Storia naturale

BIRDS OF HAMPSHIRE

CLARK J.M., EYRE J.A. · 1993 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Hampshire Ornithological Society, 1993. 9780950980515 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. 512, with coloured and b&w illus (no inscriptions).

DESERTS ON THE MARCH

SEARS Paul B. · 1949 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1949 1st edn. 8vo. Original red lettered yellow cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 181, illus with b&w drawings in text (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).

WILDLIFE OF THE BOX-IRONBARK COUNTRY

TZAROS Chris · 2006 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Collingwood Vic: CSIRO, 2006. 9780521701655 Reprint with corrections. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (small nick at tail of spine and corners a little creased - otherwise VG). Pp. 256, with coloured illus and CD in pocket at rear (no inscriptions).

THE ATLAS OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS

BLAKERS M., DAVIES S.J.J.F., REILLY P.N. · 1984 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Melbourne University Press, 1984 1st edn. 4to. Original pictorial cloth (near Fine). Pp. xlvi +738, illus throughout with b&w drawings and maps (previous owner's neat inscription on verso of front endpaper).

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS Human and Animal Interaction in Britain from the Norman Conquest to World War One

MacGREGOR Arthur · 2012 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Reaktion Books, 2012 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original green cloth (rather bumped at head of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 552, illus with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions).

THE CURSE OF THE LABRADOR DUCK My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction

CHILTON Jon · 2009 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009. 9781439102473 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green and white cloth (black pen mark on top page edge - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price-clipped). Pp. x + 305, with b&w illus in text (no inscriptions).

The Botanic Garden [ 95 Plates ]

Maund B. · 1827 · George Jeffery Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

Baldwin & Cradock Volumes 1 to 4. Disbound being sold as a collection of 95 coloured plates, each plate with 4 images. Text not complete, lacking some prelims, title pages.Occasional dust, dirt marking to plates. Plates in good clean condition. BEING SOLD AS A COLLECTION OF P...

Memoirs of British Quadrupeds, Illustrative Principally of Their Habits of Life, Instincts, Sagacity, and Uses to Mankind. Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus. [ 71 Coloured Plates ]

Bingley the Rev W. · 1809 · George Jeffery Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

Printed for Darton and Harvey Book measures 24c15.5.cm. [14],459,70,[10], 71 coloured plates. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands. Binding heavily worn, boards loose. Internally, foxing to frontis and title, some plates, dust, dirt marked, [ ab...

Sylva Sylvarum : Or, a Naturall History. In Ten Centuries; Whereunto is Newly Added the History Naturall and Experimentall of Life and Death, or of the Prolongation of Life.

Bacon Francis · 1658 · George Jeffery Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)

London, printed by A.M. for William Lee 1658. Book measures 11 1.4 x 7 1/2 inches, [ 29x19mm ]. Complicated collation, engraved frontis and title page, plus printed title page, engraved title page dated 1651, printed title dated 1658, [16],218pp,table of chief matters, [19pp]...

The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton

Gilbert White · 1900 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1900. Leather. A charming copy of this work on natural history by Gilbert White Gilbert White was a pioneering naturalist and ornithologist. He is best known for his The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.This book was a compilation ...

Disinfection and the Preservation of Food

Samuel Rideal · 1903 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London , The Sanitary Publishing. Ltd, 1903. Cloth. A scarce copy of Disinfection and Preservation of Food. Together with an Account of the Chemical Substances used as Antiseptics and Preservatives. By Samuel Rideal, Author of Water and its Purification and Sewage and the Bact...

Biographie Medicale Par Ordre Chronologique D&Apos;Apres Daniel Leclerc, Eloy, Etc.

Bayle and Thillaye · 1967 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Amsterdam, N. V. Boekhandel & Antiquariat, 1967. Cloth. A set of Bayle and Thillaye's edited medical biography. A set of Bayle and Thillaye's edited medical biography. Complete in two volumes. Put in a new order; revised and supplemented. Including Daniel LeClerc, a ...

Der Petrefakten-Sammler Zugleich Eine Einfuhrung in Die Palaontologie Fur Seminaristen, Gymnasisten Und Realschuler

J. Fr. Ostertag · 1890 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

Stuttgart , Robert Lutz, 1890. Leather. A German work on fossils and paleontology. Illustrated with twenty-two plates and engravings in the text. In a half morocco binding. Externally, sound, though with some rubbing, and a paper spine label. Internally, generally firmly bound...

Farm Book-Keeping: The Principles and Practice of Book-Keeping Applied to Agriculture for Agricultural Colleges, Extension Classes, Evening Classes and Practical Farmers

John Kirkwood · 1922 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

Edinburgh, W. Green & Son Ltd. 1922. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive study into business of farming and bookkeeping, a guide to the everyday economics of the working farm. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.A practical instructional manual app...

Museum Americanum; or, Select Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties, and Varieties, of Nature and Art, in America; Complied from Eminent Authorities, Methodically Arranged, Interspersed with Original Hints, Observations, &C.

Charles Hulbert · 1823 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, G. & W.B. Whittaker, W. Baynes and Son, and T. Blanshard, 1823 . Cloth. The scarce third part of Charles Hulbert's Select Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties and Varieties, of Nature and Art series.  A scarce work.By Charles Hulbert, an English businessman and wri...

The Grammar of Botany

G. Francis · 1840 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Simpkin Marshall & Co. 1840. First edition. Cloth. A remarkably scarce first edition of this already very scarce illustrated title. An incredibly scarce first edition of this already very scarce horticultural title.In original cloth binding.Features 2 pages of author&a...

The Horse: Its Taming, Training, and General Management; with Anecdotes, &C. , Relating to Horses and Horsemen

Sydney Galvayne · 1888 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Glasgow, Thomas Murray & Son, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this illustrated guide to the management of horses by well-known Victorian horse tamer Sydney Galvayne. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative green cloth binding....

Rust, Smut, Mildew, & Mould. An Introduction to the Study of Microscopic Fungi

M. C. Cooke · 1886 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, W. H. Allen and Co. 1886 . Cloth. Introductory scientific volume on microscopic fungi, illustrated with sixteen plates, many of which are in colour. Fifth edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Featuring sixteen colour and monochrome plates, including plate...

Artificial Manures: How to Make, Buy, Value, and Use.

Alfred Sibson · 1878 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, William Ridgway, 1878. Hardback. A very scarce new edition of this practical guide to artificial fertilisers, reflecting the rise of scientific agriculture in Victorian Britain. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. New edition, greatly extended. A p...

The Crustacea of Devon and Cornwall

Canon A. M. Norman; Thomas Scott · 1906 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, William Wesley And Son, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy, in original binding, featuring 24 monochrome plates. A 1906 first edition copy, in original green cloth, with gilt lettering to spine.Written by Thomas Scott, and Alfred Merle Norman - a cl...