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THE TRILOBITE BOOK A Visual Journey

LEVI-SETTI Riccardo · 2014 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

University of Chicago Press, 2014. 9780226124414 1st edn 1st printing. 4to. Original silver lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. x + 273, illus throughout with coloured plates (no inscriptions).

FLOATING GOLD A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris

KEMP Christopher · 2012 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

University of Chicago Press, 2012. 9780226430362 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. xiii + 186, illus with coloured plates and b&w photos in text (no inscriptions).

THE FRUIT GROWER'S GUIDE Volume I [&] Volume II

WRIGHT John, WRIGHT Horace J. · 1924 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Virtue & Co., 1924 New and revised edn. 2 vols. 4to (11 x 7¼ ins). Original gilt decorated blind-stamped green cloth (lightly bumped at head and tails of spine and small tear at tail of spine of vol II - otherwise a bright VG set). Pp. xvi + 336 [&] 338-682, illus with coloure...

OUR NATIVE FERNS Or the History of the British Species and Their Varieties Volume I [&] Volume II

LOWE E.J. · 1867 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

Groombridge and Sons, 1867 2 vols. Tall 8vo (10 x 6¼ ins). Contemporary half crushed morocco binding (Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh) on marbled paper-laid sides, top edges gilt, matching marbled endpapers gilt tooled blind-stamped calf (rubbed at edges of spines and corners of bo...

BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS (Macrolepidoptera)

KAPPEL A.W., KIRBY W. Egmont, DEUCHERT H., SLOCOMBE S. [Illustrators] · 1985 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£300.00 (€359.59 | $396.34 | ¥63,271)

Ernest Nister [&] E.P. Dutton, c. 1985 1st edition. 4to (11¼ x 8¼ ins). Rebound by Bayntun-Riviere in gilt lettered half calf on matching red cloth sides, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers (near Fine). Pp. xvi + 269, illus with 30 coloured plates (previous owner's neat 1918 gif...

THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND THEIR EGGS Series I-III Wayland and Woodland Series

COWARD T.A. · 1929 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Frederick Warne, 1929-1930 3rd, 4th and 2nd editions. 3 vols boxed set. 12mo (7 x 5 ins). Original gilt decorated brown cloth with red sprinkled edges (near Fine), no dustwrappers, slipcase (rather worn and marked). Pp. various, illus with coloured & b&w plates (previous owner...

NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES Volume I [&] Volume II

FROHAWK F.W. · 1914 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

Hutchinson & Co., 1914 1st edn. 2 vols. Folio (15 x 10 ins). Original gilt lettered blue cloth (worn at head and tail of spines, rubbed at corners of boards and boards lightly marked). Pp. xiii + 207 [&] 205, illus with 60 coloured and 4 b&w plates (inner hinges loosend; no in...

THE POWERFUL PRIMATE How Homo Sapiens Came to Dominate the Planet

ENNOS Roland · 2026 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Oneworld, 2026. 9781836431305 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xvii + 285, with coloured and b&w illus (no inscriptions).

THE CASE FOR NATURE Pioneering Solutions for the Other Planetary Crisis

SHRIKANTH Siddarth · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Duckworth, 2023. 9780715654729 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered white cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. vii + 293, illus with b&w images throughout (no inscriptions).

A DEVIL'S CHAPLAIN Selected Essays

DAWKINS Richard · 2003 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2003 1st edn 4th impression. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. vi + 264 (no inscriptions).

DARWINISM An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of Its Applications

WALLACE Alfred Russel · 1889 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

Macmillan and Co., 1889 1st edn. 8vo (8 x 5½ ins). Original blind-ruled gilt lettered green cloth (worn at head and tail of spine and corners of boards - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. xvi + 494 + [2] publisher's catalogue, illus with b&w frontispiece with tissue-guard...

THE SCIENCE OF DESCRIBING Natural History in Renaissance Europe

OGILVIE Brian W. · 2008 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

University of Chicago Press, 2008. 9780226620886 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (VG). Pp. xvi + 385, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions).

SHIRLEY The Life of a Botanical Adventurer

SHERWOOD Shirley · 2024 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Unicorn, 2024. 9781911397892 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 255, with coloured and b&w illus (no inscriptions).

THE RETURN OF THE GREY PARTRIDGE Restoring Nature on the South Downs

MORGAN-GRENVILLE Roger, NORFOLK Edward · 2024 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Profile Editions, 2024. 9781800819061 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered white cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. xxvi + 195, with coloured and b&w illus (faint crease on title page; no inscriptions).

THE END OF EDEN Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown

WELZ Adam · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Bloomsbury Sigma, 2023. 9781399415873 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xvi + 271, illus with coloured plates and with b&w line drawings as chapter heading decorations (no inscriptions).

THE NATURE OF PANDEMICS Why Protecting Biodiversity is Key to Human Survival

ROBINSON Jake M. · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Pelagic Publishing, 2025. 9781784275990 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (Fine). Pp. x + 342, illus with b&w photos in text, drawings and diagrams (no inscriptions).

THE DEADLY BALANCE Predators and People in a Crowded World

HART Adam · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Bloomsbury Sigma, 2023. 9781472985361 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original black and white lettered red and cream coloured cloth (Fine). Pp. 368 (no inscriptions).

THE GODS HAD WINGS Legends Folklore and Quaint Beliefs About Birds

BROWN W.J., FARLEIGH John [Illustrator] · 1936 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Constable and Co., 1936 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered olive green cloth (upper board a little bowed and page edges spotted - otherwse VG), dustwrapper (long diagonal tear on upper cover with sellotape repair on tear and edges of cover - in protective wrapper, price cli...

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE With Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's Calendar

WHITE Gilbert, JARDINE Sir William, JESSE Edward · 1851 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

Henry Bohn, 1851 8vo (7 x 4¾ ins). Rebound in contemporary gilt tooled maroon and blue calf with matching marbled edges and endpapers (light wear at joint of upper board - otherwise VG). Pp. xxiv + 416, illus with 40 engraved plates (prelims lightly marked; no inscriptions).

THE PETROLEUM PAPERS Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change

DEMBICKI Geoff · 2022 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2022. 9781771648912 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine). Pp. 285 (no inscriptions).