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The Tradescants: Their Plants, Gardens and Museum

Allan, M. · 1964 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Michael Joseph London 345, col frontis, 35 b/w illus, 1 folding plate. . HB. Vg in d/w (a little minor edge wear).. John Tradescant and his son were royal gardeners in the times of Charles I and Charles II. They are considered the founders of British botany..

In celebration of the Ray Society, established 1844, and its founder George Johnston (1797-1855)

Platts, E. (Ed.) · 1994 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Ray Society 16, 8 plates. 370x470mm. PB + Portfolio. Vg. Small tear to folder.. Eight facsimile plates with 8 sheets of descriptive text by various authors. With an accompanying booklet with an introductory essay by E.Platts, and a list of Ray Society publications, housed in ...

Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. I-VIII

British Museum (Natural History) · 1903 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

British Museum (Natural History) London , . . HB. 8 vols, 4to, cloth, gt, rubbed/minor wear, stain to front top corners. Vols I-V orig. cloth; Vol 6-8 (Supplements) rebound in matching style. Ex-lib: library book-plates to endpapers, usual stamps, occasional foxing, some wear ...

Sources for the History of Science, 1660-1914.

Knight, D. · 1975 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Cambridge University Press 223, . . PB. Vg. Spine slightly faded. From the library of Pamela Gilbert (1932–2015) Deputy Librarian at the Natural History Museum, London, with her signature to half-title page.. Studies in the Uses of Historical Evidence.

This Is Me: A Hunter and His Findings

Guichard, K.M. · 2002 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Estate of Kenneth Guichard 87, b/w photos. . PB. As new.. 'Published privately for distribution to friends'. Author's memoirs. Edited by Brian North Lee. Kenneth Guichard (1914-2002) was a British entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera..

Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics

Mawer, S. · 2006 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Abrams New York 176, col+b/w photos. . HB. Vg in d/w. Small reminder mark to top edge. <b>From the library of Bernard d'Abrera</b> (1940-2017) with his initials to endpaper.. Published in assocation with the Field Museum, Chicago.. [9780810957480]

Sir Joseph Banks and the Plant Collection from Kew Sent to the Empress Catherine II of Russia 1795

Carter, H.B. · 1974 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

BM(NH) London 103, frontis, 4 plates (2 col). . HB. Qtr leather, buckram boards. Vg.. Reprinted from Bull. BM(NH) (Hist.) 4(5).. [9780565007683]

L'histoire de la connaissance du comportement animal / The History of the Knowledge of Animal Behaviour

Bodson, L. (Ed.) · 1993 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Universite de Liege Liege xvii, 553, b/w photos, text figs. . PB. Vg in d/w.. Text French, English, Italian. Proceedings of the Interanational Conference, University of Liege, 1992. Colloques d'histoire des connaissances zoologiques no. 4.

A Catalogue of Portraits, Paintings and Sculpture at The Natural History Museum, London

Thackray, J.C. · 1995 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Mansell xii, 70, b/w plates. . HB. Vg.. Historical Studies in the Life and Earth Sciences No. 3.. [9780720122893]

A Catalogue of Manuscripts and Drawings in the General Library of The Natural History Museum, London

Thackray, J.C. · 1995 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Mansell xiii, 126, b/w illus. . HB. Fine copy.. Historical Studies in the Life and Earth Sciences No. 4.. [9780720122916]

Darwin

Desmond, A.; Moore, J. · 1991 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Michael Joseph London xxi, 808, 91 b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w (small tears to front and head of spine). From the library of Prof. Mike Claridge, with his initials to endpaper. Recent copy of a portrait photograph of Darwin loosely inserted.. . [9780718134303]

The Forgotten Naturalist In Search of Alfred Russel Wallace

Wilson, J.G. · 2000 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Arcadia xiv, 263, b/w, col. illus. 6 col. maps. . PB. Light crease to spine. Vg. Two colour photographs of a recent memorial event at the Wallace grave at Broadstone Cemetery loosely inserted.. . [9781875606726]

The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment

Porter, R. · 2000 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

W.W. Norton & Company xxiv, 728, col+b/w photos. . HB. Vg in d/w.. . [9780393048728]

A Guide to the Archives of the Royal Entomological Society

Pedersen, B. (Ed.); [Fenwick, S.] · 2002 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Ashgate Aldershot x, 198, 4 col + 17 b/w plates. . HB. Fine copy. Owner's initials to endpaper.. This catalogue is an invaluable guide to the records of the Royal Entomological Society from the time of its foundation in 1833. Introductory essays on the history of the society a...

Letters to Mr Tegetmeier from J. Cossar Ewart and others to the Editor of 'The Field' at the turn of the nineteenth century

Barnaby, D. (Ed.) · 2004 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

ZSGM Publications Timperley xii, 53, b/w photos. A4. PB. Vg.. The work introduces a fascinating collection of letters from James Cossar Ewart (1851-1933), Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh, and others, to William Bernhardt Tegetmeier (1816-1912), nat...

Love Among the Butterflies: The Travels and Adventures of a Victorian Lady

Fountaine, M. · 1980 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Collins London 223, col illus. . HB. Vg in d/w (some fading to spine of d/w).. Edited by W. F. Carter.. [9780002165143]

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. HB. Fine in dustwrapper (spine bright and unfaded; in removable protective sleeve). As new.. Second edition, first state. Bernhard & Loe, NN82BA.. [9780007197163]

Jean-Henri Fabre: a la Rencontre de l'Homme et du Poete dans l'Oeuvre du Savant

Mauron, M. · 1981 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

A. Barthelemy 253, b/w photos. . PB. Vg. .

The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum

Anderson, J.P. · 1881 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

W. Satchell & Co. London xvi, 472, . . HB. Cloth, slightly worn and marked, spine ends chipped; inner hinges cracked but firm. Good.. .

Notes on Insects, 1692 & 1695 by Charles duBois

Jessop, L. (Ed.) · 1989 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

British Museum (Natural History) 165, Facsimile of manuscript. . PB. Institutional stamp to verso of front wrapper. Vg.. Bull BM(NH) Hist. Ser. 17(1). This is a facsimile and transcription of Charles duBois' (1656-1740) fascinating diary of entomological notes, observations an...