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BRITISH MAMMALS New Naturalist No. 21

MATTHEWS L. Harrison · 1952 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Collins, 1952 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green buckram cloth (page edges and endpapers spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks and creases at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xii + 410, illus with coloured and b&w plates (no...

CHARLES DARWIN'S MARGINALIA Volume I.

DARWIN Charles, GREGORIO Mario A., GILL N.W. [Editors] · 1990 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

New York: Garland Publsihing, 1990 1st edn. 4to (11 x 8¾ ins). Original gilt lettered red cloth (faint spotting on top edge and light discolouring on spine- otherwise VG). Pp. lxi + thereafter unpaginated, illus with b&w figures in text (light pencil annotations in margins).

THE VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS UNDER DOMESTICATION in Two Volumes

DARWIN Charles · 1969 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Brussels: Culture et Civilisation, 1969 Facsimile of 1868 first edition. 2 vols. Tall 8vo (9 x 5¾ ins). Original gilt lettered cream cloth (light spotting on top edges - otherwise VG). Pp. viii + 411 [&] + advt [&] viii + 486, with b&w illus in text (light pencil annotations i...

CHARLES DARWIN The Man and His Influence

BOWLER Peter J. · 1996 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Cambridge University Press, 1996 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (VG). Pp. xii + 250, with b&w illus (light pencil annotations in margins).

EVOLUTION WITHOUT EVIDENCE Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species

GALE Barry G. · 1982 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Harvester Press, 1982 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (top edge lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (creased and worn at edges - in protective cover). Pp. ix + 238 (pencil markings in margins).

ASA GRAY American Botanist Friend of Darwin

DUPREE A. Hunter · 1988 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (top edge lightly spotted - otherwise VG). Pp. xxii + 503, illus with b&w frontispiece (light pencil annotations in margins).

THE COLLECTED PAPERS OF CHARLES DARWIN Volume One [&] Volume Two

DARWIN Charles, BARRETT Paul H. [Editor] · 1980 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

University of Chicago Press, 1980 Phoenix edn 2 vols in 1. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (small crease at bottom corner of lower cover - otherwise VG). Pp. xviii + 277 [&] viii + 326, with b&w illus (light pencil annotations in margins).

DARWIN ON HUMUS AND THE EARTHWORMS The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms with Observations on Their Habits

DARWIN Charles · 1948 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Faber and Faber, 1948 New edn 3rd imp. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (spine lettering faded and boards lightly discoloured at edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 153, illus with b&w drawings (endpapers toned and prelims lightly spotted; previous owner's inscri...

POSSESSING GENIUS The Bizarre Odyssey of Einstein's Brain

ABRAHAM Carolyn · 2004 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Icon Books, 2004 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered white cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 388, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions).

THE FLORA OF DORSETSHIRE With A Sketch of the Topography River System and the Geology of the County

MANSEL-PLEYDELL John Clavell · 1895 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Dorchester: Dorset County Chronicle, 1895 2nd edn inscribed by author on verso of front free endpaper . 8vo (9 x 5¾ ins). Original blind-ruled gilt decorated brown cloth (lightly rubbed at edges - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. xxxxiii + 345 + xxv (errata and index), i...

BECOMING DR JONES A Wild Life

JONES Rhys · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Headline Accent, 2023. 9781472299598 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original green lettered cream cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xxviii + 339 (no inscriptions).

TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO BOOK HAS GONE BEFORE A Joyous Journey Through All of Science

O'NEILL Luke · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Viking, 2023. 9780241542422 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. vii + 360 (no inscriptions).

THE COMPLEAT FLORIST

DUKE J. · 1740 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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

J. Duke and J. Carwitham, 1740 1st edn. 2 vols bound in 1. 8vo (9 x 5¾ ins). Contemporary panelled calf later re-backed, gilt lettered raised-ribbed spine, marbled endpapers (boards pitted and scratched and corners rather bumped and worn). Unpaginated, illus with pictorial tit...

SEXUS BOTANICUS The Love Lives of Plants

ANTON Joanne, BUTLER Erik [Translator] · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

MIT Press, 2023. 9780262546454 Tall 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine in publisher's unopened shrinkwrap). Pp. 184, illustrated (no inscriptions).

VIRTUOSO BY NATURE The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby FRS (1635-1672)

BIRKHEAD Tim · 2016 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

Leiden: Brill, 2016 1st edn. 8vo. Original blue pictorial boards (Fine in protective cover). Pp. xii + 439, illus with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions).

ART ANIMALS AND POLITICS Knowsley and the Earls of Derby

LLOYD Stephen · 2016 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Unicorn Press, 2016. 9781910065822 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. 336, illus with coloured photos (no inscriptions).

BRITISH SONG BIRDS Being Popular Descriptions and Anecdotes of the Choristers of the Groves

WOOD Neville · 1836 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

John W. Parker, 1836 1st edn. 12mo (7 x 4½ ins). Original gilt lettered brown floral-patterned cloth (small tears at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG). Pp. xii + 408 + table, index and advts (previous owner's ink inscription on front paste-down and pencil inscription on v...

A COLD WELCOME The Little Ice Age and Europe's Encounter with North America

WHITE Sam · 2017 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Harvard University Press, 2017 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xii + 361, illus with b&w maps (nicks at top edges of pp.233-236; no inscriptions).

INLAND BIRDS Northern Observations By a Sportsman

BATTEN H. Mortimer · 1923 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Hutchinson, 1923 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (lightly scuffed at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG). Pp. 288, illus with b&w plates (some light spotting; no inscriptions).

THE HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS Volume I-V [Complete]

WITHERBY H.F., JOURDAIN F.C.R., TICEHURST N.F., TUCKER B.W. · 1946 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1946-1947 1st edn 4th imp. 5 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue buckram cloth (a little rubbed at edges - otherwise VG), dustwrappers (small tears and creases at edges and partial loss at top corner of upper cover of vol III - in protective wrappers fus...