Storia

A CENTURY OF BIRD BOOKS

TATE Peter · 1985 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1985 2nd edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 272, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

A CENTURY OF BIRD BOOKS

TATE Peter · 1979 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1979 1st edn signed and inscribed by author to publisher. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 256, illus with b&w plates (no other inscriptions).

FINE BIRD BOOKS 1700-1900

SITWELL Sacheverell, BUCHANAN Handasyde, FISHER James · 1990 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

H. F. & G. Witherby, 1990. 9780854932030 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. 180, illus with coloured plates (no inscriptions).

A FASCICULUS OF THE BIRDS OF CHINA

GRAY George Robert · 1871 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)

London, 1871 1st edn. Folio (13½ x 9¾ ins). Rebound in recent gilt lettered quarter morocco on pink paper-laid boards with new endpapers (Fine). Pp. 8, thereafter unpaginated, illus with 12 hand-coloured lithographed plates by or after William Swainson (no inscriptions).

BRITISH BIRDS With a Chapter on Structure and Classification

HUDSON W.H., BEDDARD Frank E. · 1895 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Longmans Green & Co., 1895 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated green cloth, top edge gilt (rubbed at head of spine and lightly scuffed at edges of spine - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. xxii + 363, illus with 8 coloured plates with tissue-guards by Archibald Thorburn...

BRITISH BIRDS In Four Volumes

THORBURN Archibald · 1925 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Longmans Green & Co., 1925-1926 New edn. 4 vols. 8vo (9 x 6 ins). Original blind-ruled gilt lettered red cloth (spines faded and light spotting on page edges - otherwise a VG set), no dustwrappers. Pp. xii + 176 [&] ix + 129 [&] x + 167 [&] x + 154, illus with 192 coloured pla...

A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS Eighth Edition

BEWICK Thomas · 1824 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

Newcastle: Printed for Edward Walker T. Bewick Longman and Co., 1824 8th edn. 8vo (8¾ x 5½ ins). Contemporary full black diced calf recently re-backed in gilt ruled raised-ribbed matching black calf with new marbled endpapers and prelims (light wear at edges of boards - otherw...

A NATURAL HISTORY OF ENGLISH SONG-BIRDS And such of the Foreign as are Usually Brought over and Esteemed for Their Singing to which are Added Figures of the Cock Hen and Egg of each Species exactly copied from Nature

ALBIN Eleazar · 1737 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£1,500.00 (€1,797.97 | $1,981.72 | ¥316,354)

Printed and sold by A. Bettesworth C. Hitch & S. Birt, 1737 1st edn. 8vo (7½ x 4¾ ins). Rebound in recent half calf, raised-ribbed spine with contrasting gilt lettered label, on earlier marbled paper-laid boards (boards lightly scratched - otherwise Fine). Pp. [iv] + 97 + [3] ...

BIRDS OF THE ATLANTIC ISLANDS Volume One Birds of the Canary Islands and of the Salvages [&] Volume II History of the Birds of Madeira the Desertas and the Porto Santo Islands

BANNERMAN David A., BANNERMAN W. Mary · 1963 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Oliver & Boyd, 1963 [&] 1965 1st edn. 2 vols. Tall 8vo (10 x 7¾ ins). Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. xxxi + 358 [&] xlviii + 207, illus with coloured plates and b&w drawings by D.H. Reid-Henry (lig...

EGYPTIAN BIRDS For the Most Part Seen in the Nile Valley

WHYMPER Charles · 1909 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Adam and Charles Black, 1909 1st edn. Tall 8vo (9 x 6½ ins). Original gilt lettered, decorative light green cloth, top edge gilt (a little bumped at head and tail of spine - otherwise bright VG in protective cover). Pp. x + 221 + publisher's catalogue at rear, illus with 51 co...

BIRD HUNTING THROUGH WILD EUROPE

LODGE R.B. · 1908 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Robert Culley, 1908 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue pictorial cloth (faint wear at corners of boards - otherwise bright VG). Pp. 333, illus with b&w plates (endpapers lightly toned; previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper).

BISHOP AETHELWOOD His Career and Influence

YORKE Barbara [Editor] · 1988 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Boydell Press, 1988. 0851154840 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 205, illus with b&w plates and map (previous owner's neat pencil inscription on front free endpaper a...

A LOST ENGLISH COUNTY Winchcombeshire in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries (Studies in Anglo-Saxon History Volume I)

WHYBRA Julian · 1990 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Boydell Press, 1990. 0851155006 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (nicked at spine ends, lightly worn at fore edge of upper cover - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. ix + 136, illus with b&w maps and tables (previous ...

MEDIEVAL STUDIES Presented to Aubrey Gwynn S.J.

WATT J.A., MORRALL J.B., MARTIN F.X. [Editors] · 1961 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Dublin: The Three Candles Press, 1961 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (nicked at head of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (torn and stained at spine, top edges rubbed and nicked - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. xi + 509, illus with b&w plates and fol...

BRITANNIA'S PALETTE The Arts of Naval Victory

TRACY Nicholas · 2007 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

McGill-Queen's University Press, 2007. 9780773531130 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xii + 476, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions).

EUROPEAN VISION AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC A Study in the History of Art and Ideas

SMITH Bernard · 1985 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Yale University Press, 1985. 0300028156 2nd edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (a little rubbed at head of spine - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. xiii + 370, illus with coloured and b&w plates and photos (no inscriptions).

EDGAR KING OF THE ENGLISH 959-975 New Interpretations

SCRAGG Donald [Editor] · 2008 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

The Boydell Press, 2008. 9781843833994 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered dark brown cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. xvi + 274, illus with b&w frontispiece, b&w plates, folding map and genealogical table (previous owner's neat pencil inscription on ...

THE GREAT NAVAL GAME Britain and Germany in the Age of Empire

RUGER Jan · 2007 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Cambridge University Press, 2007. 9780521875769 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover). Pp. xv + 337, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions).

THE LETTERS OF PETER OF CELLE (Oxford Medieval Texts)

PETER OF CELLE, HASELDINE Julian [Editor and Translator] · 2002 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

Clarendon Press Oxford University Press, 2002 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (small nicks at top edge of lower cover and at head of spine and spine lightly faded - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. lviii + 777 (previous ow...

THE ARCTIC FOX Francis Leopold-McClintock Discoverer of the Fate of Franklin

MURPHY David · 2004 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Cork: The Collins Press, 2004. 9781550025231 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered dark blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xiii + 201, illus with b&w photos in text (no inscriptions).