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(1903) a Little Brother to the Bear; (1905) Northern Trails.
William J. Long · 1903
£44.00 (€52.70 | $59.18 | ¥9,351)
Boston; London, Ginn and Company; The Athenaeum Press, 1903-1905. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of these two charming and delightfully illustrated collections of animal stories from William Long. Collection comprised of: (1903) A Little Brother to the Bear; (1905) N...
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton
Gilbert White · 1900
£240.00 (€287.46 | $322.82 | ¥51,005)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1900. Leather. A charming copy of this work on natural history by Gilbert White Gilbert White was a pioneering naturalist and ornithologist. He is best known for his The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.This book was a compilation ...
Disinfection and the Preservation of Food
Samuel Rideal · 1903
£69.99 (€83.83 | $94.14 | ¥14,874)
London , The Sanitary Publishing. Ltd, 1903. Cloth. A scarce copy of Disinfection and Preservation of Food. Together with an Account of the Chemical Substances used as Antiseptics and Preservatives. By Samuel Rideal, Author of Water and its Purification and Sewage and the Bact...
Der Petrefakten-Sammler Zugleich Eine Einfuhrung in Die Palaontologie Fur Seminaristen, Gymnasisten Und Realschuler
J. Fr. Ostertag · 1890
£44.00 (€52.70 | $59.18 | ¥9,351)
Stuttgart , Robert Lutz, 1890. Leather. A German work on fossils and paleontology. Illustrated with twenty-two plates and engravings in the text. In a half morocco binding. Externally, sound, though with some rubbing, and a paper spine label. Internally, generally firmly bound...
Museum Americanum; or, Select Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties, and Varieties, of Nature and Art, in America; Complied from Eminent Authorities, Methodically Arranged, Interspersed with Original Hints, Observations, &C.
Charles Hulbert · 1823
£75.00 (€89.83 | $100.88 | ¥15,939)
London, G. & W.B. Whittaker, W. Baynes and Son, and T. Blanshard, 1823 . Cloth. The scarce third part of Charles Hulbert's Select Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties and Varieties, of Nature and Art series. A scarce work.By Charles Hulbert, an English businessman and wri...
The Grammar of Botany
G. Francis · 1840
£295.00 (€353.33 | $396.79 | ¥62,693)
London, Simpkin Marshall & Co. 1840. First edition. Cloth. A remarkably scarce first edition of this already very scarce illustrated title. An incredibly scarce first edition of this already very scarce horticultural title.In original cloth binding.Features 2 pages of author&a...
The Horse: Its Taming, Training, and General Management; with Anecdotes, &C. , Relating to Horses and Horsemen
Sydney Galvayne · 1888
£80.00 (€95.82 | $107.61 | ¥17,002)
Glasgow, Thomas Murray & Son, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this illustrated guide to the management of horses by well-known Victorian horse tamer Sydney Galvayne. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative green cloth binding....
Rust, Smut, Mildew, & Mould. An Introduction to the Study of Microscopic Fungi
M. C. Cooke · 1886
£45.00 (€53.90 | $60.53 | ¥9,563)
London, W. H. Allen and Co. 1886 . Cloth. Introductory scientific volume on microscopic fungi, illustrated with sixteen plates, many of which are in colour. Fifth edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Featuring sixteen colour and monochrome plates, including plate...
Artificial Manures: How to Make, Buy, Value, and Use.
Alfred Sibson · 1878
£90.00 (€107.80 | $121.06 | ¥19,127)
London, William Ridgway, 1878. Hardback. A very scarce new edition of this practical guide to artificial fertilisers, reflecting the rise of scientific agriculture in Victorian Britain. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. New edition, greatly extended. A p...
Homes without Hands
Rev. J. G. Wood · 1898
£38.00 (€45.51 | $51.11 | ¥8,076)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1898. Cloth. A lovely new impression of Rev. J. G. Wood's Homes Without Hands, exploring the incredible ways animals build habitats without the use of hands. Scarce 1898 new impression of J. G. Wood's Homes Without Hands.Beautiful gre...
The Natural History & Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton
Gilbert White · 1911
£45.00 (€53.90 | $60.53 | ¥9,563)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1911. Cloth. Illustrated in colour, this is a charming new edition of White's influential topographical work. A new edition, published by Macmillan in 1911. With a colour frontispiece and twenty three further colour plates by George Edw...
British Zoology Illustrated by Plates and Brief Explanations
Thomas Pennant · 1770
£5,500.00 (€6,587.55 | $7,397.85 | ¥1,168,856)
Chester, Eliza Adams, 1770. First edition. Leather. Thomas Pennant's very scarce and beautifully illustrated accompaniment to his renowned natural history series 'British Zoology', being a collection of many fantastic additional engraved plates to accompany the ...
Herbs: A Comprehensive List of Herbal Remedies and Some Brief Notes on Their Adaptability to the Treatment of Common Illnesses
Unknown · 1920
£35.00 (€41.92 | $47.08 | ¥7,438)
St. Albans, Heath & Heather, Ltd. c1923. Paperback. A scarce new edition of Heath & Heather's herb guide and catalog from the 1920s, outlining contemporary plant-based remedies. In the publisher's original green pictorial paper wraps. This is an exceptionally scarce...
Heat, Greed and Human Need: Climate Change, Capitalism and Sustainable Wellbeing
Ian Gough · 2017
£125.00 (€149.72 | $168.13 | ¥26,565)
Cheltenham, Edward Elgar , 2017. First edition. Paperback. A signed copy of this compelling survey of consumption on climate change, previously owned by Carmen Callil, founder of Virago Press. A signed presentation copy from the author to renowned feminist publisher and founde...
A Collection of Natural History Studies from T & a D Poyser
Nigel Dunstone; Nigel Reeve; Ernest Neal; Chris Cheeseman; Richard A. Griffiths; Mark Young · 1993
£195.00 (€233.56 | $262.29 | ¥41,441)
London, T & A D Poyser, 1993-1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of five first edition natural history studies from T & A D Poyser, with illustrations throughout. Five volumes. First edition. Newts and Salamanders of Europe is signed by the illustrator Bas Teunis to...
Bird-Hunting Through Wild Europe
R. B. Lodge [Reginald B. Lodge] · 1908
£118.00 (€141.33 | $158.72 | ¥25,077)
London, Robert Culley, [1908]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Reginald Lodge's account of his quest to find and photograph rare birds across Southern and Eastern Europe. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome photographic frontispiece, and one hundr...
An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Oliver Goldsmith · 1791
£550.00 (€658.76 | $739.78 | ¥116,886)
London, F. Wingrave, 1791. Leather. A new edition of Oliver Goldsmith's study of natural history, illustrated with over one-hundred striking engraved plates. A new edition. In eight volumes. Uniformly bound in full tree calf.Illustrated with plates, containing one to volu...
A Manual of the Coniferae
James Veitch; Harry Veitch · 1881
£165.00 (€197.63 | $221.94 | ¥35,066)
London, James Veitch and Sons, 1881. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this in-depth manual to conifers, complete with folding plates. Signed by the publisher. The first edition.Signed by the publisher, Harry J. Veitch, to the half-title.Illustrated with a folding pla...
The Motion of Fluids, Natural and Artificial; in Particular That of the Air and Water
M. Clare [Martin Clare] · 1735
£395.00 (€473.11 | $531.30 | ¥83,945)
London, Edward Symon , 1735 . First edition. Leather. A scarce, first edition of this remarkable early eighteenth-century study of hydrostatics and pneumatics, written by Martin Clare, based on lectures he had given on the subject. The first edition. Bound in full paneled calf...
A General History of Quadrupeds
Thomas Bewick; Ralph Beilby · 1792
£140.00 (€167.68 | $188.31 | ¥29,753)
Newcastle Upon Tyne, S. Hodgson, R. Beilby & T. Bewick, 1792 . Leather. The third edition of Thomas Bewick's popular natural history study on quadrupeds, illustrated with vignette engravings by the author. The third edition of this important work'A General History of...