original green buckram gilt. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. New Naturalist No. 42. Very slight browning on endpapers from jacket; rear panel of wrapper a little browned; boards slightly bowed; else a very good copy in a like unprice-clipped wrapper.
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EARLY GARDENING CATALOGUES with complete reprints of lists and accounts of the 16th – 19th centuries.
London and Chichester: Phillimore, 1972. Hardcover. Dust-wrapper. 182 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Original dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. A near fine copy.
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FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. Figured by F. Edward Hulme; and Described by Shirley Hibberd.
London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, No date [circa 1895]. Five hardback volumes. First – Fifth Series. 200 chromolithograph colour plates. Bound in half green calf, gilt over marbled boards, red title labels. Binding rubbed; some light occasional spotting to text and, very occasionally to borders; one label a little chipped; else a very good clean set.
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