Yarrell, William

A History of British Birds in Three Volumes

William Yarrell · 1845 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.72 | $168.13 | ¥26,565)

London, John Van Voorst, 1845. Leather. An uncommon and well-illustrated complete set, in decorative full calf binding. An uncommon set, complete in 3 volumes.Bound in full tan calf, and decorated with marbled page edges and endpapers, as well as gilt tooling to each spine, an...

A History of British Fishes

William Yarrell · 1836 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.43 | $336.27 | ¥53,130)

London, John Van Voorst, 1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Yarrell's natural history work on British fishes, beautifully illustrated with detailed woodcuts. The first edition. The work was originally serialised in nineteen parts in 1835, and then he...

A History of British Birds

William Yarrell · 1856 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.81 | $114.33 | ¥18,064)

London, John Van Voorst , 1856 . Leather. The third edition of William Yarrell's important work on British birds and natural history, and illustrated work that became an important reference for ornithologists. Volumes I and II only are present here. Lacking volume III.The...

A History of British Fishes

William Yarrell · 1841 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.09 | $538.03 | ¥85,008)

London, John Van Voorst, 1841. Cloth. A second edition, copiously illustrated copy of this fascinating study of the indigenous fishes of Britain. William Yarrell was an English zoologist, prolific writer, bookseller and naturalist admired by his contemporaries for his precise ...

A History of British Fishes

William Yarrell · 1836 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.66 | $201.76 | ¥31,878)

London, John Van Voorst , 1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Yarrell's authoritative history of British fishes, illustrated with engravings throughout. First book edition. Complete in two volumes, not including the supplements. First serialised in ni...

A History of British Birds & a History of British Fishes

William Yarrell · 1856 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€832.43 | $934.82 | ¥147,701)

London, John Van Voorst, 1856-1859. Leather. A smart set of William Yarrell's important works on British birds and British fishes, with illustrations. Five volumes. Written by William Yarrell, an English zoologist, prolific writer, bookseller and naturalist admired for hi...

Supplement to the History of British Fishes

William Yarrell · 1839 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.49 | $64.56 | ¥10,201)

London, John Van Voorst , 1839. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of the supplement to William Yarrell"s "A History of British Fishes", expanding his landmark natural history with additional species, revisions, and numerous detailed woodcut illustrations. In the ...

A History of British Birds

William Yarrell; Alfred Newton [ed] · 1871 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.66 | $201.76 | ¥31,878)

London, John Van Voorst, 1871-85. Cloth. The fourth enlarged edition of William Yarrell's important illustrated ornithological work on British Birds. The fourth edition, revised and enlarged by Alfred Newton and Howard Saunders. Illustrated with monochrome vignette engra...

A History of British Birds; Supplement to the History of British Birds

William Yarrell · 1843 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€538.98 | $605.28 | ¥95,634)

London, John Van Voorst, 1843-1845 . First edition. Cloth. The three volume first edition of William Yarrell's study of the history of British birds, with the first of two supplement volumes also present. The three volume first edition of in book form of this work, which ...

A History of British Birds in Three Volumes and a History of British Birds Volume IV

William Yarrell · 1845 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.66 | $201.76 | ¥31,878)

London, John Van Voorst, 1845-85. Cloth. This is an illustrated four volume set of this history of British birds. Volumes I-III are second edition with volume IV fourth edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous wood engravings. William Yarrell was an English zoologist, pro...

A HISTORY OF BRITISH FISHES In Two Volumes

YARRELL William · 1841 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£120.00 (€143.73 | $161.41 | ¥25,502)

John Van Voorst, 1841 2nd edn. 2 vols. 8vo (8½ x 5½ ins). Contemporary full calf, spines gilt ruled in six compartments, boards with single gilt filet and double blind-ruled borders with fleurets at corners, gilt tooled board edges, all edges gilt and marbled endpapers (a VG s...

A history of british fishes.

YARRELL William - · 1836 · Libreria Piani

€300.00 ($336.90 | £250.47 | ¥53,230)

London, John Van Voorst, 1836, due volumi in-8vo legatura coeva mezza pelle con angoli, titoli e fregi dorati ai dorsi, tagli marmorizzati, pp. XXXVII, 408 + pp. 472 con circa 400 incisioni xiligrafiche nel testo. Minime tracce d'uso ai dorsi, per il resto in ottime condizion...

A History of British Birds. Vol. I-IV [Extra Illustrated]

Yarrell, William; Newton, Alfred; Saunders, Howard · 1871 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£1,200.00 (€1,437.28 | $1,614.08 | ¥255,023)

John van Voorst London xii, 646; vii, 494; xvi, 684; viii, 531, 564 wood engravings, vignettes, [170 hand col + 108 col plates]. . HB. 4 vols, 8vo, finely bound by Bayntun in later half morocco, raised bands to spine, gilt tooling to compartments decorated in gilt with bird mo...

A History of British Fishes. Vol. I-II [and] An Outline of the Animal Kingdom [and] A History of British Quadrupeds [with] ... Reptiles [and] A History of British Birds. Vol. I-III

Yarrell, William; Jones, Thomas Rymer; Bell, Thomas · Pemberley Natural History Books

£4,250.00 (€5,090.38 | $5,716.52 | ¥903,207)

John van Voorst London xxxviii, 408, iv, 48; [iv], 472, 72; xiv, 732; xviii, 526, xxiv, 142; xxxii, 525, [1]; [iv], 669, [1]; [iv], 528, 53, [1], numerous wood engravings. . HB. 8 vols bound in 7, imp. 8vo (282x195mm), uniformly bound in cont. full morocco by Clarke & Bedford,...

A History of British Birds. Vol. I-III

Yarrell, William · 1856 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£225.00 (€269.49 | $302.64 | ¥47,817)

John van Voorst London xxxv, 614, [4]-ads; 702; [ii], 679, hundreds of wood engravings, vignettes. . HB. 3 vols, 8vo, finely rebound in recent red qtr calf, leather title piece to spines, aeg. Fine.. Third edition, with many additions. Illustrated with finely detailed woodcuts...

A History of British Birds. Vol. I-IV

Yarrell, William; Newton, Alfred; Saunders, Howard · 1871 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£180.00 (€215.59 | $242.11 | ¥38,253)

John van Voorst London xii, 646; vii, 494; xvi, 684; viii, 531, 564 wood engravings, vignettes. . HB. 4 vols, 8vo, orig. cloth, gt title to spines, minor rubbing to extremities, a few corners bumped; gatherings unpopened, endpapers browned. A very good set. Bookplate of Danish...

A History of British Fishes.

YARRELL (William), RICHARDSON (Sir John) Editor. · 1849 · Forest Books

£53.75 (€64.38 | $72.30 | ¥11,423)

London: John van Voorst, 1849. Third edition, 2 vols., 8vo, xxxviii, 675; [4], 670, [2]pp., numerous illustrs., orig. cloth, worn. Provenance: From the library of the Royal College of Surgeon of Ireland, with the usual stamps.

A History of British Birds [ Complete in 3 Volumes ]

Yarrell William · 1843 · George Jeffery Books

£275.00 (€329.38 | $369.89 | ¥58,443)

John Van Voorst Complete in 3 volumes. Books measure 22x14.5.cm. xxxii,528pp, 672pp, 528pp, illustrated throughout. Volume three slightly shorter height. Bound in modern half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, raised bands, gilt lines and stamp, leather labels, full marble edge...

Description of the Organ Voice in a new species of Wild Swan (Cygnus Buccinator, Richardson).

Yarrell,William. · 1834 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€25.00 ($28.08 | £20.87 | ¥4,436)

London, 1834. 4 pp. 1 copper-engr. plt. No cover. (Transact. of the Linnean Soc. of London, XVII/1).

Descriptions of three British species of fresh-water Fishes belonging to the genus Leuciscus of Klein.

Yarrell,William. · 1834 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€25.00 ($28.08 | £20.87 | ¥4,436)

London, 1834. 6 pp. 1 copper-engr. plate. No cover. (Transactions of the Linnean Soc. of London, XVII/2).