Zoologia e fauna

The Birds of Dumfriesshire [with] Addenda and Corrigenda [and] Notes on the Birds of Dumfriesshires

Gladstone, H.S. · 1910 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Witherby & Co. and Council of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society xcix, 482; 31; 112, [4], b/w plates, folding col map. . HB + Slipcase. 2 vols, finely bound in recent full calf, gilt titles, raised bands, and blind tooling to spines, marbled...

The Ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton

Willughby, Francis; Ray, John · 1678 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£2,950.00 (€3,536.56 | $3,898.02 | ¥622,537)

Printed by A.C. for John Martyn London [xii], 53, 55-271, 273-441, [7], 80 plates, 2 tables. . HB. Folio (370x240mm), cont. calf boards, worn and scuffed, rebacked in recent leather (20th century) in antique style, raised bands, leather title pieces, early restoration to corne...

Eight by Eight: Owls

Atkinson, Kim; Bennett, David; Busby, John; Chevallier, Jean; Clavreul, Denis; Greenhalf, Robert; Koster, David; Melrose, Janet · 1995 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£500.00 (€599.42 | $660.68 | ¥105,515)

Arlequin Press , 8 colour prints. . HB. Folio (410x320mm), original half morocco, gilt title to spine. Fine in fine slipcase. The portfolio and slipcase are hand crafted by Cedric Chivers Ltd.. A boxed folio of original prints - lithographs, etchings and linocuts of eight Euro...

Birds Drawn from Nature

Blackburn, Mrs Hugh [Jemima Wedderburn Blackburn] · 1862 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.43 | $2,907.00 | ¥464,265)

Edmonston & Douglas Edinburgh 6, hand-col title page, 22 hand-col plates. . HB. Folio (380x270mm), rebacked and recased in original publisher's lithographed boards, lightly soiled, corners restored. Letterpress leaves browned. Small marginal stain to the edge of the title-page...

The Natural History of the British Surface-Feeding Ducks

Millais, John Guille · 1902 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Longmans, Green and Co. London xiv, 107, [1], 41 col plates, 8 photogravures, 16 b/w plates. . HB. Large 4to (345x320mm), orig. two-tone cloth, gilt title to spine and front board, top edge gilt, some wear to extremities, wear to top of rear joint. Light foxing to endpapers. G...

Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland

Thorburn, Archibald · 1923 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)

Longmans, Green and Co. London vii, 78, 30 col plates. . HB. Large 4to (480x360mm), orig. red cloth, gilt-ruled border to upper board, slightly rubbed/minor wear, spine faded, patchy fading to front board. Top edge gilt. Slight foxing to rear endpaper and blanks. Plates clean ...

British Birds. Vol. I-IV [with] Supplementary Part

Thorburn, Archibald · 1915 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£1,600.00 (€1,918.13 | $2,114.18 | ¥337,647)

Longmans, Green and Co. London viii, 143; vi, 72; vi, 87; vii, 107; 11, 82 colour plates. . HB. 4 vols, large 4to (411x345mm), orig. red cloth, covers framed with a single gilt-ruled border, gilt title to spines, top edges gilt. A little wear and a hint of fading to spines, bu...

Glimpses of Bird Life Pourtrayed with Pen and Pencil

Harting, James Edmund; Robert, L.P. · 1880 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

W. Swan Sonnenschein London v, [40], 20 mounted colour plates, 43 text woodcuts and decorative initial capitals. . HB. Folio (420x320mm), orig. cloth, bevelled boards, decorative gilt and black borders with title and central bird vignette to upper board. All edges gilt. An unu...

The British Warblers: A History with Problems of Their Lives. Vol. I-II

Howard, H. Eliot · 19071915 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

R.H. Porter London xv, (203); x, (260), 35 col + 51 photogravure plates, 12 col maps. . HB. 9 parts bound in 2, imp. 8vo (300x210mm), finely bound in later half calf, raised bands, gilt rules and blind tooled decoration to spines, contrasting leather title-labels, marbled boar...

Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches Illustraing the habits, modes of capture, stages of plumage and the Hybrids and Varieties which occur amogst them

Millais, John Guille · 1892 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

Henry Sotheran London xii, 72, portrait frontis of Thomas Bewick, 16 col plates, 18 autotype plates, numerous text woodcuts. . HB. Large 4to (400x310mm), original red straight-grained half morocco, rubbed to spine ends and corners, minor wear, gt title to front board and spine...

The Natural History of British Game Birds

Millais, John Guille · 1909 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

Longmans, Green and Co. London xi, 142, 18 col+18 b/w plates (17 photogravures). . HB. Folio (420x320mm), original cloth, minor rubbing, gilt title, spine faded. Top edge gilt. Endpapers lightly browned; some scattered foxing, heavier to one page. Very good. From the library o...

The Poetry of Birds, Selected from Various Authors; with Coloured Illustrations by a Lady

[Rathbone, Hannah Mary] · 1833 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

George Smith Liverpool vi, 136, 21 hand-col plates. . HB. 4to, contemporary straight-grained green morocco, elaborate gilt design to centre and corners, some wear and scuffing, rebacked and recornered in green calf. All edges gilt. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. One ...

Illustrations of British Entomology. Mandibulata. Vol. IV

Stephens, James Francis · 1831 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Baldwin and Craddock London (ii), 413, 4 hand-col engraved plates. roy. 8vo. HB. Roy. 8vo, recent half calf, contrasting leather title piece, marbled boards, edges uncut. Spine slightly faded. Vg.. Vol. IV includes the weevils (Curculionidae), longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), ...

Six Birds, accurately drawn and coloured after nature, with full instructions for the young artist

Brookshaw, George · 1817 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Browne London n.p., 6 hand-col & 6 plain plates. . HB. Folio (368x267mm), original publisher's boards with printed paper title label to the front cover. Spine worn and stitching loosened, with some leaves working loose and the boards nearly deta...

The Book of Birds (Class Aves)

1834 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

John W. Parker London 159, [1], text engravings (some full-page). . HB. 16mo (140x95mm), orig. green pebbled cloth, gitl title to spine. Contemporary gift inscription dated 1835 to endpaper. Vg.. Second edition. Scarce. An introductory work. Charming wood engravings to text by...

Die Schmetterlinge Europas. Bd 1-3 [with] Die Raupen der Schmetterlinge Europas. Bd 4

Spuler, A. · 1908 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

E. Schweizterbart'sche Stuttgart [8], cxxviii, 385; [4], 523; [6]; xvi, [1], 95 + 60 col plates. . HB. 4 vols, 4to, orig. uniform dec. cloth, joints rubbed, minor wear to extremities, short nick to head of one spine, another a little faded, minor bumps to corners; first volume...

A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds. Vol. I-III

Morris, F.O. · Pemberley Natural History Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

Groombridge and Sons London iv, 156; iv, 148; vi, [1], 140, 225 col plates. . HB. 3 vols, roy. 8vo, cont. half morroco by J. Ridler, Bristol, heavily scuffed, some wear, raised bands, gilt titles and rules to spines, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt. One plate (XXV...

The Elephant in East Central Africa: A Monograph

Hill, W.C.O.; Barker, W.; Stockley, C.H.; Pitman, C.R.S.; Offermann, P.B.; Rushby, G.G.; Gowers, W. · 1953 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

Rowland Ward London 150, [1], double-page plate. . HB. 4to, orig. cloth, gilt title to front board and spine. Withdrawn from an institutional library with a few small neat ink stamps to title page and final text page, otherwise clean and unused.. First edition. Rare. An import...

The Entomologist's Useful Compendium; or An Introduction to the Knowledge of British Insects

Samouelle, George · 1819 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£300.00 (€359.65 | $396.41 | ¥63,309)

Thomas Boys London 496, 12 hand-coloured + 12 uncoloured plates. . HB. 8vo, sympathetically rebound in antique style half calf, marbled boards, raised bands and gilt rules to spine, leather title label; edges untrimmed. Occasional light foxing or browning; some offsetting from...

The Larvae of the British Lepidoptera and their Food Plants

Wilson, O.S. · 18771880 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

L. Reeve London xxix, 367, 40 col plates. . HB. Roy. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt; inner hinges cracked but firm; occasional light foxing, plates clean. Vg.. With attractive chromolithographed plates with life-sized figures of caterpillars on their foodplants, drawn and colour...