Biografia

The Geological Researches of Dr Thomas Horsfield in Indonesia 1801-1819

Bastin, J.; Moore, D.T. · 1982 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

BM(NH) 41, 5 plates. . PB. Vg.. Bull. BM(NH) (Hist.) 10(3): 75-115..

The non-descriptive Palaeontology of the Sowerbys' Mineral Conchology

Elliott, G.F. · 1975 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

BM(NH) 10, 1 plate. . PB. Vg.. Bull. BM(NH) (Hist.) 4(6): 389-399.

The Cracherode Shell Collection

Wilkins, G.L. · 1957 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

BM(NH) 123-184, 6 plates. . PB. Vg.. Bull. BM(NH) (Hist.) 1(4).

A Catalogue and Historical Account of The Sloane Shell Collection

Wilkins, G.L. · 1953 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

BM(NH) London 47, 12 plates. . PB. Vg.. Bull. BM(NH) (Hist.) 1(1).

John Cranch Zoologiste de L'Expedition du Congo (1816)

Monod, T. · 1970 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

BM(NH) 75, 3 plates. . PB. Vg.. Bull. BM(NH) (Hist.) 4(1). Text French/English..

A History of the First Hundred Years of the Mineral Collection in the British Museum: with particular reference to the work of Charles Konig

Smith, W.C. · 1969 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

BM(NH) London 248-259, frontis. . PB. Vg.. Bull. BM(NH)(Hist.) Vol. 3(8)..

Geological aspects of the voyage of HMS Investigator in Australian Waters, 1801-5

Vallance, T.G.; Moore, D.T. · 1982 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

BM(NH) London 43, 2 plates, 3 maps. . PB. Fine.. Bull. BM(NH) (Historical Series) 10(1)..

Carl Linnaeus Perpetual Calendar

Landtröm, K.; Modin, L. · 2007 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

TUVA förlag 115, col photos. . HB. Fine. Unused.. A perpetual calendar for recording birthdays, anniversaries and other recurring dates, with beautiful pictures and associated text connected to Carl Linnaeus, his gardens, plants and residences.. [9789163300899]

Flora Graeca Story: Oxford's Finest Botanical Treasure

Lack, H.W. · 1999 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.50 (€26.97 | $29.73 | ¥4,748)

Bodleian Library Oxford 50, col + b/w illus. . PB. Vg.. Sibthorp, Bauer, and Hawkins in the Levant, an exhibtion at the Bodleian Library 19 July 1999 - 25 September 1999.. [9780198548973]

A Natural History of English Gardening 1650-1800

Laird, Mark · 2015 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Yale University Press xix, 440, col + b/w illus. . HB. Large 4to (292x258mm), orig. cloth. Fine in d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. A review of this work states 'The seven chapters link the historical development of some of the great gardens of England, their owners' pla...

Archives of Natural History Vol. 11 pt. 3 [includes five papers on Daniel Solander]

Wheeler, A. (Ed.) · 1984 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Society for the History of Natural History London 166, b/w photos, text figs. . PB. 8vo, orig. wrappers. Fine.. Includes five papers on Daniel Solander 91733-1782) ; (1). Daniel Solander - the Perfect Linnean; his years in Sweden and relations with Linnaeus, by Jonsell, B.; (2...

New Life Stories

Attenborough, David · 2011 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Harper Collins 224, numerous col + b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w (minor tear to rear), in removable protective wrapper.. . [9780007425129]

Conrad Gessner: a bio biography

Wellisch, H. · 1975 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 97, 4 figs. . PB. 8vo, orig. card wrappers. Fine.. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History Vol. 7(2)..

Dr Joseph Arnold and the Discovery of <i>Rafflesia arnoldi</i> in West Sumatra in 1818

Bastin, John · 1973 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 68, 3 b/w plates. . PB. As new.. <i>Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History</i> Vol. 6(5)..

The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp

Davies, W.H. · 1943 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

Jonathan Cape London 318, . . HB. 16mo (180x115mm), orig. cloth, sligtly worn. Owner's initial to endpaper. Good.. With a Preface by G. Bernard Shaw. Reprint of the 'New Cheap Edition' (1942)..

Autobiography

Gill, Eric · 1941 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Jonathan Cape London 283, b/w frontis, 7 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig cloth. Some marginal light foxing. Gift inscription to endpaper. Good.. Sixth impression (first published December 1940). A memoir of Eric Gill (1882-1940), English sculptor, engraver, and type designer best ...

Papers on the Sowerby Family

MacDonald, J.B.; Simpkins, D.M.; Cleevely, R.J. · 1974 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 194, b/w illus. . PB. Wrappers. Vg.. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History Vol. 6 (6). Five papers concerning the Sowerby family, 18th-19th century naturalists. Papers include; The Sowerby Collection in t...

Continent of Curiosities: A Journey through Australian Natural History

Clode, Danielle · 2006 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Cambridge University Press xii, 212, 32 col plates, 150 text figs. . HB. Fine in d/w.. Collecting curiosities was a gentlemanly occupation for wealthy and educated 18th-century Europeans. Few creatures aroused more curiosity than those from Australia. But collections demand or...

Richard Spruce (1817-1893): Botanist and Explorer

Seaward, M.R.D.; Fitzgerald, S.M.D. (Eds) · 1996 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 359, b/w photos. . PB. Fine.. This book explores Richard Spruce's outstanding contribution to Amazonian botany. He explored South America for 15 years, from Para in Brazil to the Andes of Ecuador and Peru, discovered thousands of plants new to science...

Late Booking: My First Twenty-five Years in the Secondhand Book Trade

Minet, Paul · 1989 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Frantic Press vii, 199, 9 b/w illus. . HB. Fine in d/w (spine slightly faded).. .