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English Books with Coloured Plates 1790-1860: A Bibliographical Account of the most Important Books illustrated by English Artists in Colour Aquatint and Colour Lithography

Tooley, R.V. · 1987 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Batsford viii, 424, . . HB. Vg in d/w. Reprint. Originally published 1954.

Owain Westmacott Richards 1901-1984

Southwood, R. · 1987 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Royal Society London 58, 1 b/w photo. . PB. Wrappers.. Reprinted from 'Biographical Memoirs of the Royal Society' Vol. 33: 539-571. Obituary of the British Hymenopterist, O.W. Richards, also know as co-author of the revised edition of Imms' 'Textbook of Entomology'..

Huxley: The Devil's Disciple

Desmond, A. · 1994 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Michael Joseph London xvii, 475, 38 b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w.. T.H. Huxley (1825-1895) - "Darwin's bulldog" - led a far more fascinating and outgoing life than the reclusive Darwin. He did battle with God and Gladstone, sat on royal commissions and campaigned for elementary ...

The Mistresses of Cliveden: Three Centuries of Scandal, Power and Intrigue in an English Stately Home

Livingstone, N. · 2015 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Hutchinson London xvii, 494, col + b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w. Inscription to flyleaf.. Includes chapters on Elizabeth Villiers, Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Harriet Duchess of Sutherland and Nancy Astor..

Livingstone: Man of Africa, Memorial Essays 1873-1973

Pachai, B. (Ed.) · 1973 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Longman London 245, b/w illus. . PB. Vg. Spine faded, from the library of Prof. J. Green with his signature to end paper.. . [9780582641365]

Asa Fitch and the Emergence of American Entomology

Barnes, J.K. · 1988 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

University of the State of New York viii, 120, b/w photos, text figs. 275x215mm. PB. Orig. card wrappers (275x215mm). Vg.. With an Entomological Bibliography and a Catalog of Taxonomic Names and Type Specimens. New York State Museum, Bull. No. 461.. [9781555570064]

The History of Biology: A Survey

Nordenskiöld, E. · 1946 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Tudor Publishing Co. New York x, 629, xv, b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w (d/w with some tears; in protective sleeve).. Translated from Swedish by Leonard Bucknall Eyre..

Books and Naturalists (New Naturalist 112)

Allen, D. · 2010 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Collins London 509, col + b/w photos. 220x150mm. HB. Vg in d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Author's signature, dated, 8.x.2010, to title page. From the library of Keith Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, and prominent member of the Lond...

Letters to Linnaeus

Knapp, S.; Wheeler, Q. (Eds) · 2009 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Linnean Society London xii, 324, col illus. . PB. Vg. From the library of Keith Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, and prominent member of the London Natural History Society, with his name inside front cover.. In 1758, Carl Linnaeus published...

Rifle-Green by Nature: A Regency Naturalist and his Family, William Elford Leach

Harrison, K.; Smith, E. · 2008 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ray Society London 621, b/w illus. 248x188mm. HB. Vg in d/w. Book review of present book from <i>The London Naturalist</i> (2008) pasted to front endpaper. From the library of Keith Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, and prominent member of t...

Squire: Memories of Charles Davies Sherborn

Norman, J.R. · 1944 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

George G. Harrap & Co. 202, b/w photos, text illus. . HB. Vg in d/w (d/w spine slightly rubbed; in clear, removable protective sleeve). From the library of Keith Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, and prominent member of the London Natural Hi...

New Naturalists (New Naturalist 82)

Marren, Peter · 2005 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Collins London 363, 16 col plates and over 100 b/w photos and drawings. 216x150mm. PB. Vg. From the library of Keith Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, and prominent member of the London Natural History Society, with his name inside front cov...

Gilbert White and His Records: A Scientific Biography

Foster, P.G.M. · 1988 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Christopher Helm London xv, 240, b/w photos. . HB. Vg in d/w (slight fading to spine). From the library of Keith Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, and prominent member of the London Natural History Society, with his name to the front pastedo...

Myself When Young: The Making of a Naturalist

Lockley, R. · 1979 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Andre Deutsch London 268, . . HB. Vg in d/w. From the library of Keith Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, and prominent member of the London Natural History Society, with his name to the front pastedown, and his occasional marginal pencil mar...

Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828 First President of the Linnean Society of London

Walker, M. · 1988 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Linnean Society London vii, 60, 15 b/w figs. . PB. Vg. From the library of Keith Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, with his name inside front cover.. . [9780950620718]

Captain Cook: Obsession and Betrayal in the New World

Collingridge, V. · 2002 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ebury Press vii, 376, text illus, maps. . HB. Vg in d/w. Light browning to paper. From the library of Keith Hyatt (1932-2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, with his name to the front pastedown.. Captain Cook was a man making two journeys, one public and o...

Tropical Renaissance: North American Artists Exploring Latin America 1839-1879

Manthorne, K.E. · 1989 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Smithsonian Washington x, 235, Numerous b/w & col illus. . PB. Vg in d/w.. . [9780874747140]

Huxley at Work: With the Scientific Correspondence of T.H. Huxley and the Rev. Dr George: With the Scientific Correspondence of T.H.Huxley and Rev.Dr.George Gordon

Collie, M. · 1991 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

MacMillan Press xii, 158, 8 b/w plates. . HB. Vg in slightly creased d/w. Signature of Dr Paul G. Davis, Registrar at the Natural History Museum, London to endpaper.. This work provides evidence for a new interpretation of Huxley, an insight into the development of his views o...

The Red Notebook of Charles Darwin

Herbert, S. (Ed.) · 1980 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

British Museum (Natural History) London 164, b/w photos, text figs. . PB. Orig. printed wrappers, typed title-label to spine. Vg.. Bull. BM(NM) Hist. Series Vol. 7. The Red Notebook is one of a series of notebooks kept by Charles Darwin during and immediately following his ser...

The History of the Geological Society of London

Woodward, H.B. · 1907 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Geological Society London xix, 336, col frontis, 26 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, minor wear, shelf label removed from spine. Binding cracked in couple places, but holding firm. Ex-lib. from an institutional library with several stamps. Book-plate of James Marmaduke Edmo...