Zoologia e fauna

Eggs of British Birds, with an Account of their Breeding-Habits. Limicolae

Poynting, F. · 1895 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

R.H. Porter London xvi, [254], 54 col plates. . HB. 4to, 20th century art. leather. Some occasional foxing to text, limited spotting/blotching to a couple of plates. Previous owner's (J.E. Wightman) book-plate. Good.. First edition. Published in four parts. The completion of t...

A Natural History of British Moths. Vol. I-IV

Morris, F.O. · 1861 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£360.00 (€431.58 | $475.69 | ¥75,971)

Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts London xv, 253; viii, 180; iv, 223; viii, 5-304, [5] - Index, 132 hand-coloured plates. . HB. 4 vols, 8vo, cont. half calf, rubbed/scuffed, some wear, particularly to the spine of Vol. IV, which is fragile to the bottom 5cm, with some loss ...

Catalogue of the Coleoptera of Scotland

Murray, A. · 1853 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

William Blackwood & Sons Edinburgh/London viii, 145, . . HB. 8vo, unsophisticated copy in orig. cloth-covered boards, some minor wear, spine faded. Occasional neat marginal markings/annotations, a few relating to Scottish localities in the 1880s. Owner's name (Horace R. Last) ...

A History of British Butterflies

Morris, F.O. · 1853 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

Groombridge & Sons London vi, 168, 29, 71 hand-col + 2 plain plates. . HB. 4to (260x160mm), cont. half-calf, some light wear, marbled boards, rubbed, recently rebacked, leather title piece. Light spotting/foxing to some plates. Publisher's printed advertisement slip for 'No. 1...

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

Morris, F.O.; Tegetmeier, W.B. · 1896 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

John C. Nimmo London xix, [1], 177, [3]; viii, 155; x, xi, [1], 207, 248 col plates. . HB. 3 vols, roy. 8vo, orig. brown cloth, gilt, minor wear to extremities; som scattered foxing. Vg set.. Fourth edition, revised and corrected by W.B. Tegetmeier. (Plates numbered I-CCXXXII,...

Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Their-Reichs … von H.G. Bronn. Bd III: Weichthiere (Malacozoa), Abt I: Kopflose Weichthiere (Malacozoa Acephala) [and] II. Abt.: Kopftragende Weichthiere (Malacozoa cephalophora)

Bronn, H.G. · 1862 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung Leipzig und Heidelberg [ii], 518; [ii], 519-1500, 136 lithographic plates, 136 text figs. . HB. 2 vols, 8vo, cont. half morocco, lightly rubbed, small scuff to one spine, marbled boards, endpapers + edges. Some foxing, mostly light, heavier to ...

The Natural History of British Insects. Vol. I-XIII [of 16]

Donovan, Edward · 1792 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£3,750.00 (€4,495.62 | $4,955.11 | ¥791,361)

F. & C. Rivington London , 468 (of 576) engraved plates (mostly hand-coloured). . HB. 13 (of 16) vols, 8vo (256x160mm), finely bound in recent antique style green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt tooling and red leather title pieces to spines, marbled boards and endpapers...

British Zoology. Vol. I-IV

Pennant, Thomas · 1776 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£800.00 (€959.07 | $1,057.09 | ¥168,824)

Printed by William Eyres, for Benjamin White Warrington & London xxiii, [v], 418; [vi], [419]-786; [vi], 425, [5]; viii, [10], 154, 3 engraved titles (1 with hand-col vignette), 280 engraved plates (2 hand-col, 3 folding), 1 folding musical composition. . HB. 4 vols, 8vo, cont...

A History of British Mollusca, and their Shells

Forbes, E.; Hanley, S. · 1853 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Van Voorst London lxxx, 486; viii, 557; x, 616; vi, 302, 203 plain plates. . HB. 4 vols, large-8vo (260x160mm), orig. cloth, boards speckled, spines and part of two rear boards faded, some wear, short tears to head of two spines, one repaired. Some foxing, occasionally heavy....

A History of the Rarer British Birds (1) [and] Catalogue of British Birds (2) [and] Observations of the Natural History of Swallows (3) [and] A Discourse on the Emigration of British Birds (4)

Eyton, T.C.; Forster, T.; Legg, J. · Pemberley Natural History Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

, . . HB. Four works bound in one volume, 8vo, cont. full speckled calf, lighlty scuffed, recently rebacked, raised bands, gt, leather title pieces, marbled endpapers and edges. Early owner's name, small printed bookseller's ticket (Proudfoot, Cavendish Square) and recent labe...

The Geographical Distribution of the family Charadriidae, or the Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipes, and their Allies

Seebohm, Henry · 18871888 · Pemberley Natural History Books

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

Henry Sotheran London xxix, 524, 21 hand-col lithographic plates, text figs. . HB. 4to, orig. green pebbled cloth, gt title to front cover and spine, black-stamped border to front cover; minor wear, small bruise to spine. Front hinge cracked and slightly strained. Occasional m...

A General History of Quadrupeds

Bewick, Thomas · 1791 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£300.00 (€359.65 | $396.41 | ¥63,309)

S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick Newcastle upon Tyne x, 483, wood engravings to text. . HB. Demy 8vo (220x140mm), near cont. half calf, rubbed, wear to corners and spine, slight loss to head/foot of spine, leather title piece, marbled boards, rubbed/scuffed. Hinges cracked b...

Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds. Vol. I-II

Hewitson, W.C. · 1856 · Pemberley Natural History Books

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

John van Voorst London xvi, 289, [1]; [iv], [1], 290*-532, 149 fine hand-col plates. . HB. 2 vols, 8vo, orig. cloth, spines faded with some wear. A few gathering starting. Half-title and final leaf in Vol. I browned. Later ink inscription to endpapers. A few plates with common...

A History of British Butterflies

Morris, F.O. · 1891 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

John C. Nimmo London viii, 159, 24, 2 plain + 72 hand-col plates. . HB. Roy. 8vo, rebound in recent half-leather, raised bands, gt tooling to spine compartments, leather title piece. Old, faint stain to fore-edge. Occasional marginal pencil annotations and foxing. Plates clean...

South Sea Islands Butterflies - colour plate

Mintern, R. · 1874 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

, . 230x150mm. Unbound. Print size 230x150mm. Good. Some light spotting.. Attractive hand-coloured lithographic plate of butterflies by the illustrator and printer R. Mintern. From 'List of Diurnal Lepidoptera of the South-Sea Islands', by A.G. Butler, <i>Proceedings of the Zo...

British Entomology. Vol. I-VI

Curtis, John · 1824 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£2,400.00 (€2,877.20 | $3,171.27 | ¥506,471)

Printed for the Author … and sold by Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper … London , 290 hand-coloured engraved plates. . HB. 6 vols, 8vo, finely bound in cont. half leather, raised bands, gilt tooling to spines, marbled boards, all edges gilt. Limited rubbing to head/foot of spine an...

An Introduction to the Mammalia (Jardine's Naturalist's Library. Mammalia. Vol. XIII)

Smith, C. Hamilton · 1842 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

W.H. Lizars Edinburgh xiii, [3], 17-313, engraved portrait frontis, engraved title, 31 hand-col plates. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt, some wear, spine faded; small label partly removed from foot of spine. Hand-coloured plates clean.. Chiefly with reference to the principal f...

A History of British Quadrupeds The Naturalist's Library. Mammalia Vol. VII

MacGillivray, W. · 1838 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

W.H. Lizars Edinburgh xiv, [2], [17]-310, 2, engraved portrait frontis, engraved title, 34 hand-col plates, text woodcuts. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, a bit worn, rear joint partly split and chipped, corners slightly bumped, a few slight marks to rear board, spine faded. Occas...

A Conchological Manual

Sowerby, George Brettingham (II) · 1852 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Henry G. Bohn London vi, [2], 337, hand-col frontis, 28 hand-col plates, 98 text figs, 2 folding tables. . HB. 8vo, recent half art. leather, gt rules and title to spine (misspelled 'Manuel'), marbled boards. Owner's book-plate to front pastedown. Occasional minor spotting. Pl...

Elements of Conchology; An Introduction to the Natural History of Shells and of the Animals which form them

Reeve, Lovell · 1860 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£700.00 (€839.18 | $924.95 | ¥147,721)

Published by the author London viii, 260; vi, 203, 62 hand-coloured lithographic plates. . HB. 2 vols, 8vo, rebound in recent half morocco, leather title pieces to spines, marbled boards, edges and endpapers. Old damp stain to top corners and outer margins, affecting text and ...