Zoologia e fauna

Birds' Eggs of the British Isles

Butler, A.G.; Frohawk, F.W. · 1904 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

L. Upcott Gill London vii, [2], 105, 24 col plates. . HB. 4to, orig. green two-tone cloth, gt., teg. Some light foxing to tissue guards, otherwise clean. Very good.. Coloured plates by F.W. Frohawk (fine chromolithographs printed by Brumby & Clarke, illustrating 475 specimens,...

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

Morris, F.O. · 1875 · Pemberley Natural History Books

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

George Bell and Sons London viii, 164; iv, 164; iv, 171, [1] + 8-Ads, 233 col plates. . HB. 3 vols, roy. 8vo, orig. green cloth, central gilt vignette in blind-stamped, decorative borders to fromt boards, ornate gilt decoration to spines. Only very minor rubbing/wear to extrem...

A History of British Butterflies

Morris, F.O. · 1857 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Groombridge and Sons London viii, 168, 29, 71 col + 2 plain plates. . HB. Roy. 8vo, cont. full panelled morocco, gilt and black rules to both boards with decorative gilt corner motifs, raised bands to spine with gilt rules to compartments, aeg, marbled endpapers, gt inner dent...

A History of British Moths. Vol. I-IV

Morris, F.O. · 1896 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

John C. Nimmo London xxxii, 253; 180; iv, 223; 321, 132 hand-coloured plates. . HB. 4 vols, roy. 8vo, orig. brown cloth, gt, edges uncut; a little spotting to fore-edges and occasional foxing, but generally a fine clean set.. Fifth edition with introduction by W.E. Kirby..

A History of British Birds. Vol. I-VI

Morris, F.O. · 1851 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

Groombridge and Sons London iv, 364; iv, 360; iv, 391; iv, 330; iv, 315; iv, 290, 358 hand-col plates. . HB. 6 vols, roy. 8vo, cont. half calf, raised bands to spines, gilt tooling to compartments, lightly rubbed, leather title pieces, marbled endpapers and edges. Some minor w...

The Coleoptera of the British Islands. Vol. VI (Supplement)

Fowler, W.W.; Donisthorpe, H. · 1913 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

Lovell Reeve London xii, 351, 20 hand-col + 3 b/w plates. . HB. Roy. 8vo, orig. cloth. A little spotting to edges of text block. Plates clean. Vg. From the library of Trevor James (1947-2020), Hertfordshire naturalist and coleopterist, with his signature to endpaper.. Rare ill...

British Game Birds and Wildfowl

Morris, Beverley R. · 1889 · Pemberley Natural History Books

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

Groombridge and Sons London iv, 254, 60 hand-col plates. . HB. Large-4to, orig. blue-green cloth, gt dec. to spine and front board, teg. Extremities lightly rubbed; a few minor marks to boards. Light spotting to fore-edge, some scatterd foxing, mostly light (heavier to front e...

Coloured Figures of the Eggs of British Birds

Seebohm, Henry; Sharpe, R. Bowdler · 1896 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Pawson & Brailsford Sheffield xxiv, 304, portrait frontis of the author, 60 fine chromlithographed plates. . HB. Roy. 8vo, orig. cloth, As usual there is some foxing to endpapers, frontispiece and to margins of most plates (generally minor, but a few more heavily affected), o...

A Chart of British Ornithology, Designed for Popular Use. Compiled, and most respectfully dedicated to his Fellow-Members of the Wernerian Club

Barlow, T.W. · 1847 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

W.W. Robinson London , . . HB. Small-4to (218x180mm), orig. cloth, blind stamped dec. border to both boards, gt title to front board, rebacked. Large folding table (1830x500mm), printed to one side, dissected into 27 panels (200x167mm), mounted on linen. One marginal tear, nea...

The Birds of Glamorgan

Cardiff Naturalists' Society · 1900 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

South Wales Printing Works Cardiff xxv, 27-163, b/w frontis + 4 b/w plates. . HB. 4to (280x220mm), orig. green cloth, gt title to spine, gt vignette to front board, aeg; very minor chafing to foot of spine, endpapers browned, original owner's name to endpaper, occasional, neat...

A Familiar History of Birds; their Nature, Habits, and Instincts Vol. I-II

Stanley, Edward · 1840 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

John W. Parker London viii, 264; viii, 300, 4-Ads, 2 frontispieces, 14 engraved plates, woodcuts to text. . HB. small 8vo, orig. cloth, blind-stamped design to boards, gt title to spines. Old water stain to varying extent to top inner corner of plates to Vol. I. Very good set....

A Geographical and Comparative List of the Birds of Europe and North America

Bonaparte, Chalres Lucian · 1836 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

John van Voorst London vii, 67, [1], [4]-Ads, . . HB. 8vo in 4s, orig. cloth, spine lightly faded with small tear to cloth; endpapers browned. Gatherings partly unopened; 3.5cm closed tear to fore-edge of one page. Good. Bookplate of Marshall Laird.. First edition. Charles Luc...

An Ornithological Index, arranged according to The Synopsis Avium of Mr. Vigors

Baker, T.B.L. · 1835 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Printed by Richard Taylor, Sold by W. Wood London viii, [1]-Blank, 187, [1], . . HB. 8vo, cont half leather, marbled boards and endpapers, teg; rubbed, minor wear, small ink stain to front board. Interleaved. Occasional light spotting. Bookplate of American ornithologist, John...

The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands. Vol. I-II

Mudie, R. · 1834 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£360.00 (€431.58 | $475.69 | ¥75,971)

Whittaker & Co. London xxiv, [ii], 379, [1] + 8 (Ads); [ii], 391, [1] + [8] (Ads), 19 hand coloured plates, 2 col-printed title vignettes. . HB. 2 vols, 12mo, orig. green patterned cloth, gt title to spines. As often, some foxing to title pages, otherwise, largely clean. Attra...

British Birds

1846 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Religious Tract Society London viii, 216, 24 hand-col plates. . HB. 16mo, orig. cloth, blind-stamped decorative borders to both boards, dec. gilt design to spine and front panel, aeg; minor wear, partial fading ro rear cover. Foxing/browning to some plates. Vg.. Charming hand-...

British Song Birds; being Popular Descriptions and Anecdotes of the Choristers of the Groves

Wood, Neville · 1836 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

John W. Parker London xii, 408, [4], . . HB. small 8vo, cont. full leather, raised bands to spine, gilt dec. to spine compartments,, border and edges of both boards, inner dentelles, aeg; joints rubbed with minor wear. Flyleaves foxed; slight browning to page margins. Vg. Pres...

British Birds: Their Haunts and Habits

[Livingstone, George] · 1868 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£300.00 (€359.65 | $396.41 | ¥63,309)

Printed for Private Distribution Only London [iii], 282, title vignette. . HB. 8vo, finely bound in cont. full morocco, double-ruled, blind-stamped border to both boards, gt vignette to front board, raised bands to spine, aeg, gilt decorative roll to edges of boards and gilt i...

Bird Sketches and Some Field Observations

Rickman, Philip · 1938 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Eyre & Spottiswoode London 79, 2 col + 32 b/w plates, text illus. . HB. 4to, qtr vellum, cloth boards, lightly scuffed, gt, teg. A little light foxing to the colour plates, otherwise clean. Vg.. Limited edition of 250 copies with additional colour plate and signed with a penci...

Shorelands Summer Diary

Tunnicliffe, C.F. · 1952 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Collins London 160, frontis, 16 col plates, text illus. . HB. 4to, orig. qtr cloth, patterned boards, teg.. Limited edition of 150 copies signed by the author. No. 104/150. This book is the first natural history book that Tunnicliffe both wrote and illustrated himself, and it ...

A Bird-Painter's Sketch Book

Rickman, Philip · 1931 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Eyre & Spottiswoode London 150, 11 col + 23 b/w plates, text illus. . HB. 4to, quarter vellum, gt, cloth boards, teg; some fading to edges of boards. Some light foxing to endpapers frontispiece and preliminaries, occasionally elsewhere. Very good.. Limited edition of 125 copie...